Chapter 32 Seeing Through
Retracting his gaze, he dropped his eyes to the gift box, "This isn't cheap, is it? If it's a birthday present, it's quite expensive."
"This is not expensive!" Yu Huan blurted out.
But then he thought that this was not just a birthday present, but also a bribe that he had to ask for from him. If he really thought it was a bargain, things would be difficult.
After a pause, she added, "It's not cheap, though."
Meng Han looked at her again, and saw that her face was flushed and she was at a loss, as if she understood something.
"This isn't just a birthday present, is it?"
Yu Huan cursed himself inwardly, wondering why he had to add that sentence. He could tell whether the item was good or not just by opening it himself.
Not only was his statement superfluous, it also exposed her true intentions.
The thought of her messing up made her even more panicked. She flatly denied it, "This is just a birthday present! There's no other meaning! Really!"
"Secretary Yu."
It was the same voice again, with a slightly deep tone and a sense of being irresistible.
Yu Huan had been with him for more than half a year and could already guess his emotions from the changes in the tone of his voice.
He is not very happy now.
"I don't like subordinates who lie."
This short sentence completely broke Yu Huan's defense.
She no longer wanted any benefits or tasks. She just felt embarrassed and ashamed as if she was stripped naked and thrown in front of him.
"I'm...I'm sorry, Mr. Meng, I...I..." She really couldn't say her real purpose. She lowered her eyes and drooped down.
"Mr. Meng, can you just treat it as a simple birthday gift? It will only be a birthday gift in the future." There was a slight plea in her words.
Meng Han's gaze fell on the top of her head. The company did not have strict regulations on employees' hairstyles, but she never let her hair down. Her jet-black hair was neatly tied behind her head, revealing her full and round skull.
There are some strands of hair falling from the hairline, making the whole head look round and furry.
This made him feel a rare sense of reluctance, unable to bear to say no again.
"Thank you for the gift."
Yu Huan bit her lip, knowing that he had accepted her gift and not intending to argue with her anymore.
Suddenly, I felt my eyes getting hot. I looked up at him, met his calm eyes, and then suddenly looked away, feeling even more ashamed.
"Thank you, Mr. Meng. I'll be out first."
After saying that, he didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly left the office.
He Xiaowei saw her coming out empty-handed and was about to smile, but then he saw that she had a bitter face and looked like she was about to cry.
"Did you send it... or not?"
Yu Huan sat back down in his seat dejectedly, covering his face with his hands and wailing, "I shouldn't have done such a stupid thing!"
He Xiaowei understood what was going on as soon as he heard it, and said angrily: "It's my fault, it's my fault. I forgot that you are too honest. This trick doesn't suit you at all."
He was used to dealing with Meng Han in this way, forgetting that Yu Huan was not him, and was neither as shameless as him nor as good at pretending.
With her honest appearance, everything is written on her face, how could she hide it from Meng Han?
Yu Huan spent several days feeling frustrated and anxious. Meng Han never mentioned what happened that day again, as if it had never happened. Only then did she slowly feel relieved.
Two days later, Meng Han called her into the office.
"Mr. Meng, you called me?"
Meng Han pointed to a gift box on the desk and said, "It's a gift from a client. I don't need it. You can take it."
Yu Huan looked at the familiar LOGO on the gift bag and was surprised.
Before the holidays, Meng Han would ask Master He to put the gifts he couldn't use in the car, and then let the three of them divide them among themselves. He had never taken them to the office to give to anyone individually.
But it’s still half a month away from the New Year’s Day.
Moreover, this brand is specifically targeted at young women, who would give a man a gift of this brand.
The appearance of this gift was very strange. She couldn't guess its meaning and was hesitant for a moment.
Meng Han didn't give her more time to think, "Take it and leave."
She took the gift bag in a daze, said thank you, and left the office.
Returning to her workstation, she opened the gift box, which turned out to be a jewelry box. Inside the box was a bracelet of a familiar style.
After thinking about it, she opened her phone and found the chat history with Meng Han. Sure enough, it was one of the messages she sent to him when she was choosing a coming-of-age gift for his niece last time.
She looked at the bracelet and seemed to understand something.
The price of this bracelet was about the same as the gift set she gave to Meng Han. He accepted the birthday gift with other meanings because of her request, and turned around and gave her something of the same price in return.
It was a reminder to her that although he accepted her things, he would not take advantage of her, and she should not make any other requests.
In order to avoid suspicion and prevent the return gift from giving her other ideas, he specially chose the coming-of-age gift that she had chosen for his niece.
This means that in his eyes, he regards her as a subordinate and a junior, and asks her not to have any inappropriate thoughts.
Yu Huan couldn't explain how he felt. He had a sense of relief that the matter was finally over, but also an inexplicable sense of loss.
But soon, she calmed down and devoted herself to her work.
As for the bracelet, she hid it at home and didn't dare take it out.
Work returned to normal, but Yu Huan could not find peace at home.
In order to ensure that she did as she was told, Yu's father and mother would ask her every day whether she had given any gifts to the boss, what they had given her, and whether the boss would give her the quota.
Yu Huan initially just said that he had delivered it, but the boss had not yet given a reply, so he did not want to press him.
After a few days, the company's welfare quota was announced, and as expected, it was several senior employees of the company.
Yu Huancai told his father and mother that he was not selected.
Yu Ma was so angry that she threw down her chopsticks and asked, "Why didn't you get selected? Didn't you give me a gift? I spent tens of thousands on it. What's going on? Your boss accepted the gift and turned his back on me?"
"You're being bullied for being honest, aren't you? No, I have to go talk to him. Who would accept something and not do anything? If you won't do anything, return the item to us!"
As she spoke, Yu's mother stood up and walked to the sofa, searching Yu Huan's pocket for her cell phone.
Seeing this, Yu Huan immediately rushed over to grab her bag.
"Mom, Mr. Meng didn't accept my gift. He returned it to me!"
She could allow her parents to insult her unreasonably, but she could not let Meng Han suffer her mother's accusations.
Besides, her gift was nothing. Every festival she received something worth more than what she gave.
Yu Ma stopped and frowned at her. "Didn't you say he accepted it? It seems that you have been lying to us all these days."
Yu Huan clutched the bag tightly in her hand and lowered her head. "I told you from the beginning that President Meng wouldn't accept gifts. It was you who forced me to give her a gift."
There was a dull sound and a sharp pain from the back of Yu Huan's head. Yu's mother slapped her on the head, and a sharp sound echoed in the room.
"Yu Huan! When did you learn to lie?"
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