A Good Woman, Jean / Enterprise Follows Keqing and Finds the Commander

Ye Ming was puzzled. Honestly, back when he worked at a state-owned enterprise, he had never attended a banquet that required dancing. As for private companies now, even less so.

"Mm, it's a Mond International banquet. I heard that senior decision-makers and shareholders from Mond International's European headquarters will be coming over soon. This banquet is being held to welcome them."

P.S.: Happy May Day!

A rare holiday. He slept for over ten hours in one go, and when he woke up, he immediately felt refreshed. So comfortable?

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A Good Woman, Jean

"Mond International?"

After hearing Fu Hua say that, Ye Ming remembered that when they had chatted a couple of days ago, Fu Hua had indeed mentioned that the company she joined was called Mond International.

According to Fu Hua, Mond International was a powerful multinational conglomerate headquartered in Europe. Because it wanted to try entering the mainland market this year, it had begun hiring aggressively. Fu Hua, who had happened to graduate this year, had entered Mond International that way.

Why did this plot feel so familiar?

Ye Ming froze at the thought.

When Fu Hua had told him this a couple of days ago, he had only thought that the name Mond sounded somewhat like Mondstadt from Genshin Impact. He had not given it much further thought. But after what had happened with Keqing today, recalling Mond International's background made Ye Ming immediately wary.

A powerful multinational conglomerate headquartered overseas. Although its business was extensive, it had never set foot in the vast mainland market until it began trying to enter this year...

Wasn't that basically a repeat of Keqing and Liyue International?

Could Mond International, the company Fu Hua had joined, have been created by the girls from Mondstadt in the game?

That thought might have been a bit fanciful, but with Laffey from Azur Lane and Keqing from Genshin Impact appearing one after another, while Okita Souji, Jeanne Alter, and Scáthach from Chaldea had successively vanished, the name Mond International and its development path so similar to Liyue International made it impossible not to let his imagination run wild.

If Mond International really was Mondstadt from the game...

The first person Ye Ming thought of was Klee, the little pyro girl who loved blowing up fish.

Of course, Ye Ming was not a lolicon. He had not thought of Klee first because she was cute, but because... well, he was a little worried that Klee might cause some huge disaster.

So far, none of the girls who had appeared around Ye Ming, whether Laffey or Keqing, showed any inclination to stir up trouble. Ye Ming had once asked Laffey whether she would have trouble adapting to such an ordinary life, or whether days without sorties would be boring. Unsurprisingly, she had denied it, and Laffey, that little angel, had thoroughly won him over.

Considering Laffey's identity as a Ship-Girl, Ye Ming had also asked whether she had any urge to go out to sea or fire her guns. He had received the same negative answer. Clearly, for that lazy little girl who seemed half-asleep all day like a salted fish, an ordinary life without sorties was still quite pleasant.

Keqing's answer had been more or less the same.

But if Klee came to this world too, would she bury bombs beneath concrete, set off cannons in the city, or burn down mountains?

Just thinking about it gave him a headache.

A chaotic mess of thoughts flashed through his mind. Believing that questions should be asked immediately rather than dragged out, Ye Ming directly asked Fu Hua.

"If I remember correctly, you're Mond International's general manager's secretary, right? I also remember you saying that Mond International's general manager is a woman. Can I ask her name in advance? Also, what's the chairman of Mond International called?"

"Mond International's general manager is Mond International's chairman." Fu Hua first corrected Ye Ming, then answered, "She is the eldest daughter of an old French aristocratic family—the Péché Family. Because of her background, after coming to Huaxia, she gave herself the Chinese name Péché. We all call her Miss Péché."

"Pfft!"

Ye Ming burst out laughing.

"Péché? Like the legendary Peppa Pig? Why would she choose such a strange name? Didn't anyone tell her that name was weird?"

"What's so funny!?" Fu Hua glared at Ye Ming and warned, "Miss Péché is an extremely outstanding person. She's hardworking, disciplined, caring toward her subordinates, and respected by everyone."

"Don't be so rude when you come with me to the banquet in a couple of days and meet her."

Only then did she explain, "Although she was born into French nobility, Miss Péché understands Huaxia culture very well. Her Mandarin is even better than that of many native Huaxia people. She knows all about online memes, pinyin abbreviations, and even homophones. How could someone who understands Huaxia culture so well possibly not know about Peppa Pig?"

"Clearly, she knows, but simply doesn't care. How could someone as outstanding and disciplined as Miss Péché abandon her family name just because of a trivial namesake?"

"Everyone at the company thinks that way, so no one deliberately makes things awkward in front of Miss Péché."

Keqing's explanation made sense. Ye Ming thought about it, and it did seem true. How could an aristocratic family that had existed for who knew how many years change its name over such a pointless coincidence?

Still, the name Péché temporarily dispelled Ye Ming's suspicions. If Genshin Impact really had a name that distinctive, it would definitely be unforgettable, yet there was no similar name in his memory.

After setting aside his suspicions, Ye Ming realized another serious problem. "I don't mind accompanying you to the banquet, but the problem is, I can't dance."

Ye Ming felt a little troubled. He was just a child from an ordinary family. He had gone to school normally, grown up normally, and worked normally. When would he ever have had the chance to learn ballroom dancing?

"Neither can I."

Fu Hua's lips curled slightly. "But we can practice together. I looked it up online. This kind of ballroom dancing isn't complicated. If the two of us practice together, a few days should be enough to get through one banquet."

"That works."

Since Fu Hua had put it that way, Ye Ming naturally would not refuse. "What about clothes, then? Do we need to have them tailored in advance?"

Fu Hua had already prepared for that. "I've contacted a shop already. Let's find time to go take a look together tomorrow evening."

"Sure!"

Ye Ming agreed as he stroked Fu Hua's smooth back.

A flash of happiness passed through her eyes. Having successfully achieved her goal, Fu Hua let out a breath of relief. Turning her head, she noticed that the phone on the bedside table, which had long been muted and set to Do Not Disturb, was flashing with a new-message indicator.

Fu Hua held down Ye Ming's wandering hand and signaled for him, being closer to the bedside table, to get her phone. Ye Ming obediently did so.

After taking the phone, Fu Hua opened it and saw that it was a WeChat message from her boss.

"How did it go? Is the relationship progressing smoothly? Did you win over the person you like?"

Fu Hua smiled faintly when she saw the message.

Her boss was disciplined to an almost terrifying degree. Not only did she make work schedules precise to every minute for herself, but she even timed eating and drinking down to the second. Yet despite being such a workaholic, she was a very kind person who cared about her subordinates and possessed a compassionate heart.

When she had heard that Fu Hua wanted to take leave because of relationship matters, she had approved her vacation without hesitation. Now, she had thoughtfully sent a message to ask about it.

"Everything went smoothly. We're together now. Thanks to your help, thank you!"

Fu Hua sincerely replied with her gratitude.

"No need to thank me. This was all your own effort. I merely provided a tiny bit of convenience. If the two of you have any problems in the future, you're always welcome to talk to me. That's all. I wish you both happiness!"

"Thank you! We'll definitely be happy!"

After replying, Fu Hua recalled her capable, dashing superior with her neat golden ponytail from when she had requested leave today. Remembering the sincere and warm smile on her superior's face when she approved the vacation and offered her blessings, Fu Hua quietly sighed to herself.

What a good person.

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"Thank you! We'll definitely be happy!"

In the general manager's office on the top floor of Mond International's office building, Jean held her phone. Seeing Fu Hua's reply, she let out a breath and revealed a gratified smile.

Had she personally helped bring a pair of lovers together?

This feeling was quite nice.

Jean put down her phone, feeling cheerful.

To personally take part in a plot like something out of a romance novel and play a positive role in it felt wonderful and strange.

In Jean's eyes, Fu Hua was an outstanding secretary so capable that it left people dumbfounded, to the point of wondering whether she was even human. She could handle all kinds of complicated work with perfect order. A tangled mess of work would become neatly organized after passing through her hands. The secretary named Fu Hua operated with the precision and stability of a machine, earning Jean's utmost admiration.

Being able to personally help such an exceptional subordinate find love was, privately, helping lovers unite, and publicly, allowing Fu Hua's relationship to go smoothly so she could devote herself to work in better condition and improve her efficiency. No matter how one looked at it, it was something worth being happy about.

So Jean was very happy.

Speaking of which, after inexplicably leaving Teyvat and arriving in this world, she had smoothly integrated herself into it with her own abilities and past experience. She had even developed Mond International into the massive enterprise it was today. It could be said that everything had gone very smoothly.

The only thing that had not gone smoothly was her first and most important goal—finding her beloved.

What was the point of all this success if she could not find the person she loved?

Jean was lost. By now, the only things motivating her to keep working diligently were her responsibility toward the others from Mond and her desire to expand her power to search for her beloved.

Today, she had personally helped bring together her subordinate and the person she loved, but where was Jean's own beloved now?

At that thought, Jean's mood immediately sank.

"Miss Péché, all the documents have been sorted. Would you like to review them?"

While she was feeling down, someone knocked on the office door and spoke softly.

"Mm, bring them in."

Jean sighed softly, forced herself to pull herself together, accepted the documents, and glanced at the time—it was already five thirty in the afternoon.

"Let's stop here for today. You can get off work."

Jean spoke.

"Okay, Miss Péché. Please take care of yourself too."

When mentioning the name Péché, the newly hired rookie employee could not help glancing at Jean. Then, as if she had done something guilty, she quickly lowered her head and quietly left the office.

Jean frowned.

In fact, this was not the first time someone had looked at her that way when calling her name.