21 Work for me? (1/2)

Chapter 21: Work for me?

Translator: _Min_Editor: Lis_, Rundi

Why don’t you work for me?

He stared out the window as night fell. It was getting pretty late. He peeked at the clock, and it pointed directly at 12.

At that moment, he realized there was something wrong. There were only three pairs of female shoes there, but he always thought she had a boyfriend.

”I am staying pretty late, is your friend not going to be jealous?” Jiang Chen casually asked but soon noticed the gloom on Xia Shiyu’s face.

Immediately, he realized what happened. He knew someone as smart as Xia Shiyu would not borrow money from sketchy sources. Then the only option was that after she had lost her job, he loaned under her name.

That also explained why she was left helpless in this old and torn down apartment.

”Your man’s a trash and a half.” Jiang Chen stood up for her.

”He’s not my man.” Xia Shiyu replied with the same emotionless tone.

”Why don’t you go home?” Her apathetic tone made Jiang Chen quite shocked. So to avoid the awkwardness, he changed the subject.

”I don’t want to bring trouble home.” The resilience on her face touched Jiang Chen. She was definitely capable. He thought that maybe it was because upper management had a thing with her. But he was too quick to judge. For a renowned brand, the upper management was not the type to think with the lower half of the body.

”To be honest, I am impressed.” Jiang Chen said to Xia Shiyu with sincere.

”Really?” The tone of her voice was filled with self-mockery.

For some strange reason, the second she opened her mouth, Jiang Chen saw a glimpse of wretchedness in her eyes. Perhaps it was not that, perhaps it was weariness.

As a woman, after all the ups and downs she has gone through, she still stayed strong.

Jiang Chen didn’t know what would comfort her. He was not too good at comforting woman in general. Or else he wouldn’t be single for 20 years.

Silenced ensued again.

”Do you want to listen to my story?”

Jiang Chen nodded.

She told him everything that happened after she fired Jiang Chen. The store was facing sales problems, and the headquarter was questioning her ability. From a bunch of anonymous complaints to holding the notice of termination, she felt a mixture of emotions when she left the place. Unemployed, cheating, and gang harassment, she was running out of options, and she finally decided to flee from her apartment and hide there.

What pushed her from despair to hopelessness was hearing the proud voice of her parents on the other side of the phone. However, she couldn’t express her sorrow to them. She could only answer against her will that she was okay, and everything was fine. Her parents were too old to accept this travesty.

Jiang Chen also felt the same heartache when he lost his job. She was not seeking sympathy; she only wanted someone to talk to because she was too tired. However, this person only showed up now.

”You are very strong. If there’s anything I can do to help, feel free to call me.”

”Thanks, but I don’t need sympathy.” Xia Shiyu smiled as she rubbed her teary eye.

Smiled?

Her?

Jiang Chen was stunned.

”Is there something on my face?” Xia Shiyu felt quite shy after Jiang Chen’s eyes were locked on her.

”No… But this is my first time seeing you smile.” He blankly nodded. He knew that if he looked in the mirror right now, he would look extremely foolish.

Haha, Xia Shiyu burst out in laughter. She was also stunned because she realized that she was laughing. Not only was she laughing but she was laughing joyfully.

”Well, is it that funny?” Jiang Chen pretended to cough as he awkwardly rubbed his head.

”You, are very funny.”

[Why is it in a questioning tone?] Jiang Chen rolled his eyes as he looked defeated.

”Now that I told you my story, can you tell me yours?” She rubbed her eyes. Her softened expression made her face as pristine as snow.

[She has such an adorable face, why would she remain so cold every day?] Jiang Chen murmured in his mind.

”Me? There really is not much to say. I made some money with my own business.” Jiang Chen guiltily made up an unsophisticated lie.

Xia Shiyu slightly frowned and looked unhappily at Jiang Chen. She didn’t even realize such a girly expression appeared on her face.

”Hmm? I don’t believe it.”

”Well, there is nothing I can do about it.” He opened his palms. Some secrets must be kept hidden forever. ”But, I do believe you’ll be an excellent manager. Are you interested?”

This was Jiang Chen’s other consideration.

Open a company and let Xia Shiyu work for him.

Exchanging for gold is not a long term strategy. One day people will question his source of income. If the government noticed him, he would have to live on the other side of the earth. The best way was to open a company. He even thought about the name. It will be called ”Futuristic Technology”!

His plan was to gather all the ”garbage” from the apocalypse and introduce ground-breaking, innovative products.

iPhone, Microsoft, and Samsung will all be names of the past. Could they be as innovative as technology from 200 years later? Even the computer screen was made by full-sensory technology. If they produced the technology that only existed in sci-fi, all the consumers in the world would go insane.

This was only in the electronic devices.

Blizzards, EA, and Ubisoft would go lunatics over the virtual reality technology. Once a matured virtual reality technology debuts in the market, no one would want to play with a mouse and controller anymore.

Then it would be home appliances, cars, military tech, and even technology for space exploration! The possibilities were endless.

The reason why he chose Xia Shiyu was simple. He couldn’t find anyone else, and he trusted her ability. Although they had a conflict in the past, Jiang Chen realized he forgave her quite easily. Maybe it was because she was not a bad person, or maybe it was because of how similar their experiences are.