Han Muzi looked up at Yan, who was still rolling around on the couch.
“Yan, I’m not reprimanding you, but don’t you realize that you’ve stopped using your mind recently?”
Yan looked hurt, and she paused for a long time before replying to her, “That’s a personal attack. Are you saying that I am stupid?” Yan pouted. “Do you think that I don’t want to think things through? In the past, I was able to analyze situations, but later on, I realized that my mind just couldn’t keep up with yours. Tell me, how can a person change so much? Forget that you are now smarter, but why do I feel as if I’m becoming more stupid?”
Han Muzi was stumped by her sudden revelation.
“In any case, you should feel free to treat me like a fool because I don’t want to think further anyway. Right now, I’m just living my life from a day-to-day basis while waiting for my death, and I think that it’s not bad at all. Sigh, just tell me your thoughts at that moment. Everyone in the team was hired with a high salary; what would you have done if they had left just now?”
“They would never,” Han Muzi answered unwaveringly.
“Why?” Yan asked incredulously.
“They aren’t normal people,” Han Muzi glanced at Yan before continuing with her explanation. “They are all exceptional designers. However, I’ve gone through their resumes, and they might have a successful and outstanding portfolio, but they are still new to the industry, and that’s why they are rather arrogant. As long as I make things sound unpalatable, it would stir up some rebellious behavior and mentality in them. Even if they wanted to leave the company, they wouldn’t be able to accept the fact that they would be receiving their salaries without doing any work because they would end up looking down upon themselves.”
Yan stood up abruptly when she heard that while staring unblinkingly at Han Muzi, and her gaze looked as if she might swallow her whole.
“What are you doing?” Han Muzi glanced at Yan in amusement.
Yan continued staring at Han Muzi with a somber expression. “Muzi, I just realized that you’ve changed, and you are completely different from before. In the past, you were—”
“The past is in the past,” Han Muzi cut Yan off before she could finish her sentence, as if she knew what was coming. “Let’s not talk about it anymore.”
Yan realized with horror that she almost blurted out unspeakable things, and so she nodded earnestly.
The two of them hung out in the company for a while longer before leaving.
Since the company was just established, Han Muzi had to pick a name for it as well as the founding date.
After Han Muzi and Yan got into the car and left, Zhang Yu walked back to the crowd after observing them from the window.
“Their car is nothing to shout about, and here I was, wondering how rich she is, but apparently she’s driving a Volkswagen.”
“Volkswagen?” Leng Yueyue cocked a brow incredulously. “How much is that car? if she has the money to start a company, doesn’t she have the money to buy a car?”
“Han Qing started the company for her. I guess she can’t afford to buy a car, and so she had no choice but to get a Volkswagen to keep up appearances.” Zhang Yu seemed gentle and docile, but her sharp comments contradicted her appearance.
Shu Guo’er pushed her glasses up without saying anything.
Meanwhile, Li Junfeng propped his chin with his hand while commenting, “But that woman is rather ruthless. She knows our weaknesses, and she managed to get us all to stay on in the company. Before meeting her, I thought that many would quit today.”
With that, Li Junfeng squinted while scanning others in the room with a smile.
“Heh.” Leng Yueyue smirked. “Why should we leave? Wouldn’t she look down on us even more if we did? Leaving straight away with a high-paying salary without working a day—we wouldn’t know what others in our profession might say behind our backs.”
Shu Guo’er nodded in agreement when she heard that, and she added, “I agree. Since we signed a contract, and we’ve been paid with our salary, it would be rather unprofessional for us to just leave like that.”
Wang An chipped in suddenly, “Well, professionalism is one thing, but we should just work here for the next few months since we’ve received our salary. That woman seemed capable enough; besides, we can observe her for a few months to find out how skillful she is.”
Li Junfeng clucked his tongue. “Why does this sound dirty in my mind?”
Leng Yueyue glared at Li Junfeng vehemently. Such a disgusting, wretched scoundrel!
Wang An scolded Li Junfeng since he noticed that Leng Yueyue was enraged by him. “Can you keep your disgusting thoughts to yourself and not voice it out?”
“What, now? You are a man too—can’t I be blunt? We are all adults here; what is wrong with voicing my thoughts?”
After saying that, Li Junfeng glanced at Leng Yueyue, who was still fuming. “My dear beautiful Yueyue, can I invite you for dinner tonight?”
Leng Yueyue clucked her tongue before retorting, “Who do you think you are? Shouldn’t you check your reflection on the mirror to see if you are worthy?”
Li Junfeng seemed unfazed by her anger as he continued smiling gleefully.
“That’s right!” Wang An responded accordingly to Leng Yueyue’s emotions because he was pursuing her. Hence, Wang An was displeased when he saw Li Junfeng asking her out for a date, and he growled angrily, “Just look at yourself; Yueyue wouldn’t fall for someone like you.”
“Hey, just look at you, shooting off your mouth. Could she fall for you, then?” Li Junfeng bit back in a mean tone, and Wang An’s expression soured immediately.
“Enough. Stop fighting, the two of you,” Shu Guo’er advised them helplessly. “There isn’t much to do today, anyway.”
“Why don’t we get together tonight and have dinner together?”
“Sure, sure. Lin Zheng, let’s go together,” Xiao Yiyi exclaimed excitedly while nodding eagerly as she glanced at Lin Zheng happily.
However, Lin Zheng did not respond at all.
“Well, Yiyi, aren’t you exhausted trying to pursue him? Just look at his antisocial behavior; you should stop talking to him.”
“What has that got to do with you? I’ll do as I please.”
“Tsk, I just wanted to help you since you look so adorable. I just don’t want you to be held back by an expressionless stone.”
…
There were many things to sort out in a new company.
Although Han Muzi had no plans of starting a new company, since there was now one which belonged to her, she had to do her best to sort things out.
First of all, there was the issue of hiring staff for the company, because Han Qing merely prepared an elite team for her, but he left the rest of it to her.
As Han Muzi’s assistant, Yan volunteered for the task.
“We should hire a receptionist or two to work shifts; as for security, chefs and cleaning staff, we can get them from a recruiting market. They should have a large pool of people we can choose from.”
“Mm-hmm.” Han Muzi nodded in agreement. “I’ll let you deal with that.”
“No worries, I’ll get it sorted,” answered Yan.
After that, Yan went ahead to sort things out because Han Muzi had other things to attend to, and so they went their separate ways.
Three days flew by quickly, and Yan finally filled the positions, whereas Han Muzi settled certain matters as well.
Han Muzi was meticulous because she personally looked through the information of the staff Yan found. After she confirmed that they seemed suited for the job, only then did she allow them to sign a contract for a probation period.
Another day went by in a flash. It was getting late, but Han Muzi was still busy typing a proposal on her computer. Little Bean reminded her from behind while observing her, “Mommy, it’s getting late. It’s time for bed.”
Han Muzi didn’t even turn around when she heard that. “Mm-hmm. Go ahead and sleep first, Little Bean. I will join you later.”
