When Shen Yi said "not natural," he wasn't suggesting that Lin Ruoyu wasn't beautiful - she just wasn't from their department.
Lin Ruoyu was the beauty of the Advertising Department, a fact known to everyone on the 7th floor, even the mice. Shen Yi definitely wasn't asking about her.
"Well, I don't know about others. My heart belongs only to Ruoyu - there's no room for anyone else," Su Xun declared dramatically, clutching his chest in such an exaggerated manner that anyone would be tempted to smack him.
Seeing that he wouldn't get any useful information here, Shen Yi changed tactics. He picked up his water cup and headed toward the break room.
After filling his cup, Shen Yi politely nodded and exchanged greetings with others, blowing on his hot water as he walked, before casually leaning against Wang Ru's workstation.
"Sister Wang, are you busy?"
"Oh, little Shen! Not at all. You certainly made quite an impression today," Wang Ru replied with a smile, capping her pen as she looked up from her paperwork.
"Oh please, don't tease me," Shen Yi said helplessly, screwing on his cup lid. After glancing around, he lowered his voice and said, "I wanted to ask you something."
"Go ahead," Wang Ru responded readily.
Shen Yi asked her, "Are there any beautiful women in our company? Like, exceptionally beautiful?"
"My goodness, this is unexpected! You're finally showing interest in women!" Wang Ru's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Shen Yi. He was known for being quite reserved, yet here he was asking about women.
However, she had to admit he looked more approachable today. Seeing his embarrassed expression, she decided not to tease him further and replied:
"Oh, there are plenty. Besides Lin Ruoyu, there's Cheng Jun, a new manager in the Administrative Department - she's gorgeous and overseas-educated, plus she's a senior executive's daughter."
Shen Yi smiled and said, "That's way out of my league. Anyone else?"
"Well, there's Fang Qian, the iron lady from the Marketing Department. She's beautiful and fierce, walks with such confidence. Though I heard she has a boyfriend," Wang Ru said casually while admiring her nails.
"A gentleman doesn't pursue someone who's taken. Anyone else?" Shen Yi pressed on, not having heard what he was hoping for.
Wang Ru's eyes narrowed as she responded:
"I'm starting to think you're not just asking randomly - you're looking for someone specific, aren't you?"
Shen Yi quickly smiled and said, "Nothing gets past you, Sister Wang."
Wang Ru was known for her kindness and helpfulness, always maintaining good relationships with others. She wasn't really angry with Shen Yi.
"Just tell me the name, and I'll see if I know her."
Shen Yi leaned in and whispered, "Fu Nanzhi." He even traced the character "Fu" on the desk to make sure she understood.
Wang Ru frowned and thought for a while, but couldn't recall anyone by that name. Finally, she said hesitantly, "Fu? That's an unusual surname. Never heard of her - probably not from our company."
Shen Yi looked disappointed at this news. If Wang Ru didn't know her, she probably wasn't from the company.
"That's alright, thanks Sister Wang. I'll treat you to milk tea later."
Wang Ru waved her hands in protest, "Oh no, please don't. My swimming ring is already showing!"
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Shen Yi turned to leave, but just as he reached the break room, he felt someone tugging at his sleeve. It was Zhuo Huijun.
She pulled him into the break room and closed the door.
"What's wrong, little Zhuo?"
Shen Yi found it somewhat amusing - the young girl hadn't dared to approach him in front of others, instead following him from her workstation just to grab his sleeve.
Zhuo Huijun was naturally petite, and with her head lowered, Shen Yi couldn't see her expression. He only heard her say, "I know something about Fu Nanzhi."
Shen Yi's eyes lit up at this, and he asked eagerly, "You do? Did you overhear just now?"
The young girl nodded. Her workstation was right by the corridor, so she had caught parts of their earlier conversation.
"Last week when I was delivering materials to the Legal Department, I saw Fu Nanzhi's name in the printing room. I thought it was a pretty name, so I remembered it."
"That's... that's all I know."
This timely information excited Shen Yi, and he quickly thanked Zhuo Huijun.
"Legal Department... Legal Department. Thank you so much, little Zhuo. Let me treat you to dinner tonight."
The young girl immediately became flustered and declined, waving her hands. "I'm just glad I could help. I have to work overtime tonight, so I'll pass on dinner."
She then left with her head down, leaving Shen Yi standing alone.
Shen Yi sighed, feeling sorry for her but not knowing how to help. She was a girl whose insecurity ran deep, and he didn't want to push her, only protect her gently.
Even when helping others, she became nervous, as if others' gratitude was too heavy a burden for her to bear.
She was always the first to respond in group chats, never complained about difficult tasks, and added emojis to every message, worried that others might misinterpret her tone.
Back at his desk, Shen Yi realized how hungry he was, remembering he'd only had two buns and a cup of soy milk all day.
He borrowed some snacks from Su Xun - a bag of chips and two sausages - and washed them down with a big gulp of water, feeling slightly better.
At least he'd gotten some information - now he knew Fu Nanzhi was in the Legal Department.
'Looks like I'll have to keep coming to the office regularly,' Shen Yi thought to himself.
The dating simulation game used real-world settings, and since Fu Nanzhi was a company employee, he'd need his company identity to approach her. To successfully pursue her, he couldn't quit his job just yet.
Shen Yi thought about how he used to come to work every day without any special powers, and now with special powers, he still had to come to work every day - what was the point of having powers then?
"Ah! Who still goes to work when they have special powers?"
Su Xun seemed to hear Shen Yi's quiet sigh and, assuming he was reading some novel, replied without looking up:
"What do you mean? Even Japanese high school students still have to go back to class after saving the world."
Shen Yi was caught off guard and gave him a thumbs up, "That's profound!"
After some playful banter, everyone settled down to work, with movement around the office gradually decreasing.
The Advertising Department where Shen Yi worked handled various tasks, including strategy planning, creative design, media placement, market research, and much more.
Since Shen Yi had cleared all his pending work yesterday, he could slack off a bit, but not too obviously.
Because work was never-ending - once you showed you had free time, more tasks would keep piling up.
Thinking back to when he first joined the company, Shen Yi would complete any assigned work quickly and diligently, but in this company, being efficient only meant getting more work.
Opening his laptop, Shen Yi pulled up a document for show, but his real focus was on the simulator. Time to start!
He couldn't waste the afternoon, having just gotten a lead, Shen Yi definitely needed to investigate.
[Simulation Start!]
[You are an ordinary office worker, currently enjoying some downtime at your desk. You suddenly remember you've just received some information that might help you find Fu Nanzhi. Given this, you decide to...]
A. Keep slacking off - the more you slack, the better it feels
B. Take initiative and go to the Legal Department to look for Fu Nanzhi
C. Get food first - you're hungry
D. Work mode activated - actively seek tasks from the team leader
E. Free action
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
fe full of thrilling battles, ultimately sacrificing himself to protect his homeland and its people. Unexpectedly, he was reborn into his youth, where he encountered the campus ice queen, Ye Miyue, now working as a masseuse at his family's martial arts school. "How long have you been doing this?" "I-it's my first time..." the campus belle murmured, her head bowed. Wang Xian remembered clearly that back then, although Ye Miyue had not yet awakened her martial arts talent, her outstanding academic performance, breathtaking beauty, and icy demeanor had made her the moon goddess of every boy in school. He was no exception. In his previous life, they had no connection, never imagining they would meet under such circumstances. Sadly, today the city was attacked by an S-class beast, the 'Wind King Falcon,' destroying nearly half of the city streets. Ye Miyue had died on her way home during this disaster. Now, given a second chance, facing the campus goddess of his youth, Wang Xian resolutely decided to extend her session! And so. "My hands are tired..." the blushing campus belle whispered, relieved. Wang Xian pointed to her slender calves and said, "Who said only hands can massage? There are feet too!" "Extend the session, continue!"
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
