151 Venting on Glasses (1/2)
During the company ball, Xu Jian did bring his female partner along. Perhaps he had been influenced by some people to do big things, but this did not mean that Xu Jian himself was that powerful or that able.
Anthony grabbed ten juicy chickens and managed to hype up the news of An Zixuan's homosexuality on the company forum again. This time, the news not only brought up An Zixuan but also implied that An Zixuan actually had a mystery boyfriend at the company.
The public's intelligence was bottomless. Furthermore, the gossip was just happening beside them. The interest of the group of white collars who were bored by work was lit up instantly. They started to discuss among themselves the identity of An Zixuan's mystery boyfriend. They listed the names of male employees who had frequent interactions with An Zixuan, and Xu Jian's name was brought up many times; there was evidence and witnesses. Xu Jian's name exploded in the company in the capacity of him having the highest possibility of being An Zixuan's boyfriend.
Ye Shuang berated Anthony for going so low as to ruin the client's name for the purpose of achieving their goal before joining the fun and releasing an anonymous statement online.
”We should see whether he brings a male or female partner to the ball. LOL”
Just like that, Anthony did not even need to use any more bait, and Xu Jian invited his partner to attend the ball with him. The people at the company were watching, and Ye Shuang had already said no. Xu Jian had no other option; he had to bring a female guest to clear company rumors, but he did not want other female employees to question him on the reason, so after some contemplation, his partner was the only choice.
The partner could not wait to attend the ball with Xu Jian. However, when she heard people complimenting what a good couple they were, before she could even be happy about that, she heard the rumors of Xu Jian pursuing two relationships at the same time. If the rumor was with An Zixuan, the female partner would not have thought so much about it, but if the main character of the rumor was a 'beauty with a graceful presence', then she would have to be cautious about it.
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”And then what happened? Xu Jian really admitted everything to his partner?” Ye Shuang waited to hear the ending with interest.
Anthony held the utensils, enjoying a plate of steak with Ye Shuang at a restaurant that served western cuisine. He had already found a lawyer to hand over the promised 1% share to Ye Shuang. ”He did admit it. When the lady found him to ask for clarification… just like you said, our main character didn't seem to know his cute partner had a crush on him.”
”First she was complimented by others, and then she heard from the crush himself that he actually likes someone else. The pressure must be so high. After all, the bigger the hope, the harder the fall; the girl must be crying her heart out now,” Ye Shuang speculated. ”Then, do you plan to fake some documents next? The plan can be set up easily when their minds are both into it. Without the woman watching over him, Xu Jian will slip and fall.”
Anthony thought about it and picked up a piece of steak. ”Alexander and that lady are just two pawns; this An Corp is also most likely not the only company with a corporate spy. Are you interested to joining me to lure out the real culprit?”
”Nothing in it for me, so no.” Ye Shuang readily admitted her lack of interest. She did love a good challenge, but before that, she needed to fill her stomach. Playing once in a while was no problem, but if she was dragged into some big trouble, she might get caught in too deep.
”It's fine if you want to play, but don't forget your actual job. After dealing with Xu Jian, remember to fix up all the issues in An Corps; don't ruin my and Han Chu's reputation.”
Of course, the key point was having a powerful An Corps would benefit her bonus.
Anthony pouted and chewed on the piece of steak. Then he sighed weakly as he poked at the meat on his plate listlessly. ”But for me, this is the part time job, and new challenges are my real job.”
”How about this? If you dare ruin my reputation, I'll smash all of your equipment.”
Anthony instantly perked up and promised, ”Believe me, I definitely will not disappoint you!”
After dinner, Ye Shuang received an email from Director Zhou. It was a group message saying that the premier would be next Wednesday. Those who received the message needed to arrange their schedule. Whether the message's recipients could attend or not, they needed to reply promptly so that the crew could set up the attendance list and book the plane tickets.
Ye Shuang calculated the time. The following Wednesday should be when she was in her male form, so she decided to attend the premier. The premier would only have reporters, but the party after the premier might have potential clients.