The Glamorous Encounter at the Government Office 1: High-Altitude Fright

  The plane roared and struggled up to its assigned altitude.

  The cabin slowly regained its pre-takeoff balance and calmness.

  People let out a long sigh, the tense nerves slowly relaxed, and the tight seatbelt was loosened. Their eyes involuntarily turned to the porthole outside, gazing at the clear blue sky.

  The scenery in the sky is wonderful. In the transparent air, a piece of blue water appears. A few idle floating clouds drift by, stirring up people's desire to be immortal and drunk with a sense of wandering, as if walking in the paradise of heaven.

  Alas, what is heaven? Heaven is probably just a distant separation from the mortal world. Xue Jin Suo thought to himself as he sat by the window.

  Yes, in this serene blue sky, there are no dizzying skyscrapers, nor crowds of people filled with desires walking on the bustling streets. In a transcendent and unconventional feeling, the troubles of wealth and lust, the worries of fame and fortune have all disappeared.

  Isn't it heaven when there are no more worries?

  Sir, what can I get for you? The flight attendant who had just demonstrated the safety procedures pushed a food cart to his side. This girl had eyebrows like distant mountains, eyes like spring water, and a round face like a duck egg, with a hint of charm in her innocence that made people unforgettable at first sight.

  He saw her holding up a coffee pot and asked for a cup of hot coffee.

  Vice president, give us a video! The "concubines" behind shouted. Probably the beautiful stewardess lingered in front of him for too long, making them feel jealous.

  Three "feizi" lined up in a row, squeezed into seats A, B, and C in order.

  The one sitting by the window is the oldest "Yuán Fēi". Yuán Fēi, whose surname is Yuan, was selected from a beauty salon as the company's first president's secretary. She wore a red outfit, which made her look even plumper, and her face seemed too round to be considered beautiful by today's aesthetic standards. However, her eyes were full of charm, always sparkling with autumn waves; when she spoke, her gentle voice was soothing, making people feel comfortable. Probably this is what captivated the old president at that time. When the old man retired, the first thing he did was ask the new president to take good care of Yuán Fēi. A woman without talent is virtuous. Although Yuán Fēi didn't have a college degree, she had a gentle and warm personality, handled things perfectly, and had good interpersonal relationships. Now, she has become the manager of the human resources department.

  The one sitting next to "Yuán Fēi" is "Cí Fēi", who is wearing a green outfit. "Cí" has the same pronunciation as "cì", which means second, so Cífēi should be the wife of the second president. Why is she called "Cí Fēi"? It's because her name contains the character "cí", which sounds more elegant than "cì". The origin of "Cí Fēi" has another reason: the one who recommended her was the manager of the second sales company, "Cí Lǎo Niáng", who is said to have a relationship with this woman. People call her "Cí Fēi" and it makes sense. Before entering the palace, Cífēi was a fashion model in Suǒyáng City, and she paid attention to being "cool". After coming to the company, she became a fashionable lady, and there were many young followers behind her. Now, although the president she serves has retreated to the second line, Cífēi is still as powerful as ever, and effortlessly obtained the position of deputy manager of the personnel department.

  The last one wearing the yellow sportswear is "Lifi". "Lifi" is the current president's secretary. Because her name is Zhang Xiaoli, people call her "Lifi". It turns out that this young and beautiful girl was also brought in by Xue Jinshuo? At that time, he was responsible for the public relations department, which was preparing to recruit 6 employees. The personnel department sent over 50 application forms. He went through them one by one...

  He flipped through it carefully. Occasionally, he would glance at the photo stuck in the top right corner. A familiar face caught his attention. This girl, where had he seen her before? He couldn't remember... The girl smiled sweetly at him, and somehow he ended up signing four characters on the application form: "Exempt from examination and recruitment". Later, the girl came to the public relations department. Less than two months into her job, she was transferred to be the secretary of the new CEO. People started calling her "Lihui" as a matter of course.

  He brought three "concubines", none of whom had anything to do with Xue Jin Suo.

  He thought and thought, but he couldn't guess why the new president had arranged such a farcical and ridiculous drama for him to star in. Fortunately, he was approaching the age of "knowing his fate", so he took a carefree attitude towards everything and didn't want to ask or say anything more. Besides, it wasn't just the four of them on this trip - a vice mayor from Suoyang City was leading a team of over a dozen HR personnel on the train to Northwest China under the name "Suoyang City Talent Recruitment Team". In this group, the four of them were insignificant. Even the sensitive employees in the company wouldn't be able to make up stories about this trip.

  Look, look over here! A woman in a green qipao stood up from her seat and gestured to him, asking him to take this shot and that. Xue Jinshuo saw through the camera lens that her pale yellow face was heavily made up with thick powder under the sunlight, and below it was a tight-fitting green cheongsam wrapped around the waist of a middle-aged woman. The constantly squinting eyes seemed to be sending him flirtatious glances. Xue Jinshuo still felt an inexplicable disgust in his heart. This woman, who had actually fallen out of favor, always made a strong effort to show herself off in various situations, but he didn't know whether it was to make up for the loss after her master left or to show off her unique charm in front of the three women present.

  "Hey, sir, please stop recording! A flight attendant tapped on his shoulder."

  This flight attendant has a big nose and a thin face, giving people a monkey-like impression. Such a person can actually be a flight attendant, her backstage must be very hard. Xue Jin thought.

  Sir, Civil Aviation has regulations, it is not allowed to take videos of us without permission. The monkey said.

  I didn't film you. Xue Jin Suo wanted to say. With a look like yours, even if you gave me 200 yuan, I wouldn't film it. But thinking that this way I won't have to hold the camera for that "Cui Fei" again, I felt at ease and pressed the shutter button.

  And you didn't record us, what right do you have to stop recording? "Cui Fei" got angry and argued with the monkey.

  Forget it. It's time for dinner. "Yuanyi" yawned and stood up, suppressing the potentially escalating argument.

  The pretty flight attendant with a round face like a duck egg came over pushing a meal cart.

  "The former queen" took a look at the dining car and found no white wine, so she asked "Li Fei" to take out her own leather bag from the luggage compartment.

  A bottle of two-liang Maotai was sent by her to Xue Jinsuo's banquet.

  Drink less." Li Fei reminded him: There's still a "battle" tonight!

  Suddenly, the plane shook violently and people were thrown from side to side before being tossed upwards.

  Xue Jinsuo was startled awake by a loud noise, and people's cries of surprise and alarm filled the air, as if doomsday had arrived.

  "Ah!", "What's going on?", "God!", "Something's happened!"...

  "Ladies and gentlemen, please remain calm. The plane has encountered a minor technical issue and our technicians are working on it. Please fasten your seatbelts!" The monkey-faced flight attendant comforted everyone while adjusting her uniform, rushing to the scene like she was heading for an execution ground.

  "Nonsense, what minor malfunction, such a drastic drop. Oh my god, what's going to happen now, waaahhh..." A passenger loudly questioned the flight attendant before bursting into tears.

  "What's going on? What's going on? Take action quickly!"

  "What's wrong with the plane? Is something serious happening?"

  "Oh, my gold pen?" a foreigner shrieked.

  The plane continued to descend, and people's cries, wails, curses, regrets, and shouts were intertwined in a chaotic mess.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, please remain calm. Our plane has two engines, one of which has stopped working. Please don't worry, we will ensure everyone's safety to reach the destination! The technicians are rushing to repair it and taking all measures to try to restart the engine!"

  "Will it... explode?"

  "Don't worry, everyone!"

  "Will it fall?"

  "Don't worry about it!"

  "But the plane is still going down, wooo, wooo, wooo..."

  "Damn it, I didn't have to rush back originally, but now I'm in trouble... Waaahhh..."

  "Damn it, I'm so unlucky! It's easy to come out this time, and I got on this broken plane again!" This time it was Yuanyi scolding, Xue Jinsuo had never heard Yuanyi scold anyone before, and this time she not only scolded but also used such vulgar language.

  Xue Jinsuo's heart sank, a sense of despair and farewell to the world was spreading in his heart. He couldn't believe that on his first business trip with beautiful women, he would encounter a plane accident. He immediately thought of the new president and wished he could write him a letter of complaint. But as the plane continued to descend, it was impossible to write. Xue Jinsuo touched his ID card and thought, if I really die, my unit will definitely be able to find me with this.

  "Why am I so unlucky? What did I do wrong? Always having accidents? Waaah, waaah, waaah......" This time it was Cui Fei and Li Fei who were crying.

  When Xue Jin heard the crying of Cui Fei and Li Fei, he woke up a bit, calming down from the chaos and fear. He immediately thought of an internal movie "Isoroku Yamamoto" that he had seen years ago. The calm and cool spirit of the Japanese army commander at the moment when his plane was intercepted by the US Air Force gave him great inspiration.

  "Director Xue, nothing's wrong, is it?" Li Fei cautiously approached him and asked.

  "Heaven knows what's going on, damn it! What's wrong with this period of time? One misfortune after another!" Cui Fei cursed and wept.

  "Hey, don't cry, maybe nothing will happen. Two parking lots, one is still available!" Xue Jin Suo looked at Cui Fei with disgust and calmly told Li Fei, comforting her as if comforting himself.

  "What can be done? My son is at home by himself, my poor child! Ah, ah, ah......" At this time, the Empress Yuan burst into loud sobs, and half of the people on the plane started crying too, especially the men's wailing, which was really ear-piercing.

  "Everyone must remain calm, the plane has successfully started its engines, let's feel it!" The monkey-like flight attendant announced a good news.

  "Wow, it's really done!"

  "Oh dear God!"

  "It's all right, it won't go down any more, nothing will happen! The plane is all right!" someone cried out excitedly.

  "Alright, alright! Oh my goodness, you scared me to death! Buddha bless!"

  In just a few short minutes, people have experienced life and death separations, extreme joy and sorrow. People cry; extreme sorrow turns to joy, people still cry. At an altitude of 10,000 meters, if you really fall down, it's... Xue Jin Suo simply dare not think about it. Next time I won't take a plane again, taking a car has solid ground underfoot, there's a sense of security, taking a plane is rootless and helpless, it's truly at the mercy of heaven.

  Everyone gradually returned from a moment of boiling to quietness, quietly feeling the plane flying, only feeling their own heart beating.

  Xue Jinsuo looked around and saw that everyone had their faces tied up and were staring straight ahead.

  Xue Jinsuo looked at the other men, they all had their hands clasped together and placed on their knees, eyes closed in contemplation. Who knows what they were thinking in their hearts.

  Xue Jinsuo looked at several concubines, they had just calmed down from their madness, the tear stains on their faces hadn't been wiped away, faintly visible, like a startled little deer.

  Can't be fanciful, can't be presumptuous, they all have men to rely on, the new president letting them accompany him is already giving face, how could they think of his concubine? Xue Jin Suo warned herself. However, the more she restrained herself from thinking, the more it was like a movie, her mind kept appearing with several concubines' snow-white skin, towering Shuang Feng...

  No way, I must hold on tight, if I don't hold on tight something will go wrong. Xue Jinsuo twisted his own leg, trying not to think about those women anymore.