CHAPTER 378: CHAPTER 378

「The next day.」

Ye Yuning arrived at the company a step behind Xiao Linye; today, it was due to a minor mishap at a traffic light. By the time she reached the lobby downstairs, she was already ten minutes late!

Two receptionists who hadn’t seen her were whispering, "I heard that the woman Seventh Master Xiao just married is pretty ordinary; the whole Xiao Family doesn’t like her. The one who went upstairs just now, she’s the future Mrs. Xiao that the entire Xiao Family accepts."

"Exactly! It’s said that they were living together when they were abroad."

"Ah? They lived together abroad? Then why did Seventh Master Xiao get married as soon as he came back? What exactly happened between them? Besides, wasn’t it said that Seventh Master Xiao had no women abroad?"

"How can those other women compare to the one who just went upstairs? Maybe it means there were no other women *besides* her?"

"True!"

Since all the employees who were supposed to have arrived for work had already gone upstairs, the two receptionists weren’t speaking too softly.

Ye Yuning heard every word and couldn’t help but snark inwardly: That freak actually has women interested in him? Still, speaking of which, I’d also heard that Seventh Master Xiao didn’t consort with women abroad. So why has a woman suddenly appeared now? Could it be a case of him ’keeping a beauty hidden away’? And this sudden marriage of his... could it really be, as the two receptionists suggested, that he married out of spite because something happened with that other woman?

Women love to gossip, and Ye Yuning was no exception.

"So what do you think? She’s lowered her pride and chased him all the way back to the country. Is Seventh Master Xiao going to divorce that wife who hasn’t even shown her face?"

"He’s definitely getting a divorce! How can a woman he married on a whim compare to someone with whom he has years of deep feelings?"

The two spoke as if they knew all the details, making it sound as though Seventh Master Xiao was really getting a divorce!

This made Ye Yuning mentally slap another label on Seventh Master Xiao: Scumbag! A pervert towards employees and scum towards women. TSK, TSK. He really embodies all the bad traits in the world.

Perhaps because of her petite figure, or maybe because the receptionists were too engrossed in their conversation, they didn’t notice Ye Yuning’s presence at all.

Ye Yuning, however, had heard all the gossip. Could she really stake her future on such a scumbag boss? And to think her husband trusts him so much!

The elevator doors opened again.

Looking up, she saw Manager Zhang instructing the cleaners, "Hurry up! That Miss Qi is a real neat freak. Before she starts work tomorrow, you need to get this place spotless."

Ye Yuning was speechless. Miss Qi? Who’s that? She’s joining the company, and they’re making such a huge fuss?

When Manager Zhang saw her, his lips curved up. Unlike the fawning smile from yesterday, this one clearly carried a sense of estrangement.

Does his gaze mean he sees me as some kind of defeated hen? That description might seem a bit exaggerated, but it’s precisely my first impression right now!

Manager Zhang approached and said, "There was a call from upstairs. They said you just need to complete and submit the draft for Nanjia Peak today. You don’t need to come in tomorrow."

Ye Yuning’s mouth twitched. "Tomorrow, I don’t need to come in?"

"That’s right. Just send the draft to Manager Zheng’s email," Manager Zhang stated.

His tone... it sounds like he’s hinting that I failed to secure my position and am on the verge of being kicked out of Xiao Corporation. What on earth does this mean? Ye Yuning was thoroughly confused.

"No need for review?" Ye Yuning asked in shock.

Manager Zhang shook his head. "The order from upstairs was just for you to send the relevant drafts to Manager Zheng. Nothing else was said."

Whether it needs to be reviewed or not, who knows? But the clearest message is that I’m being told not to come in tomorrow.

Hmph! This Seventh Master Xiao is really something else, isn’t he? Is this his way of tossing me aside after he’s done using me? I was actually considering my husband’s reputation and thinking I shouldn’t be too impulsive, that I should at least write a resignation letter or something. And now what? I’m being forced out? Is that what this means? Yes, judging from Manager Zhang’s attitude, I’m definitely being forced out!

Manager Zhang glanced at his watch and exclaimed, "Oh dear, you were also fifteen minutes late today! But it doesn’t matter. I won’t write you up, and your salary will be paid in full."

His tone practically screamed, ’I am graciously pardoning you.’ A burst of anger flared up inside Ye Yuning; this Seventh Master Xiao was truly despicable.

Seeing Ye Yuning’s expression sour, Manager Zhang didn’t say much more to her.

He turned back to the cleaners. "You all need to put some energy into it! Miss Qi Mulan is a top-tier designer who has returned from abroad. There mustn’t be a single thing here that displeases her."

"Understood, Manager Zhang."

Now Ye Yuning fully understood the insinuations in Manager Zhang’s words. All his previous dissatisfaction with her was now being unleashed as sarcasm.

Qi Mulan... She’d never heard of this person. If I’m not misunderstanding, this must be the woman who lived with Seventh Master Xiao abroad? Otherwise, why would these people be fawning all over her?

If this were the old Ye Yuning, with Manager Zhang insinuating things like this, she would have definitely stormed off, taking her designs with her, and not leaving a thing for that perverted Seventh Master Xiao. But now, for her husband’s sake, she would endure this one last day! However, this Manager Zhang...

"So, am I hearing you correctly?" Ye Yuning huffed. "Your tone makes it sound like you want me to take my designs and get lost, is that it?"

She was only tolerating this for her husband’s sake; it didn’t mean she had to take crap from just anyone!