Ji Xiaobo had offended her, and although nothing was explicitly said, her mother’s perceptiveness quickly revealed that her daughter had been wronged. While she spoke a few words in support of cursing him, her mind was already formulating a plan.
No matter his connections to a deputy mayor, if he dared to bully her daughter, even the emperor himself wouldn’t scare her.
The little beast was oblivious to the situation.
To deal with Ji Xiaobo, she couldn’t confront him directly. Sooner or later, soone like him would falter in so way.
Before bed, Ye Yujun gave Chen Weichuan a neck massage, idly discussing today’s TV plot about workplace sexual harassnt.
"You know, so male bosses occasionally make crude jokes. Does that count as sexual harassnt?"
The massager soothed the aching muscles behind his neck. With his eyes closed, Chen Weichuan responded, "Of course it does."
"But it happens sporadically, so how do you gather evidence?" Ye Yujun poured more essential oil into her hands, rubbed them together, and applied it to the back of Chen Weichuan’s neck. "Sigh, these young girls have it tough at work. They might get promoted with a good boss, but if they encounter a corrupt one, he’d try to take advantage of them. So naive girls, away from their parents, fall prey to these threats and incentives, getting exploited just like that. Imagine how heartbroken their families would be if they knew, right, Old Chen?"
"Absolutely, every family’s daughter is their treasure." He winced slightly at the pressure points.
Ye Yujun continued, "By comparison, Ning Xi’s boss isn’t so bad. Rember, Shi i introduced Ji Xiaobo, a child of her relatives, to Ning Xi. Ji Xiaobo and Ning Xi both work in the power industry. He’s the manager at the Northeast Power branch. A few days ago, Ning Xi called about him, saying Ji Xiaobo wanted to promote her. Ning Xi has been working under Old Bai for a long ti, and Old Bai hopes Ning Xi will inherit his position, so she politely turned Ji Xiaobo down. The guy probably thought Ning Xi was shy and told her to reconsider and call him if she changed her mind, saying his phone was always on. Quite the character, isn’t he?"
Chen Weichuan opened his eyes, lost in thought. "...He said all that?"
"Yes, he said it. Ning Xi repeated it to word for word." Ye Yujun maintained a calm expression, a gentle smile at the corners of her eyes.
Chen Weichuan’s eyes darkened, his face growing colder. "I’ll find a chance to thank him."
Half a month later, soone lodged a formal complaint against Ji Xiaobo for soliciting and accepting bribes. During his tenure as the deputy director of the operations departnt, he had taken advantage of his role in charge of procurent to solicit bribes from suppliers.
Power procurent involved nurous procedures, like inquiries—one item, one inquiry, one item, one purchase. The power company almost weekly inquired about various supplies, compared prices, and finally proceeded to the approval stage. Ji Xiaobo abused his position to demand bribes, and naturally, many companies were willing to give money and gifts to win procurent projects, allowing Ji Xiaobo to amass considerable resources and financial power during that period.
As for why soone suddenly blew the whistle, it was reportedly the husband of the woman with whom Ji Xiaobo had an inappropriate relationship. When the husband discovered their affair, the woman claid Ji Xiaobo had coerced her to protect herself, threatening no partnership with his company otherwise.
What do n fear most? Being cuckolded.
When Chen Ningxi learned of Ji Xiaobo’s downfall, she wasn’t as surprised as others, even though it was within her expectations.
After work, Chen Ningxi bought so fruit and the roast duck Ye Yujun loved. Upon entering the house, she saw Ye Yujun pruning flowers while listening to Guo Degang’s stand-up cody, laughing out loud at the funny parts.
"Mom, I bought roast duck. Eat it while it’s hot." Chen Ningxi placed the duck on the dining table and brought the fruit into the kitchen, returning with two sets of utensils.
Ye Yujun put down the scissors and, after washing her hands, ca to the dining room.
"I already had dinner, I can’t eat anymore."
Despite her words, she laid a thin pancake on a plate, rolled it with duck and scallions, and took a bite.
Chen Ningxi smiled, "You eat, I haven’t had dinner yet. Keep company and eat a little as a snack."
"This snack will make gain two pounds."
"No way, really? How can a few slices of duck make you gain weight?" Chen Ningxi took a bite, "Mmm... delicious."
Chen Ningxi paused, "As for Ji Xiaobo, was it Dad behind this..."
She didn’t finish the sentence, but there was no need to spell it out.
Ye Yujun looked down, focused on rolling the duck at, her voice calm, "Why do you think it’s your dad? What does it have to do with him? Wasn’t Ji Xiaobo’s ss his own doing? What part of it isn’t true?"
Chen Ningxi said, "Thank you, Mom."
"Thank for what, silly child?" Ye Yujun rolled another piece of duck, savoring the blend of sauce and tender at that left a lasting flavor.
"Ji Xiaobo’s situation is a warning to others. In their position, they should perform their duty and never harbor other deceptive thoughts," Ye Yujun hinted. "Taking bribes or gifts is short-sighted. There’s an old saying, ’Evil deeds are eventually t with retribution’, and we should heed it."
Chen Ningxi nodded, "Don’t worry, Mom. I rember everything you said."
Ye Yujun said, "You can’t just rember it, you must internalize it. Your father holds a special position now. He sets an example, and you and I can’t drag him down. Do you understand what I an?"
Chen Ningxi replied, "I understand."
On the way ho, watching the hurried pedestrians and countless lights, she thought of Cheng Qiaobei, who had been on a business trip for over a month. He ntioned so trouble in Xiao Zhou last ti, and she wondered if it had been resolved.
The car parked in its space, and Chen Ningxi sent a WeChat ssage to Cheng Qiaobei.
Chen Ningxi: What are you doing?
After a while without a reply, she figured he was busy again. For the past half month, Cheng Qiaobei seed quite busy, often slow to respond to ssages.
During this trip to Xiao Zhou, Cheng Qiaobei had been delayed for nearly half a month. The collective employee turnover was such a significant issue that it couldn’t have occurred without soone orchestrating it from behind, so he had to investigate thoroughly to eliminate future problems.
After extensive verification and a direct statent from a mid-level manager who hadn’t left, it was confird that the person inciting the turnover was the manager of the Xiao Zhou store. However, the mastermind was actually the vice president, Xu Yunheng.
Xu Yunheng had a friend who opened a resort in Xiao Zhou. Through his diation and connections, they enticed most people to resign with high salaries as bait.
It was obvious why he sabotaged from behind. When they had moved Xu Gao, it was anticipated he would retaliate, but they hadn’t expected Xu Gao to disregard the company’s reputation for profit, even at the expense of sacrificing the Xiao Zhou store.
By the ti he completed inspections of all the hotels and returned to Danjiang, it was already late February.
The first thing he did upon returning to Danjiang was to wait outside Chen Ningxi’s ho.
As Chen Ningxi exited the elevator, the hallway lights brightened, revealing a silhouette by the window at the corridor’s end, a cigarette in his hand.
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