Chapter 345 - 217: Exposing a Shortcoming to His Face

Chapter 345: Chapter 217: Exposing a Shortcoming to His Face

The elevator reached the first floor, and Gao Yue said goodbye to Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao asked in surprise, "Is your car parked on the street?"

"I don’t have a car. I’m taking a taxi!"

Only then did Chen Xiao remember that Gao Yue’s previous company car was from Jindi Group. She had just started her position at the Junxiao Hotel Management Division and hadn’t been assigned a car yet.

The general managers of the two existing hotels each had a Buick GL8, but those were men’s cars, and she didn’t want to ride in them since they reeked of smoke.

That’s why she had taken a taxi to get here today.

She used to have a Volkswagen, but after Ding Yong assigned her a private car and driver, she didn’t need her own anymore and sold it to a used car dealership.

"You’re so dense. Doesn’t the hotel have a concierge car? You could have just used that."

The hotel had a Rolls-Royce Phantom specifically for receiving VIPs, but since Gao Yue had just started, she felt it was inappropriate to use company property for personal reasons, so she hadn’t.

And now her boss was calling her dense for it!

She huffed, "What kind of good subordinates can a boss like you possibly cultivate? All you teach is how to bend the rules!"

"Forget the taxi. I’ll take a detour and give you a ride home."

Gao Yue wasn’t about to be polite with him. ’He’s already taken so much advantage of me. He’s not being polite, so why should I be?’

"Why don’t you just go buy a car according to the standard for your position? Why wait?"

At Junxiao Group, high-level executives who qualified for a company car had set standards. The car allowance for Gao Yue’s position could be benchmarked against Xu Gang’s and Xu Jun’s.

The standard was anything up to 600,000 yuan.

It was just that both Xu Gang and Xu Jun were still using the company cars from their previous jobs and hadn’t replaced them.

Xu Jun still had his Buick GL8, while Xu Gang had a Tianqi 01.

Gao Yue was aware of this situation, which was why she didn’t feel comfortable bringing it up before the group explicitly defined her vehicle specifications.

She had even considered just buying a car for herself. With an annual salary of over two million, what car couldn’t she afford? There was no real need to insist on a company-provided one.

After understanding her thoughts, Chen Xiao smiled. "This is a perk the company provides for you. You should enjoy what you’re entitled to. It’s not like we’re short on money for you!"

’That’s true. He gave me a two-million-yuan year-end bonus for doing nothing. What’s one car and a driver in comparison?’

"But if you go over the standard, you pay the difference yourself. Business is business."

Gao Yue rolled her eyes at him. "Got it, Boss!"

When they reached the Brabus G900, Gao Yue, who was no country bumpkin, recognized it at a glance.

"Boss, you seem like such a low-key person. Why do you drive such a flashy car?"

"I call this being low-key in life, but high-profile in my work."

"Get real. What have you ever done? Isn’t it always Miss Xu doing all the work?"

Chen Xiao had just sat down and buckled his seatbelt. Hearing her say that, he took a page out of Xu Wu’s book and reached out to give her thigh a slap.

"You can see through it, but don’t say it out loud! How do you survive in the workplace with an EQ like that?"

Gao Yue’s beautiful eyes widened. "My EQ is low? Don’t you just want to touch my thigh? Why find an excuse to slap me? That hurt!"

"Then let me rub it better for you!"

Chen Xiao kept one hand on the steering wheel and placed the other on her leg.

’Sigh, this car is so expensive, but it doesn’t even have an intelligent driving system. It’s so easy to get distracted!’

"Boss, surely you can tell the difference between a leg and a waist?"

Chen Xiao’s face flushed. His hand stopped its upward journey as he said, "I was just focused on the road, I didn’t notice!"

Heh! Gao Yue turned her head away. ’Who are you trying to fool?’

She looked around, left and right, then said, "The back seat of your car is really spacious. You could even lie down and sleep back there."

"You mean... it’s good for making the car rock?" Chen Xiao asked with a wicked grin.

"What are you thinking? I meant it’s spacious enough to haul cargo!"

Annoyed, Chen Xiao squeezed the hand he had on her thigh. Gao Yue cried out, "Ow! That hurts!"

He quickly loosened his grip. "No way, I barely used any force."

"You’re heartless! How could you bear to pinch such tender flesh? It’s definitely going to bruise again!"

"Should I pull over and take a look for you?"

"I’ll pass, thanks. I’ll check it myself when I shower tonight!" Gao Yue rolled her eyes at him. ’We’re already at the hotel. Where are you going to ’check’ it anyway?’

As Gao Yue got out of the car, she glanced at his pants and smirked. "Boss, why’d you stuff the gearstick in your pants?"

With that, she giggled and walked into the hotel.

Chen Xiao gritted his teeth in frustration, but it was getting late and he needed to get home. Otherwise, he would have chased after her and whacked her with that "gearstick."

On the way back, he received a call from Jin Wuxian. Jin Fu had agreed to meet with him at 9:00 a.m. the next morning.

’So early? No wonder his business is always losing money!’

If Jin Wuxian had heard that thought, he would have been furious. What a diss!

Chen Xiao was judging others by his own standards, completely unaware that if anyone else started work at 11:00 a.m. like him, their family business would have gone bankrupt long ago.

"DING! New Mission: Persuade Jin Fu to have Shanyun Auto adopt the full suite of Junxing Intelligent Driving and smart cockpit solutions."

[Mission Reward 1: Industry-leading intelligent in-car optical technology]

[Mission Reward 2: Constitution +2, Endurance +2, health +2]

[Mission Reward 3: Diligence Points +4]

The rewards were so generous! This industry-leading in-car optical technology had so many potential applications.

First, there was AR-HUD, which could better integrate virtual information with real-world road conditions.

Second, in the realm of smart headlights, it could enable digital illumination and digital interaction.

In short, with this technology, Junxing Auto would have another major, industry-leading selling point.

But when he saw the "Endurance Value +2" in Mission Reward 2, Chen Xiao grew a little nervous. The Endurance Value was starting to give him PTSD!

"System, can we make a deal? Can I have a reward other than the Endurance Value?"

He waited for a long time, but there was no response. Apparently not.

’Huh? If I don’t complete the mission, then my Endurance Value won’t increase, right?’

’Maybe I should try intentionally failing the mission. There’s no penalty, after all!’

"DING! System BUG detected. It has been patched."

"Mission Failure Penalty: Endurance Value +10"