"An'an, wait for me, I'll be back tonight!"
"Be careful on the road." After hanging up the phone, An Yiruo returned to her workstation.
"Yi Ruo, look! There's another new scoop! Apparently, Xiang Wei got to where she is today entirely through underhanded tactics!" Zhang Yuanyuan continued gossiping with An Yi Ruo after she returned.
"Yuanyuan, be careful not to get scolded by the boss during work hours!" An Yiruo said, pointing to the supervisor's and manager's offices.
“I know. But I... I really can’t believe that Xiang Wei would be this kind of person.”
"You can't judge a book by its cover. We're not close to Xiang Wei, so it's normal that we don't know her well. We're at work now."
An Yiruo had no interest in, nor did she want to, pay attention to, the negative rumors about Xiang Wei. She simply wasn't magnanimous enough to care about or pity a woman who was trying to steal her husband.
The morning's busy work was over, but news about Xiang Wei was already flying everywhere.
Rumors about her using underhanded tactics to rise to power, bullying newcomers, and acting like a diva have been exposed one after another, and Xiang Wei herself never expected things to develop this way.
"Director Li, this is Xiang Wei. This time... you have to save me." Xiang Wei made a phone call to Director Li. She had a feeling that she was doomed this time.
Therefore, she wouldn't let go of any straw she could grasp as a lifeline.
"It's Xiang Wei. I've heard a little about this incident, but I'm afraid I really can't help you!" Director Li's words of refusal made Xiang Wei very uncomfortable.
"Director Li, with your connections and status, you must have a way. Please, please save me. I don't want to disappear from the public eye like this," Xiang Wei said, her voice trembling with tears.
"Xiang Wei, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's that I really can't. You've gotten yourself into big trouble this time, so good luck to you. Remember, don't drag me down with you, or you'll be sorry!" Director Li threatened Xiang Wei before hanging up the phone, telling her to keep her mouth shut.
Xiang Wei looked at the disconnected call on her phone and realized she had been used as a pawn. She was unwilling to accept it!
So she dialed Director Li's number again, but no matter how many times she dialed, he never answered her call and eventually blocked her!
You, Director Li, always talking a good game, but when trouble comes, you're the first to run away. And you're always so sarcastic and ambiguous—I'm not going to put up with you anymore! Remember, I was the one who stopped putting up with you first!
"Xiang Wei, now that this scandal has broken out, many manufacturers have come to us demanding compensation!" Xiang Wei's agent said over the phone.
"Sis, this is nothing, you can handle it." Xiang Wei was preoccupied with her own troubles and had no time to care about these matters. Compensation it is, she has the money!
"Xiang Wei, don't act like it's nothing. You're facing huge compensation this time. Also, the company's senior management is discussing the possibility of terminating your contract! You should be mentally prepared."
"Terminate the contract? Why! Over the years, even if I haven't made any great contributions, I've still worked hard. You've seen how much effort I've put into the company. How can you terminate my contract just because of a few negative news stories?" Xiang Wei questioned her agent.
"This is a decision made by the company's senior management, and I have no right to interfere. But Xiang Wei, you should really think about who you've offended! This whole mess is clearly targeting you!"
After her agent hung up the phone, Xiang Wei fell into deep thought once again. Who had she offended? She had offended so many people…!
But then she thought again, the only person she had offended with such power was probably... Mo... Jing... Chen.
But all I did was post a photo, just trying to get some attention. Surely Mo Jingchen wouldn't go so far as to kill me...
On the other hand, in F City, Mo Jingchen today is like a work machine, with extremely high work efficiency. Faced with such high-intensity work, the subordinates of the branch office are suffering.
"Assistant Zhou, you've worked so hard. I never imagined your work was so demanding!" a branch office employee whispered to Assistant Zhou.
"You'll get used to it. Go get back to work, the CEO needs the data soon."
The employee nodded and went back to work.
After finishing all his work, Mo Jingchen glanced at the clock on the wall; it was nine o'clock at night.
"Mr. Mo, I've arranged a hotel. Let's go there for dinner," said the branch's vice president.
"No, I need to get back to City A."
"President, it's so late, it might not be safe to travel on the road. How about we head back early tomorrow morning?" the vice president said with some concern.
"It's alright. Everyone has worked hard these past two days. Go home and rest early," Mo Jingchen said before leaving with his assistant, Zhou.
"President, you seem eager to get home to see your wife," Assistant Zhou said with a smile from the passenger seat.
After a stressful and busy day at work, Assistant Zhou was looking forward to relaxing.
"You talk too much!" Mo Jingchen felt a little embarrassed when his thoughts were seen through, but this embarrassment was something only he could feel. To outsiders, he remained as calm and composed as ever.
"But Mr. President, you're going home so late, isn't Madam already asleep?"
"Shut your mouth."
"Yes, President." Assistant Zhou immediately made a shut-up expression, then sat obediently in the passenger seat, without saying a word the entire time.
As the car sped along the highway, Mo Jingchen was eager to get home. He wanted to know what An Yiruo was doing and if she was thinking of him!
The journey from F City to A City is not far, only a two-hour drive. By the time we arrived at Xinghai Bay, it was already past 11 p.m.
When Mo Jingchen opened the door to Xinghai Bay, Uncle Wang was waiting at the door: "Young Master, you're back!"
"Hmm, where is the young mistress?"
"The young mistress is upstairs."
"Okay, I understand. There's nothing else here. Uncle Wang, you should go and rest too."
"Okay, I understand. I'll go rest in a bit."
After handing the things in his hand to Uncle Wang, Mo Jingchen went upstairs to his bedroom. The moment he opened the bedroom door, Mo Jingchen suddenly became a little nervous, and even the movement of opening the door was a little cautious.
The bedroom door opened, and the light inside was still on. Mo Jingchen strode into the bedroom and saw An Yiruo leaning against the bed reading a book.
"An'an, are you still awake?"
"Can't sleep! I'll read a book for a while."
"Was An'an waiting for me on purpose?" Mo Jingchen asked as he sat down on An Yiruo's bedside.
"Stop flattering yourself, I just can't sleep!"
"It's not that I'm being presumptuous, I think you're just being stubborn! I'm going to take a shower first." After saying that, Mo Jingchen kissed An Yiruo's forehead and went to the bathroom.
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