The Shao Group, a real estate giant that dominated the western part of the city, was undergoing a personnel change. Rumor had it that the chairman's youngest son was being transferred back from an overseas branch to serve as CEO of the Greater China region.
Liang Shuyi, a member of the president's secretarial team, was having a miserable time.
Ever since Shao Yicheng returned to China to take up his post, every day to his face she said: “Yes, Mr. Shao.” “Of course, Mr. Shao.” “I'll take care of it right away, Mr. Shao.”
Behind his back, her fingers flew across the keyboard.
[What do you do when your boss is a total psycho?]
[How do you survive working for a nitpicking jerk of a boss?]
[How much lottery money would I need to win before I could quit? Why do people have to work?]
Then one day, while venting to her best friend, she got distracted and accidentally sent the wrong message: [That Shao guy dragged me into his office and chewed me out again this morning. Screw him. If he's got that much pent-up energy, he should just go find himself a girlfriend and cool off instead of tormenting us little nobodies!]
Two minutes later.
The Ultimate Jerk, Shao Yicheng: [?]
The Ultimate Jerk, Shao Yicheng: [Come to my office right now.]
Liang Shuyi: !!!
No, that's not what I meant! Boss, please let me explain!
Boss, give me one more chance!!!
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The miserable real-life version:
Liang Shuyi is 28. Her parents divorced, and she grew up in a single-parent household. Her mother has congenital heart disease, and her older sister inherited the condition. After giving birth to a daughter, her sister passed away, while her brother-in-law vanished without a trace.
Though she graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees from a top-tier university, and though she works for the Fortune Global 500 Shao Group and earns 20,000 yuan a month, she still has a tiny 45-square-meter apartment in one of the most expensive parts of the city to pay off. Her mortgage is 5,800 yuan a month for thirty years, and she has to care for her frail mother and her orphaned niece.
Her college boyfriend, after years of agonizing over it, finally picked an auspicious day to dump her.
Leaving the cafe downstairs from her office building, Liang Shuyi cried out to the heavens, “Oh, God! Go ahead and make my life miserable! But don't keep picking on the same person!”
At the same time, her high-and-mighty boss stepped out of his Rolls-Royce in his high-end custom leather shoes, strode into the high-and-mighty Shao Group, and shot her a disdainful look for being at the cafe during work hours.
Liang Shuyi clenched her fists in indignation. “Your life really is decided by the family you're born into! Seventy percent is fate, and the other thirty is luck!”
She studied hard and worked hard, and finally worked her way toward a life that was completely ruined! Haha, I made it through another day. One step closer to hitting rock bottom. Wonderful!
A story about a struggling young woman marrying into a wealthy family. A clichéd, melodramatic Mary Sue romance.
Theme: Love and being loved, moving forward without hesitation!
