In the following days, Shi Junjie also stayed at the company to work overtime. In fact, he wasn't that busy. Gao Shengnan was in charge of the East China region, which had a large workload. He was just a new employee and wasn't that busy. He was just pretending to work overtime. In reality, he was playing a matching game.

Gao Shengnan was driven crazy by this guy. There were even rumors circulating in the company, saying that she was a predator who took advantage of her job to sleep with her apprentice. She had heard it several times when she went to the toilet, but it was all bullshit.

Shi Junjie successfully passed one level and was preparing to move on to the next when a faint voice came from behind him, "Playing Connect Four while working overtime?"

Shi Junjie's body trembled inexplicably. He hurriedly closed the game interface and looked helplessly at Gao Shengnan, his face flushed. Gao Shengnan said coldly, "Don't come to work overtime anymore. I'm not Lin Daiyu. I don't need a little kid like you to protect me. Besides, Pingjiang City is so big. How unlucky am I to run into thugs? Stop worrying about me!"

"You're only five years and three months older than me, don't act so old-fashioned," Shi Junjie said, displeased.

He's not even six years old yet; by rounding up, he's actually five. Calling him a little kid is really uncomfortable. He's taller and stronger than Gao Shengnan!

"I'm your master, can't I say that?" Gao Shengnan said fiercely.

"That's not how it is now," Shi Junjie muttered under his breath, only to be glared at fiercely by Gao Shengnan. "Once a teacher, always a teacher. You have to listen to me. Go home right now, or I'll make you regret it!"

Shi Junjie pouted, but didn't argue with Gao Shengnan. He silently went to the garage to wait. Gao Shengnan still couldn't outmaneuver him and had to let him get in the car. But she had a plan in mind. She couldn't let this silly boy follow her anymore, otherwise there would be more and more gossip in the company.

These rumors reached Ye Qingqing's ears. The company's senior management often had gatherings, and their families also attended. With so many women, there was naturally a lot of gossip. The freshest gossip was about Gao Shengnan, the topic of which was that Gao Shengnan, like an old cow, was eating young grass and had taken advantage of her newly accepted apprentice.

Ye Qingqing's heart skipped a beat. Wasn't her little apprentice Mao Fangfei's cousin? Could it be that the two of them were having an affair?

If it really is a good match, then it's not a problem at all, since there's only a six-year age difference. In the face of love, none of that matters. She called Mao Fangfei.

"It seems your nephew is dating Gao Shengnan; the whole company is talking about it."

Mao Fangfei was taken aback. "Him and Gao Shengnan? You're not mistaken, are you? They're six years apart!"

"Six years is nothing. Some couples have an eighteen-year age gap and they still live very well. Gao Shengnan is young, beautiful, and can make money. What a wonderful girl. If it's true, Xiao Shi is marrying above his station!"

"It's probably impossible. Gao Shengnan is a proud girl, how could she possibly look down on a silly boy like Xiao Shi? I'll ask Xiao Shi later." Mao Fangfei thought it was unlikely and didn't take it to heart.

But before she could even think of asking, Gao Shengnan and Shi Junjie ran into trouble. Just a few days after the phone call, Gao Shengnan was working overtime at the company as usual, while Shi Junjie didn't dare stay in the office. He had also heard the rumors, so he stayed in the garage. In a couple of days, Gao Shengnan would be going on a business trip, and he would also be going out, so he wouldn't need to stay there anymore.

But something unexpected happened that night. Gao Shengnan left work early, and Shi Junjie waited for a long time but couldn't see her, so he had to call Gao Shengnan.

"I'm almost home, stop waiting, go back." Gao Shengnan parked the car in the garage.

"Oh, you should get some rest."

Shi Junjie sounded dejected, and Gao Shengnan felt a pang of pity, so she softened her voice, "You should get some rest too, and don't do it again..."

The sound suddenly stopped, followed by a crashing sound, and then there was silence. Shi Junjie was startled, his heart sank to the bottom, and he ran outside desperately, only to return shortly afterward.