Chapter 4 She Came to Be the CEO's Mistress
The next day, Su Youling asked for leave from her company and took a taxi to the sanatorium.
Li Tingxi didn't come home all night, and she didn't call to check on him as usual, treating him as if he didn't exist.
Inside the sanatorium, a gaunt woman is cooperating with doctors in physical rehabilitation exercises to prepare for surgery next month.
Su Youling stood at the door, watching her mother's tenacious efforts. Her eyes reddened. As long as her family was alive, all the humiliation and sacrifices of the past years were worth it.
"Lingling's here?" Su Hong sensed her daughter's presence and hurriedly groped her way over. "She usually only has time to come over on her days off. What's wrong today? Did something happen?"
Su Youling quickly helped her sit down.
Her emotions could never be hidden from her sensitive mother, so she took the initiative to start the conversation: "Mom, why did you take me in back then? Everyone in the village said I wouldn't survive back then, and that taking me in would just be a burden."
She was abandoned by the Shen family in the wilderness at birth, and to this day she still doesn't know why.
At that time, her adoptive mother's reputation was ruined because she was tricked into selling herself into a brothel by a scumbag. Even if she hid back in the countryside, she could not escape being gossiped about behind her back.
But she never gave up on herself because of her painful past, and even took in a dying baby and raised it.
"Nonsense, aren't you living a beautiful and healthy life now?" Su Hong touched her thin cheeks, and after a moment of silence, she said, "Lingling, every life deserves respect. It's fate that God sent you to me. Who wouldn't want a daughter they found for free? Wouldn't that be foolish?"
Su Youling's heart wavered slightly, and then she heard her mother suddenly sigh, "I spend all year in the operating room going through life and death, and I'm afraid that one time I won't make it and you'll be all alone. Lingling, if you can be as lucky as your mother and have a child to keep you company, I can feel at ease."
She knew that her illness was a burden, but since her daughter didn't say anything, she pretended not to know. She was just afraid that if she were gone one day, her daughter would be lonely and helpless.
Su Youling's eyes reddened. "Mom, don't talk nonsense. The doctor said the surgery was successful, and you'll be just like a normal person from now on. Even if... I have a baby, you'll have to help take care of your grandchildren!"
Mother is right.
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The arrival of this child is a blessing from heaven.
Then let the father go and the son stay!
At least I can be true to myself.
After the surgery, she took her mother and left the city forever, gave birth to her child safely, and the family of three continued to live happily together.
A nurse who came to check on her noticed that her phone was glowing. Su Youling took it out and saw that it was Li Tingxi calling.
As soon as the call connected, Li Tingxi's stern voice demanded, "Su Youling, how dare you skip work and stand up your clients! Is this how you hand over your work? Get back here right now!"
"I took the day off, I didn't have any appointments with clients." Su Youling was completely bewildered by the scolding. She checked her call log and found more than a dozen missed calls from the company, which she hadn't heard because her phone was on silent.
Su Hong, who was standing nearby, asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"
"You went to the sanatorium?" Li Tingxi's angry voice paused for a moment, remembering that Su Youling's adoptive mother seemed to be scheduled for surgery next month.
She had never been absent from work without a valid reason in the three years she had worked there; today was simply because her adoptive mother had a special situation.
"Forget it! It's no use you coming back now. Think about how to apologize to the client and make amends! If Yaosheng's deal falls through, you won't get away unscathed." He left with this cold warning and hung up the phone.
Lin Lexi, standing to the side, asked cautiously, "Tingxi, is it because the director doesn't want to see me that she's not coming to the company? I heard that the director is very dedicated, how could she hold a grudge against a client? Should I go and ask her to come back? I'll do anything as long as she calms down."
"She made a big mistake and she has to take responsibility for it herself. What does it have to do with you?" Li Tingxi frowned, picked up his coffee but then put it down again in frustration, and pressed the intercom to call the HR department. "Director Shen is on leave today?"
"Yes, Director Shen asked for leave early this morning, saying it was for family reasons."
"There's an urgent matter; the design department's work for today has all been assigned." The HR manager, sensing the boss's unfriendly tone, spoke very cautiously, choosing each word carefully.
After hanging up the phone, Li Tingxi became suspicious. If Su Youling really had a client appointment, why would she deliberately take leave?
Regardless, we must first appease the customers.
He called Qin He in and instructed him, "Pick an apology gift and personally deliver it to Yaosheng Group. Invite President Ding to have dinner together another day."
Lin Lexi lowered her eyes, her heart filled with jealousy and resentment.
Shen Xiyue made such a huge mess, and Li Tingxi not only scolded her lightly but also personally cleaned up the mess for her.
He already agreed to the divorce! Why is he still protecting this woman?
...
After leaving the sanatorium, Su Youling immediately called her assistant, Xiao Han, to inquire about the situation.
Xiao Han deliberately lowered his voice, "Director, you rescheduled to meet with President Ding of Yaosheng Group today, but then you stood him up? President Ding got angry and called President Li to question him, and President Li is furious and looking for you everywhere."
"I made an appointment with Mr. Ding for tomorrow afternoon, and I didn't change the time." Su Youling was completely confused, but since the client was angry, solving the problem was the most important thing right now.
After learning the whole story, she immediately called President Ding.
She didn't answer Mr. Ding's call, so she eventually got in touch with his secretary.
The other party's tone was not very good either. "Director Shen, our CEO Ding appreciates you, and we are old friends who have been cooperating for a long time. So when your design department suddenly called to say that you wanted to reschedule the meeting for today, CEO Ding reluctantly agreed."
"And what did you do? You left us hanging for an hour without a single sign of you. Mr. Ding was so angry that he almost terminated the contract with you on the spot."
Su Youling quickly explained and apologized, and only after everyone had calmed down did she ask, "Perhaps one of the new employees in the design department made a mistake. Sister Amy, do you remember the name of the person who called?"
Amy thought for a moment and said, "She only said she was a junior assistant in the design department, and her voice was very sweet. I heard her call out that on the phone."
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"Is it Shengxi or Qiqi...? I was wondering why you, who usually contacts them personally, sent a new assistant this time?"
Xi Xi...
Lin Lexi!
They've become addicted to using petty tricks!
Su Youling's eyes turned cold, and she sincerely apologized again, saying that she would personally visit President Ding to apologize the next day. She also stopped by a jewelry store to pick out a necklace and send it to Amy before rushing back to the company.
As soon as she entered the office, Xiao Han followed her over and quietly complained, "Director, that new guy is just taking advantage of President Li's backing. He's always late, leaves early, and acts all high and mighty. He even pretended to accidentally ruin the design draft that you and your team worked on all night to complete!"
Upon hearing that the design drafts had been destroyed, Su Youling's face turned completely cold. "Where is she?"
"She went to the CEO's office to curry favor! She's not here to be a designer, she's clearly here to be the CEO's mistress!"
Xiao Han said with a bitter face, "Director, they said you're going to resign, all because you were forced to by President Li's new lover. Is that true? When you weren't in the company, I heard that President Li was in a low mood all day, like he'd been hit by a firecracker. Even Lin Lexi's presence didn't help."
Su Youling thought to herself that Li Tingxi was angry because he felt she had offended a client, not because he couldn't live without her.
I flipped through the design drafts and found them completely ruined by coffee stains.
Lin Lexi was so eager to intimidate her that she repeatedly damaged the company's interests, which was incredibly foolish!
"Notify the entire team to work overtime and redo the design draft." Su Youling pulled out Lin Lexi's file and said coldly, "The design department can't afford to support such a tyrant. Find HR to re-apply for Lin Lexi's employment in the President's Office Secretariat."
Xiao Han didn't expect her to be so domineering, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Lin Lexi's arrival is the president's idea."
Su Youling glanced at him and said, "I'll take responsibility for any consequences. I'm still the director of the design department."
Those in positions of authority should fulfill their duties.
As long as she remains in this position, she cannot allow Lin Lexi's petty tricks to ruin her hard work and the group's interests!
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