Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 73

Chapter 73: You Have Your Secrets, I’ll Never Ask More

***

“Are you really this confident in me? Handing over your multi-million company for me to manage completely, aren’t you afraid I’ll leave you with a mess?” Xiao Qinghan said in a joking tone.

“That’s because I believe in Sister Qinghan’s abilities. Rather than that, why don’t Sister Qinghan ask where I got so much money from?”

“Everyone has their secrets. In those three years of high school, we barely had any contact, yet you understand me as well as you understand yourself. That can only mean you have your own story. I won’t ask about it voluntarily; I’ll wait until the day you want to tell me yourself.” Although Xiao Qinghan’s words seemed casual, they carried a mixed feeling of emotions.

Thinking about this, Xiao Qinghan felt another inexplicable wave of loneliness. Even though she was no longer walking alone, that feeling of loneliness was stronger than ever before.

Or rather, she wished that Xia Ruoming had entrusted this company to her not because of trust in her abilities, but because of something else.

In just a few short months, Xiao Qinghan felt she had already fallen too deep, her heart unable to accommodate anyone else…

What Xia Ruoming thought was indeed correct, Xiao Qinghan’s abilities were truly exceptional, whether in planning or strategic vision.

When handling the work handover with Xu Baichuan, Xiao Qinghan only took 2 hours to fully grasp the company’s entire situation, pointing out many issues with the company’s previous operations and analyzing why these problems occurred. She then briefly made a company reform plan, covering many aspects that even the reborn Xia Ruoming didn’t know about.

Her viral marketing plan was even more outrageous than the future Tomato Novel Network, yet less likely to cause aversion. Although Xia Ruoming knew Xiao Qinghan was indeed talented, she hadn’t expected it to be to this extent.

Even as someone who had been reborn, she could hardly compare to Xiao Qinghan in her area of expertise.

The former boss Xu Baichuan was also completely convinced.

When they heard the meeting room doorknob rattle, all employees turned their attention towards it.

They were also very curious about why the boss had been negotiating for so long, and wanted to know what would become of this company.

The door opened, and Xu Baichuan was seen following behind Xia Ruoming, making a gesturing invitation.

“Brother Xu, how did the negotiations go?” An employee who had a good relationship with Xu Baichuan went up to ask.

Xu Baichuan didn’t respond to him, but instead faced all the employees.

“Ahem… Now I’m announcing something. Black Cat Web Novel has been officially acquired. The new boss has said that none of you will be fired, keeping our entire team intact. From today onwards, Miss Xia will be your boss, and company affairs will be managed by Miss Xiao, who has been appointed by Miss Xia. Understand?”

“Brother Xu, what about you?” Many of them were actually reluctant to part with Xu Baichuan, as she had truly been a good boss.

“Of course I’ll stay too. The boss said she wants to keep the entire team intact. However, because I made many wrong decisions in the past, I will now focus on development and maintenance.”

“As for salary matters, there will be another time when Miss Xiao will discuss with each of you individually. It won’t be lower than your original salary! There will also be many incentive bonuses!”

“Long live the boss!” Someone immediately started cheering.

“Long live the boss!” Others followed suit.

“Quiet, quiet, I haven’t finished speaking yet.” Xu Baichuan waved to stop the employees’ cheering, then continued, “Miss Xia… no, I should say Boss Xia, has already said that tonight, the Jinxuan Sichuan Restaurant at Jinjiang Hotel is booked exclusively. Everyone can order whatever they want, whatever drinks they want, go all out! Boss Xia will pay for everything!”

The employees immediately surrounded Xiao Qinghan and Xia Ruoming, continuously saying nice things, just short of throwing them up in celebration.

Unlike Xia Ruoming who went to mingle with the employees, Xiao Qinghan spent the entire afternoon studying various company documents.

Actually, when sitting in her position, she felt somewhat unreal. The contract offered to her exceeded 1.5 million annual salary, while this company’s real value was only about 4-5 million.

She became more convinced that she wasn’t just imagining things. Who would do these things for someone who was just a friend? Ruoming must like her too, right?

Evening.

VIP Building of Jinjiang Hotel, Jinxuan Sichuan Restaurant.

The 40 seats in the main hall and 6 private rooms had already been booked by Xia Ruoming, gathering all employees of the newly established Tomato Novel Network here.

People kept leaving their seats to toast with others, making the entire hall extremely lively, completely unlike its usual elegant and quiet atmosphere.

Some employees even burst into tears while chatting, they had indeed been under too much pressure all along, whether it was because they couldn’t bear to leave this place or because of the burden of life weighing on them. Today, all these pressures completely dissipated, and the employees who finally relaxed their tense nerves could no longer suppress their emotions.

Xiao Qinghan and Xia Ruoming sat in a separate private room, also sharing today’s joy.

Hearing various conversations and emotional outbursts from outside the door, a smile appeared on Xia Ruoming’s lips.

Perhaps many bosses would say things like you need to create factional divisions, that uniting employees isn’t good.

It might sound reasonable, but that’s not entirely true. Just like how someone who has been rained on will worry about others not having umbrellas, those maggots who exploit employees for too long can’t stand seeing light in the world. This is true in any country.

From the corner of her eye, Xia Ruoming saw Xiao Qinghan picking up another can of beer and hurriedly tried to stop her.

“What’s wrong, Ruoming? At the celebration dinner for acquiring the company, I can’t even have a small drink? Ruoming is so stingy.” Seeing Xia Ruoming trying to grab her beer, Xiao Qinghan pouted in dissatisfaction.

“…” Xia Ruoming was completely speechless. Am I stopping you from drinking because I’m stingy?

Sister Qinghan, do you have any idea about your own alcohol tolerance? Last time you just had a few cans of beer and ended up comforting me in bed until 3 AM. If I let you drink too much this time, won’t you take me right here in the private room? How can I let you drink even a little bit more?

“Drinking isn’t good for your health, besides, if you get drunk, Sister Qinghan, I won’t be able to carry you back.”

“Hmph, Ruoming really doesn’t know how to be romantic. Fine, fine, I’ll just drink some juice then.” Xiao Qinghan shook the beer in her hand and finally put it back in the box reluctantly. She had originally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to do something. “Not drinking is fine too. Ruoming, I actually have something I want to tell you.”

“If Sister Qinghan has something to say, just say it.” Xia Ruoming’s curiosity was also piqued, in all this time, this was the first time Xiao Qinghan had actively brought up wanting to tell her something.