Xiao Xun spread his hands, "A beautiful thought, but we are currently on the same timeline. For every sixty seconds you experience, they experience a minute. No one gets more, and no one gets less."
Both of them sat cross-legged before the fireplace, gazing at the burning flames in silence. The fire flickered back and forth with the swirling wind in the flue.
"We should go back."
Mu Jiahe said this, and Xiao Xun responded mechanically, "Oh."
The two returned to their original world, which was much warmer than the异世界 (alternate world). They watched the news about global warming, the melting ice caps at the poles, and rising sea levels. This winter would be warmer than usual, with more rainfall.
Everything was proceeding according to the doomsday prophecies.
The two drove to the company. On the way, Xiao Xun told Mu Jiahe, "I'll submit my resignation to you this afternoon. I won't be working part-time at that mobile game company anymore, but I remember I have shares there. When it makes money, remember to give me my dividends."
"You can resign, but hand over your work properly, and you can leave anytime."
Xiao Xun nodded, "Okay, I understand."
He parked the car and got out to open the door for Mu Jiahe.
Mu Jiahe got out of the car and, after a long period of thought, asked him, "Since you're no longer working at Saint Roman, will you still live at my place?"
"What do you mean by that? I'm just not working at your company anymore, and you want to kick me out?"
Mu Jiahe waved her hand, "I didn't mean that. You should focus on your work! As long as you're here, do your job well. Remember to pick me up tonight." With that, she went directly to the elevator designated for the CEO.
Just as Xiao Xun was about to enter the elevator, Director Liu, who seemed to appear from nowhere, stopped him. "Mr. Xiao, our President seems a bit unhappy lately! Did something happen?"
Xiao Xun pressed the elevator button and said, "I don't know either, but it's time for me to go."
Director Liu looked at Xiao Xun in surprise, "Did you two fight?"
"No! Why do you ask?"
Director Liu was even more disbelieving, "You didn't fight, so why are you leaving? Even though you're not employed by our company, with your current status, you're second only to the President. With Star Chart about to launch, your departure will have a significant impact on the company!"
As they entered the elevator, Xiao Xun pressed the button for the tenth floor. Director Liu pressed no buttons. "Old classmate, listen to your brother's advice, women need to be coaxed, you know? Especially strong women like our President."
"Alright, don't talk nonsense or spread rumors. You're an 'old hand,' don't ruin your reputation in the end."
As the elevator doors opened, several more people entered, and both of them fell silent.
After the meeting with the game company, Lu Wenshan came to Xiao Xun's office.
Looking at the professional beauty before him, Xiao Xun asked curiously, "Did you need something from me?"
"President Wang has invited you."
Although he didn't know why Wang Sucheng wanted to see him, he followed Lu Wenshan.
As soon as he entered, he saw that the entire office was piled high with various documents. "President Wang, you were looking for me?"
Wang Sucheng poked his head out from behind a stack of files. "I heard you're leaving? Why are you leaving at such a critical juncture? Is the compensation not right? Or are there other issues? Besides, aren't you the CEO of that game company? What will happen to the game company if you leave?"
"You don't need to worry about the game company, President Wang. What exactly do you need me for?"
Wang Sucheng sat on his desk and patted his pockets, seemingly looking for a cigar. "I'm not happy with my current technical director. When you're around, I can at least ask you for help. Now that you're leaving, I'm truly caught off guard.
If you have a suitable candidate, please recommend them to me. With your technical expertise, you must be well-known in the industry and know many experts. They don't have to be as capable as you, just someone who can handle things independently."
"I'll think about it when I get back, perhaps I will."
Xiao Xun returned to his office and sat in his chair, thinking, "My technical skills are good, and I know many people, but they are all from the virtual world. I don't know their backgrounds and I don't dare..."
"Sigh~"
Xiao Xun suddenly remembered someone and immediately picked up his phone to call. The call was answered quickly. Before Xiao Xun could speak, the person on the other end said helplessly, "Third brother! Do you know, since I started working, I've been dreading hearing your voice the most these past few days. What happened now?"
"Saint Roman is currently hiring a Technical Director. Are you interested?"
There was a moment of silence on the other end. "I remember you were your company's Technical Director. Now you've been promoted to General Manager, and you want me to help?"
Xiao Xun stood up, grabbed a can of Coke, and opened it. "I haven't been promoted, I've submitted my resignation, but the company doesn't have a suitable person at the moment, so I thought of you!"
Then he changed the subject, "Are you interested or not? If you are, I'll talk to my superiors and arrange an interview for you."
The other side was silent for a moment. "Okay, I'll consider it. Can I give you an answer before dinner tonight?"
"No problem, you carry on then." He hung up the phone.
From their previous conversation, Xiao Xun knew that the person actually envied his current job and status. So, if nothing unexpected happened, he would choose to "airdrop" here as a director.
With this matter temporarily settled, the next step was the mobile game company. In fact, Xiao Xun really wanted to take the company with him, as he had supported it from the beginning. He also had high hopes for those two studios. However, he felt it wouldn't be right to do so, as Saint Roman belonged to Mu Jiahe, and his relationship with Mu Jiahe was already semi-public.
After much deliberation, he decided to leave it as a small gift for Mu Jiahe.
Just as Xiao Xun was about to head to the game company on the fifth floor, a call came in. Seeing that it was a local number, he answered without hesitation.
"Hello? Who is it?"
A sweet voice on the other end said, "Mr. Xiao, it's only been a short while, and you can't even recognize my voice?"
Xiao Xun searched his memory and said in surprise, "You are? Secretary Fan..."
"Haha, congratulations, you guessed correctly! Are you busy at noon? Let's have lunch together."
Xiao Xun didn't know why Secretary Fan wanted to see him, but he knew that Secretary Fan was one of the masked man's subordinates. "Okay, where are you? I'll come to you."
Secretary Fan said sweetly, "You can see me directly from the main entrance."
Xiao Xun hung up the phone, gave a few instructions to his subordinates, and then walked out of the company.
Secretary Fan was standing by the reception desk. When she saw Xiao Xun come out, she walked up to him in front of the two young ladies at the reception and, without any warning, gave him a big hug.
The scent she wore was still so fragrant, he wondered what brand of perfume it was, it smelled wonderful.
Xiao Xun's face turned red. Secretary Fan took his hand and started to walk out. As they exited the main entrance, people began to whisper.
"Your appearance has caused me quite a bit of trouble."
Secretary Fan looked at Xiao Xun beside her. "What trouble? A beautiful woman like me hugging you, they should be envious, so how could there be trouble?"
Saying this, she led Xiao Xun to her red sports car. "Besides, aren't you changing to a new company soon?"
Xiao Xun was about to ask how she knew but immediately closed his mouth. He changed the subject, "What have you been busy with lately?"
Secretary Fan opened the car door and motioned for Xiao Xun to get in. After they were both seated, Secretary Fan looked at him. "I've been instructed from above to be the secretary for the new president of Longtan Group."
Xiao Xun looked at Secretary Fan in surprise, "You're going to be my secretary?"
Secretary Fan gave a sweet and charming smile. "Is that not allowed?"
Xiao Xun said exasperatedly, "It's fine. I was just wondering who I should report to for early consultations and late reporting."
Secretary Fan smiled, "Don't say that. I'm here to cooperate with your work, not to supervise you. You don't need to be like this."
At this moment, Xiao Xun patted his stomach. "Didn't you say you were treating me to lunch? Let's hurry then! I still have to work this afternoon."
Secretary Fan put on her sunglasses. "Then you'd better buckle up. We're about to leave."