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Earth, 2020, year-end.

Inside a marketing company.

"Koike, coffee."

"Koike, I'd like a Starbucks, thank you."

Wearing a suit and dressed like a typical office worker, Ikeno walked over and said, "I have some 82 horse urine here, want some?"

"Hey, why are you talking like that?"

"You have such a sweet tongue?"

"Newcomers these days are becoming increasingly immature."

Chi Ye walked across the workstation, holding an iced Americano in her hand, completely ignoring her colleagues' sarcastic remarks.

He had just graduated and joined this marketing company a week ago. But unsurprisingly, he found it very difficult to get along with his colleagues, mainly because of his personality and... his mouth.

He's incredibly good with words, everyone around him knows that, but of course, he's all alone now... because no one can stand his mouth.

"Koike, you can't go on like this."

Inside the office.

As the female leader sized up Chi Ye, her legs unconsciously rubbed together under the table. Her red lips parted slightly: "This isn't a school... Of course, even if it were a school, you still need to get along well with your classmates, right?"

"You've only been here a week, and I've already received quite a few complaints about you. This can't go on. Even if I wanted to keep you... it would take a lot of effort, do you understand?"

The female leader leaned forward, looking at him with tender eyes: "Tell me about yourself..."

Chi Ye hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help himself: "President Qin, did you eat garlic today? It's a bit strong."

Female leader: "!?"

"Humph."

Her expression changed as quickly as turning the pages of a book. She sat back down and said coldly, "Get out."

……

Chi Ye was kicked out of the company's most sought-after digital marketing department after only one week on the job. There was no legitimate reason; he had offended President Qin. The fact that he wasn't fired immediately was only because of his reputation.

It's highly likely that we'll have to wait until he's been toughened up by society before he changes his mind.

Chi Ye was transferred to the most demanding and tiring marketing department to do frontline work. The pressure of KPIs and performance was off the charts. This was a department that only truly new talents would join. Chi Ye was academically excellent, and his ability to come and do frontline work made this department "shine".

After understanding why he slunk over there in such a sorry state, everyone felt even more strongly that he seemed to be enveloped in a layer of "radiance".

—Yeah, that's the kind of light that invites disaster.

"Xiao Chi, right? A recent graduate in marketing? Perfect timing. I need to rush a competitor analysis report for FMCG products. Could you help me extract the online sales data from the past three months, breaking it down by Douyin, Xiaohongshu, and Taobao Live? Give it to me before you leave work, and remember to exclude non-sponsored data from brand-owned live streams."

"Hey, Xiaochi, you're here to lend a hand. I have a draft of a beauty brand's social media campaign. Could you help me review all the KOL price lists and add matching labels based on their fan demographics..."

"Xiao Chi, what's wrong with you? We agreed to focus on beauty bloggers in specific niches, to check if their engagement rate is below 3% in the last 30 days, and to immediately remove any that are below that. Is this what you call work..."

"..."

"Xiao Chi, there's a new employee here, can you lend a hand?"

Six months later, Chi Ye met her first "kindred spirit" at the company. To be precise, the other person was even "weirder" than Chi Ye, because Chi Ye was simply disliked, but had excellent business skills and had already established herself in the department.

This person was quite peculiar; she seemed unable to refuse anyone. Apart from work hours, she rarely spoke in private and always silently did the hardest and most tiring work by herself.

Gradually, Ikeno, who was originally at the bottom of the food chain in the company, became "second to last", and she became the first.

The tedious work that had been chasing Ikeno also fell on her shoulders.

"Hello, my name is Ikeno."

"Hello, my name is... my name is Stevie."

"Okay, you can work with me from now on. I happen to need an assistant."

"it is good…"

The girl in front of him was probably around the same age as Chi Ye, a fresh-faced college graduate. She stood in front of Chi Ye, clutching the hem of her clothes, and after a long mental preparation, she said shyly, "Brother Chi, from now on... I'll be troubling you from now on."

Chi Ye glanced at her: "It's good that you know it'll be troublesome."

Stevie opened her mouth hesitantly.

Seeing her like this, Chi Ye laughed: "Just kidding... It's okay, I'm easy to get along with... If you don't get along, just look for the reasons within yourself. Come on, let me show you around the new job first."

"Okay...I...oh...thank you."

"..."

Another year later, the affair between President Qin and more than a dozen male employees in the company was exposed online, leading to his resignation. Chi Ye, who had outstanding business skills, was reinstated and returned to the digital marketing department.

He brought along the oxen and horses that had been helping him with his work all year.

He mainly admired the other person's fearless attitude towards life and death, and his tenacious, hardworking spirit. He thought, "What a talent! In today's society, it's hard to find someone who talks little, is meticulous in their work, and works hard and quietly."

Moreover... Stevie's care for him in private was meticulous, of course... this was something Chino himself "requested". For example, when they first met, he noticed that Stevie always brought her own lunch to the company. Once, he curiously tried a couple of bites and was immediately amazed. From then on, he began to subtly "steal food" from her.

Stevie has a very gentle temperament and never resists Ikeno, but she has a large appetite, which Ikeno finds very strange. However, since she never mentions it, he doesn't ask.

However, this meant that poor Stevie was never full, so later on, she would always bring Ikeno a homemade bento, and she would carefully make it according to Ikeno's favorite flavors.

Chino was very satisfied, and once she couldn't help but say, "I've gotten so used to your food that I can't imagine how sad I would be if we were to break up."

Steff didn't say anything, but just looked up at him.

Ikeno wasn't surprised; the other person had been like this all year, so he just took it as the other person speaking.

However, despite saying that, Ikeno was a rather kind person. Not long after his promotion, he promoted Stevie, a capable but useless person, to a higher position. Two years passed in a flash, and he never expected that what he said back then would actually come true.

In 2024, almost four years after Chi Ye joined the company, President Qin made a comeback. It was said that he had followed a big shot and, with his family background, returned to the company.

Despite President Qin's low profile, a subtle shift occurred within the company, and Ike's promotion to vice president seemed to instantly become precarious. It was time to leave.

Chi Ye probably knew his fate. In fact, he had been preparing to leave the company for a year because he was tired of the infighting and backstabbing within the company, and... his mouth was indeed very unpleasant, and he had a terrible relationship with his colleagues.

Aside from Stevie, he seemed to have no other friends at the company.

Even for Stevie, it was because the other party never spoke up to refute him. Perhaps in the heart of this taciturn girl, she was also a person that everyone disliked.

On that day, his resignation was approved in the fastest possible time. He packed his things and prepared to leave the large company where he had worked for four years.

"Ok?"

Downstairs, there seemed to be someone waiting for him.

Upon closer inspection, Chi Ye noticed that Chi Ye had almond-shaped eyes, an oval face, and was dressed simply, with a pretty high ponytail.

Steffe.

Like him, she was carrying a box.

He asked in surprise, "What? Aren't you at work at this hour? That's not like you."

"...I also resigned."

Chiye was stunned.

Steff mustered her courage and met Ikeno's gaze: "I...I want...I want to continue following you."

Chi Ye snapped out of his daze, a complex emotion flickering in his eyes for a moment, but he concealed it well. He frowned and scolded, "Do you know how many people envy your job right now? If I leave, you might not be the vice president, but you'll definitely be the project director, because you've always been in charge of this area, you..."

He didn't finish his sentence because he saw the stubbornness in Stevie's eyes.

This was the first time they had ever seen her lose her temper in all the years they had known each other.

Although she didn't speak and remained silent, Ikeno definitely sensed it.

She is now silently protesting against him.

Chi Ye was silent for a moment before pursing his lips and saying, "Then you can come if you want, but I'm not going to pay you that much."

"..." Stevie's expression softened, and although she still didn't speak, she was overjoyed.

She followed Chi Ye, clutching the box, and muttered in barely audible whisper, "...I don't want to."

"what?"

"..."

"Fine, it's pointless to ask."

Chi Ye turned to look at her: "By the way, I know you can manage operations, but do you know editing? Also, post-production, filming... do you know those?"

Steff listened attentively: "I can learn."

"...So you don't know how?"

"sorry."

"You don't need to apologize to me... Never mind... I'm planning to start my own media business. It might be a bit late now, but I think I still have a talent for it..."

"We'll create accounts on platforms like Bilibili and Douyin, and you'll be my workhorse, doing all sorts of jobs. Let's aim for financial freedom in one year, go public on NASDAQ in two years, and then, three years! The next unicorn will be us!"

"What you need to do is work hard and try to get me, your boss, to buy a few more Land Rovers by the end of the year."

"..."

Did you hear that?

"Ah."

"So what are you going to do?"

"...I will try my best."

"..." Ikeno smacked his lips: "That's good."

"Actually... I've had a question on my mind for a long time, but I've been too embarrassed to ask you."

"Go ahead and ask."

"Well... why do you eat so much?"

"..."

"See, you're always like this; you fall silent when faced with a difficult question..."

"..."

"Never mind, I'm not that curious."

"..."

As the soft sunlight spread, the two walked in the morning light, one whispering softly, the other listening silently.

All the noise and clamor of the world cannot compare to the peace and tranquility of listening and talking in the morning light, year after year.

……

Five years later.

When Chi Ye and Shi Daifu's second child was born, it was a big, chubby girl. Chi Ye was exhausted from changing diapers, rubbing her aching back: "Every day, changing diapers, making formula, and putting her to sleep, I don't even get a chance to breathe. I'm so grateful!"

Beside the bed, Shi Daifu, dressed in loose, soft cotton pajamas, her hair casually tied into a bun, gently prepared formula, afraid of disturbing the little girl in her arms whose diaper had just been changed.

Hearing Chi Ye's complaint, she turned around and glanced at him, her eyes filled with tenderness, but she deliberately glared at him and said in a very low voice, "Don't make a sound, or the boss will be woken up by you again."

Looking at her thin arms and legs, Chi Ye was still shaken: "I was wondering why you usually have such a big appetite. Before we got married, you never said you were a martial arts expert. You... you're too deceptive!"

"I regret it! I regret it, God, I regret it!" (End of Chapter)