Stop There, Daddy

“Good morning, Miss Wen!”

When Wen Shuyue arrived at the office, she saw Qin Weiwei standing at the door smiling brightly. She frowned and said, “Qin Weiwei, what do you want?”

Seeing that there was no one else around, Qin Weiwei no longer pretended. She approached Wen Shuyue and said in a mocking tone, “I heard that you are having a troubled relationship, so I come to console you.”

Wen Shuyue was surprised, but she soon knew what Qin Weiwei was talking about. She said sullenly, “Miss Qin, you are well-informed.”

When she saw Qin Weiwei raise her brow with a smirk, Wen Shuyue said, “But He Siming won’t fancy a dirty woman like you even if he leaves me.”

After she spoke, she pushed the door open and entered her office, not taking a glance at Qin Weiwei, who turned pale in anger.

Qin Weiwei followed Wen Shuyue into the office and glared at her. She sneered. “No one knows if I stand a chance or not, but you are out of the picture.”

After she spoke, Qin Weiwei copied Wen Shuyue and banged the door shut.

Wen Shuyue stared at the door with cold eyes.

Her pretentious friend was surprising her every day.

Qin Weiwei was good at spreading rumors. She spoke ill of Wen Shuyue in front of everyone she met. She even told people that Wen Shuyue was dumped by He Siming.

In just one morning, the whole company knew that Wen Shuyue flirted with Lu Junhan after she failed to seduce He Siming from Mannis.

“Did you hear that Miss Wen was dumped?”

“I heard about it too, but I don’t know if it’s true. I didn’t know Miss Wen was with He Siming.”

“Are you blind? Wasn’t it obvious? He Siming used to come to our company every day. After he found out Miss Wen is a slut, he detests her and doesn’t come anymore.”

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“What are you guys talking about?” Xiaolu went out of the bathroom and stared coldly at these women with heavy makeup.

“Miss Lu.” One of the women recognized Xiaolu and stammered in a panic, “We are chatting.”

“Yes, we are only chatting,” the others echoed.

When they saw Xiaolu pull a long face, they smiled awkwardly and scurried away.

Xiaolu watched them leave and recalled what they had said about Wen Shuyue. She was fuming.

She went to Wen Shuyue’s office angrily. “Miss Wen, why do you have the mood to work? Don’t you know they are spreading rumors about you?”

Wen Shuyue did not raise her head and said, “Yeah.”

Xiaolu had been admiring Wen Shuyue, and she felt indignant. When she saw that Wen Shuyue was indifferent, she got anxious and took away the file from her hand. “Miss Wen, did you hear what I said?”

“I heard you.” Wen Shuyue looked at Xiaolu and beckoned her to return the file.

She took the file and signed her name, putting the lid on the pen and looking up at Xiaolu earnestly.

“Xiaolu, do you think I’m a pushover?”

Xiaolu shook her head.

Wen Shuyue spread her hands. “There you go. Let them say whatever they like. I was looking for excuses to lay them off. I can take the chance to fire the troublemakers and streamline our company.”

Xiaolu widened her mouth in shock. She fully understood the saying, “Don’t mess with Wen Shuyue.”

“What’s wrong? Why don’t you go back to work? Do you want to get fired too?”

“Oh, I’m going now.” Xiaolu shuddered and hurried back to her desk.

Wen Shuyue and Xiaolu exchanged a smile and got back to their work.

In the next few days, Wen Shuyue did not deal with those who slandered her behind her back. Just as Xiaolu thought that she would let off these people, Wen Shuyue suddenly announced the lay-off plan on the company’s official website. Following that, she held a board meeting.

With the unanimous approval of the board, Wen Shuyue launched a major reduction of jobs and laid off the slack employees without any performance, including the women who gossiped about her in the bathroom that day.

It was until then did Xiaolu know that these women got the jobs because of several middle-level managers. She felt disgusted.

However, Qin Weiwei was laid off. Xiaolu asked Wen Shuyue why, and the latter said Qin Weiwei was still useful to her.

Xiaolu realized that Wen Shuyue did not lay off the employees to take revenge. It was a business decision. She admired Wen Shuyue more.

After the layoff, the staff was awed by Wen Shuyue’s methods again, and no one dared to look down on her.

After Wen Shuyue solved the problem with the company affairs, she went to prison again, wishing to know more from Wen Long and collect more evidence.

For the whole afternoon, under the guidance of the psychiatrist, Wen Shuyue gradually got the trust of Wen Long, who started to give more detail on the case. Some answers were going to emerge.

However, Wen Long suddenly refused to say more.

Wen Shuyue was confused. She stared at Wen Long’s eyes. “Dad, why don’t you tell me the truth at this stage?”

“Don’t you want to come out?”

“Don’t you miss me?”

Her questions pained Wen Long, who shook his head in agony. “Shuyue listen to me. You shouldn’t do this. Don’t continue. Don’t force me.”

After he spoke, he put down the phone and asked the guard to take him away. Wen Shuyue called him from behind, but he didn’t look back.

Wen Shuyue was upset. She didn’t know why her father had to hide the truth from her.

She went to the prison several times, but Wen Long didn’t want to see her. The warden also said Wen Shuyue paid too many visits to Wen Long and asked her not to come again.

Wen Shuyue was stumped. She didn’t know how to continue. She was alone. He Siming was not with her, and her father didn’t want to see her.

Wen Shuyue lay in bed and looked at the ceiling blankly.

She missed He Siming.

She hadn’t seen him since she moved out of the He house over a month ago, and she wondered how he was doing and if he missed her.

She said to herself, “Wake up, Wen Shuyue. How could you still have the illusion about that man? He is cold and ruthless. Why do you miss him?”

It was a long night, and Wen Shuyue tossed and turned. She couldn’t sleep.

She had to tell herself that He Siming was bad to her so that she wouldn’t think of his affection.

Unsurprisingly, the next morning, she went to work with dark circles around her eyes.

After she sat down in the chair, her phone rang. It was Mr. Gu calling.NôvelDrama.Org © content.

She picked up the phone and said professionally, “Hello, Mr. Gu, what can I help you?”

“The directors from the headquarters noticed that we had a good cooperation with Mannis last time, so they decided to ask you to design the next fashion show for Mannis.”

“What!” He Siming’s face appeared in her mind. She subconsciously asked, “Can I refuse?”