Chapter 57: Men Are Just Difficult
That afternoon.
Tang Yubbing, who had just been promoted and moved to a new office, hadn’t even had time to arrange her things.
When suddenly, an uninvited guest burst in.
Even more exaggerated, this person rushed in without saying a word and clung to her leg, crying.
A ton of snot and tears.
All smeared onto her skirt.
“Woo waaaah!”
“Sister! I’m not willing! I’m aggrieved!”
“I’ve bled for the sect, I’ve contributed to the company…”
“I’ve worked hard and endured all complaints, and I’m the only one in the Punishment Department who hasn’t missed a day since I started working…”
“Why, why am I worse than that woman who took the back door…?”
Seeing Young Master Sang cry to the point his snot was bubbling up, Tang Yubbing couldn’t help but sigh in both sympathy and helplessness.
“Alas, Young Master Sang, it’s not that Sister and the Sect Leader don’t want to give you this position.”
“But in our Demon Cult, after all, it’s the strong who hold authority and speak based on power.”
“You’re still only in the Foundation Building stage, not even at Dan Formation yet. If you were to take the head position, think of all the gossip. It would be hard to command respect, wouldn’t it?”
Seeing Young Master Sang’s teary eyes, looking even more pitiful, she quickly comforted him:
“But Yan Rouwan was also a well-considered choice by Sister and the Sect Leader.”
“Think about it, she received your soul imprint and became your immortal servant, right?”
“This means she can only obediently listen to you and cannot defy your orders.”
“So her being the head of the Punishment Department is no different from you being in charge!”
Of course, there’s a difference! A huge difference!
I don’t even care about her soul imprint!
I just want to experience the life of a successful executive!
I just want to earn a little more money to buy some milk powder, so I can save up some housing fund for Little Ying and the kid later on!
Is it that hard for me?!
Why does such a simple request have to be maliciously snatched away by a bad woman?!
Is it true that hard-working honest people can’t compete with rich heirs?!
“Brother, you’re just too honest.”
Tang Yubbing sighed lightly: “Actually, Yan Rouwan sitting in this position is just a puppet.”
“If she hadn’t received your soul imprint, Sister and the Sect Leader would have been even more uncomfortable with her in this role.”
“Sister still wants to entrust the affairs of the Punishment Department to you.”
“You don’t have to be so polite to her. She’s your immortal servant, your trophy.”
“Do whatever you want with her.”
“In the Demon Cult, what do you have to worry about?”
“I…” Young Master Sang really felt he had no way to express his grievances.
The ethos of the Demon Cult is to do what you want to do and take responsibility for what you do.
But the problem is…
Young Master Sang can’t afford that responsibility.
Come on, just managing one Zhang Xiaoying is enough to tire him out, rushing in and out to save money for housing and milk powder, working himself to death!
If there’s another one, wouldn’t he have to save up for another bride price?
Another kid to register.
Preparing for kindergarten, buying a house in the school district, arranging for extracurricular classes and private tutors…
Even when they grow up, he’d have to prepare another house and car for them to date, along with a ton of miscellaneous expenses…
And this is just in the case of having one kid.
What if he ends up with two? Double the trouble?!
Just thinking about it made Young Master Sang’s head spin.
The adult world is just too hard, who would casually say they’re responsible to others?
Those who do must either be rich second-generation or con men and scumbags.
Young Master Sang asked himself, he really was an honest person.
Though he didn’t mind the three wives and four concubines thing in the cultivation world.
But since he said he’d be responsible to the other party, he ought to take that promise seriously.
Not being able to handle it while casually flirting is just being a rogue, isn’t it?
Seeing Young Master Sang sulking and defeated, Tang Yubbing felt a pang of pity.
“Alright.”
She gently patted Young Master Sang’s shoulder: “Big men shouldn’t be sighing and complaining all day. That’s not good.”
“If you really feel wronged… Sister can let you hug for a while?”
Saying that, she opened her arms to Young Master Sang, blinking expectantly.
Too bad.
Young Master Sang’s eyes were filled with endless melancholy and despondency.
“Sigh.”
“Men are just difficult.”
Tang Yubbing chuckled, then affectionately pinched Young Master Sang’s cheek.
“But there’s good news.”
“As compensation, from now on your salary will officially be raised to match that of the Heavenly Punishment Department’s formal personnel.”
“And you’ll switch from two days off a week to three days off, plus a once-a-year three-month paid vacation.”
“Consider it… a little compensation from Sister.” She winked softly.
It was only at this moment that warmth began to rise slowly in Young Master Sang’s heart.
“Sister Yubbing…”
He sighed: “There really are still good people in the world.”
Tang Yubbing smiled silently.
Just as Young Master Sang thanked her and prepared to leave, Tang Yubbing suddenly called out to him again.
“Young Master Sang.”
She rarely showed a shy demeanor, her face slightly flushed as she quietly said: “From today on… Sister is no longer your direct supervisor.”
“Will you… miss Sister?”
Young Master Sang was a bit puzzled.
Isn’t it just a promotion? Isn’t the Deputy Sect Leader still the boss?
At most, they’d meet less often; it’s not like they wouldn’t see each other.
Why does it feel a bit sentimental?
“Of course I will miss Sister.”
“Then, before you go, can you hug Sister?”
Tang Yubbing blinked gently.
Young Master Sang hesitated a bit.
But considering how unpredictable women like Tang Yubbing could be, he figured she might suddenly feel nostalgic.
Out of respect for his former superior, he politely embraced her.
Gently wrapping around Young Master Sang, Tang Yubbing subtly inhaled the scent on him.
As if she wanted to memorize this scent.
After all, she wouldn’t be the head of the Punishment Department anymore.
It would be harder to find excuses to tease him every day in the Punishment Department now.
…Thinking about it, it made her feel a bit lonely.
“In the future, if you have any problems, come find Sister.”
“Sister will always be your boss, always have your back.” Her beautiful eyes drooped slightly.
“Thank you, Sister Yubbing.” Young Master Sang also replied earnestly.
Just then, Young Master Sang’s Communication Device received a message from Yan Rouwan.
“Go on.”
Tang Yubbing slowly released her hand, laughing as she watched him: “Go greet your new superior properly.”
Just thinking about how he had to deal with that wicked woman, Young Master Sang felt a bit dramatically tragic.
“Well, Sister Yubbing, I’m off.”
He left the office with an expression of facing death without fear.
After Young Master Sang left, Tang Yubbing looked a bit forlorn at the door.
Her nose seemed to linger with Young Master Sang’s scent from earlier.
Not too strong.
Not particularly fresh.
Unique, yet with a lingering aftertaste.
…Seems like enough to remember for a long time.
“I just feel.”
She looked at the new office.
Spacious but somehow strangely empty and cold.
“Future work… is going to be a lot lonelier and less interesting.”
(Three updates already.)
(But you guys, is there a possibility)
(That I might add two more updates later?)
(If I do, is there such a thing as monthly tickets?)
Support me by donating at least $10, and you'll have the right to request any novel from Novelpia (excluding 19+ content) using a newly developed tool.
