Free Web NovelChapter 41: Chapter 41: The Passive Scumbag
He hadn’t yet met Zhao Xiangjun when his parents told him to meet the blind date Aunt Wang had arranged.
Although his relationship with Zhao Xiangjun hadn’t been officially declared, it was already a de facto reality, so he obviously couldn’t go on another blind date!
When he returned to his apartment that evening, he called his mom. Mother Chen was overjoyed to hear that Chen Xiao had a girlfriend, but she still wanted him to meet the person—not as a blind date, but more like a casual meeting between friends, as a courtesy to Aunt Wang.
He was upfront with Zhao Xiangjun and explained the whole situation. He felt they shouldn’t deliberately keep secrets from each other. If he didn’t tell her and she found out one day, it would be terrible if it led to a misunderstanding.
He knew Zhao Xiangjun. She seemed easygoing about everything, but once she decided to dig in her heels, not even ten bulls could move her.
To his surprise, Zhao Xiangjun said calmly, "It’s fine. Don’t make things awkward for your parents and Aunt Wang. Besides, what if you meet someone you really like?"
Chen Xiao broke out in a cold sweat. ’How does her mind even work?’
He asked tentatively, "So... will you come with me then?"
"Okay!"
’Alright then, so you’re not completely indifferent after all!’
"I’ll sit at a nearby table, and we can pretend we don’t know each other. If you two end up hitting it off, I’ll even pay the bill for you and head out first!"
"..."
’Why does she have to be so infuriating?’
Dr. Feng’s Robot
In the general manager’s office, Ma Jing came to Feng Feifei to request approval for using the company seal on a contract.
Chen Xiao had sent her a digital copy of a contract early that morning, asking her to get it stamped and sealed. It had to be delivered to Zhongjian Equipment Co., Ltd. today.
Using the official company seal required the general manager’s approval, and Feng Feifei saw that this contract came from Chen Xiao.
She casually flipped through it, signed the seal authorization form, and told Ma Jing to find the finance supervisor, Xia Yun, to apply the seal.
This was their second collaboration, so the contract template was nearly identical to the first. She glanced mainly at the order value and saw that it was, indeed, the 12 million that Chen Xiao had mentioned yesterday.
’No wonder I thought I heard a magpie chirping when I left the house this morning,’ she thought. ’Today is full of good news!’
Besides the confirmation of this 12 million order, she had another piece of good news.
At the company, Feng Feifei was currently serving as both CEO and acting CTO. This was manageable in the early days when business was slow, but as the company continued to grow, finding a senior industry heavyweight to act as Chief Scientist had become a pressing matter.
Just a moment ago, a senior from her time studying in Germany—also from Huaxia—had told her he was planning to return to the country to advance his career. This senior was a top expert in AI image processing. Although they hadn’t been in close contact while in Germany, she was well aware of his reputation in the field.
He had contacted Feng Feifei because he’d heard her company was doing well and wanted to see if there was any potential for them to grow together.
She had taken the opportunity to mention that the company urgently needed a CTO and was prepared to offer equity as an incentive. Her senior was very interested and arranged to return to the country in the next day or two to meet with her in person.
Thinking about the company’s situation just two weeks ago compared to now... they were worlds apart. And it was all thanks to Chen Xiao.
On the eve of the company’s near collapse, he had resolutely stepped forward to stand with them through thick and thin, proving with his capabilities that he could single-handedly turn the tide.
In her heart, a sales champion like him was completely different from one who might join after the company was already well-established. The former was a lifeline in a crisis; the latter was merely icing on the cake.
This was why she now had absolute trust in Chen Xiao, to the point of giving him free rein.
Xu Wu was another person feeling refreshed and cheerful.
As the business director of Zhi Fei Aerospace, she was under immense pressure to meet her performance targets. freewebnovel.cσ๓
It was inevitable that a high-level executive who was also a stunning beauty—with fair skin, a gorgeous face, and long legs—would be the subject of private gossip. For that reason, she felt a greater need than anyone to use her results to prove herself and silence the doubters.
First thing in the morning, she had personally gone to the finance department and given the finance supervisor two tasks: first, to expedite the sealing of the contract, and second, to get the payment process for a sales commission bonus underway. That way, it could be paid out the instant Central Inspection’s funds arrived!
This was actually against financial protocol, but Xu Wu had already requested and received approval from the big boss, essentially giving her carte blanche. The finance department had no choice but to comply.
Zhi Fei Aerospace was on much stronger financial footing than Dr. Feng’s Robot.
The company handled hundreds of millions in business annually, but even so, it was shockingly impressive that Xu Wu had landed 7 million in orders in just a few days. Moreover, these were deals where payment was transferred immediately upon signing the contract.
Her sales team consisted of nearly ten people. If every one of them were this efficient, the boss would be laughing in his sleep.
"President Xu, please have a seat."
Zhi Fei Aerospace’s general manager, Cha Lan, was in his fifties. He was balding, stood less than 165 cm tall, and had a large black birthmark next to one of his eyes.
Xu Wu had only been with the company for a month. For an outside hire to be brought straight into the business director position, it was clear that Cha Lan was a risk-taker.
Xu Wu had initially suspected he was only after her for her looks. However, she was confident in both her professional capabilities and her ability to protect herself.
So, for the past month, she had been on constant, 360-degree alert for any potential workplace harassment from Cha Lan, while simultaneously working her tail off to close deals and prove her worth.
At the same time, thanks to her superb management skills, the sales team’s cohesion, execution, and performance had all improved significantly.
Seeing all this, Cha Lan was even more satisfied.
’It’s common sense,’ he thought. ’A pretty face is just for looking at, but a woman of substance is something to be treasured.’
’Besides, this beauty didn’t cost him a thing—in fact, she was making him money.’
Xu Wu sat down across from him. With her perfect figure and elegant poise, Cha Lan nodded to himself in approval.
"President Xu," he began, "I wanted to talk to you today. In the last couple of days, you’ve secured two deals for the company, totaling seven million!"
"I saw on the special commission bonus request form you submitted that the client was the same person for both. Just who is this Chen Xiao?"
Xu Wu didn’t hide anything. She explained who Chen Xiao was, not even holding back the fact that he had secured 27 million in orders in a single week.
No matter how composed Cha Lan usually was, his face couldn’t help but twitch when he heard the figure of 27 million in one week. ’That’s inhuman!’
After all, Zhi Fei Aerospace could have fulfilled at least half of those 27 million in orders.
"President Xu, do you think it might be possible to poach him?"
Cha Lan asked with a meaningful smile.
He figured Chen Xiao must be infatuated with Xu Wu; otherwise, why would he help her like this?
The man was just a salesperson at Dr. Feng’s Robot. With such incredible sales skills, he must be dissatisfied with being underutilized.
So if a company that was stronger than Dr. Feng’s Robot, offered better pay, and employed the woman he was interested in tried to poach him... wouldn’t it be a piece of cake?
’Poach Chen Xiao?’ Xu Wu wasn’t narcissistic enough to believe Chen Xiao was helping her land deals just because he was into her.
In her eyes, Chen Xiao was just a typical player: the kind who never initiated, never refused, and never took responsibility.
