Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 1339 - 1317: How Am I Supposed to Face Anyone Later?
If it were someone else, they would have cried out in pain by now.
He must have really thick skin, not even making a sound.
"That’s the men’s restroom over there. You should go and rinse it with cold water first." Afraid he might really get burned, she didn’t have time to ask more.
Seeing her point the way and then leave, Ya Chen’s expression fell even further: "What about you?"
Was she really planning to just leave him like that?
"I need to get back to work."
He let out a cold laugh: "Now that the exclusive interview is over, am I of no value anymore and you’re just ignoring me?"
Her face showed a look of ’you really hit the nail on the head,’ making Ya Chen’s blood surge. He grabbed her wrist and walked toward the men’s restroom.
"Hey, what are you doing?" She was startled, but couldn’t help but walk along with his force.
"Help me clean up!"
She was speechless but was forcefully dragged into the men’s restroom!
Luckily, there were only a few male colleagues in their emotional column department, and they were all at their desks waiting for a superior’s visit, so they shouldn’t be coming by.
He casually shut the door, locked it, and began unbuttoning his shirt one by one.
As the buttons came undone, his strong, muscular torso was revealed.
Chu Xinyue was stunned for a moment, then turned and ran toward the door, but felt a tightness around her waist. He wrapped his arm around her, pulling her back.
The heavy and hot masculine scent was even hotter than the coffee, making her breathless. She stretched out her hand to hold his chest, gritted her teeth: "I don’t need to be here!"
"What do you mean, no? Help me wash the shirt clean and dry it, or how else will I see anyone later?"
With that, he released her, quickly took off his shirt, and tossed it to her.
She reflexively caught his expensive shirt and took a deep breath.
The shirt still carried his scent and warmth, beyond the coffee aroma, it seemed to retain his masculine natural musk.
Looking up, she caught a glimpse of his bare, tall, and handsome upper body. She averted her gaze, walked to a sink, and began cleaning the stains.
Ya Chen also started rinsing the coffee stains off his body, occasionally glancing at her: "Gently."
"Mm." She knew the shirt was expensive and didn’t need to be treated like a country bumpkin.
A few minutes later, she placed the shirt under the hand dryer to dry it and handed it back to him: "Okay, you can wear it now."
"Is it clean?"
"Yes, the stains are all cleaned, no one will notice."
He didn’t check carefully, seeming to trust her words. He took a deep breath with the shirt under his nose, and whether intentionally or not, the sound he made was like an ambiguous sigh, causing her to frown slightly.
He put on his shirt and buttoned it up in an orderly manner.
Meanwhile, outside the restroom, Ye Meng covered her mouth in surprise, her face flushed.
Sister Xu had some work matters to discuss with Chu Xinyue. Seeing she wasn’t at her desk, she sent Ye Meng to find her.
Ye Meng couldn’t find Chu Xinyue anywhere and when passing the men’s restroom, overheard an ambiguous conversation between Chu Xinyue and a man inside.
"Gently," "more water"? What are they doing? Why does it sound so dirty?
Then talking about putting on clothes and cleaning stains off the clothes... and the man’s slight sighs...
Was this... was this after the fact?
Hearing movement inside as if they were about to come out, Ye Meng didn’t have time to eavesdrop further and quickly snuck away.
Just seconds after Ye Meng left, Chu Xinyue hurriedly unlocked the door and left the restroom, running straight to the office without looking back. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Breathless, she ran back to the office area, just as Sister Xu was talking to a middle-aged man about something.
When Sister Xu saw her, she immediately gave her a look.
Chu Xinyue instantly understood; that middle-aged man was General Manager Zhao, known for being very strict with subordinates at the headquarters.
Just as she was about to sneak back to her desk, unfortunately, Mr. Zhao noticed her and scolded harshly:
"Stop! Where did you go? Don’t you need to work?"
In the office, all her colleagues’ eyes focused on Chu Xinyue, some relieved it wasn’t them, some worried for her, and some looking on for entertainment.
That Zhao, always needing to find someone to pick on whenever he visits, and today, it seemed like Chu Xinyue was out of luck!
"Mr. Zhao, I just went to get a cup of coffee." Chu Xinyue held her breath.
"Where’s the coffee?"
Chu Xinyue was stunned, coffee? It was spilled just now...
Mr. Zhao, as if catching a flaw, began to reprimand: "I’ve been here for almost twenty minutes, and your spot has been empty the whole time! Even if you’re getting coffee, it shouldn’t take this long. Employees like you are just lazy, taking a salary for nothing. If everyone were like you, how could we make money?!"
Sister Xu wanted to defend Chu Xinyue but felt powerless; this superior had always looked down on the magazine department and always fired a couple of employees to vent whenever he visited.
At this moment, reminding Mr. Zhao that Chu Xinyue got in through connections with the Huo Family would be in one ear and out the other for the sake of his pride. Sister Xu had to stand by helplessly.
Chu Xinyue calmly said, "I believe labor laws allow employees to take breaks during work."
Sister Xu inhaled sharply when she heard this, wasn’t this adding fuel to the fire, wasn’t it just going to make Mr. Zhao even angrier? She truly had no fear, daring to speak up even though she was a relative of the Huo Family, but this was not the Huo Family company!
Sure enough, Mr. Zhao’s face turned liver-colored with anger, never having been publicly contradicted by a subordinate like this: "Are you trying to use labor laws against me?"
"No, it’s just that every time you visit, colleagues, out of fear, rush back to their desks. This kind of superficial work doesn’t really benefit the company. Do you think that’s meaningful, Mr. Zhao, or do you enjoy being deceived like this?"
Sister Xu was now holding her forehead, this Chu Xinyue, who rarely spoke usually, how was she so candid and straightforward!
This had really stirred the hornet’s nest!
Mr. Zhao was so angry his nose almost bent out of shape: "You like bringing up labor laws? Well, I’ll use labor laws to fire you today! Not at your post during work hours! The company can’t keep you, get out immediately!"
The employees had never seen Mr. Zhao so furious before, they all looked at Chu Xinyue with sympathetic eyes. It seemed like things were set, hard to recover now.
Sister Xu finally took a deep breath: "Mr. Zhao, Deputy Editor Chu might be new, but her work has been outstanding. The sales boom this month was thanks to her."
"So what? The company can find good employees anywhere! Leave immediately! If you delay any longer, you’ll be packing your bags with her!"
Sister Xu dared not say anything more.
Chu Xinyue wasn’t afraid of being fired, but to be fired like this was indeed frustrating. She wasn’t afraid to have an argument with Mr. Zhao, but it wouldn’t be fair to involve Sister Xu, who had always been supportive of her.
In the end, she swallowed her grievance, walked over to her desk, and began packing.
"Wait a minute."
The deep and melodious voice floated in, causing the commotion in the office to instantly quiet down, all eyes turned in the direction of the voice.
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[Author’s note: Does everyone really think Xinyue doesn’t remember...?]
