Chapter 1653: Learning to Be Heartless in Refusal

Jiang Motian turned her head and asked, "What do you understand?"

"I know that many white-collar workers, after being laid off, are too embarrassed to tell their families, so they pretend to still be going to work."

So, did he think she was here pretending to go to work?

That was too absurd!

Besides...

Jiang Motian seized on the other party's loophole and retorted, "You just said I was looking for a job, and now you say I'm pretending to go to work; isn't that self-contradictory?"

The man shook his finger and said with a smile, "It's not contradictory. There are many companies in this building, so you must want to come and try your luck. But before finding a job, you can only pretend to be going to work."

Really, he had an answer for everything!

Jiang Motian felt that the man's eloquence was truly impressive.

It was just used in the wrong place.

The man continued to lobby: "If you want to find a good job, just waiting here won't work; you need to find a professional to do professional things!"

As he spoke, the man took the initiative to hand over a business card and, without waiting for a response, shoved it into Jiang Motian's hand.

Jiang Motian looked down and muttered, "Headhunter?"

"I prefer to think of my position as a Career Planner."

The man lifted his chin and spoke with a face full of confidence: "Tell me your requirements, and I can help you scout for a new job."

"Thanks, I don't need it."

Jiang Motian's refusal did not make the man back down.

Instead, he said with a pained expression, "You're young and quite concerned about your pride, but being too concerned about pride is just puffing yourself up to look bigger..."

"Did she not say she didn't need it?"

A chilly voice interrupted the man's words.

The man frowned, wanting to see who was being so nosy and blind.

But Jiang Motian didn't need to look to know who that person was...

Jiang Motian's heart suddenly beat very fast.

She slowly raised her head and saw the silhouette of a man against the light.

The man's eyes were very bright, and at this moment, he was radiating an aura that kept strangers at a distance.

A headhunter's job was to deal with people.

So, as soon as he saw Xie Wanyi, he knew this was no ordinary person and immediately asked politely, "Do you know this young lady?"

"Mm, neighbors."

"Then..."

Before the headhunter could finish his sentence, he fell silent due to Xie Wanyi's cold stare.

After struggling for a moment, the headhunter could not withstand the pressure the other party was exerting, so he could only say "excuse me" and fled in a panic.

With the annoying guy gone, Xie Wanyi returned to his calm demeanor.

He looked at Jiang Motian, who was sitting there obediently, and asked, "Didn't I tell you last time to learn how to be heartless when refusing?"

"I can, it's just that every time I'm about to be fierce to someone, you appear."

Jiang Motian was serious.

If Xie Wanyi hadn't appeared, Jiang Motian definitely would have retorted until that person doubted their life.

But Xie Wanyi thought...

Jiang Motian was just saving face.

It was normal for a young girl to care about her pride, so Xie Wanyi did not expose her.

Jiang Motian, however, thought of something and asked hurriedly, "Why are you in this area?"

"I... want to find a job."

Jiang Motian did not doubt the truthfulness of this answer.

Thinking of the business card still in her hand, Jiang Motian said, "This is that headhunter's number; maybe it will be useful to you."

Xie Wanyi did not take it, only saying, "I don't trust people like that. Rather than relying on their recommendations, I'd rather try my luck myself."

That was also true.

Jiang Motian lowered her hand and fell into deep thought.

Soon, she had a new idea, and this idea made her ask with a smile on her face: "Then do you trust me?"

Jiang Motian's eyes were bright, her gaze was pure, and her smile was very sweet.

Xie Wanyi looked at her and subconsciously wanted to nod.

But an instinct hidden deep in his consciousness made him say something negative: "I won't trust a person one hundred percent."

This was what was in Xie Wanyi's heart.

He didn't regret saying these words.

But... Jiang Motian would surely be disappointed.

Xie Wanyi's chest felt tight, and his mood was very restless.

However, what he expected to happen did not occur.

Jiang Motian rolled her eyes and changed her wording: "That was imprecise of me; let me ask again: in terms of finding a job, do you trust me?"

Xie Wanyi was stunned for a moment.

Afterward, he stared into Jiang Motian's eyes, as if bewitched, and nodded gently: "I trust you."

This answer made Jiang Motian's smile even sweeter.

She said, "Then let me have my brother arrange a position for you. What do you want to do?"

The situation had developed to this point, and every step was within Xie Wanyi's expectations.

But he was not happy.

After a moment of silence, he said two words in an extremely suppressed tone: "Security Guard."

Jiang Motian was stunned by these two words.

This job...

She certainly didn't mean to discriminate against security guards.

But since he was asking for help, why not aim higher?

Xie Wanyi could see Jiang Motian's confusion.

He lowered his eyes and explained in a very soft voice: "My abilities are limited; I only want to do work within my capabilities."

Actually, being down-to-earth and not aiming too high was also quite admirable.

Jiang Motian put away her extraneous thoughts and helped make a plan: "You can slowly get promoted to Captain as a security guard, and then become a Security Manager!"

Xie Wanyi had his own intentions for wanting to be a security guard.

But Jiang Motian's words gave Xie Wanyi a bit more longing.

It seemed he really could live an ordinary yet normal life through hard work.

However...

Xie Wanyi was smiling bitterly inside, but he didn't show it on the surface, merely nodding faintly.

Jiang Motian was quite happy.

As for the matter of being a security guard, she didn't even need to go through her brother to put in a word.

She would go to the company in a while; she knew that Security Manager, and a single word from her would suffice.

Having made up her mind, Jiang Motian wanted to take Xie Wanyi with her right now.

But Xie Wanyi said: "You came here to sketch, right? Go ahead and paint first."

Jiang Motian asked in surprise: "How did you know I came to sketch?"

Xie Wanyi didn't answer, only pointing at the painting tools beside Jiang Motian.

Jiang Motian tilted her head to look, then muttered in confusion: "If you knew I was here to sketch, why couldn't that Headhunter figure it out?"

"It's not that he didn't figure it out; he understood perfectly well, but he still wanted to try his luck. A beauty like you is a hot commodity in any industry."

Xie Wanyi spoke his inner thoughts before he could stop himself.

Then...

Both of them fell silent.

In the silence, Jiang Motian felt a little pleased.

As for Xie Wanyi, he was very annoyed with himself.

After a light cough, he said: "Sorry, that was abrupt."

"It's okay. Then I'll start painting. It'll be quick; I can finish in just over an hour."

"Take your time painting; I'm not in a hurry."

Xie Wanyi was truly not in a hurry.

He only had one mission for coming out today.

But at this moment, the mission was temporarily cast to the back of his mind; in his eyes, there was only the girl who was about to paint.

The employees had almost all walked into the building.

Jiang Motian set up her easel, mixed her colors, and began to trace stroke by stroke onto the canvas.

When she became focused, Jiang Motian possessed a special charm.