Chapter 77.1 – Extra: Wife-Chasing Crematorium (Part 2)

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　　Upon hearing his questions, Jiang Dai could no longer hold the conversation.

　　Even though she might have been somewhat impulsive yesterday, she had come clean and disclosed her secret of gaining knowledge of the storyline two years ago to Huo Rongshen.

　　In spite of that, she still had reservations about it.

　　For instance, those overly explicit scenes in the comic……

　　Another example was the female lead’s identity……

　　Even so, Jiang Dai had dealings with Sheng Wanwan numerous times throughout the last two years.

　　Sheng Wanwan had long since begun to develop the habit of chatting with her every now and then. Sometimes, she would take the initiative to care for various trivial matters in her life, so much so that one might think that she had taken up the role of her secretary; At other times, she would consult Jiang Dai for career advice. After gaining some work experience, Sheng Wanwan would then seek advice from her in regard to investments, wealth management, building up savings, properties, and more.

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　　When Jiang Dai first found out about it, she even went ahead to utter profanities silently. Even if she managed to withdraw from the storyline and keep a distance from the male and female leads, she feared it would be difficult for this couple’s relationship to come to fruition.

　　With Huo Rongshen’s fault-finding habits, it would be immensely challenging to have retained a girl working alongside him for the long term, let alone fall in love with him.

　　If she were in Sheng Wanwan’s position, she was afraid that not only would she not fancy him, but she would also draw magic circles at home after work and condemn this insanely demanding boss of hers frenziedly!

　　Unbeknownst to everyone, Jiang Dai’s curses were soon vindicated.

　　As time passed, she grew closer to Sheng Wanwan. When she discovered Jiang Dai was adept at keeping secrets, Sheng Wanwan began confiding in her about the stress she faced at work.

　　“Sister Dai, President Huo reprimanded me again today.”

　　“Sister Dai, I slipped up and indicated the wrong decimal on the report. In the end, I was nearly laid off from work.”

　　“Sister Dai, a new recruit made a minor mistake today, but President Huo chastised the entire office for 3 whole hours without repeating a single point at that…… Who would have thought an attractive, aloof elite gentleman would utter such snide remarks? At that moment, we were berated to the point where we could only keep our heads lowered. What’s more, his reprimands were not of the lower spectrum nor comprised a single profanity. Have you seen any international talk shows, Sister Dai? They were something of that sort. I’d bet if President Huo did not take over his family business, he could have been an exceptional talk show host.”

　　“Sister Dai, Assistant General Manager Chen was admonished today, but it was none of my business. Hahahaha! I was merely watching the show on the sidelines and taking pleasure in his misfortunes. I can totally picture how he would cackle in glee whenever we get chewed out.”

　　“Sister Dai, President Huo chided Director Pei today. I’d never thought I’d see the day someone told Director Pei off! By now, this has circulated all through the company, and numerous colleagues are secretly elated by it. Since Director Pei has always been incredibly stringent and relentless, President Huo is the only person who is able to suppress him. After a session of admonishment, Director Pei’s eyes were rimmed with red when he left the office, so we speculated that he might have been on the verge of tears and was planning to cry his heart out in his office……”

……

　　Before long, Jiang Dai grew accustomed to Sheng Wanwan ranting to her about work all the time, so much so that she found the situation rather hilarious.

　　Even so, she would oftentimes take this opportunity to reflect upon her work attitude.

　　Before taking over Bao Li, the self-conscious Jiang Dai pretty much had no work experience. Apart from her innate talents and instincts, the experience she had under her belt was predominantly acquired from her dad and ex-husband.

　　However, her dad had always been an ordinary gentle individual. That was why the majority of his approaches to work were unsuitable for her personality. Relatively speaking, she subconsciously picked up far more things from Huo Rongshen.

　　Consequently, there were times when she could be exceptionally stringent with her employees, as well as sharp-tongued.

　　Upon hearing Sheng Wanwan’s heart-rending recount of an assiduous secretary at work, Jiang Dai acquired a greater insight into her own employees and teams.

　　Later, she acquired some companies and entered a partnership with Huo Rongshen.

　　With that, Sheng Wanwan’s delivery of documents to her office grew exponentially.

　　As her professional competence developed, her rants grew fewer. Instead, she seemed to be paying Huo Rongshen ever more compliments.

　　“Sister Dai, President Huo is truly amazing! Last year, he invested large sums of money into a tech startup founded by several undergraduates. Countless investors had even suspected whether President Huo had gone mental. Subsequently, they even went as far as to talk behind his back and said that he was obstinate and refused to take their advice. Who would have thought that the tech startup would be able to apply for a patent in just five months and acquire billions of government funding? They said that if their subsequent research were successful, it would even make a difference in people’s lives. Sister Dai, why do you think he has such a good eye even when he isn’t specialized in technology?”

　　Jiang Dai replied noncommittally, “That’s because he might have picked up on the scent of money, so don’t go about worshiping a businessman reverently.”

　　Two days later, Sheng Wanwan added, “Sister Dai, have you heard the news of the disaster area in the southern hemisphere? President Huo has donated vast amounts of money and resources. On top of that, he has even gathered a volunteer team and used his private jet to deliver the donations to the area. When the media wanted to conduct an interview, President Huo turned them all down! What a compassionate philanthropist he truly is!”

　　Jiang Dai rebuked, “…… Who was the one who told me earlier that their boss is an unscrupulous capitalist?”

　　Feigning ignorance, Sheng Wanwan exclaimed, “Who said that? How could anyone say that about President Huo? That person has such a massive misunderstanding about President Huo!”

　　Upon hearing that, Jiang Dai was at a loss for words.

　　Several days later, Sheng Wanwan returned to praise Huo Rongshen excessively. At some point, she asked cautiously, “Sister Dai, President Huo really cares for you and only has you in his heart. Although he may be rather dense, he has been putting in loads of effort to change. So are you really not going to give him another chance?” 

　　Once again, Jiang Dai was rendered speechless.

　　As time went by, Jiang Dai had already let slip the character setting Sheng Wanwan had in the comic.

　　To Jiang Dai, she appeared more of a garrulous best friend who would rant about her boss on the one hand and cheer for her boss on the other.

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　　At this juncture, Huo Rongshen’s sudden questions stirred up Jiang Dai’s emotions. 

　　In response, she fobbed him off perfunctorily, “I’ve no idea either.”