My Dongguan Love Story

Run away with the money?

One person gets 500,000?

Looking at Secretary Wu, whose eyes were shining, I couldn't help but feel a little taken aback.

I originally thought Secretary Wu was loyal to General Manager Zhao, but I never expected that she would actually try to embezzle from her own position.

That makes sense, after all, it's a million dollars, and wealth is indeed tempting.

It's understandable that Secretary Wu couldn't resist the temptation and wanted to embezzle the money.

However, I never intended to covet this money.

Although my family is poor, my ambition is not diminished.

My mom always told me from a young age that I should earn money with my own hands and never do anything illegal or disorderly.

Although I didn't have much formal education, I know that embezzling public funds and running away is illegal and a crime.

Moreover, Mr. Zhao trusts me so much that he gave me a million to carry with me. How could I possibly betray Mr. Zhao's trust?

Seeing that I was staring at her without speaking, Secretary Wu assumed I was hesitating, so she continued to persuade me:

"Dazhuang, don't hesitate any longer. If you don't run today, you might have to hand over the money to Boss Liu tomorrow, and then it will be too late."

"I didn't hesitate." I shook my head.

"Shall we leave now?"

"I'm not leaving." I looked at Secretary Wu's flushed cheeks, which were red from excitement, and said calmly, "I won't run away with the money."

"You!?" Secretary Wu glared at me angrily, pointing at me with her right hand. After thinking for a moment, she sighed and lowered her hand: "Dazhuang, I know you're scared, afraid that we'll run away with the money and that Boss Zhao will call the police to arrest us."

"But Sichuan is so big, and our rural hometown is far from the police station. They simply can't catch us. If we're really scared, we can hide in the deep mountains and forests for a few years and come out again when things calm down."

"That's a million, Dazhuang, a million! Even if you worked your whole life without eating or drinking, you couldn't save that much money!"

Seeing Secretary Wu's excited expression, I secretly shook my head. President Zhao's reliance on someone like this is bound to cause trouble sooner or later.

I sighed, stood up, put on my shirt, opened the door, and turned to look at her:

"Forget about it, I won't do it."

I couldn't be bothered with Secretary Wu, so I closed the door and went downstairs. I'd been busy all afternoon and was starving. I'd never been to Shenzhen before, so I figured I might as well go out for a meal and do some shopping.

However, it's best to change the PIN for the gold card before leaving.

After all, Secretary Wu was right next to me when I checked my balance. She saw the password I entered.

We're sharing a room again tonight. If I fall asleep and she secretly takes my gold card and withdraws the money, I'll be in big trouble.

Once the password is changed, even if she steals the gold card, she won't be able to withdraw money.

After taking the elevator to the lobby on the first floor, I went straight to the ATM, entered my PIN, and checked my balance. Then I clicked "change PIN" and changed my password.

After changing the password, I breathed a sigh of relief. I took out my gold card, put it in my pocket, and walked out of the lobby with my hands in my pockets.

In a corner of the lobby, Zhang Xiaoqian's driver witnessed this scene and immediately called Zhao Fengyue:

"Mr. Zhao, Chen Dazhuang just came down to the lobby. He even inserted his gold card into the ATM and then left the hotel."

"What?" Zhang Xiaoqian, who was standing nearby, jumped up from the sofa in surprise upon hearing the voice on the phone, and pointed at the phone at Zhao Fengyue, saying:

"Mom, I knew he would run away with the money."

Zhao Fengyue glanced at her, then turned to the phone and asked:

Did he withdraw the money?

This card cannot be used for large transfers. If you want to steal this money, the only way is to withdraw cash.

Upon hearing Zhao Fengyue's question, the driver quickly shook his head:

"No, he just pressed some buttons randomly for a while, then took the card and left. I guess he was just checking his balance."

"Mom, is that even a question? He's definitely trying to run away with the money. He checked the balance twice; it's obvious he's after the money."

"He didn't withdraw any money," Zhao Fengyue said calmly.

"Perhaps it's in the lobby, and it's not convenient to withdraw such a large sum of money at once. Didn't he leave the hotel? He probably went to a less crowded bank to withdraw the money."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Fengyue's brows furrowed slightly.

Could I have really misjudged him? Is this Dazhuang truly a greedy and ungrateful person?

Sigh, if that's really the case, he's too foolish.

If they are not greedy and forget righteousness, and follow me, won't my millions of fortune eventually all belong to them?

She has no son, only a daughter.

She had also considered what would happen if she remarried in the future. Half of the family fortune would go to her daughter, Zhang Xiaoqian, and the other half would be left to her and her new husband's family. Of course, this money would be gradually distributed, not all at once.

Compared to his enormous wealth, that gold card was just a drop in the ocean.

Zhang Xiaoqian looked at her mother, who was staring blankly, and couldn't help but urge her:

"Mom, don't hesitate, tell the driver to grab him and control him right away, or he'll get away."

Seeing that Chen Dazhuang was so young, yet he had managed to get close to her mother, she figured he must be after her family's money.

He already disliked Dazhuang, and now that Dazhuang was about to abscond with the money, he couldn't stand him anymore.

This amount of money, though not much, is still quite a lot.

My mom's money will all be my money in the future, how can I let this kind of person run off with it?

Zhao Fengyue looked up at the furious Zhang Xiaoqian, thought for a moment, and said to the driver:

"Don't move first, you go after them. Have people keep an eye on them at the train and bus stations."

"Okay, Mr. Zhao."

Zhang Xiaoqian watched the phone hang up, and was so angry she jumped up and down:

"Mom, what are you still watching? Just arrest him already!"

Zhao Fengyue glanced at Zhang Xiaoqian indifferently and shook her head:

"As long as Dazhuang hasn't withdrawn the money and hasn't fled in a car, it can't be considered a runaway. Even if he's caught, what does that prove?"

To be honest, she did harbor a sliver of hope for Dazhuang. She wanted to see the end and see if Dazhuang would really abscond with the money.

Besides, logically speaking, the person simply checked the ATM and left the hotel. You're going to arrest them and accuse them of trying to run away? That doesn't make sense.

Maybe he looked at the ATM just because he'd never seen so much money before and wanted to take a second look?

Leaving the hotel?

She looked up at the window, where the fiery red sunset hung high in the sky.

They had been traveling all day, and maybe they were hungry, so they went out to buy dinner.

Seeing her mother's expression, Zhang Xiaoqian clearly still harbored some hope, so she crossed her arms and sneered:

"Fine, Mom, you won't give up until you're completely convinced. Okay, I'll wait and see what you have to say when he runs away."

Just then, Zhao Fengyue's phone rang again.

The caller ID showed it was Secretary Wu calling.

After Da Zhuang left the hotel, Secretary Wu began to think about what to do next.

Dazhuang seems stubborn and doesn't listen to himself at all.

His seductive schemes didn't work on him, and he wouldn't listen to advice to run away with the money.

That million was wasted, and her delusions were completely crushed.

Moreover, not only would he not get any money, but if Dazhuang went back and told Boss Zhao that he had embezzled that million, he would lose his job.

This job is pretty good; the pay is high and it's easy. She could easily give it up if the money was stolen and the company ran off with it, but since she hasn't received the money, she can't bear to give it up.

No! I can't lose this job; I have to think of a way.

After frowning and thinking for a while, she finally came up with a solution.

So he immediately called General Manager Zhao.

After the phone rang a few times, Mr. Zhao's voice came through:

"Feed?"

"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao, I have something to report to you."

Zhao Fengyue turned to look at Zhang Xiaoqian, then said into the phone, "What is it?"

Zhang Xiaoqian also leaned closer to the phone.

She remembered that Secretary Wu had gone on a business trip with Chen Dazhuang. Could this phone call be related to Chen Dazhuang?

Then, I heard Secretary Wu's indignant voice coming from the phone:

"Mr. Zhao, I want to report this."

"This Chen Dazhuang wants to embezzle public funds. He just told me that we'd split the million between us and run away with the money."

I immediately and firmly rejected him.

"Mr. Zhao, you've been so good to me. I've worked here for several years at my peak. How could I possibly do anything to betray you?"

"After I rejected him, he angrily slammed the door and left. I initially thought he was just angry and wanted to get some fresh air."

"But after thinking about it, I became a little worried. What if he felt I wasn't cooperating with him and decided to run away with the money? So I called you immediately to report it."

Secretary Wu finished speaking excitedly.

Regardless of whether Dazhuang was truly greedy for money, she has already shifted the blame onto him. Even if Dazhuang tells Boss Zhao that he wanted to embezzle the money, Boss Zhao will probably think Dazhuang is lying.

After confusing the matter so much, I was finally able to extricate myself from the situation.

Zhao Fengyue listened to the words on the phone and was speechless for a moment.

Zhang Xiaoqian jumped up, her face flushed with excitement:

"See? I told you he was just after the money."

"Arrest him! Arrest him!"