Chapter 120 Malice

Malice

He will investigate further, but he will also find out who is behind this and deal with it properly, and will not let this happen again.

"You are welcome."

"Mr. Bu, thank you so much for trusting me." After saying that, Chi Dong suddenly stood up and bowed respectfully to Bu Qianli.

Bu Qianli sensed something was wrong when she heard him start to speak honorifics. She was stunned for a moment, and before she could say anything, she was startled by Chi Dong's bow the next second.

Then, without thinking, he reached out and grabbed Chi Dong's arm, applying a little force.

"Junior, what are you doing?" Bu Qianli's handsome face turned cold, his words became a little more irritable, and there was a flash of displeasure and annoyance in his eyes.

For some reason, he could never stand Chidong speaking distant words to him or doing such inappropriate things.

Chi Dong was pulled hard by him and staggered forward, almost falling into his arms. Fortunately, he was quick-witted and reacted in time, steadying his steps, so he did not really fall into his arms.

"I just wanted to..."

Without waiting for Chi Dong to explain, Bu Qianli interrupted, "Forget it, there's no need to say anything. Chen Lian found the folder you lost yesterday. I'll have him take you to the monitoring room later, and I'll bring the folder with me then."

Bu Qianli's indifferent voice reached Chi Dong's ears. The tone was obviously different from the usual gentleness, which made Chi Dong's expression a little stiff. He thought he had done something wrong, and his smile became unnatural. There was a hint of uneasiness on his pale face.

He lowered his head and didn't dare to look Bu Qianli in the eye. He pursed his lips tightly, and the blood color on his lips seemed to fade away. "Okay, thank you, Mr.... Mr. Bu."

Seeing his evasive eyes and uneasy look, Bu Qianli's heart skipped a beat. He immediately realized that his words were too cold and caused Chi Dong to misunderstand him.

A trace of self-blame flashed across his eyes. He sighed softly, reached out to touch Chi Dong's soft hair, and explained with a faint smile.

"I don't mean to blame you, I just don't want to hear you talking to me in such a polite way. After all, I have always treated you as my younger brother, so you don't have to be so polite to me."

Chi Dong hadn't had time to react to the surprise of "being touched on the head by his beloved", and the next second he heard someone say "treat him as your younger brother". His face turned pale, and he looked up in a daze.

"younger brother?"

His lips slightly parted as he repeated something in a low voice, his expression filled with an indescribable bewilderment.

Bu Qianli hummed, and seeing that he looked absent-minded, he thought he was too surprised, so he prepared to explain a few words. However, before he could open his mouth, his cell phone rang suddenly. It was Chen Lian calling.

He knew that Chen Lian would not disturb him during lunch break for no reason, so he must have something important to tell him. However, Bu Qianli did not answer the phone immediately. Instead, he turned to look at Chi Dong who was still standing there in a daze.

"Go back first. I'll have someone take you to the monitoring room later."

Chi Dong heard Bu Qianli's voice in a trance, and suddenly came back to his senses. He lowered his eyes to hide the sadness in his eyes, and his body trembled slightly. "...Senior, if you have something to do, please leave first. I want to stay here for a while."

There was a flash of surprise in Bu Qianli's eyes, and he wanted to ask him what was going on, but the ringtone rang again, and it was Chen Lian calling again.

"Okay, whatever you want." Bu Qianli lowered his eyes to glance at his wrist and asked casually, "By the way, did you save the mobile number I called you last time?"

"…saved." Chi Dong responded subconsciously, but he didn't know what Bu Qianli was asking. He only felt a buzzing in his ears, and all the sounds from the outside world seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier.

Bu Qianli raised his eyes and glanced at his face. He was slightly startled. Chi Dong's face was obviously not as rosy as usual. But time was too tight for him to delve into it. He had to suppress his doubts and worries, comforted him with a few words, and left.

After he left, Chi Dong stood there stupidly alone, staring straight at the place where Bu Qianli left, as if he wanted to see through the air.

Chi Dong kept thinking about what had just happened in his mind until he heard voices in the distance. He came back to his senses and a bitter smile slowly appeared on his face.

Although he already knew in his heart that Bu Qianli would not like him, the repeated encounters in recent days made him have other ideas. However, the conversation just now completely shattered his unrealistic fantasies.

"Student Chidong, can you please wake up a little! He just treats you as his younger brother, but you still have illusions and think that he is nice to you because he likes you. I don't know where you get such confidence and courage!"

Chi Dong laughed at himself, the laughter coming out of his throat with difficulty, with a hint of trembling and dryness, and his eyes were full of loneliness and bitterness that could not be concealed. After his mood returned to normal, he avoided the few people watching in the exhibition hall and took the elevator downstairs quietly.

Love and romance are not the most important things right now. The most important thing is to find out the truth and clear your name.

"Look, he's back."

"Huh? Really? He actually has the guts to come back. I never thought that this innocent-looking guy would do such a despicable thing. The human heart is really hard to predict!"

"Don't say you can't see it. Even someone as knowledgeable as me can't see it. Sigh, it's true that the saying is true: you can't judge a person by his appearance. Who would have thought that this kid would do something that would damage the company's interests in less than half a month after joining the company."

"That's right. No wonder Manager Liu got mad at the company so early in the morning. It turns out that he was the one who caused the trouble. Tell me, does he want to quit his job? He just started his internship and he did something that would ruin his future. If the school knew about this, he would be so embarrassed, right?"

"Hey, stop talking, he's coming."

"What are you afraid of? Just say it. Anyway, judging from what Manager Liu is saying, he doesn't seem to want to keep him working here. I guess the company will issue a notice to fire him today."

"...I'd better not say anything. Seeing how pale he looks, I'm afraid he might faint and blame us for it."

"My goodness, what you said does make sense. Look, isn't that Chen Zhu? Oh my god, he's so handsome!"

"Ahhh, it's him. Why is Assistant Chen here? Could it be that the company has already sent out a notice? Is it so fast this time? But why didn't I receive the email?"

Chi Dong had just stepped out of the elevator and before he had time to walk into the office, he heard various voices coming from inside. Listening carefully, he found that without exception, they were all discussing him.

He paused for a moment, but quickly returned to normal, pretending that he hadn't heard anything, and walked in as if nothing had happened.

Seeing him come in, the original noise seemed to be suddenly grasped by an invisible big hand. The group of people suddenly quieted down, and all their eyes looked towards the door. It was only a few seconds of silence, but it seemed as if time had frozen.

After a brief silence, the crowd began to stir slightly and continued their discussion, speaking without paying any attention to his face, still in very loud voices, as if they were afraid that he, the person concerned, could not hear them.

Seeing this, Chi Dong was stunned for a moment, somewhat at a loss. When he first entered the company, he thought they were just cold, but he didn't expect them to dislike him so much, as if he had done something unforgivable.

He quietly sat back in his seat, turned on his computer and continued to work, while secretly counseling himself in his heart: "Chi Xiaodong, you have to cheer up and don't let others affect your mood."

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the distance. It was Chen Lian coming.

"Good afternoon, everyone."

Chen Lian has an upright posture and is about 1.8 meters tall. He wears a white shirt and a pair of slim black trousers, which make him look particularly elegant and handsome, especially the pair of gold-framed glasses on his face. He looks like an abstinent beauty, which makes people want to rush up to him and knock him down.

"Assistant Chen, good afternoon."

"Assist Chen, long time no see, you are still so handsome."

"Hey, Mr. Assistant Chen, how come you have time to come visit us today?"

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Upon seeing this, the others stood up and went forward with enthusiastic smiles on their faces. Some even wanted to be as close to Chen Lian as possible. In an instant, the area around Chen Lian was so crowded that even some male employees came close to him with red faces.

Chi Dong, who was sitting in the corner at this time, had no idea what was happening outside. For the sake of quietness and to avoid other people's heated discussions, he took off his hearing aids and put on earplugs he had bought a few days ago, so the noisy sound did not reach his ears.

"Assistant Chen, why are you here? Does President Bu have any instructions?"

There was such a big commotion outside that it was hard for Liu Ke, who was sitting in the office, not to hear it. She frowned at first, and her delicate face was instantly shrouded in displeasure. Then, when she looked up and saw that it was Chen Lian, her expression immediately changed.

"What are you all doing here during working hours? Get back to work." Liu Ke walked quickly forward in her high heels. Seeing that the employees who were supposed to be working seriously were making a fuss and surrounding Chen Lian, she immediately said in a serious manner.

When everyone saw Liu Ke walking towards them with great momentum, although they didn't want to leave in their hearts, they could only think of her and look back every few steps. They reluctantly returned to their seats, slacking off at work while secretly being infatuated with her and peeking.

Chen Lian raised his hand slightly and covered his lips with it. He coughed softly from his moist throat. "Manager Liu, I came here this time to talk to you about what you reported to me this morning."

After he finished speaking, Liu Ke's eyes immediately flashed with deep meaning. She raised her hand and gently smoothed the hair beside her ear, and said, "Okay, then let's move to the office to discuss in detail. Please come in."

Chen Lian nodded slightly, "You asked the person involved to come in as well. Is it Chi Dong?"

Hearing this, Liu Ke glanced in a certain direction without making a sound, and lowered his voice, "…It's him. What are you looking for him for?"

"Well, if you have anything to ask him, please ask Manager Liu to call someone." Chen Lian smiled carefully, as if he could not hear the temptation in Liu Ke's words.

Liu Ke did want to find out how to deal with this matter, but Chen Lian looked as if he had nothing to say. A closer look revealed a hint of warning in his eyes, which instantly gave up the foolish idea of ​​continuing to inquire.

"No problem, I'll let him come over now." Liu Ke restrained his expression and shouted in a serious tone to Lin An'an who was eavesdropping beside him, "Xiao Lin, go and call Chi Dong over."

Lin An'an, who was eavesdropping, was suddenly patted on the shoulder by Liu Ke. He almost jumped up in panic, thinking that he was discovered eavesdropping by her, but she just asked him to go and call for help. He calmed down instantly and answered loudly, "Yes, Manager Liu, I'll go now."

On the other side, Chi Dong was still concentrating on the work that he had not finished yesterday. Suddenly, there were two "knock knocks" and his desk was knocked heavily. He was startled by the hand that suddenly appeared in front of him, and he looked up in a daze in the direction of the hand.

Lin An'an was looking down at him at this moment, with a smile on his face and obvious malice in his eyes, "Manager Liu asked you to come over."

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