From humble beginnings to the pinnacle of life

The secretary completely lost patience and her voice suddenly turned cold:

"Mr. Lin, I hope you can face reality. According to headquarters rules, you would have been completely replaced. General Manager Gao specially secured a transfer to the new region for you, which is already a great favor."

I spread my hands, seething with anger, and retorted sarcastically, "So, according to you, I should be grateful and thank you for tricking me?"

"You revitalized the business in the western part of the city, helping headquarters improve the performance and reputation of the entire region. Everyone has seen it. This is your achievement, and it's a good thing."

"A good thing?" I was so angry my chest tightened. "If it's a good thing, why are you discarding it after it's served its purpose?"

She sighed softly, her tone slightly dismissive: "This isn't about discarding a useful tool after it's been used; it's a strategic move by headquarters. You can start over in the new area and achieve just as much success."

I chuckled coldly: "So you're just using me as a pawn, aren't you? This time I develop the western part of the city, and you take it all. Next time I develop a new area, and you'll just take it all away with a single document! Am I just going to work for you for free for the rest of my life?"

As if I had hit the nail on the head, the secretary was instantly speechless, fell silent, and her face visibly turned ugly.

I couldn't be bothered to say anything more to her. It was obvious to everyone that Mr. Gao had deliberately sent her to play games with me.

I couldn't be bothered to waste another word on her, so I waved my hand dismissively: "Alright, that's enough. He's busy, right? I'll wait in his office until he's free!"

"Mr. Lin, please be rational. President Gao has already treated you very well."

"His so-called 'being fair to me' is just a way of discarding me after I've served my purpose? He's treating me like a fool. Is this the kind of mentality your headquarters has?"

The secretary's eyes darkened completely, and her tone carried a blatant threat: "Mr. Lin, I advise you not to be ungrateful. The fact that I'm still willing to communicate with you properly is already the biggest concession I can make. To be honest, headquarters could completely bypass you and directly enforce the repossession of the site."

"Robbery?" I said in a deep, cold voice.

For some reason, this moment reminded me of Fang Heng.

Because he's tricked me so many times, he's the first person I think of when something like this happens.

It's highly likely that he used his connections to bribe people at headquarters and deliberately cut off my escape route when I was at the height of my success.

Just as my thoughts were churning, the secretary's icy voice rang out again: "If you insist on being unreasonable and uncooperative, then we'll have no choice but to take a hard line."

"Should we go for the hardline approach?"

I scoffed, then decided to go all in.

"Fine! Go ahead and forcibly take it back! I'm telling you, if you dare to swallow my hard work and steal my achievements, I'll expose all the inside stories and make it known to the entire internet! I want to see whether your headquarters' face is stronger or my backbone is stronger! I'd rather die than lose!"

After listening to me, the secretary stopped talking and became unusually calm.

She slowly stood up, and walked towards me step by step in her high heels.

I frowned slightly, my mind filled with doubt, wondering what she was up to.

But the next second, an extremely terrifying scene unfolded!

She suddenly took a step forward and sat directly on my lap, her body pressed tightly against mine.

Before I could react, she reached out and ripped off the hair clip holding her long hair in place, and her jet-black hair instantly fell away.

Immediately afterwards, she quickly unbuttoned the top two buttons of her shirt collar, deliberately revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin, her posture ambiguous and alluring.

My scalp tingled instantly, and the hairs on my body stood on end. I instinctively raised my hand to push her away.

But she was faster than me. She suddenly stretched out her arms and hooked them tightly around my neck, deliberately pressing her body close to mine.

At the same time, her body kept struggling and twisting in an affected manner...

The next second, a weak and terrified cry rang out, accompanied by a deliberate tremor.

"Mr. Lin! Please calm down!"

"Don't touch me! I'm really going to call for help if you keep doing that!"

"Ah...don't touch me there! Help!"

A series of ambiguous yet humiliating screams rang out.

I froze completely, my mind went blank, and a cold sweat broke out on my back.

I stared incredulously at the woman in my arms, who was deliberately putting on an act, a storm raging within me.

At that moment, I finally understood what she meant by "going for the hard way"!

Where is this forced recall site?

They set a dead end for me from the very beginning!

From the moment I stepped into the headquarters building, I witnessed a series of traps, including a banquet at Hongmen, a honey trap, and framing...

The script was already prepared for me!

But by the time I fully realized what was happening, it was too late.

With a loud "bang!"

The office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside without warning.

A tall, well-dressed man strode in.

It was none other than Director Gao, who usually appeared upright and composed.

A surge of utter absurdity and anger welled up inside me.

You really can't judge a book by its cover!

When the incident happened before, he protected me despite the pressure.

That's why I respect him from the bottom of my heart. I've always thought he was one of the few good people in headquarters who valued loyalty and trust him a lot.

But I was wrong, terribly wrong.

I was completely fooled by him from beginning to end!

His decision to protect me wasn't out of any sense of justice or righteousness; he was simply after the plan I showed him.

He wants me to pioneer new territory and help him achieve results so he can claim credit!

Now that I've helped him make the toughest market work, he's turned around and abandoned me without hesitation, setting a deadly trap for me.

As soon as Mr. Gao entered the room, my secretary, who had been clinging to me just moments before, seemed to be greatly frightened. She suddenly pushed me away and staggered behind Mr. Gao.

She was still acting, her eyes red and brimming with tears, and she choked out in a pitiful voice:

"Mr. Gao! You've finally arrived! If you hadn't come in, I... I was going to be bullied! He actually tried to force himself on me just now! You have to stand up for me! I've never been treated like this before!"

Mr. Gao's face was gloomy as he strode towards me, exuding a powerful and oppressive aura.

"Lin Ye!" he snapped, "You've got some nerve! How dare you lay a hand on my people in my office? Have you completely lost your mind?"

Watching the two people in front of me singing in unison, watching this clumsy and malicious acting, I was so angry that my chest ached, and I couldn't utter a single word.

All the anger, resentment, and frustration he felt were ultimately reduced to a bitter, self-deprecating laugh.

I must have been blind to believe such a two-faced scoundrel!

Mr. Gao stared at me expressionlessly, his voice carrying a strong threat:

"Don't think you can get away with this by not saying anything. My office has high-definition surveillance cameras. If you keep denying it, believe me, I'll call the police right now and you'll be in big trouble."

Since things have come to this point, and we've already said all that, let's get to the point where we need to go.

I felt there was no need for me to speak properly anymore, so I slowly took out a cigarette from my pocket and lit it in front of him.

The thin smoke rose slowly, slightly calming my restless emotions.

I took a slow, deliberate breath, looked at him calmly, and said in a nonchalant tone:

"Alright, Mr. Gao, stop acting. I see through this charade. From beginning to end, it's all a carefully laid plan. Do you really think I'm stupid enough not to see the flaws?"

He paused for a moment when he heard what I said, then waved to his secretary, signaling her to leave first.

The secretary quickly suppressed her sobs and hurriedly tidied her disheveled clothes and hair.

He lowered his head and quickly left the office, closing the door behind him.