Aesthetic FormulaCh48.2 - Be my boss

After returning home, Huo Zhixiao retaliated and tossed Ding Yinan until very late.

The next morning, Ding Yinan yawned and went to Yuan Feng’s studio. As soon as he sat down, Yuan Feng called him to the balcony outside. 57PUtT

“Didn’t you sleep well?” Yuan Feng handed Ding Yinan a cigarette as he spoke. Ding Yinan did not have the habit of smoking during working hours, but now that Yuan Feng was his boss, he still held it in his hand.

“It was okay,” Ding Yinan replied.

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“Did you take care of things at home?” After Yuan Feng lit the cigarette in his hand, he handed the lighter to Ding Yinan.

The change was evident in such details. In the past, Yuan Feng used to light cigarettes for Ding Yinan, but now that their roles had changed, he had never done such a thing again. tAaywg

“It’s all settled,” Ding Yinan confirmed.

In fact, Ding Yinan had nothing to take care of. He just wanted to go home early with Huo Zhixiao. However, he did not feel guilty about making excuses to leave because employees couldn’t share all private matters with their bosses.

“I saw your former boss at the party last night,” Yuan Feng said. “If I remember correctly, he was the prince of Jiushan Office, right?”

Ding Yinan suddenly felt that this topic was inappropriate. Thinking of Yuan Feng approaching him as soon as he arrived, he had a bad feeling in his heart. He didn’t answer immediately, but picked up the lighter, lit the cigarette, then handed the lighter back and said, “Yes.”

“Are you still helping him?” Yuan Feng asked.

Ding Yinan and Yuan Feng had been college classmates for four years, and they had never been so unsure about how to answer a conversation like this. He shook his head lightly and said, “I occasionally help him.”

“I heard,” Yuan Feng paused, “the night before the party, you were still looking at houses for your ex-boss?”

Ding Yinan didn’t know what Lin Guo and Yuan Feng were discussing, but if he were Lin Guo, he would also find it strange that Huo Zhixiao’s assistant became Yuan Feng’s employee the next day. 3sGxS7

“He recently started working on his own, and he couldn’t do it alone,” Ding Yinan explained. “I didn’t accept any salary from him.”

“That’s right,” Yuan Feng’s tone suddenly became distant. “You should know that my team is focused on high efficiency.”

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Ding Yinan pursed his lips and said, “Yes.”

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“Your work ability is very strong. You got the hang of things as soon as you came here, and you’re better than many people on my team,” Yuan Feng changed the subject. “However, I feel that your mind isn’t fully focused on work. Do you understand what I mean? I don’t see a passion for work in you.”

Ding Yinan didn’t respond.

“What I want isn’t an employee who just goes through the motions. I hope you’ll treat this job as your own career,” Yuan Feng said. “The annual salary I gave you is not low, so I don’t want you to be half-hearted and waste time helping your ex-boss.” aWGuOY

Ding Yinan’s face turned serious, not because Yuan Feng criticized him, but because he suddenly realized that what Yuan Feng said was right. He truly lacked passion for this job.

He left early on his first day of work, and he also left the party early yesterday.

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In the past, he used to work overtime until eleven or twelve o’clock, but now he simply wanted to go home early to have more time for his personal life.

It was a strange feeling. Prior to quitting his job as an assistant, he had thought his work was so important. If he were to divide the proportions of work and life, it would have been about 70% for work and 30% for life. 7RJTSF

But now…

The ratio was probably one to nine.

Ding Yinan couldn’t figure out why his mentality had undergone such a change.

Ding Yinan didn’t have the nerve to leave early that day, and he didn’t go home until ten o’clock at night. E7S5lU

Huo Zhixiao had already sent several annoyed messages, but now he sat on the sofa without saying a word, visibly unhappy.

Ding Yinan didn’t have the energy to comfort the large dog, so he ignored Huo Zhixiao’s gaze and weakly walked toward the bedroom. “I’m going to sleep first.”

Huo Zhixiao, who was still angry at first, immediately put on a strange expression, following Ding Yinan’s lead. “Wife, what’s wrong?”

“It’s okay,” Ding Yinan shook his head, “I’m just very tired.” jhSwYR

“Why are you so tired?” Huo Zhixiao frowned.

Ding Yinan stopped, fell headfirst into Huo Zhixiao’s arms, took a deep breath, and said, “I was criticized by my boss.”

“Criticized?” Huo Zhixiao hugged Ding Yinan to make him more comfortable.

“Yeah,” Ding Yinan said, “I wasn’t focused on work.” Zp8tVg

“You worked late…”

“I don’t have much interest in work,” Ding Yinan interrupted Huo Zhixiao. “I’ve truly lost my enthusiasm for it.”

Huo Zhixiao didn’t say anything more, he just hugged Ding Yinan quietly.

After a while, Ding Yinan’s mind returned, he straightened up and said, “I’m going to take a bath.” rlxtXm

The warm water from the showerhead relieved Ding Yinan’s remaining fatigue.

He had seen many jokes on the internet about not wanting to go to work, but he never thought there would be a day when he himself wouldn’t want to go to work. Especially when he realized this so clearly after working all day, he felt out of shape.

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But what would he do if he didn’t want to go to work?

He could only adjust his mindset and actively face the new day’s work. JiZ9Xk

As he came out of the bathroom, the bedroom was empty, but he heard a knocking sound from the handicraft room.

Ding Yinan was surprised for a moment and, without thinking, lay down on the bed.

After a while, the bedroom door was pushed open. Huo Zhixiao approached the bed and shook Ding Yinan, who was about to fall asleep.

“Wife.” HZbEmx

“Hm?”

“Try this.”

Ding Yinan sat up in a daze and found a silver gadget in Huo Zhixiao’s hand.

No, to be precise, it was a ring. It wasn’t just a silver ring; it had a tiny blue gem on it. WZ9TNF

“What is this?” Ding Yinan asked.

“Try it on.”

After Huo Zhixiao finished speaking, he raised Ding Yinan’s left hand and placed the ring on his ring finger.

In the next second, the blue gemstone on the ring suddenly brightened, and Ding Yinan fully regained his senses and asked in a daze, “Why did it shine?” LaOd9H

“Under the sapphire, there was a button battery,” Huo Zhixiao raised Ding Yinan’s wrist and explained, “The ring was actually a coil. When you wear it, it changes the magnetic field of the coil, and the battery powers on, lighting up the sapphire.”

Ding Yinan took off the ring, and the light of the sapphire went out. He put the ring on again, and the sapphire lit up once more.

“Is this what you’ve been working on recently?” Ding Yinan was still dazed.

“Yeah,” Huo Zhixiao said, “I didn’t expect to finish it so soon.” jlr AB

“Then why…?”

“I had originally planned to give you this ring when I could offer you a million-dollar annual salary,” Huo Zhixiao said, “But it seems that you don’t like your current job very much, so…”

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

Speaking of this, Huo Zhixiao paused and continued, “I will give you my studio. Are you willing to be my boss?”