After rebirth, I only date bad girls

Chapter 395 If you don't call me "brother," what do you want to call me? "husband"?
Companies that offer a two-day weekend are practically non-existent in today's internet industry.

According to a certain eccentric, companies that offer weekends off have no core competitiveness and will be eliminated by the market sooner or later.

Although it was Saturday, Qi Mingyue looked around and saw that the office area on this floor was 70% full.

"Director Zheng, I didn't realize that the workload at Qingning Technology was so heavy. Seventy percent of the employees have to work overtime on weekends," Qi Mingyue said to Zheng Ting.

Zheng Ting frowned slightly: "I didn't even realize it until Miss Qi mentioned it. How come it's only 70%?"

Qi Mingyue: "?"

Seeing the doubt on Qi Mingyue's face, Zheng Ting smiled and said, "Junior Sister Mingyue, don't misunderstand. Our company's work model is legal and compliant. All employees who come to work overtime will be paid double wages."

"If it's a major holiday, such as Labor Day or National Day, then it's triple pay."

"What about the New Year?" Qi Mingyue pressed.

“Even the most shameless capitalist wouldn’t make their employees work during holidays,” Liang Can’s voice rang out from behind.

Qi Mingyue turned around and saw Liang Can striding towards her with his hands in his pockets, smiling and saying, "Anyway, our company doesn't have overtime during the Spring Festival. I don't know about other companies."

"Hello, Mr. Liang." Qi Mingyue bowed slightly to Liang Can in greeting.

"Hello, you're quite punctual." Liang Can raised an eyebrow.

Zheng Ting quickly approached Liang Can, his face all businesslike: "President Liang, I've already spoken with the HR department, and they think that Mingyue is a great fit to be your administrative secretary."

"Secretary?" Liang Can was still pretending, looking hesitant. "Isn't this inappropriate?"

Zheng Ting advised, "President Liang, you can't keep living such a hard life. Go out and ask around. Even in a small company with only a few dozen people, the boss still needs a female secretary. With your current status, you don't even have a secretary. Nobody would believe it if you told them!"

Liang Can pointed at Qi Mingyue and said seriously, "We can't let Qi Mingyue be our secretary!"

Qi Mingyue, being straightforward and a little arrogant, thought Liang Can was questioning her work ability, so she immediately said, "President Liang, I will familiarize myself with the work as quickly as possible. Please give me a chance."

"Not because of this."

Liang Can frowned: "You're so beautiful. If you become my secretary, people will think I have ulterior motives!"

Qi Mingyue: "Please don't worry, we have done nothing wrong and have a clear conscience."

What if I feel guilty?

"Since you insist, then fine." Liang Can sighed, reluctantly agreeing, "But my workload is very heavy, so you have to learn to endure it."

Qi Mingyue nodded earnestly: "I'm willing to endure any hardship."

Liang Can waved his hand: "Alright, then you can first familiarize yourself with the work environment with Zheng Ting and have him explain your job duties. I have to go to a meeting."

This means it's time to get into work mode.

Qi Mingyue took out a notebook and pen from her bag and followed Liang Can into the conference room.

Inside the meeting room, all the dozen or so middle-level managers who were attending the meeting had taken their places. Upon seeing Liang Can, they all stood up.

"Stop with the formalities, let's get straight to the meeting." Liang Can pressed his hand down and sat down first.

Then everyone took their seats one after another.

The boss said to stop with the formalities; that's the boss's business.

If you really can't handle it, then you don't understand the workplace.

To everyone's surprise, Liang Can was followed by a stunningly beautiful woman with a striking appearance, tall figure, fair skin, and clear, bright eyes. They all cast curious glances at her.

It's not surprising that beautiful young women are often seen around President Liang.

However, in the company, General Manager Liang was still very restrained. Even when a pretty female employee came to report to him, he would have her office door left open.

Who is this girl?

"Never seen you before, are you a new employee?"

"Qi Shuping's daughter is named Qi Mingyue." It was Tong Zhu, who was in charge of investment, who recognized Qi Mingyue.

Liang Can looked up, his tone indifferent: "Is work this easy? You can even gossip during meetings?"

Everyone sat up straight and began to get into meeting mode.

Qi Mingyue sat in the corner; this was the first time she had seen Liang Can at work.

During the meeting, Liang Can was sometimes stern and serious, and when faced with a problem, he went straight to the heart of the matter, making the employees who were reporting their work break out in a cold sweat.

But when the atmosphere drops to freezing point, he can say something witty and humorous at the right time to cheer everyone up again.

'Liang Can treats these subordinates like dogs,' Qi Mingyue thought to herself.

No wonder even a seasoned veteran like my father said that Liang Can is a master at manipulating people's hearts; he's incredibly good at playing with other people's emotions.

He's like a heartless jerk in relationships.

As the meeting progressed, Qi Mingyue discovered even more terrifying aspects.

Liang Can could actually call out the names of many of the most junior employees, and even knew their specific job responsibilities.

It's like a walking personnel system.

Sometimes he can't pronounce the name, but he can at least call out the nicknames that everyone in the company knows.

This is quite scary.

But in reality, similar situations have been observed in many big shots.

For example, the "Red-Clad Guy" from 360 once issued an internal administrative order that all work groups in the company, regardless of size, must include him.

Zhu Guangliang's older brother, who is also the head of NetEase, personally approves every computer the company buys.

This kind of 'micro-management' can actually improve work efficiency and save money.

The meeting lasted for more than an hour. Liang Can stood up and said, "That's all for today. Each business group should push forward today's proposals. Zhang Nan, Xu Zijing, come to my office."

Qi Mingyue hurriedly closed her notebook and followed Liang Can into his office.

Zhang Nan and Xu Zijing also came in. Liang Can transferred Xu Zijing, who was known as Jia Xu of Qingning Technology, to the short video platform team to be Zhang Nan's deputy.

"Let's talk about the progress." Liang Can plopped down on the sofa and crossed his legs.

Qi Mingyue glanced at Liang Can, pursed her lips, and then walked to the tea station to boil water and make tea.

Liang Can caught a glimpse of this action out of the corner of his eye and was quite pleased.

Having a young lady from the capital serve you tea and water is a privilege not everyone can enjoy.

Not bad, not bad, Xiaomingyue has great potential.

I'll reward her another day by warming my bed for me.

After serving tea, Qi Mingyue moved a chair and sat down next to Liang Can, listening quietly to his conversation with his subordinates.

The whole morning was spent in this busy activity.

After 12 o'clock, Liang Can stretched and said to Qi Mingyue, "Let's go to the cafeteria for a quick bite."

The employees eating in the cafeteria all cast curious glances, wondering who this beautiful woman next to Liang Can was.

Liang Can bought a bowl of rice noodles, and Qi Mingyue also ordered one.

After sitting down, Liang Can spoke first: "What did I do today?"

Contrary to expectations, Qi Mingyue didn't fumble for her notebook. Instead, she sat up straight and blurted out, "The morning meeting discussed algorithm improvements for the two flagship apps, Qingning and Pinpinduoduo. There were six sub-topics in total, but only one was temporarily shelved. You made decisions on the other five."

"The conversation with the two heads of the short video platform covered a wide range of topics, and we finalized the details. Should I repeat them?"

"No need, let's eat." "Okay, thank you."

Liang Can picked up his chopsticks and began to eat heartily. After finishing the rice noodles, he picked up the large bowl and drank a few mouthfuls of the sour and spicy soup.

Across from her, Qi Mingyue used chopsticks in one hand and a spoon in the other. She first picked up the rice noodles and put them into the spoon, then ate them in small bites.

"Are you finished eating?" Qi Mingyue looked up. "Then I won't eat anymore."

"No rush, eat your food." Liang Can wiped her mouth with a napkin and said with a smile, "Although you are nominally an intern secretary, I can't really treat you as a secretary. According to traditional views, if a shareholder's daughter like you comes to work for me, then you are considered royalty."

"No, you're going to treat me like a secretary," Qi Mingyue said. "I'm here to work and learn, not to be a pampered young lady."

Liang Can smiled but said nothing.

After taking a short nap at noon, Liang Can came out of the lounge and saw Qi Mingyue sitting on the sofa, leaning over the coffee table looking at the meeting files she had organized.

"Pour me a glass of water." Liang Can yawned as he sat down, rubbing his sleepy eyes.

Qi Mingyue immediately put down her pen, poured Liang Can a glass of ice water, and handed it to him with both hands.

Liang Can took the water glass and smiled, "Your dad called me at noon, and he sounded quite happy."

"Mm," Qi Mingyue replied.

Liang Can looked at Qi Mingyue and suddenly said, "Since no one is around now, I'd like to apologize to you."

Qi Mingyue looked up at Liang Can, confused, and asked curiously, "Why are you apologizing to me?"

A meaningful smile appeared on Liang Can's face, then he waved his hand and said, "Didn't you feel it? Never mind, I won't say it. It's kind of embarrassing to say it out loud."

What's embarrassing?
Qi Mingyue was puzzled for a moment, then her face suddenly froze.

Looking at Liang Can, Qi Mingyue's mind went blank, and she was completely flustered.

Could it be that he's apologizing for accidentally touching his chest at school yesterday?

In an instant, Qi Mingyue was completely numb and utterly bewildered.

Is this something I can say? Is this something I can say?
Why not just pretend it never happened?

Seeing Qi Mingyue's extremely embarrassed expression, Liang Can knew that she had guessed it.

How could you not feel anything? Someone touched you, how could you not feel anything at all?

Besides, it touched such a sensitive area.

"Do I need to apologize?" Liang Can rested his elbows on his thighs, leaned forward, and looked at Qi Mingyue.

Qi Mingyue remained bent over, her eyes filled with panic as she looked at Liang Can.

She had no idea how to answer.

"What are you saying?" Qi Mingyue blurted out subconsciously, "What are you apologizing for? I don't know which matter you're referring to."

Liang Can inwardly laughed hysterically, but his face was full of apology, and his tone was very sincere: "Just yesterday at Zhejiang University, I reached out to take your application form, and accidentally..."

"Don't, don't!"

Qi Mingyue suddenly stood up, reached out and covered Liang Can's mouth, her expression both anxious and embarrassed: "Don't say it, don't say it!"

Liang Can could only nod as Qi Mingyue tightly covered his mouth.

Qi Mingyue let go of Liang Can's hand. She had lost all interest in organizing the meeting minutes. She clenched her fists and placed them on her lap, looking completely lost.

It doesn’t matter if you leave, it doesn’t matter if you don’t leave.

Awkward, extremely awkward.

Liang Can sniffed; a faint fragrance still lingered in the air.

That's the pleasant scent of Qi Mingyue's hand cream.

"Alright, I won't say anything more. Anyway, I'm very sorry." Liang Can sighed and said to Qi Mingyue, "But it's different from when you forcibly kissed me last time. Yesterday was really an accident."

The straightforward and proud girl broke down, unable to maintain even basic composure, and stomped her feet on the spot: "Can you please stop talking!"

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more. I just feel a little embarrassed." Liang Can laughed heartily.

Qi Mingyue: '.'

He did it on purpose.

It's not that touching her breasts was intentional, but rather that she deliberately brought it up.

Qi Mingyue's straightforwardness kicked in again: "Did you say that on purpose to embarrass me?"

"How clever," Liang Canyi denied righteously, "Of course not. I was afraid you would misunderstand and think I'm a sleazy man who likes to take advantage of people and grope girls."

"I know you're not that kind of person now. Don't bring this up again." Qi Mingyue bit her lip and whispered.

"Okay, let's turn the page here."

Liang Can slapped his thigh, got up from the sofa, returned to his desk, and asked, "What's the work schedule for this afternoon?"

Qi Mingyue picked up the tablet computer from the coffee table, walked over to Liang Can, took a deep breath to calm herself, and answered seriously with a tense face: "The company's newly established supervisory department needs you to show your face."

"Okay, got it."

Liang Can nodded and glanced at Qi Mingyue.

The girl still has a lingering flush on her face.

How interesting! Liang Can, his mischievousness growing, suddenly remembered something and said, "It was right here, you were standing and I was sitting, that day you suddenly cupped my face and gave me a kiss!"

Qi Mingyue: "."

He's insane!
Liang Can smiled and shook his head, sighing, "I hope that your short time working here will help you grow quickly and that you won't do such irrational things again in the future."

Qi Mingyue lowered her head and said, one word at a time, "I understand, President Liang."

"Row."

Liang Can first held a video conference, and then he was going to meet with his colleagues from the supervisory department.

Every company has its share of internal spies. Some of these spies are senior executives, while others are just ordinary employees. But because of their responsibilities, they always find ways to make money.

The larger the company, the more of these things happen, and it's simply unavoidable.

Even Pony Ma, the CEO of Goose City, once flew into a rage at a meeting because the rampant and excessive money-making within the company was so serious.

Which big company hasn't sent its executives to jail?

Therefore, an internal oversight department is essential. Even if it cannot completely eliminate this phenomenon, it can still serve as a deterrent and reduce losses.

On the way to the conference room, Liang Can suddenly turned around and smiled at Qi Mingyue: "Don't call me President Liang in private anymore."

Holding the notebook, Qi Mingyue asked warily, "Then what should I call you, Uncle?"

"Uncle was just joking."

Liang Can raised an eyebrow: "You can just call me brother like Lili does. If you feel embarrassed, you can call me brother when it's just the two of us."

Qi Mingyue: '.'

"You want me to call you brother?" Qi Mingyue looked incredulous.

Liang Can clicked his tongue: "If you don't call me 'brother,' what should I call you 'husband'?"

(End of this chapter)