Chapter 71: Jiang Ran Becomes Assistant Manager
Domineering Female CEO: [By the way, Ultimate Rich Kid, didn't you want those two sisters to accompany you last time? Those sisters are even more ruthless than this woman - at least this one's still alive, those two ended up dead!]
Ultimate Rich Kid: [Forget it, I don't want them anymore. Honestly, before watching this livestream, I couldn't imagine such psychos existed in this world... And the scary part is they're all so good-looking...]
Room 1001.
"Xiao Peng, are you okay?"
Xiao Q crawled toward Xiao Peng but still maintained some distance.
Xiao Peng flipped onto his back, sprawling on the floor while grimacing in pain: "I nearly got beaten to death - what do you think?"
"Ke Bei, they took away your wire, but can you use a strand of hair to pick these locks?"
All three had locked collars, handcuffs, and leg shackles with proper keyholes.
Ke Bei leaned against the wall, sighing: "Stop watching so many dramas."
Xiao Peng: "Then what about other items? Look around - isn't there anything in this room that could replace your lockpicking wire? I can't take this anymore! I need to escape!!!" Ke Bei sighed: "Already checked. Since they confiscated my wire, they obviously know I can pick locks and have taken precautions."
Xiao Peng picked up the ointment and bandages from the floor, silently tending to his wounds instead of responding.
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Round 26, Day 4.
9:30 AM.
Jiang Ran received his medical report showing everything was normal.
Delighted, he returned to Alice Apartment and showed the report to Manager Xiao Zhang.
After reviewing it, Xiao Zhang produced an employment contract for Jiang Ran to sign.
Finding no issues after careful reading, Jiang Ran signed his name.
Manager Xiao Zhang then temporarily left to process Jiang Ran's onboarding paperwork, taking his ID card.
About half an hour later in the management office, Jiang Ran finally saw Xiao Zhang return.
The manager handed back Jiang Ran's ID card along with a photo ID badge and a set of sky-blue work uniforms.
"Alright, Mr. Jiang Ran. Starting today, you're the assistant manager of Alice Apartment."
"You can begin your duties immediately if you wish."
Accepting the badge and uniform, Jiang Ran felt this was the smoothest job hunting experience he'd ever had.
While Jiang Ran was putting on his uniform, Manager Xiao Zhang announced his new position in the residents' group chat.
He specified that residents needing assistance could directly message Jiang Ran for help.
After Jiang Ran finished dressing, Xiao Zhang had him update his group chat display name with an "Assistant Manager" prefix.
Once everything was settled, Jiang Ran confirmed his responsibilities: "Xiao Zhang, so my job is just handling whatever residents need help with? That's it?"
Manager Xiao Zhang nodded: "Exactly. The assistant manager exists to fulfill residents' requests."
Jiang Ran asked: "When there are no requests, where should I stay?"
Manager Xiao Zhang smiled: "You can stay in the first-floor management office with me, or at your own apartment - it's flexible."
Jiang Ran's eyes brightened, increasingly impressed by this cushy job.
"Then I'll just stay at home?"
Manager Xiao Zhang replied: "Sure, no problem. Just respond promptly to requests."
"Oh, almost forgot."
The manager retrieved a logbook from a nearby cabinet.
"This is the work log. Record which unit you visited and what assistance you provided each day."
"That's everything for now. Let me know if you have questions."
Jiang Ran nodded.
Flipping through the blank logbook, he took the elevator back to Room 304.
Settling on his sofa, he immediately checked his phone.
His work notifications would now come through his phone instead of computer.
Most importantly - he needed to quit his online store customer service job!
The resignation went smoothly, though his final paycheck would come with the regular pay cycle.
After handling this, he noticed message notifications - someone had @mentioned him.
Unlocking his phone and opening WeChat, he saw a private message from Room 202's Su Mi.
Su Mi from 202: [Are you there? Handsome Jiang Ran, big sister needs your help - come quick!!!]
The name instantly reminded Jiang Ran of that alluring young woman with intoxicating perfume and an impossibly slender waist.
Exhaling deeply, he grabbed a ballpoint pen for the logbook before heading to Room 202.
At Room 202, the door opened immediately after he rang the bell.
There stood Su Mi, just as he remembered.
Today she wore a seductive purple dress that accentuated her curves, forcing Jiang Ran to maintain eye contact.
He dared not let his gaze wander lower.
Now that he was apartment staff, getting reported for inappropriate staring would be disastrous.
"Ah, you're finally here!"
Su Mi enthusiastically pulled Jiang Ran inside, practically dragging him into Room 202.
Standing in the living room, Jiang Ran maintained professionalism: "Miss Su Mi, how may I assist you?"
Su Mi playfully punched his chest with a delicate fist.
"So stuffy! Just became assistant manager and already talking so formally?"
"Fine, I'll stop teasing. Handsome, I need you to take two large trash bags from my bedroom to the apartment dumpsters."
"Oh, just trash? No problem."
Relieved, Jiang Ran entered the bedroom.
The room carried the same floral fragrance as Su Mi herself.
His eyes first landed not on trash, but on the bed covered with...
Su Mi's intimate apparel.
Each piece more provocative than the last, enough to make anyone blush.
Jiang Ran averted his gaze, scanning the room: "Where's the trash?"
Su Mi pointed to two large patterned duffel bags in the corner - the kind meant for moving blankets.
"You use these for trash? What's inside? They're surprisingly heavy."
Jiang Ran had expected regular trash bags.
No wonder he hadn't noticed - Su Mi used massive duffels instead.
Grabbing one by its handles, he was shocked by its inexplicable weight.
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PS: Revised the plotline where Jiang Ran and Wang Qingzhao became a couple - they never officially dated or confessed. Wang Qingzhao simply harbors feelings for Jiang Ran.(Their relationship status won't affect future plot, hence the change. The original rushed romance resulted from the author's frustration with poor readership stats. After reader feedback and personal reconsideration, I've modified this.)That night, Wang Qingzhao fabricated an excuse about upstairs renovations to stay over at Jiang Ran's place - she took the bedroom while he slept on the couch, just wanting to spend more time together.Ex-boyfriend Zhao Jie's storyline remains unchanged - seeing them leave together the next morning, he assumed the worst and grew resentful toward both.(These modified events appear in Chapters 46-47. Readers who saw the original version needn't reread unless desired.)Additional changes: Jiang Ran's "schizophrenia" is now correctly labeled as "dissociative identity disorder" - the original mislabeling resulted from author error.Apologies for the confusion - today's triple update includes one bonus chapter as compensation!Thank you all!