Chapter 54: Actually, I

Swish? Hearing this, Lin Yuan went blank, "Huh?? Let me chase Fei Fanjin?? But she, she's the Legal Director, her rank is higher than mine, she definitely wouldn't look down on me! Besides, doesn't the company forbid office romance?"

Su Monong gave him a sideways glance, "I didn't ask you to really pursue her, just act. You're my secretary; go pursue Fei Fanjin—she can use your position to make small moves. I want you to pursue her as bait, to lure her in and see her true colors."

Lin Yuan then relaxed, he nodded and agreed.

……

That afternoon, Lin Yuan began his "pursuit" plan.

He first tried to add Fei Fanjin on WeChat.

Then, Lin Yuan started chatting with Fei Fanjin on WeChat.

【Fei Fanjin, hello, I'm Lin Yuan, we just met today.】 Lin Yuan cautiously began chatting with her.

Several minutes later, Fei Fanjin replied: 【Oh, what's up?】

Lin Yuan hurriedly replied: 【Fei Fanjin, although it's a bit bold to say this, there's something I've always wanted to tell you—actually, during this time at the company, I've been paying attention to you. I… I've had a crush on you for a long time. Boldly asking, are you single?】

……

At that moment, in the Legal Director's office.

Fei Fanjin furrowed her brows slightly, looking somewhat surprised at the WeChat chat history on her phone.

That secretary named Lin Yuan—could he be brain‑damaged??

Any normal guy wouldn't send such an idiotic message, right??

After half an hour, Fei Fanjin finally replied: 【I'm busy; I don't chat idly.】

But right after, Lin Yuan instantly replied: 【Fei Fanjin, I… I really like you. You might not think highly of me, but I don't want to leave myself with regrets. Fei Fanjin, can I treat you to dinner after work tonight?】

Fei Fanjin looked at this bizarre WeChat chat, her brows furrowing even deeper.

This person, he's definitely got a screw loose!!

And it's not a mild case!

She directly edited a six‑character reply: 【Go see a doctor if you're sick.】

……

Secretary's office.

Lin Yuan looked at Fei Fanjin's reply and was also a bit dazed.

On the first day of trying to pick up girls, it ended in outright failure.

Strange—is my chatting style wrong? Why does Fei Fanjin seem to dislike me?

Lin Yuan's face was full of confusion.

That whole afternoon, Lin Yuan pulled out all the stops, finding various topics to chat with Fei Fanjin, his words hinting at an ambiguous intention toward her.

But Fei Fanjin couldn't be bothered to reply to Lin Yuan's chats.

Basically, Lin Yuan sent ten messages while Fei Fanjin occasionally replied with one, her attitude extremely cold.

Moreover, when she did reply, she'd wait several hours before sending a single message back.

On WeChat, Lin Yuan had essentially become a "lick‑dog".

But there was no choice—this was what Director Su demanded. Lin Yuan could only comply.

Lin Yuan used himself as bait, trying to lure that mermaid Fei Fanjin onto the hook.

Seeing that they'd chatted all afternoon, it was almost time to clock out.

Lin Yuan eagerly sent a WeChat: 【Fei Fanjin, it's almost quitting time. Can I treat you to dinner tonight?】

After half an hour, Fei Fanjin finally replied: 【No.】

Seeing this message, Lin Yuan: "……"

This??

What a fine day—how did the chat just die?

He didn't even do anything?

Lin Yuan sent another message, but he had already been removed as a friend…

After work that evening, Lin Yuan drove, giving Su Monong a ride home.

Along the way, Su Monong sat in the back seat and lightly asked, "How did your pursuit of Fei Fanjin go?"

Lin Yuan, while driving, replied awkwardly, "Uh, it didn't go very smoothly…

"Oh, she rejected your pursuit? No problem, just keep chasing—if she wants to use you, she'll definitely take the bait." Su Monong said.

Lin Yuan shook his head, "No… it's not that she rejected me; she blocked me."

Su Monong's face was full of question marks.

"Let me see your phone." Su Monong said.

Lin Yuan, helpless, could only hand over his phone to Su Monong.

Su Monong flipped through his chat log with Fei Fanjin, her brows knitting together deeply.

"Lin Yuan… do you have any emotional intelligence at all?" Su Monong said, exasperated—this Lin Yuan… how could he be such a straight‑laced guy?

This chat—how is this even flirting?

This is basically just asking for a scolding.

"Forget it, I'll help you chat!" Su Monong said, then resent a friend request.

Then Su Monong began using Lin Yuan's WeChat to chat with Fei Fanjin…

Director Su's god‑like assistance left Lin Yuan dazed?

Director Su helping him flirt on WeChat? Nobody would believe it if you said it out loud.

After seeing Director Su home, Fei Fanjin already stopped replying to messages.

Su Monong, helpless, could only return the phone to Lin Yuan.

"Keep in touch with her, remember, you must definitely be a sycophant—the harder you chase, the easier she'll reveal her flaws." Su Monong reminded.

"Uh, I'll do my best." Lin Yuan nodded.

"But remember, I only want you to pretend to be a sycophant, not actually be one. Don't actually go overboard, got it?" Su Monong reminded.

Lin Yuan said embarrassedly, "Director Su, rest assured, I definitely won't actually be a sycophant, and besides, someone like me—a loser—could never get close to a rich, beautiful woman like her."

Su Monong gave him a sideways glance, "How do you know you can't? Or have I not been 'licked' by you enough times?"

Upon hearing that, Lin Yuan's face instantly turned red. This…

"Director Su, that's all because you forced me…" Lin Yuan explained.

"Alright, hurry up and get lost, but keep it proper, remember." Su Monong also blushed, realizing she'd gotten too carried away, and she hurriedly sent Lin Yuan away…

……

At 9 p. m., Lin Yuan put on a suit and went to the Goddess Bar to report for work, starting his first day as a part-time bartender.

At nine in the evening, the Goddess Bar had just opened, but the entrance was already packed with luxury cars, and the interior was filled with guests. All the private rooms and booths were fully booked.

The whole bar was buzzing with excitement.

When Lin Yuan arrived at the bar, he was still a bit worried, afraid he might run into the beautiful landlord Qin Bore.

After all, Qin Bore seemed to be a regular here, right?

But fortunately, he came to work tonight and didn't see Qin Bore's car.

It seems the beautiful female landlord didn't come to the bar tonight.

Then Lin Yuan felt relieved.

Lin Yuan contacted An Yunxi.

An Yunxi quickly led him into the bar and assigned him his duties.

Inside the Goddess Bar, there is a medical care room.

Inside are some medical emergency tools.

After all, a bar is an entertainment venue, so accidents happen often—many people get drunk, and if something unexpected occurs…

…so the bar must be equipped with various medical emergency devices.

And Lin Yuan's job responsibility is to oversee those medical devices.

This part-time job is still quite easy.

If there are guests in the bar who get drunk, or if guests get injured in a fight, Lin Yuan, as the health medic, must help treat them.

Just that little bit of work—very easy.

Lin Yuan familiarized himself with the environment in the bar and got to know the staff.

Meanwhile, in front of the second-floor railing, An Yunxi kept observing Lin Yuan's first day on the job.

She picked up her phone and sent a message to the boss: "Boss, Lin Yuan reported for his first day of work, and his work attitude is not bad. Should we give him a bit more intensity?"

The boss replied nonchalantly: "Whatever, just don't let him quit and run away."

An Yunxi's red lips curled up slightly.

She was about to give Lin Yuan some extra work tasks.

Just then, a group of people suddenly rushed into the bar.

"Clang!" The sound of bottles being smashed echoed inside the bar.

Only to see several dozen people storm into the bar, wrecking the Goddess Bar, and the scene instantly descended into chaos.

"Fuck you! Stop! Turn off the music! The Goddess Bar isn't doing business tonight!" Those several dozen people shouted at the dancers on the dance floor.

The scene was utter chaos!

Seeing the situation below, An Yunxi's beautiful eyes narrowed—someone's trashing the place? She hurried downstairs.

At that moment, a large contingent of security was rushing out from the backstage, preparing to control the situation.

"Don't just stand there—come over and fill the ranks! Someone's causing trouble!" A bar security guard, passing by Lin Yuan, grabbed him and pulled him forward.

"No, I'm just a medic…" Lin Yuan's face changed, and he shook his head repeatedly.

Damn, he'd only just started his first day on the job, and he's run into a gangland brawl?

His luck is really terrible, huh?

But Lin Yuan hadn't even had a chance to refuse when he was already shoved to the front of the crowd…

At that moment, Lin Yuan was still gripping a pair of medical scissors—he had just been organizing the medical kit. So he was holding the scissors, wiping them clean.

As a result, he was shoved to the front of the crowd, still holding the scissors—there was no way to stay unnoticed.

"What the hell do you mean?! Kid with the scissors?! You wanna pull a weapon?! Fuck! Grab a weapon!" The several dozen troublemakers surged forward, shouting angrily.

Lin Yuan was instantly surrounded by the crowd.

The several dozen people all drew their weapons at once.

Lin Yuan was dazed—what the hell is going on?

"You've got it wrong—I'm not trying to fight you, I'm just the bar's medic…" Lin Yuan hurriedly explained.

"Screw your mother!" a thug raised a baseball bat and swung it hard at Lin Yuan.

"Bang!" The next second, that thug was kicked straight into the air.

The thug's baseball bat also fell to the ground.

The thug collapsed two meters away, wailing in pain, a deep black shoeprint left on his chest.

Everyone on the scene was dumbfounded?

This? What's happening?

Just now they hadn't seen the situation clearly, and the troublemaker got kicked away?

At that moment, everyone finally turned their gaze to Lin Yuan.

Only Lin Yuan's left leg was still hanging in midair, a fierce kicking pose.

Lin Yuan sheepishly pulled back his leg and explained, "Um... misunderstanding, really a misunderstanding!"