Chapter 150: Chapter 149: So Unrestrained?

"You bitch, so you’re the one seducing my boyfriend! Why don’t you take a look in the mirror? You’re a fat old sow! Who do you think you are?!"

...

"My boyfriend didn’t want to deal with you since you’re colleagues, and that should have been the end of it, but then you go and say he harassed you! You’re just an ugly freak looking for trouble!"

...

"Let me tell you, my Brother Fei drives a Lamborghini, wears a Richard Mille, and has tens of millions in the bank! If he wants to pick up girls, all he has to do is crook his finger and they’ll line up! What makes you think you’re so special?!"

"Brother Fei was just trying to keep a low profile, and you all really thought he was a pushover!"

"He might be a pushover, but I’m not! This lady loves to go crazy, to lose her mind!"

...

At the front desk, Li Zixuan was roaring passionately, slamming her hand on the table in a rage.

Almost everyone in the company had come out to watch the show.

Wang Zhefei stood there with a deadpan expression, but inwardly, he was blooming with joy. ’Awesome, fierce, a post-2000s girl... Her combat power is maxed out, and her emotional delivery is spot on.’

’A veteran actress from a hundred script-kill games. Her skill is terrifyingly good.’

Listening to her tirade, Wang Zhefei felt a flicker of affection for her growing in his heart.

However, the moment that thought appeared, he immediately shot it down. ’Am I tired of living? I just escaped the wolf’s den, and now I’m thinking of jumping into the tiger’s lair?’

’Who could handle a girl like that?’

’Better stick to my principles: Women are ineffable, unapproachable, and incomprehensible.’

Li Zixuan kept up her tirade for a good ten minutes, nearly cursing the person to tears, before a few male and female colleagues finally managed to calm her down and lead her away.

Then, she immediately switched personas.

She looked at Wang Zhefei with deep affection. "Honey, I’m heading back now. Be good. The most important thing in life is to be happy. If they’re making you unhappy, then just quit. I’ll support you."

The very definition of a drama queen.

After speaking, she pointed a threatening finger at the front desk, then turned and immediately blew a kiss to Wang Zhefei before reluctantly stepping into the elevator.

’That felt good. That felt really good.’

’Isn’t this way more fun than any script-kill game?’

Her whole performance was as smooth as flowing water, smoother than a Dove chocolate bar.

Wang Zhefei: ...

Seeing everyone in the company staring at each other and then at him, Wang Zhefei took a deep breath and waved his hands. "Alright, show’s over, disperse. Young girls have big tempers. I was the one getting bullied, and she insisted on coming over. What could I do?"

He shrugged, speaking in a tone that seemed helpless but was secretly smug, and then headed toward the private office he had just been assigned.

...

「Soon.」

Wang Zhefei received a message from his boss: "Come to my office."

Taking a deep breath, Wang Zhefei stood up, walked to his boss’s office, and pushed the door open without knocking.

The company’s boss, President Pan, looked to be in his fifties. His hair was thinning, his figure had grown stout, and he had the air of a successful man.

"President Pan, you wanted to see me?"

Wang Zhefei said nonchalantly.

’If he wants to resolve this amicably, to turn a big issue into a small one and a small one into nothing, then this will all blow over. If he doesn’t, well, the worst that can happen is I quit.’

’In any case, I really got to vent today.’

"Sit."

"Xiaowang, you have a girlfriend? Why didn’t you say so sooner? You need to keep a tighter rein on your household. You can’t even manage your own girlfriend, letting her come to the company and cause such a scene. It’s very unbecoming."

He said this amicably. His words weren’t harsh, but he was laying the blame on Wang Zhefei from the start.

Wang Zhefei placed his hands on the desk, fiddling with his Lamborghini key, but didn’t answer him.

’Too lazy to respond.’

President Pan glanced at the key, his sharp Adam’s apple bobbing slightly. His expression shifted. "Well now, you got a new car? A sports car? You’ve been hiding your true colors, haven’t you?"

He continued to probe.

Wang Zhefei took a deep breath. "Alright, save it. Stop probing. I quit. I’m done!"

"I just wanted to work a simple job and earn some pocket money, but there’s so much damn bullshit. I’ve been at this company for over two years, so you better give me my full severance pay! Otherwise, I’ll see you in court."

"Also, the bugs I’ve fixed... others might not be able to handle them. If problems come up again down the road and you ask me to come back, you’ll be paying me a consultant’s fee."

’Since I’m leaving, I might as well go all in on the act.’

Hearing this, President Pan was momentarily stunned. He stopped probing, a smile spreading across his face as he made an instant decision. "What are you talking about? I won’t allow it! You’re a great contributor to this company! How could I let you resign? You stay right here and focus on your work. You don’t have to worry about anything else. I’ll let *her* go."

Hearing this, Wang Zhefei smiled and nodded.

"Fine, I’ll leave it to you then. Also, start looking for someone to take over my work. I can train them, but if you dare dock my pay during this period, that’s not happening!"

Leaving him with that, Wang Zhefei stood up and walked out of the office.

’After something like this, I definitely can’t stay here for long. But out of a sense of responsibility, I should hand over my work properly. Plus, I can earn a few more months’ salary. That counts as an amicable parting.’

He knew this perfectly well.

President Pan watched him leave, let out a deep sigh, and felt a little helpless.

’After weighing the pros and cons, compromising is really the only option.’

’Otherwise, if this really blows up, who knows what could happen.’

’To think there was a hidden rich kid in the company? And one who worked so hard?’

’Seriously, what are you even trying to achieve?’

...

During lunch, Wang Zhefei told Lin Chu the whole story from beginning to end.

Lin Chu was dumbfounded as he listened.

’What a talent.’

’Fighting fire with fire?’ 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

’I just gave him a basic move, but I never expected him to take it to the next level. It was almost perfect.’

"Nice, nice. What about the little redhead? Are you really going to the bar tonight? Don’t tell me you’re starting to have feelings for her?"

Lin Chu teased with a smile.

Wang Zhefei: "Of course I’m going. We’ll have a drink. The problem’s solved, so it’s time to celebrate. It feels great! You coming?"

Lin Chu thought for a moment. He had a swim date with Liao Meili at four in the afternoon, but adding a second round for dinner and a third round at the bar didn’t seem like a problem.

"I’ll see. You guys go ahead and drink first. I’ll let you know beforehand if I’m coming."

He hung up the phone.

Lin Chu felt more and more that Brother Fei was a really stand-up guy. Even after all this, he was still thinking about properly handing off his work. Aside from being a broke-ass, he was full of good qualities.

He was even better than Zhang Peng.

’All he needs is one opportunity to take off.’

’I’ll just wait for him to resign. It’ll only be a month or so.’

...

「Four in the afternoon.」

Lin Chu arrived at the Wanhao swimming pool, changed into his swimsuit, and started splashing around. After his trip to Bohe Island, his swimming skills had actually improved quite a bit.

Soon, Liao Meili also arrived, once again in a white one-piece swimsuit. She was like a water lily on the surface of the pool, so white she seemed to glow.

Seeing Lin Chu, she offered a polite smile and dove into the water like a nimble fish.

"For President Lin to find time in his busy schedule to ask me out, I’m truly honored."

she said with a smile, her tone carrying a hint of teasing.

Lin Chu just smiled, scooped up a handful of water, and playfully splashed it at her. "Why the passive-aggressive tone? Just talk normally."

She: "Hmph."

She pouted and defended herself softly, "I wasn’t being passive-aggressive, just polite..."

But inwardly, a trace of discomfort began to stir.

’This guy is a little crude.’

Lin Chu glanced at her. "I don’t like politeness. Politeness implies distance. I prefer sincerity."

She: ...Uh.

’No, but... buddy, President Lin, isn’t asking for sincerity on our first meeting a bit of a high bar?’

’How could there not be any distance between us?’

"Well, you’re not being sincere either... You have a girlfriend, yet you’re asking me to go swimming."

she said with a faint smile, but there was a feeling of being outwardly soft yet inwardly firm.

Hearing this, Lin Chu actually laughed. ’Don’t listen to what a woman says; watch what she does.’ He grinned and said, "But you came, didn’t you?"

’Who doesn’t have their own selfish intentions?’

She: ...

Her face immediately flushed a dark red.

’Hey, is he always this brazen?’

...

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