I am not just a tycoon

"Mom, let's buy a car like this one too!"

The child said enviously.

"Alright, we'll have your dad buy it when we get back."

The woman pacified him with words while quickly leading the child by the hand away.

Lih Meng heard the noise outside, covered her mouth, and looked at Shen Yuan with resentment.

Look at you, you got caught, didn't you?

And you said no one was around!

Shen Yuan, disregarding everything, continued to put out the fire in the cramped space.

After extinguishing the fire, Shen Yuan cleaned up the battlefield and even considerately helped Lih Meng button up.

"Don't you dare!"

Lih Meng swatted his hand away, huffing angrily, "You are not allowed to touch me anymore!"

"I hope you mean what you say."

Shen Yuan went back to the driver's seat, thinking to himself how women like Lih Meng always say one thing but mean another, not to mention who had reached the peak twice just now.

You think you, an X-addict, can resist?

Lih Meng was also angry because Shen Yuan had torn a hole in her stockings.

And she had brought just that one pair.

Now she had two choices, either wear them as they were to board the plane, since no one would see it anyway,

or she could borrow a pair from a colleague, but if she did, the colleague would definitely be curious.

Especially when they see that the stockings' exterior was not torn but she still changed them, they would definitely imagine all sorts of scenarios.

"Shen Yuan, you big stinky hoofed pig!"

Shen Yuan just smiled and didn't say a word, dropping Lih Meng off at the airport.

Once Lih Meng entered the staff passage, Shen Yuan turned the steering wheel and left the airport.

A stewardess from the same crew had just arrived at the passage and saw Lih Meng getting out of a G63, she couldn't help but approach her.

"Lih Meng, are you seeing someone?"

One of the stewardesses asked, "Driving a G63, huh? Whoever can afford this car must be loaded."

Lih Meng thought for a moment and replied, "No, he is kind of my brother-in-law."

"Brother-in-law?"

One of the stewardesses named Jiang Yan, who was quite close to Lih Meng, paused and asked, "Why 'kind of'?"

"Because my sister hasn't agreed to him yet."

Lih Meng responded directly.

"Then your future brother-in-law's attentions are quite impressive, even dropping you off at work,"

Jiang Yan wrapped an arm around Lih Meng's shoulders, jokingly saying, "Tell me the truth, is your future brother-in-law interested in something more? I heard men like the thrill of dating sisters."

"It was me who asked him to drop me off at work," Lih Meng said flatly.

"Oh, I see.... so it's not your future brother-in-law who is after you, but you who are after him?" Jiang Yan said with a laugh.

Lih Meng just smiled and didn't say anything, thinking to herself what this was all about, she not only fancied him but had also had an indescribable relationship with her future brother-in-law.

As for dating sisters?

She wouldn't mind, it all depended on whether her sister would agree.

However... her sister was quite conservative in her thinking, she definitely wouldn't agree,

and if her sister found out, she would be incredibly upset.

Shen Yuan probably didn't want his sister to know either, since he loved her sister after all.

Lih Meng looked back subconsciously, but the G-Class had already disappeared from view, suddenly feeling a slight sense of loss.

Even though they had been intimate, he was still her sister's man, she couldn't have him all to herself.

.....

After dropping off Lih Meng, Shen Yuan drove the car to a car wash.

Actually, the exterior of his car wasn't dirty, but the back seat was a bit messy from their earlier activities, and even after wiping it down with tissues, there were still some lingering smells and stains.

The car wash guy, experienced as he was, opened the back door and caught on immediately.

But seeing things like this was quite common, every now and then someone would come specifically for an interior cleaning.

After washing the car, Shen Yuan also adjusted the settings on the car's dashcam, not only formatting all the content but also turning off the audio recording.

Better safe than sorry.

Even though his NPCs would definitely not check the dashcam, setting it up still felt somewhat reassuring.

By the time he returned to the company, it was already 12:30 PM. Shen Yuan ordered a meal for two and called Fu Yingzi to his office.

Shen Yuan sat on the sofa, passing over a set of utensils, "Let's eat together."

"Such generosity, Boss!"

Fu Yingzi unhesitantly took the chopsticks, helping to unpack the takeaway.

She had ordered her own food, but now seeing that the boss had ordered so much, it seemed unnecessary to eat her own $20 meal.

The boss had ordered Cantonese cuisine, five dishes in total: roast goose, sweet and sour pork, stir-fried beef ho fun, braised abalone with chicken, and stir-fried snow peas.

Fu Yingzi's mouth watered just looking at it.

"How have you been lately, still managing everything okay?"

Shen Yuan picked up some vegetables while asking a question.

Ever since he learned that Fu Yingzi was overwhelmed with work, Shen Yuan had already instructed Zhong Yu to allow her to work flexibly.

"Now there's no problem, I attend important classes when there are any; otherwise, I work normal hours."

Fu Yingzi spoke softly while eating her meal, "By the way, I've almost finished my training in the human resources department, and I'll rotate to the network operations department next week."

Shen Yuan nodded after hearing this, "Good, the network operations department is currently a major focus of the company. The online lead generation hasn't been effective lately, due to issues with video and streaming. We've been making adjustments recently, and your move there will allow you to learn a lot."

Fu Yingzi nodded seriously, "Mm-hmm."

After dinner, Shen Yuan called Zhong Yu to his office.

Although it was lunch break, Zhong Yu didn't dare feel dissatisfied.

Since sensing that the boss might have obtained something unfavorable to him from Jia Nanshou, Zhong Yu had been keeping a low profile at the company.

Getting a job wasn't easy, and reaching the management level was even harder, especially when the company offered decent benefits.

The current economic situation was middling, and good jobs were hard to find; it wasn't just him — everyone wanted to stay with the company.

Shen Yuan discussed the new position of special advisor with Zhong Yu.

Zhong Yu asked, "Mr. Shen, this position is under your direct management, right? Also, how much salary will it offer?"

Shen Yuan thought for a moment, "The base salary is 8000, and performance is linked to the profit of three stores and the online lead generation. Draft a proposal for me."

"Alright, Mr. Shen."

Zhong Yu immediately grasped the importance of this position, although the base salary was less than that of a store manager or department heads like him.

But it was linked to the profits of three stores and directly reported to the boss, which obviously was of the "imperial envoy" level.

It seemed the company was about to introduce a high-level character, and this newcomer had a much higher starting point compared to the rotating Fu Yingzi.

Sometime after Zhong Yu left, Sun Zhen from the fitness center and Manager Cheng Ru from the network operations department both came to Shen Yuan's office.

"You two, not taking a lunch break?"

Shen Yuan actually wanted to take a nap before calling them over, but they had taken the initiative to come.

"Mr. Shen, recently, because of the improvement measures and online lead generation, Manager Cheng and I have been too busy to even think about a lunch break."

Sun Zhen bowed slightly, "As soon as I heard you were in the office, I immediately came to report."

Standing aside, Cheng Ru couldn't help but grumble internally. She had been resting at lunch, yet Sun Zhen dragged her to report, and he even made it sound so appealing.

But then again, if Sun Zhen wasn't like this, he probably wouldn't have become a store manager.

"Speak."

Shen Yuan pointed to the sofa across from him.

After the two sat down, Sun Zhen handed over a revised version of the improvement actions, "This is the revised version, according to your requirements, reducing fines and increasing rewards, and besides..."

After looking it over, Shen Yuan said, "There seem to be no issues at first glance, but let's see the results of implementation. The measures are just one aspect; the final result is what's important."

"Understood, I'll definitely strive to increase the profitability of the store."

Sun Zhen nodded earnestly, then said, "For the online lead generation, I've been continuously communicating and coordinating with Manager Cheng these past few days. We've tentatively prepared a proposal, and I'll let Manager Cheng report the specifics."

At that point, Cheng Ru handed over a proposal, "Mr. Shen, we plan to select two female fitness instructors from the store to film videos. Additionally, we want the instructors to take turns doing live streams regularly. The traffic from the videos or live streams would be assigned to the corresponding instructors to follow up...."

After listening, Shen Yuan looked at Sun Zhen, "Have you discussed this with the instructors, and are they cooperative?"

Sun Zhen replied, "I've already spoken with several seasoned instructors. Under this rule of traffic distribution, they are all quite enthusiastic."

"Good, you can implement this and see how it goes."

Shen Yuan decided, "Still, the line remains the same, I'm looking at the final results."

"Alright, Mr. Shen."

"There's another matter to inform you about. In a couple of days, a special advisor will join us, involved in the improvement measures as well as the videos and live streams; you can listen to her opinions as well."

"Understood."

Sun Zhen and Cheng Ru didn't ask further. After discussing some details, they left the office together.

They had now grasped some of the boss's temperament;

he did not speak much in empty or circular phrases and didn't make employees infer meanings themselves; he spoke directly.

In essence, all that was needed was to follow his requirements.

Of course, he also allowed others to express differing opinions if it benefited the work.

After the pair left, Shen Yuan woke up the system panel and opened the current task.

The task required a 5% increase in net profit within three months. Now, over a week had passed, and the departments had just begun to implement the new schemes; it was uncertain if they could achieve it.

Being a boss and managing a company for the first time, Shen Yuan felt unsure inside, especially since boosting profit was not so easily done.

He could only combine his own knowledge with the Executive MBA and MHRM he had studied in the system, and aim to handle the tasks flawlessly and conscientiously.

Shen Yuan had no other commitments in the afternoon. After a lunch break, he met up with Su Xuewei and headed to the villa.

The villa had been under renovation for quite some time. According to the daily updates Su Xuewei posted in the group chat, it was nearing completion, now in the tiling and painting phase.

Shen Yuan had also paid the mid-term renovation fees, and upon passing the final inspection, would then pay the remaining 5 million.

However, there wasn't much to see at the construction site; he mainly wanted to see Su Xuewei and used it as an excuse to ask her out.

Su Xuewei always arrived at the agreed location ahead of time. As Shen Yuan pulled up below the Guanting building, he noticed her dressed in loose jeans and white sports shoes.

"Shen Yuan... If you want to meet up next time, you can just say so," she said.

After getting into the car, Su Xuewei shyly looked at Shen Yuan and then gently buckled her seat belt.

?

Was she onto him?