For a moment, Zhuang Baihua felt very helpless.
A big boss was unconscious in the wild, and he even forgot to take his customers to renew their membership cards. He didn't know whether to say he was dedicated or to extort money.
The first time Zhuang Baihua saw the owner of the boxing gym, he recognized him as the unconscious man he met during the team building a few days ago.
It is more obvious when the sober boss looks like a typical mixed-race person.
So, why did the owner of the boxing gym appear in the woods in the scenic area, and what did Natasha mean.
Zhuang Baihua had many questions but didn't know where to start. He felt the attitude of his future boss and could only keep silent and wait for action.
The boss came forward and saw Zhuang Baihua picking up the conversation. He laughed heartily and said, "Boss Zhuang, you haven't been here for so long. Are you satisfied with us? If you have any opinions, please tell us so that we can make improvements."
Zhuang Baihua hadn't seen someone speak so directly for a long time, so he just went straight to the point: "I was busy recently, so I didn't come. My boxing skills are not so good anymore, and I forget a lot." He looked at the boss and asked confidently, "What's your name?"
The boss was stunned, then laughed: "Boss Zhuang is really funny, noble people tend to forget things easily, have you forgotten all about our friendship before? I am Wei Congsen."
Zhuang Baihua was relieved, fortunately his name was Ivanov.
Although Wei Congsen is of mixed blood, he speaks standard Mandarin and uses colloquialisms. His tone has a slight northeastern accent, which, combined with his appearance, makes him look... very tough.
Wei Congsen continued, "It's so sad. I dreamt about Mr. Zhuang a few days ago. He promised to renew my membership card for five years."
Zhuang Baihua: “…” The lion opened his mouth wide, and one year turned into five years.
And what was the point of dreaming? They had clearly met in the scenic area. Zhuang Baihua observed Wei Congsen's expression and found that he looked normal, without any flaws.
Zhuang Baihua frowned, unable to tell whether Wei Congsen was pretending to be stupid or really had forgotten it.
Wei Congsen winked at the coach, who immediately understood and stepped down. Wei Congsen smiled and said to Zhuang Baihua, "Boss Zhuang, I'll practice with you."
He put on boxing gloves and took a stance. The muscles on his arms bulged into a ball, flexible and tight, full of strength and elasticity. Wei Congsen quickly punched the sandbag, which vibrated violently, indicating that the power of this punch was very great.
Zhuang Baihua looked at Wei Congsen's fist and was basically certain that this person was the fourth paranoid boss.
"Strong and powerful, tenacious and tough, bloodthirsty and violent, he kills gods when he meets them."
The Wei Congsen in front of him basically fits the description in the introduction. Zhuang Baihua stared at his boxing gloves. To exaggerate a little, his fist is bigger than a child's head.
This might be easier to deal with.
Zhuang Baihua followed Boss Wei in practicing boxing. He was thinking about something and seemed absent-minded. His fists randomly hit the sandbag. Wei Congsen just shook his head when he saw it.
"Boss Zhuang, you've regressed so much that you've forgotten all the basic movements." Wei Congsen demonstrated a few positions and asked Zhuang Baihua to follow them. "It's okay to do this. If you practice it for a long time, your muscles will relax and your strength will decrease. You'll get fat, Boss Zhuang. It'll be bad if your figure gets out of shape."
Wei Congsen kept threatening Zhuang Baihua: "Long-term exercise will affect your health. You CEOs have a lot of dinner parties. If you don't exercise your muscles, you will have fatty liver in the future, and then fat. It will be too late to regret it then."
He tapped Zhuang Baihua's shoulder gently with his boxing gloves: "So you have to practice harder. Your card only has one month left. Renew it quickly and don't slack off."
Zhuang Baihua: “…”
After all, the purpose is to get him to renew his card.
From beginning to end, Wei Congsen did not mention what happened in the scenic area, as if he had completely forgotten that he had met Zhuang Baihua at that time. Zhuang Baihua might as well ask Wei Congsen directly what "Natasha" was. In case he touched his paranoid nerves and exposed Chi Yue's whereabouts, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause.
Zhuang Baihua practiced boxing while listening to Wei Congsen's speech. By the end, the only word left in his ears was "xu ka" repeating over and over again.
He finally got tired of it and said, "Okay, let's continue."
"Okay." Wei Congsen smiled and immediately asked the staff to bring the POS machine over. He asked Zhuang Baihua to write an order, "Extend for five years?"
"One year!" Zhuang Baihua said unkindly.
The tour of the entire museum came to an end with Zhuang Baihua renewing his most expensive VIP membership card for one year.
Zhuang Baihua was blackmailed out of a sum of money. After he came back, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
This paranoid boss is somewhat similar to what I imagined. Apart from the annoying card renewal issue, Wei Congsen behaves like a normal person in other aspects.
Even more down-to-earth than the average person.
Zhuang Baihua asked Secretary Chen to investigate Wei Congsen's situation. After he got the information, he read it through and did not find any problems.
Wei Congsen is indeed of Chinese and Russian descent, his father is Chinese and his mother is Russian. He grew up in China when he was young, went to Russia when he was 20, and after graduation he traveled back and forth between China and Russia to do business, and he officially settled in China two years ago and used his savings to open a boxing gym.
It was a very normal resume, nothing odd about it. That was why Zhuang Baihua felt even more strange.
This kind of experience has nothing to do with Chi Yue's life, and the two people have no intersection at all. Why did Wei Congsen become a paranoid boss
Moreover, Zhuang Baihua bluntly said that given Wei Congsen's status and position, he is somewhat qualified to be a paranoid boss.
Looking back at the big guys before, the domineering CEOs, the movie kings, the sons of wealthy families, they basically all belong to the category of power and influence. Wei Congsen, a boxing gym owner, is still a little bit short of them.
It’s not that Zhuang Baihua is snobbish, but in accordance with the style of the original book, he will create mediocre characters.
Zhuang Baihua fell into deep thought, again suspecting that he had made a mistake.
The code "renew card" matched, and the meaning of "Natasha" was still unclear.
Maybe this is another substitute for the original.
Wei Congsen once had a lover named Natasha, who looked very similar to Chi Yue...
Zhuang Baihua felt that he had been corrupted by the original book, and his thoughts were becoming more and more ridiculous.
In any case, Zhuang Baihua decided to let Chi Yue and Wei Congsen meet for the time being.
After practicing Tai Chi that day, Zhuang Baihua felt a pain in his waist and back, especially in his arms. He was cheated by Wei Congsen into paying for a year's membership card, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had lost money. Practicing Tai Chi in the park costs nothing, which is much more cost-effective than boxing.
In order to change his mood, he went back to his park, sat on a bench, and watched people dancing square dance and practicing Tai Chi.
He sat for a while, his heart cleansed, he drew strength and vitality from the people, and finally recovered.
Zhuang Baihua was watching the crowd performance attentively when Chi Yue suddenly appeared and sat down next to him.
Zhuang Baihua asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"
Chi Yue said: "I went to the office to find you and found out you were there. Manager Chen said you were in the park, so I came over."
Zhuang Baihua: "Manager Chen?"
Chi Yue said calmly: "Secretary Chen, do you think he looks like the chief eunuch?"
Zhuang Baihua laughed: "Don't let him hear you say that about him."
After a few jokes, Zhuang Baihua asked Chi Yue, "How did you get here?" The distance from school to the company and then to the park is short.
Chi Yue tossed the keys in her hand and said, "Dad gave me a car."
Zhuang Baihua: “…”
"It's too troublesome to always have a driver pick me up, so I went to take the driver's license test. When my father saw that I passed the test, he gave me a car."
Zhuang Baihua really appreciated this extravagant style, but since it was a matter between the father and son, he didn't nag too much, and just said, "You passed the driving test so quickly."
Chi Yue said: "Who said I am a genius?"
He didn't tell Zhuang Baihua that he could actually drive. He asked someone to help him pass the driving test at the driving school, and then he took the subject test himself and passed all of them in one go.
Zhuang Baihua vaguely felt that something was wrong. It took him half a year to get his driver's license, so how come Chi Yue was so fast
Before he could think clearly, Chi Yue distracted him and pointed at the Tai Chi team over there and asked, "How do you want to join them?"
Zhuang Baihua pinched his arm and said, "I went to practice boxing a few days ago, and my arm is still sore."
Chi Yue blinked.
"By the way, you have to go to the boxing gym soon." Zhuang Baihua reminded Chi Yue.
Chi Yue asked: "Why do you say that? I haven't been there either."
"Anyway, just go." Zhuang Baihua found it difficult to explain. It would be better for Chi Yue not to meet Wei Congsen for the time being. He should let Chi Yue step on landmines first.
Chi Yue nodded obediently, suddenly pulled Zhuang Baihua up from the bench, and said, "Let's go practice together."
Chi Yue borrowed Tai Chi swords from the old men who practiced Tai Chi, handed one to Zhuang Baihua, and held one in her own hand. She said to Zhuang Baihua with a smile, "Mr. Zhuang, please teach me."
Every time Chi Yue showed such a smile, Zhuang Baihua felt like a kitten's claws were scratching his heart. He relaxed and said to Chi Yue gently, "Okay."
Zhuang Baihua made a sword flower with his hand and took a starting position, and Chi Yue followed behind him.
Tai Chi sword movements were slow, Zhuang Baihua was actually worried that Chi Yue would catch up, but he was afraid that his posture was not standard.
Who would have thought that Chi Yue could imitate Zhuang Baihua's movements while dancing with the sword, with such graceful and professional posture.
Zhuang Baihua raised his eyebrows and looked at Chi Yue.
Chi Yue made an independent counter-thrust movement, threw a coquettish glance at Zhuang Baihua, and said, "I practiced a little in physical education class."
Zhuang Baihua raised the corners of his lips, drew out his long sword and touched the sword tip with Chi Yue's, then stepped back, drew it out, and stabbed with both feet, with a measured and smooth movement.
Chi Yue and Zhuang Baihua performed the same action. They stood side by side in the small square of the park, moving in and out, with a long sword following them like a shadow, and clear springs splashing and flowers dancing.
Two handsome guys with above-average looks were dancing with swords, which was very entertaining and attracted many passers-by to stop and watch.
They raised their swords and slashed horizontally. The silver swords broke through the air and pierced through the rainbow. You could really hear the sound of the air exploding, and the onlookers nearby applauded loudly.
After finishing a set of practice, Zhuang Baihua put away his sword, and Chi Yue also stopped. They smiled at each other, and their endless tacit understanding was expressed in their words.
They returned the Tai Chi sword to the park owner and sat on the bench again.
Zhuang Baihua felt a vibration in his pocket and took out his cell phone to check the message.
It turned out to be Wei Congsen who sent him an instant message.
"Boss Zhuang, why are you here to practice boxing again? You can't relax!"
Followed by an emoticon of a boxing bear.
Zhuang Baihua suddenly turned the phone over.
Chi Yue asked curiously: "What's wrong, who is it?"
Zhuang Baihua twitched his lips and said, "The advertiser is taking advantage of me."