After Being Targeted by the Gloomy and Obsessive Movie Queen - Chapter 49

Chapter 49: Sitting Back and Enjoying the Results – Yu Shujin Prefers to Be the One Who Sits Back and Enjoys…

The next day, Xu Yinyu walked out of the reception room, pushing her suitcase. Her dark long hair, having been pressed flat overnight, no longer held the polished, glamorous look it had when she first stepped off the plane.

Xu Yinyu put on black sunglasses, brushing past a business person in a suit and tie waiting anxiously at the door. Her eyes lingered on him for a moment before she swiftly walked away.

“You must get the person General Manager Cheng designated to the company’s best apartment today. I don’t care what methods you use.” The anxiously-faced man in a suit and leather shoes yelled into his phone, his agitation contrasting sharply with his impeccable attire, drawing glances from passersby.

Jiao Lu felt more and more eyes on him. He suppressed his anger and clicked on the personal information of the Headquarters’ Special Appointee sent to him by his assistant.

“General Manager Jiao, the information for the Headquarters’ Special Appointee has been sent to your chat window,” the assistant on the other end said tremulously.

Jiao Lu hung up the phone, pulled at the tie on his shirt, and glanced down. In the next moment, his eyes were glued to the photo.

It looked like the beauty who had just walked past…

The beauty was now finally comfortably lying on the large bed in the hotel room.

One moment, Xu Yinyu was lying still like a salted fish, the next, she sprang up like a startled zombie. She quickly padded to the bathroom in the hotel’s disposable slippers, and soon, the only sound in the room was the trickling of the shower and Xu Yinyu’s occasional humming.

Having slept fully clothed for two consecutive days without seeing the light of day, Xu Yinyu felt like she was about to grow damp mushrooms on her body.

Now, the warm water cleansed her body, and Xu Yinyu hummed a tune lightly.

After blow-drying her hair, Xu Yinyu slowly opened her phone, finding dozens of missed calls. One was from General Manager Cheng, who was far away, and the others were from a strange number.

She called General Manager Cheng back first. “General Manager Cheng, it’s me. What’s wrong?”

Cheng Yunsheng rubbed the tip of her nose, asking guiltily, “Did you meet General Manager Jiao when you arrived?”

Xu Yinyu recalled the brief encounter at the airport and replied without feeling dishonest, “I haven’t met him yet.”

Cheng Yunsheng sighed faintly on the other end of the line. “Yinyu, I know you are used to working alone, but for the Q2 project planning and promotion, you still need to communicate more with General Manager Jiao and adapt to his style more.

General Manager Jiao just called me. He waited for you at the airport for two whole hours but failed to pick you up. I am very embarrassed, Yinyu.”

Cheng Yunsheng’s words carried a strong undertone of reprimand.

A hint of displeasure flashed in Xu Yinyu’s eyes. “Oh, General Manager Cheng, perhaps General Manager Jiao forgot that my flight was yesterday.”

Cheng Yunsheng paused. “Yinyu, you need to learn to be proactive. When no one comes to pick you up, you should actively contact the company and find a quick solution, instead of trying to intensify the conflict to achieve your desired outcome.

Your method is self-defeating, achieving little while causing unnecessary trouble.”

Cheng Yunsheng hadn’t revealed the most honest truth. If Xu Yinyu didn’t have Yu Shujin supporting her, she would likely have been immediately sent back by General Manager Jiao or replaced by a new person.

Uncompromising integrity is an excellent quality.

But Xu Yinyu should also understand the maxim that when under someone else’s roof, one must bow one’s head.

“Yinyu, the branch company in China and the headquarters are already at odds. I don’t want your appearance to become a flashpoint for intensifying conflicts.”

Hearing the last part, Xu Yinyu honestly responded, “General Manager Cheng, so next time people from the headquarters encounter people from the branch company, they all need to bend their backs and lower their heads, regardless of the impact on the headquarters?”

“Xu Yinyu!” Cheng Yunsheng blurted out. “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“General Manager Cheng, I’m not talking nonsense. I’m just summarizing your every instruction to me just now.” There was a cold glint in Xu Yinyu’s eyes.

“I told you to communicate more with General Manager Jiao. I didn’t tell you to bow down and apologize to him.” Cheng Yunsheng rubbed her forehead, complaining inwardly that neither Yu Shujin nor Xu Yinyu was easy to handle. Annoying words kept popping out, yet she couldn’t deny them.

“General Manager Cheng, he was the one who got the headquarters’ special appointee’s landing time wrong. After I got off the plane, I immediately called General Manager Jiao, but his assistant answered the phone, only instructing me to wait at the airport until the airport closed. He never showed up. “

Xu Yinyu paused. “I slept alone in the airport reception room last night. What did I do wrong from beginning to end? Why can’t I vent my anger on General Manager Jiao? General Manager Cheng, ultimately, I am just an employee, but HM Company is also just an ordinary job to me.

I don’t need to sacrifice my self-respect and self-love for a job that cannot fully support or validate me. So, please understand, General Manager Cheng, I require a sincere apology from General Manager Jiao. Otherwise, I will resign.”

Cheng Yunsheng’s eyes widened. “What are you saying? Xu Yinyu, calm down. Don’t casually threaten your superior with resignation.”

“I am calm, and I am not joking. If General Manager Cheng blindly compromises and wants to sacrifice me to save the bigger picture, then I think I should consider another company.” Xu Yinyu stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the familiar yet unfamiliar A-City, taking a deep breath.

Cheng Yunsheng was a little angry. Although she knew Xu Yinyu had been neglected, she was annoyed when Xu Yinyu openly challenged her on the phone, but she had to suppress it. “Fine, I understand your demands. I’ll give you a day to relax, but after one day, you must interface with General Manager Jiao.”

Only then did Xu Yinyu agree, and the call was disconnected.

She lay back on the comfortable large bed, her emotions slowly easing with the familiar air.

Only now did she realize she still missed this city, the city she had once desperately wanted to escape—bustling yet cold.

It wasn’t until she returned that Xu Yinyu truly felt A-City’s genuine charm.

After ending the call with Xu Yinyu, Cheng Yunsheng called Jiao Lu.

“General Manager Jiao, Yinyu’s landing time was sent to your email a long time ago. Even if you are extremely busy, you should be able to spare some time to have your assistant pick her up, shouldn’t you?” Her tone returned to calmness.

Jiao Lu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. “Yes, yes, this is indeed my fault. I got too busy and forgot.”

“Since General Manager Jiao admits it’s his problem, then all the company’s compensation to Yinyu should be charged to General Manager Jiao’s account. Do you think this approach is feasible?”

Cheng Yunsheng curved her lips into a small arc. She truly couldn’t afford to offend the person behind Xu Yinyu, nor could she do anything to Xu Yinyu herself.

But there is always someone better.

The breathing on the other end clearly grew heavy, seemingly suppressing something, but in the end, he had no choice but to agree.

“General Manager Cheng, I understand.” Jiao Lu forcefully pulled off his necktie and angrily threw it onto his office desk.

Xu Yinyu rested for the morning. Taking advantage of the slightly setting sun, she wandered around the hotel, looking at two apartments. With Xu Yinyu’s current salary, they were just barely affordable.

The sun set, and night fell. A-City’s most bustling night market was just beginning.

Xu Yinyu hadn’t lived in A-City for two years, and the changes in the surrounding vendors were significant. Cash was rarely used now; payment was mostly done via mobile smart payment.

Xu Yinyu bought a bright red bing tanghulu (sugar-coated hawthorns). When she put it in her mouth, it was fragrant and cold. A slight bite caused the sweet and sour taste to spread in her mouth.

She frowned slightly.

Yu Shujin sat in the car, watching Xu Yinyu’s expression as the tanghulu made her pucker up, looking all crinkled.

Chi Xia, sitting in the driver’s seat, took a deep breath. “Boss Yu, now that Xu Yinyu is back in A-City, what do you plan to do?”

Yu Shujin’s expression was cold and silent. No discernable emotion could be read from her face.

Chi Xia’s heart silently broke.

Xu Yinyu felt an intensely hot gaze and abruptly turned her head, but only saw a cold, low-profile luxury car.

She sighed in relief, reassuring herself that she had too many issues to handle recently, leading to a kind of paranoia.

Once she completed the Q2 project promotion, she would find a reason to resign from HM Company and join Teacher Marlene’s studio.

Unconsciously, Xu Yinyu bit into another hawthorn on the tanghulu, making her wince and frown again from the sourness.

Her plain, beautiful eyes instantly came alive, shining brightly in the silent, cold night.

“But Cheng Yunsheng doesn’t seem to be taking Boss Yu’s threat seriously. Xu Yinyu is still in an awkward position,” Chi Xia said. “I really don’t understand what Cheng Yunsheng is thinking. Not only did she send Xu Yinyu alone to fight this battle, but she also didn’t give Xu Yinyu any real power, leaving her restricted everywhere before she even started the work.”

Yu Shujin was well aware of all this, but she wondered if the person in front of her was equally clear about her own situation.

She saw Xu Yinyu suddenly turn her head. Xu Yinyu’s gaze met the one-way transparent car window where Yu Shujin sat, but she remained unaware, allowing herself to be scrutinized.

Yu Shujin had held this slender body countless times in her arms, starting from her long, thin wrists. Her delicate, fair skin shimmered with beautiful colors under the faint streetlights.

Yu Shujin observed her unrestrained lover through the dark night and the one-way car window.

Her hot, fierce heart felt like it wanted to burst out of her body. For a moment, she wanted to overturn everything, quickly and efficiently drag Xu Yinyu into the car, and lock her away again in the unreachable suburban villa.

So that Xu Yinyu would only look at her for the rest of her life.

This thought would flood her like a tide whenever her will wavered, dragging her down.

It clamored for Xu Yinyu to be pulled back to her former identity.

But… Xu Yinyu had told her personally that she didn’t want to.

Yu Shujin knew clearly that if she once again recklessly imprisoned Xu Yinyu by her side, the consequences would definitely be something she could not bear.

Yu Shujin’s expression was cold and unfathomable, but Chi Xia, based on her years of experience by Yu Shujin’s side, could infer Yu Shujin’s answer from her subtle changes in demeanor.

Yu Shujin was unwilling to be the “bad person” in front of Xu Yinyu again. So, when a “bad person” appeared in Xu Yinyu’s life, her initial reaction might be anxiety, but after calming down, instead of being a silent “good person” who could only watch Xu Yinyu be free and happy,

Yu Shujin preferred to be the one who sat back and enjoyed the results of being the “bad person.”

Re-entering Xu Yinyu’s life as a savior—this was the new “hero saves the beauty” plot Yu Shujin had arranged for herself.

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