Stepmom Male Lead Villain

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And just like that, Chen Jing had taken a stance as an innocent bystander. He operated as usual in front of the big boss and secretly acknowledged the fact that Yan Shuyu had resigned. In the end, it was Manager Xu who approved the resignation. It has nothing to do with him.

The adult world is rarely just black and white. The conservative way of thinking is just another attitude, not about right or wrong. That was why when Chen Jing decided to pretend to know nothing about the incident, everything was calm and normal in the surroundings. With some observation, it was not difficult to see how well the big boss could remain calm in the face of events.

He is, indeed, the big boss in the corporate world. Female employees who have taken care of their day jobs, who have interacted with them a lot, and most recently, interactions outside the realm of their job responsibilities have just come up and gone. Most people would at least ask him, but their big boss did not even blink, as if this person had never existed.

For a while, Chen Jing had to wonder if the matter was over. Just when he was feeling ashamed of himself, and thinking that he really should try to learn from his big boss and stop dizzying about the little things, he suddenly started the topic of conversation.

This morning, Chen Jing had just finished her night shift and was planning to take off and head home after she saw the big boss coming out. Inside the elevator, as if they were just chatting randomly, the big boss asked in the most relaxed tone, "Manager Chen, looks like your other co-workers haven't been here for the past few days."

They were inside the VIP special elevator at that moment. It wasn't too fancy, but it was definitely wider than a regular elevator. Inside this not-so-small space was their entire group of five people. Naturally, Boss Zhou was in the middle. His special assistants, Louis and Robin, flanked him on both sides, with Chen Jing and the lobby manager at the back. Even standing right next to the back corner of the elevator, Chen Jing felt very open because, in perfect coordination, everyone turned around and looked at her as soon as Boss Zhou finished asking her questions.

He could ignore the lobby manager who was unaware of the truth, but even Louis and Robin put up their innocent looks to enjoy the show. Chen Jing suddenly felt a headache.

"The "other partner" Boss Zhou mentioned was clearly referring to Yan Shuyu. Since Chen Jing was worried about the other "incidents", she had never received another assistant since Yan Shuyu quit. Only he and Xiao Lin had covered everything the past few days. To be honest, he had no good reason, otherwise, he would even let Xiao Lin go. Once a bite, twice a shame. He would rather suck it up and take responsibility himself.

And the big bosses should talk about this. Chen Jing groaned silently. Fortunately, he had imitated the scene of the big boss interrogating him two days after the incident, so he was no stranger to this. With a sudden conscious expression, her acting rivaled that of two special assistants, she said, “Oh! Boss Zhou must be referring to Xiao Yan, Yan Shuyu, right? I forgot to mention, he has resigned. ”

“Resign?” Zhou Qinghe turned around and looked at him. A slight smile at him, as if amused, he asked, "When did that happen?"

“Last wednesday, exactly a week ago.” What Chen Jing wanted to add was: it was the day of the event, and our Xiao Yan immediately and firmly made the decision to stop in place.

Of course, someone as brilliant as a big boss did not need any reminders from him. He knew it immediately. Chen Jing seemed to notice her licking her back teeth, then slowly a smile appeared to her and she said, "Is that so?"

Chen Jing felt a little anxious. What is "so"? What does he mean by that?

At this extremely critical moment, the clueless lobby manager, Wu Liang, stepped in to save him. Although he did not know about the incident, he felt he could relate when Boss Zhou suddenly asked about the prettiest girl in the Dorsett Hotel. After all, they are both men. He was also quite disappointed when he found out that the beautiful girl had resigned. He took this opportunity to ask Chen Jing, “But, Manager Chen, didn't Xian Yan just join Hotel Dorsett? Why did he suddenly leave? If I remember her correctly, she didn't tell?” either

Good question, Manager Wu! Chen Jing immediately gave an explanation, “To be honest, I just found out about Xiao Yan's resignation from Manager Xu. It was a personal reason that he would be tied up, that was why he had no time to tell. He even had to take a cut in his check.”

Wu Liang was really curious. He peeked at Boss Zhou and, seeing that he showed no signs of impatience, thought that he was also interested, so he boldly continued his question, “What is so urgent? He's not sick, is he?”

Chen Jing gave a secret thumbs up to her old colleague. With an innocent look, he shook his head and continued, “Xiao Yan is not sick; her child is.”

Manager Wu smacked his own forehead and laughed, “Oh yes, I almost forgot. Xiao Yan looked like someone who had just graduated from college, but he got married early. If I remember correctly, her son was already in Kindergarten? A single mother with a child, it must be difficult.”

"Exactly," Chen Jing did not oppose Manager Xu. He felt rather uneasy having placed all the blame on him, so he defended him by saying, “To be exact, Manager Xu only agreed to his resignation taking into account the special situation. I tend to agree with him, he is in a difficult place. ”

As they chatted, they had already stepped out of the elevator and walked through the hotel lobby.

There were not many guests in the hotel lobby at 08:30, and only a few hotel employees. The lobby looked empty, and they immediately arrived in front of the hotel entrance. Boss Zhou's car had been waiting there for a while. Once their master got into the car, it didn't take long before it lit up and took off in front of everyone.

Only Chen Jing and Wu Liang were left in front of the hotel entrance.

All along, only Chen Jing and Wu Liang had been chatting with each other. The big boss only raises the subject and never reveals anything else. He looked indifferent, and it was hard to guess his thoughts. So, even after he left, Chen Jing still stood there dumbfounded and wondered if she had dodged the bullet.

Although Boss Zhou did not say anything, he did not seem annoyed either. She should be okay?

While Chen Jing was still comforting herself, Boss Zhou, who was sitting in her car, had let go of her unexpected pretense.

In the car, there was also the driver and two assistants in particular, all of whom had been his trusted assistants for many years. It seemed like Zhou Qinghe was leaning on the back of a leisurely chair with her eyes closed, but her slender fingers were tapping her knees – was her usual when she was thinking hard.

After a while, Zhou Qinghe opened her eyes and chuckled, “Signed back the next day. What do you think that means? ”

Louis and Robin exchanged glances and the two were confused. Boss still thinking that?

They all said the woman was moody, how did they know what it meant? Maybe just play hard to arouse your sexual interest. And it seems like it works like a champion too.

As a good employee, the intentions and processes of the other party are not important. What matters is that their boss's interest has been piqued, and it is now their job to help him in any way they can.

In the most serious tone, Louis began to say, “Since he is facing difficulties at home, does it seem a little heartless to reduce his salary? I suggest to make an exception for the exceptional situation, have this woman come back, sign the documents, and pay her the full amount of her salary.” She's obviously a smart woman. All he needed was a chance, and he could take it and run from there.

Robin had the same thought but, unfortunately, did not defeat Louis in expressing his opinion. So there was not much he could do except nod and say, “I support Louis' advice. We have to have Manager Chen handle this. She was once the direct supervisor of Miss Yan. Coming from him will make him seem more caring.”

The key is that this Manager Chen also knows about the incident and, as a smart individual, he knows what to do.

With a competent assistant like them, the boss would not have to worry about anything.

Zhou Qinghe smiled lightly and did not comment.

Louis and Robin didn't talk much either. Their boss' intentions could not be clearer. That was how Chen Jing, who had just set foot inside her own home, received a call from the managing director, Han Yu.

Han Yu's call was very much like a business. He simply said that when an employee faces difficulties, it is their responsibility to help them. And that a large company should care and not turn its back on its employees, or even its former employees. And that they should provide assistance at the difficult times of their former employees and show their sincere concern. Dan Chen Jing, as a direct supervisor, was a natural candidate for this task.

The managing director never once mentioned the big boss, but Chen Jing was not a spring girl. He has worked at the Dorsett Hotel for several years and rose from a small hotel staff to his current position. Sure, the company was more generous than many of their peers, but as rich as the company was, he had never seen such philanthropic actions come from them. One does not need too much intelligence to know the reason behind this.

Unfortunately, he had already been summoned by his superior to be the main one in this matter. It won't be easy to get out of it, so she's forced to become a caring ambassador for that former employee.

When Yan Shuyu received her call, she almost started crying out of excitement. “Manager Chen, is that true? All I need to do is sign the paperwork and I will be able to get my full month's salary? Can I come now?”

"Now?" As much as Chen Jing had prepared herself for this, Yan Shuyu's reaction still made her grumble. If you are in desperate need of money, why would you bother playing hard to get first place? He smiled quickly, “Now is not the right time for me. What if you come tomorrow?"

"But tomorrow is the weekend?" Yan Shuyu was somewhat hesitant.

Exactly because it's a weekend, so the big boss will be at the hotel during the day. Chen Jing smiled excitedly. Just when he thought Yan Shuyu had gotten the hint, he heard his worried voice coming from the other end of the phone, "Isn't the hotel's Treasury Department closing tomorrow?"

Chen Jing, "......"

Was this girl's goal the big boss or her salary? He was more and more confused by this development.

But, on second thought, Chen Jing came to the conclusion that it was not her true goal. After all, if he didn't have a few tricks up his sleeve, he wouldn't dare to make a big boss his target, would he?

Chen Jing nodded and said, "You just come, I'll tell the Treasury Department."

Yan Shuyu felt better and happily said on the phone, “That's great. See you tomorrow then. Bye bye!"

After hanging up the phone, Yan Shuyu was excited to earn some more money.

Manager Chen's call came suddenly. Does he think it's weird? Sure did! But he only has $250 left in his account. He was more worried about starving to death than the storyline.

So, how could he save around $10,000 when he first moved and suddenly turned into a poor person with only $250 left in the blink of an eye? Even Yan Shuyu blamed herself for being too extravagant.

He only knew that the original owner had paid off the 6-month lease as well as the fee for the kindergarten and still had the rest of the money. Moreover, he expected his salary to be paid in the middle of the month. As long as he had some money, and it was enough to last until he found a new job and took on the responsibility of supporting his family, he was not too worried. Thus, the pressure was lifted from the optimistic and proactive Yan Shuyu

The next day after her migration was the weekend, she dragged her insta son to go shopping in high spirits. She bought herself a new set of clothes to start her new life – she may not be able to afford clothes from the mall, but she was able to barter with street vendors. Yan Shuyu was also fair, she bought herself a beautiful dress, but she also bought the little boy a new set of clothes as well. The two of them further enjoyed good food and drinks, and spent around $1,000 over two days on the weekend.

And then, he received a payment notice. The original owner has taken the loan online, the interest must be repaid before principle. This is the last payment so the principal amount is deducted from his account directly – in all $10.000. When he found out, there were only $250 left in his bank.

After his savage spending, and seeing the remaining amount, Yan Shuyu was dumbfounded and started to have doubts about the life of – no work, no work, two mouths to feed at home and only two hundred dollars left. It was the perfect setting to starve to death!

Yan Shuyu did not blame the original owner for taking out an online loan. Any normal person will know that borrowing money from online is a bad idea. Thinking of the timeline, a year ago was when the original owner and his son were going through their hard times.

Now that everything was over, there was no point in trying to figure out the reason he did what he did. More important is to know if the original owner has any other loans besides this one. Yan Shuyu anxiously searched through his memories and checked all the major apps on his phone and finally came to the conclusion that this was the only loan he had, and it had been repaid in full. Things could have gotten a lot worse.

It's not too used to him. With only $250 left, he was worried that he and his instant son would not survive until payday in the middle of the month. Yan Shuyu stared at the remaining amount, worried sick, and deeply regretted going out for 2 days weekend – had he not spent $1,000, at least it could last until the next payment day.

Fortunately, Yan Shuyu was basically not a bitter person. He quickly gathered his emotions and planned to go proactively looking for a job. After all, having a job would be like having a lifeline. After all, it beats sitting around and waiting to die.

Speaking of finding work, it is another sad and sad story.

Yan Shuyu had sent out many resumes on the first day she moved. He even contacted some companies that he was very interested in; however, now that the weekend had come and gone, and it was already Tuesday, he still had not heard of anything. Of all the resumes he sent, he only received one trivial response, “Thank you for your interest in our company, but our company needs bla bla bla.

Yeah! That's kind of awkward.

Yan Shuyu began to realize that her beauty was somewhat worthless in the talent market, and only academic qualifications were taken into account.

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In other words, his plan of using his performance to find a comfortable and prestigious job that did not require any technical skills was more of a fantasy that only he could dream of. He was broke and had no skills; now that he wanted to have a job, he had to seriously consider lowering his standards and considering a position in the service industry that he disliked in the past. They may be his only choice now.

This was the spoiled Yan Shuyu, who would stay at home and stay away from her parents. He never imagined the day he would have to be a servant. Well, money speaks. He better learn quickly to put his pride aside for now.

Yan Shuyu comforted herself that she was a very flexible person before she tidied herself up and went looking for work.

Once the standards are lowered, job search becomes much easier. Yan Shuyu walked around the neighboring area and her mind was fixed on the luxurious-looking Western restaurant. With or without work experience, someone as smart as Yan Shuyu would naturally know that if she worked in the food industry, her employer would definitely provide food as well. It's not like it's going to cost more.

It was still ten days or so before he could get his salary. She had to rely on the food provided at work to tie her up.

Thinking that, Yan Shuyu suddenly felt that being in the service industry was not too bad.

As soon as he set foot in the restaurant, his desire to work there grew stronger as he saw this restaurant even providing piano and violin performances!

Although Yan Shuyu had always said that her only strength was her beautiful face, she was too humble. She came from a fairly wealthy family and, as an only child, her parents had spent a lot of money on her. She has attended more extracurricular classes since she was a child than she can count with both hands. Unfortunately, his passions were always short-lived, and most of them were simply futile. Piano and violin were the exception to the rule as she still trained it from time to time, but only because she felt that this was a skill that a goddess should possess.

In his past life, Yan Shuyu had quite good self-awareness. He knew that he only had average talent when it came to musical instruments so he never spent too much time on it. Levels are very amateur. But now, everything was different from before, with her appearance being so beautiful that it could cause trouble, and she could play the piano? It was like saying that he could really rely on his appearance but, no, he insisted on his own ability!

The owner of this restaurant had to be blind to not want to hire a goddess like her who had looks and talent!

Feeling that this position was his, Yan Shuyu walked in confidently. He asked the server if he could use the piano and, after a definite answer, he walked up to the piano and showed them what he could do.