A week later, at the KTV.
Ye Guilan stood at the door of the private room, one hand holding her phone and the other covering her mouth, anxiously asking, "Where are you? Where exactly are you?!"
The voice on the other end was muffled and intermittent. Ye Guiwen's voice came through, "I'm... still in... South Africa..."
Still there? Ye Guilan was shocked and then filled with anger. "Didn't I tell you earlier? If things are exposed, you need to come back immediately! Right now! Right now!" After dealing with a perverse boss for so long, even Ye Guilan would occasionally lose her cool.
"Just... he... he made me..."
"Hello? Hello?"
Suddenly, the signal cut off. When she tried to call back, it said the line was unavailable. Ye Guilan leaned against the wall, feeling like crying but with no tears left.
"Miss Ye, why are you still on the phone? Come on in and join us!" A client saw Ye Guilan lingering at the door and without hesitation pulled her into the private room.
Inside, the atmosphere was lively, and her colleagues who had come with her were still hard at work. The client enthusiastically pulled Ye Guilan to sit beside him and said, "Come on! Miss Ye, let's keep drinking!"
If she had known that this perverse boss was so formidable, she would never have agreed to Guiwen's unreliable idea in the first place! Now look at this mess; that girl had run off to enjoy a vacation while leaving her to clean up the mess! Ye Guilan recalled Yin Yanhe's words and began to worry about Guiwen's future. As an overly protective sister since childhood, she felt increasingly anxious. Gathering her courage, she walked over to Yin Yanhe and said, "General Yin, you can't report my sister!"
"Can't?" Yin Yanhe found it amusing, raising an eyebrow as he retorted, "Why can't I?"
"Because... because..." Ye Guilan racked her brain for reasons. In her frantic state, her gaze inadvertently fell on a document approved by the general manager on the table. Her eyes suddenly lit up as she slammed her hand on the table and exclaimed loudly, "If you dare to report her, I'll expose you! Yes! I'll send those photos of you and the general manager together over the weekend to our colleagues, to the chairman, to society!"
For the first time in her life, Ye Guilan lied without a hint of embarrassment or fear. Yin Yanhe understood her implication, raising an eyebrow as he asked, "Are you threatening me?"
Ye Guilan pouted and muttered under her breath, "Who told you to enjoy that kind of thing?"
At her words, the faint smirk that had lingered at the corner of Yin Yanhe's lips vanished without a trace. If one could read anything from his expression at that moment, it might have been a hint of murderous intent. However, Ye Guilan was completely oblivious, as Yin Yanhe's demeanor remained unusually calm. He simply nodded slightly and said, "Fine, I won’t report her. You can go back to work now."
Ye Guilan was taken aback and asked in confusion, "What work?"
"Until Ye Guiwen returns, you will continue to cover for her."
Ye Guilan's eyes widened in disbelief. "You’re not telling me to leave?"
"Well, we can discuss that later."
"But…"
"What else is there to say?" Yin Yanhe suddenly lifted his head, his gaze sharp as it fixed on Ye Guilan. "Miss Ye, I have accepted your request. My decision not to report your sister does not mean she can keep this job or that she will be able to maintain her standing in the industry in the future. I believe you wouldn’t want that situation to occur, would you?"
"That’s true, but…" Ye Guilan looked conflicted.
"Enough! I'm not asking for your opinion, do you understand?" The leader's eyes glinted dangerously, causing Ye Guilan to shudder in fear. She quickly nodded and said, "Understood."
Thinking about Guiwen, Ye Guilan helplessly picked up her glass and was just about to down its contents when a hand suddenly reached out to stop her.
Yin Yanhe pressed down on his glass, striking a heroic pose as if ready to save the damsel in distress. It turned out that the leader could still show his manly spirit at critical moments! Ye Guilan's eyes shimmered with tears. However, before she could fully feel moved, she heard Yin Yanhe say, "Is this how we drink?"
Once the leader spoke, the experienced subordinates quickly reacted. In the blink of an eye, ten bottles of beer were placed on the table. Ye Guilan was startled, but the clients were even more excited, grinning as they s Love and Hate d, "Since General Yin has spoken, I have an idea. Miss Ye, if you can finish all these drinks today, we'll sign the contract right away! If you can't finish them..." The client glanced at Yin Yanhe and added with a smile, "How about General Yin gives me two more points?"
Two points? That was worth several million; it couldn't be that easy! Everyone turned their gaze toward the leader. To their surprise, Yin Yanhe nodded and s Love and Hate d, "Sure."
As soon as he spoke, everyone’s attention shifted to Ye Guilan. Feeling the strange looks around her, especially after counting the bottles of beer in secret, she awkwardly cleared her throat and s Love and Hate d, "Um... I need to go to the restroom..."
Just as she stood up, Yin Yanhe pressed her back down with a firm hand. Ye Guilan struggled desperately; she wasn't married yet—how could she meet an early demise like this? Yin Yanhe s Love and Hate d nothing but leaned closer to her ear and whispered a few words. After hearing him, Ye Guilan's body jolted in disbelief as she looked at her leader. Receiving a confirming glance from him, she suddenly str Love and Hate ghtened up as if energized and shouted loudly, "Alright! I'll drink!" Her bold voice echoed in the private room... Ahem, as they say, people die for wealth.
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