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After sitting steadily at the expensive ergonomic desk, Huo Jincheng wore a smile devoid of warmth at the corners of his mouth. "If you want to resign, go ahead. You can start by firing the entire management team."
His cold tone was casual, as if he were a deity watching over the world, holding the power of life and death.
Jian Yunong suddenly lost her courage.
Her aunt had taken her in during her most difficult times; she couldn't let her aunt lose this job.
"I know you don't want to see me. Why drag other innocent people into this?"
Jian Yunong clenched her fists.
She was clearly afraid but had to pretend to be strong, her voice trembling as she spoke.
Huo Jincheng chuckled nonchalantly. "The unprofessional team is evident from you, a newcomer. Who allowed you to report your resignation up the chain? Didn't you learn properly during employee training before joining the company?"
Jian Yunong was so focused on fighting back that she forgot about the strict hierarchy of the Hotel Management Company, where direct leaders were responsible for their subordinates.
She couldn't bypass her direct supervisor to report to higher management. It was like an ancient court with rigid ranks, and the chairman was the emperor of the entire hotel!
"Besides, are we even familiar with each other?"
How dare she speak to him in such a manner?
Huo Jincheng's thin lips curled slightly as he uttered a line that would make Jian Yunong feel like spitting blood, as if she were clinging to him and deliberately trying to make her presence felt.
She was too young!
Jian Yunong trembled as she threw the pregnancy test onto the table. "I'm pregnant."
Huo Jincheng's sharp features instantly became as cutting as a knife's edge; with just one glance, he captured the two distinct lines on the test.
In the next moment, his handsome face returned to its usual indifference and aloofness.
Jian Yunong's face twisted into a sarcastic smile. "I got pregnant the day you came to tell me to cancel the engagement. It was forced upon me by you..."
At that moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and a beautiful stranger stood at the entrance.
At first glance, Jian Yunong was stunned by her beauty.
The stunning woman wore a strange smile. "Huo Jincheng, I wish you both happiness."
She turned and ran away, her flowing skirt fluttering like a graceful butterfly.
"Bai Ru!"
Huo Jincheng's usually calm face showed a look of panic.
This was the first time Jian Yunong had seen him display any other emotion; his eyes were filled with tension as he almost immediately chased after her.
Jian Yunong faintly felt that she might have done something wrong.
As she left the office, the secretary looked at her with an unusual expression.
"Do you know? That woman just now is our chairman's favorite! He has pursued her for many years, and she has never agreed. It was only this year that there seemed to be some progress, and you messed it up."
When Jian Yunong returned to the fourth-floor office, she was pulled into the office by Mist Shenshen.
"Aunt... I know I was wrong... please don’t scold me, I'm pregnant..." Jian Yunong sat on the sofa, unable to hold back the grievances she had been suppressing for so long. Tears were welling up when Mist Shenshen poked her forehead, causing the pain to make her tears retreat.
"You little brat, I haven't even started scolding you and you're already crying! Tell me, whose is it? Have you taken a test? Stop being so muddled; don't create a mess and scare yourself!" Mist Shenshen said this because three female colleagues had shown signs of nausea during the high-level meeting earlier, likely due to heatstroke, prompting the new chairman to end the meeting early without hesitation.
"It's from the new chairman," Jian Yunong paused. "Huo Jincheng."
His name lingered in her mind after hearing it just once.
Mist Shenshen's face showed a look of surprise as she reached out to touch Jian Yunong's forehead. "You're not running a fever, so why are you talking nonsense? Do you know what kind of family Huo Jincheng comes from? Almost all the Five-Star Hotels in Z Country are under his group. He has a wealthy second-generation background and is well-known in the Nancheng elite circles as the second son of the Huo Family."
The implication was clear: how could someone like you, who just arrived in Nancheng with no background and isn't exactly extraordinary, have anything to do with such a dazzling man?
Jian Yunong pouted; she didn't care at all about this man's family background. No matter how impressive he was, it wouldn't change the fact that she had no connection to him!
"Aunt, do you remember when I made a childhood betrothal? That fiancé is Huo Jincheng." Jian Yunong laughed self-deprecatingly. "He came to A City to find me half a month ago and said he wanted to cancel our engagement. But that night we both got drunk, and he lost control."
As soon as the scene from that night flashed in Jian Yunong's mind, she couldn't continue speaking.
Mist Shenshen remained silent, making Jian Yunong feel embarrassed to look at her. "Just now when I confronted him, his girlfriend showed up and seemed to misunderstand... Aunt, I really don't want to drag you into this... I'm sorry... Right now, I just hope he can get his girlfriend back. Otherwise, I... I might as well run away right now."
If his girlfriend didn't come back, Jian Yunong felt certain that her situation would be dire. She could tell that Huo Jincheng truly loved that woman; the way someone looks at the person they love is unmistakable.
Mist Shenshen was surprisingly calm; as a strong woman from the Public Relations Department, she had seen it all.
"Are you sure?"
"I tested it with the pregnancy test stick from your drawer."
"When did I ever have that thing in my drawer?"
"Ah?" Jian Yunong jumped in shock and walked over to her desk, opening the bottom drawer and randomly pulling one out. "Isn't this it?"
Mist Shenshen's expression instantly turned grim as she shook her head repeatedly. Jian Yunong was taken aback by her speechless reaction. Looking down, she saw that the packaging clearly read: ovulation test strips.
Mist Shenshen was exasperated: "Can't you read?"
Jian Yunong was truly scared and stammered, "I-I-I threw away the outer packaging directly."
Mist Shenshen was so angry that she poked her forehead: "Did you throw away your brain too?"
"Then I'm not pregnant?" Jian Yunong felt a weight lift off her heart, and she relaxed completely; the world seemed brighter.
In the next moment, she screamed, "Ah! I need to hurry and tell Huo Jincheng that I'm not pregnant. I don't want his girlfriend to misunderstand!"
Before Jian Yunong could take two steps, Mist Shenshen pulled her back. "Your presence will only complicate things! If their relationship is really good, even if you were pregnant a hundred times, it wouldn't affect their feelings at all. And if it does have an impact, then that scummy man deserves it!"
"But..."
"But what 'but'!" Mist Shenshen glared at her. "The goddess is a woman; your purity isn't pure anymore? You didn't give your first time to that scummy ex-boyfriend after so many years, and now this guy wants to ditch you after getting what he wants? Your mom would be furious!"
Mist Shenshen dragged Jian Yunong to the underground parking garage to get the car. All the way there, Mist Shenshen wore a dark expression and ignored Jian Yunong.
Seeing the large sign for Maria Maternal and Child Hospital, Jian Yunong finally came to her senses. "What are we doing here? Auntie, I'm not pregnant, right?"
Mist Shenshen slammed the car door shut and yanked Jian Yunong down from the passenger seat, who was still whining. "I can't trust the results from your little test!"
This was a private hospital with a tranquil environment. A wealthy woman had given Mist Shenshen a VIP card that she had never used. The main reason for coming here was that they kept client information confidential very well! Mist Shenshen was truly worried sick about this Little Fool.
For early pregnancy tests, the most accurate method is a blood draw.
Just thinking about the needle made Jian Yunong's scalp tingle. She held Mist Shenshen's hand and acted cute. "Auntie, can we skip the test? I'm definitely not pregnant! Even if I were, I wouldn't go to Huo Jincheng for responsibility... that guy has a girlfriend!"
Suddenly, a gentle voice interjected.
"He doesn't have a girlfriend."
The speaker was a female doctor with round eyes and a doll-like face; she was very cute but not very polite in her speech.
Jian Yunong's face instantly turned red. She didn't know how much the doctor had heard and weakly defended herself. "I saw it with my own eyes; Huo Jincheng was very concerned about her."
Le Yi smiled slightly. "Did you see them in bed or kissing? So you're suspecting you're pregnant with Huo Jincheng's child—are you his wife?"
Jian Yunong's face turned red from being talked about, and she didn't dare to refute.
"You are right, she really is Huo Jincheng's wife," Mist Shenshen, who couldn't stand seeing her family member being bullied, interjected. "Huo Jincheng's fiancée since childhood."
Jian Yunong wanted to stop her aunt, but it was too late. She tightly grabbed her aunt's arm, signaling her to stop talking. She really didn't want anyone to know about this matter.
Mist Shenshen ignored her and continued to rant like she had eaten explosives: "You say my niece has always kept herself pure and has never been in a relationship. And what happened? Huo Jincheng took everything from her and then got entangled with that movie star. He even told my niece he wanted to cancel the engagement after getting her pregnant! Now he’s all day long fawning over that woman, calling her a goddess. That kind of goddess just wants to take advantage of men without giving anything in return."
Jian Yunong felt like she wanted to find a hole in the ground to hide in.
The Female Doctor, Le Yi, who had been arguing earlier, stopped talking. She held Jian Yunong's hand, found the vein, and quickly and accurately inserted the needle.
As soon as Jian Yunong saw the red blood flowing out of her body, she felt faint.
At the moment she passed out, an ambulance approached rapidly and arrived at the hospital entrance. Le Yi immediately ran out in a panic, only to find that the person being carried off the ambulance was not a pregnant woman but a man covered in blood.
"Brother!"
Le Yi rushed forward. "How did it come to this? Hurry, prepare for surgery!"
"Mr. Huo was in a car accident on his way to the airport... trying to catch up with Miss Bai who left angrily," Huo Jincheng's Assistant said nervously, not daring to take him to another hospital and only willing to seek help from Huo Jincheng's sister, Le Yi.
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