Upon hearing the words “Madam has arrived,” Mu Xiubai swallowed back the reprimand he was about to utter.
He couldn’t help but turn his gaze back to Zhang Qian. “Did you call Ruan Mi?”
Zhang Qian nodded, her eyes frighteningly red.
Mu Xiubai composed himself, a dark current surging in his eyes. Did Ruan Mi’s willingness to come mean she was willing to return to the company?
And was Ruan Mi’s request for him to publicly apologize in front of the media just empty talk?
Thinking of this possibility, Mu Xiubai’s expression softened considerably.
Ruan Mi still had feelings for him.
Just then, Ruan Mi’s figure appeared at the office door.
As soon as Ruan Mi reached the office door, she saw Zhang Qian kneeling on the ground, head bowed, crying.
Ruan Mi rushed forward and helped her up.
When Zhang Qian saw Ruan Mi, a flood of pent-up grievances welled up inside her.
Tears streamed down her face as she huddled in Ruan Mi’s arms, her shoulders trembling.
“Sister Mi,”
Ruan Mi patted Zhang Qian’s back and ruffled her hair.
Zhang Qian hissed, and Ruan Mi quickly released her, only to find blood on her own hand.
It was Zhang Qian’s blood.
Ruan Mi’s pupils constricted, and she pulled Zhang Qian’s arm down.
She wanted to see where Zhang Qian was hurt, but Zhang Qian wouldn’t let her see.
The girl’s eyes were swollen from crying.
Ruan Mi’s temper flared instantly, and she pointed sharply at Zhou Mei.
“You hurt her?”
Zhou Mei instinctively hid behind Mu Xiubai, but her words were sharp, “So what if I did it? You traitor, shouldn’t you be taught a lesson?”
Ruan Mi walked step by step toward Zhou Mei, her fists clenched tightly, but Zhang Qian grabbed her arm.
She shook her head at him. “Sister Mi, I’m fine, don’t come over.”
Mu Xiubai sat in his office chair, staring at Ruan Mi without blinking.
Since entering the office, Ruan Mi hadn’t said a word to him, not even sparing him a glance.
This made him feel very uncomfortable.
Mu Xiubai: “Ruan Mi, you stormed into my office and were shouting and threatening my vice president, what are you trying to do?” Ruan Mi
finally looked away and turned to Mu Xiubai.
“What am I trying to do? Doesn’t President Mu know? Zhang Qian was just following your orders. Why is Zhou Mei attacking her personally? And
even wanting to fire Zhang Qian? I’d like to ask, which company rule did Zhang Qian violate?” As soon as
Ruan Mi entered the company, someone who was on good terms with Zhang Qian immediately told her what had happened.
Mu Xiubai glared at Zhou Mei, who shrank back, her previous arrogance completely gone.
But Zhou Mei was his person, and he couldn’t allow others to speak ill of her.
Mu Xiubai: “This is an internal company matter; you seem to have no right to interfere.
Besides, Zhang Qian was disrespectful to President Zhou, so dismissing such an employee is normal.”
He glanced at Zhang Qian, who was cowering beside Ruan Mi.
Zhang Qian looked up in disbelief, her face turning deathly pale.
Zhang Qian: “President Mu, I can’t lose this job; I have a family to support.”
Zhang Qian was terrified; she had clearly only followed President Mu’s instructions!
Ruan Mi frowned. She knew that Mu Xiubai was preparing to fire Zhang Qian to save face.
Behind Mu Xiubai, Zhou Mei was extremely smug and arrogant.
“Are you sure you want to fire Zhang Qian?” Ruan Mi asked.
Mu Xiubai looked at her coldly, as if calculating something.
Then he sighed, “It’s not that I necessarily have to fire her; her work ability is quite good.
It’s just that such subordinates are difficult to manage unless someone is willing to pay for her mistakes.”
Mu Xiubai’s words were pointed, and Ruan Mi understood.
He was implying that he wanted her to voluntarily return to the company.
Ruan Mi sneered, “What a pipe dream.”
Ignoring the two people in front of her, she turned to Zhang Qian, “You’ve seen the current situation. Are you willing to come with me? However, the salary might not be as high, and the work will be very hard.”
Her directing job also required an assistant, and Zhang Qian had been with her the longest, so they were quite familiar with each other.
Zhang Qian almost hesitated, tears of joy streaming down her face, “I’ll go with Sister Mi.”
If there was a way out, who would want to stay here serving Zhou Mei?
Ruan Mi smiled lightly, “Okay, let’s go. You need to get your head checked.”
The two turned to leave.
“Ruan Mi, what do you think this place is?”
Mu Xiubai shouted loudly, suddenly standing up and walking towards Ruan Mi.
He grabbed Ruan Mi’s wrist, his eyes fierce.
Ruan Mi forcefully pulled her hand back. “Since you can’t treat my person well, I’ll take her away.”
Mu Xiubai sneered. “Your person? She has a contract with the Mu family. The contract hasn’t expired yet; breaching it would require paying a penalty.”
“Didn’t you want to fire her?”
“Whether I fire her or not is entirely up to my mood.”
Ruan Mi took a step back, creating distance between herself and Mu Xiubai, and her smile returned. “Your mood, fine, then let’s calculate it.”
Ruan Mi made a phone call, then pulled Zhang Qian to sit down on the sofa.
Mu Xiubai looked at her actions with some confusion.
Mu Xiubai: “What’s the matter?”
Ruan Mi: “Since President Mu is unwilling to resolve this matter properly, I don’t mind playing along to the end.”
Less than ten minutes later, Zhang Nan appeared in the office.
Still dressed the same, with a neat and decisive tone, she walked slowly to Mu Xiubai and smiled politely.
“Mr. Mu, we meet again. Given that my client was illegally treated at your company,
according to Article 38 of the Labor Contract Law, we have the right to terminate your labor contract immediately without incurring any liability.
On the contrary, your company will need to bear corresponding legal responsibility and compensate my client, such as economic compensation and personal injury compensation, etc.”
Then, he walked up to Zhou Mei, adjusted his glasses, and smiled politely, “Hello Ms. Zhou, given the personal injury you caused to my client, we have already reported it to the police.
If a settlement is needed, please apologize to my client first, and then proceed with the corresponding settlement procedures.”
After this whole process, Zhou Mei was stunned, and her eyes immediately reddened.
She ran to Mu Xiubai’s side, “Xiubai, I’m scared.”
Mu Xiubai glared at Ruan Mi, gritting his teeth, “Ruan Mi, did you have to make things like this?”
The news about the past two days hadn’t been resolved yet, and if there was any more talk of mistreating and beating employees, Mu’s stock price would be greatly affected.
Ruan Mi curled her lips, “Some things, once done, are best left unsaid.”
She stood up, pulling Zhang Qian along, and started to leave. Mu Xiubai tried to stop them, “If I don’t let them go, do you think you can leave?”
Zhang Qian was also a little scared, tugging at Ruan Mi’s clothes and whispering, “Sister Mi, let it go, don’t drag you into this.”
Ruan Mi smiled, patting her hand reassuringly, then looked up coldly at Mu Xiubai.
“You think that just because you’ve trapped us here, I have no other choice?”
Ruan Mi took out her phone and waved it in front of Mu Xiubai. “I’ve sent everything out. You can stop me, but can you stop the people outside?”
Mu Xiubai scoffed, “In the entire city of Hai, there’s no one I, Mu Xiubai, can’t stop.”
“Is that so? Then why don’t you check who’s down there?”