The Beautiful CEO's Close Bodyguard-Chapter 92 - 00: The Black Sheep

Mu Bingtong stepped out, and all at once, the noisy lobby on the first floor fell silent, every gaze transfixed upon her. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"What are you here for?" Mu Bingtong walked straight to Zhang Yanxia and asked coldly.

"Bingtong, I’m just..."

Zhang Yanxia appeared to want to offer some explanation, but Mu Bingtong gave her no chance to explain, cutting her off as she coldly repeated the question, "What are you here for?"

"Bingtong!" Xie Nanyong glanced at her, "How can you speak to Aunt Zhang like that?"

"Xie Nanyong! You and I are not well acquainted, please address me as President Mu!" Mu Bingtong ignored the smile on Xie Nanyong’s face and went on directly, "If you don’t want to remain as the HR manager, feel free to continue."

"I..." Xie Nanyong stammered a few sentences before finally closing his mouth with an ugly expression on his face.

"Bingtong!" Zhang Yanxia couldn’t hold back any longer and blurted out, "After all, I am your mother."

"Oh?" Mu Bingtong did not give a fig about her dignity and said with a sneer, "You never mentioned, almost made me forget - I always thought you were a human trafficker."

Zhang Yanxia’s face instantly turned extremely ugly. She averted her gaze and didn’t meet Mu Bingtong’s eyes, waving her hand, "I came here just to see how your company is doing. This kid has no skills, relies on your support, and dares to disrespect even Manager Xie. Why keep him? I have fired him for you."

Zhang Yanxia was referring to Chu Ge. Mu Bingtong turned her head and saw a dismissal letter on the ground.

She frowned and bent down to pick it up. Seeing this, Zhang Yanxia’s face relaxed a lot, "That’s more like it. Why keep such a troublemaker? Just fire him..."

She was halfway through her sentence when she couldn’t go on. Mu Bingtong, holding both ends of the paper, tore it with a "hiss" that resounded continuously, reducing it to pieces within seconds.

"Bingtong, you..."

"This company belongs to me!" Mu Bingtong looked at Zhang Yanxia and stated, with emphasis on every word, "What right do you have to interfere in personnel changes and arrangements within Jinxiu Group?"

"I..." Zhang Yanxia was put on the spot by Mu Bingtong’s questioning and could only argue weakly, "I am your mother! At the very least, I can..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she was once again interrupted by Mu Bingtong, "Ha, mother? Do you think you are worthy of that title?"

"Insolence!" Finally, Zhang Yanxia’s face flushed with rage as she burst out, "Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking. You’ve fallen for this boy, haven’t you? Let me tell you, it’s impossible! I will never allow it!"

The moment Zhang Yanxia’s words were uttered, the entire room was abuzz. Xie Nanyong looked incredulously at Mu Bingtong and then turned his venomous gaze toward Chu Ge.

Provoked by Zhang Yanxia’s shouting, Mu Bingtong no longer suppressed her anger and responded coldly, "Who I like is my business, what authority do you have to meddle?"

"Oh, you’ve grown bold, haven’t you?" Zhang Yanxia sneered and nodded her head, "Mr. Chen has made his position clear; if you continue to be involved with this boy, neither of you will end well!"

"So what?" Mu Bingtong stood her ground firmly, "If you want to marry him, go ahead. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I would never be with Chen Jun even in death. Tell him to give up hope on this matter!"

"You—" Zhang Yanxia was trembling with rage, and suddenly raised her hand to slap Mu Bingtong.

Mu Bingtong clearly hadn’t expected her to resort to such an act, standing there dumbfounded, forgetting to dodge for a moment.

But as the slap was about to land, in the blink of an eye, a breeze blew through, and just as Zhang Yanxia’s hand reached midair, her wrist was seized by someone.

Chu Ge had unexpectedly positioned himself next to Mu Bingtong at some point, and he said coldly to Zhang Yanxia, "I really don’t want to hit women, so consider this the last time. If you dare to act this way again, don’t blame me for being ruthless!"

His icy tone and gaze sent shivers down Zhang Yanxia’s spine, and with a gentle push from Chu Ge, she lost her balance completely and ended up sitting on the ground.

"Aren’t you going to scram?" Chu Ge looked at Zhang Yanxia’s disgraceful state and sneered, "Tell Chen Jun this: I’ve always kept the last account in mind!"

"You..." Zhang Yanxia no longer had the face to stay there anymore, and as she walked to the door, she glanced back at the two with a look full of resentment: "You both just wait!"

With Zhang Yanxia’s departure, the farce naturally came to an end. Those employees who had stood up to accuse Chu Ge were now quietly sitting down.

As for Manager Qian, he was standing behind Xie Nanyong, hanging his head, not daring to look at Mu Bingtong in the hope that she hadn’t noticed him.

However, Mu Bingtong’s next words shattered their hopes: "Everyone who just stood up, including Manager Qian. Go to the finance department now to settle your pay, then leave Jinxiu Group."

After saying this, she walked toward the elevator, pausing briefly as she passed Chu Ge: "Chu Ge, come with me."

"Manager Xie!" As Mu Bingtong walked away, Manager Qian looked at Xie Nanyong with a mournful expression.

But at that moment, Xie Nanyong’s anger was almost enough to incinerate him, with no regard for Manager Qian’s feelings, he coldly dropped a sentence: "Figure it out yourself!" and swept out of the hall.

"I..." Manager Qian wished he could slap himself in the face. Why did he wade into these muddy waters? Now, not only had he failed to build any connections, but he’d also gotten himself in deep trouble.

Even more miserable were those employees who had stood up. Not only had they lost their jobs, but they were also the recipients of a multitude of scornful looks.

......

The General Manager’s office was empty at this time, the secretary had already been sent away by Mu Bingtong, so when Chu Ge entered the office, he directly sat down on the corner sofa.

"Bingtong, did you need me for something?" He made himself at home, oblivious to others, pouring himself a cup of tea and sipping leisurely.

Mu Bingtong raised an eyebrow at his behavior but didn’t say anything. Instead, she took a piece of paper out of her desk drawer and laid it on the coffee table in front of Chu Ge: "This is your termination notice. Take it to the finance department, collect this month’s salary, then leave Jinxiu Group, okay?"

"Termination notice?" Chu Ge looked at Mu Bingtong with a complicated gaze, staring at the paper in front of him.

The termination notice bore Mu Bingtong’s personal signature, and in the corner, there was the seal representing the General Manager. Judging by the ink that hadn’t yet dried, it was obviously prepared not long before.

"Bingtong, are you really going to fire me?"