Lu Mo gave each of them a severe beating. Old Zhang and the man who spread the rumors were both given major demerits and fined 1,000 yuan. They were also ordered to apologize to Gao Shengnan. Lu Mo hated people who spread rumors the most, like troublemakers who made a mess of the company.
Shi Junjie received the same punishment, since hitting someone is wrong.
But in the end, Lao Zhang suffered a great loss. Not only was he beaten black and blue, but he also lost face in front of his colleagues. Most importantly, he also lost a good impression with his boss.
Old Zhang clearly sensed Lu Mo's dislike for him, and feeling ashamed, he resigned after working for less than a month.
The matter of Gao Shengnan was suppressed. The company employees saw that Lu Mo favored Gao Shengnan, and they dared not gossip behind her back anymore. They did not want to be disliked by their boss.
Mao Fangfei learned about this from Ye Qingqing. Ye Qingqing had a very good impression of Shi Junjie, saying that the young man was righteous. Mao Fangfei was also quite gratified. It is already difficult for women in this world. Outstanding women are more likely to be criticized because they overshadow men. Some narrow-minded men can't find fault with women at work, so they will criticize women's private lives behind their backs.
Hmph, some men are narrow-minded and have mouths that are more gossipy than a long-tongued woman.
That evening, Mao Fangfei told Fang Yanming about it and joked, "Your nephew is quite the man. Could he really be dating Gao Shengnan?"
I always felt there was a romantic relationship between this master and his apprentice.
"It's good to be in a relationship. Junjie is even climbing the social ladder. I'm worried that Gao Shengnan will look down on this silly boy."
"Not necessarily. Junjie is a promising prospect, and he's not bad-looking either. Gao Shengnan should be tempted. Besides, when a hero saves a damsel in distress, the damsel should repay him with her body, right?" Mao Fangfei laughed as she spoke.
Neither she nor Fang Yanming took it to heart. In fact, they felt it was unlikely. Age was an issue, the gap in their careers was too large, and their educational backgrounds were worlds apart.
Gao Shengnan is a top student at Pingjiang University, while Shi Junjie is a graduate of a diploma mill. Their family backgrounds are also vastly different. Mao Fangfei had vaguely heard Ye Qingqing mention that Gao Shengnan's hometown is Ningcheng, near Pingjiang. Her family is quite well-off; they are relocated residents and own shops and buildings, earning a lot in rent every month. She is also an only child, so she wouldn't be short of money even if she didn't work.
Although Shi Junjie's family was wealthy in the village, they couldn't compare to the Gao family; the gap was wider than an insurmountable chasm.
Half a year passed in the blink of an eye. Mao Fangfei's health had improved significantly, and Fang Yanming had quit smoking and drinking and tried hard to conceive. Their efforts paid off, and Mao Fangfei finally had good news, which made the couple so excited that they couldn't sleep all night.
The fetus was only one month old, and they spent the whole night choosing a name for it—a formal name, a nickname, a boy or a girl, twins, triplets, or a single baby… they considered all sorts of possibilities.
"You're not going back to your hometown for Chinese New Year this year? Or you can go back alone." Mao Fangfei glared at him.
With a month to go before the Lunar New Year, the phone kept ringing from their hometown, asking when they were going back. Mao Fangfei didn't want to go back at all, and this year she finally had a perfectly legitimate reason.
"Don't worry about who will take care of you when I go back. I'll call my parents and tell them."
Fang Yanming didn't want to go back either. He didn't want to eat his mother's snotty noodles again. Thinking about becoming a father soon, he rubbed his hands together excitedly. "It's better to have a daughter. She'll be my sweet little cotton-padded jacket and definitely be closer to me."
Mao Fangfei rolled her eyes, but the corners of her lips turned up, and her eyes softened. She was finally going to be a mother.
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