Chapter 172 Playing is fine, but don't break it.
Chen Jinming smiled with satisfaction, picked up another overflowing glass of baijiu, and slowly walked over to her.
"Miss Mu, the toast isn't finished if the wine is spilled."
Then, Chen Jinming's secretary refilled a glass of baijiu and placed it into Mu Chuji's trembling hand.
"Miss Mu, please."
Chen Jinming smiled in a lewd manner.
Mu Chuji took the wine glass with trembling hands, closed her eyes, and drank it down in a humiliating gulp.
The spicy liquid burned her throat and stomach.
But she didn't expect that even more humiliation was yet to come.
After finishing one glass, Chen Jinming picked up another glass of red wine, slowly got up, and walked over to her.
"The toast was well made, but the clothes were dirty and didn't look good."
Before he finished speaking, he tilted his wrist, and the entire cup of scarlet liquid was poured directly over Mu Chuji's head!
The wine streamed down her cheeks, soaking through her thin dress, leaving her looking utterly disheveled.
"Tsk, it's soaking wet."
Chen Jinming looked regretful and reached out to touch her face.
Mu Chuji abruptly turned her head away, fear finally welling up in her eyes.
She looked at Yan Tingnan again, but only saw a completely expressionless profile.
After pouring the wine, Chen Jinming took out a tissue to wipe his hands and smiled at Yan Tingnan.
"Mr. Yan, look, Miss Mu's clothes are all wet. It's not good for her to catch a cold."
"There's a lounge next door, shall I take her there to change into some clean clothes?"
The despicable intentions behind these words are crystal clear.
Mu Chuji was soaked to the bone by the red wine, the thin fabric clinging to her skin, making her teeth chatter from the cold.
She looked at him through teary eyes, a last glimmer of hope flickering within them.
He'll refuse, right?
He is, after all, Yan Tingnan...
Yan Tingnan spoke again, his tone dismissive.
"Mr. Chen."
He swirled his wine glass, his gaze fixed on the crimson liquid.
"Playing is fine."
"Don't break it."
He looked up at Chen Jinming, his gaze deep and unfathomable.
"She has to be at work on time tomorrow. My assistant can't be absent."
Chen Jinming's fat jiggled, and he immediately withdrew his hand with a sheepish grin.
"Understood, understood!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Yan, I know what I'm doing."
"I'm just taking Miss Mu to change into some clean clothes, so it won't interfere with her work tomorrow!"
The light in Mu Chuji's eyes went out completely.
Chen Jinming laughed and reached out to pull Mu Chuji, who was slumped on the ground.
"Come on, Miss Mu, let me take you to change into something more comfortable!"
Chen Jinming reached out his greasy hand again, trying to pinch her face.
"President Yan!"
Mu Chuji abruptly turned her face away, her voice broken and trembling with sobs.
"I can't go. I'm just your assistant; this isn't part of my job!"
"Please..."
Yan Tingnan finally raised his eyes, his gaze falling on her disheveled face, his expression calm and unwavering.
"Assistant Mu, did you carefully read the terms of the employment contract when you signed it today?"
His thin lips parted slightly, his voice cold and sharp.
"The third duty of a business assistant is to cooperate with superiors to maintain customer relationships when necessary."
"Your job is to meet the reasonable needs of your partners and ensure the smooth progress of the project."
Mu Chuji trembled all over, and blood rushed to her head.
"This is sexual harassment, I can call the police!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Tingnan chuckled softly and slowly turned her wedding ring.
"Call the police?"
"Who should we sue? Is it for Mr. Chen's hospitality, or for not helping you avoid being drunk?"
Mu Chuji's throat tightened.
"You knew perfectly well that he had ulterior motives!"
"intention?"
Yan Tingnan leaned over, resting his elbow on his knee, and looked down at her disheveled appearance.
"Assistant Mu, the workplace is not a game."
"If you want to climb up, you have to pay a price."
"Why would Qingyan offer you an intern with no connections when you have a million-dollar annual salary?"
He lowered his voice, making sure she could hear it, but every word was piercing.
"Either you stand up now, walk out this door, and never set foot in Qingyan again."
"Either you follow orders and prove your worth."
Mu Chuji was so angry that she trembled all over.
The system is issuing alarms rapidly, and the plot is deviating from its intended direction.
“I am not cargo!” she screamed.
No one is forcing you.
Yan Tingnan leaned back calmly.
"You chose this path yourself."
"If you want to stay clean, don't get involved in this mess."
"If you want fame and fortune, don't try to build a virtuous image."
The light cast a shadow on his straight nose, creating a very imposing effect.
"Mu Chuji, you have only two paths before you."
"First, get up now and go with General Manager Chen to change your clothes. Do your job well and be at work on time tomorrow."
He paused, lowering his voice further, his tone a mix of seduction and threat.
"Second, the door is over there, go out."
"You don't need to enter Qingyan's gate anymore."
"Of course, you can explain it to the chairman yourself."
He raised his hand, adjusted his glasses, and the reflection in the lenses obscured all the emotions in his eyes.
No one is forcing you.
Yan Tingnan's last sentence, though seemingly casual, completely blocked all her escape routes.
"The path you choose is yours."
Mu Chuji's pupils suddenly contracted.
Looking at Yan Tingnan's expressionless face, she finally understood that this man was not the male lead in the story who would be attracted by purity and resilience.
He really is going to push her into a fire pit.
If Qingyan dismisses her under the pretext of incompetence, Yan Hongyi might not protect her even with Yan Tingnan's intervention.
The story is completely over!
No! She absolutely cannot be ruined like this!
[System, activate the highest level of Destiny Guidance!]
She screamed wildly in her heart.
The goal is to get Yan Tingnan to stop Chen Jinming immediately!
[Warning: Forcibly using skills beyond your level will cause backlash against the host, and the effects are unstable...]
Stop talking nonsense, use it!
Mu Chuji issued the order.
Her vision suddenly went black, a metallic taste rose in her throat, and her heart ached as if it were being squeezed by an invisible hand.
The price has come.
"President Yan..."
"Please, don't do this..."
She suddenly raised her head, tears mixed with red wine stains, but her eyes shone with an eerie light, and her voice was hoarse yet captivating.
Yan Tingnan's hand, which was about to pick up the wine glass, suddenly froze in mid-air.
An invisible force, several times more powerful than before, like a high-voltage current, suddenly struck Yan Tingnan's central nervous system!
Yan Tingnan groaned, his knuckles clenching the wine glass tightly, his fingertips instantly turning white from lack of blood.
My vision blurred violently, and the lavish lighting in the private room distorted into a blurry patch of color.
The ringing in his ears made Chen Jinming's lewd laughter and Mu Chuji's suppressed sobs seem distant and unreal.
Only one powerful thought was tearing his reason apart.
Protect her!
She is special!
You can't let her be taken away!
My head was throbbing with pain, as if countless steel needles were churning inside my skull.
He clenched his teeth, cold sweat seeping from his forehead and sliding down his hard, cold cheek.
Resistance is necessary.
Chen Jinming saw that Yan Tingnan's face suddenly turned pale, his forehead was covered in sweat, and he looked pained.
Although he didn't understand why, his lustful desires stirred, and he took it as tacit consent. His greasy hand reached out to Mu Chuji again, trying to pull her up from the ground.
“Miss Mu, please don’t keep Mr. Yan waiting, we…”
Just as Chen Jinming's fingers were about to touch Mu Chuji's arm.
Bang--!
A crisp sound rang out inside the private room.
He crushed the crystal wine glass in Yan Tingnan's hand!
The amber-colored wine mixed with bright red blood droplets, spreading out as a stain.
The shards cut into my palm, and the sharp pain did not loosen the pull in the slightest.
The entire private room was deathly silent.
Chen Jinming's hand froze in mid-air, his fat trembling in fright.
Mu Chuji forgot to cry and stared in astonishment at the man who had suddenly lost control.
Yan Tingnan slowly raised her eyes.
"stop."
Two words, cold and hoarse, yet like a pause button pressed.
Chen Jinming turned around in surprise.
"Mr. Yan, what's wrong...?"
Mu Chuji was overjoyed.
The system is working!
"Mr. Chen,"
His voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of something about to get out of control.
"I said, stop."
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