Gu Ning sighed with disappointment that Wen Shuyue made those mistakes, since he had never denied her ability and believed that she could do everything in a perfect way.
“Sorry, Mr. Gu. I’ll take it back and redo it. I promise I won’t let you down again,” Wen Shuyue apologized, lowering her head, as cold sweats oozed out on her forehead.
She had been absent-minded recently, which would make things worse if she failed to adjust herself. Being well-aware of her own mistakes, she did want to put an end to this status.
“Next time? I need this right now. You think I have time for you to redo it, huh?” Gu Ning was beyond angry. He distributed this project to Wen Shuyue because he had great confidence in her.
But he never expected that she would ruin the project, which made him sad and disappointed. But the reason behind this was something Gu Ning cared most.
He calmed himself down before he said blandly, “Be frank with me. Is there anything bothering you? I’m sure you’re smart enough to avoid these stupid mistakes.”
“My apologies, Mr. Gu. It’s all my fault. I’ll face the music if the project is delayed,” Wen Shuyue apologized with her head lowered but she just couldn’t tell him the truth.
“Do you think you can afford the consequence?” sneered Gu Ning.
Apparently, he found her overconfident to think that she was able to take the consequence for everything.
Gu Ning had every way to retort upon her and didn’t give her any other choice. Wen Shuyue took a deep breath before she said in a resolute and calm tone, “Since you say so, well… Can I make it up if I resign?”
“Don’t you ever mention it again!” Gu Ning instantly turned angry again. With a piercing gaze at her, he seemed able to see her through.
She had no other solutions in her mind apart from resigning. She could hardly breathe under the pressure from the company, her family and mostly her relationship with He Siming.
It seemed that the whole world was against her and that everything she did was wrong. No one could understand her feelings or forgive her.
Wen Shuyue took a deep breath and said with a wry smile, “I don’t mean to resign. I just want to make up for my mistakes.”
“Just focus on your work and never let me down again. Don’t you ever talk about resigning. You won’t have my permission,” Gu Ning said peacefully as he took a peek at her.
He was desperate to know what happened to Wen Shuyue for she seemed so much different now.
When he saw the tired look on her face, Gu Ning finally spared Wen Shuyue and allowed her to go back home for a rest. When she was leaving the company for her son’s school, she heard people gossiping at the gate.
“Mr. Gu never treats his subordinates so well apart from Miss Wen. People say that Mr. Gu is Miss Wen’s sugar daddy. Is it real?”
“I think so. Miss Wen has frequently made mistakes lately. But Mr. Gu didn’t punish her every time she was invited to the office. I heard that they had a quarrel over a lady last time. I think he’s really Miss Wen’s sugar daddy.”
“But we can just be jealous. Men only spend lavishly on such pretty ladies as Miss Wen. Just get real.”
“Truly…”
They gossiped as if they knew exactly what happened.
Upon hearing those gossips, Wen Shuyue squeezed a smile and felt upset, though she had heard enough gossips before. No wonder so many stars in the entertainment circle got depressed . Annoying keyboard warriors were everywhere.
At this moment, the school activity was over. Wen Baobao sat alone like a poor abandoned child while other children were accompanied by their parents.
“His parents didn’t show up again. Maybe he’s really an orphan.”
“That’s possible. All parents come today except his parents. It doesn’t seem right at all. I think he really doesn’t have parents.”
“Aha, I told you he’s got no parents. You guys never trust me. See? He has no parents.”
The little boys who slandered Wen Baobao had always been jealous of Wen Baobao for he was handsome and popular among girls.
Despite those boys were little, they could feel jealousy. Especially, Wen Baobao was the child with the flawless face in the whole kindergarten who attracted almost all girls. So it made sense that those boys hated him out of jealousy.
Upon hearing the boys’ conversation, Wen Baobao was quite upset but reluctant to retort, sitting there by himself.
“Excuse me, is Wen Baobao in this class?”
Suddenly, a familiar voice rang outside. Wen Baobao subconsciously looked up at the source of the voice. Upon seeing Wen Shuyue, he instantly beamed with a smile and rushed to his mother.
“Mommy!”
The greeting melted Wen Shuyue’s heart, which made her feel guilty. She ran to her son and said in an emotional tone.
“I’m so sorry, Baobao. I’ve been too busy to leave early. Is the activity over?” Wen Shuyue looked guilty, feeling sorry for her son.
Wen Baobao shook his head with a smile and said proudly to those boys, “It’s over. But Mommy must be very busy as a CEO, so I’m very glad that you can leave all your work behind and come to join the activity.”
CEO…
Those boys looked at one another, feeling ashamed. They were born into comfortable families but they didn’t have such capable mothers.
So it was quite impressive that Wen Baobao’s mother was both a CEO and single mother.
Upon hearing that, Wen Shuyue felt somewhat embarrassed for she didn’t expect Wen Baobao would say that. Fortunately, it was lunchtime, so she took Wen Baobao out for lunch.
“Mommy, is Daddy really too busy to take part in such an important activity? He broke my heart,” Wen Baobao complained ceaselessly.
He complained not because his father didn’t value his school life but because his father missed the chance to get along with his mother against his wish.
