Chapter 29: The Creature Known as a Straight Man

Shen Huai looked at that cup of wolfberry flower tea and rubbed his temples helplessly.

He casually crumpled the small note into a ball and tossed it into the trash pile.

Grabbing the sandwich, he swallowed it in a few bites.

Today was his day off; he didn't need to go to the company.

But that didn't mean he truly had nothing to do.

After all, he had just joined, it was only his first day, and he was still somewhat unfamiliar with the company's internal processes.

The newcomer exam was the day after tomorrow.

He had to seize the time to familiarize himself with everything, otherwise, if he failed the newcomer exam, he would be done for.

Furthermore, he had promised to organize an execution plan for Tong Yue.

Although Tong Yue didn't see eye to eye with him, he still had to do what he had promised.

He briefly satisfied his hunger.

Shen Huai then took out his computer, sat cross-legged on the sofa, and began to immerse himself in work.

As he typed away, Shen Huai suddenly recalled the words Lu Sheng had said last night.

"... The only thing you need to do is to confess to her in advance that you and Li Xinran once dated..."

Confess? Shen Huai pondered, unable to help but look out the window.

After a moment of thought, Shen Huai set his computer aside, picked up his phone, and quickly scrolled through it.

When his gaze landed on Lin Yeman's chat interface, Shen Huai's fingers paused.

After thinking it over, he quickly typed out a few words: "Team Leader Lin, are you free now? I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

The message had just been sent.

The next moment.

Lin Yeman's reply came.

The text was brief, but the amount of information was huge.

【Lihua Hotel, Room 808】

Seeing this line of text, Shen Huai suddenly felt a pain in his waist.

This isn't how you use a workhorse!

Shen Huai decisively refused: 【Team Leader Lin, I only have a few words to say, let's just chat like this】

A few minutes passed.

The other side slowly replied: 【Speak.】

Shen Huai felt a sense of relief and his fingers flew.

He condensed the matters between himself and Li Xinran into a few lines and told Lin Yeman in a concise manner.

To his surprise.

After Lin Yeman received this message from Shen Huai, she only replied with a few faint words: 【Is that all?】

Shen Huai was stunned for a moment: 【Yes, that's it.】

Lin Yeman: 【Got it】

Got it? That was it?

Shen Huai was immediately somewhat confused.

The draft he had prepared in his head hadn't been put to use at all.

Such a calm reply was completely different from what he had imagined.

Seeing Lin Yeman's reaction, Shen Huai now believed Lu Sheng's assessment of Lin Yeman a little more.

The day off passed in a flash.

The next day.

Shen Huai changed out of that expensive custom-made suit and grabbed a random T-shirt and sweatpants from his closet.

The suit felt far too stiff.

Although it could make him look mature, it really wasn't his style of dress.

It was better to wear sportswear, which was simple and casual.

Arriving at the company entrance.

Shen Huai took a deep breath, straightened his back, and then took out his phone to open DingTalk and clock in.

The moment he opened DingTalk.

Shen Huai was submerged by a tidal wave of messages.

Shen Huai gave them a helpless glance.

99+ friend requests and countless invitations to small groups.

Shen Huai's expression darkened; he ignored the messages directly, clicked "mark all as read," and then walked into the headquarters as if nothing had happened.

As soon as he stepped into the company, Shen Huai immediately felt a crowd of curious gazes sticking to him.

The whispering sounds naturally wound their way into his ears as well.

"He's that newcomer from the Public Relations Department, right? I thought Yu Xiang was exaggerating, but I didn't expect him to be this handsome."

"He looked like a CEO in the photos, but he looks so easy to push over in this outfit today, help! Who among you has added him? With these hard conditions, he could totally be an artist, ah ah ah ah!"

"So is he really chasing Luo Xiaoya? Does he even need to chase anyone with his conditions?"

"Who knows? Anyway, their relationship is definitely not innocent~ With this level of looks, I'd be willing even if he just let me sleep with him for one night."

"..."

Shen Huai felt as if he had accidentally wandered into a Pan Si Dong.

Waves of naked gazes made his spine feel cold.

He feigned composure as he walked out of the elevator, taking two steps at a time into the office area of Group 2.

The surrounding scrutinizing gazes dissipated, and only then did Shen Huai let out a long sigh of relief.

"Yo, the company's big celebrity is here~" Wan Dequan teased with a smile.

"Dressed like that today, a pure college boy; won't those women go crazy?" Qi Mingfei chimed in with a taunt.

"Are you guys bored or what?"

Shen Huai rolled his eyes at them and plopped down into his office chair.

Only when he looked closely did he realize his desk was covered in various snacks, fruits, and coffee.

"These are all for you."

Jiang Xinxin saw the confusion in Shen Huai's eyes and explained.

"Shen Huai, do you have any idea? You're officially famous now."

Jiang Xinxin paused, pushed up the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose, and lowered her voice: "This morning, the threshold of our Group 2 was almost trampled flat. I've truly seen it all with this spectacle."

Hearing this, Shen Huai was speechless to the extreme: "Are the female employees at your Xingyao like they've never seen a man before?"

"This is just too terrifying."

Hearing this, Jiang Xinxin shook her head repeatedly: "That's where you don't understand."

"A media company certainly isn't lacking in handsome men, but those handsome men all happen to prefer fencing."

"The creature known as a straight man is a national treasure-level existence in a media company."

"Pfft—"

Shen Huai almost couldn't keep a straight face.

Looking at the pile on his desk, Shen Huai only felt annoyed and restless.

He gathered the pile of things in his arms and distributed them to Fu Hai and the other three.

"I really have no luck enjoying these, they're all for you."

Fu Hai took the fat-boy cola, his face beaming with a happy smile: "Thanks, this is my favorite thing to drink."

"Look at how little ambition you have."

Wan Dequan glanced at Fu Hai with disdain and solemnly accepted the coffee Shen Huai handed over: "Brother, from now on, you are our sturdy meat shield."

"Meat shield?" Shen Huai had a face full of question marks.

"I estimate that from now on, whenever we get into trouble, we'll all hide behind Shen Huai; maybe we can avoid 90% of Team Leader Tong's death interrogations." Wan Dequan said with a serious tone, resting his chin on his hand in thought.

"……Wan Dequan, that's enough." Shen Huai's fists were clenched tight.

"Just kidding, just kidding, don't take it seriously." Seeing this, Wan Dequan raised both hands to show weakness.

"Thump—"

Fu Hai lost his grip, and the cola landed on the floor, rolling toward the door.

"I'll get it for you."

As Shen Huai said this, he walked toward the door.

Suddenly.

Tong Yue appeared at the door, clutching her computer, walking inside while staring at the screen, completely unaware of the can of cola under her feet.

"Watch out—"

Shen Huai secretly thought it was bad and instinctively lunged forward.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Tong Yue stepped on the cola, her foot slipped, and her entire body instantly tilted toward Shen Huai! "Thud—"

Two figures fell, overlapping each other.

Following a gasp from the four people in the office.

Tong Yue fell heavily onto Shen Huai.

The computer flew out of her hands, but at the critical moment, Shen Huai caught it with one hand, and it was spared.

"……" Shen Huai only felt a dull pain beneath him.

He looked down.

His blood pressure suddenly climbed in a straight line.

He saw that Tong Yue had landed squarely, her face falling straight between his legs.

(End of chapter)