Chapter 134: Too Perverted

Bai Shuruo paused, then set down her chopsticks, leaned back against the chair, and said, "You are an old acquaintance and fellow townsman of mine from Fengcheng, so I won't hide it from you: the pressure of working here is immense and very grueling. It is not as glamorous as it looks from the outside. Do you understand?"

Seeing Bai Shuruo speaking from the heart, Meng Ze felt a touch of emotion and replied, "I understand, but also, I don't quite understand. People are always looking to climb higher, but once you are already sitting in that position, you complain about the pressure of the position."

Bai Shuruo smiled.

A couple of days ago, while watching soccer, a superstar lost the game; many people sympathized with him and cried for him. Later, when they saw the superstar leaving in a private jet, some fans instantly stopped sympathizing.

Is the superstar's pressure great?

It is very great, but he has also obtained what ordinary people will never get in a lifetime, so they have no need for anyone's sympathy.

Bai Shuruo sitting in this position and telling others that she is under pressure is the same logic.

She gave a bitter smile: "You are right. I am being ungrateful. Doing my job well is what is correct; there is no need to go around telling people about my pressure."

Meng Ze said, "Not necessarily. You can tell me. If you have any needs here, you can even transfer me up; I will be your assistant."

Bai Shuruo smiled and did not agree immediately.

She did indeed need an assistant, and Meng Ze's slightly cocky personality was exactly what she needed.

……

Meng Ze returned to the office after finishing his meal.

It was not yet time to get off work in the afternoon, so the people in the office were all resting. The lights were off, and the light was dim, but the view was clear.

As soon as he returned, Han Caiyi across from him mocked, "Yo, this is Bai Vice President's old subordinate, right? I heard you went up to have a meal with Bai Vice President today."

As soon as Han Caiyi shouted this, the others who were not asleep lifted their heads to look at Meng Ze.

Someone asked, "How do you know he went to have a meal with Bai Vice President?"

"I watched him take the elevator to that floor," Han Caiyi said. "This person first came to apply for the position of president's assistant, but they didn't want him. He wouldn't give up and is pestering them."

Meng Ze couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Han Caiyi; he returned to his seat and laid his head on the desk for a nap.

"What are you acting so high and mighty for? It was just being rewarded with a meal," Han Caiyi said.

Meng Ze still ignored her, and before long, the sound of snoring came from him.

This feeling of being ignored infuriated Han Caiyi.

But this was the office after all, and she didn't dare do anything to Meng Ze.

So angry that she couldn't sleep all afternoon, she simply went to Han Chunqiu's office to take a nap.

……

Afternoon.

Meng Ze was assigned another task.

Recently, the company was implementing waste sorting, but there were always some employees who were not self-aware and mixed their trash.

The head of the Administrative Department had Meng Ze go from department to department to inspect; if they found trash being thrown away randomly, the department head would be punished.

This was another thankless task, but Meng Ze still went to do it with another colleague.

Han Caiyi gloated: "Do you want me to lend you a pair of gloves for digging through trash cans? They're antibacterial, you know."

As a result, Meng Ze said without hesitation, "Sure, thanks for the trouble."

"..." Han Caiyi hadn't expected Meng Ze to actually want them. She pretended to rummage through her drawer and then said, "Oh my, it turns out I didn't bring them over. Tomorrow, I'll definitely lend them to you tomorrow."

Meng Ze said nonchalantly, "Fine, remember to bring them tomorrow."

Han Caiyi felt that Meng Ze was truly thick-skinned; even if she had them, she would never lend them to him.

……

Meng Ze and another colleague inspected department by department.

To check if they were littering, they naturally had to rummage through the trash cans, and if they encountered any random littering, they would take photos.

After taking the photos, they would post them to the department head and have them take the lead in making corrections.

The department heads were naturally annoyed to death; they were already annoyed to death by a mountain of work every day, and now they had to be so particular about throwing away trash.

Meng Ze was complained about quite a bit during this round.

The colleague who came along was also sharp; he let Meng Ze do all the work that would offend people.

But fortunately, Meng Ze kept his patience throughout, his attitude was also a bit rogue, and his skin was quite thick; he completed this job very excellently.

……

Bai Shuruo was busy again all day today.

From morning to night, there were meetings, as well as document approvals that required her to make decisions; she was exhausted.

In the evening, she lay on the sofa for a while, exhausted, and took a look at the company forum by the way.

Quite a few people were complaining about the company's waste sorting, and some even anonymously posted photos to the forum, saying that the person from the Administrative Department was too perverted, actually coming up to rummage through trash cans, and saying that if it weren't for the fact that he was relatively handsome, they would definitely have complained about him.

Bai Shuruo saw Meng Ze.

His expression was natural and unhurried, and there was even a faint smile on his face.

This kind of thick skin was exactly what Bai Shuruo needed at the moment.

She called Linda and asked Linda to notify the Personnel Department to transfer Meng Ze up tomorrow.

……

At night, Bai Shuruo was preparing to return to the hospital, but at this moment, Ye Caiyue called her: "Ruoruo, Yangting is no longer in the ICU."

"Then where is he?" Bai Shuruo felt a wave of panic and almost couldn't hold her phone steady.

Not in the ICU anymore, could it be... that he had passed away?

"The doctor said he is recovering very well and can leave the ICU. I am bringing him back now and letting our medical team take care of him; he might recover faster at home."

"That's great," Bai Shuruo said, feeling happy.

So she hurriedly told the driver to rush back to the Castle.

……

Han Yangting was assigned a room on the second floor of the Castle near the east side.

Because he was a patient and required specialized nursing and care, he could not share a room with Bai Shuruo.

This room was very large; two professional caregivers lived in the outer area, there were household servants on standby at all times, and in addition, a medical team came over every day to check on him.

Han Weimin had also been discharged from the hospital, but after going through this ordeal, the old man's health had not improved, and the doctor said that if things continued this way, he likely did not have much time left.

Bai Shuruo returned to the Castle, only to feel that the once happy and peaceful Castle had become very oppressive; it would be better to just stay at the company, where at least there was only pressure.

Pressure is not as terrifying as oppression.

She walked into Han Yangting's room and saw him lying quietly on the massive bed, his body still covered in tubes, relying on nutrient solution fed into his throat to survive.

It had already been so many days; who knew when he would be able to wake up?

However, there was one benefit to being back: she could stay by his side and talk to him more, unlike before, when every time she reached the height of a conversation, she would be called out by a nurse.

When she was tired of talking, she would read stories to him.

Ye Caiyue and Han Dongbei were also here to keep him company at night; with family by his side, he would surely recover faster, right?

……

With an assistant like Meng Ze, Bai Shuruo was indeed much more relaxed.

The greatest relief was that during meetings, if anyone tried to make things difficult for her behind her back, Meng Ze would retort on her behalf without any mercy.

For example, Han Chunqiu.

Every time Han Chunqiu was present at a meeting, he would attempt to provoke her.

In the past, Bai Shuruo's counterattacks would stop at a reasonable point, but with Meng Ze, he showed absolutely no mercy.

After being retorted twice, Han Chunqiu also flew into a rage: "You're called Meng Ze, right? A mere assistant like you, what right do you have to challenge me?"

"Then you, a mere Vice Director, what right do you have to question our Bai Vice President?" Meng Ze asked.

"You..." Han Chunqiu was left speechless by the retort.

Bai Shuruo chuckled to herself.

You old geezer, let's see if there's anyone who can deal with you.