Chapter 26: Domineering Secretary Bai Yueguang 5 Harassment
When it was time to get off work, people on Wen Qianning's floor started packing up and leaving. She finished organizing the documents on her desk, closed her computer, picked up her bag, and was about to leave.
Just as she took a few steps, a male voice called her from behind.
"Xiao Wen, wait for me, I have something to tell you."
Wen Qianning paused slightly and frowned.
This is a male colleague who has been inexplicably pestering her since a few days ago. Not only does he bring her water every day, he also likes to come to her workstation and chatter about his so-called work experience whenever he has time... She doesn't need his guidance at all.
She clearly never responded to him once, but this kind of person is like a sticky candy that can't be shaken off. He keeps pestering her and makes up a story in his mind that "she actually has feelings for me but is just pretending to be reserved."
Wen Qianning didn't turn around, her eyes fixed indifferently on the entrance of the corridor ahead. She quickened her pace, clearly wanting to shake off the opponent.
But the other party obviously didn't notice her coldness and quickly caught up with her.
"Xiao Wen, are you in such a hurry to leave? Your skirt looks really nice today, it really shows off your figure." The male colleague said, his eyes sweeping from her waistline all the way down, with a bright smile on his face.
Wen Qianning finally turned around and looked at him.
The other person is not tall, not good-looking, and is as ordinary as can be. He is the kind of person who cannot be found in a crowd.
"Is there something wrong?" She asked in a lukewarm tone.
"I know you're in a hurry to leave, but I have to say this today." The male colleague lowered his voice and walked over to her side with a smile. "Just a few minutes. Just give me a chance."
Wen Qianning hesitated for a moment, still not wanting to make any noise in public, so he went into the empty data room next door.
Some people come here to pick up things during the day, but by now it's already gone time and it's very quiet.
"If you have something to say, just say it." Wen Qianning stood by the door, always keeping an arm's length away from the male colleague.
The male colleague seemed to have finally waited for the opportunity, and a smile gradually appeared on his face: "Xiao Wen, I've been pursuing you for so long, isn't it time for us to have a result?"
Wen Qianning's eyebrows jumped, and her face was expressionless: "I have made it clear many times that I have no feelings for you. Please don't say these words to me again."
"Don't say that. I know you're being stubborn because you haven't seen how good I am to you." He took a half step forward and said with a low laugh, "Look at you dressed so beautifully. Anyone can see that you just want to fall in love. I'm not a little boy anymore. If we really want to be together, I can support you."
Wen Qianning was practically shocked by this man's shamelessness and couldn't help but sneer. She wondered where this man got his confidence from. Although she had only been at Ji's for a short time, she had been assigned a core position in the secretariat, directly reporting to President Ji.
What she deals with every day are the minutes of high-level meetings and some major projects. She has obtained this position through her own ability.
She didn't want to show off, but it was not her turn to have a man who couldn't even climb to the middle level and had dirty thoughts all day long to criticize her.
He seemed completely oblivious to her annoyance and continued to ramble on: "I've long seen that you're not that kind of noble girl. You dress so seductively every day and often walk past me, aren't you just trying to attract me? I'm about to explode my brain. If you're willing, I—"
"Shut up." Wen Qianning finally lowered her voice and interrupted his entanglement with an impatient tone.
She really couldn't help but want to hit the annoying person in front of her!
The male colleague was stunned for a moment and was about to say something, but before he could open his mouth, an extremely indifferent voice suddenly came from behind him:
"You don't have to come to Ji's tomorrow."
The door of the data room had been pushed open at some point, and Ji Hanlin was standing at the door, with a tall and slender figure and an unusually cold look in his eyes.
The male colleague's face turned pale instantly: "Mr. Ji, Mr. Ji, why are you here? I, I..."
Ji Hanlin slowly took a step forward, his eyes scanning the male colleague inch by inch, his lips devoid of a smile: "I didn't know that Ji's company still had an employee who harassed women?"
He was so frightened that he dared not breathe, and opened his mouth tremblingly: "Ji, Mr. Ji, you are too serious... I, I just... I was just joking with Xiao Wen in private, I didn't mean to harass her..."
Ji Hanlin had lost all his patience as he kept calling Wen Qianning "Little Wen". He glanced at her, implying that he was asking her if she was joking.
"We're not familiar with each other," Wen Qianning said succinctly. "I don't think we're on the kind of relationship where we can joke around. Besides, this is harassment, not a joke."
Hearing the girl say this, Ji Hanlin's face darkened even more. If he hadn't followed along out of some unknown desire to see Wen Qianning, this person might have taken advantage of the fact that no one was around and done something even more outrageous.
He didn't hide the disgust on his face at all, and snorted coldly, "Why don't you get out of here, or do you want me to ask security to throw you out?"
The male colleague was completely panicked and fled in a hurry.
Why does the male lead seem so handsome in this kind of hero-saving-a-damsel drama? Wen Qianning stood there, her heart beating wildly, blinking at the tall man.
Ji Hanlin approached, stopped in front of the girl, and looked down at her: "Are you okay?"
She shook her head: "...It's okay."
"I'll take you home." The man lowered his head, his fingers fell on the hem of her skirt, and carefully straightened the side pleats for her.
Wen Qianning didn't feel anything along the way. She just felt dazed because she was staring at the male protagonist's sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. She thought he was so handsome that he was on a completely different level from the male colleague just now... It really is true that there is no harm without comparison.
The girl sat in the passenger seat, quietly, with her legs crossed and her elbows resting on the window, as if she was thinking about something.
The man in the driver's seat next to her turned his head to look at her and slowly turned the steering wheel.
"You don't seem to be affected."
After a long while, he spoke in a calm voice.
Wen Qianning turned around, his eyes a little confused, and he was stunned: "Ah...you mean the person just now?"
Ji Hanlin nodded with a calm expression.
"I don't take people like that, who say some vulgar things, to heart at all." She shrugged, as if she was talking about a trivial matter.
"I'm glad you're not affected. Employees who harass women shouldn't stay in the company. That's Ji's rule." Ji Hanlin paused before continuing, "But I don't want you to be harassed like this again, so I fired that person out of selfish motives."
His selfish motives... ?
Wen Qianning hesitated, and a question mark slowly emerged in his mind.
"I don't want you to be bothered by that kind of person." The man continued, "Whatever you wear, how you put on makeup and dress up, it's all your business. You didn't seduce anyone. What he said wasn't a problem with you, it's his dirty mind."
She was stunned and her heart skipped a beat.
Is the male protagonist trying to enlighten her? Wen Qianning blinked slightly, a little surprised: "Mr. Ji, what do you mean by saying these words to me?"
"What I mean is," Ji Hanlin said in a slow but serious tone, "If you want to move forward, you're bound to endure some stares and voices, but no matter what others say, no matter how they view you, you don't need to change who you are for them."
"I believe in your ability."
There was a brief silence in the car.
Wen Qianning's heart had already been stirred by waves; she wasn't one to be easily shaken. But for some reason, she felt moved when she heard Ji Hanlin's words.
The girl's long eyelashes drooped slightly, hiding the emotions surging in her eyes. She said softly, "Thank you, President Ji."
The car slowly drove into the neighborhood where she lived, and the headlights swept across a row of dim street lights and old buildings.
Looking at this old neighborhood, Ji Hanlin frowned. This wasn't the first time he had sent her back here. In fact, he had been a little impatient the last time he came.
He wanted to say last time that he had an empty house in the city center with a better environment and tighter security...it would be much safer for her to live there alone.
But he didn't say anything in the end, because after all, they had no relationship, and he was afraid that saying it would cause the girl to misunderstand and think that after that night, he used a house to make up for it, which made everything worse.
But tonight, that emotion crept up again, and this time it was harder to suppress than last time.
Ji Hanlin sighed and leaned over to unbuckle her seatbelt. The two of them looked at each other face to face. His eyes were so dark that no emotion could be seen. "I have an empty house in the city center. No one lives there and no one has taken care of it."
"..." What does it mean to say this suddenly? She looked at him with some confusion.
"If you don't mind, you can move there temporarily." He paused and added, "The place you live in now doesn't seem very safe. It just so happens that no one lives there and no one has taken care of it. If you move in, it will be considered as solving a problem for me."
Wen Qianning blinked, looking a little surprised.
"Is this also an employee benefit?" She bit her lip, a hint of uncertainty in her eyes.
Ji Hanlin asked with a half-smile, "What do you think?"
Of course, she knew the man was saying this to indirectly take care of her. After all, the excuse was too... obvious. But it was this subtle, gentle concern that gradually eroded her defenses.
"I'll give you the key tomorrow." He said calmly, his thin lips moving slightly, "I'm not trying to interfere with where you live, but... I don't want you to live in a place like this anymore."
Although this world is said to be the world of domineering CEOs, the male protagonist does not show the aggressive desire for control that a domineering CEO usually has. Wen Qianning does not hate his arrangement.
What's more, she is not someone who can endure hardship easily. She can move to a better place and continue to advance the mission. Why not do it?
"Okay..." She thought about it, then remained reserved and said softly, "But actually, you really don't have to do this for me. I don't have to rely on you."
"I know." He lowered his eyes and looked at her, his eyes were extremely serious. "But, if you encounter any difficulties, you can tell me directly."
In addition to the guilt towards the girl, there seemed to be other feelings. He didn't want to think too much about it, and he probably understood something in his heart.
"Mr. Ji, you are so nice to your secretary."
Wen Qianning sighed, opened the car door, waved at him, and smiled, "Bye, thank you for today."
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