Tang Xi could tell from Ye Yuning’s tone that she was still upset from yesterday. After all, her life was tough enough as it was. And now Qin Jinchuan was suddenly causing trouble!
"Okay, I’ll make a reservation. Can you leave work on time for lunch? I’ve heard that the overtime at Xiao’s is pretty insane."
Ye Yuning fell silent. Talk about bringing up the very thing she didn’t want to mention!
Ye Yuning had now fully experienced just how insane overtime at Xiao’s could be. Yesterday was all about showing her who was boss, and today, as soon as she arrived at work, it was all passive aggression. Leaving work on time was like breaking a sacred law, and showing up on time was treated like a major offense! The key issue was that Xiao’s employees seemed to be well-adapted to it; arriving early and leaving late was the norm, and if you didn’t, you were in the wrong!
"Don’t worry, I can make it."
"Okay, I’ll wait for you."
With that, she hung up the phone with Tang Xi.
Ye Yuning was now especially focused on the Nanjia Peak project. No matter how upset she felt inside, she was determined to give it her all.
At 11:30 AM, when it was time for lunch, she left the office promptly as usual.
Li Xin and Liu Ying saw her and instinctively glanced at the time on their computer screens.
11:30:45!? She was punctual down to the second, never staying a minute longer in the company than necessary!
Seeing Ye Yuning, Li Xin, the resident troublemaker, couldn’t help but remark, "Some people are as dumb as pigs; no amount of hinting works on them!"
She had made her displeasure with Ye Yuning very clear yesterday and today! And yet, Ye Yuning didn’t seem to take her hints to heart at all. Was she clueless, or just ignoring it?
The moment she finished speaking, a thunderous BANG! echoed. Li Xin, who had been looking at Ye Yuning with disdain, jumped in fright. Liu Ying, who had been about to chime in, was so startled by the noise that she swallowed her words.
It was Ye Yuning. She had slammed the office door.
She shot them a cold look without a word, then turned and walked towards the elevator.
This time, Liu Ying and Li Xin didn’t dare say anything more to her face.
They waited until she was in the elevator.
Liu Ying clicked her tongue twice. "As expected of a designer. They really do have quite a temper."
Li Xin snorted. "If she doesn’t do well on the Nanjia Peak project, she’ll be the one to suffer."
Liu Ying nodded. "Exactly!" If the Nanjia Peak project doesn’t go well, she’ll become the next Ye Tong. Then she can just clock in and out on time and go slack off somewhere else!
Ye Yuning arrived at the restaurant Tang Xi had booked, still fuming.
Seeing her , Tang Xi immediately handed her a glass of water. "Who upset you? You look so angry?"
"My luck has been absolutely rotten lately!"
Tang Xi was speechless for a moment. Considering her current luck, it really did seem terrible.
Ye Yuning also felt that ever since Ye Tong returned, nothing had been going right for her.
"Is Xiao’s teeming with jinxes then?"
"You bet! Only someone who embodies the ’Three Obediences and Four Virtues’ could survive a place like Xiao’s."
Tang Xi nearly spat out her water. She couldn’t believe Ye Yuning would describe Upper City’s top enterprise, Xiao’s, that way.
Ye Yuning downed half a glass of water. "I’m serious. Not just anyone could tolerate that kind of atmosphere."
"Who dares to give you a hard time? Didn’t you say Xiao Linye got you into the company?"
"He’s just a manager in the business department. Seventh Master Xiao is a monster; there’s nothing I can do about it."
Hearing this, Tang Xi almost burst out laughing. How many times had Ye Yuning cursed this Seventh Master Xiao? Countless. In short, every time they met, she would complain about him.
Tang Xi drew a sharp breath. "What on earth does this Seventh Master Xiao look like? Someone that perverse must be pretty ugly, right?"
"I don’t know. I’ve never seen him."
Tang Xi was shocked. "You’ve never seen him, and he’s got you this worked up? He must really be something else." After all, Seventh Master Xiao had been back in charge of Xiao’s for some time now, yet Ye Yuning had never even met the man.
Ye Yuning retorted, "What’s there to see about someone like that?!"
"He’s your partner on the project, after all. I’m just curious," Tang Xi said.
"Enough about him. There’s nothing to be curious about." Ye Yuning had zero curiosity about Seventh Master Xiao. With his talent for infuriating people, one should avoid him at all costs! Who would want to run into him head-on?
Tang Xi nodded with a smile and didn’t bring up Seventh Master Xiao again.
Instead, she changed the subject. "Is Qin Jinchuan starting to retaliate against you?"
Mentioning Qin Jinchuan was, for Ye Yuning, another deeply unpleasant topic.
She just nodded with an "MM," obviously too upset to even summon the energy to talk about him.
"He also acquired the Blue Island project, the one the designers from our studio are currently working on."
Tang Xi was shocked. "He’s going to such lengths to get back at you? Spending so much? Just because you refused to marry him that time?"
Ye Yuning replied, "Who knows! I still haven’t figured it out."
Tang Xi was floored. Tang Xi was truly shocked about that failed wedding.
And Ye Yuning was equally surprised that Qin Jinchuan would retaliate against her so frantically.
Thinking it over, Tang Xi said, "I feel like it can’t be that simple. After all, you were a victim in that situation too. It was right for you to fight back. Even if you didn’t protect him when you retaliated, that wasn’t your fault!"
That failed wedding had made the Qin Family a laughingstock throughout Upper City.