Chapter 1880 - 8: Mage’s Handbook of the Workplace (Part 1)

"...Just these five minor issues to keep in mind, proceed with the event as per this plan. No need to ask me about the details, just decide yourself."

"Okay." Weiser put away the document and took out a beautifully wrapped gift: "Happy Valentine’s Day."

"Thank you." Ash scratched his head: "The chocolates I received today might last me until next month."

"This shows that a lot of people like you." Weiser propped her chin, smiling as she asked, "So have you chosen a marriage partner yet? Or are there too many options, leaving you dazzled and unable to decide, thinking this one’s good, that one’s nice, reluctant to give up a forest for one tree."

"Don’t make me sound like some playboy." Ash said with a bitter face, "I have to work overtime tonight, not even time to play games, let alone date..."

"Then what do you think of me?" Weiser crossed her legs and asked leisurely.

"Huh?" Ash glanced at her, then returned his gaze to the screen, speaking in a relaxed tone: "Don’t joke with me, we’re still at work..."

"I know you like them." Weiser blinked, "I don’t mind if you cheat."

Ash was stunned, as if doubting his hearing: "Huh?"

"I like you, but I like myself more." Weiser said leisurely, "I’m the type who values personal space and doesn’t like intimacy, yet ironically yearns for love."

"Simply put, I want an emotional connection once a week, and for the next six days I just want to be alone, go home after work and quietly read a book." She spread her hands: "I’m just such a bothersome woman."

"Are you looking for a marriage partner or a lover..." Ash commented.

"Originally, I wanted to wait until you get married to be your lover, but now it seems marrying you could work too." Weiser laughed.

Outside, Freyja furrowed her brows, feeling that her shortcut seemed to have been taken by someone else.

"With my nature, there wouldn’t be any possibility other than being someone else’s lover, as no one can accept their wife being unwilling to be intimate six days a week." Weiser said, "Especially someone like you — you obviously have a clingy personality, it feels great to date you for sure, but when I want solitude, you surely can’t stand it, and then either I’ll resent you or you’ll hate me."

"Unless...I’m not the only one you love."

She blinked at Ash: "As long as you do your ’homework’ on time every week, I can accept you having other lovers. As many as you can find, I don’t mind any of them, how’s that?"

"Wait a second," Ash held his head: "Your thoughts are too avant-garde, it’s seemingly a bit too soon for 21st-century people..."

"Anyone else you marry wouldn’t possibly accept wholeheartedly if you develop any lovers outside, even if they agreed at first, they’d throw a tantrum later. I’m the only one who physically can’t form a normal intimate relationship and needs you to not just like me alone."

"So, I should be your most perfect marriage choice." Weiser tilted her head at him: "After all, you like more than one person."

No wonder Weiser is so confident!

Those outside the office realized this suddenly, secretly cursing Weiser for her shameless ambition. Even the least restrained, Diya, only allowed Ash to date her and her three sisters before ’choosing one of the four’; but who could’ve expected Weiser to allow Ash to openly form a harem!

It’s like they’re bidding on a project together, where they at most compress profits to the minimum or give some kickbacks, but Weiser is bidding with her entire fortune at stake.

Such behavior should be legislated against, it’s too unfair!

"It can really be done this way..." Hanna bit her nails, helplessly saying: "This time we lost."

"Actually, I could too." Freyja whispered, holding Siflin’s hand, with a face full of dejection: "I could accept Ash cheating; had I known I could say that to him, I’d have become his lawful wife."

Siflin was at a loss for words; although she asked Freyja to enter Ash’s emotional life as a third party, ultimately her aim was to help Freyja secure Ash’s heart and achieve exclusive possession through this approach, with the third party rising to the main wife status, not to truly let Freyja be a mistress all her life.

If other competitors planned to form normal romantic relationships with Ash, Freyja’s "third party route" could indeed capture Ash by destroying his marriage...but who would’ve thought someone would accept Ash’s cheating!

"These cheating scoundrels..." Vishi gritted her teeth.

"Men are all like this." Felix spoke with a tone that seemed to see through the world: "Not a single good one."

"Ash..." Tamasi softly muttered.

"He won’t." Sonia suddenly said, "He won’t accept Weiser because of this."

Everyone looked at Sonia in surprise, just then the office door unexpectedly opened, Weiser appeared before them, her expression neutral.

Everyone immediately pretended to turn away casually, but Weiser called out at this moment: "Sonia."

"Hmm?"

"Ash is calling you inside."

"No need." Ash came out and saw they were all there, raising his eyebrows in annoyance: "What are you doing gathered at the door to my office?"

"Passing by."

"I’m just passing by too."

"Really just passing by."

"Quite a coincidence, you all passed by my office situated at the corner of the floor." Ash pursed his lips and turned to Sonia: "Sonia, do you have work in the afternoon?"

"Yes." Sonia immediately replied, "I have to meet with the people from project group three this afternoon—"

"Postpone it, come out with me now," Ash stepped boldly ahead of them, making his way to the elevator door, calling: "Hurry, catch up, why are you still standing?"

"Oh oh!" Sonia responded, suddenly turning around to run back to her office: "Wait, I’ll go grab my bag!"

The others watched them leave like that, then refocused their gaze on Weiser.

"Did Ash agree?" Vishi asked.

"Only concerned with such lowbrow things?" Weiser glanced coldly at her, expressionless, "I’m really envious of you."

With that, Weiser turned to leave, others quickly holding Vishi back to prevent her from exploding. At this moment, Weiser stopped and added:

"When the two of them come back, there’ll be an important announcement."