Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot-Chapter 991 - 589: The Most Fastidious Boss in History, the Beginning of Breakdown and Regret

Chapter 991: Chapter 589: The Most Fastidious Boss in History, the Beginning of Breakdown and Regret

Ruan Mengxi wrapped up her work handover by Thursday and arranged a dinner with colleagues on Friday night. With nothing much to do during the day, she made plans with Jiang Chengsi to check out the work environment.

"Although the club hasn’t officially opened yet, you can go and familiarize yourself with the environment first." Jiang Chengsi said seriously about the job.

"So when will we meet tomorrow? Where should we meet?"

"Just at the club, around ten in the morning."

Since it was Ruan Mengxi’s first time at the workplace, she definitely needed to prepare well, even though the club hadn’t officially opened to the public yet.

It couldn’t even be found on the map. Even the taxi driver couldn’t locate it, so she had to call Jiang Chengsi to figure out the general location.

"You’re very close to the club right now, just get off and wait for me by the roadside. I’ll be there in five to six minutes."

Ruan Mengxi had no choice but to get off and wait. Though it was already autumn, the temperature difference between day and night was significant, and standing under the sun was still quite hot.

But soon, Jiang Chengsi arrived, riding a motorcycle, like a gust of wind.

With a roar of the engine, the bike came to a steady halt in front of her.

"It’s actually just over there." Jiang Chengsi took off his helmet, swept his hair back, and pointed to a place not far away, "It’s just that the main gate isn’t done yet."

Ruan Mengxi squinted, and indeed, there was a construction site in the distance.

"Let’s head over then." Jiang Chengsi eyed her up and down, noticing her proper work attire—a pencil skirt, suit jacket—the typical corporate office outfit.

But this kind of attire inevitably appeared a bit dull.

Jiang Chengsi said bluntly, "You don’t need to dress like this when you come to my place in the future."

Ruan Mengxi glanced down at her outfit and nodded in agreement.

"At my place, come as beautifully and comfortably as you wish, as long as it’s appropriate and decent. You wearing this makes even me feel restricted."

"I understand." Ruan Mengxi nodded with a smile.

Which girl doesn’t want to dress beautifully every day? But in a big corporation, formal attire is a must during work hours, and when there’s a break, she’s too exhausted to go out, so the pretty clothes rarely get worn.

"My motorcycle isn’t suitable for carrying women, and besides, your skirt isn’t convenient for riding..." Jiang Chengsi’s motorcycle had only carried Jiang Shiyi, Jiangjiang, and Taotao before, and never any women.

Riding a motorcycle requires the body to be glued tightly together, which he tries hard to avoid.

"I understand, then..." Ruan Mengxi didn’t intend to ride his motorcycle; the club wasn’t that far anyway.

"It’s the gate under construction over there, you can see it, right?" Jiang Chengsi pointed out into the distance.

"I can."

"I’ll go ahead and wait for you there, take your time, no rush."

"..."

What could Ruan Mengxi say? She could only nod in agreement. She had worn heels to look sharp today, which now made it even more uncomfortable.

Watching him ride off on his motorcycle, buzzing away, she felt a twinge of irritation in her heart:

Was resigning the right decision? What kind of lousy boss had she ended up with?

At least he could have sent someone to pick her up instead of letting her walk?

Yet thinking of how Jiang Chengsi had no dress code requirements and his wild and laid-back nature, like monsoon winds across the wilderness, she had just left the bureaucratic system. Although initially, it felt too intense and hard to adapt,

but upon further reflection, working with him shouldn’t be too tiring.

...

After finally walking to the club, Jiang Chengsi had already made her coffee and laid out some cookies and wafers.

"You must be tired, have a snack and take a rest. Do you have a car? If not, I can provide you with one for your commute." The club was located in the suburbs, quite a distance from where Ruan Mengxi lived.

Jiang Chengsi flashed her an utterly harmless smile.

Earlier Ruan Mengxi had felt a bit resentful, but thinking now, what a heavenly boss she had—her decision to change jobs seemed very wise.

But a few minutes later...

She realized she was totally wrong.

Heavenly boss?

This was just a crappy boss.

When it came to racing matters, Jiang Chengsi’s professionalism and pickiness were simply strikingly annoying.

And considering racing itself is a very dangerous sport, his pursuit of excellence in certain aspects was almost to the point of harshness.

Ruan Mengxi had initially thought that being away from the corporate office, she would enjoy a relaxed and pleasant work environment; but his many requirements were giving her a headache.

The key problem was she had never dealt with racing matters before, and many technical terms were completely incomprehensible to her, not even manageable to note down with pen, so she deliberately recorded everything on her phone to go back and study hard.

"That’s all I ask; work well, and I won’t treat you badly," Jiang Chengsi said, flashing her a particularly bright smile.

"I understand." Ruan Mengxi forced a small smile at the corners of her mouth, gripping the pen tightly, stabbing it into the notebook in front of her.

She almost wanted to pierce through the pages.

"It’s just that there are many areas I’m not very clear on, so I might need more guidance from you," Ruan Mengxi stated frankly.

"Sure, no problem, just don’t contact me too casually. Generally, try not to disturb me during the day as I have more free time in the evening."

"..."

What kind of boss doesn’t work during the day and only comes out at night?

Jiang Chengsi yawned as he spoke, "Sorry, I got up too early today, a bit sleepy."

"It’s okay." Ruan Mengxi tried hard to maintain a smile.

She increasingly felt that this club might go under.

**

Tang Wan knew Ruan Mengxi would visit the club today to check out the work environment and was aware that she had arrangements in the evening, so she specifically invited her over for lunch.

But by the time she arrived at Guantang Villa, it was already past two in the afternoon.

"I invited you for lunch and you’re here for afternoon tea?" Tang Wan frowned, "Have you eaten yet? There are only some leftovers at home. How about I make you some noodles and stir-fry a dish?"

"Not yet."

"Weren’t you meeting Fourth Bro to see the new work environment? How come you haven’t eaten?"

Ruan Mengxi peeked into the house, and Tang Wan chuckled, "Don’t bother looking, Fifth Bro isn’t here. He went to Grandpa’s to discuss the wedding."

Ruan Mengxi nodded and took off her coat, "Don’t mention it, the new boss has so many demands. Fourth Lord wanted to take me to lunch but I refused. It felt awkward. Then I got stuck in traffic from the club to your place, which delayed me this long."

"Let me get you something to eat."

"I’ll do it myself. Your belly is so big now that I’m a little scared seeing you go into the kitchen."

Ruan Mengxi cooked herself a bowl of noodles and, while eating, talked to Tang Wan about her new job.

"... It’s not like I deliberately want to complain about Fourth Lord. It’s not that I want to ride his motorcycle, it’s just, how is he going to get a girlfriend acting like this?"

"I don’t mind, but for any girl who has a crush on him, the little sparks of love get immediately extinguished by his words, ’pzzz pzzz—’."

"He usually seems indifferent to everything, so I thought work would be easygoing, but didn’t expect..."

Recalling a bunch of tasks someone assigned her, Ruan Mengxi suddenly felt the noodles in her mouth were tasteless.

Tang Wan tried hard to stifle her laughter.

"You’re laughing? Even when I worked with Qi Zeyan, he wasn’t this picky! I was so shocked, I really regret quitting my last job."

"Pfft—" Tang Wan couldn’t hold it in.

"Tang Xiaowan!" Ruan Mengxi took a deep breath.

"I understand you, I’ve been there, I can totally empathize."

"Don’t tell me you knew how Fourth Lord is at work and didn’t warn me sooner."

"Didn’t I ask you if you’d regret it? You said you were just scared."

"I..."

Ruan Mengxi fell silent, finishing her meal and washing the dishes, she was still thinking about it. Today counted as the first official meeting with the new boss and a tour of the work environment, as she considered posting something on her social circle.

[A brand new and beautiful beginning~]

Along with a partial picture of the club.

When Qi Zeyan saw the post, Jiang Chengsi had already commented on it.

Jiang Chengsi: [Work well, wish us smooth cooperation.]

Assistant Xiaoruan: [Yes, boss, thank you for this opportunity. I will work hard, let’s do our best \(^o^)/~]

Qi Zeyan snorted coldly; changing jobs seemed to make her quite happy.

Little did he know that Ruan Mengxi was already starting to regret it, but since the boss left a comment, she had to fawn over it. Tang Wan saw her response to Jiang Chengsi and was almost doubled over with laughter.

"Xixi, why are you putting yourself through this, saying things against your will."

Ruan Mengxi sighed: "You think I want to? But he’s the boss, and it’s tough for us small employees."

"I never thought Fourth Lord would be like this, it’s terrifying."

"I used to only know Third Master was picky because of his germaphobia, but what’s with Fourth Lord?"

"Though after this, I don’t doubt for a moment that they are real brothers."

Tang Wan smiled at her, "Racing itself is very dangerous, so being stringent has its benefits. If there’s ever an accident, it could endanger lives."

"I understand the reasoning..." Ruan Mengxi lay back on the sofa in a slouch, "I just feel like my work enthusiasm has already been depleted in these few hours."

"You used to tell me occasionally about a picky customer, and I made fun of you. Now I finally understand that feeling..."

"Who do you think is more picky, Fourth Bro or this customer of yours?"

Tang Wan frowned in thought, "Probably about the same."

Ruan Mengxi was already daydreaming. Why did she quit? She must have been out of her mind.