Chapter 55: The Undercover Routine
My Sweet Candy: [Are you busy?]
Feng Xun: [Just finished. How’s the new job?]
My Sweet Candy: [Hehehe, it’s amazing! I love this new job so much!]
Jian Tang snapped a photo of the distant campus view outside his window and sent it to Feng Xun.
My Sweet Candy: [Look, I can even see your school.]
Feng Xun looked at it, then drew a red circle around a small building in the lower right corner of the photo.
Feng Xun: [I’m here.]
My Sweet Candy: [Oh oh oh!]
Feng Xun said a quick word to someone nearby, then headed upstairs to the small balcony on the south side. From this angle, he happened to have a clear view of the office building lining the street outside A University.
He snapped a photo and sent it over.
Feng Xun: [I can see you, too.]
Jian Tang studied it for a moment, then drew a red circle around a specific window in the photo.
My Sweet Candy: [Hehe, I’m here.]
My Sweet Candy: [I’m looking right at you from the window now.]
Feng Xun raised his head and looked out toward the distant office building, unerringly locking onto that exact window.
The distance was too great and the reflection of the glass obscured his view, making it impossible to see what was behind the window, yet he kept his eyes fixed on it for a long while, a trace of a smile playing on his lips.
Feng Xun: [I’m looking at you, too.]
Neither of them was busy at the moment, and both wanted to chat a bit longer, so they idly conversed back and forth for quite some time.
Suddenly, Feng Xun heard a commotion downstairs, and someone calling his name.
My Sweet Candy: [Do you have things to attend to over there? Go get to work.]
Feng Xun: [? How did you know?]
My Sweet Candy: [Hehe, I have superpowers.]
Feng Xun left the third-floor balcony and returned to the first-floor workshop. The moment his colleagues saw him, they all began to joke and holler.
“Brother Feng, we’re riding on your coattails again today!”
“Which young lady is pursuing you? She’s so proactive! Is there a chance or not?”
“I’ve been eyeing this fruit tea place for ages. I never expected to drink it like this. Haha, thanks, Senior Feng!”
Feng Xun glanced at the table, where a large delivery bag was packed to the brim with fruit teas of various flavors.
It was hot today, so the merchant had intentionally included ice packs. Having just come out of the dissection room, everyone was parched and exhausted. A prompt delivery right to their door with a sip of icy, sweet fruit tea dissipated more than half of their physical fatigue.
Inside the delivery bag, alongside the fruit teas, was a fresh, vibrant rose. A colorful post-it note was wrapped around its stem, featuring a line of text:
[Thank you for your hard work. Have some fruit tea with your colleagues to refresh yourselves! ^_^]
The signature at the bottom read: Your pursuer, Jian Tang.
Feng Xun couldn’t help but chuckle.
No wonder he claimed to have superpowers; it turned out to be the power of money.
There was a large quantity of fruit tea, enough for everyone to have two cups. Feng Xun told his colleagues to help themselves while he took one for himself. As he drank, he pulled out the rose and twirled it carefully in his fingers.
While the room was lively, Director Li, who had been out for a meeting, walked back in.
Seeing everyone in such high spirits, he found it strange, asked a few questions, and couldn’t help but blink.
“A pursuer?” Director Li, being straightforward and blunt, blurted out, “Xiao Feng, aren’t you already married?” He recalled that the man’s personnel file explicitly stated “Married.”
Whoosh— The room instantly fell into a terrifying silence.
Everyone’s eyes shot toward the man holding the rose—what on earth was going on here???
Feng Xun remained perfectly composed. “Yeah, it was sent by the one at home.”
“Oh, oh…”
The colleagues relaxed visibly. So it wasn’t a home-wrecker being persistent, but rather a bit of roleplay between the young couple.
Haha, Professor Feng usually looked so aloof, but who knew he and his spouse played so wildly in private?
“Thank you, sister-in-law!”
The colleagues were very perceptive and immediately began to sing praises of their romance.
“Sister-in-law is so nice! Brother Feng, thank her properly on our behalf!”
“Sister-in-law is beautiful and kind-hearted, a match made in heaven with Senior Feng!”
“Wishing you two forever! Next time we have a group dinner, bring sister-in-law along! The more, the merrier!”
Feng Xun listened to the round of flattery and felt that this bunch of colleagues wasn’t bad. When the wedding took place, he could invite them all to a table.
Once everyone had taken their fruit tea, they dispersed to continue their own work. Feng Xun sat back at his desk, took a photo of the fruit tea and the rose, and sent it to “My Sweet Candy.”
Feng Xun: [Is this your pursuit offensive?]
My Sweet Candy: [Hehe, yes it is.]
My Sweet Candy: [This is called winning over the crowd. If I keep the people around you happy, they’ll say nice things about me. The more they say it and the more you hear it, it’ll be like boiling a frog in warm water—you’ll gradually fall for me.]
Feng Xun: [Very effective. Already fallen.]
My Sweet Candy: […]
My Sweet Candy: [Isn’t that a bit too fast??]
Feng Xun: [It’s because you’re too good at this. I can’t resist at all.]
Jian Tang felt a bit embarrassed. Hehe, it’s not that I’m too good at it, it’s that the big shots on the forum are highly experienced.
Feng Xun: [When do we start the next phase?]
Oh no, that wasn’t written in the strategy thread.
Because nobody had ever declared they had fallen for someone after being sent a single batch of fruit tea, let alone directly messaging the person to press them on when they would enter the next phase. Jian Tang’s cram-studied knowledge base faced a severe challenge.
He quickly opened his memo pad to flip through it, then left a message for the other party.
My Sweet Candy: [We have to wait a bit longer. I’m not ready yet.]
Feng Xun: [This still requires preparation?]
My Sweet Candy: [Of course! A sense of ritual is very important, otherwise it’ll look like I don’t value this relationship enough. I need to prepare properly.]
Feng Xun’s gaze lingered on “sense of ritual” for a moment before he lowered his eyes to type.
Feng Xun: [Okay.]
Feng Xun: [But there’s no need to make it too complicated. As long as your feelings are genuine, that’s enough.]
He was mainly worried the other party would make it too convoluted, dragging out the timeline for too long.
My Sweet Candy: [Understood, understood. Don’t be too impatient either, you need to be a bit reserved. I read online that if a person is pursued too easily, the other party won’t cherish them after winning them over effortlessly. You need to give me more tests and raise the difficulty.]
“…”
Where did all these absurd theories online come from? Corrupting the kid.
Feng Xun: [Understood.]
Feng Xun: [I’m actually very hard to catch.]
My Sweet Candy: [How hard?]
Feng Xun: [I need to drink loving fruit tea sent by my pursuer every day, and receive roses sent by my pursuer.]
My Sweet Candy: [OK!]
The corners of Feng Xun’s mouth twitched up as he opened a food delivery app, intending to return the favor by practicing what he had just learned, bribing Jian Tang’s colleagues in turn.
Just as he was about to place the order, he suddenly remembered that before leaving the house this morning, the youth had specifically emphasized that only he was allowed to give gifts, and Feng Xun was absolutely forbidden from reciprocating, otherwise it would break the rules.
Tapping his fingers lightly on the desk a few times, Feng Xun came up with an idea and proceeded with his order.
Twenty minutes later, someone suddenly popped up in the main company group chat.
CEO Feng: [Go to the conference room.]
The crowd, who had been slacking off to the point of forgetting what day it was, shook collectively and instantly rallied their spirits.
The big boss was finally here!
Everyone quickly tidied their appearance and rushed to the conference room one after another.
Seeing the message, Jian Tang also quickly followed, thinking that his role as an undercover agent could finally be put to use to test the target’s strength.
Everyone arrived at the conference room as if facing a formidable enemy, and pushed open the door—
Nobody.
There were only three massive delivery bags resting on the large conference table.
The crowd: “?”
The sister from the administrative department stepped forward to open the bags and gasped, “It’s the iced cup sundaes from P-Shop!”
Everyone was stunned, and a flurry of discussion erupted.
“The frozen desserts from P-Shop are incredibly expensive!”
“Are these for us? Could they be for a major client?”
“They’re for us.” The administrative sister showed everyone the order slip on the bag. The note on it read: [Thank you for your hard work. Everyone have some ice cream to refresh yourselves.]
Although there was no signature, the person who sent the notification in the group chat was CEO Feng, so the person footting the bill was naturally CEO Feng.
Having eaten his food, one’s mouth is stopped; having taken his gifts, one’s hands are bound. The employees, who had been slacking off for most of the day, recognized that their work wasn’t hard at all—in fact, they hadn’t even started working yet. They hadn’t put in any effort, yet they not only had a delicious feast for lunch, but also a luxurious afternoon tea handpicked by the CEO himself. This… this really felt undeserved!
Thus, while everyone said “Oh, how embarrassing,” they boisterously carved up the icy afternoon tea. Upon returning to their respective workstations, they immediately lined up in the company group chat to show their loyalty, blowing a frantic stream of flattery.
[CEO Feng is so generous! The boss is magnificent!]
[Thank you, CEO Feng! Very refreshing!]
[We will definitely work hard and diligently, and live up to CEO Feng’s expectations!]
Some with brilliant literary talent had already begun writing small essays of flattery.
Jian Tang also grabbed a chocolate-flavored sundae, opened the group messages along with the crowd, and casually sent a perfunctory one—
Jian Tang: [Thank you, CEO Feng! CEO Feng, you really are a great person!]
With a ding, a notification popped up—
[Your message has been liked by “CEO Feng”]
Jian Tang: “?”
The colleagues all came to a mutual understanding—the company’s ultimate sycophant prodigy had been born! This young brother had a boundless future ahead of him!
Anyone who flattered regularly knew that to strike a chord with the leadership, one didn’t necessarily need extravagant rhetoric. Sometimes a seemingly ordinary sentence, as long as it precisely scratched the other party’s itch, was worth ten thousand words.
Now that someone had set the example, the others followed suit, lining up obediently behind Jian Tang to show their loyalty.
[Thank you, CEO Feng! CEO Feng, you really are a great person!]
[Thank you, CEO Feng! CEO Feng, you really are a great person!]
……
An orderly row of 26 messages. Together, everyone collectively issued 26 “good person cards” to their respectable and adorable wealthy CEO Feng.
While the company group chat was bustling, Jian Tang’s phone vibrated. In the [Let’s Find the Flaws Together] group chat, a new message arrived.
Agne: [What’s the situation?]
The company’s OA interface was connected to the business management panel managed by the system, which all three Realm Lords could see.
They discovered that the human employees in the chat had suddenly begun to frantically flatter the Bloody Butcher, each one full of genuine emotion, looking so fanatical it was as if they had joined a cult. Thus, they sought out Jian Tang to ask about the situation.
Jian Tang described it truthfully and took a photo of his half-eaten sundae cup to send to the group—with a picture, there was proof.
Agne: [Just this?]
Hiramis: [Just this??]
Fila: [Just this???]
What a bunch of short-sighted, country-bumpkin humans!
The three Realm Lords turned back to their small group chat to discuss, completely unable to fathom what sinister purpose the Bloody Butcher had, or why he was using such petty favors to buy off the human employees in the company.
The less they understood it, the more they felt like they were facing a formidable enemy, not daring to let their guard down—that was the Bloody Butcher, after all!
A violent lunatic who had sparked a wave of clearing instances across the Anomalous World had suddenly started acting hypocritically, generously dipping into his own pocket to buy afternoon tea for a group of newly hired employees. Behind such abnormal behavior, a earth-shattering conspiracy had to be hidden!
The three bosses discussed it for a while and finally reached a conclusion: Don’t get it, but follow up.
Thus, Jian Tang’s phone chimed with a ding-dong, and the linked system panel notified him that he had received a transfer of 3,000 points, equivalent to a total of 60,000 yuan in human currency.
Jian Tang: “?”
Fila: [This is event funding. Order a batch of afternoon tea immediately. The standard cannot be lower than those pathetic ice cups you just received.]
Jian Tang: [Ah?]
Hiramis: [Just do as you’re told.]
Jian Tang’s head was filled with fog, but the Realm Lords were rushing him urgently, so he didn’t have time to think too much. He quickly searched for famous dessert shops in City A and rapidly placed an order.
Half an hour later, in the company group chat that had already quieted down, a message popped up.
Vice CEO Fila: [Go to the conference room.]
The crowd: Oh oh oh, the Vice CEO is here!
Everyone licked their lips, which had just finished eating the ice cream sundaes. Fully prepared and striding proudly, they decided to greet the leadership’s inspection with their best appearance.
They pushed open the door to the conference room—
Nobody.
There were only three massive delivery bags resting on the large conference table.
The crowd: “?”
Was the room haunted?
How was the exact same scene playing out all over again??
It was still the administrative sister who stepped forward, opened the bags, and gasped, “It’s small cakes from C-Shop!”
The small cakes from C-Shop were delicious, and the price was also exceptionally “beautiful”—so beautiful that everyone’s first reaction was, “This time it must surely be ordered for a major client.”
“It’s for us.” The administrative sister showed everyone the order slip on the bag, which bore the note: [Thank you for your hard work. Everyone eat something good to refresh yourselves.]
The words “something good” were specifically bolded and enlarged, making them highly eye-catching.
Five minutes later, the OA company group chat began to flood with messages from the entire staff once again.
[Vice CEO Fila is so generous! Vice CEO Fila is magnificent!]
[Thank you, Vice CEO Fila!]
[We will definitely work hard and live up to Vice CEO Fila’s expectations!]
Jian Tang ate the small cake he had ordered while blending into the cheering crowd, singing praises for his own big boss.
Jian Tang: [Vice CEO Fila is so handsome! Vice CEO Fila, you’re the absolute best!]
Feng Xun, who was currently lurking and watching the screen: “…………”
Ten seconds later, in the four-person group chat named [Peaceful Coexistence, Violence Prohibited], a new message surfaced.
Killer 444: [Bored? @Fila]
Fila played dumb: [What?]
Killer 444: [Copycat.]
Hiramis: [Damn it, who are you talking about!]
Killer 444: [If you’re hard of hearing and can’t make it out, I can personally come to your door and say it once.]
The three bosses instantly fell as silent as cicadas in winter—their clones were still recovering from injuries, and their main bodies had also been affected. If they really had to fight again, they wouldn’t gain any advantage.
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