Chapter 2

Unknown supervisors are usually not easy to deal with, these people have three characteristics: a solid foundation, a wide range of resources and a deep network of contacts. Of course, these characteristics can be seen everywhere in the financial circle, although banks don’t have the qualifications and experience to be in management.

Xia Yiyang and the director of the business department of the Bank of Communications have a good relationship in private, they go out to eat or drink occasionally, they don’t talk about work, they just get along. 

The director is two years younger than Xia Yiyang, and his name was quite interesting, Li Baozhuang.

In Li Baozhuang’s words, his parents had money and they made an enterprise deposit of around 100 million in the Bank of Communications, so that he could be in charge of administration.

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”This week we got screwed by the bank supervisor.”

Li Baozhuang rarely complained, but people in the same profession could understand this kind of thing. 

”We received a fine of 700,000 yuan, every day I dream of the money that is no longer there.”

Xia Yiyang held his head: “The supervisor who appeared out of nowhere did an investigation?”

Li Baozhuang: ”He had just arrived in the city and the employees were not sure what they could show him.”

Xia Yiyang asked another question: “What’s that person’s name?”

“His last name is Shen.” Li Baozhuang recalled: “The investigation was too ruthless, we didn’t even have the chance to get close to him.”

Xia Yiyang’s eyebrows twitched when he heard the surname Shen, he thought it was unlikely, but he was subconsciously preparing for the unexpected.

Then he sent a message to Hou Yan: [Did Shen Luo get a job after he came back?]

The answer came very quickly: [Yes, he did.] 

Xia YiYang asked: [What kind of work?]

Hou Yan: [Bank Supervisor.]

”……” Xia Yiyang stared at his phone and couldn’t help but curse.

Asking for a vacation when the bank supervisor is just about to arrive is asking for death, not to mention that Xia Yiyang would not do that since he would lose his generous year-end bonus and Chairman Chen Hui would not agree either. 

***

”They will come in the afternoon”

Chen Hui stopped Xia Yiyang after the morning meeting and looking at his face said with disgust:

”What did you do last night? You didn’t sleep?” 

Xia Yiyang actually had heavy dark circles under his eyes. He looked at him without anger.

Chen Hui pointed at Cai Cai: “Bring your makeup, help him gain better color.”

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Xia Yiyang had a headache: “Are you crazy?”

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Chen Hui stretched out his hands, squeezing his cheeks from both sides while saying fiercely, “Did you fucking hear me son of a bitch?!”

Xia Yiyang cried out in pain, “I heard you! I heard you!”

Xia Yiyang walked out of the conference room covering his face. 

Cai Cai took pity on him: “Does it hurt?”

Xia Yiyang said coldly: “Would you like to try it?”

Cai Cai held her words: “Actually, President Chen likes you very much.”

Xia Yiyang: “He has too much parental love, he’s crazy.” 

Cai Cai laughed, then headed to the break room to prepare tea for Xia Yiyang, due to his allergy to coffee, there was a separate teapot and cup for Xia Yiyang.

”When the previous supervisor came, I didn’t see you reject them like now”

Cai Cai threw away the residue from the tea filter.

”What happened this time? What’s bothering you?” 

Xia Yiyang blew on the tea leaves floating in the tea and said vaguely, “The new leader’s last name is Shen. I heard that he is too handsome, more handsome than me, so I am very upset.”

Cai Cai: ”…Does being a handsome boy give you a sense of accomplishment?”

***

Cai Cai was the first to see the “boy more handsome than him” in the afternoon, and then cursed Xia Yiyang, that asshole a hundred times in her heart. 

Shen Luo brought four of his subordinates, three men and one woman, all dressed in uniform, black suits and pants. Compared to them, the employees of the SZ bank sub-branch were much more informal.

Cai Cai wasn’t afraid of the cold and she wore a long skirt even though spring had just begun; outside of work she didn’t look out of place either and her fruit-red nails were particularly striking.

“Director Shen.” She didn’t know what Shen Luo’s rank was, but she couldn’t make a mistake while calling a higher rank either, “What are you going to inspect today?”

Actually, that was a pointless question, this year is the great year of inspection by the Banking Regulatory Commission. Several things are stipulated in the decentralization policies: two reinforcements, two inspections, three arbitrations, three infractions, four errors and ten risks. This is equivalent to the Banking Regulatory Commission helping the bank to verify what has been done before. 

The meeting room was bound to be busy, as it was impossible for the bank supervisors to move the pile of documents on their own, Cai Cai could only call a few nearby youths to help. From his office Xia Yiyang snuck into the break room where he was caught by Cai Cai.

”Go to greet” Cai Cai hurried him, ”First goes the tea, oh, how come you’re so useless?”

Xia Yiyang did not dare: “Why do I have to go?” You go.

Cai Cai rolled her eyes, first she went in and served the supervisors tea, when she came out she didn’t close the door, turning to Xia Yiyang she made a sign: “There’s a woman inside, come in, use your moves on her!” 

Xia Yiyang: ”……”

***

Shen Luo did not start to directly inspect the documents of the front line, what he started to check was the annual report.

Usually the people who sign this type of report are above the level of a department manager, thus a familiar name appeared on the first page of each document. 

Xia Yiyang’s writing was not the style where you couldn’t see the words clearly, it was clean and neat, the water radical (氵) in the character 洋 (yang) was written in a very confident and free manner. Shen Luo watched it for a while, then heard Zhang Man, his partner, laughing: ”I heard that the person in charge is very handsome, I hope I can see him later.”

Another person spoke: “Very handsome? Like our Chief Shen?”

Several people looked at Shen Luo, the latter lowered his head, after a while he raised it, thought about it and said: “He’s beautiful.”

Zhang Man said curiously: “How beautiful?” 

Shen Luo said nonchalantly, “Very beautiful.”

It is probably that Shen Luo had never had such a frank evaluation of others, after several subordinates got the answer, they were unable to come to their senses, Shen Luo, minding his own business, looked down and continued to analyze the materials, the person next to Zhang Man looked at her and their expression was terrified.

Fortunately, it wasn’t long before there was a knock on the conference room door.

Cai Cai’s round face appeared and she said politely with a smile on her face: “These are the last documents.” 

Behind her was a person, when Zhang Man saw him, she couldn’t move her eyes.

Xia Yiyang was wearing a plain white shirt and a pair of jeans, he put the materials on the table, the creases around the corners of his smiling eyes were soft.

“I’m Xia Yiyang, bank manager.” He generously extended his hand to Shen Luo, “Long time no see, old classmate.”

When Zhang Man was going through the documents, she couldn’t help but secretly look at Xia Yiyang’s face. 

It was rumored that Chen Hui’s temper was very bad and that Xia Yiyang was very beautiful, at first she had looked down on those rumors, but after today, it would be a joke for her to look down on them again.

When Xia Yiyang saw that she was looking at him, he smiled, looking even more mischievous due to the creases around the corners of his eyes.

Zhang Man is actually very young. She was admitted to the Banking Regulatory Commission just after graduating from graduate school this year. In terms of age, she is 10 years younger than Xia Yiyang, but maybe because men really don’t age, seeing that person wearing a plain white shirt with jeans, unexpectedly he still had a lingering student air.

He was too handsome and beautiful, the beautiful was not greasy, and he was so handsome that it was annoying. 

Xia Yiyang sat at Shen Luo’s left side and they actually began to greet each other like old classmates.

”When did you come back?”

”Last month”

“Are you used to the job yet?” 

”Just enough.”

After exchanging those few questions, they didn’t know what else to ask, the two of them sat like that, it was intriguing but not awkward.

Cai Cai came in to pour tea, she made signs with her eyes to Xia Yiyang, without speaking, she moved her lips saying: “Invite him to a meal.”

Xia Yiyang hesitated for a moment and decided to choose Zhang Man, who felt that it was easier to talk: “Since everyone has come to inspect, why don’t we all have dinner together?” 

Zhang Man smiled: “We have to ask Chief Shen, we don’t normally have that custom.”

Xia Yiyang was a little embarrassed, he was also surprised that the ‘charming man’ plan didn’t work.

Shen Luo looked up from the documents, met Xia Yiyang’s eyes, and suddenly asked: “Is it a personal or social invitation?”

Xia Yiyang asked back: “What’s the difference?” 

Shen Luo waved the list in his hand: “There is no reason for us to accept a social invitation since the beginning we have only come to inspect, it is easy to cause misunderstandings if there are too many private gatherings.

”……” Xia Yiyang smiled shallowly, but in his heart he couldn’t help but curse Shen Luo, who at his age still liked to be pretentious, not long after he entered as a bank supervisor, this leader learned to be a cunning and skillful person.

“But if it’s a personal invitation then it’s okay.” Shen Luo changed the topic, and looked at Xia Yiyang with a blank expression, “How about just the two of us go?”

Xia Yiyang was stunned for a while, not sure if he was joking or telling the truth, no one around noticed, Shen Luo still seemed relaxed and patiently waited for his answer. 

With such a good opportunity, Xia Yiyang was slow to reply so Cai Cai hurriedly answered instead, “Are you old schoolmates?! Of course you have to get together! The two of you surely have a lot to talk about! Outsiders like us would surely just be in your way! Hahahaha.”

***

When Chairman Chen Hui was getting out of work, he saw the lights in the manager’s office turned on, he went there and when he arrived, he found out that Xia Yiyang was still there.

“Didn’t you make a dinner date with Department Chief Shen today?” Chen Hui looked at his watch and frowned, “What fucking time is it?!” 

Xia Yiyang shrunk his neck due to the shouting. President Chen is really good at everything, but he has a short temper. He would raise his voice for whatever reason, just like an older man going through menopause.

”I was checking how many points were deducted today,” Xia Yiyang found a justification: ”The inspection will continue for a whole month, we have to avoid it.”

Chen Hui sarcastically said, “Make an effort tonight, having a good meal with him can be very helpful in avoiding it.

Xia Yiyang really didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. 

Chen Hui hurried him: “Go quickly, before the makeup under your eyes wears off.”