"President Li, you're here."
At ten-fifteen in the morning, the middle-aged secretary finally waited for her boss to arrive. But her heart was uneasy as she pondered how to report the ridiculous situation in the office.
"Mm, organize my schedule for today. Also, contact the HR department right now and inquire whether a new employee named Su Sheng has arrived."
Li Meixin had been unable to sleep last night, as she couldn't come up with a good solution for handling Su Sheng, and her newly ordered limited-edition car had been crashed by her niece.
Crashes happen, but the little girl was also conned out of her pocket money and ran to her complaining and crying for quite a while; it was really bothersome.
"President Li, Su Sheng has already arrived," the secretary said, avoiding eye contact for the first time, feeling guilty for not having completed her work properly.
"He has?"
Li Meixin turned to look, "Where is he, where did he go? Has anyone assigned him any work?"
"He's in your office."
"Got it, you can go back to your own work."
Li Meixin didn't think it was a big deal; after all, they were relatives, and if she were Su Sheng, she would also understand the need to avoid suspicion.
But when she pushed open the door to her office, she immediately wanted to imitate her little niece, turn around, and run to her cousin president to complain.
At that moment, Su Sheng was leaning back in Li Meixin's executive chair, with his feet propped up on the desk, one hand holding a teacup, and the other holding a phone, engrossed in playing a game.
Upon noticing her arrival, he smiled and said, "Hello, big cousin! You're here, take a seat first, I'll be done with this game mission soon."
"Ah!"
Li Meixin couldn't hold back and screamed on the spot, with a penetrating voice that caused the employees outside to steal glances. But no one dared to peek outside the boss's office door, everyone wondered in their hearts who was the messy-haired man that had entered President Li's office?
A lover? Heartbroken, impossible!
A relative? Bullshit, the relatives of President Li couldn't be this poor.
"Don't call me big cousin!"
"Big cousin!"
Su Sheng suddenly stood up, putting down his phone, his expression serious, and said, "Big cousin, you are sick!"
"It's you who are sick, this is my office, you're far too casual!"
Li Meixin thought of the Old Master. It wasn't just because of the Old Master's status, but also his care for her since she was young, so she forcefully restrained the urge to explode.
But facing Su Sheng's attitude of barging into her office early in the morning and then saying she was sick, she was really upset, her chest heaving, showing that there's always a higher mountain.
A gleam of light flashed and disappeared in Su Sheng's eyes as he internally regretted his mistake.
He was confirming the diagnosis; even if he saw something he shouldn't have, it was with the heart of a medic. But his big cousin indeed deserved the word 'big,' she really had the goods, even larger than his Iceberg wife by one size.
Li Meixin had just celebrated her twenty-seventh birthday. She was wearing a purple business suit with a short skirt, paired with flesh-colored stockings and high heels. Standing over 1.7 meters tall with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, she was even more enchanting.
Whether it was in temperament, appearance, or figure, even the most critical man would give her a high score of ninety upon seeing her.
The most important thing was that such an outstanding woman, at this age, still possessed the Jade Girl's Mark, the crème de la crème among the rich and beautiful!
"What are you looking at, pervert!"
"My name is Su Sheng!"
He snapped back to reality and took a few steps forward to close the door himself. This made Li Meixin even more nervous, the aftermath of their last interview was still there, and she realized she was somewhat afraid of seeing Su Sheng.
"What are you trying to do, I'm telling you, this is a company."
Li Meixin held her bag in front of her.
If it weren't for the opinions of the employees outside, she would have almost run for the door to escape, directly to Zijun to complain. This trouble, she really couldn't help with anymore.
"What the heck are you even talking about!"
Su Sheng was speechless, wondering why everyone related to Iceberg's wife seemed a bit off.
"Big cousin, I bet you had insomnia last night. That's a sickness, and it needs to be treated."
He spoke earnestly of the facts, and just as he was about to detail the specific condition, the big cousin suddenly exploded, shouting, "Me, insomnia? Of course, I had insomnia! And why do you think that is? Don't you have any clue?"
"Click!"
Just then, the office door opened, and the middle-aged secretary walked in with a cup of coffee, frozen on the spot, her heart racing as she felt she had overheard something she shouldn't have.
Oh my God, did the boss have insomnia last night because of Su Sheng? This is chaos, the world has gone mad.
Why is it that even a woman like the boss ends up with a scumbag? Perhaps Su Sheng and the boss aren't relatives at all, but rather...
"Director Li, your coffee." In the current situation, the secretary had no choice but to press on.
"Just put it down and get out. Don't come in unless it's necessary," Li Meixin thought about rolling up her sleeves and scratching Su Sheng's face there and then. Did he really think she was without any means of defense?
After the secretary fled, the interruption reminded Su Sheng why he was there.
He said, "Big cousin, I'm here to report in. My current position is manager, so let's see what job you can set me up with. After all, I'm supposed to be an exemplary model employee, and I need to make a good impression on my first day."
Li Meixin was shocked, feeling that there was an overwhelming amount of information in what Su Sheng said, so much so that she was struggling to take it all in.
How could Su Sheng have suddenly become a manager, and she, the department head, hadn't been informed?
And what kind of superiority complex had Su Sheng developed, deeming himself a model employee, a paragon even? Was it all because he shattered an ashtray?
Right, the ashtray... Remembering the ashtray, Li Meixin finally recognized Su Sheng's formidable strength; he had an absurdly strong grip.
Forget it, since we're relatives, there's no need for an impulsive face-scratching.
"Ahem..."
Forcing herself to calm down, she said, "Dear cousin Su, given your special situation and our company's need for someone with your talents, here's what I think."
"Wait a minute."
Su Sheng suddenly interrupted, "Big cousin, my car had some issues yesterday, and it's still at the 4S shop. I probably won't be able to guarantee my work hours anytime soon, as you know how congested this city is. So, you understand."
"I don't understand a damn thing!"
Li Meixin nearly cursed out loud, so this was his excuse for wanting to freeload at the company?
At that moment, she even felt like running to the old man to snitch. What kind of scumbag had they allowed into the company?
"I understand, cousin Su. For now, you will serve as a technical backbone in our marketing department. If anyone is too busy, you can see if you can help out. When there's nothing else to do, feel free to familiarize yourself with the company's environment.
The company's building has a gym, an admin bar, hotel-style restaurants... these places are microcosms of the market, and you should feel free to analyze and investigate, even spending working hours outside the company is allowed."
Li Meixin feigned a pleasant and friendly smile, but inwardly she was gritting her teeth. She was resigned to letting Su Sheng freeload in the company out of consideration for her cousin having a tough time running such a large group alone, not to mention the memory of the grandfather's kind care in the past. She only hoped Su Sheng wouldn't create more trouble for her, not even contemplating a reprimand anymore.
The sister had her sorrows, with nowhere to share them!
Su Sheng thought it over carefully. Not bad, this big cousin of his was still decent, despite her imperfections like being late to work or having eccentric interviewing methods, among other things.
If he overlooked these, giving her a nod and calling her big cousin didn't seem so bad after all.
The saying goes, 'When others give you peaches, you should repay them with plums,' and that made perfect sense.
With this in mind, Su Sheng nodded and said, "So that means I'm the technical manager in your marketing department, right? Let's leave it at that for now, and have someone arrange an office for me as soon as possible."
"Alright, I'll see to it that it's done promptly," Li Meixin felt the frustration coursing through her veins, about to explode.
Little did she know Su Sheng would push his luck and add, "Big cousin, your illness is located in your chest. You better find time to get it checked out as soon as possible. If you're sick, you need immediate treatment; otherwise, your insomnia is only going to get worse!"