Section Chief Tian, Unable to Cry

Fire her...

Hearing Su Bai say such words so casually, Lu Yuning felt a profound sense of unreality.

After all, this was a sizable clothing factory. A section chief of the finance department could be fired just like that? Was this Su Bai's level of influence?

Thinking about it, given the caliber of people Su Bai mingled with every day, dealing with a nobody like her was indeed something he could do with a mere wave of his hand, dictating her entire career.

What was even more outrageous was that Lu Yuning hadn't even said anything yet. Su Bai had merely noticed a hint of something amiss and immediately offered a potential solution.

It proved that firing Section Chief Tian brought absolutely no pressure to Su Bai.

Perhaps it would cause some short-term impact on the factory's operations, but Su Bai didn't care. The assets he purchased were rarely meant for making money anyway; they were either for personal use or bought purely for his own amusement.

"Um... she, she used to be in the student union. When they did dorm inspections, she often bullied me... sob, maybe I really didn't do a good enough job, but she just loved to pick on me..."

Lu Yuning spoke haltingly, recounting some incidents from their student days.

In truth, they were fairly common conflicts among girls.

Had it not been for Su Bai's warm, encouraging gaze, she wouldn't have had the courage to speak up.

It felt like she was tattling on someone. For an introverted and sensitive girl, doing something like this always felt uncomfortable.

If she were one of those manipulative little bitches, she would tattle without the slightest psychological burden.

The consequence of this personality difference was that, often within a group, the guilty party would be the first to complain.

The fact that some bullied students couldn't get timely help was also related to this phenomenon.

Of course, much of the time, teachers or leaders turned a blind eye, unwilling to put in the effort to intervene.

That was another heavy issue altogether.

But at least in Lu Yuning's case, Su Bai believed what she said.

The momentary, subconscious flinch Lu Yuning exhibited upon seeing Section Chief Tian earlier spoke volumes.

After listening, Su Bai pondered for a moment and made an immediate decision. "Then let's lay her off. Arrange the severance pay as usual. As for where she finds a job next, that's none of our concern."

"Mhm... yeah..."

"We have to tell her to get lost. If nothing else, you'll be running to this factory often to design clothes for my team in the future. If you have to see her all the time, wouldn't that just disgust you?" Su Bai poked Lu Yuning's cheek. "You're not feeling sorry for her, are you?"

"No, I'm not."

Lu Yuning sighed softly, her expression caught between laughing and crying.

She definitely didn't pity her. Deep down, Lu Yuning didn't have a bleeding-heart personality. She might be soft-spoken and gentle, but pitying someone who had bullied her would be too pathetic.

The reason she seemed a bit melancholy was simply that people who grew up in powerless and uninfluential families were always afraid of conflict. After all, the outcome of a conflict was rarely in their favor.

It could be described as a behavioral habit.

Fortunately, she now had Su Bai to back her up... From now on, it seemed she would never have to worry about being bullied again.

Lu Yuning recalled her first time with Su Bai, and all the sweet nothings he had whispered in her ear that night.

She couldn't help but gain a deeper understanding of Su Bai's harem.

Su Bai wasn't the type of scumbag who played around and shirked responsibility; he truly treated every one of his girls very well.

"Boss, you're the best..."

Lu Yuning's eyes grew a little moist. Ignoring the fact that they were in public on the street, she looped her arms around Su Bai's neck and kissed him affectionately.

Because she had to press close to Su Bai's body, it inevitably caused a certain deformation of soft curves. The exquisite sensation made Su Bai enjoy it immensely.

[Detected S-rank Goddess Lu Yuning, Affection +5]

Wow!

Su Bai noticed that Ningning's affection points increased incredibly fast. Perhaps she was starved for love, or perhaps it was because the current Su Bai, sitting on five hundred million in funds, was on a much higher level than when he first bound to the system.

Thinking about it carefully, he now knew quite a few big shots, and the social resources he could mobilize were indeed of much higher quality than before.

Dealing with a college classmate who had once bullied Lu Yuning was a piece of cake.

He vaguely felt a bit like a domineering CEO.

Holy crap, the domineering CEO is actually me?

Su Bai found it somewhat amusing.

Meanwhile, Section Chief Tian couldn't find any amusement in the situation at all.

Arriving at the large office of the finance department, Section Chief Tian first "inspected" her territory.

In truth, there weren't many people in the finance department. A small factory of this size didn't need many accountants.

Even so, Section Chief Tian still managed a few subordinates, including a fresh graduate who had just joined this year.

How did the saying go again?

The taste of power is intoxicating.

This was also one of the rewards Section Chief Tian received for providing her "services" to the old man.

However, the atmosphere in the office today was somewhat eerie.

The older woman who was usually polite to her was absent-minded today.

Even the fresh graduate wasn't acting subservient to her; instead, she had run off to the stairwell early in the morning to make a phone call.

Who knew what she was up to.

Seeing her formerly unremarkable college classmate suddenly skyrocket to success had already filled Section Chief Tian with jealousy.

This situation only made her even more furious.

"Bang!"

Unable to bear it any longer, she slammed a stack of documents onto the desk and said coldly:

"Is this the kind of spirit you show first thing in the morning? Do you all want to start the weekend early? From what I can see, it's still a long way till the weekend..."

Before Section Chief Tian could finish her sarcastic remarks, the older woman who had been spacing out suddenly interrupted:

"Chief, what kind of spirit we show doesn't really have much impact. At least it won't affect the company's operations. You'd better worry about the fact that the company has been sold off first!"

There was a hint of sarcasm in her words.

Instantly, Section Chief Tian's mind went blank with a loud boom, leaving her dumbfounded.

Huh?

The company changed hands? How come I didn't know?

As the boss's mistress, Section Chief Tian had always considered herself an insider. For many matters within the company, she was essentially the first to know after the boss.

After all, every time she finished servicing the old man and acted coquettishly in bed, he would always blabber about this and that.

And now they were telling her the company had been sold, and she was completely oblivious?

Even the ordinary employees in the finance department knew.

Section Chief Tian sensed something was wrong. She asked around through various channels before finally confirming that it was true.

The problem was, she had just spent the night with the boss the day before yesterday. Then the boss left Jiangcheng, claiming he was going on a business trip...

Suddenly, Section Chief Tian realized something, and her heart gave a violent lurch.

She hurriedly dialed the boss's number. Several times in a row, it said the phone was turned off.

As for WeChat, she had already been blocked by him.

He was literally sweating over her body just the day before yesterday, yet he ran away so fast... What on earth happened?!