Chapter 135 - 135 131 Rejecting a Million-Dollar Annual Salary

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135: Chapter 131: Rejecting a Million-Dollar Annual Salary 135: Chapter 131: Rejecting a Million-Dollar Annual Salary They chatted with great enthusiasm and talked until after five o’clock, when Ye Fan remembered the dinner for the new department that evening and had to stop. “Stone, I’ve still got work to do, so we can only chat up to here today,” Ye Fan said with regret. Shi Sheng also nodded regretfully, “Alright. Once I’m officially retired, I’ll immediately look for you, and then we can really drink to our heart’s content!” Ye Fan and Shi Sheng stood up, looked at each other, and burst into loud laughter. Ye Fan patted Shi Sheng on the shoulder forcefully, said “Goodbye,” and turned to leave. Watching Ye Fan leave the hall, Shi Sheng took out an antique Nokia phone from his pocket, found a number, and made a call. The call was quickly connected. “Boss Zhang, thank you for thinking highly of me, but I’ve already got other plans now, so I’m very sorry,” Shi Sheng said. Over the phone, a middle-aged man’s voice could be heard, tinged with urgency and pleading, “Shi Sheng, I know it’s below your talents to be my bodyguard, but I really need someone like you. How about one million? An annual salary of a million, a settling-in allowance of five hundred thousand, a car around three hundred thousand, and a house worth no less than two million. There’s also a hefty bonus at the end of the year.” “Thank you for your kindness, but my mind is made up. Let’s not contact each other in the future. Goodbye,” Shi Sheng said, unmoved. As he spoke, he hung up the phone and without hesitation, deleted Boss Zhang’s number from his contact list. On the other end of the phone, Boss Zhang felt a twinge of regret upon hearing the “beep beep” sound: “It seems someone has made him a better offer.” If he knew that Shi Sheng had given up his offer of a million-dollar salary just because of a promise from Ye Fan, who knows what he would think. … … Ye Fan drove back to the underground parking lot of Emali Group, and since it was almost off work time, he decided not to go upstairs. Having dialed Hu Jing’s number, Ye Fan said lazily, “Beauty Hu, I’m back in the company’s parking lot now, where shall we dine?” “Just wait, you can follow my car in a bit,” Hu Jing said, her voice intentionally stiff, yet she couldn’t help but let a seductive tone slip through. “Haha, no problem,” Ye Fan laughed. Although Hu Jing didn’t show him much of a warm face, he felt that she was a great woman because she allowed him freedom and didn’t meddle with his work. After hanging up the phone and with about ten minutes to spare, Ye Fan turned on music to listen and sing along. By now, he had learned eight of the latest popular songs. With a few more, he figured he could handle KTV sessions with friends and colleagues in the future. Unfortunately, fate had other plans; just when he had focused for two or three minutes, his phone rang. Pulling it out, it was from Bobo. “Haha, Bobo, what’s up?” Ye Fan answered the call with a laugh. Bobo asked, “Brother Ye, have you returned to Hua Hai city? I really want to hang out with you.” “Hehe, I’m back,” Ye Fan said with a light smile. In his absence from Hua Hai City for a while, Bobo Helian and Qin Mengyao had each called him two or three times. Not only that, but Zhao Shuaijiang, whom he had met at the Yonghui Club last time, had also called him, wanting to invite him out to have some fun. “Really?” The volume of Bobo Helian’s voice instantly increased by several decibels, filled with surprise, as he exclaimed, “Ye Fan, let’s have dinner together tonight and then go out to play. I know a lot of fun places.” Ye Fan laughed and said, “I can’t tonight, I have a department dinner later.” “Department dinner?” Bobo Helian asked, puzzled. Ye Fan remembered that Bobo Helian hadn’t officially started university yet and explained, “It’s a dinner with all the members of the department from the company where I work. It’s work-related; the boss has given a strict order not to be absent without leave.” “Oh, I see,” replied Bobo Helian, and then laughed, “But hehe, with your capabilities, Ye Bro, why even go to work? You must have a personal fortune of four to five million by now.” Ye Fan chuckled lightly and said, “You can’t say that. Work is a way of life and a major avenue to interact with society. Even if you have money, not working and just idly passing time every day can be very painful.” Bobo Helian didn’t hang up and kept chatting with Ye Fan. It was only at 6 o’clock when people began to take the elevator down that Ye Fan ended the conversation, with Bobo Helian reluctantly saying goodbye. A little while later, Ye Fan saw Hu Jing emerge from the elevator standing out from the crowd, followed by Ma Zhengyou and Fang Yueyun. As Hu Jing and the others were about to pass in front of his car, Ye Fan honked the horn to get Hu Jing’s attention. Hu Jing turned her head at the sound and, seeing it was Ye Fan, nodded at him and then continued toward her sedan, with Ma Zhengyou and Fang Yueyun following behind. Ye Fan rested his hands on the steering wheel, leisurely admiring Hu Jing’s provocatively seductive figure. “Damn, with her as the HR manager, recruiting will just involve her throwing sultry glances. No matter the high-level talent, they’d be so captivated that they wouldn’t even need to discuss salary and benefits—they’d just surrender,” Ye Fan muttered to himself. Hu Jing passed in front of Ye Fan’s car, stopped by a fashionably sporty, fiery red Alfa Romeo sedan, took the car keys out of her red purse, and lightly pressed them toward the car. “Beep!” With that sound, she turned back coquettishly to Ma Zhengyou and Fang Yueyun, saying, “Get in the car.” “Oh,” Fang Yueyun responded and headed toward the rear door. Ma Zhengyou was so mesmerized by Hu Jing’s coquettish smile that he stood there dumbfounded. “Hu Jing asked, “Ma Zhengyou, what are you doing standing there? Hurry up and get in the car.” “Ah!” Ma Zhengyou jolted back to reality, his face flushing red as he hastily averted his gaze, awkwardly muttered “Sorry” and scampered to the back door to get in. “Giggle.” Hu Jing let out a soft, girlish laugh, then gracefully walked over and slid into the driver’s seat. Ye Fan, having watched Hu Jing and the others the whole time, naturally caught Ma Zhengyou’s embarrassment and chuckled to himself, “This kid Ma Zhengyou will probably be eaten alive by Hu Jing in the future. If she says go east, he wouldn’t dare go west. How sad.” As Hu Jing’s Alfa Romeo slowly pulled out of the parking spot and headed toward the underground parking exit, Ye Fan also started his car, following at a leisurely pace. Twenty minutes later, Ye Fan drove his car into a mid-range hotel’s parking lot, following the red Alfa Romeo in front. Once parked, Ye Fan walked toward Hu Jing’s car just in time to see her step out and toss her permed blond wavy hair, full of seductive charm. This vixen-like woman had integrated all her enchanting actions into every move in life. “Hu Jing called out, “Ye Fan, let’s go in.” With other people present, she still made sure to show Ye Fan ample respect.

Chapter 135 - 135 131 Rejecting a Million-Dollar Annual Salary

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