CHAPTER 44: CHAPTER 44: BAI YUEGUANG’S STAND-IN

Gao Peipei’s expression hardened, and she immediately responded as if she’d heard a joke.

"What did you say?"

Chen Gang sighed and said softly.

"This is from above, there’s nothing I can do about it. Hurry back and pack your things, I can still save a bit of face for you, or else it’ll be embarrassing for everyone involved."

"Why?! Why are you firing me?"

Gao Peipei’s sudden scream made Chen Gang instinctively glance at the people outside the office; everyone was watching the commotion with interest, prompting him to scold in a lower voice.

"Keep your voice down! You know exactly why you’re here!"

"But you took my aunt’s favor too!"

Gao Peipei, accustomed to being arrogant and domineering, was not one to back down easily. A privileged prodigy, pampered by her family, she was pursued by others at work as well, never having suffered such indignity.

Even if the person in front of her was the head of Human Resources, it didn’t matter.

Chen Gang, full of anger, slammed the table hard.

"Gao Peipei! If you leave quietly now, your aunt may be saved, otherwise you both will have to leave!"

"Fine, then you’ll have to explain that to my aunt!"

With that, Gao Peipei, fuming with anger, pushed the door open and stormed out. Shortly after, she returned with the same hostile expression along with Gao Li, entering the manager’s office.

"Chen Gang, what do you mean?"

Chen Gang couldn’t help but feel a headache, sensing the tricky situation but knowing he had to comply, or his own position might be in jeopardy.

"Higher-ups’ orders, Gao Peipei wasn’t properly processed, and a leader saw it. He is very angry now, so you’d better have your niece resign, or else make arrangements for her to work at Longheng’s branch for a few years before thinking of promotion, otherwise, you will also face trouble."

"Which leader? And with my niece’s ability, why can’t she stay at Longheng?"

"Which leader?! The top leader! I’m telling you, you’re dismissed too. If you want to maintain a bit of dignity, leave quietly. I know your connections with the board, but you should know who in Longheng calls the shots."

Gao Li’s face turned pale.

"How could he notice Peipei didn’t follow protocols? He’s so busy every day..."

"I don’t know, and I don’t want to know. We’re all working for him, and if you’re sensible now, I can arrange for you to go to the branch, or it’ll be messy and bad for everyone."

Gao Li trembled as she lowered her head, realizing that without that leader speaking, Chen Gang would never dare speak to her like this.

Now she understood that continuing to make a fuss would only lead to dead ends, so she managed a difficult smile at Chen Gang.

"Then I’ll trouble Mr. Chen to take care from now on."

"Alright, go on, go on."

Peipei, waiting outside the office, saw her aunt come out and angrily asked.

"What’s his problem? He actually told me to resign, aunt, don’t give him a good face considering your position is..."

"Shut up! Go back and pack your things!"

"Aunt, what do you mean?"

Gao Li gritted her teeth.

"Go back and pack your things!"

Gao Peipei was scared by Gao Li’s slightly ferocious expression, obediently heading back to her workstation to pack her things. Feeling the mocking eyes from all directions, she felt prickly and hurriedly vacated the office, which she had just decorated.

She had offended almost everyone in the office in just a few days, relying on her aunt being the deputy manager, and now it was clear they were in trouble, with everyone watching them fall without offering comfort.

Thus, Gao Peipei left as high-profile as she had come, leaving a trail of conspiracy theories for others to speculate.

"Tell me, how did you offend the big boss?"

In the car, Gao Li had a cold face, not giving her niece any kind treatment.

Gao Peipei just finished crying, her eyes red, chokingly replied.

"How would I know! I don’t even know who the big boss is, how could I offend him!"

"I suggest you think carefully now, Shen Family controls eighty percent of the enterprises in Jiang City, and if Shen Liao doesn’t want to give us a chance, it won’t matter where we go."

"Aunt, what are you saying? Shen, Shen Liao?!"

Gao Peipei’s face turned ghostly pale, her eyes widened in disbelief as she trembled and asked.

"Shen Liao, very young, very tall, glasses... is there any other Shen Liao in the company?"

"There’s only one Shen Liao, the big boss, CEO of Longheng Group, you say!!"

"I... I, I didn’t know... how could it be Shen Liao... he, he’s my old classmate’s boyfriend, I saw him at the class reunion, I didn’t realize he was..."

"Don’t you follow Weibo?"

Shen Liao’s name has spread all over Weibo, but after going abroad, Gao Peipei focused solely on her Instagram account.

Gao Li was already desperate.

She knows her niece’s character better than anyone.

It was obvious someone in the company was offended during the class reunion, or else they wouldn’t be so particular about a parachuted-in employee.

And Gao Peipei was already spacey.

More painful than being laid off was Shen Liao’s identity, even more unbearable was Shen Liao being Jiang Lai’s boyfriend and indeed the CEO of Longheng Group.

This time, how could she compete with Jiang Lai?

The Han Jing she tried so hard to win over was nothing compared to Shen Liao’s finger, she was gloating at the class reunion, and now thinking about it, Jiang Lai must have laughed her to scorn back then!

"Impossible... impossible... Jiang Lai doesn’t deserve it, she doesn’t deserve it!"

"Gao Peipei, you’ve ruined our family, from now on don’t say you’re my niece, and don’t come back to Jiang City to find me again, you cost me my job."

Gao Peipei, like a wandering spirit, paid no attention to what her aunt was saying, only recalling what happened at the class reunion.

Shen Liao...

Shen Liao...

How could such an excellent man like Jiang Lai?!

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At this moment, at Yanlai Villa, Jiang Lai looked at Xiao Jun, who suddenly visited outside the door, was curious for a second before opening the door.

Little Buding suddenly chirped.

"This guy is definitely up to no good."

Jiang Lai kept smiling, warmly inviting him in to sit down, asking the servants to make tea.

Looking at Jiang Lai smiling and merry, Xiao Jun’s expression was inexplicably embarrassed, after explaining his reason for coming, he helplessly advised.

"Jiang Lai, Mu Chen doesn’t mean any harm, let them go."

Jiang Lai listened, almost having to suppress laughter, but her face still showed sadness and tiredness.

"Did you see those nasty words about me online?"