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  • Returning

    Chapter 74: Pretending

    Xue Ziang hadn’t expected Zhao Yu to return as soon as the short holiday period ended. Although he had hoped she would and even came to the company early just in case, he was surprised to actually see her sitting at her desk.

    Zhao Yu, on the other hand, wasn’t. She walked over and greeted him calmly, “President Xue.”

    The surprise on his face faded away. He looked at her silently for a while before saying, “Let’s talk.”

    “Yes. Please allow me a few minutes.”

    He nodded and went into his office. After a few minutes, Zhao Yu entered and placed a sheet of paper in front of him.

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    He glanced at them, then his face changed again. “You want to quit?”

    “Since President Xue thinks that the resignation application I sent through the system was insincere, I will be troubling you to sign this written resignation so I can hand it to the personnel department.”

    After holding back the whole Spring Festival holiday, he almost couldn’t contain his anger, but he took two deep breaths and suppressed it. 

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    Tl nzldnble bkp qkpv yde pvyale yv bla okvbswv pyukdt y osae.

    “Vzlypl pktd, Valpkeldv Dwl,” pbl alrlyvle, cakdtkdt vbl ryrla nzspla.

    Tkp tygl asyxle yaswde bla qynl, vbld bl vssj vbl alpktdyvksd zlvvla yde akrrle vblx kd byzq.

    Illrkdt vbl pxkzl sd bla qynl, Hbys Zw vwadle yaswde yde xyel vs zlyhl. “Vzlypl oykv y xsxldv, Valpkeldv Dwl. R’zz rakdv y dlo sdl.”

    “What do you want me to do?” He strode over to her desk and grabbed her wrist. “What do you want me to do for you to give up on resigning?”

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    She tilted her head and laughed provocatively. “If I said I wanted to be Vice-president Xue’s assistant, would you let me?”

    Her words shocked Xue Ziang, but when he saw the ridiculing look on her face, he realized that she was deliberately using Xue Zhan to annoy him.

    Zhao Yu chuckled, broke free from his grip, and left to print out another resignation letter. The A4 paper slid out onto the tray. Just as she extended her hand to grab it, the paper was snatched away by someone else. 

    Without saying a word, he pulled her to the elevators, startling Xia Nan, who had just checked in.

    “What are you doing, Xue Ziang? Let go!” Zhao Yu struggled angrily, but there was nothing she could do other than follow him into the elevator and watch as he pressed the number for the top floor.

    There were still a few minutes before work started. Xue Zhan’s staff had just arrived and were chatting with each other in groups.

    Seeing Xue Ziang come in, they immediately straightened up and gave a uniform greeting. However, he didn’t respond and directly pushed Zhao Yu to Wang Qi.

    “Give her a position.”

    The stunned Wang Qi didn’t quite understand what he meant, but one look at their faces told him that their quarrel had escalated. Now, he didn’t know if he should try to calm them down.

    The door of the vice president’s office was open, and Xue Zhan came out as soon as he heard the commotion. When he sensed the strange atmosphere between the two, he frowned and asked Xue Ziang, “What are you doing?”

    Xue Ziang put out his hand. “For you. She wants to be your assistant.”

    Xue Zhan turned his gaze to Zhao Yu, but she was staring at Xue Ziang while biting her lips. Tears were threatening to spill from her red eyes.

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    Her method of making his nephew give up, and his nephew’s response to it… both left him speechless.

    Xue Zhan sighed and motioned for his staff to start working before turning to Xue Ziang and saying angrily, “Leave your private affairs in your own office, don’t come running into mine.”

    Xue Ziang clenched his teeth and sneered, “I didn’t want to make trouble, but she specifically said that she wants to be your assistant, so what can I do? You’re so charming that she couldn’t help but fall for you.”

    He was so infuriated by Zhao Yu that he had to do everything he could to hold it back; however, compared to Zhao Yu, his anger was obvious.

    Upon hearing this, Zhao Yu began to laugh and shed tears. “President Xue, if you’re angry, you don’t have to hold it back. In any case, you can just use me to vent. It wouldn’t be the first time, anyway.”

    This one sentence attacked his weak spot, making him feel chagrined, and his tone immediately softened.

    “Zhao Yu…”

    “Vice-president Xue.” Instead of giving him a chance to speak, Zhao Yu turned and looked at Xue Zhan, “President Xue is right. I asked to be your assistant. I not only want to be your assistant but also have the audacity to want to seduce you and marry into the Xue family. Will you give me this chance, Vice-president Xue?”

    As soon as she said this, the employees near her all showed expressions of shock, which they quickly retracted. It was obvious that the two little lovers were having a quarrel, and Zhao Yu was just saying things to vent her anger.

    Between her sad and aggrieved look and Xue Ziang’s performance just now, it was clear that the inside story was complicated. As expected, a man who had never been in a serious relationship before had an EQ in the negatives.

    Xue Zhan felt his head throbbing.

    If the two people in front of him were anyone else, he would have no qualms kicking them out. However, one of them was his own nephew, and the other one was crying so hard that she couldn’t even speak.

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    Therefore, he could only shoot Xue Ziang a harsh look, signaling that he should handle his own affairs by himself.

    Xue Ziang’s heart was already hurting from seeing Zhao Yu’s tears. He also realized that his temper was showing and he was acting like a child, but… with so many people watching, he just couldn’t put down his pride and apologize.

    Gritting his teeth, he simply grabbed Zhao Yu’s wrist and tried to pull her back. However, she didn’t listen to him, staying rooted in place as tears streamed down her cheeks.

    “Please arrange a position for me, Secretary Wang,” she said to Wang Qi. 

    Xue Ziang knew that she was doing this on purpose. He was angry, anxious, and regretful, but he didn’t dare to get angry with her. He could only suppress all his emotions and say in a deep voice, “Zhao Yu, let’s go back and… talk about it.”

    However, she shook off his hand and continued to smile at Wang Qi. “Are you full here? If you don’t need another assistant, I can just provide tea and refreshments or clean the toilet. Anything will do.”

    Wang Qi didn’t expect her to be so formidable when she was being stubborn. He wanted to dissuade her but he was afraid of adding fuel to the fire, so he could only look at Xue Ziang flusteredly and turn to Xue Zhan for instructions.

    Xue Zhan’s eyes once again fell on Xue Ziang. “Since President Xue has agreed, we can arrange for Miss Zhao to be an assistant here.”


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