Chapter 37 - A Proposition (1/2)

The following morning, Nora again found Xiu at the balcony but instead of working out, she seemed to be in meditation. Nora was really surprised by Xiu's new morning routine. The girl who worshipped sleep was actually leaving her bed a bit early for the sake of exercise? It was really hard to digest.

However, Nora found this change as a positive one. So, she didn't even question Xiu lest the latter would choose to stop again. In fact, Xiu had really taken Dylan's comment to heart. When he had called her kiddo, she felt her blood boiling and that's why she decided to focus on taking care of her physique.

Later on like any other morning, Xiu dressed up in her office attire which consisted of a chiffon blouse and pants. After her breakfast with Nora, she left the apartment.

She walked for 20 minutes before reaching the bus stop. As Xiu had mentioned to Nora, she really did enjoy her bus rides. Being in the company of so many strangers rushing to their destinations gave her a sense of freedom that she didn't have in her previous life.

In the past, these strangers used to look at her from afar but now, she was part of this crowd herself. An unknown stranger whom nobody knew. That feeling alone was liberating.

Making her way through the bustling lobby of Spark Internation Group, she took the elevator to the eighteenth floor. She had just placed her purse on her desk when two envelopes caught her eyes. One was a handwritten apology letter from Qiao Liang which made Xiu scoff as she thought, 'Are we still in high school? What's with the handwritten apology? Do I look like a teacher?' She shook her head and looked at the other envelope.

Her lips upturned in a satisfied smile. It was the resignation letter from Yi Gougou, just as Xiu had hoped for it to be. Xiu could hear the murmurs going around in the department but she was in too good of a mood to spare them a glance. She settled in her swivel chair and turned on her desktop.

”Did you hear? Yi Gougou resigned.”

”I did. But wasn't she sent to the ad shoot with Senior Yao?”

”Aye! For someone with Yi Gougou's personality, the ad shoot is a hell of its own.”

”Senior, what do you mean?”

”Aiyo, my clueless junior! Our company works on an international scale with international endorsers. Those internationally renowned supermodels are always on their high horse. And with Yi Gougou prancing on her own high horse, how could she survive?”

”I heard Yi Gougou bumped into Supermodel Lily and the latter's dress was completely ruined by Yi Gougou's coffee. Instead of apologizing, Yi Gougou started yelling at her. Haiz! Supermodel Lily is already known as a hard person to deal with. Not professionally but personally. When Yi Gougou yelled at her, she landed a slap to her face making her fall. Then all her assistants took turns and poured their coffees on Yi Gougou's head.”

”Tsk. Tsk. That was a harsh treatment. She must be thoroughly humiliated.”

”But what about it? Yi Gougou was still shouting and yelling at her. Also, after what she did Ms. Bai still gave her a chance and she was ruining our company's image before those foreign people.”

”Senior Yao was really in a difficult position because of her. He had to apologize so many times. Now, those foreigners might think that our whole company is filled with uncultured people like Yi Gougou.”

”Good riddance. Our department doesn't need people like her.”