Chapter 171: Chapter 39 Jiang Ziyan Disappears
He felt a soft touch on his head, which made him realize something was amiss. After a moment, he spoke.
"What do you think you’re doing? Let go."
"Oh..." Ouyang Jiani’s face flushed crimson. "Master, I really didn’t do it on purpose. I just got too excited. Your head, my chest... uh..."
Her explanation only made things worse.
"Alright, I get it. You can go now."
Knowing she hadn’t done it deliberately, he sent her away.
"Okay, Master, I’ll be going then."
Ouyang Jiani scurried out of the room.
Ouyang Jiani, Ouyang Jiani, what were you thinking? How could you do something like that to Master? It was a moment of total social suicide.
Watching her retreating figure, Sun Dasheng found it rather amusing. He knew his young apprentice held no such feelings for him. Their bond had nothing to do with romance; it was more like the camaraderie between good buddies. This was mainly because she had a boyish personality. They could joke about anything, and she wouldn’t hold a grudge for a lifetime over some petty squabble. They had argued before, but everything would be forgotten by the next day.
So, they were both master and apprentice, and good buddies.
After seeing his young apprentice off, a question arose in his mind.
Am I a one-in-a-million investment genius? Why does it seem like every company I invest in immediately starts turning a profit? This runs completely contrary to my initial plan of bankrupting companies to farm experience points. It seems that farming experience points myself is unreliable for the time being!
He shifted his focus back to the supporting characters. There were five of them on the list before him, and they had already contributed a significant amount of experience points. Currently, there were no new points to be gained.
Looks like I need to find some new supporting characters.
The most likely candidate right now was her. His gaze settled on Jiang Ziyan, whose bond value was stuck at 50.
Her bond value isn’t moving at all. What’s the problem?
He mulled it over for a long time but couldn’t come up with an answer. It didn’t matter, though. There was one person who would likely have the solution.
「Love on Fitness Gym.」
The pretty receptionist came over to greet him the moment she saw the boss gracing them with his presence.
"Director Sun, you’re here."
"Oh, it’s Xiaoyan. Is Manager Xiang in?" Sun Dasheng recognized the somewhat familiar receptionist.
Xiaoyan was so thrilled that the big boss himself remembered her name that she beamed, a massive grin spreading across her face. Still, she maintained a professional posture, her hands crossed in front of her stomach, as she replied cheerfully, "Director Sun, Manager Xiang is in her office upstairs. Would you like me to call her down?"
"No need, she must be busy. I’ll go work out for a bit," Sun Dasheng declined her kind offer.
Xiaoyan nodded and picked up the intercom at the front desk.
"Coach Wu? Director Sun is here. Could you please come to the front desk?"
A woman’s voice came through the intercom. "Understood, I’ll be right there."
"Oh, how did you know I was here to see Coach Wu, little one?" Sun Dasheng asked, surprised.
Xiaoyan smiled sheepishly. "Manager Xiang arranged it all."
So that’s how it is. No wonder. That Xiang Yiren is certainly meticulous.
Wu Yue arrived quickly. She looked the same as when they first met. The only difference was that her student now had an additional identity: her big boss. The upside was that she no longer had to worry about office politics costing her job. The downside was that she had to be even more cautious while teaching him, terrified that he might get into an accident.
「The second-floor boxing ring.」
"You don’t need to be so nervous. Just treat me like any other student, like before."
This was easier said than done. How could she possibly do that? Her good friend, Xiang Yiren, had warned her about this repeatedly.
After the session, Sun Dasheng took a shower. Just as he stepped out of the bathroom, he saw a smiling Xiang Yiren. Her hair was in a high ponytail, and she looked composed and capable. She walked over, took his bag, and complained reproachfully, "You’re here, but you didn’t even come to see me first."
"I saw you were busy, so I didn’t want to disturb you. Besides, I was getting restless and wanted to come practice my boxing."
"Come to my office and sit for a while." Xiang Yiren looped her arm through his, and they slowly walked toward her office.
The eyes of every student and coach on the second floor were drawn to them. It was impossible for the men at the gym not to be interested in the beautiful manager. However, no one dared to act on their feelings. After all, rumors had long circulated that the beautiful manager was the big boss’s kept woman.
Today, they had finally seen the big boss in person, but he didn’t match their expectations. In their minds, the big boss was supposed to be a fat-headed, greasy old man with a beer belly and a bald head. This man was young and handsome; he didn’t fit the bill at all.
HISS!
Could it be that the beautiful manager was tired of being lonely and was keeping a pretty boy herself?
Wu Yue scoffed at such ideas.
"What are all of you thinking with those empty heads of yours?" she reprimanded. "That is our gym’s real big boss. A pretty boy? If he hears you say that, even the manager won’t be able to protect you."
She directed her last comment at the boxing coaches. This group of coaches were all new hires, so they didn’t recognize Sun Dasheng. However, as Sun Dasheng’s personal boxing coach and the only one left from the old batch, her words carried weight.
"Sister Wu Yue, judging by your tone, you seem to know the big boss pretty well?" one of them asked curiously.
"You could say that. He was learning to box with me before he even was the boss." Wu Yue’s reply made them all gasp.
Good heavens. So she’s that much of a veteran here.