Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 222: The Joy of the Clown

Chapter 222: Chapter 222: The Joy of the Clown

"Do you want me to drive you to the company?" Ruan Hongzhuang asked.

"No need, my little electric scooter is fine, it’s probably more convenient than driving your car," Shen Siyuan said.

Then he reached out to touch Ruan Hongzhuang’s cheek, withdrew his hand, and a rose appeared in his palm.

"Thank you."

Ruan Hongzhuang took it, happily stood on tiptoe, and kissed Shen Siyuan, then the two parted ways.

Shen Siyuan rode his electric scooter, and Ruan Hongzhuang drove her Ferrari.

While waiting for the red light at the intersection, they bumped into each other again.

Because the convertible-top was down, Ruan Hongzhuang turned and saw Shen Siyuan.

She immediately waved at him with a smile, attracting curious glances from many office workers.

They all looked at Shen Siyuan curiously, the men harbored a delusion that they could easily replace him, and even felt more motivated to work.

Ruan Hongzhuang parked her car, picked up the rose given by Shen Siyuan, and entered the company.

"Morning, President Ruan."

The two receptionists saw Ruan Hongzhuang coming in and immediately stood up to greet her.

"Morning."

Ruan Hongzhuang responded with a smile and walked into the inner office.

"President Ruan is in a very good mood today," said the round-faced girl to her square-faced colleague as she was about to sit down.

"Of course she’s in a good mood after receiving a rose early in the morning," the square-faced girl said.

"It’s just one rose. President Ruan often receives big bouquets but she hasn’t been this happy," the round-faced girl said.

"It depends on who is sending the rose. If it’s the right person," the square-faced girl said.

Hearing this, the round-faced girl wanted to say more, but the square-faced girl quickly said, "Stop right there. Do you remember how Wei Xiaoxuan got fired? We better not gossip about President Ruan’s personal life."

The round-faced girl immediately fell silent, as she wasn’t looking to change jobs either.

"Good morning, President Ruan."

"Morning, President Ruan."

"President Ruan, have you had breakfast?"

...

As Ruan Hongzhuang walked inside the company, the employees greeted her one after another.

Ruan Hongzhuang responded with a smile, which surprised many employees, and they became curious about who had sent the rose.

You see, in the past, Ruan Hongzhuang would at most nod slightly, always appearing cold and frosty.

Unlike today, where she responded with a smile.

Ruan Hongzhuang pushed open her office door and saw Jiang Taoshi stuffing a soup dumpling into her mouth.

She was shocked to see Ruan Hongzhuang suddenly come in.

Then she choked, spraying soup dumpling everywhere.

Ruan Hongzhuang walked up with a slight laugh and patted her back.

"Look at you, so sloppy, even eating can make you choke."

"It’s all because you suddenly came in," Jiang Taoshi coughed and argued.

Seeing she was fine, Ruan Hongzhuang withdrew her hand, her face showing disgust: "It’s a mess, clean it up quickly."

"Where is it messy?"

Jiang Taoshi pouted with greasy lips, trying to kiss Ruan Hongzhuang’s cheek.

Seeing her act this way, Ruan Hongzhuang suddenly thought of Dou Dou; these two really did resemble relatives.

But Ruan Hongzhuang definitely didn’t want to be kissed by those oily lips, so she raised the rose in her hand to shield herself.

"Eh? A rose, where did it come from?"

"Of course my boyfriend gave it to me," Ruan Hongzhuang said delightfully.

"Pfft—just one, what’s so great about that," Jiang Taoshi sneered with disdain.

"You don’t have even one."

Ruan Hongzhuang said, walking further inside, into her own office.

Since Jiang Taoshi was an assistant, her desk was arranged inside Ruan Hongzhuang’s office, but for privacy, there was a door separating the two.

It’s like Ruan Hongzhuang had to pass through two doors to get to her place.

"Who cares, if I want some, I’ll... I’ll buy them myself, buy eleven, buy ninety-nine... buy as many as I want..."

"You do whatever makes you happy."

"Ugh," Jiang Taoshi snorted disdainfully at her words.

"Do you want a soup dumpling?"

"No, it’s filthy. Hurry up and clean, stop slacking off."

"Greedy capitalist, I’ll hang you from a lamppost, air-dry you, flip you over..." Jiang Taoshi muttered while cleaning the table.

Ruan Hongzhuang couldn’t help but smile upon hearing Jiang Taoshi’s mumbling.

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"Ah, some people are really special, clinging to higher-ups. Now they come to work whenever they wish, and skip when they don’t wish..."

As soon as Shen Siyuan entered the company, he was mocked by Wang Chao.

Shen Siyuan didn’t argue back, instead he smiled and said, "Yeah, some people want to cling but can’t, it’s just not feasible. They can only feel envious and resentful."

"Me, jealous of you? I’m not jealous at all, what’s there to be jealous of?"

"Yeah yeah yeah, whatever you say, Lord Yan," Shen Siyuan replied.

And then everyone burst out laughing.

"Brother Chao, you’re really looking for trouble yourself, haha..."

"I can’t help it, it feels uncomfortable not to seek trouble..."

"I only bow to Brother Chao’s sharp tongue..."

...

Soon, the office was filled with a lively atmosphere.

It was still before office hours, some were eating breakfast, some wiping tables, some reading news...

Everyone was not really working yet, hence the noisy atmosphere, and Zhou Chuan did not stop them, even adding a few words himself.

Shen Siyuan hadn’t come for days, and dust had gathered on his desk.

He turned to Li Wenjuan and said, "Sister Juan, lend me a wiping cloth."

Li Wenjuan threw him a grimy cloth.

"It’s this dirty?" Shen Siyuan held the cloth with a look of disgust.

"Just wash it yourself," Li Wenjuan coldly said.

Lin Manzhi, sitting beside her, couldn’t stop giggling, knowing Li Wenjuan had a soft spot for Shen Siyuan.

But Shen Siyuan was lukewarm towards her and showed no interest, otherwise she wouldn’t have offended him by introducing him to other potential partners.

"The passions have cooled, passions have cooled indeed, Sister Juan used to help me wipe the table, now I only get a cloth..."

Shen Siyuan said this deliberately looking towards Wang Chao.

He knew Wang Chao had some interest in Li Wenjuan, often trying to sweet talk her, but Li Wenjuan didn’t really respond.

After all, who would fancy someone who looks like a newly released official from the Qing dynasty era, unless he was rich.

Clearly, Wang Chao was no wealthy man, hence he couldn’t win the girls’ affection.

As expected, Wang Chao blushed a bit at Shen Siyuan’s words.

"You already have a girlfriend, and yet you’re flirting here. How can you face your girlfriend?"

"I’m sorry, what about it?"

"I’ll tell your girlfriend."

"You don’t have her number, nor her WeChat, how will you tell her, by telepathy?" Shen Siyuan said.

"Giggle~" The office was full of cheerful vibes.

"We’ll meet sometime, just you wait, I don’t believe this," Wang Chao angrily said.

"Wang Chao, mind your own business," Li Wenjuan frowned and spoke.

She was really put off by Wang Chao meddling in her matters.

That made everyone laugh even more.

After Li Wenjuan spoke, she glared at Shen Siyuan again, "Aren’t you going to wipe the table? If not, give me back the cloth."

"I’ll wipe... I’ll wipe, okay?"

"After you’ve wiped it, wash it clean and return it to me."

"Got it, thanks for the dirty cloth, Sister Juan, it really helped me out," Shen Siyuan cheerfully said.

"You know it and still complain?"

Shen Siyuan turned and left the office to wash the cloth, Wang Chao seeing Li Wenjuan and Shen Siyuan’s entirely different attitudes towards each other, was even more unhappy.

What am I lacking?

Lucky for him, he didn’t voice this thought, otherwise everyone would have him stand up.

There was quite a difference in their heights.

Starting the day with such joy was a great beginning.

PS: Just got home, the update is late, really sorry, another Chapter still to come.