In Liu Mingyu's eyes, a hint of bitterness and nostalgia appeared. She shook her head and smiled, saying, "I have a boyfriend who enlisted in the military, but there has been no news from him until now. He hasn't come back yet."
"Isn't it supposed to be a two-year service? Did he stay behind?" Yang Chen wondered.
"I don't know. His family has also moved..." Liu Mingyu smiled wearily. "Maybe, as others have suggested, he has been assigned to some important position."
"But this can't go on forever. You're a woman, and you should understand the importance of age," Yang Chen secretly criticized that man in his heart, wondering why he would leave behind such a woman and become some kind of confidential personnel.
Liu Mingyu nodded. "So what? I still think of him, I can't forget him. How can I accept another man?" She paused for a moment and smiled again. "Okay, let's not talk about these things. It's almost time to go off work. Let's go back to the office."
Yang Chen naturally had no objections. Since everyone said not to make a fuss about the matter, he could only listen to them.
Speaking of which, Yang Chen still had the check written by Guo Ziheng in his hand, which he had to hand over to his heartless and boring beautiful boss.
When he entered the office, a group of urban beauties had already started dressing up, preparing to leave the company and enjoy the vibrant nightlife. They were all beautifully dressed, ready to indulge in excitement.
Zhao Hongyan and Zhang Cai seemed quite calm and didn't bother with touch-ups or changing clothes. When they saw Yang Chen coming back, they smiled and greeted him.
"Did everything go smoothly? You're coming back so late," Zhao Hongyan asked.
Yang Chen nodded and curiously asked, "Why aren't you and Zhang Cai dressing up like the others, changing clothes?"
Zhao Hongyan sighed with a touch of melancholy, "Can't you tell? Zhang Cai and I are both married women. We got married last year. We don't need all those things anymore."
"Wait, you're married?!" Yang Chen was genuinely surprised. No wonder these two young married women had more curvaceous figures compared to their colleagues.
Zhang Cai giggled and said, "Yang Chen, you're not actually thinking of doing something to us, are you? We are both married, so let's not start any fights."
"Yang Chen is also a married man with a wife. It's the same for both of us," Zhao Hongyan said with a smile.
Yang Chen thought to himself, can I consider my relationship with Lin Ruoxi as being husband and wife? But of course, he wouldn't say it out loud. After an awkward smile, he quickly slipped into Mo Qianyi's office.
The office had already turned on the desk lamp, and the slightly dim room revealed Mo Qianyi taking off her coat. She was wearing only a pristine white short-sleeved women's shirt and was earnestly writing something. She had a slender nose bridge and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses perched on it. Her hair was casually tied in a braid, with a few strands of dark hair covering half of her radiant face. She was focused, not even noticing Yang Chen gently pushing the door open.
She was a beauty who looked pleasing no matter how she dressed, but her temper wasn't great. Perhaps most beautiful women had this flaw, Yang Chen thought honestly.
"Don't you know you should knock before entering?" Mo Qianyi finally noticed Yang Chen, who had walked to the other side of the desk. Although she was curious about how this man seemed to have no sense of urgency and had a teasing smile, she naturally remained calm and asked calmly.
Yang Chen pulled out a chair and sat down, placing the check he had in his hand slowly on the table. "I don't have much experience, so I'll remember to knock next time."
"What's this?" Mo Qianyi put down the pen in her hand and looked at the check on the table with some suspicion. The amount was 400,000.
Yang Chen smiled. "Miss Mo asked me to collect the debt, the remaining 400,000. Not a penny less."
Mo Qianyi picked up the check and looked at the signature on it. It was indeed Guo Ziheng, the shameless gang leader of Huacheng Fashion. She couldn't help but feel surprised and doubtful. She looked up and carefully examined Yang Chen, not understanding how this guy managed to make the other party willingly pay back the owed money.
"Are you... okay?" Mo Qianyi couldn't help but ask. She couldn't help but size up Yang Chen. She always felt that he must have gone through a life-or-death struggle to come back. The previous few times she sent agents, they all ended up in the hospital. One of them was still confined to a wheelchair due to lingering injuries.
Pretending to know nothing, Yang Chen shrugged his shoulders and asked with a hint of "confusion," "What's the matter? Isn't it just collecting the remaining payment? I think they were quite easy to talk to. In fact, it was Mr. Guo himself who personally sent me back."
Damn it! Have those gangsters turned over a new leaf?! Mo Qianyi felt a burst of anger. It was good that the money owed was recovered, but seeing this man in front of her with no signs of injury and a relaxed expression, why did she feel so discontented in her heart!
It wouldn't be good to show those emotions on the surface, so Mo Qianyi took a deep breath before saying, "Thank you for your hard work. Your share of the bonus will be credited at the end of the month. You can go off duty now."
"Thank you, Miss Mo," Yang Chen nodded with apparent satisfaction. He stood up and walked towards the door. Just as he was about to leave, he turned around, wearing a smile that seemed ambiguous, and said, "Miss Mo, that black outfit of yours is nice, very beautiful..."
After Yang Chen left, Mo Qianyi was still puzzled as she looked at herself. Her clothes were clearly white, so where did the black color come from? Upon closer inspection, she noticed two faint black spots on her chest. Due to the transparency of the shirt under the light, she could see it more clearly. It wasn't the clothes, it was her bra!
"Yang Chen..." Mo Qianyi clenched her teeth as she blushed, and slammed her palm on the desk. Her eyes almost spewed fire, "Just wait and see!"
After bidding farewell to her colleagues in the office, Yang Chen finally began to appreciate the joys of being a white-collar worker. Although the work was a bit boring compared to selling lamb skewers, the "environment" was indeed much better. The scent of women permeating the air alone couldn't be compared to the stench of a vegetable market.
When he arrived at the underground parking lot and just sat in the car, his phone vibrated. It was Li Jingjing calling.
Yang Chen answered the phone with a smile, "Hello."
"Brother Yang..." There was a hint of joy in Li Jingjing's tone. "Thank you."
"Why are you thanking me?" Yang Chen naturally wouldn't willingly admit that he was the one who destroyed Chen Dehai's stronghold.
"It's about Chen Dehai..." Li Jingjing spoke in a hushed voice, but then seemed to understand something and changed the topic, saying, "Anyway, thank you. My parents and I are very grateful."
Listening to the gentle voice of the girl, Yang Chen also felt relieved. It seemed that this little girl was clever too. He smiled and said, "Is that so? That's good. Let your dad continue with his business. I'll have a chat with him tomorrow morning."
"Yeah, I understand."
"Is there anything else?" Although Yang Chen didn't mind chatting with Li Jingjing a bit longer, it was getting late and the traffic would be congested.
"No... there's nothing else." Li Jingjing hesitated for a moment and then said, "I just wanted to know when Brother Yang would come to visit me at school."
It was only then that Yang Chen remembered the promise he made. He couldn't help but blame himself for being careless and quickly said, "I just started working this week, so I might be a bit busy, but I'll definitely come by within this week. Don't worry."
Li Jingjing happily responded and hung up the phone.
Just as Yang Chen was about to start the car, his phone rang again. This time, it was from Wang Ma.
He wondered why Wang Ma was calling him at this time. After all, he had said he would come home for dinner. Before he could say anything, he heard Wang Ma's urgent voice shouting from the other end of the phone, "Young Master! Come back quickly! Something has happened!"