“Yes?” Wen Shuyue turned around and looked at He Siming blankly, not expecting he stopped her.
With a mysterious gaze at her, He Siming hesitated for a while before saying, “Be frank with me. Has your boss been harsh to you all the time?”
Apparently, it astonished Wen Shuyue that the question came from He Siming’s mouth. Had her recent working performance been known to another company?
She was in a daze and hesitated for a while before she said with a faint smile, “He doesn’t mean to be harsh to me. But work is full of challenges and challenges just make me improve.”
“Daddy, no worries. Mr. Gu is nice to Mommy. He will never ever be harsh to Mommy,” Wen Baobao said with a smile, thinking that his words could set his father at ease. On the contrary, He Siming put on a sullen look which sent chills down Wen Shuyue’s spine.
When the three of them stopped the conversation, Wen Baobao swallowed his words for fear that it was not a right moment to speak.
As the minutes ticked by, they would feel more embarrassed if no one broke the silence. So Wen Shuyue took a deep breath and tried hard to calm herself down before she said, “I need to get back to my office. I’ve got to go. Baobao, have a good time with Daddy.”
“Uh-huh, don’t worry about me, Mommy,” Wen Baobao responded immediately.
Before leaving, Wen Shuyue took a look at He Siming when he seemed to be meditating without changing his posture.
When Gu Ning urged Wen Shuyue to go back to the company, she thought he had an important task for her. However, Gu Ning just had her back and didn’t offer her any new project.
“Miss Wen, is everything alright between you and Mr. Gu? It seems he’s been harsh to you lately,” Vice President Liang who sensed something wrong whispered to Wen Shuyue.
Many employees from their department somehow got fired without a proper reason. But people blamed it on Wen Shuyue.
Alas!
Caressing her forehead to soothe the headache, Wen Shuyue sighed and said helplessly, “Isn’t it against me? I have a day off but he called me back for an important project. But where’s the project?”
Obviously, the project was just an excuse. All Gu Ning wanted was Wen Shuyue came back to the office. But Wen Shuyue didn’t understand why Gu Ning did that.
“Well, is it possible that Mr. Gu has a thing for you like everyone else says?” Vice President Liang told her his suspicion, which after all was the only thing he could say now.
Upon hearing that, Wen Shuyue pulled a long face and rebuked in a whisper, “Stop the nonsense. If Mr. Gu hears that, he will mistake that we spread those rumors in the company.”
Recently, Wen Shuyue had been an eyesore for Gu Ning, so it was unlikely that she could work for the company any longer once the news was passed around. It was just impossible that Gu Ning had a crush on Wen Shuyue since he hated her so much. Or else, Gu Ning wouldn’t have said those things to her at the very beginning.
“Fine, no more nonsense. But I think it’s definitely possible. You’d better be careful in front of Mr. Gu. I’m afraid hard time will never stop,” Vice President Liang reminded her kindly and pattered her on the shoulder before he went back to work.
Wen Shuyue refused to believe it from the bottom of her heart, but she marked his words in mind for it was right that she couldn’t be too careful.
Before the end of work, Gu Ning finally had a new project distributed to Wen Shuyue in which Lu Junhan was her competitor. Wen Shuyue realized that Gu Ning gave her this chance to defeat Lu Junhan.
“Miss Wen, Mr. Gu said this project is significant to our company. Please close the deal at any cost,” Gu Ning’s secretary said.
Wen Shuyue nodded and said with a light smile, “Just rest assured. I’ll try my best.”
Wen Shuyue never gave the Lu Group a chance to cooperate with MK, even though the Lu Group was desperate to. This time, she would not give the Lu Group a chance to win the project either. To some extent, Gu Ning knew her well.
After the competition kicked off, competitors tried every possible way to invite the sponsor party to the business dinner. As Gu Ning required, Wen Shuyue had no option but joined him in the business dinner tonight.
“Mannis will also come tonight. Apart from the Lu Group, Mannis is also our competitor. Do you still have confidence to win the project now?” Gu Ning said peacefully as if the competition was none of his business.
Wen Shuyue didn’t know that at all. She frowned tightly but soon calmed herself down, “I still have confidence in myself. To lose confidence at the beginning is to lose the chance to win.”
“Glad that you think so. Hope you don’t let me down.” Being happy with her answer, Gu Ning put on a subtle proud smile while Wen Shuyue didn’t look pleased at all.
At the thought of their competitor Mannis, she was overwhelmed with a sad feeling.
Gu Ning still wanted to capitalize on her to suppress Mannis. However, Mannis was way stronger than MK. If He Siming was determined to defeat them, they would be no match for him at all, which Gu Ning should be well-aware of.
Gu Ning who absolutely didn’t dare to compete with Mannis in a fair way could only use dirty tricks sneakily.
“He Siming should also show up tonight. I heard you’ve been close with him and Baobao is his son. Is it true?” Gu Ning suddenly asked, pulling Wen Shuyue back from her thoughts.
“We’re not close. Don’t trust those rumors,” Wen Shuyue explained calmly when cold sweats oozed on her palms out of nervousness.
Rumors about Wen Shuyue and He Siming had been a heated topic, so it was nothing surprising that Gu Ning heard the rumors. But she didn’t expect that Gu Ning talked about those rumors with her.
“Those video makers must have excellent skills for they can even make videos of the three of you having lunch together.”
