Perhaps women are born for shopping. Before leaving the hospital in the morning, Tang Wan asked Jiang Fan how much money he had left. Jiang Fan rummaged around and pulled out thirty-one yuan. The two stood at the door of the ward and looked at each other for a long time. Tang Wan turned around and walked towards the ward, shouting that she would call her mother and tell her that she was sick but Jiang Fan didn't care for her.
"Stop! I have no cash, but there's still 1,435.6 yuan in my card."
Now Tang Wan had found a way to deal with Jiang Fan. Whenever there was something, she would call her mother-in-law. Tang Wan held the door handle with one hand, turned around, and looked at Jiang Fan with disdain, gritting her teeth and saying,
"Could you be even poorer?"
"Yes, there's someone living in my house who only eats but doesn't work. I have to buy snacks, vegetables, and even three towels. He's picky about food every day. I even paid for hospitalization last night."
"Can you stop talking?"
Tang Wan clamped Jiang Fan's head under her arm and covered his mouth tightly.
Jiang Fan came to the hospital like a drowned rat yesterday, and today, she was taken away by a girl with her head clamped. Jiang Fan had successfully made all the nurses know her. After they left, the nurses gathered together and whispered.
"Alas! Some people are just so frustrating. His girlfriend just had a high fever, and he brought her to the hospital despite the storm."
"Don't be jealous. I was on duty last night. It was raining so hard, and his girlfriend just had her hair a little wet. That man was completely wet, and he was still busy buying porridge. There was only one bed and one chair in the private room, and he stayed up all night."
"He's so handsome! What a high face value."
"Do you think that woman is simple? She's also quite beautiful. The Cartier bracelet on her wrist is worth 180,000 yuan, which is enough for us to save up for three years without eating or drinking!"
The nurses sighed together. She was beautiful and rich, tall and elegant, and her boyfriend treated her like a precious treasure. Why was there such a big gap between people?
When they left the hospital, the sun was already high in the sky. Jiang Fan looked at Tang Wan, who was still wearing her pajamas, and asked softly,
"Where to go?"
"Rongyao Department Store. Let's see what makes them so good."
"Wear a mask. Others might not recognize you, but the people at Rongyao know you, the famous Vice President Tang."
"I'm the vice president."
Jiang Fan drove carefully, while Tang Wan discreetly opened the glove box and took out a bank card—her secret savings from the past few years.
It was already past nine o'clock. Su Qing sat at Jiang Fan's desk in the general department with a dark expression. Chen Yi didn't dare to sit too close to Su. He said he liked it here and was willing to work as a servant in the office, but in reality, Su wasn't his type, and he didn't dare to like her.
No one dared to play games or watch movies anymore. They all pretended to be working diligently, with their heads down. Yang Jin and Liu Jiulong stood behind Su Qing, while Yang Xuan had already run out to contact Jiang Fan. After half an hour, Yang Xuan returned with a pout, looking timid and speaking in a low voice.
"Su, Jiang Fan's phone is off."
Bang!
Su Qing slammed her hand on the table and shouted angrily, her face filled with fury.
"When his phone is off, don't you know to think of another way? Why do you always have to come and ask me? I hired you to solve problems, not to create more trouble."
Yang Xuan turned and ran away, her legs moving swiftly. Su Qing's anger towards Jiang Fan had not dissipated. He dared to confront her during the interview, threw her shoes on the first day of work, was late on the second day, and now on the third day, he simply didn't come, without even a phone call or an explanation. Yang Jin didn't dare to rashly excuse Jiang Fan now. She wasn't sure what was going on with this young man.
Liu Jiulong's eyes darted around. This seemed like an opportunity. He smiled ingratiatingly and said,
"Su, this Jiang Fan doesn't take the company's rules as rules at all. He takes more than an hour for lunch and often goes out to smoke. It's better to just fire him."
Except for Chen Yi and Yang Jin, the faces of the others in the general department showed happy expressions. They thought Jiang Fan should be fired. If it weren't for him, Su wouldn't have come to the general department. Yang Jin seemed to have thought of something. She turned around, walked back to the office in her high heels, and took out a document to hand to Su Qing.
"Su, this is the embryonic form of the plan Jiang Fan made yesterday. I've looked at it, and it seems..."
"What's the use of you looking at it? Do you understand planning?"
Su Qing snatched the document from Yang Jin's hand, opened it, and took a cursory look. Then she lifted the document and pointed at Liu Jiulong, shouting angrily.
"Fire Jiang Fan? If you were all competent, would I have to suffer this unjust anger? All of you only know how to play games and dress up. What good are you? If we fire Jiang Fan, will you Liu Jiulong take his place? Or can you Yang Jin do it? I'm not targeting anyone specifically. Which one of you here can go out and not be looked down upon? We're all human beings. How can someone who graduated from a prestigious university be inferior to a college dropout? Why are you all looking at me? Don't you have work to do? If you don't have work, go clean the 14th floor."
No one dared to respond. Su Qing was even more angry. She slammed the document down hard on the ground and shouted angrily,
"Are you all deaf? Can't you hear me? Do I need to put mops in your hands? Or do you think cleaning is beneath your talents? If you don't want to do it, prepare a resignation letter and give it to me. I'll pay you triple your salary."
The "Nightmare Queen" was truly furious. Liu Jiulong was the first to run out of the office. He needed this job to support his family. His wife and children were all waiting for him to earn money.
Liu, the deputy supervisor, was married and liked Yang Jin.
Su Qing looked at the document on the table and said coldly,
"Yang, Chen Yi. Jiang Fan has written your names in the document on the table. If Jiang Fan can't give me a satisfactory result by tomorrow morning, you two can pack up and leave the company, with all your wages and bonuses deducted."
"Su, I'll go find Jiang Fan. He's definitely not the type to abandon his responsibilities."
Chen Yi also ran out, leaving Yang Jin bowing her head and sobbing, with tears falling drop by drop onto the ground like a bullied child. Hearing Yang Jin's cries, Su Qing closed her eyes and sighed.
"Stop crying. You're one of my trusted aides in the company. It's not easy for you to raise your child alone. But this Jiang Fan is simply too unruly. When he comes back, you need to discipline him properly, just like you discipline Yang Xuan. Understand?"
"Yes, Su."
"Will you stop crying? It's annoying!"
"I won't cry anymore. Waah."
Yang Jin's personality was too timid. After being scolded by Su Qing, she cried even harder. Su Qing felt like her world was exploding and picked up the document, fleeing in a panic. But just after Su Qing left, Liu Jiulong returned. Seeing Yang Jin crying like a tearful person, he immediately felt very distressed. He took out a tissue and handed it to Yang Jin, speaking softly,
"Lanlan, don't cry."
"Don't comfort me. Go find Jiang Fan. I don't want to lose my job."
"Okay! Okay, okay. I'll go right now. I'll go right now."
Liu Jiulong really liked Yang Jin, but unfortunately, Yang Jin only saw him as a colleague.