Chapter 20: You Don’t Like It, Just Fire Her

Qiao Shuyi went to a fast food restaurant near the company with Chen Yue for lunch, along with several other girls from the Business Department.

They were all in their early twenties, had a lot in common, and got along very well.

Only one girl named Feng Lin made Qiao Shuyi feel a little uncomfortable.

She was the kind of person who was superficially warm and cheerful, chatting and laughing with you, but actually intentionally or unintentionally probing for your information, and occasionally throwing in a few sarcastic remarks.

For example –

“Qiao Qiao, you look so sophisticated. You’re wearing full makeup on your first day of work. What time did you get up?”

Qiao Shuyi: “Seven o’clock.”

“Seven o’clock? That’s not very early. You didn’t even arrive late. Your home must be very close to the company?”

Qiao Shuyi: “It’s not close, it’s about 20 kilometers away.”

“That far? How did you get to work this morning? Did you take the subway?”

Qiao Shuyi: “……I drove myself.”

Hearing this, Feng Lin nodded thoughtfully and didn’t ask anything more.

Finally, she quieted down for a while. When they returned to the office, she saw the handbag Qiao Shuyi had placed on her desk and immediately exclaimed in surprise: “Wow, Qiao Qiao, you’re actually carrying this bag!”

Following her gaze, Qiao Shuyi said calmly: “What’s wrong with this bag?”

“This is the new style that just came out last month. I saw it on their website, it’s over 30,000 yuan, I’ve always wanted to buy it but haven’t been able to afford it…”

As soon as she said this, everyone’s eyes subconsciously turned to the small yellow handbag on Qiao Shuyi’s desk, their expressions varied.

Qiao Shuyi was stunned for a moment, then quickly smiled: “You mean this? I bought it online, it’s only a few hundred yuan, it’s probably a fake.”

“A fake?”

Feng Lin’s eyes immediately became strange, “It looks quite real, can you send me the link?”

Qiao Shuyi: “……”

Just as she was racking her brains to figure out how to get out of this situation, Feng Lin suddenly sighed: “Forget it, carrying a fake bag is too cheap, I’d rather save up and buy a real one.”

Qiao Shuyi twitched her lips and didn’t say anything more.

In the afternoon, Qiao Shuyi had nothing to do and stared blankly at the screen.

Thinking about the online posts she had seen before, such as “Newcomer Workplace Essentials” and “How to Quickly Integrate into the Workplace”, she suddenly had an idea.

She cleared her throat, raised her voice and said: “I’m treating everyone to afternoon tea, what would you like to drink?”

The first step to building relationships with colleagues – treat them to milk tea.

Sure enough, as soon as she said this, she received an enthusiastic response.

“I’ll have anything!”

“Thank you, Qiao Qiao, I’ll have anything too, you choose.”

“I’m a little sleepy, can you get me a cup of coffee?”

……

“Okay.”

Qiao Shuyi opened her phone and was about to order when she heard a sarcastic voice from her upper right: “Qiao Qiao is still so rich, she’s treating so many people to afternoon tea just like that.”

It was Feng Lin again.

Qiao Shuyi paused her finger, looked up, and gave her a smile without warmth: “A few hundred yuan, can’t you afford it?”

The smile on Feng Lin’s face froze, “Of course not…”

“Then you can treat us next time.”

“……”

Seeing her face turn the color of pig liver, Qiao Shuyi felt a secret sense of satisfaction.

Serves you right for talking too much!

After ordering the afternoon tea, Qiao Shuyi checked WeChat and found that she had been added to a small WeChat group.

The person who added her was Chen Yue.

There were eight people in the group, not including their supervisor Song Qingyi or Feng Lin.

Chen Yue: [Qiao Qiao, this is our small group, if you have anything you want to vent about, you can say it here～]

Zhao Jiajia: [Qiao Qiao, don’t mind Feng Lin, she’s got a screw loose, she always talks sarcastically.]

Fang Yuxin: [Not only is she sarcastic, but she also loves to pry into other people’s business, it’s annoying.]

Tang Qing: [If it wasn’t for the fact that she’s related to Sister Song, I would have already shut her up.]

……

Seeing everyone in the group vying to complain about Feng Lin, Qiao Shuyi couldn’t help but smile.

So, she’s a relative after all…

On her first day of work, Qiao Shuyi successfully won over the hearts of her colleagues with a cup of afternoon tea and integrated into the workplace.

Shengxing’s work day ended at six o’clock in the afternoon. Qiao Shuyi had some unfinished work and stayed in the office for a while, arriving at the parking lot around 6:30 pm, ready to drive home.

However, as soon as she got out of the elevator, she saw a familiar figure waiting next to a black Maybach.

In the dim light, the man’s deep and three-dimensional facial features were a little too handsome, and the well-cut shirt and trousers made his figure look even more upright and charming.

He stood quietly next to the Maybach, and if you didn’t know any better, you would think he was some kind of international car model.

Qiao Shuyi’s eyes flashed with surprise as she walked towards him: “Brother Sheng Yu, are you waiting for Tangtang?”

“No, I’m waiting for you.”

Qiao Shuyi paused for a moment, her voice unconsciously lowering: “Why are you waiting for me?”

“I want to have dinner with you, would Miss Qiao grace me with your presence?” Sheng Yu said, opening the passenger door for her, in a gesture of “please get in”.

“……”

Did she have any chance to refuse?

The man’s deep and calm gaze fell on her face, his expression was still relatively gentle, but Qiao Shuyi felt an inexplicable pressure.

She eventually gave in and got in the car.

“Brother Sheng Yu, where are we going?” Looking at the scenery quickly receding outside the window, Qiao Shuyi casually asked.

“You’ll find out soon.”

Qiao Shuyi nodded and didn’t ask any more questions.

After a while, Sheng Yu suddenly asked: “How was your first day at work, did you adapt well?”

“It’s alright.”

“Are your colleagues easy to get along with?”

Qiao Shuyi thought of Feng Lin’s somewhat mean face and couldn’t help but curl her lips: “Except for a few, they’re all pretty easy to get along with.”

“A few? What’s her name?”

The man’s tone was casual, but Qiao Shuyi sensed a hint of danger.

“What are you going to do?”

“You don’t like her, just fire her.”

Qiao Shuyi twitched her lips: “It’s not necessary……”

Sheng Yu gave her a look, and she quickly explained: “After all, she hasn’t done anything wrong at work, it would be too easy to fire her without a good reason. We can wait until she makes a mistake at work and then fire her.”

Sheng Yu was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice: “I’ll listen to you.”

These three simple words made Qiao Shuyi’s cheeks flush uncontrollably.

Perhaps it was her imagination, but she actually sensed a hint of… doting in his tone?