Chairman Husband, Too Boorish - 209
Chapter 209 : Whether I, Bai Yan Liang, have real skills or not, you can all see for yourselves.
Colleague A
tossed the newspaper onto the table again, pointed to the headline, and spoke
with a sarcastic tone, yet subtly revealing a hint of jealousy she herself
didn't realize. "... So, as soon as Chairman Liang returned to City A, he
started divorcing his wife. This Bai Yan Liang, her methods are really
impressive!"
Colleague B
immediately chimed in with a sour remark, "So, didn't I say? Without
methods, you can't survive in this society. Look at Bai Yan Liang, she went
straight to the director position. Do you really think she's that capable? If
it weren't for those bedroom skills, I bet a man couldn't handle that
waist-twisting look."
"... Haha,
that's what I thought too."
"..."
"Sigh,
that's just how society is these days ... If you're capable, you can also hook
up with a rich guy. What's a director? He could easily start a company for you
... ..."
"..."
Women always have
a gossipy heart, and of course, that gossip is tinged with envy, jealousy, and
resentment when they see others have what they can't have.
"Gossip is a
fearsome thing"—Yan Liang wasn't unaware of the meaning of those four
words. She never really cared about what others thought of her. After all, what
unrelated people say is their business. If someone truly understands you, they
won't give you malicious comments.
It wasn't that
she wanted to care about anything, but these sarcastic remarks reached her
ears. To say she remained unmoved would be a lie; she wasn't a saint. Of
course, she had emotions too. She admitted that at that moment, she was
genuinely angry, wanting to confront them, wanting to tell them that she had
gotten to where she was today through her own abilities.
However, this
thought had barely crossed Yan Liang's mind when suddenly a hand landed on her
shoulder.
She was startled,
turning her head to see Zhuo Hui standing in front of her. The man had one hand
behind his back, the other on her shoulder, giving her a slight smile. After a
moment, he made a shushing gesture.
“…”
Before Yan Liang
could understand what he meant, Zhuo Hui released his hand from her shoulder
and stepped forward. Several employees from the design department were still
gathered around, chattering excitedly, spittle flying everywhere. They felt a
sense of satisfaction seeing another woman obtain what they couldn't have, and
even just taking it and trampling on it.
This is the ugliness
of human nature.
"... Hey, do
you guys think this Bai Yan Liang has anything to do with our Master Zhuo? She
wouldn't be trying to have her cake and eat it too, would she?"
"... Well, I
... ah—"
"..."
"Master
Zhuo, Master Zhuo."
Someone turned around and saw Zhuo Hui
standing behind them, turning pale with fright. Everyone else turned around,
quickly hiding their newspapers behind their backs, standing in neat rows as if
they'd seen a ghost. Beyond Zhuo Hui, these gossipy women also saw Yan Liang
standing not far away, and their expressions became even more interesting.
"This ... does Director Bai have some
kind of improper relationship with me? Such a serious question, why don't you
ask me, the person involved? Wouldn't it be more accurate for me to answer your
questions?"
Zhuo Hui lazily raised one eyebrow, a wicked
smile playing on his lips. His words, though seemingly a joke, carried a sharp
edge. "Since when has Lati's design department become your gossip
playground? If I'm not mistaken, this should be working hours. Is this your
usual work attitude? Are jobs so easy to find these days? So you've all learned
to use this kind of attitude to brush me off ..."
"... Manager Zhuo, we know we were wrong,
we'll never dare to do it again!"
The head of the design department, realizing
things were going badly, quickly jumped forward to apologize, trembling as she
said, "... We just ... talked nonsense, we promise we'll never dare to do
it again, Manager Zhuo, please have mercy."
Zhuo Hui still smiled faintly, pointing to his
own finger. "Apologies are useless to me. Your department is under
Director Bai's supervision. Well, perhaps you haven't yet realized who your
real boss is?"
He stepped forward, looking down at the
department head before him. He slowly reached out and lifted the person's name
tag, his calm words carrying a chilling pressure. "... Manager Li, if I
remember correctly, you've been working at Lati for five years. You've always
thought the design director position was rightfully yours, but unfortunately,
someone was suddenly parachuted in and took the position you always thought was
easily within your grasp. So—all this gossip, you brought it in, huh?"
"…"
"I hope you understand—I promote anyone,
I bring in anyone, for a reason. You see the people I promote as women who
crawled off my bed. That's an insult to my character, isn't it? While lust may
be a man's nature, is that all you think of my work ethic?"
Every word in Zhuo Hui's calm tone was sharp.
Everyone was already terrified, and hearing
his words, they dared not even breathe.
Zhuo Hui glanced at Yan Liang, who had been
standing not far away, and patted the department head on the shoulder.
"... You're all women. There are things you can say and things you can't
say. I believe you understand this better than anyone. Alright, no need to
apologize to me. Manager Li, go back and apologize properly to Director Bai.
Director Bai is managing the design department now. Whether you stay here as a
manager or pack your bags and leave is entirely up to Director Bai."
"…"
"Manager Zhuo …"
"Don't talk to me, talk to Director Bai.
I have things to do, I'm leaving."
Zhuo Hui left a few words and gracefully
departed. The crowd stood there, their expressions varied, exchanging glances
but none daring to look at Yan Liang.
Yan Liang knew that Zhuo Hui had spoken on her
behalf, trying to establish her authority in front of these people, but for
some reason, she felt utterly bored.
Because her mind was in turmoil, preoccupied
with other matters, she said nothing. She simply took a few steps forward, and
amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, took the newspaper. Her clear eyes
swept over the varied expressions on their faces, and she only parted her red
lips to utter one sentence—
“Women, what you achieve with a man's help
isn't true skill; what you achieve on your own is true skill. As for whether I,
Director Bai, possess true skill, I believe time will prove everything. You can
all watch!”
With these words, Yan Liang took the
newspaper, turned, straightened her back, and walked into her office.
Entering the office, Yan Liang clutched the
newspaper, her body weakly leaning against the door, her fingertips slightly
white.
In front of outsiders, she could appear
strong, but when alone, the emotions churning within her were like a raging
storm, an indescribable feeling.
She picked up the newspaper, staring at the
striking headline:
—The marriage alliance between the Liang and
Ye Group in City A is about to collapse.
The following text was lengthy, mostly
recounting Liang Xi Cheng's wedding to Ye Qing a year ago, largely a
retrospective, followed by Ye Qing's recent situation, the Ye family's
situation, and of course, the Liang family's situation.
The report didn't mention Bai Yan Liang by a
single word, but the content subtly alluded to Liang Xi Cheng.
Because of Ye Qing's drug use, although the
matter hasn't been fully exposed yet, people in City A couldn't possibly be
unaware of the previous report mentioning Ye Qing as the woman in question. For
Liang Xi Cheng to announce his intention to divorce at this critical juncture
only reinforces the impression of a usurper.
Yan Liang frowned, finished reading the entire
page, and turned to the next. There was another financial news item: Liang's
shares had dropped by 2 percentage points today.
Could this be related to his divorce proposal
from Ye Qing?
After all, Ye's and Liang's had always been business partners, and their wedding a year ago was quite a sensation. Outsiders naturally didn't know Ye Qing's character or what heinous things she had done; they only knew she might be using drugs. And Liang Xi Cheng, her husband, was so eager to distance himself from her during her time of need …
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