My Life with Narration-Chapter 382 - 378: The New Colleague’s Scheming

By the time the news of Xu Feng’s arrest reached them, it was already noon the next day.

Officers He and Meng personally came to the company around noon to explain the situation to them face to face.

The person who attacked Shen Yi that day was indeed Xu Feng, but he was arrested by police officers from a different precinct.

After a night’s interrogation and the investigation of street cameras by the police at Officer He’s station, they finally confirmed that the person who attempted to attack Shen Yi in the underground parking lot was the same person who caused the injuries.

They even found bite marks from Big Yellow on Xu Feng’s leg. Even though he’s in jail, he still has his wits about him and insists that he only wanted revenge on Shen Yi out of anger, without mentioning any demands for money or other intentions.

The police couldn’t do much about this, so they returned to take another statement from Shen Yi to facilitate Xu Feng’s conviction and discuss compensation.

However, because Big Yellow was there, Shen Yi wasn’t actually harmed, just a little scared, and knowing Xu Feng’s current situation and that he couldn’t pay compensation, Shen Yi waved it off and let the police handle it without seeking mediation.

Compensation for what? She wasn’t hurt. Even if there was compensation, it wouldn’t be much, and she wasn’t short of money. Besides, given Xu Feng’s circumstances, he might not even have money to compensate, so rather than waste time arguing, it was better to let the police handle the sentencing to avoid trouble.

The two officers nodded in agreement, finding this a simple resolution.

"I didn’t expect it to really be him," Shen Yi mused after the officers left.

[Xu Feng, who earned the nickname ’9.58 seconds,’ was convicted of intentional injury causing minor harm to one person and was sentenced to one year and six months in prison. Zhao Zhiyuan and others were found guilty of collecting debt through violent means, which was deemed cruel, resulting in severe injury. They were sentenced to various terms ranging from one year to four years and two months in prison.]

Listening to the narrative in his mind, Su Qing realized that this matter should end here. As for the compensation mentioned, the narrative didn’t elaborate, and he couldn’t be bothered to inquire further. It likely wouldn’t be resolved soon anyway.

"Who cares, he’s behind bars now. I’ll tell Sister Wen not to move out, and bring Big Yellow back to work. It should earn its keep instead of lazing around at home. Also, tidy up and move back next door tonight. I’ve been sleeping on the sofa for two days, and my back’s about to give out!" Su Qing quickly voiced his demands.

Having an extra person at home was quite uncomfortable, after all.

Most importantly, he felt that working at the company was already exhausting enough, and he didn’t expect to come home and essentially become someone’s nanny, which should come with extra pay.

As for Shen Yi, she might look glamorous, but she’s not very clean. She certainly doesn’t do any housework, just decoration here and there.

"What do you mean? Are you kicking me out?"

"I didn’t mean that, I..."

"What do you mean then?"

"I just think the situation is safe now since they arrested him..."

"You’re still kicking me out? Fine, I’m selling my shares!"

"Stay! You must stay until the end of the year!"

For Shen Yi’s shamelessness, he had no solution. After all, she was the financier.

While they were talking, Su Qing’s phone buzzed. It was Su He, asking if he was busy.

After replying that he wasn’t, a video call came through.

"Brother~~ did you miss me? Your sister is free now!" As soon as the video call connected, Su He’s face popped up on the screen, cheerful and laughing as she walked.

"Eh, where did this little dark girl come from, who are you?" Su Qing blurted out.

At this point, Su He, on the video, looked much darker than the last time. Clearly, the military training had some effect.

As soon as he finished speaking, Su He hung up the call, and immediately, Shen Yi received a voice message from her.

"Sis-in-law, my brother is bullying me. He said I’m dark!"

Shen Yi: "Um, I just looked too, you have tanned quite a bit!"

Su He: "...Wow, you...you two, hmph!"

Seeing Su He hang up the call again, the two exchanged glances and chuckled.

Soon afterwards, Su He abandoned the voice messages for texts.

It wasn’t a big deal, just that her two-week military training had ended, and she was ecstatic and didn’t know how to express it. Having just completed the review parade, she was fully liberated.

Meanwhile, outside in the office area, the newcomer Bai Hao was sitting opposite Feng Yan. He suddenly turned his head and asked quietly, "Feng Jie, who’s that guy that comes out frequently in the mornings? Is he from our department?"

Feng Yan looked up at him. Bai Hao, a young man who had just graduated from college this year, joined their department in September for a clerical position.

He had a good look, somewhat effeminate, sporting a hairstyle resembling those of idols on TV, about 175 cm tall, the type of guy young girls would fancy.

Typically, guys should prefer the sales department where the salary might be higher, albeit more demanding, but he chose their department instead.

"Oh, you mean Xiao Su, he’s President Shen’s secretary," Feng Yan replied casually.

"I see, but I heard he’s only been with the company for a short time, about two months. How did he become the secretary?" Bai Hao continued to ask.

Feng Yan frowned slightly. She sensed a different meaning in his words but still explained, "Not sure, President Shen appointed him personally, but Xiao Su is a nice person and gets along with everyone."

The meaning was clear: everyone gets along well, so don’t bother probing. We may be colleagues, but we’re not that friendly yet.

Being new to the workforce, Bai Hao couldn’t catch such subtle hints and thought he had successfully gleaned some information.

So he continued, "I heard our company’s Big Yellow is favored by President Shen. Do you think she likes dogs? Does the company allow pets? I have a cat, a Ragdoll, very well-behaved. Can I bring it here?"

He had been with the company for almost half a month, and last week when Big Yellow came to work, he saw it and initially thought it was just the boss’s interest. It wasn’t until he saw Su Qing yesterday that he realized there was another man in their department.

He noticed Su Qing would leisurely wander around during work hours and got curious, so he asked around and found out Big Yellow wasn’t President Shen’s but Su Qing’s.

Once he knew Su Qing had only been with the company for two months and initially worked in their department, he quickly devised a plan.

Of course, nobody informed him that President Shen was Su Qing’s "second aunt," mainly because Shen Yi had already scolded the department leaders once over this, so naturally, nobody would mention it again.

Those who knew the truth, like Feng Yan and Old Wang, wouldn’t speak up either, one being savvy about interpersonal relations, the other having been criticized by the boss.

Even the company’s "Sleeping Dragon and Fledgling Phoenix" pair had only an average impression of Bai Hao; it wasn’t especially good. After all, they were only surface-level colleagues for now.

This led Bai Hao to believe that Su Qing didn’t have much skill, only that his dog was liked by President Shen, so he got lucky and became a secretary, not needing to do any work and occasionally skipping work.

Especially after hearing department manager Cui Bo’s poor opinion of Su Qing, saying he was a sycophant, Bai Hao quickly formed other ideas.

If someone else could make it, why couldn’t he? Pleasing the boss was something he understood, having been trained in the student council.

Moreover, wasn’t his cat better-looking than a dog? Perhaps it could even model for the company, and if he managed to get the secretary position, he’d truly be soaring.

After all, what man doesn’t like beautiful women? He already had thoughts of replacing Su Qing.

"Probably not. Although the company doesn’t have a rule about bringing pets, it’s best not to," Feng Yan replied with a smile.

"I just noticed our department has more girls who might like cats. Besides, there’s already a precedent, and my work won’t be affected. Feng Jie, does President Shen like cats?" Bai Hao asked.

Feng Yan could already guess his intentions upon hearing this and replied plainly, "I’m not sure."

After a moment, she decided to give him a hint: "Xiao Bai, you just joined the company, focus on your work and try to familiarize yourself with your tasks quickly."

She might as well have said to just do your job properly and drop any improper considerations. No company appreciates employees cozying up to the boss right after joining.

"I understand, Feng Jie!"

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