Chapter 69: The Situation is No Longer Urgent, but the Tension is Rising
Shou Jiaxun lay in the hospital with the air conditioning on for the entire afternoon. Bai Fan acted as his gallant helper, going to the police station to file a report and to the supermarket to get surveillance footage for evidence.
The good news was that the “temporary worker” who had intended to molest President Shou had been sent to the detention center.
The not-so-good news was that it could only be judged as pheromone harassment, a slap on the wrist; he wouldn’t be locked up for long.
Because the place in the parking lot where Shou Jiaxun had been molested didn’t have surveillance cameras, the bite mark on his neck did identify the suspect, but it only proved that his gland had been bitten.
If he had actually been marked, the guy would definitely be in prison. But fortunately, he hadn’t been marked, so even though the guy only received a light punishment, Shou Jiaxun had nothing to say.
While at the police station, Bai Fan also checked the case where Yin Xi had hired thugs to ambush Shou Jiaxun and Guo Ran during their class reunion. That case offered them some comfort.
Because the other party had committed a premeditated act of gang violence with severe malicious intent and a certain degree of organized crime involvement, the main perpetrator would be serving at least three years.
In three years, Yin would be approaching thirty. Who knew if he would still be the top attraction at their nightclub?
The former little top student had reached this stage today; it was unknown if any classmates still felt the injustice for him.
But then again, “Among all evils, lust is the first; judge by actions, not intentions.” The person has already “down to the sea,” yet they still insist on putting up a “self-improvement” signโit’s more ridiculous than a ghost story. The two Alpha classmates who were infatuated with him back then must have had very limited normal parts in their brains.
These years, Shou Jiaxun rarely thought of Yin. When he did, he couldn’t help but want to roll his eyes. Back then, only five minutes after he had transmigrated, he had been slapped by this guy. He had always regretted not hitting back on the spot, and as a result, the guy even ended up hating him.
Bai Fan spoke of this with a face full of anxiety, complaining in a low voice to Shou Jiaxun, “I’m really afraid that when he gets out, he won’t come back to retaliate against us, will he?”
Shou Jiaxun gave two light laughs. “We’re not celebrities or stars, and we don’t attend messy parties. Where would he find us?”
Bai Fan pursed his lips and pondered for a moment. “You’re right. Anyway, he definitely won’t find a trace of a nobody like me. You go on business trips every few days, so you’re not easy to run into. As for Guo Duoyu… tsk, he’s the one who’s run the furthest.”
After a few more words of small talk, Shou Jiaxun left the hospital in the evening. Bai Fan drove Shou Jiaxun’s car and delivered both the person and the car to Shou Jiaxun’s “new home.”
This was also a mature community. It was a proper two-bedroom, finely decorated apartment with all the furniture and appliances.
The two carried the daily necessities Shou Jiaxun had bought that morning upstairs and arranged them casually. Immediately, it had the look of a cozy little home that could satisfy human needs for eating, drinking, and basic comforts.
While helping him clean up the packaging waste, Bai Fan couldn’t help but ask, “Boss, are you still not buying a house? Are you short on money, or do you think the house prices in the Imperial Capital are rising too slowly?”
Shou Jiaxun thought for a few seconds and answered seriously, “I originally wanted to buy a small villa in the suburbs, but Uncle Guo suggested this morning that I buy high-density housing. A small place is easier to clean, and if I accidentally lock myself in the bathroom, I can just tap the faucet and someone will hear me. Also… crowded places are safer.
I think what Uncle said makes sense.”
Bai Fan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “After all, you’re a CEO, and yet your living conditions are so humble. I think this one suits your needs quite well; why don’t you just buy this unit?”
Shou Jiaxun nodded seriously, indicating his complete agreement with the other’s opinion.
When the cleaning was almost done, he walked around the room a few times. Thinking about his recent string of bad luck, he couldn’t help but suggest to his Omega old classmate, “This place is quite nice, isn’t it? It’s close to the company. How about I rent a single room to you?”
Unfortunately, Little White was clear-sighted and didn’t fall for his trick, immediately retorting, “I’m keeping you company, shouldn’t you be paying me overtime? How do you have the nerve to ask me for rent?”
Shou Jiaxun sighed. “Rent can be waived if you cover a meal.”
Bai Fan curled his lip in disdain. “You’d better just hire a couple of bodyguards.”
Shou Jiaxun touched his forehead and mocked himself, “I don’t have much of a fortune; I don’t need to hire bodyguards… at most, I’ll carry two bottles of pepper spray with me.”
Although Bai Fan refused verbally, he still stayed over with his old classmate that night.
Shou Jiaxun woke up three times during the night from nightmares. The next day, he was not only lethargic, but the problem of his hand tremors had also not improved. When he held a water cup or a food bowl, he was shaky, like a paralyzed old man.
So Bai Fan went to work, and he stayed in the rental house to work from home.
He ordered takeout for lunch and waited until Bai Fan came back to go out to a restaurant for a good dinner.
Uncle Guo thought he was still troubled by the issue of Liang Bo and the baby’s future, so he only called twice to chat. Hearing that his tone of voice was fine, he didn’t come over to disturb him.
The next day, President Shou continued to stay home. Just after lunchtime, the Human Resources manager called him, saying that Liang Bo had proactively applied for a job transfer.
Shou Jiaxun was stunned for a moment, then asked slowly, “Oh… how does he want to transfer?”
The HR manager’s tone was quite helpless. “Xiao Liang wants to enter the Advertising Department. I said that the Advertising Department currently has no high-con positions and that it generally doesn’t recruit fresh graduates. I suggested he consider going to the Brand Department to train for a while first.
But he said he only wants to go to the Advertising Department; ‘Yunfeng Advertising’ was what he originally applied for.
I said that would require your special approval, so I’m asking you now: what are your thoughts? Will you approve it or not?”
“Then let him go to the Advertising Department… his work ability is actually quite good. Transfer him.” President Shou didn’t hesitate much before giving the “green light.”
Hearing this, the HR manager gave an awkward laugh. “His work ability is ‘good,’ yet you ‘fired’ him so quickly?”
“I didn’t fire him…” President Shou chuckled and denied. “Didn’t he request the transfer himself?”
An HR professional shouldn’t argue with the boss. The previous sentence was already pushing it, mainly because he had a headache from recruiting assistants for Shou Jiaxun and couldn’t help but complain.
Since Shou Jiaxun wasn’t willing to talk more about Liang Bo’s transfer, the HR naturally didn’t delve further.
Taking a deep breath, he continued with the business. “Then which group in the Advertising Department do you want to place him in?”
Shou Jiaxun said, “You arrange for him to meet with several leaders separately and pick one.”
Hearing this, the HR manager was momentarily confused. “Is he picking the leaders, or are the leaders picking him?”
Shou Jiaxun also felt that it was inappropriate and immediately changed his words, “Oh, forget it… forget it. Put him in Yu Heng’s group. It’s settled.”
He subconsciously placed Liang Bo in the best-performing team in the Advertising Department.
The emotional intelligence of people in HR is generally high. At this moment, he immediately caught a whiff of an unusual atmosphere.
He thought, Alright! Comrade Xiao Liang is expected to rise in rank. I must be more polite when we meet later, and I also need to give Yu Heng a reminder. Don’t look down on this Beta. He went on a business trip with the boss for half a month; maybe they’ve already shared a bed. Proactively requesting a transfer is probably just to avoid suspicion.
President Shou is getting on in years, so it’s normal for him to have a partner. What’s annoying is that the recruitment side has to clean up his mess.
“Then, President Shou…” The HR manager sighed inwardly. “I just sent several resumes for the Special Assistant position to your email. Please find time to look at them; interviews can be arranged for next week.”
“Mhm. Have a good weekend.” Shou Jiaxun answered casually and hung up the phone impatiently.
The HR manager’s mind was in a mess, as if someone had twisted it eighteen times. He thought, There are still several hours until the end of the workday, and he’s already saying ‘have a good weekend’… is the workaholic about to change his nature and return to the right path?
The workaholic didn’t want to “change his nature” either, but he had been irritable lately and couldn’t help it.
He had been bitten by a strange Alpha on the back of his neck. Although he hadn’t been marked, it hurt!
It felt like a stiff neck; it hurt every time he moved. The problem was that his hands were shaking, he had nightmares at night, and he would have heart palpitations at the slightest thing during the day.
It made it so he couldn’t think of anything; his mind had to be empty. Only when it was empty could he be calm. So after being cooped up at home for two days and watching a brainless soap opera with over sixty episodes about a tragic romance, he finally felt a bit better.
Over the weekend, he continued to binge-watch and order takeout, making do with his secluded life.
By Monday, he finally felt like he was “recovering from a serious illness.” He got up early, made himself look spirited, restored his demeanor as an urban elite, and left the house briskly.
As he was walking to his parking spot, he received a call from Yong Ming. Director Yong asked as soon as he spoke, “Did you check your email? ‘Huancheng’ has replied.”
“Huancheng” was the Silicon Valley electric car fast-rental company they had jointly proposed to.
Shou Jiaxun tucked his laptop bag under his arm and used a free hand to feel for his car keys in his pocket while quickening his pace. “No. When? How was it?”
His question was vague, but Yong Ming’s answer was very clear. “It was sent yesterday; I saw you were CC’d. They said they’re very interested in our proposal, and their executives are coming to the Imperial Capital as a group for a field inspection next week. I thought the ‘main host’ should definitely be our ‘Dengshi,’ but you also need to prepare in advance.
Also, for the reply email, we need to be on the same page and not say different things, so check the email quickly so we can discuss it.”
He spoke for a long while, but after he finished, there was no sound from Shou Jiaxun’s end.
Yong Ming didn’t know what was going on. After waiting patiently for over ten seconds, he urged loudly, “Hello? Speak up! What are you thinking about?”
“Huh…? Sorry, what did you just say?” Shou Jiaxun spoke slowly, his eyes staring blankly at the emergency contraception pill held in his right hand along with the car keys. His mind went blank.
Yong Ming’s words from just now were like a gust of wind; they didn’t enter his ears at all.
Director Yong heard that his voice was light and even a bit fragile and dazed. On the other end of the phone, he grew even more confused. “Shou Jiaxun, are you okay?”
“I’ll call you back in a bit,” Shou Jiaxun said and immediately hung up.
He thought, It’s over, it’s over… I need to go and buy that emergency termination pill that’s effective within seven days.
He didn’t even start the car but directly started running toward the street.
Parking was strictly regulated in the Imperial Capital’s city area; generally, you couldn’t just park on the main road. Fortunately, this was a mature community with many ground-floor businesses. As long as he walked a bit more, he would eventually find a pharmacy, large or small.
Shou Jiaxun was already quite experienced this time. As soon as he entered, he directly asked the pharmacy guide to get him the seven-day emergency pill.
The clerk, however, just pointed to a box in the counter. “Contraceptive pills are only effective for up to three days.”
Shou Jiaxun shook his head. “I want the seven-day one. Do you not have it here?”
The pharmacy guide frowned and shook her head. “We don’t sell that. Taking the seven-day one causes stomach pain and has safety risks. Think about it; the cell completes implantation and starts to grow within three days.
Can you still call it contraception after seven days? That’s called termination; it’s ending a pregnancy, which is equivalent to a medical abortion.
The key is that everyone’s constitution is different, and the termination effect is also different. If the dose is too low, it won’t kill it cleanly and it won’t be expelled; if the dose is too high, it’s even more dangerous.
If you have this problem, you’d better just go to the hospital for surgery.”
“…”
President Shou was completely stunned this time.
Translator’s Note: “Situation is no longer urgent” (ไบๆไธๅ็ดงๆฅ): This is a play on the term “emergency” (็ดงๆฅ) in “emergency contraception.” Jiaxun realizes that the time for “emergency” contraception has passed, but this only increases the “tension” (็ดงๅผ ) in his life.ย
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