Chapter 11: I’m Afraid I’ll Have to Disappoint You.

When I woke up, I found myself in a hospital room. Turning my head, I saw an unfamiliar man sitting by the bed. He turned to look at me when he noticed I was awake.

“You’re awake?”

His fair complexion and delicate features carried a handsomeness mixed with gentleness, making me momentarily dazed. He somewhat resembled Chen Xi.

But I knew he wasn’t…

I tried to sit up, but he stopped me and adjusted the bed to a higher position instead.

“Thank you.”

“I should be the one thanking you. I’m Xiao Shi.”

Xiao Shi explained that the foreign girl was named Anna, the daughter of one of his important clients.

“I was discussing business with her father at the time. We left Anna with the nanny, but she was too mischievous and managed to slip away from the nanny. She ran to the lakeside to play alone and ended up falling into the lake.”

Xiao Shi said that Anna and her father originally wanted to thank me in person, but they had urgent matters requiring them to return to France, so they asked him to express their gratitude instead.

“This is a gift from Anna for you.” Xiao Shi handed me a doll along with a thank-you card written in French.

“This doll is Anna’s favorite. She said she’ll come thank you personally next time she visits Nan City.”

“There’s no need to be so polite. I just did what anyone would do.”

Xiao Shi smiled faintly and glanced at the resume on the bedside table, asking if I was looking for a job.

I hummed in acknowledgment.

“I happen to need an assistant. The monthly salary is fifty thousand. Would you like to join us?”

He handed me a business card, and only then did I learn that he was the general manager of Minghua Company.

Minghua Company produced cosmetics – the very brand I used myself. Their products were very popular among women.

“Really?” I felt somewhat excited.

“Isn’t the salary a bit high?”

He smiled faintly.

“You’re the first person to complain about a salary being too high.”

Xiao Shi made a phone call, and soon a man entered the room. He introduced himself as Chen Yong, the financial manager of Minghua. He took out a tablet, swiped it a few times, and handed it to me.

“Miss Yu, these are the monthly salaries of our company’s employees.”

I glanced at it and saw that even production staff earned over twenty thousand monthly.

Chen Yong explained that although their company offered high salaries, they were very strict with employees. They had a specialized reward and punishment system, and absolutely no errors were tolerated in production. Any mistakes would result in immediate termination.

“There’s no other way. We at Minghua must be responsible to the public.” Xiao Shi gave me a faint smile.

A monthly salary of fifty thousand was truly tempting for me. Moreover, if I found a job, Jiang Ruohe would reduce my debt by one hundred thousand. I would only need to come up with another fifty thousand to repay him completely.

The words of acceptance were on the tip of my tongue, but then I remembered Jiang Ruohe. If Jiang Ruohe found out someone had disregarded his warning, would he target Xiao Shi…

“I can’t accept your offer.” I looked at him apologetically.

Xiao Shi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled faintly.

“Are you worried about me?”

This time it was my turn to be surprised. He handed me a newspaper and said he knew I was the Jiang family’s young mistress.

“I also know that Jiang Ruohe made a bold statement that any company daring to hire you would be making an enemy of him.”

I looked at him somewhat helplessly.

“Then why are you still…”

He looked at me seriously, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

“I’m not afraid.”

My nose tingled with emotion as I quietly looked at him, momentarily at a loss for words.

“Don’t worry, I’m genuinely in need of an assistant, plus you saved Anna. As for Jiang Ruohe, he can’t touch me.”

“I don’t know the story between you and Jiang Ruohe, but I really can’t bear to see a girl being bullied everywhere. Sometimes, people shouldn’t back down,” Xiao Shi said, looking at me.

When I returned to the Jiang Family, Jiang Ruohe was unexpectedly home. Seeing me return, he stood up from the sofa with a cold sneer.

“I advise you not to waste your effort,” he whispered close to my ear.

“By the way, I’ve made an appointment with Mr. Chen, who’s taken a liking to you, for tonight. Would you like to get ready and come with me?”

I shot Jiang Ruohe a sharp glance and smiled faintly.

“I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you!”

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