She had wanted to ask him for a long time, but he dragged her around, making her nose bleed, sweep the floor, and collect recyclables, so she was too angry to ask.

It was obvious that the cleaning staff saw him but didn't seem to care.

"Oh, this is a mask for you." Bai Weiran touched his face.

Wearing a mask all day long on the street, let alone preventing people from seeing you, will only attract attention, okay?

So he made this mask specifically designed to shield the target of the mission.

Public access will only be enabled under special circumstances.

"why?"

"I'm afraid I'm too handsome and will make you fall in love with me."

Miss Qin spat out a remark that was anything but elegant, and they all burst into laughter.

After escorting Qin Ning back to her room, Bai Weiran hurriedly went home to rest before heading to work.

Qin Ning hugged her pillow in the room, tossing and turning for a long time before finally closing her eyes.

Remarkably, perhaps due to the fatigue of the entire night, she didn't dream, nor was she awakened by fear, anxiety, anger, or jealousy.

She was sleeping soundly and peacefully.

Chapter Fifteen: Entering the First Stage of Testing

Bai Weiran would occasionally take Qin Ning to participate in the nighttime cleaning work.

Qin Ning still disliked her work, but spending all day cooped up in her room reading made her feel bored. So whenever she went out, she felt like a puppy being let loose, and she couldn't help but feel happy, a smile playing on her lips.

"You really enjoy cleaning? Don't you like Porsche anymore?"

Bai Weiran teased her while pushing the cart, and Qin Ning pulled down her mask and made a funny face at him.

"I would never like it. I'm sure I'll never like it in my entire life."

Bai Weiran nodded. "That's good."

"What's good about it?"

"The most important thing in life is to be happy and true to yourself. You've experienced cleaning work, so you know you don't like it. That's good, then you won't force yourself to do it in the future."

"...So you like it?"

"I quite like it," Bai Weiran replied frankly.

"I like to keep things tidy and the floor clean."

Qin Ning rolled her big, bright eyes and clicked her tongue twice.

"I'm guessing you like math too?"

She hit the nail on the head, and Bai Weiran couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"...Why do you guess that?"

"Have you never taken a psychological test or personality test? Actually, there are many similarities in personality. People who like mathematics and philosophy are generally more logical. They like cleanliness, order, and simplicity. Such people like to tidy up their environment because their brains cannot tolerate chaos and disorder."

Bai Weiran thought about it and felt it made perfect sense. His own work was also related to numbers, so he nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, you're right, your guess was absolutely correct."

The girl proudly raised her chin; her helmet strap was loose today, and it swayed backward with her movement.

"Aren't you a superhuman? You can't even do something like this."

Bai Weiran thought she had a really strong mental fortitude.

Even though she was kidnapped and unable to resist, Qin Ning's inherent arrogance as a rich young lady meant she would never learn her lesson. Bai Weiran, on the other hand, was always reasonable. Now, she was acting as if the kidnapper and the kidnapped had reversed roles, and she boldly retorted and accused him.

If I were in the same situation, I would probably be cautious, carefully consider the situation, and dare not disobey.

The servile and lowly nature that permeates the very bones of the poor working class.

But she didn't; indeed, different environments shape different people.

But Bai Weiran never pointed it out; instead, he was happy to encourage her naive, innocent, and oblivious arrogance.

A moderate amount of arrogance can restore and increase her self-confidence.

A key characteristic of PUA (Pick-Up Artist) behavior in scumbags is that they repeatedly undermine their target's self-confidence.

Self-confidence is the first line of defense. Once it weakens, leads to feelings of inferiority and internal conflict, it can trigger self-destructive mental attacks.

To put it bluntly, what truly defeated her wasn't the scumbag boyfriend's kindness, but rather her own mental exhaustion, self-control, self-hypnosis, and ultimately, falling in love with him.

He simply smiled and praised her.

"You're right, I still have a lot to learn!"

He leaned slightly forward, bent down, and reached out to fasten the straps of her helmet.

Qin Ning was used to being served and was not surprised by Bai Weiran's actions.

But she had a subtle feeling in her heart.

In the past, being served was either at home or in the VIP rooms of various high-end luxury brands.

The air conditioning was always at a comfortable temperature, everyone spoke softly to her with smiles, the music was gentle and pleasant, the air was filled with a faint fragrance, the room was bright and spacious, and the lighting was soft—and she felt completely at ease being surrounded by all of this.

Now, in the park at night, a masked man wearing an ugly, old worker's uniform and a hard hat is fastening her belt with his hands, which are covered in work gloves. Because he had just touched the trunk of a camphor tree, his gloves have a special grassy and woody fragrance.

It's simple, but it's very reassuring.

She couldn't understand the difference between the two for a moment.

"You two siblings are showing off your good relationship again, can you please stop for a bit?" someone joked with a laugh. Qin Ning's face under her mask turned red, and she felt incredibly guilty, so she immediately moved to the side.

Is she crazy? How could she think that kidnapping a criminal is a good thing?

"But I can understand. If I had such a wonderful younger sister when I was young, I would definitely have cherished her."

A cleaning lady walked over with Chen Zhengde, jokingly saying that he was from an older woman's family, but Chen Zhengde remained taciturn.

Bai Weiran glanced at Qin Ning and responded with a smile.

"That's to be expected."

Chen Zhengde came to them to inform them in person that there would be no work for the next month.

This project was originally contracted by him, and the renewal procedures were completed. However, it was snatched away by someone with connections and turned into a cleaning company owned by a relative of a local bureaucrat. It can be said that both the judges and the contestants are his own people, and the benefits do not go to outsiders.

Even though things have come to this, Chen Zhengde is still trying his best.

Taking legal action is not out of the question, but things become difficult once people are involved.

If you take legal action and fight head-on, can you outmaneuver those smarter people who understand the ins and outs of the system and laws better than you?

Even if there's absolutely no fault on your part, they'll still find something to criticize you for, offering a sanctimonious explanation for why they had to temporarily change the cleaning company. This approach has a high chance of failure and will only get you into trouble.

Even if you succeed, you'll have offended people.

There's an old saying that officials protect each other, and everyone is bound by a network of connections; it's safe to say that everyone has some kind of side income that's passed from one hand to the other.

If you bring someone down, will others dare to cooperate with you in the future after seeing how you did it?

It's better to avoid trouble; I'm not going to cooperate with you anymore.

Cooperating with the official system means you don't have to worry about them running away or collapsing, but you also have to bear the complex interpersonal relationships and the drawbacks caused by the layers of management within the system.

Chen Zhengde decided not to pursue legal action, but instead wanted to ask someone to help him find a solution.

Bai Weiran remained silent, but Qin Ning found it utterly unacceptable.

She is the daughter of a large corporate family and values ​​the fairness of transactions and the importance of contracts more than anyone else.

"...How can this be? What will you do then?"

Chen Zhengde thought Qin Ning was just a young girl standing up for justice, and gave her a gentle and composed smile.

"Things haven't gotten to the worst yet, it's okay. I'm already in contact with other places and looking for opportunities. I just need to ask everyone to wait a bit while I give you more information."

After all, he is a seasoned senior executive who has been able to stay in a company for many years. He is not only a good person, but also has his own skills and character.

Despite saying that, Qin Ning still couldn't accept it, and her expression remained indignant.

Bai Weiran saw this and, contrary to his usual behavior, asked Qin Ning to settle his wages with Chen Zhengde after work. Qin Ning found it strange, but went anyway. Just as Chen Zhengde was about to put the cash in Qin Ning's hand, Qin Ning's mask suddenly came off, revealing her face to Chen Zhengde.

Chen Zhengde stared at her in surprise.

"...Young Miss?"

As a veteran employee who had worked at the Qin family for many years, he recognized Qin Ning at a glance.

The reason why no one noticed was because Qin Ning felt ashamed of the cleaning job, so she always pulled her hat brim low and wore a mask, refusing to let anyone see her true face.

Being kidnapped is one thing, but when word got out that she was forced to do cleaning work by her kidnappers, she felt incredibly ashamed.

Qin Ning was startled and touched her face.

How could a mask possibly come loose on its own without making a sound?

Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly turned to look at Bai Weiran, who should be in the distance.

disappeared.

Three hours later, the Qin family released a press release stating that their beloved daughter, who had been missing for several days, had been found, the reward offer had ended, and they apologized for the social unrest and discussion caused by their reward offer, which they felt had taken up public resources.

Bai Weiran sat on the top floor of the building, watching the news constantly playing on the giant TV wall of the commercial building across the street.

When the game reaches a certain stage, testing should begin.

How much of an effect will these recent corrective actions have on Qin Ning?

Chapter Sixteen: The Daily Life of a Corporate Slave

Ten minutes before the meeting.

When A-Chao and Guo-Guo pushed the door open, they saw that Bai Wei-Ran had already arrived, sitting quietly in the corner, looking down at his phone.

Ah Chao covered his mouth with his notebook, his face beaming with joy.

"Guoguo, Weiran is over there, let's go sit with him!"

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