Walking out of Taoran Residence, Ji Wei gave Mo Qian a call.
"Mo Qian, how’s your project negotiation going?"
"Just wrapped up. Why’d you suddenly think of calling me?"
On the other end, Mo Qian chuckled warmly, like a gentle spring breeze: "Not just missing me, huh? There’s gotta be something else too."
He knew Ji Wei all too well.
"I’m downstairs at Gu Family’s office. Wanted to ask when you’d be back. If it’s gonna be too late, I’ll head back to the project site first." Ji Wei answered honestly.
"I’ll be there in about twenty minutes. Have you had lunch yet?"
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"Ugh, didn’t know what I wanted to eat." Ji Wei didn’t reveal that Vice President Liu had kept her waiting in the reception room for over an hour, delaying her lunchtime for nothing.
"If you’re not super hungry, just wait in my office first. I’ll have Chen Ke order food for you."
Since she was here, Ji Wei figured she’d get the documents signed. Otherwise, it would affect the project’s progress.
At midday, most people had gone out for lunch, leaving the office rather empty. Taking advantage of this, Ji Wei walked into Mo Qian’s office without hesitation.
She hadn’t been sitting for long when a commotion suddenly erupted outside the office. The voices sounded oddly familiar.
When Ji Wei opened the door, she saw two female interns supporting Vice President Liu, who was groaning loudly, as they made their way to the entrance.
A few coworkers who had finished lunch earlier spotted the scene and displayed shocked yet gleefully smug expressions.
This Vice President Liu was notorious for being a sleazeball, and now someone had seemingly torched his hair. Well, whoever did it deserved four words: "Nicely done!"
"Oh my, President Liu, how’d you manage to burn all your hair during lunch?" one of the female colleagues asked, feigning deep concern. Meanwhile, someone behind her couldn’t hold back their giggles, quietly covering their mouth to stifle their laughter.
Indeed, Vice President Liu, who was already quite bald, now had hardly any hair left following the fire incident.
The colleague’s remark hit Vice President Liu right where it hurt.
Baldness was his biggest insecurity, and now it was even worse.
He seemed to notice the snickers from behind him, turning to glare at the group with a face as dark as thunder.
The few employees tried hard to compose serious expressions, stifling their laughter with all their might.
A few steps forward, Vice President Liu caught sight of Ji Wei standing by Mo Qian’s office door.
All of his suppressed rage exploded in that instant. He abruptly shoved away the female interns holding him up, pointed at Ji Wei, and roared: "You dare mess with me! You’re just a mere project director! You wanna lose your job, huh? Today, I’ll teach you a lesson and show you the price of crossing me!"
Vice President Liu was fuming, his eyes wide and nostrils flaring. He rolled up his sleeves, looking ready to pummel Ji Wei.
The two interns beside him were shocked and hurriedly tried to pull him back: "President Liu, please calm down! Miss Ji is Mr. Gu’s fiancée!"
But Vice President Liu wouldn’t listen, convinced he’d suffered a great humiliation. If he didn’t teach Ji Wei a lesson, he felt he’d lose face in the Gu Family altogether!
"Don’t stop me! If I don’t deal with this woman today, I’ll write my name backward!"
Vice President Liu violently shook off the interns and charged at Ji Wei, shouting and swinging his fist at her.
Before his punch could land, however, a hand intercepted him mid-air. What followed was an unmistakable sound of bones dislocating, accompanied by Vice President Liu’s pig-like squeals: "It hurts so bad! Who the hell—"