A Beijing socialite stole my boyfriend; she went crazy after I got married.

What?!

Lin Yuwei thought she had misheard. She suddenly stood up from the sofa, almost spilling her coffee on her limited-edition dress.

"What are you talking to me about labor laws?!"

Lin Yuwei screamed in disbelief, "A mere junior manager in a lousy branch office! Your General Manager Zhao personally promised me two hours ago that he'd fire him immediately! Who do you think you are, daring to try and fob me off with this nonsense?!"

"Ms. Lin, please watch your words."

Compared to Lin Yuwei's exasperation, Assistant Li's attitude was surprisingly calm, even to the point that it seemed like he was watching a joke.

"General Manager Zhao did instruct the HR department to handle this matter. However, after a comprehensive evaluation by our group's legal department and senior management, it was determined that dismissing an employee for a baseless reason would not only violate compliance procedures but also seriously damage the company's reputation. Therefore, this matter has been dropped."

"you!"

Lin Yuwei trembled with rage, her delicate face contorted in anger: "Has Hengyuan Building Materials gone mad?! Just to protect some low-level trash, you dare offend the Lin family?! Do you not want the Lin's Real Estate project anymore?!"

Faced with Lin Yuwei's ultimate threat of bringing up the entire Lin family to exert pressure, Assistant Li on the other end of the phone simply chuckled.

The laughter was filled with undisguised sarcasm.

"Ms. Lin, although Hengyuan Building Materials is not as large and powerful as the Lin Group, it is an independently operated and legitimate company. It is not your Lin family's private backyard, nor is it a subordinate department that you can boss around at will."

Assistant Li's voice turned completely cold, each word distinct and deliberate, like a slap across Lin Yuwei's face:

"Before the meeting, Mr. Zhao specifically told me something—if Ms. Lin is so interested in our company's personnel appointments, she might as well go back and ask Chairman Lin if she should just spend money to acquire our Hengyuan Group entirely? If not, then please don't overreach yourself, Ms. Lin. Have a nice day, goodbye."

"Beep—beep—beep—"

The call was abruptly ended.

"Feed?! Hey!! You bastard! How dare you hang up on me?!"

Lin Yuwei's eyes were bloodshot as she yelled at the black screen of her phone.

Snapped!

With a sharp crack, she slammed the latest custom-made phone to the ground.

The assistant next to him was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe.

Lin Yuwei's chest heaved violently, burning with rage, but even more so with a bewildered and incomprehensible frustration, as if she had been possessed by a ghost.

What happened?!

What on earth is going on?!

Her pride and joy in the Lin family's power, and her high-and-mighty status as a young lady, were actually met with a cold shoulder from a mere assistant at a building materials company?!

That old fox, Mr. Zhao, was wagging his tail at her like a dog just two hours ago. How come he turned his back on her in the blink of an eye?

They actually dare to disregard even the Lin family's cooperative projects?!

They even sent an assistant to make sarcastic and mocking remarks about her?!

Who does that Jiang Liguo think he is?!

He's just a lowly office worker who earns a fixed salary every month and struggles to even afford medical treatment for his son!

What reason would Hengyuan Group have to risk offending the Lin family of Beijing just to protect such a worthless nobody?!

Lin Yuwei racked her brains but still couldn't figure it out.

-

Two hours ago, on the top floor of Hengyuan Group's headquarters.

After hanging up on Lin Yuwei, President Zhao originally intended to go with the flow and do this young lady of the Lin family a favor for free.

After all, Lin's Real Estate holds several large projects. If they could exchange the job of a low-level employee for a few kind words from Lin Yuwei in front of Chairman Lin, it would be a very worthwhile deal.

Without any hesitation, he pressed the internal phone and called in the HR director.

"Go check, there's a supervisor named Jiang Liguo at the Haicheng branch."

General Manager Zhao instructed, "Settle his salary for this month in full and have him pack his bags and leave this afternoon. Also, make a note in our circle that this guy is dishonest and tell other companies not to hire him."

The HR director readily agreed and was about to turn around and leave to handle the matter.

Just then, a private cell phone on Mr. Zhao's desk rang without warning.

Mr. Zhao was startled by the sudden ringing of the bell.

He glanced down at the caller ID, his nonchalant expression instantly freezing on his face, his pupils contracting sharply.

"Wait, wait a minute!"

General Manager Zhao called out to the HR Director, his voice cracking with nervousness.

He hurriedly straightened his suit and tie, as if the other person could actually see him, and took a deep breath.

Then, with slightly trembling hands, he answered the phone.

"Hello! Is this Assistant Wang? This is Zhao Dezhu from Hengyuan!"

"I can't believe it," Mr. Zhao said excitedly.

The voice that came from the other end of the phone was indeed Assistant Wang's extremely calm voice: "Mr. Zhao, sorry to bother you."

"Not at all! Assistant Wang, it's truly an honor for Hengyuan Group that you would personally call me! What can I do for you?"

General Manager Zhao broke out in a cold sweat.

As someone in Beijing's business circles, who doesn't know who Assistant Wang is?

That's a confidant of the person in charge of the Tianyu Group!

The Xie family's living devil, if he sneezes, the financial circle of Beijing will tremble. Crushing his Hengyuan Group, a building materials company, is easier than crushing a bedbug!

"Mr. Zhao, you're too kind." Assistant Wang's voice was flat, getting straight to the point, "Does your company have a manager named Jiang Liguo?"

Upon hearing the name "Jiang Liguo," General Manager Zhao's heart nearly stopped.

Why is it Jiang Liguo again?!

No sooner had the eldest daughter of the Lin family called to say she wanted to kill this person than the chief assistant of Tianyu Group personally called to inquire about it!

Just what kind of monster is this Jiang Liguo, with three heads and six arms?!

Mr. Zhao was so frightened that his shirt was soaked with cold sweat.

He assumed Jiang Liguo had foolishly offended someone from Tianyu Group, so he quickly reassured him, "Assistant Wang, don't worry! I was just about to have the HR department fire this fool! I guarantee he won't be able to work anywhere—"

"Mr. Zhao, you've misunderstood."

Assistant Wang interrupted him rudely, her tone extremely stern and brooking no argument:

"Let this person stay in his current position. Don't touch him, don't fire him."

Mr. Zhao was stunned, his mouth agape, unable to utter a sound for a long time: "Ah...this..."

Then, Assistant Wang added the crucial second half of the sentence:

"But at the same time, absolutely do not promote him, give him a raise, or give him any special treatment because of this phone call."

Assistant Wang said calmly.

"Let him continue his life and live the life he was originally."