All the members are good people, only the host is a pervert

Not long after Lin Ruan enjoyed her comfortable life alone in the courtyard, work tasks from the purchasing department came knocking on her door again.

The target this time is a large daily chemical factory located in a neighboring province.

The toothpaste and shampoo counters in department stores are running out of inventory, especially several popular brands that are often out of stock. They are in urgent need of replenishing the supply and hope to find new suppliers with stable quality and more competitive prices.

The task naturally fell to Lin Ruan, who had performed outstandingly. Wang Pinglan called her to the office and explained the situation.

"Don't worry, Sister Wang, I understand." Lin Ruan nodded in response, with just the right amount of seriousness and confidence on her face.

The system was right. She wouldn't earn any interest on the points she earned. She wanted to enjoy herself to the fullest in her life anyway, so she might as well spend some points to make her life easier.

"Seventeen, please buy me a lucky charm." Lin Ruan said as he was about to get off the train.

"Okay, Ruanruan, the lucky charm has been stored in the space."

The Jiangbei Chemical Plant is quite large, with white smoke billowing from its tall chimneys. The air is filled with a faint chemical smell mixed with soapberries and mint.

After showing the letter of introduction and registering, I was introduced to the head of the sales department - a middle-aged man named Qian, slightly fat, with a polite smile but with a bit of the caution and formality unique to sales staff in state-owned enterprises.

"Comrade Lin Ruan, welcome! Jingshi Department Store is an important customer of our factory!" Section Chief Qian shook hands with her warmly, led her to the conference room, sat her down, and made her some tea.

After the pleasantries, they got down to business. Lin Ruan's own abilities, combined with the system and the lucky charm, made the subsequent negotiations go exceptionally smoothly.

The return train was rumbling along, and the fields and villages outside the window were rapidly passing by.

Lin Ruan leaned against the partition of the hard sleeper compartment, her mood as bright as the sunshine outside the window, full of joy and firm anticipation.

The results of this visit to the Jiangbei Chemical Plant far exceeded our expectations. We not only successfully secured priority shipment but also secured favorable long-term contract prices.

More importantly, her suggestion about aluminum tube packaging was like dropping a stone into a stagnant pond, causing huge ripples. She still vividly remembered Section Chief Qian's excited, admiring, and even somewhat grateful look.

She enjoyed the feeling of winning respect and initiative by relying on her own knowledge and, of course, a little bit of good luck charm.

She could almost imagine the scene after returning to the department store: how Team Leader Wang Pinglan would be surprised at the results of her negotiations, and Director Zhao might praise her again.

More importantly, Sister Wang has hinted privately more than once that she is about to be promoted, perhaps by being transferred to a less busy department, or perhaps to a higher position.

Then, the position of the leader of Purchasing Group 3... Lin Ruan couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly.

With the contributions she made this time, her previous outstanding performance, and the vague relationship with her father Lin Jianguo, this position seems to be already in her pocket.

She even began to think that after becoming a team leader, she would have more opportunities to travel, greater authority, and more room to operate.

That small courtyard can also be equipped with some good things.

Everything was developing in the direction she had expected, which was more comfortable and relaxed.

System Seventeen was as quiet as a chicken and did not remind her of anything about the changes in the workplace.

Lin Ruan had been doing things so smoothly time and time again, so it was happy to see her experience some "small" setbacks.

A few days later, Lin Ruan returned to the purchasing department of the department store in high spirits and submitted the business trip report and the signed contract.

Sure enough, when Wang Pinglan saw the terms and price in the contract, a pleasant smile appeared on her face, and she praised him repeatedly: "Xiao Lin! Well done! It's really outstanding! You did an excellent job on this mission, nothing to say!"

After reading the report, Director Zhao Heping praised her publicly, which was rare, attracting envious or complicated glances from other colleagues in the office.

Lin Ruan responded modestly, and the bud called "expectation" in her heart bloomed bigger and bigger.

She had even begun to inadvertently think about how to manage those old hands if she took over Group 3.

It wasn't until a week later that the purchasing department held a general meeting.

Director Zhao Heping announced a personnel appointment with a smile: Due to the outstanding work performance of Team Leader Wang Pinglan, she will be transferred to a department of the Municipal Bureau of Commerce as deputy section chief from now on.

Although it is a lateral transfer, going to the agency is considered a half-level promotion.

Everyone congratulated Wang Pinglan.

Director Zhao then changed the subject, "With Team Leader Wang's transfer, the position of Head of Purchasing Group 3 is extremely important. After careful consideration and research by our superiors, in order to strengthen the younger and more knowledgeable members of our Purchasing Department, we have appointed Ji Hanchuan, a top student in the Department of Trade Economics at the Capital University of Economics and an outstanding comrade from the Commerce Bureau, to serve as Head of Purchasing Group 3! Welcome everyone!"

A tall, handsome, and well-mannered young man wearing glasses and a new Zhongshan suit stood up and calmly made a brief self-introduction. His words were appropriate, his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and he had the arrogance and confidence unique to intellectuals.

The smile on Lin Ruan's face froze instantly.

The blood seemed to rush to the top of the head all of a sudden, and then turned cold in an instant.

She listened to the whispers of her colleagues around her:

“Where are the college students?”

"So young!"

"I heard that his family has a strong background..."

Looking at Ji Hanchuan, who was shining brightly on the stage and easily snatched away the position that she thought was within her grasp, an indescribable anger and humiliation suddenly gripped her heart!

She didn't even know how the meeting ended.

She only remembered that Ji Hanchuan seemed to glance in her direction, his eyes calm, and even with a hint of polite smile, but in Lin Ruan's eyes, that was simply the biggest mockery!

"Seventeen," she gritted her teeth, "Why didn't you tell me there was such a thing?"

What she felt more was the shame that the system knew her expectations were dashed.

"You're relying too much on the spoilers I tell you, Ruanruan." The system said, "Ji Hanchuan is the male protagonist. This world protects him very tightly. I just discovered this."

"Heh." Lin Ruan sneered in his heart, his nails almost digging into his palms.

Ironically, the male and female protagonists are never the same. They are handsome and outstanding. When they appear, they are at the lowest point in their lives. From then on, they turn misfortune into blessing and rise step by step.

But why?

Just because Ji Hanchuan is also the damn male protagonist, he deserves to have a smooth journey and climb up by stepping on her, Lin Ruan's shoulders?

So her efforts and contributions deserve to be the stepping stones for his bright future?

There is no such cheap thing in the world!

Lin Ruan's life creed has always been "If I don't live well, no one else can live well either", especially those who are destined to block her way and steal her things!

Huge jealousy and resentment gnawed at her heart like a poisonous snake.

What she couldn't get, no one else could get! Especially in such a way that made her a background figure!

She sat there expressionlessly, as if the noise around her had nothing to do with her.

She took a deep breath and said to the system in her mind in the calmest, yet coldest tone:

"Seventeen, exchange me for a medicine. It has to be colorless, odorless, and difficult to detect. It can slowly weaken the body without finding the cause, and finally... die silently."

"Give it to the newly appointed and promising team leader Ji Hanchuan."

There was no emotion in her voice, as if she was just discussing the weather today, but it was determining another person's dark future.

The system was silent for a moment, then responded, "Sufficient points. There are several medications that meet the requirements. I recommend 'Jian Shuai San'. Incorporate it into your diet and take it daily. Within three months, your physical strength will continue to decline, accompanied by a slight cough and low-grade fever, similar to tuberculosis. After six months, your organs will fail and you will die. Modern medicine has difficulty detecting the toxic components. Do you want to redeem it?"

"Exchange." Lin Ruan didn't hesitate, a fierce pleasure flashing in his eyes. "Step by step to higher and higher? I won't let you climb out of even this lowest point!"