Chapter 156 Something Happened (1)
Chapter 156 Something Happened (1)
At noon, Yan Zuozuo and Cai Keren were eating at the same table in the company cafeteria. Cai Keren's phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID, smiled at Yan Zuozuo, and walked outside.
Yan Zuozuo guessed it might be Qi Jiahui. She didn't expect that even though Qi Jiahui had nothing left, Cai Keren was still with him.
She was eating with her head down when suddenly someone knocked on her table.
Zheng Yuyan stood in front of her, still with an arrogant look, and threw the small notebook in her hand in front of her, "These are some of Master Fisher's usual habits and hobbies. I have compiled them all and memorized them all!"
Yan Zuozuo looked at her in surprise, flipping through the notebook. Besides work-related matters, even Fisher's daily life was written down in great detail. It seemed that Cai Keren was telling the truth, and Zheng Yuyan probably had ulterior motives towards Fisher.
"I understand, thank you," she said politely.
"No need to thank me. Although I don't know how you seduced Master Fisher, don't think you can rise to the top. He has plenty of women."
Yan Zuozuo smiled but remained silent. However, she was also curious as to why Fisher insisted on having her as his secretary.
"What are you laughing at? Do you think I'm joking? Let me tell you, you'd better not get your hopes up. You probably don't know how quickly Fisher gets bored with the old and crave the new!"
"Is this based on your experience?" Cai Keren had returned unnoticed, looking at Zheng Yuyan with a half-smile. "Even if Master Fisher is renowned both domestically and internationally, Keren is still working for the Chi Corporation. And the head of the entire Chi Corporation is the husband of the young lady you're reprimanding. I wonder what Designer Zheng thinks about that?"
Zheng Yuyan gave Cai Keren a disgusted look, snorted coldly, and left.
Cai Keren sat opposite Yan Zuozuo: "This kind of person is a bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong. We don't need to pay attention to her."
Yan Zuozuo smiled but didn't say anything.
Zheng Yuyan walked out of the cafeteria, took out her phone and made a call. Before she could speak, she heard the other person say, "I told you long ago that Yan Zuozuo is not someone to mess with. Now you know, right?"
"How do you want me to help you?" Zheng Yuyan asked.
"Give me some money, I want to go abroad for plastic surgery. At most three months, I guarantee I'll help you get rid of Yan Zuozuo."
"Okay, I agree." Zheng Yuyan hung up the call, glanced back at Yan Zuozuo in the restaurant, and a sinister glint flashed in her eyes.
When Yan Zuozuo got home, it was almost ten o'clock, and she collapsed onto the sofa, completely exhausted. Working alongside Fisher was truly exhausting.
Chi Moqing hadn't come home yet. She got up to take a shower and was about to call him when his call came in. A slight smile played on her lips as she heard his deep, magnetic voice on the other end of the line, "Are you home?"
"Just got back." Yan Zuozuo smiled, glanced at the time—it was almost eleven o'clock—and couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you coming back yet?"
Chi Moqing said something to someone and then answered her after a while, "The company is having an emergency meeting, so I won't be back for a while. Don't wait for me, go to sleep early."
Yan Zuozuo was somewhat disappointed, her voice muffled, "Alright then, you go ahead and do your work, take care of yourself."
Chi Moqing responded, and before hanging up the call, he seemed to be saying something to his assistant, his tone very serious.
The next day, Yan Zuozuo arrived at work early. Based on the notes Zheng Yuyan had given her, she prepared coffee and placed it on Fisher's desk. However, before she could even bring the coffee in, Zheng Yuyan stopped her. "Instant coffee? Don't you know Mr. Fisher only drinks freshly ground coffee?" She picked it up and poured it directly into the sink, giving her a cold look. "Go buy some more!"
In theory, Yan Zuozuo didn't need to put up with this; she wasn't under Zheng Yuyan's jurisdiction, and she could ignore whatever Zheng Yuyan said. However, as Fisher's assistant, she was supposed to do her best. In the end, she glanced at Zheng Yuyan and went out to buy coffee.
Zheng Yuyan clearly saw that she was easy to bully, so she deliberately didn't say which one she wanted to buy, making her run back and forth no less than five or six times, buying almost every flavor. Finally, she ordered one of the drinks and said, "I like this flavor, thanks."
Yan Zuozuo felt a little angry, but she held back because they were colleagues.
Besides the work Fisher usually assigns, Yan Zuozuo is also revising the design sketches for matching children's outfits. Chi Moqing has been leaving early and returning late these days, and Yan Zuozuo is not far behind. This situation has lasted for a whole month, and she is getting less than five hours of sleep on average.
Fu Zixin called and asked her to go shopping.
She sighed heavily: "I'd rather sleep than go shopping."
Fu Zixin asked in bewilderment, "Hasn't all of Fan Hua Design fallen into the hands of your CEO Chi? Why are you even more tired than before?"
Yan Zuozuo smiled wryly: "The early bird catches the worm."
"Tch! Yan Zuozuo, if you really want to climb the ladder, isn't it just a matter of a word from your CEO Chi? Do you really need to work so hard?"
Yan Zuozuo sighed, "Design is my dream. No matter how difficult it is, I want to rely on myself. Okay, that's enough. How are you now? Is the baby alright?"
“It’s fine, I…” Fu Zixin was about to say something when the doorbell rang, so she said, “I have guests at home, so I can’t chat with you anymore. I’ll call you another day.”
Yan Zuozuo slumped her shoulders: "Okay, take care."
She had just hung up the phone when she saw Zheng Yuyan walk over, looking down at her. "There's a dinner party for the women's clothing design department tonight. Since you're the team leader for the parent-child clothing series, you'll be attending, right?"
Dinner?
In her heart, Yan Zuozuo wanted to refuse. After all, she and Zheng Yuyan didn't get along, and who knew what Zheng Yuyan's intentions were in suddenly inviting her? Just as she was thinking about how to refuse, Cai Keren walked over and said, "Zuozuo, come along. Everyone is going this time, and it wouldn't be good if you didn't go."
"But……"
"It's settled then. See you at 7 PM, eight carats." Zheng Yuyan said and left.
Yan Zuozuo frowned, and Cai Keren happened to see it. She whispered, "This is a department dinner. How can you not go? This woman is obviously trying to win people over. If you don't go, she might badmouth you, and your days at the company will be difficult. So, you have to go!" Although her design talent was not as good as Yan Zuozuo's, her social skills were far superior.
Ever since Cai Keren turned over a new leaf, she has completely sided with Yan Zuozuo. Not for any other reason than that Yan Zuozuo had helped her once before, and she is a grateful person.
Yan Zuozuo thought about it and it made sense, so she went with her colleagues after get off work. After all, all her colleagues from the parent-child clothing series were going, and if she didn't go, she was afraid that they would become estranged in the future.
Inside the KTV room, everyone was having a great time, singing, drinking, playing drinking games, and throwing dice—it was incredibly lively. Yan Zuozuo, on the other hand, sat quietly in a corner eating fruit and occasionally exchanging a few words with her colleagues.
Zheng Yuyan walked over, looking at her with a half-smile, "Not going to sing a song?"
Yan Zuozuo shook her head: "I can't sing, and even if I did, it would be outdated old songs that you wouldn't like."
Zheng Yuyan raised an eyebrow: "So what do you usually do?"
“I don’t have many hobbies. Apart from work, I spend most of my time with my husband and children, and I feel very content.” Yan Zuozuo smiled, intending to tell Zheng Yuyan that she would not be a threat to her.
Zheng Yuyan was somewhat surprised: "So you have a child." She said it in a strange tone, and she couldn't understand what Fisher saw in her. Not only did he keep her at a small, unknown company like Fan Hua Design, but he also appointed her as his assistant, which made her even more dissatisfied.
After a while, Yan Zuozuo excused herself to go to the restroom for some fresh air. Because she was walking quickly, she didn't notice the man smoking in the corridor. When she came out, her arm was suddenly gripped tightly, and Qi Jiahui's gloomy shadow enveloped her.
"Yan Zuozuo, aren't you going to say hello when we meet?" Qi Jiahui asked, a cigarette between his fingers, his gaze dark as he looked at her.
Yan Zuozuo was stunned for a moment, then said angrily, "How did you get here? Let me go!"
"Of course I came to see you, after all, I love you so much," Qi Jiahui said, reaching out to touch her face.
Yan Zuozuo dodged away in disgust and said sternly, "Show some respect! Just say what your purpose is."
She had completely lost hope in Qi Jiahui. He was a scoundrel; she must have been blind to have loved him.
"Darling, you're still as smart as ever. It's not impossible for me to let you go, as long as Chi Moqing spits out the shares he swallowed from me." Qi Jiahui narrowed his dangerous eyes, his smile lewd. "I've done anything for you, so asking you for a favor now isn't too much to ask, is it?"
Yan Zuozuo stared at him with wide eyes, feeling that this man was utterly shameless. "Qi Jiahui, you're the one who cheated on me, and you're the one who sold the shares to Chi Moqing. You're pushing all the responsibility onto me. Are you even a man?" She sneered, her tone full of sarcasm, and forcefully shook him off before walking forward.
Unexpectedly, Qi Jiahui grabbed her arm again, causing Yan Zuozuo to stumble and almost fall. Looking up, she met Qi Jiahui's gritted teeth. "Yan Zuozuo, don't push your luck! I'm giving you three days. If I don't get my shares, you just wait!"
"Don't even mention three days, even three years, I won't be threatened by you! Qi Jiahui, you should just give up on that idea!"
"Yan Zuozuo, you're going to refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. Be careful, or I'll..." Before Qi Jiahui could finish speaking, he heard Cai Keren's voice from not far away, "Jiahui, so you're here. I was just wondering why I couldn't find you."
Seeing Yan Zuozuo there, Cai Keren's eyes narrowed, then she took Qi Jiahui's arm and smiled, "Zuozuo, weren't you going to the restroom?"
"I just came out, so I won't bother you any longer." She smiled at Cai Keren, quickly broke free from Qi Jiahui's grasp, and walked a few steps into the private room.
Cai Keren felt a pang of sadness seeing Qi Jiahui's unwavering gaze fixed on Yan Zuozuo. However, she still smiled and said, "It's too noisy inside, I don't like it, let's go."
Qi Jiahui didn't say anything, but glanced at the private room again before leaving with Cai Keren in his arms. This woman was very useful; as long as she stayed by his side, he could keep track of everything Yan Zuozuo was doing.
He will take back the shares that Chi Moqing took from him sooner or later!
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