The Weird Life Game: Starting as a Department Head

Chapter 7 Shen Yao, Trap

Xu Hang came out of the leader's office, walked along the corridor to the end, and pushed open the door of an office.

As arranged by his superiors, this is his new office.

Because the location is so remote, it's not used for storing miscellaneous items or for employees to slack off; instead, it looks very clean.

He pulled out a chair, dusted it off, sat down, and breathed a sigh of relief.

At first, he thought that being able to sit in a middle management position at such a young age was a sign of his early success.

Now, combining the rules of the bizarre game with my personal experience, this is probably not a good thing.

Because the members of the full-color team have incomplete memories from the past five years.

He had no idea how he got this position or what achievements he had made.

They had absolutely no idea how to be competent for this position.

The trouble left behind by Luo Yingchen actually gave him an opportunity.

Stepping down from your original position and doing work from scratch, even if you're not very skilled, won't arouse suspicion.

"Supervisor, I've brought your things."

As Xu Hang was pondering his next move, the door was pushed open, and a young girl in a work uniform walked in carrying a storage box.

"Just leave it here... Aren't you leaving?"

The storage boxes were filled with things from Xu Hang's office.

In today's era of advocating paperless offices, there are not many things that need to be moved.

The girl didn't leave after placing the box on the table. When Xu Hang asked her why, she explained:

"Manager, the boss said he won't let you fight alone, so he's making me your assistant."

Oh, by the way, my name is Shen Yao, and I'm a new intern.

The girl was a little shy; when she answered, she stood with her legs together and her hands folded together, giving the impression that she was about to bow at any moment.

Xu Hang hummed in agreement.

In fact, he didn't know any of his colleagues.

Previously, if someone hadn't shown him the way, he wouldn't even have known where the leader's office was.

The other person was an intern I had never met before, so it was much easier to get along with them.

"Can you drive?"

"Ah...yes."

Do you have a car?

Yes, there are.

"Drive to the company gate, let's go to Qingwu Media."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Shen Yao practically ran away.

Xu Hang had a feeling that the other party seemed a little afraid of him.

Without giving it much thought, he got up and left the office.

At the entrance to the credit department's office area, the man temporarily taking over Xu Hang's position saw Xu Hang leave, took out his phone, and edited a text message.

"Keep a close eye on his every move, and preserve evidence of any behavior that may constitute dereliction of duty."

"I can decide whether you stay or leave after your internship ends; I have that power."

A few seconds later, with a beep, he received a reply from the little spy:

"receive."

At the entrance of Warm Winter Bank, Shen Yao sent the message and then deleted the chat history.

Soon, she saw Xu Hang walking out of the bank.

"The car is quite nice."

Xu Hang sat in the passenger seat and made a compliment.

He felt that getting along well with Shen Yao, who understood the world better, would be very helpful.

"Yes, my family bought it for me."

"I'm very good to you."

"Zero down payment, 36 installments, the loan was taken out using my ID card. They said they were worried I wouldn't work hard enough and wanted to give me some motivation."

"Are you my biological child?"

"I was adopted."

Xu Hang felt that he might be better off pretending to be a cold and aloof leader.

The journey from Warm Winter Bank to Qingwu Media is not far.

After explaining their purpose to the receptionist, the two were led to a meeting room.

Because of the previous awkwardness, Xu Hang didn't know what to say to Shen Yao, and Shen Yao simply lowered her head and played on her phone.

In this atmosphere, Lu Tingxue arrived, dressed in her performance costume.

"Who is this?"

As soon as she entered, she noticed the girl next to Xu Hang.

"assistant."

Xu Hang looked at her:

"Shen Yao, could you please wait outside for a moment?"

Shen Yao didn't quite understand this request.

"Supervisor, is it okay if I'm not present?"

"Lu Tingxue and I are old classmates, so it's better to talk about some things privately."

"OK."

Shen Yao stood outside the door with her head down.

"Close the door."

Xu Hang added a sentence, and then heard a snap.

Although she didn't slam the door, he could sense that Shen Yao was a little emotional.

"A leader who bullies his subordinates is not a good leader."

Lu Tingxue also noticed the other party's emotions and teased Xu Hang.

"I'll invite her to dinner again tonight. I have absolutely no idea what my position is."

If I hadn't been quick-witted, I would have been wiped out by Luo Yingchen's death sentence in one fell swoop.

Xu Hang sighed and looked at Lu Tingxue, asking:

"How's things going on your end?"

"I told them I bumped my head yesterday, it doesn't affect my work, but my memory of the people around me is a little blurry."

Lu Tingxue answered very easily:

"As for the job content, the stage opportunities I can choose don't require any performance."

Just stand there and smile at the photographer.

"Amnesia? Is that even possible?"

"Just talking about it isn't enough, but have you forgotten that Song Qingyang is a doctor?"

Seeing Xu Hang's slight surprise, Lu Tingxue calmly explained:

"A 23-year-old resident doctor is a bit of an exaggeration, but that's the background. I asked him to give me a certificate."

Xu Hang gave a thumbs up:

"Extremely clever."

He then asked:

"You're now the target of our hunt. Has anything strange happened around you?"

Does going out for drinks tonight count?

Xu Hang didn't react for a moment.

Lu Tingxue didn't mind the other person's stunned expression and continued speaking:

"Just now, the leader said there was a sponsor appreciation event, and the other party wanted to meet some new talents that they were focusing on developing."

I was singled out, told that showing my face to the sponsors would be very helpful for my future development.

I just feel that if only the face is exposed, I probably won't be able to handle it.

She spoke casually, but Xu Hang frowned:

"You agreed?"

"Not yet, they said I should give them a reply before 2 PM."

Lu Tingxue paused:

"But I'm going to say yes, would you like to come along?"

An incongruity struck Xu Hang once again, a sense of unease washing over him.

He had felt this way since they were in the classroom; his classmates were all too calm.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye, and we are all in our early twenties with the souls of eighteen-year-olds.

Would an 18-year-old girl be so calm about this kind of social engagement?

Or is it that Lu Tingxue, like Luo Yingchen, has already been transformed?

Xu Hang felt a mix of emotions as he thought about the text message sent by the forty-ninth person last night.

He even worried that Lu Tingxue was actually the forty-ninth person in disguise.

"...Aren't you afraid?"

After a brief silence, Xu Hang asked Lu Tingxue:

"You've probably seen a lot of news like this, about unspoken rules and the like."

Lu Tingxue nodded:

"Yes, that's true, and there are indeed such risks, which is why I asked if you could come along."

She held up one finger to express her thoughts:

"I'm the star of this version, so if the curse of misfortune is real, then my luck stat must be real too."

It has been confirmed that members of the Black and White Group will be present tonight; they are from the news industry.

They wanted dirt on me that could cost me my job, so I used their footage to become famous.