"Are you sure that you did not want to return to Upcoming?" Lin Qing asked as she placed their cups of coffee on the table. She slid into the sofa and watch her friend with worry.
Su Ruan took a sip on the drink and finally felt as if her head was no longer as painful.
"You could get a promotion. Perhaps this time, you could finally get a breakthrough and write what you wanted," Lin Qing said.
Just a while ago, Su Ruan had told her that Gao Leng had called and asked her to return to the company. Lin Qing could not hide her surprise when Gao Leng had mentioned the generous perks.
Lin Qing had thought that Su Ruan was going to accept that job. However, to her surprise, Su Ruan said that she was only going to accept if both Gao Leng and Yan Xi leave the company.
Of course, Gao Leng would not agree.
It was not easy for Gao Leng to get his position. This job allowed him to do what he want and still got a high salary.
Gao Leng was not going to leave the company anytime soon.
His uncle was still one of the investors in the company. Gao Leng was confident that even if he had made a mistake, surely, President Huang was not going to fire him.
"I might be able to write what I want, sure," Su Ruan shrugged. "However, with Gao Leng and Yan Xi around the company, I'm sure that the two of them will continue to make things difficult for me. I'm not crazy enough to stay and let them bully me around."
Lin Qing could not deny that Su Ruan's words made a lot of sense.
If she returned, both Gao Leng and Yan Xi would want revenge.
Who could say that Gao Leng was still going to keep his promise once Su Ruan had completed her task with the interview? She was done with the company's treatment. It was time for her to look for something better.
"Moreover…" Su Ruan leaned back on the sofa and sighed. "I've worked with Upcoming long enough. Perhaps, it was time for me to find a job at a place where my boss was going to value me for my work."
Of course, what Su Ruan was worried about the most was her safety.
Each time that she remembered how Gao Leng had tried to attack him in the office, Su Ruan would shiver in fear. In front of Lin Qing, Su Ruan would pretend that she was strong enough. However, only she knew how terrified she was, staying in the same room with Gao Leng.
She could not stop thinking that if she was a little late to retaliate, perhaps, that disgusting man would have done something to her.
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Gao Leng smashed his phone on the floor when he failed to reach Su Ruan again.
After that one time that he managed to talk to Su Ruan, that girl has not picked up his phone call again.
Gao Leng glanced at the clock. It was almost time to clock off but he still failed to get Su Ruan to return to the company.
At this time, Gao Leng was silently regretting his decision to listen to Yan Xi.
If it was not for that woman, he would not have been in this position. It was Yan Xi who had convinced him to steal that job from Su Ruan and handed it over to her.
Editor Ji Fan Yin had tried to warn him but he was not willing to listen.
A loud knock came on his door.
Gao Leng was about to lash out in anger when someone was rude enough to enter his office without his permission. However, his expression changed again when Gao Leng saw that the person who entered his room was no other than the company's president.
He stood up straight and dabbed the sweat on his forehead. "President Huang."
The deep frown on the man's face did not ease up a little bit. "Have you talked to Miss Su? What's her condition? As long as she agreed to return, I would agree to anything."
Gao Leng thought about the conversation he had with Su Ruan in the morning. He already decided that he was not going to consider her condition.
That girl wanted him to quit the company. How could he even agree to that? He was not going to lose his job for anyone.
"President Huang, I have talked to Miss Su earlier but she was determined to quit," Gao Leng said. "She said there was nothing that we could do to change her opinion."
"In short, you have failed to convince her to return to the company?"
Gao Leng realized that there was something wrong with the way President Huang was looking at him.
"Gao Leng, I have already warned you that if you failed to get Miss Su to return to the company, then you don't have to return to the company anymore."
The man's expression turned pale. "President Huang, are you joking?" Gao Leng had thought that President Huang was only saying it when he told him that he should not appear at the company again.
His uncle was still in the company. Surely, President Huang will not be able to fire him just like this.
"Do I look like I am joking?" President Huang spoke. "You have lost the opportunity to interview President Long Fei of Blue Media company. Do you realize how embarrassing this would be for our company?"
He had talked to his friends about this interview. They were going to laugh when they saw that the interview was none existence.
Previously, President Huang has heard a few complaints about Director Gao Leng. However, he had always let it slide, considering his relationship with his uncle.
However, now that Gao Leng had messed up big time, President Huang did not think that he could accept his behavior again. Next time, who knew how else this man was going to ruin his company.
"I have already made my decision." President Huang spoke with his face dark. "Gao Leng, you don't have to show up at the company tomorrow. You're fired."
His face paled upon hearing President Huang's words. President Huang was so resolute that he could not say a word. Gao Leng clenched his hand into a fist as he suppressed his anger and humiliation in his heart.