Chapter 21: A New Beginning at Dragon Feather

Hmph!

It was the second day of being a girl, and her first night sleeping as one. Zhou Ruoyu had initially intended to explore the mysteries of this body in bed. However, her slender wrist, halfway to its destination, was abruptly pulled back.

She immediately shook her head frantically, a nervous tremor running through her, warning herself, “No, no… I can’t do something that would make me degenerate! What if… what if it actually felt good and I got addicted?”

Ugh!

Considering she also had to report to Dragon Feather for her new job the next morning, the young woman ultimately decided to simply pull the small blanket over herself and sleep naked.

Only, alas…

The next morning, upon waking early and seeing her disheveled long hair, Zhou Ruoyu’s mouth twitched violently twice.

Ahhhhh!

The urge to cut her long hair short was surging!

The black-haired, straight-haired young woman scratched her head in annoyance, then sighed. There was nothing for it; she couldn’t… she couldn’t cut it, could she?

After all, many straight men preferred girls with long hair, and it wasn’t impossible that Gu Jiachen had been attracted to her beautiful hair. Now that she had finally gotten close to Gu Jiachen, any change to her image would be a risk.

Zhou Ruoyu disliked taking risks; she much preferred staying hidden under her covers.

Moreover…

Cough, cough. Among the group of long-hair enthusiasts she had just mentioned, she herself was one.

There was no helping it. The young woman could only get up, wash, and comb her hair. After bustling about for a while, she changed into the yellow and white dress and small white shoes she had bought yesterday, along with a pair of short white socks. Then, she headed out, making a direct beeline for Dragon Feather Company!

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Compared to Chenxi, Dragon Feather Group’s office building looked quite shabby from afar. Although its scale was not small, the decor gave off an antiquated, lifeless impression, completely out of sync with its emerging identity as an internet company.

Uh… this wasn’t actually anything too outrageous. The Dragon Feather company had been established quite a long time ago, around the early 2000s. In the early days of China’s internet, the company made some money by creating online communities. Later, riding the wave of online games and browser games, it leveraged its own community for traffic and earned a substantial sum.

However, after that, the company’s management became complacent, blindly expanding its scale, which led to increased revenue pressure. As a result, they failed to transition in time when the mobile gaming era arrived, and their original community, online game, and browser game businesses gradually declined.

They were forced to resort to desperate measures, implementing various pay-to-win activities to stem their losses. This, in turn, led to a massive exodus of users. A few years ago, what was once a relatively successful internet company nearly went bankrupt.

Fortunately, at that time, something happened within Dragon Feather—it seemed the management was replaced, and the development direction was re-planned. Ultimately, they managed to narrowly survive the bankruptcy crisis.

They clung to some old game IPs, and slowly, things began to improve. People in the industry even joked that they could “eat off a few IPs for a lifetime.”

This was why Zhou Ruoyu had wanted to interview at this company. Firstly, the new boss who took over must be a formidable individual, and following them might allow her to learn a great deal. Secondly, Dragon Feather’s development momentum in recent years had been quite good; at the very least, it wouldn’t collapse right after she joined.

It’s just, uh…

It seems that several years of improvement haven’t prompted the company boss to consider repainting or renovating the company building. Hmm… perhaps they just haven’t gotten around to it yet.

Never mind, no need to overthink it. It wasn’t her own home, just a place to work. Zhou Ruoyu shook her head, prepared her ID card, and walked straight into Dragon Feather Company.

She had already contacted the female HR who had interviewed her previously, and the woman was now waiting for her at the front desk.

“Miss Zhou, welcome to the company!” Upon seeing Zhou Ruoyu, the female HR smiled and walked forward, shaking Zhou Ruoyu’s hand. She then continued:

“The boss has already made arrangements. Please follow me to complete the onboarding process. We will sign the employment contract, issue your employee badge, and then take you to your workstation area.”

“Uh… wait a moment, please. Sister, I’d like to ask first, what position did the boss arrange for me?”

Before following the female HR to sign her “indentured servitude contract,” Zhou Ruoyu decided to ask first. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to join Dragon Feather; after all, she needed a job now.

However… although she had boasted to the boss last night that any position would be fine as long as the salary was sufficient, the young woman was now having second thoughts. Honestly speaking…

‘Being a fluffy ball is not okay!’

Cough, cough… Of course, Zhou Ruoyu knew it wouldn’t be that absurd. Tsk… it was all Gu Jiachen’s fault! Talking about secretaries having to accept unspoken rules had almost given her a psychological trauma.

“Ah, let’s discuss this in the room…”

Saying this, the female HR led Zhou Ruoyu into a reception room. After closing the door, she finally let out a sigh of relief. She then placed a contract in front of Zhou Ruoyu and smiled.

“The boss said that Miss Zhou doesn’t have much work experience but is quite good at conversation, so he transferred you to the Customer Service Department. Your position will be Customer Service Specialist, working nine to five, with weekends off, a base salary of 20,000 plus performance bonuses and year-end bonuses…”

“Wait, wait! Ho-how much?!”

Hearing her 20,000 base salary, Zhou Ruoyu immediately gasped. It wasn’t that she thought she was earning too much; it was mainly… a small customer service representative, with a base salary of… 20,000?

*Hiss—*

The black-haired, straight-haired loli gasped sharply. The female HR opposite her tilted her head, then revealed a playful smile and said,

“Indeed, this is the first time I’ve seen such a high-paying customer service position. It’s probably four or five times more than usual. Miss Zhou, the boss really takes care of you…”

“Oh, oh, oh… don’t make it sound like I have some ambiguous relationship with the Dragon Feather boss! This… this is most likely just to satisfy my request for being a commercial spy for Dragon Feather. Although, my new boss does seem quite willing to invest heavily.”

Hmm~ Zhou Ruoyu truly appreciated this, after all, only by being willing to invest can one earn! Truly worthy of being a big boss who could bring an old internet giant back from the brink of death in just a few years!

Zhou Ruoyu was clearly very satisfied with these terms! She nodded, then meticulously reviewed the contract. After finding no major issues, she signed the employment agreement.

The female HR then handed Zhou Ruoyu her employee badge and cautioned the black-haired, straight-haired loli:

“You must remember to bring this employee badge, and… clock in and out for work. The times are written on the time clock. Please pay close attention to these. Also… regarding your salary and benefits, do not discuss them with others… especially since your generous terms are a very special case!”

Zhou Ruoyu nodded, understanding the principle of not revealing one’s wealth. The female HR then smiled and said, “Alright, congratulations, Miss Zhou, on officially joining us. Next, I’ll take you to your Customer Service Department, and your manager will teach you the specific work content.”