Before he could speak, Ye Yuning rushed out of the elevator and ran off without waiting for Xiao Shuo and Kang Xuan to react! Kang Xuan was somewhat stunned. Xiao Shuo exploded with anger on the spot. "Don’t listen to that woman’s nonsense!" Damn Ye Yuning! Did she think his days at the Xiao enterprise weren’t hard enough? How dare she cause him all this trouble! Xiao Shuo now wished he could tear Ye Yuning to pieces; he was absolutely infuriated. Kang Xuan was speechless for a moment. Gathering his thoughts, he gave Xiao Shuo a deep look. "I don’t know if it’s nonsense or not, Third Young Master," Kang Xuan said, "but while you’re at the Xiao enterprise, you should still be mindful of your conduct. The Master doesn’t like his employees behaving this way." "What behavior? What did I do? Don’t tell me you actually believe that woman? There are cameras in the elevator, okay?" What kind of person did they take him for? Did they really think he was so desperate as to do something to Ye Yuning in the elevator? The thought of that woman made Xiao Shuo’s liver ache with anger! Damn it! He was just concerned about her face, wasn’t he? And that woman had to cause such a scene! Xiao Shuo, furious, walked straight out, leaving Kang Xuan standing there alone, stunned. Kang Xuan had been a little puzzled when he first saw Ye Yuning, but Xiao Shuo’s outburst drove all other thoughts from his mind. However, he still reported the incident in the elevator to Xiao Linye truthfully. Xiao Linye, who was already at Manyue Restaurant, looked extremely grim when he heard Kang Xuan’s report. He had always despised profligates like Xiao Shuo. And now, he even dared to pull something at the company. He snorted coldly. "It seems his workload isn’t heavy enough. Inform Yang Jing!" "Alright, I understand," Kang Xuan replied. "Triple the previous amount," Xiao Linye added. Follow current novᴇls on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚫𝙣𝙚𝙩 Kang Xuan was taken aback for a moment. Triple the previous workload? Were they trying to work Xiao Shuo to death? But considering what Xiao Shuo had done in the elevator, Kang Xuan felt he deserved it and quickly relayed Xiao Linye’s instructions. Speaking of which, Xiao Shuo really had it rough! When he first joined the company, he was only kept in check regarding disciplinary issues. His workload had already been increased once before for some unknown reason, and now it was to be increased by another two times on top of that current amount, effectively tripling it! Day after day, who knew when he would finally learn to behave? 「When Ye Yuning arrived」 She saw Xiao Linye from a distance, seated by the floor-to-ceiling window. Panting, she approached him. "Have you been waiting long?" "Not long," Xiao Linye said. "Did you walk here?" "Yes, it didn’t seem far when I checked the GPS." But it turned out to be quite a walk. It had taken her a good ten-plus minutes, and for someone like her who rarely exercised, it was quite tiring. Still, this was good in a way. Being far from the Xiao enterprise meant fewer employees would come here to eat. Plus, given the restaurant’s high-class status, not many employees from the Xiao enterprise would likely come. With fewer people around, the chances of her being recognized at work later would be smaller, right? So Ye Yuning naturally assumed. However, she was ultimately mistaken, because not long after, Xiao Shuo also arrived... Xiao Linye handed her the juice he had ordered in advance. "Have a drink first." As he spoke, he kept observing Ye Yuning’s expression and asked tentatively, "Nothing happened just now, did it?" Hearing this, Ye Yuning stiffened. She released the straw from her lips and looked at Xiao Linye, her mind racing. Then, she blurted out, "Xiao Shuo tried to molest me!" Her blame-shifting instincts kicked in instantly! She was smart. For Xiao Linye to ask such a question at this moment, he must have known something. He had been with the Xiao enterprise for five years, after all; his status was certainly not ordinary! Even as a manager of the business department...! But still, did everything that happened to her at the company have to be reported to him by these people? The gossip from the reception desk that morning flashed through her mind, and she seemed to understand. Alright, in everyone’s eyes, her being able to work at the Xiao enterprise was due to Xiao Linye’s patronage. So, if anything happened to her, someone would naturally inform Xiao Linye, right? Not to mention, her conflict with Xiao Shuo had even been witnessed by Kang Xuan! And Kang Xuan reporting to Xiao Linye would mean... Kang Xuan had recognized her too? Suddenly, Ye Yuning’s mind was in turmoil! When Xiao Linye heard Xiao Shuo had tried to molest her, his expression darkened further. "He didn’t recognize you?" In his view, with Ye Yuning bundled up as she was, Xiao Shuo shouldn’t have recognized her. But to not recognize someone and still try to molest them! He really deserved to die for that. Ye Yuning shook her head. "I don’t think he recognized me?" Upon hearing he hadn’t recognized her, Xiao Linye’s expression grew colder. He internally gritted his teeth. That Xiao Shuo! It seemed he hadn’t been dealt with harshly enough before. He had truly disgraced the Xiao Family! When it came to women, compared to his father, he was just as bad, if not worse.