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"Sleep a little longer, hmm?"
Huo Jincheng leaned down, his affectionate voice low and deep, carrying a magnetic quality. Jian Yunong, however, felt her body slowly stiffening under his intimacy.
Fortunately, this closeness did not last long. After he left, Jian Yunong climbed out of bed and rushed into the bathroom.
She needed to take a shower; after sobering up, fragments of memories swirled in her mind, each moment unbearable for her to accept.
She scrubbed her skin vigorously until red marks appeared on her fair skin, forcing herself to stop. She couldn't make it too obvious; if Huo Jincheng came back at night and saw it, who knows how he would torment her again.
Jian Yunong couldn't help but cry softly. This life was truly hard to endure; was it really okay to have a child in a loveless marriage?
But she was trapped in this marriage, unable to escape.
If it weren't for a few years ago...
She wouldn't have become like this.
After crying for a while, Jian Yunong climbed out of the bathtub and dialed a classmate's number she hadn't contacted in a long time.
...
On the bar street, there were hardly any people during the day.
Jian Yunong stood in the alley, waiting for a familiar face to come out.
Her cap was pulled low; if anyone else saw her, she would get into trouble.
"Jian Yunong! Long time no see! You haven't come to any of the reunions!"
The person who came was Wang Cai, the only classmate that Jian Yunong knew who was doing business in A City.
Wang Cai had a decent relationship with her.
"I need something, and you definitely have it here."
Upon hearing Jian Yunong whisper those two words, Wang Cai's face showed a look of surprise. "What do you need that for? That thing is not meant to be seen."
Wang Cai's expression instantly turned wary.
"Old classmate, I'm a serious businessman."
"You're overthinking it. I'm not using that thing for anything harmful; I have my own use for it." Seeing the wariness still on Wang Cai's face, Jian Yunong bit her lip. "Forget it, consider all the times I let you copy my homework as a favor."
Wang Cai used to always borrow her homework to copy. Thanks to Jian Yunong, the rich second-generation didn't do any assignments and still managed to graduate from Music Academy smoothly. Now he was running a bar.
"Hey, why are you getting so worked up?" Wang Cai grabbed Jian Yunong as she tried to leave. "I'm just worried about you!"
"I won't harm you, that's for sure."
Jian Yunong took out some money. "I'll pay for it. Just a little bit will be enough."
After getting the item, Jian Yunong hurried home.
She didn't notice that a camera was secretly aimed at her.
As soon as Jian Yunong returned home and hid the item, her phone suddenly rang.
Startled, she patted her chest and answered the call in a bad mood. "Who is it?"
"Have you eaten gunpowder? I'm your aunt!" The voice of Mist Shenshen instantly made Jian Yunong feel intimidated.
"Aunt, you have so much on your plate. How did you find time to think of me?"
"Are you at home right now?"
"Yes."
"Come over now, immediately. If you're not ready and in front of me within twenty minutes, just wait for it!"
Bang!
The sound of the phone hanging up scared Jian Yunong to her core.
Twenty minutes!
She hesitated for a second, then quickly went upstairs to change her clothes, grabbed her makeup, and called a car to Dynasty Hotel.
"Not bad," Mist Shenshen said coldly, "but your makeup looks terrible."
"I... I'm not very good at makeup."
Mist Shenshen took matters into her own hands and started fixing her up, muttering angrily, "Not good? Besides saying you’re not good at it, what else can you say? You always have one excuse after another. Did anyone come into this world knowing everything? You're in your twenties; you didn't date for years and still can't do makeup. Did you let your youth go to waste?"
Jian Yunong didn't dare to retort; if she spoke about the life she had a few years ago, her aunt might explode with anger.
For the sake of her own peace, she chose silence.
Ten minutes later, Mist Shenshen took out a mirror and showed it to Jian Yunong. "From now on, do your makeup like this!"
The person in the mirror actually has very light makeup, but there is still a difference compared to having no makeup at all. She looks much healthier, at least her eyes appear more spirited, and her lips look fuller and glossier.
"It seems like you haven't put on any makeup," Jian Yunong chuckled.
"What I want is to look like I haven't worn any makeup," Mist Shenshen shot her a glance. "Who wants to kiss their woman only to end up with a mouthful of cosmetics?"
"Auntie, what are you talking about? I don't understand."
Jian Yunong really didn't want to comprehend that question.
"You'll go to the Board of Directors and start as a secretary."
"Why?" Jian Yunong immediately thought of Huo Jincheng. He was the chairman, so wouldn't she have to see him every day? That was terrifying; she chose death!
"There’s no reason," Mist Shenshen calmly pulled her into the elevator to go upstairs.
"Auntie... I'm not cut out to be a secretary. Besides, I just got fired from the hotel and now I'm back. Sitting in such a high position, others will talk about you."
Jian Yunong tried to say something nice, hoping to soften Mist Shenshen's heart.
Mist Shenshen spoke assertively, "I reached this position because I want others to dislike me but not dare to do anything about it! I'm your aunt; everyone knows that. If I promote you, people will talk. If I don't promote you, they will still talk. Since they’re going to talk anyway, I might as well let you rise. If you have the guts, go tell Huo Jincheng!"
"What if... I mean what if Huo Jincheng really takes care of you?"
Mist Shenshen couldn't hold back any longer and finally had to poke at her. "Are you stupid? You're his wife! These people probably don't even know your relationship with him. I'm waiting for those restless ones to go complain to Huo Jincheng; they'll probably end up not knowing how they died."
Jian Yunong suddenly felt that her aunt was quite scheming...
"I consider myself fair in handling matters, but with someone like you as a stain!"
Hearing her aunt say this, Jian Yunong's face turned red. Was she really that incompetent?
Mist Shenshen continued, "So when you join the Board Secretary's office in the future, you need to work diligently for me and stop causing any trouble! Don't make me lose face! Understand?"
"Got it." Jian Yunong felt that her future was bleak.
"Not full yet?" Mist Shenshen asked unhappily. Jian Yunong quickly straightened up, feeling embarrassed to tell her aunt that she had a rough night because of Huo Jincheng, so her feet were a bit tired from wearing high heels for too long.
Mist Shenshen led Jian Yunong inside, and everyone in the Secretariat greeted them warmly.
After giving a few instructions, Mist Shenshen was about to leave. Jian Yunong tried to grab her aunt's hand but received a poke from her aunt and had to let go.
"When is the chairman coming over?"
On her first day at work, Jian Yunong felt like she was going to mold away. She asked this because everyone else seemed busy while she was just standing around.
The people in the Secretariat exchanged glances. See, this woman is not one to stay quiet; she comes in and immediately asks about the chairman's whereabouts.
There was a hint of disdain in everyone's eyes.
Jian Yunong felt bored and thought that she couldn't embarrass her aunt, so she decided to be proactive and clean up.
She grabbed a cloth and prepared to get busy.
Someone started speaking, "Jian Yunong is so diligent; why don't you start by cleaning the front door?"
"Okay, sure."
Finally, someone acknowledged her. Jian Yunong hurriedly ran to the entrance, found a chair to stand on, and began wiping.
"By the way, that area must be cleaned thoroughly. The Chairman is very strict."
"Okay."
Huo Jincheng knew about that person's obsession with cleanliness, so she naturally had to clean it well.
Standing on tiptoe, she completely ignored the chair below swaying.
Suddenly losing her balance, Jian Yunong screamed in fright. Someone caught her just in time, a familiar scent lingering in her nose, and she heard the man's familiar voice beside her.
"Jian Yunong, can you do something good for once?"
If it weren't for Huo Jincheng's timely appearance, this woman would have definitely fallen hard to the ground.
Jian Yunong tightly clutched his shirt, her big eyes blinking innocently. "I am doing a good deed. I'm cleaning."
Isn't that a good thing?
This successfully made Huo Jincheng's expression darken another shade.
"Cleaning has professional cleaners! Do you really need to do this?"
Huo Jincheng set Jian Yunong down and was about to check if she was hurt anywhere else, but as soon as she hit the ground, she slipped away far.
Great, judging by her agile movements, she probably wasn't hurt at all.
"Look, she might fall down again later."
"Is she stupid? Let her clean if she wants. She doesn't have a single brain cell."
“Mist Shenshen, such a shrewd person, how could they let such an idiot come here?”
The people inside the Secretariat were discussing Jian Yunong, completely unaware that Huo Jincheng and the others were outside the door.
Through the thin door, their voices carried out clearly.
Jian Yunong's face turned pale instantly. Huo Jincheng couldn't stand seeing Jian Yunong like this and raised his hand to push the door open, but Jian Yunong stopped him.
The discussion inside continued.
“This. You probably don’t understand. It’s probably because they don’t want outsiders to benefit. They let in someone from their own side who isn’t very smart, making it easier to control!”
“Hahaha!”
“That Mist Shenshen woman probably climbed up the ranks by sleeping her way up! She has no shame at all…”
Jian Yunong pushed the door open and stepped inside, closing the door behind her.
The group saw Jian Yunong enter and showed no awareness of their badmouthing her; instead, they arrogantly questioned her, “Have you finished cleaning?”
Jian Yunong smiled foolishly, “Not yet.”
“Why aren’t you continuing?”
“Yes, yes, yes!”
She raised her hand and splashed a bucket of dirty water onto those women.
Immediately, screams erupted as the previously arrogant women covered their heads and ran around in a panic.
"Why are you running?" Jian Yunong said with a smile that was both cold and terrifying. "I'm here to clean up after you filthy things!"
"Jian Yunong, have you lost your mind?"
Everyone stared at her, drenched and bewildered.
"You should be grateful I'm still sane; otherwise, what I'd be splashing wouldn't be dirty water but makeup remover!"
A small woman's voice filled with spirit came from inside the door.
Huo Jincheng stood at the entrance with one hand in his pocket, a slight smile curving his thin lips.
Makeup remover...
He found her words amusing.
He had expected her to say something about splashing sulfuric acid or something similar.
A soft laugh came from behind him.
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