“…That’s not true.”
“Can you prove your innocence?” Chen Yuanhong raised an eyebrow. “Now, no matter what you say, people won’t believe you. People always only believe what they see, unless…”
“Unless what?” Xia Xi asked warily.
She was familiar with this kind of look – it was Chen Yuanhong’s calculating gaze.
“Unless Lu Ziyi is willing to marry you. Otherwise, for the company’s image, we can only ask you to leave.”
“Lu Ziyi marry me?” Upon hearing this, Xia Xi didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. In reality, he just wanted to use her to catch Lu Ziyi, this big fish! All other reasons were just excuses.
“Is that possible?”
“Impossible!” Xia Xi said angrily.
She would not let herself become a tool for the Chen family to gain power and influence! “In that case, I can only say I’m sorry,” Chen Yuanhong looked at her proudly, “You cannot prove your innocence.”
“I am not someone who would sell myself out!” Severely insulted, Xia Xi retorted angrily.
“Without clear evidence, your word alone cannot prove anything,” Chen Yuanhong said expressionlessly.
“For the sake of the company’s reputation and personal integrity, you have been relieved of your position as business manager, effective immediately.”
“Are you forcing me?” Xia Xi felt a momentary dizziness!
Were they going to sentence her to death over a baseless gossip magazine story?!
“You are dismissed, effective immediately,” Chen Yuanhong repeated coldly.
Tightly clenching her fists, Xia Xi stared unblinkingly at Chen Yuanhong, who showed no fatherly affection, with tears welling up in her eyes but refusing to fall. What had she gotten in return for all her hard work and dedication?
“Xia Xi, if you have no job and cannot make a living, I can have pity on you and let you be a junior sales representative,” Chen Qijun sitting nearby said with schadenfreude, leaning close to her face.
“You know, as long as you beg me, I will absolutely not refuse you.”
“No need,” Xia Xi said, her sharp nails digging into her palm, yet feeling no pain, she raised her chin proudly.
“I will never beg anyone.”
As night fell, a torrential rain poured down. “How many days has this rain been going on? It’s making me irritable.” Coldly gazing at the blurry scenery outside the car window, Lu Ziyi pressed his thin li
