Financial Independence through Cracked Apps

Chapter 600: Chapter 290: Clarifying the Relationship with the Official Partner

「Wetland Park. Morning.」

The bright morning sun cast dappled shadows through the leaves.

Shennan’s fun and lively company team-building event was proceeding in an orderly fashion.

After the first event, a knowledge quiz, three employees won MacBooks as rewards.

This immediately fired up the other employees’ enthusiasm for the activities. When the news was posted in the work group chat, many employees who had taken the day off were filled with regret.

[Holy crap! MacBooks as prizes? For real? I want to go! I don’t want my day-off pay anymore!]

[This can’t be right! What kind of company gives away laptops for a team-building event? Did they move the annual gala up or something?]

[You can count the companies that give away laptops at their annual gala on one hand! President Lin is so rich! And she’s so good to her staff. Coming to Shennan was absolutely the best decision I ever made!]

Since Lin Shen was only in the executive group chat, Qin Yuenan was the only one who could see the messages in the general work chat.

As she watched the employees’ enthusiastic reactions, the corners of her mouth curled up into a small smile.

A good company atmosphere is created by its employees.

So-called "corporate culture" was just another tool for managing them.

Therefore, the employees were the most important part of any company.

As long as they were happy at work and didn’t have any major grievances, there shouldn’t be any problems.

So, Qin Yuenan went to the lakeshore and had Xu Lei set up a small table and a camping stool for her.

She crossed her long, slender legs, enjoying the cool breeze off the lake as she took out her laptop to work.

Even though it was a company team-building event, as a leader, there was no need for her to compete with the employees for the prizes.

Besides, it was up to the employees to liven up the atmosphere amongst themselves; it had nothing to do with her.

Getting too close to the employees would affect their compliance with her orders.

It was like the difference between a gentle teacher and a strict one.

Someone had once run an experiment: while a gentle teacher might win more of the students’ trust, the class’s grades would plummet.

On the other hand, a strict teacher might not joke around with the students, but their grades would unexpectedly improve.

It was a peculiar psychological phenomenon within the field of management.

For this reason, Qin Yuenan deliberately maintained a cold and distant demeanor in front of her employees to uphold her image as a leader.

She knew she might be the subject of behind-the-scenes gossip for things like criticizing employees, but with her personality, Qin Yuenan couldn’t care less.

As long as Lin Shen trusted and liked her, that was all that mattered.

What anyone else thought was completely irrelevant to Qin Yuenan.

And so, like an outcast, she sat at a distance from the group, handling her work.

When Shen Yun saw this, she walked straight over, swaying her sensual hips. She pulled up a stool, sat down across from Qin Yuenan, and asked with a pleasant smile,

"President Qin, aren’t you going to join in the fun? It’s a rare chance for us to get out and relax. There’s no need to work so hard."

"I can’t. There are some things that need to be dealt with as soon as possible."

Qin Yuenan didn’t even look up, her gaze still fixed on the screen with complete concentration.

Seeing her in such a focused, workaholic state, Shen Yun couldn’t help but shake her head.

She knew Qin Yuenan’s personality well. Once she started working, she’d block out the entire world.

So, to strike up a conversation, Shen Yun first discussed some recent work matters with Qin Yuenan, helping her complete a few tasks. Only then did Qin Yuenan finally look up and say softly,

"Thanks."

"Don’t mention it."

Shen Yun stretched lazily, as if deliberately showing off her supple figure.

This caused the male employees nearby, who had noticed the two of them, to cast admiring and appreciative glances her way.

’Her figure is amazing!’

’Those breasts!’

’That ass!’

’Absolutely perfect!’

’A mature woman in her forties really does have endless Charm!’

Shen Yun noticed the lecherous gazes around her, and her lips immediately curled into a seductive smile.

She had never minded these stares; in fact, she was even a little smug about them.

They were the best affirmation of her Charm.

Of course, her perspective had shifted slightly now.

She wished Lin Shen would give her one of those lustful looks, instead of just talking to her like a regular colleague.

Too bad Qin Yuenan was in the picture. Otherwise, Shen Yun would likely be all over Lin Shen by now.

’Maybe this is a good chance to talk with her.’

As a thoughtful look passed through her eyes, Shen Yun suddenly began to ask Qin Yuenan about her and Lin Shen’s story.

"I heard from Shen that you used to be her superior, President Qin?"

"I suppose so."

Qin Yuenan didn’t try to hide anything from Shen Yun; after all, there was no harm in telling her about her relationship with Lin Shen.

Besides, the tranquil and beautiful surroundings had significantly dampened her desire to work.

’Perhaps this was a good time to find a friend to chat with and ease her mind.’

So, Qin Yuenan closed her laptop, rested her elbows on her knees, and cupped her chin in her hands, settling in for a heart-to-heart with Shen Yun.

The two of them started by talking about work, but the conversation soon shifted to Qin Yuenan’s relationship with Lin Shen.

Whenever the topic arose, Qin Yuenan’s usually frosty tone would soften considerably, and her beautiful eyes seemed to hold countless stories.

Judging from her expression and the look in her eyes alone, Shen Yun was certain that Qin Yuenan’s love for Lin Shen had reached the absolute peak of what a woman could give.

Not even marriage and children would be enough to describe the depth of her feelings for Lin Shen.

It was more like a resonance between souls.

This was a side of Qin Yuenan that Shen Yun had never seen before, and this was the first time she was hearing the story of her and Lin Shen.

To be honest, Shen Yun had harbored some ambitions of her own.

After all, surrounded by praise and admiring gazes, Shen Yun was confident that she, too, was an exceptional woman.

And to be fair, she wasn’t being conceited; it was true.

At forty, she had gone from nothing to building a net worth approaching ten figures—and she had done it all as a woman, a gender at a distinct disadvantage in the business world.

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