Too Late to Regret, She’s Now With the Big Boss - Chapter 48

Hearing the man’s serious tone, Wen Yuxin couldn’t help but look up at the speaker. Oh my heavens! He was so handsome!

It was as if the Creator had meticulously crafted the perfect marriage partner just for her. She wondered if he was already married!

This thought was a mistake, she had to banish it completely!

Wen Yuxin silently recited to herself: Form is emptiness, emptiness is form; illusions are fleeting.

She needed to focus on making money.

Ahem, no more distractions!

“You’re not sick at all, so why are you coughing?” Zhang Tianyi frowned in confusion.

Wen Yuxin: “……” Could she admit that she’d been mesmerized by his looks and that even chanting mantras hadn’t helped?

“Why are you pretending to be sick?” Zhang Tianyi’s voice was stern, his expression growing colder.

“……”

“You- you-!” Zhang Tianyi was so furious he felt blood rushing to his head.

Seeing the girl before him remain silent, wearing an expression of a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, he angrily declared:

“You’re disqualified. You’ve failed the assessment. Someone like you can’t stay. I’ll inform Butler Zhang to pay you for this month’s work.”

“On what grounds are you firing me? I was diligently preparing a nutritious lunch in the kitchen when someone called me out. I fainted, woke up, and saw your handsome face, couldn’t help but drool, then choked on my own saliva and coughed. Was that something I could control? Did I want to faint? Did I want to cough?” Wen Yuxin defended herself recklessly, her face twisting with agitation.

Cutting off someone’s livelihood is akin to killing their parents, an unforgivable feud! At this moment, Wen Yuxin couldn’t care less about his looks!

Her parents were ordinary salaried workers, their combined annual income barely reaching 100,000 yuan. They had worked tirelessly to put her through school, and she wanted to repay them properly.

When she saw the Lu family advertising for a nutritionist with a monthly salary of 50,000 yuan plus raises after probation, she jumped at the chance.

Over three hundred applicants competed for the position. She had fought tooth and nail to make it through the selection process and finally got hired.

And now, after just five days on probation, this man whom she’d fallen for at first sight was dismissing her with a single sentence. How could she not be furious?

Feeling that lying down weakened her argument, Wen Yuxin tried to sit up to continue her defense.

But she moved too abruptly and nearly toppled over. Zhang Tianyi, still stunned by her outburst, instinctively reached out to steady her.

The moment his hands touched her soft skin, he recoiled as if electrocuted. Thud.

Wen Yuxin flopped back onto the bed, her anger peaking as she glared at the ceiling and roared, “Was that on purpose?”

“N-no… not on purpose.” Zhang Tianyi avoided her furious gaze, not daring to meet her eyes.

“You’re openly admitting it was on purpose? How dare you? Just because you’re a senior employee?” Wen Yuxin widened her eyes in disbelief.

“I wasn’t doing it on purpose,” Zhang Tianyi insisted, reaching out again to grab the blanket and pull her up with it. “I’m sorry.”

“What good is ‘sorry’? How about not firing me instead?” Wen Yuxin shouted, tears now streaming uncontrollably down her face.

She was undeniably beautiful, the kind of beauty everyone acknowledged since childhood. In her teens, she was pure and enchanting; in her twenties, radiant and alluring.

“Stop crying. I shouldn’t have said I’d fire you.” Zhang Tianyi was utterly flustered by her tears.

“Oh my, what’s going on here? Dr. Zhang, why have you made this young lady cry?” Ye Qianqian’s crisp voice rang out like a heavenly melody.

“Madam, you’re here? I…” Zhang Tianyi greeted politely, but before he could finish, the young girl lunged at him, burying her face in his chest.

The usually cold and ruthless Zhang Tianyi didn’t dare push her away immediately, it was rare for him to feel such softness in his heart.

His throat tightened as he swallowed hard, his voice dry and strained. “Get off me.”

“No.” Wen Yuxin muttered, her voice muffled. Compared to the composed way she had spoken of dismissing others, the people around the Madam were the real devils.

[Would the female antagonist think Wen Yuxin was some scheming woman deliberately throwing herself at him? She was just terrified by Ding Fan!]

[Wen Yuxin did fall for Zhang Tianyi at first sight, but it was purely admiration.]

[She had witnessed Ding Fan dragging Li Yurou under a tree, swiftly severing her tendons and gouging out her kneecaps.]

[That scene was seared into her bones… Wen Yuxin knew Li Yurou had brought it upon herself, but she still fainted from sheer terror!]

[Thankfully, the girl was strong-willed, she didn’t lose her mind from Ding Fan’s brutality. Mostly for the high salary, but also for the food. She still wanted to stay.]

Upon learning the truth, Ye Qianqian teased with a smile, “How much does this girl like Dr. Zhang? So much that she’s crying?”

“She… she… she doesn’t like me. She’s sick, always fainting, coughing, crying. She can’t stay.” Zhang Tianyi stammered incoherently.

He didn’t want to be associated with a crybaby. Women would only slow down his research.

“Madam, you have to stand up for me. He just said I wasn’t sick, abused his authority, and tried to fire me,” Wen Yuxin protested urgently, lifting her head.

“You shameless! how dare you slander me? Rrrip-” Zhang Tianyi tried to yank her off, but she clung too tightly, tearing his shirt.

“Ding Fan, step outside first,” Ye Qianqin said, noticing Wen Yuxin’s extreme fear of him.

“Yes, Madam.” Ding Fan obeyed and left immediately.

“He’s gone now. You can lift your head.” Ye Qianqin spoke gently.

“Madam, I’m sorry for the scene. I wasn’t scared of him,” Wen Yuxin hastily explained.

“Your name is Wen Yuxin? You really want to stay? Why?” Ye Qianqin asked softly.

“Yes, Madam. I really want to stay. I need the high salary here, and I love the food.” Wen Yuxin answered honestly.

“You can stay. Dr. Zhang, Wen Yuxin witnessed Ding Fan dealing with Li Yurou and suffered severe psychological trauma. The Third Master wants you to provide her with counseling.”

“She suffered severe trauma? Madam, are you mistaken?” Zhang Tianyi asked skeptically.

“No mistake. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have fainted. As for why she coughs and cries that’s your job to figure out.”

Ye Qianqin suppressed a smile. Truthfully, she was curious too. She only knew that her future teacher’s wife had fallen for her teacher at first sight.

“…” This time, Zhang Tianyi was left speechless. He couldn’t very well tell his own disciple that the girl had taken a liking to him!

“Madam, it’s all his fault for being too unfairly handsome. I drooled over him, choked on my own saliva, and coughed, so he wanted to fire me. That’s why I cried in frustration.”

Wen Yuxin lowered her head in explanation. For the sake of the high salary, she had to swallow her shame. She could always avoid his distracting looks in the future.

“You… you have no shame! How could you-” Zhang Tianyi was so furious he wanted to hit someone.

“Dr. Zhang, this is where you’re in the wrong. A grown man like you isn’t as brave as this young girl when it comes to speaking the truth.”

“…” Since when had he not been truthful?

Zhang Tianyi looked at his disciple’s strikingly beautiful, radiant face and swallowed all the harsh words he wanted to say.

His disciple had always been pretty, but in the past, she was withdrawn and gloomy, always hunching her shoulders, lowering her head, and hiding alone in corners.

Just as he was about to defend himself, he heard Third Master’s gentle voice, “Darling, the Grandmaster is looking for you.”