Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Si Xue

The two of them took out their phones to check.

Gao Yuan had received a message from He Lang, informing him that the trademark office had accepted the application for the GY trademark.

Next, it would enter the review process. With its expedited status, he believed it wouldn’t be long before the TM symbol was issued.

After reading the message, Gao Yuan was ecstatic.

The company’s qualifications were all in order, and the design drafts were more or less finalized.

Once the trademark was secured, he could successfully launch the GY flagship stores on Taobao and TikTok.

The quality inspection for the face masks was just a matter of time. In a few more days, the trio’s entrepreneurial venture would officially begin.

"Big Bro, Big Bro! My little brother just messaged me. The quality inspection for the mask’s essence ingredients has passed! Next is the skin testing phase."

Lin Wanyu thrusted her phone right in front of Gao Yuan, her face wearing an expression that screamed, ’I deserve all the credit’.

This was indeed great news.

Three pieces of good fortune in one day. It made Gao Yuan want to pop open a bottle of wine to celebrate.

Just as he started walking toward the liquor cabinet, he suddenly recalled the scene of the three of them drinking the other day. A shiver ran through his soul, and he stopped in his tracks.

Both women were on their periods, and he didn’t want their joy to turn to sorrow.

But for some reason, a part of him was still looking forward to the three of them drinking together again.

Gao Yuan had even decided that he definitely wouldn’t oversleep next time.

Although he couldn’t celebrate by opening a bottle of wine,

Gao Yuan had other methods. He went straight into the kitchen and made three glasses of fruit juice.

It was a good choice. Since neither Lin Wanyu nor Li Mengqing liked drinking plain water, Gao Yuan always kept a lot of fruit at home. He would often make them fresh juice whenever he himself drank water.

After the three of them celebrated with juice, Gao Yuan started on other preparations.

The company still needed a part-time bookkeeper. The agency that handled the company registration had offered this service, but Gao Yuan hadn’t taken them up on it.

For finances, he had to find someone trustworthy.

Gao Yuan’s thoughts naturally turned to his former company. ’If you’re going to fleece them once, you might as well make a habit of it.’

The finance director at his last company had been sent from the head office, but the accountant under her, Si Xue, had been hired by Sister Sun.

She was a recent finance graduate from a Project 211 university, working as an intern. The girl was a bit introverted and didn’t talk much, but she was fantastic at her job.

Gao Yuan had once thought about asking her out, but that idea went out the window the day he happened to see her drive to work in a Porsche Panamera.

’What kind of joke is this? My entire monthly salary was just enough for Si Xue’s car maintenance. I couldn’t afford to get involved with a girl like that.’

Around that time, Zhang Ke was being quite forward with him, so he naturally kept his distance from Si Xue.

From this, you could tell that Gao Yuan used to be quite the innocent young man.

But now, after a few days of living the freeloader life, he was starting to have some regrets.

’Why was I such a coward back then, scared off by an entry-level Porsche!’

’If I had been a little more proactive, a little more shameless, maybe knocked her up or something, wouldn’t I have also been able to walk the golden path of marrying into her family?’

’I really regret it now!’

’In the end, I was just too young. My poverty limited my swagger.’

But now, Gao Yuan wasn’t intimidated in the slightest. A Porsche? Was that even considered a luxury car? On TikTok, everyone and their mother had a Ferrari.

Besides, he was an ambitious young man with hemorrhoids, aspiring to benefit society!

He opened WeChat, found the white Ragdoll cat avatar, and sent a direct message: "Hey Kitty, you busy?"

That’s right.

The white Ragdoll cat avatar belonged to Si Xue, and her WeChat name was simply "That Cat."

But Si Xue didn’t actually own a cat, which once made Gao Yuan suspect she might have some cat-like attributes herself!

The reason Gao Yuan didn’t use her name and just called her "Kitty" was because it was the special nickname he’d given her when he was trying to hit on her.

Back then, it was all about treating her differently from everyone else.

"Boss, what’s up?"

When Gao Yuan saw Si Xue’s instant reply, a swell of pride rose in his heart.

’This proves I still hold some weight in her heart.’

’Besides, he wasn’t just big, but also hard—especially in a certain place.’

’Wait, no. It seems I’m still lacking a system mission for the "big" aspect.’

At this thought, Gao Yuan stole a glance at Lin Wanyu.

What he didn’t know was that Si Xue was actually quite bored at that moment. Ever since President Guo took over the team, every trivial matter required approval, and it was driving her crazy.

She had already written her resignation letter today and was planning to quit and go back to help her family.

Si Xue was different from "little rich girls" like Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing.

Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing were considered newcomers who had settled in Hang City later on.

Si Xue, on the other hand, was a true Hang City local.

Her family had received an entire building as compensation for a demolition project, and the property management for their residential complex was their own family’s company.

A bona fide second-generation demolition heir!

Si Xue was just starting to feel bored when, unexpectedly, she received a message from Gao Yuan.

In fact, Si Xue had a pretty good impression of Gao Yuan.

Especially with her family constantly pressuring her to get married lately, she had even thought of Gao Yuan a few times.

In her memory, Gao Yuan was a decent and humble guy. She’d never heard any rumors about him having a messy private life.

He worked a nine-to-five job, had a good income, and fit her family’s standards for a potential son-in-law quite well.

For a while, she had sensed that Gao Yuan treated her a little differently, but ever since that encounter in the underground garage, she felt that he had been keeping his distance.

She later pondered the reason and figured it was probably because Gao Yuan found her too boring.

It had been so long, so Gao Yuan’s sudden message was a bit of a surprise.

"Kitty, I’m starting my own business now, a small company. I was hoping you could help me handle the corporate accounting. Would that be convenient for you?"

Gao Yuan had no intention of hiding it. Starting a business was nothing to be ashamed of. With the secret skincare formula from his system, it was only a matter of time before his name made a comeback in the e-commerce world.

"Whoa, Boss, you actually went off and started your own thing! Are you hiring?"

"Let me tell you a secret, President Guo is really unpopular. A lot of people don’t want to work here anymore..."

Gao Yuan hadn’t expected that contacting Si Xue again would reveal her gossipy side. She didn’t seem as introverted as he remembered.

As for what she said about the state of their old company, Gao Yuan was already well aware.

Recently, a few store managers had contacted him privately. They had beat around the bush, trying to find out where he was working now and hinting that they wanted to follow him.

However, Gao Yuan’s funds were limited right now, so he wouldn’t rashly bring people aboard.

Besides, the path of entrepreneurship was like a thousand soldiers crossing a single-log bridge—one misstep and you’d drown.

Although he had the secret formula provided by the system, his company was still a small, unknown entity.

Rashly bringing them over would not only affect their current income, but if he failed, it would also affect their future prospects.

In other words, he could afford to fail, but those real nine-to-fivers couldn’t.

Every one of them had a family to support.

"I’ve just gotten started over here, so I need to get the business on its feet by myself first. When the time comes, if you all still think my humble little venture is worthwhile, my doors will always be open!"

After a moment’s thought, Gao Yuan tactfully declined.

Reading Gao Yuan’s message, Si Xue thought about it and realized he was right.

Gao Yuan wasn’t a local. Starting a business for the first time meant he had expenses everywhere. Handling things himself in the early stages would save a lot of money. After all, not everyone was a second-generation demolition heir like her.

However, she was more than willing to help him out with his company’s bookkeeping this time.

’This is also a chance to get to know Gao Yuan better.’

’What if... the two of them hit it off...’

Si Xue’s mind instantly raced with possibilities, and a faint blush appeared on her cheeks.

’She had to calm down. If she let her imagination run wild like this, she’d be picking out baby names next.’

"Boss, I can handle the bookkeeping. You can count on me."

"Great, it’s a deal then. I’ll bring the documents and the financial seal over to you tomorrow."

With each having their own agenda, they hit it off immediately.

Gao Yuan gained a part-timer to manage his company’s finances, and Si Xue got a chance to get closer to Gao Yuan and learn more about him.

She waited for a moment, but no new message came from Gao Yuan.

Si Xue picked up her printed resignation letter and headed for President Guo’s office.

Gao Yuan was about to tell Lin Wanyu and Li Mengqing that he’d just found a part-time accountant, but when he turned his head, he found both of them staring intently at his computer screen.

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