Time flew by quickly, and two days had passed. After tomorrow, it would be the time for Fang Yi and Bai Kuang’s showdown.
Fang Yi was assigned to the Corporate Communications Department by Shen Binnan, given the title of deputy director, though he didn’t really know what to do. He had always believed in specialization, and he didn’t understand a thing about publicity.
As a result, as the second in command of the Corporate Communications Department, Fang Yi found himself with nothing to do, since everything was handled by Zuo Ruzhi.
However, it wasn’t too boring. One advantage of moving from the business department to corporate communications was that he had been given a computer.
So, with nothing else to do, Fang Yi decided to find something to occupy his time.
Fang Yi’s office location was tucked in a corner by the window. Sitting in front of his computer, Fang Yi opened "Penguin," logged into his Penguin account, which he had just applied for a few days ago.
He had set his profile picture to an anime-style little girl, well, he didn’t have a "Lolita complex." He really didn’t have a lolita complex.
No sooner had the Penguin account logged in than alerts started popping up at the bottom right of the screen. Fang Yi clicked on them to open the chat window.
It was a Penguin group, aptly and directly named "Beauty Group."
Why was Fang Yi, a grown man, in such a group? Simple, Huo Xiaoxuan had added him, but he had never been active.
Today, having some free time, Fang Yi decided to join the chat.
"Hello, beautiful ladies." Fang Yi typed a rather cliché greeting on the keyboard.
"Who are you? What’s your name, post a photo to see." A member nicknamed "Xiao Yu" said this.
"I’m too handsome, afraid I’ll shatter your screen, better not see." Fang Yi sent this message.
Xiao Yu went silent for a while, then sent a ’sweating’ emoji.
Then, a message followed: "I’m not afraid, my phone is a Samsung, I’ve been wanting to change it for a while now, hurry and send your photo." This was sent by someone with the nickname "Super Big Chest."
Fang Yi was speechless. Who else could come up with such a nickname but Huo Xiaoxuan?
"Send yours first, then I’ll send mine," Fang Yi replied.
"Oh oh, okay, no problem." Huo Xiaoxuan surprisingly agreed right away. After a while, a picture of Huo Xiaoxuan in a ’milking’ pose was sent to the group, clothed of course, but Fang Yi nearly had a nosebleed regardless.
Was this, was this a private photo of the little lady?
Soon, a member nicknamed "Sister Yan" sent a message: "Huo Xiaoxuan, that’s your private photo, right? We’re all women here, who are you showing it to? Trying to incite jealousy?"
Without question, this "Sister Yan" had to be Ding Miaoyan, even the profile picture was hers.
Huo Xiaoxuan sent a message: "Hehe, Sister Yan, you’re mistaken there. Who said the group is all women? A guy sneaked in a couple of days ago, want to know who it is?"
Just one message set the group buzzing. A guy? That would be a man, right?
"Xiaoxuan, hurry, who is it?"
"A man? There’s finally a man here."
"Quick, tell us who it is."
"Do you have a photo? Hurry, let us see."
In just a few seconds, the group chat increased by fifty or sixty messages. To Fang Yi, it seemed like all these beauties in the group were starving, desperate with thirst.
Was it such a big deal that a man had joined?
Fang Yi lit up a cigarette, and without sending a message, he suddenly felt quite popular. Just then, the messages in the group suddenly stopped, as the group owner had enabled the mute function for everyone.
Then, the group owner spoke up, "Everyone calm down and focus on work, or I’ll dock your pay."
As soon as these words were spoken, the group went silent, not a sound to be heard. Even after the mute was lifted, nobody dared to send any more messages.
Fang Yi quickly clicked on the group owner’s message but couldn’t discern much.
Because the group owner’s nickname was just "Group Owner", and the avatar was merely a tender plum blossom.
Plum blossoms symbolize indifference, pride, and aloofness. That was the information Fang Yi got from it, but he also vaguely guessed who it might be, although he was a bit uncertain—could a woman who frowned every day really join this group to chat nonsense?
So, Fang Yi couldn’t help but send a message, "Handsome guy has arrived, why not come out and welcome me?"
First, there was silence, then someone sent a message, and it was the group owner again, "To the man with a fetish for children, focus on your work or I’ll dock your salary."
This confirmed it, only Shen Binnan would talk to him like that.
Now that it was sure that the group owner was Shen Binnan, there was nothing to be afraid of. Fang Yi continued to send messages, "An avatar doesn’t represent much; I like mature women."
Another bout of silence followed, then Huo Xiaoxuan sent a message, "Then do you like big breasts?"
Fang Yi, "Heh, every man does."
Fang Yi felt a vein pop in his forehead, but that didn’t stop him from boasting, "Don’t compare me to a bamboo stick, mine is at least bigger than a cucumber."
"Really? I don’t believe it, no picture, no proof."
"No worries, I’ll show you after work."
The two chatted fervently in the group. Meanwhile, in the president’s office, Shen Binnan watched the messages between the two, gently biting her silver teeth, feeling an urge to storm out of the office and teach them a lesson.
How had this regular group suddenly turned into a sleazy chat?
Shen Binnan suppressed the impulse to explode and sent a message, "Fang Yi, come to my office."
In the public relations department, Fang Yi, who was dangling a cigarette, almost dropped it from his mouth.
Upon arriving at the office, Fang Yi sat down casually opposite Shen Binnan and asked, "What’s up?"
"You seem very cocky," Shen Binnan said, smiling but not quite smiling.
Fang Yi responded, "President Shen, I feel your magnanimity surely won’t mind such trivial matters."
Shen Binnan bit her thin lips, looking like she was about to burst, but ultimately she didn’t and instead said, "The day after tomorrow is your showdown with Bai Kuang, aren’t you worried at all?"
Fang Yi smiled, "For a small fry like that, I can handle him with one hand, no worries."
Shen Binnan said, "If you weren’t always bragging, we’d still be good friends."
Fang Yi straightened up and asked, "Speaking of which, have you considered expanding Longtu Group?"
Shen Binnan was slightly taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"
Fang Yi said, "Here’s the thing, I noticed that Longtu Group is involved in many industries, like food, construction, cosmetics, etc., but cosmetics is the weakest link."
Shen Binnan seriously said, "What exactly are you getting at?"
Fang Yi explained, "I happen to know a type of herbal medicine that, when matched with certain ingredients and boiled into a cream, can nourish and beautify the skin. If launched on the market, it would definitely be very effective."
Shen Binnan looked thoughtful, then suddenly, an idea struck her, "I heard that Ying Group recently launched a new drug, is that related to you?"
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