CHAPTER 379: CHAPTER 379

Manager Zhang’s face darkened. The look he gave Ye Yuning was unfriendly. "If you don’t want your salary, then suit yourself!"

Ye Yuning was speechless.

Suit myself?

So, this is how Xiao’s operates? They haven’t even crossed the Heduo River, and they’re already burning bridges?

Or do they think that now that they have the best designer, they can disregard their original staff?

I had felt that the newly appointed Xiao Qiye’s management style was a bit odd, but now, looking at these new replacements, it’s even more absurd!

Ye Yuning was almost amused by her anger. She nodded. "Fine! I don’t want the salary. I’ll take my designs and get lost!"

With that, she immediately grabbed her computer bag and turned to leave. She’d never even used a Xiao’s computer. Since she never planned to stay long-term, she hadn’t left much in the office. Now, leaving was a clean and swift affair.

Manager Zhang watched her defiant retreating figure and sneered coldly, "Miss Ye, as someone a full zodiac cycle older than you, let me give you a piece of advice!"

Ye Yuning had already reached the elevator and pressed the down button. Hearing Manager Zhang’s words, she looked back with a cold laugh. "You, giving me advice?"

Manager Zhang nodded. "Yes. If you want to have good career development, you’d better learn to curb your sharp temper."

She deliberately provoked me, and now she’s telling me to rein myself in?

"So, you’re saying I should thank you for your earlier sarcasm and now this advice?"

"No need to thank me," Manager Zhang said with a shrug. Then, turning back disdainfully, he resumed inspecting areas the cleaners had missed.

Ye Yuning snorted. The elevator arrived, and she stepped right in.

As ill luck would have it, Xiao Shuo was in the elevator; his presence there at this hour clearly meant he was late.

Truly, enemies always cross paths...!

Seeing Ye Yuning, Xiao Shuo’s expression was different from his previous outburst. Now, with sarcasm in his eyes, he glanced at the computer bag she held. "Kicked out of the company?"

Ye Yuning was speechless.

Her breath hitched. She glanced at Xiao Shuo disdainfully. "As if you know everything."

Xiao Shuo nodded. "Of course. Now that my Uncle Seven’s old flame is back, you’re nothing."

Ye Yuning was speechless.

Damn it, this never ends.

Did she and Xiao Qiye have some kind of past-life connection? Otherwise, having never met in this life, why do these people keep lumping them together?

She nodded. "Right, I’m nothing."

Xiao Shuo snorted with laughter. "Realizing your mistake now? If you knew this would happen, why bother in the first place? With the kind of relationship you had with me, how could my Uncle Seven ever be with you long-term? What a waste of effort!"

What a fool...!

Ye Yuning didn’t know what to say anymore.

The elevator reached the ground floor. Ye Yuning left him with a parting shot, "You should worry about how much you’ll be fined for being late today."

With that, she stepped out of the elevator.

Xiao Shuo, seeing he was back on the first floor, stamped his foot in anger. Suddenly, a loud CLANG from the elevator made him jump, his face turning pale.

Ye Yuning exited the Xiao’s building.

Standing by the roadside, she pondered for a moment before finally taking out her phone and dialing Xiao Linye.

At that moment, in Xiao Linye’s office, he had just stormed back from the meeting room. He saw a slender, tall beauty sitting on the sofa. Her long, chestnut-colored curly hair accentuated her gentle aura.

His expression darkened. "Why are you here?"

The woman looked at him, a smile in her eyes. "You left so suddenly back then, and you didn’t even contact me after returning to the country..."

Mid-sentence, Xiao Linye’s phone buzzed. He took it out; it was a call from Ye Yuning. He glanced at the woman on the sofa and rejected the call.

Qi Mulan raised an eyebrow. "Why not answer? Is that your flash-marriage wife?"

Xiao Linye walked to his office chair with a grim expression, sat down, lit a cigarette, and ignored Qi Mulan. He was clearly displeased by her disrespectful tone regarding Ye Yuning.

Meanwhile, Ye Yuning, still standing by the roadside, heard Xiao Linye hang up on her. She immediately sent a message: You can’t blame me for dropping the ball, Aye. You, Seventh Master, told me to take my designs and scram. I’ve already taken my designs back to Manlang. If Nanjia Peak needs anything further, have them contact our boss directly!

There was a hint of grievance in her words.

After all, she had stepped in to help out of consideration for her husband.

If not for Xiao’s arrogance regarding the contract termination, she would never have associated with such people.

Now, by saying she was taking the designs back to Manlang, she was undoubtedly telling Xiao Linye that she was revoking the favor she had done him!

After all, Xiao’s didn’t need them...

As for the remaining one-third of the finishing work for Nanjia Peak, she’d deal with that later. Given Xiao’s current despicable attitude, it truly felt like a waste of her design.

Xiao Linye was discussing something with Qi Mulan when he saw the message. His expression changed dramatically.

Before he could stand up, Qi Mulan looked at him. "My father arranged for me to start working in the company’s design department tomorrow."

Hearing this, Xiao Linye’s demeanor instantly turned cold. "You’re working here?"

"Yes," Qi Mulan nodded, then added, "Aye, about us..."

"You know full well what our relationship was like abroad! Go and explain it clearly to the elders yourself!"

With that, Xiao Linye walked straight out of the office.

His retreating figure exuded a cold indifference and ruthlessness, making Qi Mulan’s heart tremble.

After all these years, why couldn’t he see her heart?