"Manager Zhao," Gu Yan followed the manager into the office.
"Close the door!" Manager Zhao sat sternly on his office chair and slammed the agreement that Jiang Qian had previously handed him onto the desk.
Gu Yan hesitated, but seeing her colleagues outside looking on, she finally closed the office door. Da Feng Novel Network.
"You want to work alone?" Manager Zhao glanced at the agreement on the desk and asked sarcastically.
Manager Zhao was a middle-aged man in his forties, bald, with a large belly, and very greasy.
Gu Yan was hired by him. He knew some of Gu Yan's past, knew she was a fallen daughter of the Gu family. When Gu Yan came for the interview, he intentionally offered a low salary to humiliate her, not expecting her to agree to work.
Using the salary of a junior accountant for a senior accountant, the boss was satisfied with his methods, so he naturally kept her.
Unexpectedly, she worked for four or five years, staying at the small, menial accountant's post, behaving herself.
Later, he heard that Gu Yan was alone, raising a son, and couldn't do without this job, so he started to have some ulterior motives.
Although she was used, Gu Yan's looks were still quite good, a world of difference compared to his wife. So he wanted her to follow him and be his mistress for fun.
Who knew that as a single mother, she was unyielding to both soft and hard tactics, so pure.
Now, it seemed, she wasn't pure at all, but greedy, thinking he wasn't paying her enough!
Now that someone else was paying her enough, she was immediately climbing up!
Manager Zhao was furious, thinking that he, a fallen daughter, couldn't even taste her.
"I..."
"Who's the big boss you found?"
Just as Gu Yan was about to explain, Manager Zhao interrupted her, his tone full of humiliation, which made Gu Yan very uncomfortable.
"I did not! The other party is my friend, we have a legitimate relationship, please do not guess wildly. And please speak respectfully!" Gu Yan said sternly.
Manager Zhao didn't care, thinking she was a prostitute trying to be virtuous.
"Oh, really? A legitimate relationship, and so intimate?" He looked at her open neckline and the hickey on her collarbone.
"This is my private matter." Gu Yan immediately buttoned up her shirt and thought that since things had developed to this point, she might as well take the opportunity to resign. "Since you already know, I'll be straightforward. I'm here to resign today. Thank you for your care over the years. Everyone has their own ambitions. I hope you will approve."
Manager Zhao cursed her inwardly as a bitch. "You didn't secretly take company resources and give them to others, and then conspire to do it yourself, did you?"
The thing Gu Yan was most worried about had been said by him.
"No! I have always been very loyal to the company. Even if I work alone, I will not misappropriate company resources. If you don't believe me, you can investigate." She said neither servile nor overbearing.
Manager Zhao didn't believe her. "You say no, and it's no?"
Gu Yan was very speechless. "I said, you can investigate."
"Okay, until the investigation is clear, I won't approve your resignation!" Manager Zhao acted shamelessly.
Gu Yan didn't expect him to be like this. "You!"
"You don't need to tell me about labor laws. How did you escape from Bei City to Jing City in such a sorry state back then? If I hadn't taken you in and given you this salary, would you have what you have today?"
Manager Zhao said with a cold laugh, his tone threatening: "Although my status in Jing City is not high, I have good prestige in the accounting circle. With just one word from me, do you believe the entire accounting circle won't tolerate you tomorrow? Then we'll see how you plan to work alone!"
Gu Yan looked at his ugly face and the mention of her past made her clench her fists in anger.
She had deeply experienced the despair of being jointly ostracized by others and never wanted to go through it again. So she was instinctively afraid that she would implicate Ye Qichen.
If her job was gone, she could find another one. She was afraid that Ye Qichen's investment money would be wasted because of her.
Manager Zhao saw her face turn pale and thought she was scared, satisfied with the effect.
He suddenly stood up and lewdly approached Gu Yan. "However, if you were to agree to me, I could be lenient with you."
"Don't touch me!" Gu Yan immediately pushed away his outstretched, salacious hand and retreated two steps.
Seeing her resistance, Manager Zhao's face immediately turned dark. "You've already slept with someone, so why are you acting so pure in front of me? If you don't try with me, how do you know you won't beg me to keep you later?"
He said, and then lunged at Gu Yan.
"Ah!" Gu Yan screamed and was pushed against the door by him. Manager Zhao immediately covered her mouth and said excitedly:
"You're screaming so loudly, are you afraid the colleagues outside don't know you're here pleasing me?"
The strength difference between men and women was huge, and Gu Yan couldn't break free. In anger, she raised her hand and slapped him.
"Damn it! You refuse the toast only to be forced to drink the forfeit." Manager Zhao slapped Gu Yan backhand.
"Slap—"
His strength was great, and Gu Yan fell to the ground, her head buzzing. She lay on the ground, unresponsive.
Manager Zhao spat. "Believe it or not, even if I did it to you right here, no one could do anything to me!"
He said, then stepped forward to drag her up, intending to throw her towards the sofa. Gu Yan struggled desperately. Unable to break free, she grabbed the hand that was holding her clothes and bit down hard.
"Ah." Manager Zhao cried out in pain and let go of her.
Gu Yan seized the opportunity to get up, pushed him away forcefully, and then quickly opened the door and ran out.
"Ah—"
As soon as she exited the office, she bumped headfirst into someone who was about to enter.
Gu Yan lost her balance and slid to the ground. At the same time, the onlookers let out gasps of astonishment.
Gu Yan looked up and saw that the person she had accidentally bumped into was the company's boss, Mr. Xiao!
She inwardly thought, "This is bad."
What made it even worse was: Ye Qichen was following behind Mr. Xiao!
The moment Gu Yan's eyes met Ye Qichen's, she felt an overwhelming sense of shame.
Ye Qichen saw her disheveled clothes, messy hair, and the swollen left side of her face, looking utterly disheveled. He frowned and looked at the person inside the office.
"Which department are you from? What are you doing?" Mr. Xiao reprimanded.
He had specifically mentioned in the management group that morning that an important client would be visiting the company at noon, intending to acquire it.
If the acquisition went through, he would be able to cash out a large sum of money. This was a rare opportunity for the accounting firm.
So he had repeatedly warned every manager to manage their subordinates well and to put on a good show. And this was the show they were putting on?!
Manager Zhao, sensing something was wrong, rushed out of the office and greeted them with a fawning smile:
"Mr. Xiao, Mr. Ye, she's just a menial junior accountant with no ability. She's always had wicked thoughts of climbing higher. Just now, I gave her a good lesson."
He said, then his expression changed, and he yelled at Gu Yan on the ground, "Bitch, hurry up and get out!"