Everyone in the office was doing their own thing with their heads down. The busy scene made Yoshihiro fascinated. This was the elite workplace he imagined.
The lady from the human resources department wore high heels and a suit and skirt. She looked capable and experienced. The black silk was wrapped from bottom to bottom of the skirt. The white flesh on the black silk was revealed from time to time when she walked and swayed.
A sexy professional woman in a short skirt led the way, but she failed to arouse the slightest interest in Yiyin.
On the one hand, this job is too important to him, and he doesn't dare to be distracted at all.
On the other hand, he seemed to have met too many top beauties in the past two days. The seemingly good Office Lady in front of him also looked dim compared to them.
Yiyin followed cautiously, looking enviously at the people coming and going, looking forward to becoming a part of it soon.
The HR lady who led the way knocked on the office door and took him in.
"Director Matsunaga, this is the new member of your department, I brought it to you."
"Oh, thank you for your special trip. Do you want to have a cup of tea together?"
The old man in front of him was kind and friendly, so Yiyin quickly bowed.
"Minister Matsunaga, this is the first time we meet. I am Yoshihiro Shiba. Please take good care of me."
The man named Matsunaga had a ceremonial smile on his face, nodded towards Yiyin, chatted for a few words with the lady from the human resources department, and then picked up the phone to call someone.
Soon, a man knocked on the door and came in, bowed and asked.
"Is there something wrong, Minister?"
Matsunaga smiled.
"Tanaka-kun, this is a new intern from our Internet Promotion Department. You are responsible for leading the area."
"Hey, please feel free to leave it to me."
Yoshihiro followed the man named Tanaka out, and the lady from the human resources department also said goodbye. After everyone left and the door closed, Matsunaga stopped smiling and picked up the phone.
"Matsuda-kun, you really gave me a difficult problem."
Matsuda on the other end of the phone, the boss of the human resources department who was scared to death by Ashikaga Reiko the day before yesterday, sighed.
"Matsunaga-kun, you know this is not what I mean, this is what Director Miyoshi means.
Everything was originally arranged, but I didn't expect that the president would come to the interview site in person and act arbitrarily.
I was forced to fire a small personnel person here, and the big problem was that he failed to accomplish what Director Sanhao arranged.
You also know the current situation. The president and the directors are at odds with each other. The directors believe that this sudden incident was a dispute initiated by the president and deliberately suppressed themselves.
Therefore, the president would select the person with the worst interview score among the interviewees to slap the director in the face and weaken the director's prestige.
The director does not want to give the wrong signal to the outside world, making everyone think that he is weak and can be bullied. Ashikaga Co., Ltd. is not the private property of the president alone, and the director still has a pivotal position of power.
This man named Shiba Yiyin has very bad luck, do you understand what I mean?"
Matsunaga sighed.
"I see."
After hanging up the phone, Matsunaga saw Yoshigan Shiba carefully following Tanaka through the glass window of his office.
This young man did not know that he had become a victim of the power struggle at the top, and that he was destined to be unable to stay in Ashikaga Co., Ltd., a great enterprise with a glorious history.
Songyong couldn't help but shook his head.
President Ashikaga...Director Miyoshi...you are fighting with each other, what's the point of dragging me into trouble? I don't want to take sides at this time.
Then give Tanaka a little hint, let him be smart and make his own decisions to deal with this Shiba, and don't implicate Matsunaga himself afterwards.
———
Whether it was Director Miyoshi or the two ministers Matsunaga Matsuda, they all misunderstood Ashikaga Reiko's original intention.
In their imagination, Ashikaga Reiko is shrewd and powerful, a woman more powerful and terrifying than ordinary men, and her actions must have her own deep meaning and goals.
But they didn't know that the president, who they thought was strong and fierce, was currently wandering around with inner demons, hesitating about whether to do something.
Ashikaga Reiko's president's office is on the highest floor of the headquarters building, and this room alone occupies half of the floor.
In the president's room, Ashikaga Reiko was sitting at the small bar in front of the wine cabinet, drinking. There were two whiskey glasses on the table. She was holding one of them and circulating the process of pouring and drinking.
At this moment, her face lost its usual determination. Instead, she looked worried about gains and losses, as if she had fallen into some kind of knot or emotion.
I don't know how long time passed, Ashikaga Reiko sighed.
"It is such a peaceful and boring world. Even the struggle is so weak and boring. I want to see blood flowing like a river."
As if she had made some determination, Ashikaga Reiko pressed the call button next to her.
Then, the door to the president's room was opened, and her administrative secretary walked into the room, bowed and asked.
"What are your orders?"
Ashikaga Reiko swung the wine glass, looked at the amber wine, and said with a breath of wine.
"Go, go to the Internet Promotion Department. I want a detailed list of last month's promotion data...wait..."
Just as the secretary was about to leave, she was stopped by Ashikaga Reiko. This resolute beauty showed a strange look and said lightly.
"Ask the new intern to deliver it in person."
The secretary was stunned.
"New intern?"
Ashikaga Reiko showed a meaningful smile and nodded.
"Yes, that's the intern who was sent to Matsunaga by Matsuda, the intern named Shiba Yoshigan, who just joined today."
After bowing, the administrative secretary turned and walked out of the room without saying another word.
Maybe she had some strange thoughts in her heart, but as a close confidant around Ashikaga Reiko, she had already learned not to ask questions that she shouldn't ask.
Ashikaga Reiko looked at another empty whiskey glass with a sad expression, then started to pick up the wine in the wine cabinet and poured a little into it.
Golden yellow, amber, light blue... seven or eight kinds of wine are mixed together, eventually turning into colorful black.
Ashikaga Reiko whispered.
"I know I shouldn't do this, it's not like what I would do at all.
As proud as I am, I should pursue you openly, conquer you, and let you... But I no longer want to be patient or suppress myself.
In my previous life, I had to endure it, and in this life I have to endure it, so didn’t I live two lives in vain?
Shiba Yiyin, you don’t want to lose your job just after starting work, right?”
Shaking the mixed wine, Ashikaga Reiko smiled bitterly. She didn't know whether she was mocking the mediocre Yoshigan Shiba in this life, or despising herself for giving up her principles and following her heart.
———
"I?"
Pointing at himself, Yiyin was very confused.
Under Tanaka's command, Yiyin felt something strange as soon as he sat down at his desk. The table was too empty, and it could even be said that there was nothing.
Everyone else's desks had more or less work supplies, such as computers, documents, etc., but Yiyin's desk was spotlessly clean.
Yiyin sat there feeling uneasy and kept telling himself that it might be because he was a new employee and the job hadn't come yet.
At this time, Tanaka had a strange look on his face, nodded and bowed, and accompanied a lady dressed as a secretary as he came over, specifying that he wanted Yiyin to deliver the materials.
Although Yiyin felt confused, he still followed the charming secretary and left the office holding a stack of documents.
Looking at his back, Tanaka seemed a little worried, and the employees around him asked in a low voice.
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"Team leader...what should we do now? Or should we stick to the original plan?"
Tanaka gritted his teeth.
"I'm just an intern, don't be afraid."
"But... President Ashikaga seems to value him very much... If he were to resign, would we be unlucky..."
Tanaka glared at his men.
"What's important is nothing more than a tool for office struggle. Could it be that the president still likes him and wants to recruit him as his wife?"
"Hahaha, the team leader is joking, how is it possible? Who is he? He is worthy of joining the Ashikaga family."
Tanaka said coldly.
"Just shut up and do your own thing if you know it's impossible."
———
As the elevator continued to climb, Ashikaga Reiko's administrative secretary subconsciously looked at Yoshihiro behind him, who was holding the documents honestly, with a strange look in his eyes.
Yiyin's appearance is outstanding and handsome, giving the secretary a hint of scarlet.
But there is no shortage of handsome men and beautiful women around the big shots in the upper class. It is actually not easy to cross the class relying on appearance.
Those in power are not idiots. They are used to seeing handsome men and beautiful women and have become immune to many unexpected factors.
As someone close to Ashikaga Reiko, the secretary has rarely seen Ashikaga Reiko lose her temper. She is a woman with a stronger will than men.
But today, the secretary seemed to smell something different.
Is it a case of lust? This young intern is indeed very handsome.
Yiyin also noticed the scrutinizing gaze of the beautiful secretary. He lowered his head even more carefully. The time in the elevator passed slowly, making him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles, and his days were like years.
Finally, with a ding, the elevator door slowly opened, letting Yiyin breathe a sigh of relief.
The secretary led the way with an expressionless face, and Yiyin followed behind, observing the decoration on the top floor.
Walking along the low-key and luxurious corridor to the end, the secretary opened the door to the room and bowed slightly to Ashikaga Reiko at the bar.
"President, we're here."
"Well, let him come in, and you can go back and do your work."
"Hi."
Using his eyes to signal Yi Yin to enter the room, the secretary turned around and left the room, closing the door to isolate the inside and outside.
With the soft click of the door, Yoshigan's heart skipped a beat. Ashikaga Reiko, who was sitting at the bar, seemed to have drunk a lot. Her face was very rosy and her eyes were slightly blurred.
Yiyin walked up to her in a few steps, bowed deeply, and placed the documents in the corner of the bar.
"President...this is the information you want. I'm going back first."
Just as he was about to turn around and escape from this difficult environment, Yoshigage's wrist was suddenly grabbed by Ashikaga Reiko.
Ashikaga Reiko looked at Yoshigoshi, her head already leaning towards him.
"Are you... afraid of me? Hahaha..."
Yoshigan didn't know what Ashikaga Reiko was laughing at, he just lowered his head and denied it.
"You misunderstood, it's nothing."
Ashikaga Reiko let go of Yoshigoshi, supported her chin with her hands, leaned against the bar, and looked at Yoshigoshi who was close at hand with drunken eyes.
The him in front of him and the him in his previous life gradually overlapped in Ashikaga Reiko's sight, causing the desire in Ashikaga Reiko's heart to gradually burn and become hotter and hotter.
"Drink it."
Yoshigan was confused and looked at the whiskey glass pushed over by Ashikaga Reiko. A few drops of the black liquid in the glass splashed as he pushed it.
Smelling the smell of wine in the cup, Yiyin shook his head subconsciously.
"I'm not much of a drinker."
Ashikaga Reiko's eyes became more and more dangerous.
"Are you resisting my order? I made you drink it."
Yoshigan hesitated for a moment, and under the pressure of Ashikaga Reiko, he slowly picked up the cup, frowned and poured it all into his mouth.
The high-alcohol mixed wine was like a fire, burning from the esophagus to the stomach. Yiyin felt really uncomfortable, but he swallowed it with force.
Ashikaga Reiko saw that he was reluctant but did not dare to disobey her. She felt happy and distressed at the same time.
She leaned forward again, kissed him gently, and whispered.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't be like this, but I've been waiting for too long and I can't control myself anymore."
Yiyin was already dizzy at the moment. He was not very good at drinking. He was so dizzy from the high degree of alcohol that he didn't know where he was, whether he was standing or sitting.
He could still feel Ashikaga's gentle kiss and hear Ashikaga Reiko's whisper, but he just fell softly to the ground.
Ashikaga Reiko hugged the half-paralyzed Yoshigin and carried him into the lounge next door in a princess-like hug.