Chapter 960: Chapter 960: Do You Realize That Makes You a Scumbag?
"Now that’s what you call beauty based on pure strength!" Rui Changhuai said to Zhao Dingli. "President, you know how staff photos are basically just like ID photos."
"They’re all those big-head shots, and even if the women are wearing makeup, it’s super light." Rui Changhuai went on, "Even if you go to one of those influencer photo studios that do retouching, the result still can’t compare to what girls get when they put on full makeup and then use a beauty filter app for selfies. It’s much closer to their real face."
"Oh no, usually it’s even worse than their real face. It’s like the difference between taking a selfie with your iPhone’s front camera and looking at yourself in the mirror." Rui Changhuai gave Zhao Dingli a little crash course.
"But even so, Miss Li’s staff photo is still pretty good-looking, enough to instantly kill the whole field." Rui Changhuai said.
Zhao Dingli stared coldly at Rui Changhuai. "You’ve even gone through all her company’s staff photos?"
Facing the cold laser-beam gaze from Zhao Dingli, Rui Changhuai wasn’t nervous at all.
He’d long since gotten used to it.
Even though Zhao Dingli’s gaze was icy, it didn’t necessarily mean he was actually angry.
Rui Changhuai was very clear on when he was a paper tiger and when he was really mad.
Right now, it was obvious that Zhao Dingli actually wasn’t angry.
He was just putting on a show to warn him a little.
But as the assistant who’d been by Zhao Dingli’s side for years, Rui Changhuai knew him far too well.
He had already anticipated this kind of reaction from Zhao Dingli.
So, naturally, he wasn’t worried or scared in the slightest.
"Of course I didn’t." Rui Changhuai kept smiling as he explained, "I’ve still got my own job, where would I find that kind of free time?"
Zhao Dingli just snorted coldly. "If you did, I’d have to consider assigning you some more work."
"No, no, absolutely not!" Rui Changhuai waved his hands while hurriedly dropping a triple ’no’ on Zhao Dingli.
"It’s just that because of Zheng Xuelin, I casually looked into their business department. That’s how I found out they were about to change supervisors, and that Miss Li and Zheng Xuelin were competing for the spot. I happened to want to see what Zheng Xuelin looked like too, and, well, I ended up taking a glance at the entire department’s files."
"President, you’ve met Miss Li in person, right?" Rui Changhuai asked again.
Zhao Dingli: "..."
"Of course I have!" He couldn’t lose on this.
Rui Changhuai had only seen a photo.
"I figured. Miss Li is your friend, so you must’ve met her in person." Rui Changhuai said.
Zhao Dingli: "..."
How come he felt like he’d just been played by this brat?
Rui Changhuai rubbed his hands together, watching Zhao Dingli’s reaction as he said, "Man, if Miss Li can look that good in a staff photo—those things that chop off at least thirty percent of your looks—then I can’t imagine how gorgeous she must be in real life."
Zhao Dingli: "..."
He was absolutely not going to tell Rui Changhuai that Li Xiaoyun was genuinely stunning in person.
Then he heard Rui Changhuai add, "But it’s fine, I’m about to meet Miss Li myself anyway."
Zhao Dingli: "..."
He looked speechlessly at Rui Changhuai, who was practically glowing with joy and anticipation, and heard him say, "President, Miss Li really is just your friend, right?"
Zhao Dingli stared at him with a stony face. "Why?"
"I just wanted to ask if there’s any chance she could become..." Even though Rui Changhuai had eaten lion’s heart and leopard’s gall today, he still chickened out a bit at this moment.
But it was rare for him to see Zhao Dingli in this state, and Rui Changhuai strongly felt that if he missed this village, there’d be no next intersection.
So no matter how scary Zhao Dingli was, he didn’t want to let this chance go.
Besides, it’s not like Zhao Dingli would actually fire him!
An assistant like him—extremely capable, diligent, super resistant to pressure, and able to withstand Zhao Dingli’s cold face and cold eyes—was really hard to come by!
So Rui Changhuai gathered his courage and asked, "Is there any chance she could become my Madam President?"
Zhao Dingli: "..."
Seeing that Zhao Dingli wasn’t saying anything, Rui Changhuai pushed a little harder. "If she’s just a friend, then if I happen to think Miss Li is really great after I meet her, I’m going to go after her, you know?"
"You haven’t even seen her yet!" Zhao Dingli ground out.
Rui Changhuai was laughing his head off inside.
Their President was really a good guy.
He must be boiling with anger inside, yet he still didn’t actually do anything to him.
If anyone dares say their President has a bad temper again, he’ll fight them!
Their President has such a good temper!
"I know, that’s why I’m just imagining things for now and checking your stance while I’m at it. If you have no objections and don’t mind me pursuing Miss Li..." Rui Changhuai hadn’t finished his sentence.
When he heard Zhao Dingli abruptly raise his voice and say, "You haven’t even met her yet, how do you know whether you actually like her or not, and you’re already talking about chasing her?"
"Rui Changhuai, let me tell you, you have to be responsible as a person! You can’t flirt with a girl and then just dump her!" Zhao Dingli said loudly. "Do you realize this kind of behavior makes you a scumbag?"
Rui Changhuai: "..."
Rui Changhuai patted his own chest like he’d been frightened.
Whoa, their President was mad, he was mad.
So scary!
Looks like President really does think Li Xiaoyun is very special, huh?
Now Zhao Dingli truly understood the feeling behind Ye Fei’s words to him that day.
She was genuinely afraid that Li Xiaoyun would get hurt.
Rui Changhuai said, "President, relax, don’t you know me by now? I’ve been with you for so many years, when have I ever been a scumbag?"
"I just wanted to get your permission first. If you think it’s okay, then I’ll decide my next step. I haven’t met Miss Li yet, but I’m going to see her very soon, right?"
"I’m going over to Ruishi to handle this cooperation. And you know, I’m single, and my family’s been rushing me like crazy." Rui Changhuai said.
Zhao Dingli: "..."
That... that he really did know.
Because once, he overheard a phone call between Rui Changhuai and Mrs. Rui.
He hadn’t heard what exactly Mrs. Rui was saying to Rui Changhuai on the phone.
But he did hear Rui Changhuai say to her, "Mom, our President isn’t even married yet, he doesn’t even have a girlfriend right now. He’s not anxious, so I’m even less anxious. I’ve got our President in front of me taking the heat anyway."
"When he finally gets into a relationship, I’ll take his age at that point as my red line. I promise I’ll find someone before that age. What do you think?" That was what Rui Changhuai said to Mrs. Rui at the time.
However, back then, Zhao Dingli hadn’t heard Mrs. Rui shouting on the other end of the line, "I think my foot, that’s what I think!"
Of course, that didn’t really count as Rui Changhuai bad-mouthing Zhao Dingli.
But Zhao Dingli still held a grudge.
Rui Changhuai actually used him as a red line?
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