Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Surviving a Great Disaster
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Yusuf Zuck entered a mysterious perceptual world, where he saw his own body clearly lying on the ground, his eyes unmistakably closed, but he could also clearly see Samuel Ross rushing in, and the bewildered Ice Mountain Goddess.
He felt that he should be dead, that his soul was electrified out of his body, which is why he suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, thinking he couldn't die. If he died, what would happen to his sister who had just started college and had no one else to rely on?
"Ms. Wilcox, it's alright, he's still breathing, he's alive," Samuel Ross suddenly stood up and announced, after checking his breath and heartbeat, during Yusuf's confused state, to say that he had breath, had a heartbeat, was alive?
"How can this be?" Yusuf was shocked.
"Then you hurry, carry him downstairs to the hospital, hurry up, what are you staring for!" The Ice Mountain Goddess started shrieking at high decibels. She hadn't cried before, but upon hearing Yusuf was still alive, her tears flowed like springs, whether from fright or something else, she cried regardless.
"Oh, right." Samuel nodded, cursed under his breath as he turned around, and then suddenly lifted Yusuf!
Just as Samuel had lifted Yusuf, Yusuf's out-of-body consciousness instantly returned, and then he abruptly opened his eyes!
"Holy shit." Seeing Yusuf suddenly open his eyes, Samuel was scared spitless, nearly dropping him.
At this moment, Yusuf's scalp tingled, and he also instinctively closed his eyes again!
"Whew~" His out-of-body consciousness exited once more, and he saw Samuel's astonished expression, the Ice Mountain Goddess running towards him, her face eager with urgency, and their secretary sitting slumped at the office door.
He opened his eyes once again, then closed them, and opened them, then closed them again!
"Motherfucker!" He had discovered, he had understood.
With his eyes closed, his consciousness could sense everything within at least ten meters around him. Despite his shut eyes, every detail and scene would appear in his mind's consciousness.
"Mutation!" A word popped into Yusuf's head, he had mutated from the shock.
"You can still curse? Get down from here!" When Samuel saw Yusuf repeatedly closing and opening his eyes and cursing, he immediately dropped him.
"Ah..." Hearing Samuel drop Yusuf, the Ice Mountain Goddess screamed out loud.
However... Yusuf landed smoothly on his feet without a single issue, aside from some singed hair and a pale face, he was nothing but a living person.
"How... How are you?" Ruth Wilcox asked anxiously.
"Cough, I don't know." Yusuf coughed once, considering his electrocution, was it a work injury, was there a bonus for him? So he said he didn't know. Of course, he was well aware that he felt great, even better than before.
"Come on, let's go to the hospital for a check-up, I'll take you," Ruth said as she reached for Yusuf's wrist while talking.
"Ms. Wilcox, you're busy with work, let me take him instead," Samuel suddenly interjected, grabbing Yusuf's wrist first.
"No need for the hospital, I'm an electrician, I've been shocked before. But Ms. Wilcox, would it be alright if I take a few days off?" Yusuf shook off Samuel's hand and suddenly turned to Ruth with a wink.
When Ruth saw Yusuf wink at her, she suddenly, subconsciously, glanced down at her chest—this rascal had flirted with her a month ago, with the same winking gesture.
"No way, you must go to the hospital. What if you die?" Ruth, upon realizing her blouse was properly buttoned, got infuriated. This little security guard's brain must have been fried into a bird's nest and he was still in the mood to flirt with her?
However, remembering how he had stood up for her and helped her out before, she decided to temporarily let him off the hook.
Yusuf choked for a moment but couldn't help laughing and said, "You, how can you talk like that? How could I possibly die?"
"Yusuf, what are you doing? How can you talk to Ms. Wilcox like that? Do you not want to work here anymore?" Samuel, not realizing the playful banter between Yusuf and Ms. Wilcox, continued to butt in, staring at Yusuf greedily, as if to say how dare this guy, Yusuf, backtalk Ms. Wilcox?
However, to Samuel's surprise, when he finished speaking, Yusuf and Ruth simultaneously said, "It's none of your business~"
"Ah..."
"Uh..." Ruth suddenly realized she might have lost her composure, as her usual icy demeanor seemed to have slipped away.
"Head of the department Samuel, you can go out," Ruth stiffened her face, instantly resuming her Ice Mountain Goddess image.
"Ms. Wilcox, but him..." Samuel was somewhat confused as to why Ms. Wilcox was asking him to leave.
"Didn't you hear me?" Ruth raised her eyebrows.
"Yes." Samuel shuddered; the female tiger was showing her stripes, thinking that Yusuf was about to find his own luck.
"And close the door on your way out, no one is allowed in!" Ruth added as she saw Samuel turning to leave.
"Yes." Samuel agreed, then helped the secretary up from the doorway, and closed the door behind him.
"Hi, beauty, so you're my boss, huh!" Once Yusuf Zuck realized there wasn't anyone else in the room, he chuckled and curiously looked around at the decor.
"You must come with me to the hospital for a check-up; it won't be good if you develop any complications later!" Ruth Wilcox remained as cold as ice, not softening her tone or manner despite their shared secret.
"Also, the money for the spicy hot pot is sixteen yuan, right? I'm paying you back now!" As she spoke, Ruth Wilcox walked around to the other side of the desk to take money from the drawer.
"No way, absolutely not!" Yusuf Zuck abruptly stood up. Accepting her sixteen yuan would mean their interpersonal debt would be settled, and he wanted her to owe him a favor indefinitely. Cunning as he was, Yusuf Zuck would never overlook this point.
"You know, others have wooed with just six yuan for thirteen dates, but you've got sixteen..."
"You're shameless!" Ruth Wilcox was almost driven mad upon hearing Yusuf Zuck's story about the six yuan spicy hot pot; that bastard was a total lecher.
"Hehe, just kidding. So I won't take the money back, but Ms. Wilcox, I really need a few days off. Will you allow it?" Yusuf Zuck quickly changed the subject. His previous comment was indeed a bit shameless, as he had let his mouth run unchecked.
"Hmm, okay." Ruth Wilcox indeed didn't continue to take the money and let out a light snort through her nose, granting Yusuf Zuck's request for leave. She actually felt that repaying just sixteen yuan was too little, considering he had resolved such a big issue for her, even almost fighting on her behalf. She wanted to give more but couldn't decide on the amount.
"So my leave won't affect my salary, right?" Yusuf Zuck asked urgently.
"Who would dare to deduct your salary when I've approved your leave?" When Ruth Wilcox reached this point in the conversation, she suddenly remembered something, and immediately picked up the internal telephone on the desk, dialing the finance department.
"Sister Li, prepare ten thousand yuan. Security's Yusuf...Zuck will come to collect it shortly." After speaking, she didn't wait for a reply and hung up the phone.
"You owe me sixteen, why give me ten thousand?" Yusuf Zuck widened his eyes in surprise.
"Take the money for a full medical examination. I need your report. If you don't bring back the report, I'll fire you. Also...you...buy some nutritional supplements for yourself." Ruth Wilcox's face turned slightly red as she spoke. In truth, she meant nothing more by it; as a company employee who'd been shocked, it was right to offer some compensation.
"This money isn't in place of the sixteen yuan, right?" Yusuf Zuck spoke softly.
"What are you thinking? This is a subsidy from the company; the sixteen yuan is a personal matter between us. Also, I warn you, if you spread the word about the spicy hot pot, I will fire you immediately, and I mean it!"
"Spicy hot pot? What spicy hot pot? I don't eat that stuff." Yusuf Zuck feigned confusion.
Seeing Yusuf Zuck acting clueless in front of her, Ruth Wilcox struggled to suppress a smile. The corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and her mood lightened; this little security guard was quite clever.
"Ha, you smiled. You know, they all call you Ice Mountain Goddess and The Tiger behind your back."
Ruth Wilcox gave Yusuf Zuck a sideways glance: "Do you have anything else? If not, go get checked out and then rest. I'm giving you five days off."
Yusuf Zuck thought for a moment: "You haven't fixed the electrical outlet in this room yet. Tell them to buy a new one, and I'll come over tonight to install it for you. Also, the other power supplies in the company should be checked too — shoddy electrical switches can easily cause accidents."
"I know, but no need for you to do it. I don't trust your skills. How can an electrician shock himself? Your craftsmanship must be subpar." Ruth Wilcox said with a scoff.
"I was distracted because you got scared. Suddenly you jumped behind me, and my hand shook and got shocked."
Ruth Wilcox pursed her lips: "Scared of what? Am I going to eat you? Or is it because you have a guilty conscience?"
"Hehe, let's not talk anymore. I'm actually feeling a bit dizzy. I've got to go, thanks for the ten thousand yuan." Yusuf Zuck was eager to find a secluded place to check what was really going on with him and didn't feel like shooting the breeze with Ruth Wilcox any longer, even though the beautiful boss's mood seemed to have cleared up and she was ready to banter with him. But he was also genuinely curious about what was happening to him.
"Are you feeling dizzy? Are you okay? I'll have a car take you to the hospital. You must get checked out." Ruth Wilcox immediately came around from behind her office desk with a look of concern when she heard Yusuf Zuck mention he felt dizzy.
"No need, really, no need. I've been shocked before, and apart from women giving me an electric charge, I'm immune to other high voltage electricity."
"Get lost." Discovering Yusuf Zuck could never keep his words to himself, Ruth Wilcox was so infuriated she wished she could kick him to death. Did this guy not fear being shocked to death by all that flirting with women?
"So I'm off then. Don't miss me too much." Yusuf Zuck turned and then winked at Ruth Wilcox, gesturing towards her chest area.
"You...get out…"
With a "whoosh," a pile of documents flew over, and Yusuf Zuck sprinted out as if he was fleeing for his life.
Once the door closed, Ruth Wilcox stood there somewhat stunned. What was she doing? Throwing papers at someone? And she wasn't even genuinely angry?
Normally, it would've been impossible. Usually, she would've been utterly disgusted if someone dared to flirt or even glance at her, but why hadn't she felt disgusted with him just now?
"This is infuriating…" Not understanding what was happening with herself, Ruth Wilcox didn't bother picking up the papers scattered on the floor. Instead, she sat down on her swivel chair, her mind replaying the scenes from their encounter at the spicy hot pot diner.
"Who would've thought it was such a coincidence." After a while, Ruth Wilcox murmured to herself with a wistful smile before picking up the phone on her desk to call HR: "Head of HR, send me the file of the security guard Yusuf Zuck."
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