"Ah... what is it about Ding Huizhou that makes him so charming that he made Vice President Xiao act like a tyrant?"

Qiao Shize, who had just started working at the company, couldn't help but ask curiously after hearing what the employees were saying.

"What's wrong with Vice President Xiao? I don't understand what you're saying."

"You're new here, aren't you?" Xiao Zhang said.

He was an enthusiastic gossip, and seeing that the new employee was curious about Vice President Xiao, he told Qiao Shize all the gossip they had been discussing at the company that morning.

Qiao Shize was also shocked after hearing this, "...There's such a thing?"

He was even a little jealous of his colleagues.

He himself has been single for 25 years and has never had a girlfriend.

His family and relatives do not believe that he does not have a girlfriend.

His friends felt that with his qualities, it was impossible for him not to have a girlfriend, and even if he didn't, there should be women who liked him.

However, the truth is that he not only doesn't have a girlfriend, he doesn't even have a single romantic interest.

His friends and family almost think he was a monk in his past life.

Xiao Hongmian was puzzled when she heard these employees' negative comments about Ding Huizhou. In her eyes, although Ding Huizhou was of average appearance, he was a very charming man.

The aura emanating from him always inexplicably attracted her. If he weren't good enough, her outstanding cousin and the haughty Han Xiangxiang wouldn't have liked him either.

When Ding returned home, he acted like a king. With his girlfriend's help, he had moved out of the dilapidated neighborhood and into a luxury apartment, where a nanny waited on him every day.

Ding's mother came over and personally took off her son's coat. "Son, how was work today? Did Minister Fang give you any trouble today?"

Ding Huizhou snorted upon hearing this, "How could there not be difficulties? However, Hongmian plans to transfer him to another department."

Upon hearing this, Ding's mother laughed and said, "Hongmian is really on your side."

"Son, it's not easy for you to meet such a wonderful girl as Hongmian. You must cherish her."

Ding Huizhou remained silent.

Mother Ding continued, "That Miss Hongmian is getting on in years, and you two are both in love, so why not arrange a good day and get married?"

Ding Huizhou said, "Mom, this isn't urgent. There's still one more person."

Ding's mother paused, then said, "Do you also want to marry Hongmian's cousin, Xiao Zhi, as well? That's not allowed."

Ding Huizhou snorted, "She's not good enough for me to marry. She's only good enough for me to play around with. I want to marry someone else."

Ding's mother said, "Is it Han Xiangxiang, the young heiress of the Han Group who came to our house last time to give you money?"

"It's her." Ding Huizhou.

"But she's only fourteen, son. Isn't she too young? Besides, her family is very wealthy. It's already rare enough that she likes you, let alone sharing you with Hongmian. She..."

Ding Huizhou said, "She won't be jealous."

How can a woman be jealous of him? They'll have to get used to it eventually.

As his grand ambitions grow, it's impossible for his harem to consist of only Xiao Hongmian and Han Xiangxiang.

Ding's mother said, "Son, you're the best. I misunderstood you before."

Ding Huizhou said, "Mom, I told you long ago that I am destined for great wealth and honor! How could someone with such an extremely noble destiny be worthy of those secondhand goods?"

Ding's mother replied with a smile, "Yes, yes, yes."

She added, "It's strange, Xiao Zhi didn't like you before, but now she regrets it. It must be because she saw how outstanding my son has become that she regrets rejecting you."

...

When Minister Fang learned that he was about to be transferred, he was inexplicably angry.

For the first time, he lost his mind and ran into Xiao Hongmian's office.

"Hongmian, what did I do wrong? Why did you transfer me?"

Xiao Hongmian frowned. "I haven't even asked you about this yet. I entrusted Ding Huizhou to you because I trusted you, and this is how you've managed him. As a result, everyone in the company has a bad opinion of him."

Minister Fang said, “I have been very serious about bringing Ding back to the state, and I have arranged for him to do all kinds of important things, but he has not been able to do any of them well. Even some of the small things I assigned him, he couldn’t do well, so I have scolded him again and again.”

Minister Fang practically called him a good-for-nothing who couldn't be helped.

Xiao Hongmian paused, "But that's not what he said. He said you were targeting him."

Minister Fang said, "Hongmian, we've known each other for so many years, don't you know my character? If I deliberately targeted him, my time in this company would be over. Would I do something so stupid?"

He knew that the chairman of the company was Xiao Hongmian's father. They had known each other for many years, and he had always kept this secret for her.

He was groomed by the chairman so that he could assist Xiao Hongmian in inheriting the chairman's position one day.

He was already part of the company, so naturally he wouldn't do something that would ruin his future. Besides, he still loved her, so he would never betray her.

Yet now, for the sake of a man, she has made such a foolish decision.

The key issue is that the kid has no redeeming qualities. He's just like all the other employees. It's a mystery how Xiao Hongmian, who always has high standards, could have taken a liking to that good-for-nothing Ding Huizhou.

In just a few days, the changes in Hongmian have been so significant.

He remembered that she always liked her cousin very much, and whenever she wasn't busy at work, she would take the time to visit her cousin and buy her all sorts of delicious food and fun things.

Now she sees her cousin as a rival, and is wary of her at all times.

This is all very abnormal.

"Red Cotton, have you been cursed?"

Xiao Hongmian frowned. "Minister Fang, you are in a bad mood right now. Please go back and calm down."

Minister Fang said, "Hongmian, I can't calm down at all right now. Don't you know how our company's employees evaluate Ding Huizhou? He has a lot of problems, and he doesn't deserve your liking."

Xiao Hongmian said coldly, "Minister Fang, you should mind your own business and not interfere in my private affairs."

Minister Fang looked at her with disappointment. "Hongmian, you've changed. You weren't like this before."

At that moment, Han Xiangxiang burst into her office.

"Good, I finally caught you! You were with Huizhou brother, and you were still cheating on him here."

The spoiled and willful young lady pointed at her nose and said.

When Xiao Hongmian saw her coming, her face immediately fell.

The most troublesome one is Han Xiangxiang, who happens to be the daughter of the Han Group. She can't get rid of her easily.

"What are you doing here?" Xiao Hongmian's eyes were devoid of warmth.

"Of course I came to see my brother Huizhou," Han Xiangxiang said with a grin. "Otherwise, did you think I came to see you?"