“I have a brilliant plan. Just do as I instruct.”
"Oh..." Little Cherry seemed to understand but not quite, and immediately went to get busy.
Near the end of the workday, she gave me the contact information of several debt collection company managers.
I called them one by one, and after several rounds of communication and negotiation, I identified the one with the least scruples.
My demand is simple: to collect the debt from Tang Xiue, which totals 80,000 yuan.
I'm willing to pay double the amount of the debt as long as I can get the money back, no matter what means I use.
Tang Xiue simply couldn't come up with the money. When she was driven to desperation by the debt-ridden company, her only option was to return to work.
If the debt collection company can't collect the debt, I only need to pay the normal service fee.
To disgust people to the maximum extent with the least cost—I learned this trick from shameless people like Tang Xiu'e and Gu Yanqing.
Sure enough, a few days later, Tang Xiu'e returned and continued working in the cleaning department.
When I heard the news, I happened to have some free time, so I took the opportunity of inspecting the department's work to go downstairs for a walk.
Unsurprisingly, I ran into Tang Xiu'e, who was mopping the floor.
She glared at me fiercely, and I smiled and said with concern, "Stepmother, you've worked hard. Keep up the good work and try to get promoted to building manager. You'll be in charge of cleaning this floor."
Tang Xiu'e was so angry she almost vomited blood, cursing, "Jiang Wan, you'll die a horrible death! Your heart will rot!"
"They say evil deeds live for a thousand years. If I were truly an evil, I'd live a very long life," I replied with a smile, not angry at all.
"..." Tang Xiu'e's face turned green.
Back in the office, I was in a good mood and my work efficiency was high.
Just before I was about to leave work, Li Yunwei called me.
"Jiang Wan, do you know that something has happened to the Gu family?!" her best friend said in surprise.
I frowned slightly, thinking that something had happened to the Gu family that I didn't know about, and asked curiously, "What happened?"
"Gu Yutian! She was raped, and I heard it was two men taking turns! Wow! That's shocking!"
So that's what it was about...
"It's spread within the industry?"
"Yes, we all know!" Li Yunwei said, then suddenly realized something, "You didn't already know, did you?"
“Yes,” I replied calmly, “this matter is closely related to me, and no one knows it better than me.”
Li Yunwei was even more surprised and hurriedly inquired about the truth.
I promised the Gu family to keep it a secret, on the condition that Gu Yanqing agrees to a divorce.
But now that he's gone back on his word, I have nothing to worry about anymore.
I recounted the whole incident to Li Yunwei in great detail.
She was speechless with astonishment!
"My God, Gu Yutian is so vicious! How could she come up with such a despicable trick! What if you didn't notice and drank that beverage, and then Gu Yanqing took you away again..."
Following my best friend's words, I imagined that scene and felt equally terrified.
“Now I’ve completely broken ties with the Gu family. Gu Yanqing has filed a lawsuit, I’ve reported him to the police, and he’s dragging his feet on getting a divorce, so I’ll just send his sister to jail. Anyway, she’s not innocent.”
Li Yunwei clapped her hands and cheered: "That's how it should be! You have to be even more ruthless than them, make them regret their actions and beg for mercy on their knees! And even when they're begging for mercy on their knees, don't give in! They're just too vicious, the whole family are demons!"
I held my phone, feeling a chill in my heart.
"And Jiang Wan, the Gu family's reputation is terrible now. There are all sorts of rumors circulating in the industry. Gu Yanqing's old illness has relapsed, hasn't it? Everyone says he deserves it and is getting his comeuppance."
"However, some people say that you took revenge on the Gu family by hiring a master to perform a ritual and cast a curse on them, which is why they have been experiencing a series of misfortunes and bad luck."
I was both amused and exasperated.
If there really were such a powerful master in the world, I would have invited him eight hundred years ago to cast a curse on my scumbag father and send him to his death as soon as possible.
"Let them say whatever they want, I have a clear conscience."
Li Yunwei said worriedly, "Aren't you afraid at all that your reputation will be ruined and affect your future with Second Master Su?"
I was taken aback. Su Shenglin?
"His family background is special, so he'll definitely have very high standards for his partner. If these rumors keep spreading, I'm afraid it might hurt the two of you..."
Li Yunwei didn't finish her sentence, but I understood what she meant.
But what can I do?
Even without these rumors, I am not good enough for Su Shenglin.
"You're overthinking it. He and I are from two different worlds. It's fine for us to be friends."
I smiled and casually brushed off the topic.
But after hanging up the phone, I kept thinking about it, and a sense of melancholy and loss still settled over me.
Given this delicate emotional state, I didn't chat much with Su Shenglin when he sent me a WeChat message that evening. I made an excuse that I was still working overtime and ended the conversation with just a few words.
The office organized a team-building activity over the weekend, and Yang Qianmu invited me to join.
Thinking that it's almost the end of the year and my colleagues have all worked very hard, they should go out and relax, so I didn't want to spoil the fun and went with them.
The trip was two days and one night, at an outdoor training camp in the mountains, with hiking during the day and a bonfire party at night.
After arriving at my destination, I had just gotten off the bus when Su Shenglin called.
Looking at my phone screen, I felt a little lost.
But after hesitating for a moment, I still answered the call.
"Hello……"
"Are you up yet? The weather is nice today, want to go for a walk?" Su Shenglin invited in a light tone.
Looking at the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains before me, I felt inexplicably guilty. I hesitated for a moment before saying, "My company has a team building activity this weekend. I'm out with my employees and won't be home."
Su Shenglin smiled after hearing this, but his smile was noticeably different from his usual one.
"It seems you still completely exclude me. We talked last night, and you didn't mention this at all."
I remained silent, speechless, my cheeks burning with shame and guilt.
After a few seconds of silence, I spoke softly, "I'm sorry..."
"Forget it, have fun, we'll talk when you get back."
Su Shenglin hung up the phone decisively.
Although his tone remained calm, I knew he was angry and hurt by my attitude.
Suddenly, I lost all interest and no longer felt like appreciating the beautiful scenery before me.
"Sister Wan, let's go! Put our luggage at the campsite, rest for a bit, and then we'll go hiking." Little Cherry called to me from behind. I perked up and caught up with the group.
The mountain isn't very high, only about 500 meters above sea level.
There are dedicated hiking trails, but the team is mostly made up of young people, many of whom are outdoor sports enthusiasts. They all decided to abandon the main road and climb the ecological trail instead.
An ecological trail, as the name suggests, is a pristine mountain path that has not been carved out by humans.
Little Cherry and I traveled together, helping each other along the way, occasionally pulling each other along.
Everything was going smoothly at first.
However, when climbing a relatively steep section of the mountain path, Xiao Yingtao lost her footing, slipped, and was about to fall.
I reacted quickly and grabbed her!
As a result, I managed to pull her back, but a loose pebble rolled under my feet, causing me to do a split and fall forward, my knees hitting a rock directly. The pain made my legs go numb, and my vision went black for a moment.
"Sister Wan! How are you?" Little Cherry was terrified. After regaining her balance, she immediately came back to help me, but I was in so much pain that I couldn't move at all.
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