The fat pig who was groping the hostess saw Ji Yao drink the whole glass of wine so easily and decisively. He was tempted, but he couldn't resist the urge to drink. Seeing Ji Yao's quick action, he was moved.
He longed to hold her in his arms immediately and cherish her tenderly…
Without a word, he pushed away the woman in his arms, picked up the wine glass beside him, and walked to Ji Yao. The fat on his face was still jiggling, making people feel nauseous and lose their appetite.
"Sister Ji is so generous. In that case, I'll toast you too."
Ji Yao smiled apologetically. She felt his gaze lingering on her without restraint, and she tried her best to suppress the disgust in her heart.
Her smile lacked any warmth as she politely declined, saying, "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang, I'm a little too drunk to drink anymore, so I can't drink with you any longer."
"Is Sister Ji disrespecting me?" President Zhang's fat, pig-like face narrowed his eyes. His eyes were already small because of the fat on his face, but now they were narrowed into slits, making him look even more disgusting.
Although he wasn't a big shot in the capital, he was somewhere in the middle, so this was the first time he'd been so blatantly humiliated...
His complexion naturally wasn't much better...
"No." Ji Yao's mind was racing. If it weren't for the current situation at the company, she would have already thrown a glass of wine in his face!
She was very tactful and said, "I really can't hold my liquor. If Mr. Zhang doesn't mind, I'd like to offer tea instead of alcohol as an apology."
In such situations, it's extremely taboo to be offered a drink. Once that starts, it becomes a never-ending cycle of being forced to drink. This doesn't affect the men, but for the women…
This is the most unfavorable scenario.
“Yes, yes, our general manager has never been a good drinker. If Mr. Zhang doesn’t mind, I can stand in for him.” Qiu Yun said, immediately picking up his glass and walking over to where the two of them were standing, quickly coming to Ji Yao’s rescue.
"No need." Mr. Zhang's voice dropped sharply, and then a fake smile immediately appeared on his face. It was a forced smile, sinister and menacing. "Since Sister Ji can't hold her liquor, then she won't drink. I'm not an unreasonable person. I'll toast Sister Ji with this glass."
As a result—someone somehow managed to spill a whole glass of wine on Ji Yao's shirt, especially the neckline, which was completely wet and stuck to her skin, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.
Ji Yao's expression was calm and indifferent. She gave the fat pig a deep look, her eyes filled with desolation. "Excuse me."
When Mr. Zhang met Ji Yao's cool gaze, he felt as if an invisible hand had suddenly gripped his neck, making him feel suffocated and uncomfortable.
I was immediately horrified and instinctively took a step back.
The others, whose view was blocked by Mr. Zhang's obese figure, did not sense the unusual atmosphere between the two and smiled politely, saying, "It's alright, it's alright, Sister Ji, please make yourself at home."
Ji Yao left the private room without looking back. As soon as she stepped out, she let out a long breath, releasing all the anger and emotions she had been suppressing.
Qiu Yun followed her out; she couldn't be bothered to stay and face those pretentious... business partners.
On the way to the restroom, Qiu Yun was furious and kept complaining in her ear, "General Manager, that Mr. Zhang deliberately spilled the wine on you. I saw it. From his angle, there was no way he could have spilled it on you. He clearly did it on purpose."
I never imagined that Mr. Zhang was not only lecherous, but also so narrow-minded, his heart was as small as a needle. The more I think about it, the more disgusting it becomes...
And those people, ever since the general manager walked into that private room, their eyes kept darting around him, looking disgusting as if they hadn't seen a woman in centuries.
That's absolutely disgusting!
She used to work as an office secretary, typing documents or making appointments for the chairman's odd jobs, so she never imagined that women could face so much harassment in the workplace, especially from a general manager... who was so beautiful...
Sigh, I really don't know if the general manager taking over the company is a good thing or a bad thing...
"Never mind." Ji Yao turned a corner and walked slowly into the restroom. Looking at herself in the bathroom mirror, her makeup was exquisite and beautiful, with a touch of innocence and naivety from just entering society.
Sure enough, they look...easy to bully, don't they?
She brushed the wine off her chest and smiled dismissively.
Anyway, this is just the beginning. If she can't accept it now, what will she do when things get even more brutal?
Was she going to surrender? No, absolutely not. From the moment she took over the company, there was no turning back. She had to charge forward. Before the company successfully weathered this storm, she wasn't living for herself, so she had no right to be sentimental!
Qiu Yun frowned, her eyes filled with worry, "But is it really useful for you to keep enduring like this? They don't seem to be willing to cooperate with us at all; this is just..." trying to humiliate the general manager.
Qiu Yun still didn't say those words. After all, although Ji Yao didn't show it, she knew that the general manager couldn't possibly be as indifferent and nonchalant as he appeared.
They were probably deliberately humiliating the general manager from the very beginning; perhaps they never even had any cooperation in the first place…
"It doesn't matter,"
What they are saying now is an experience she needs to grow from, and she will be able to bear it in the future. This is the kind of treatment women need to receive in the workplace, so she has to endure it... and endure it again, even if she can't bear it anymore, she has to endure it!
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