The Secret of the Yoga Club: The Women's Identity is Not Simple

Hearing this, Wang Yue felt a violent inner struggle. She had finally found this job; the salary and benefits were quite good in Hehai City, the company had a good future, and she got along well with her colleagues. Giving it up like this was something she was truly unwilling to do.

But thinking about what happened last night, her boyfriend still ignoring her, and the possibility of encountering similar situations in the future, she really didn't know what to do.

He rubbed his knees back and forth with both hands.

Lin Feng smiled at her conflicted expression, his tone becoming more relaxed.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Go back and think it over. I'll give you a day off tomorrow. To be honest, Xiao Wang, I really admire you. You're meticulous in your work, and you can get things done without having to repeat yourself. In this industry, it's not easy to find a reliable secretary."

Lin Feng stood up, took his suit jacket off the back of the chair and draped it over his arm. As he walked to the door, he turned back. "Shuke is just getting started. I can't guarantee how far he'll go. But I can tell you one thing—my goal has never been just Hehai City. Okay, go back and think it over. I'm really sorry about last night."

The office fell silent again, leaving only Wang Yue sitting in her chair, watching the door Lin Feng had gently closed as he left.

She sat there blankly for a long time, her mind replaying Lin Feng's words over and over, her thoughts in turmoil.

Back in her rented room, Wang Yue threw her bag on the bed and collapsed onto the mattress, staring blankly at the ceiling light.

She didn't want to eat or move. Lin Feng's words, "The compensation will be calculated based on one month's salary after you become a full-time employee," kept replaying in her mind. She hadn't passed her probation period yet, and Lin Feng's words actually meant that he was giving her a month's salary as a temporary measure.

The boss has done so well, there's nothing to criticize.

Just then, her phone rang. It was her best friend, Su Hui, calling.

Wang Yue answered the phone and weakly said "Hey." Su Hui's voice came through the receiver, full of energy, saying that she had found a newly opened milk tea shop in Wanda Plaza with a buy-one-get-one-free offer, and urged her to come out and go shopping right away.

Wang Yue wanted to say she wasn't in the mood today, but Su Hui didn't give her a chance to refuse, saying she was already waiting for her at the usual place, and if she didn't come, she would have to drink her milk tea too.

Wang Yue couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she got out of bed, changed her clothes, and went out.

When the two met, Su Hui had already bought the milk tea. She handed a cup of hot pearl milk tea to Wang Yue, then looked at Wang Yue's face and said, "You look like you've been beaten up. Your dark circles are almost down to your chin."

Wang Yue took the milk tea and took a sip. The warm, sweet taste slid down her throat, and her chest, which had been congested all day, seemed to loosen up a little.

The two walked slowly along the commercial street, and Wang Yue recounted everything that had happened from last night to today.

From being called to a dinner party at the last minute, to being rear-ended while driving, being stopped by traffic police, being filmed live on TV, to Yuan Hui scolding her on the phone for being materialistic and vain, refusing to answer the phone and wanting to break up, and finally mentioning that today Lin Feng apologized to her in his office and offered to let her resign with a month's salary as compensation.

After listening, Su Hui took a big sip of her milk tea, chewing the tapioca pearls with a crunching sound. Then she stopped and turned around to look at Wang Yue.

"Are you stupid? You're not going to take such a good job? Are you planning to go back to taking the civil service exam or become a supermarket cashier? What if you can snag a rich husband someday? With legs like yours, what kind of man can't you catch?"

Wang Yue blushed at her words and slapped Su Hui's arm. "What are you saying? How could he possibly be interested in me? You don't know, last night when I took him back to Baijinhai, the female boss of Longlin Group personally came down to pick him up. That aura, that presence... when she came out, she didn't even glance at me, her eyes were only on him. What do I have to compare with that kind of woman?"

Su Hui waved her hand, switching the milk tea from her left to her right, her tone carrying the confidence of someone with experience. "I didn't say you should compare yourself to the female boss. I meant this boss is a good person—when you made a mistake, he not only didn't scold you, but he also apologized and offered compensation. Go out and ask around, how many bosses in Hehai City can do that? Besides, he said he'll make Shuke the leading enterprise in Jiangbei Province. It sounds like bragging, but he's managed to build such a large operation in such a short time; he must have real skills. If you work for him, even if you only learn a fraction of his skills, you won't have to worry about finding a job at any company in the future."

The two walked for a while longer when Su Hui suddenly stopped, turned around to look at Wang Yue, and her tone became much more serious than before.

"Wang Yue, I have a serious question for you. What are your plans regarding Yuan Hui?"

Wang Yue held the milk tea cup in silence for a while, then said she hadn't decided yet.

The two of them had a foundation of feelings for each other. Yuan Hui had been pursuing her for several years. Even if they were having a falling out now, it didn't mean they should break up just like that.

She planned to wait until Yuan Hui calmed down before trying to reason with him, and only if that didn't work.

She looked up at Su Hui, forcing a smile, as if to encourage herself, "I still have to keep working. Tomorrow I'll tell General Manager Lin I won't resign. I'll appease Yuan Hui, and I won't give up my job. Wanting both, isn't that too greedy?"

Su Hui looked at her face, which clearly showed her grievance but was forcing a smile, sighed, and flicked her forehead.

This isn't greed; it's a normal human need.

Then he said that even if the sky fell, we shouldn't let it stop us from shopping, and pulled Wang Yue into a hosiery store next door.

She picked out several pairs from the shelf, some flesh-colored and some gray, and finally picked up a pair of thin black stockings and stuffed them into Wang Yue's hand, saying that she had seen her on the live stream that day, and that her long legs in flesh-colored stockings had already caused a stir in the chat, and that in black stockings she would surely seduce all the male colleagues in the company.

Wang Yue pushed her, her face turning red again, but in the end she still took the stockings in her hand, looked them over, and hesitantly put them into the shopping basket.

After returning to her rented room, Wang Yue took a shower, changed into her pajamas, and lay on the bed staring at the ceiling, reflecting on everything that had happened that day.

Su Hui's words kept replaying in my mind. Is it really true that you can only choose one: career or love?

She rolled over and pulled the blanket up a bit, thinking that no matter what, she had already made a decision about her work.

As for Yuan Hui, she'll explain things properly once he calms down, since their relationship over the past few years isn't fake.

He's usually quite good to her, but he has a short temper. He only said those things because he was angry this time.

If it really doesn't make sense...

I banished the thought from my mind, not wanting to think about it anymore. I turned over, buried my face in the pillow, and slowly drifted off to sleep, listening to the occasional car horns coming from afar outside the window in the darkness.