Because of yesterday's overtime, Catherine, who was not used to staying up late, was indeed late and walked into the office under the mocking gazes of everyone.
"Look at her, she's really relying on her special status to be late for work."
"Who isn't, she's already over an hour late, truly breaking our department's highest tardiness record."
Wu Yi walked over with documents.
"Catherine."
She called Catherine's name without any pleasantries: "You were in charge of this project before, and now Director Wei has asked me to assign this project to you again. Don't make any mistakes."
Wu Yi turned and left after speaking.
Seeing the current scene, who would remember that Wu Yi was once Catherine's subordinate?
The others had already started mocking her without restraint.
Catherine took a deep breath. Having a project wasn't a bad thing; at least she now had a reason to leave this suffocating place.
But when she opened the project files, she was stunned. This project was exactly the one she had sacrificed herself for to get the position of CEO.
She clenched a corner of the file, gripping it tightly in her hand.
Wei Yumeng had clearly assigned this to her intentionally, just to see her embarrassed!
Catherine really wanted to throw down the project and leave Feng Group immediately, but her pride would not allow her to do so.
If she left, wouldn't that mean she admitted defeat?
How could she admit defeat! Never!
"Miss Catherine, it's been a long time since we last met." General Manager Gu showed a greasy smile upon seeing Catherine.
Catherine handed the documents to General Manager Gu: "General Manager Gu, these are our team's summary of the new project and some ideas. Please take a look."
General Manager Gu took the documents but didn't look at them. Instead, he naturally took Catherine's hand and pulled her into his embrace.
"We can talk about work later. More importantly, Miss Catherine, I've been missing you terribly since last time."
As he spoke, he deliberately stroked the back of her hand.
Catherine wanted to withdraw her hand, but General Manager Gu held it tightly.
"General Manager Gu, we are discussing important matters now. Please be mindful."
General Manager Gu was unfazed: "Miss Catherine, you weren't like this before. Back then, you did quite a bit to get this project. If you still agree to my terms this time, I will agree to all your conditions."
As he spoke, General Manager Gu's other hand began to stroke Catherine's thigh.
"Miss Catherine, actually, if you are willing, you can choose to be with me. From now on, no matter what, you will have a better life."
General Manager Gu's touch made Catherine's skin crawl. In fact, she hadn't been willing back then either. By the time she realized General Manager Gu's intentions, it was too late. At that time, she had no choice but to do so to get that project.
But now it was different; she didn't need to pay such a price anymore.
She wanted to stand up, but General Manager Gu held her waist tightly and even began to approach her, so close that she could feel his breath.
Catherine was desperate. She casually picked up the water glass on the table and splashed it on General Manager Gu's face.
"What are you doing?" General Manager Gu exploded: "You woman, you're too bold!"
Catherine took advantage of General Manager Gu frantically wiping the water from his face to distance herself from him.
"General Manager Gu, you can't blame me for this. You tried to force me, so I..."
"I forced you? Who saw it? Don't think this matter will end like this, Catherine. Do you think I don't know you're no longer the acting CEO? You're just a small employee. Following me is your honor. Now that you're so ungrateful, don't blame me for being rude!"
As he spoke, General Manager Gu approached Catherine again. Catherine kept retreating: "Don't come near me!"
But General Manager Gu couldn't care less; he just wanted to subdue Catherine.
Catherine was at her wit's end and retreated to a corner. Finally, she grabbed the ashtray next to her and smashed it at General Manager Gu. She only remembered hitting him many times before she rushed out.
Catherine didn't dare to return to the company. She knew she had messed things up, and besides, she didn't want to go back to that office full of mockery.
She decided to pretend she was still on official business outside and actually went home to sleep soundly.
But the next day, as soon as she arrived at the company, she was summoned by Wei Yumeng.
"Catherine, you've gone too far! How could you gravely injure General Manager Gu?"
Wei Yumeng threw the contract in front of Catherine: "Now General Manager Gu's company has officially requested to terminate our contract. Do you know how much loss this will cause?"
Catherine only felt wronged. This incident could not be blamed on her at all. If that General Manager Gu hadn't made advances, it wouldn't have turned out this way.
"Wei Yumeng, what right do you have to talk to me? Didn't you intentionally let me entertain this General Manager Gu? You clearly knew that he and I..."
Catherine trailed off, not wanting to say more.
Wei Yumeng frowned: "Didn't you handle this before? What is your relationship with this General Manager Gu?"
Wei Yumeng looked at Wu Yi, who also shook her head.
Wei Yumeng thought about it and realized that the project timeline seemed to be before Wu Yi became Catherine's assistant.
But in Catherine's eyes, Wei Yumeng pretending to know nothing was just an act.
After all, Wei Yumeng had investigated her before. What else could Wei Yumeng not know?
"Stop pretending. I know you're retaliating because of what I did to you before, but I can tell you clearly: I will not admit defeat, never."
"Fine, since you say so, you still have to sort out this project. If you don't want to admit defeat, then go and snatch this project back for me!" Wei Yumeng said coldly: "If you can do it, then I will acknowledge your ability."
Catherine bit her lower lip. How could she possibly meet that General Manager Gu again? She had already made an enemy of him. If they met again, wouldn't she be torn to pieces by him?
"Wei Yumeng, you are so cruel."
Wei Yumeng lowered her head and continued working, no longer looking at her: "We're the same. Didn't you treat me the same way before? So what right do you have to talk about others?
Catherine was rendered speechless. That's right, what she was experiencing now was a complete replica of what Wei Yumeng had gone through before.
"Oh, and there's one more thing I want you to understand. It's only a matter of time before I hand this over to the police. If you dare to lay a hand on my children again, I believe you can trust that I will personally send you to prison!"