“Again?” A low, hoarse voice sounded.
In her ear was the restrained, suppressed, and sexy panting of passion…
“I can’t take it anymore…”
“You can’t take what?”
An out-of-place female voice, speaking Mandarin with a rural accent, rang out, instantly jolting Lin Miaomiao from her wet dream!
She opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was a coarse wooden office desk, on which sat a thermos and a red enamel mug.
Standing before the desk was her colleague, Yu Meijing, sipping water from a vacuum flask.
“What were you dreaming about?”
Lin Miaomiao wiped the drool from her mouth. “…Nothing.”
“Don’t pretend. You were having a wet dream, weren’t you?”
Lin Miaomiao was silent for a long moment.
Just how desperate must she be to dream about doing it with her ex-husband in the middle of the day?
“Whoa!” Yu Meijing made an exaggerated expression. “You’ve been divorced for five years and you’re still dreaming about him. Looks like he was really good in that department!”
It was more than just good!
It was practically criminal!
“Hey, tell me, how was your ex-husband in bed?”
Seeing her friend’s expectant gaze, Lin Miaomiao casually gestured with her hand. “About this big.”
Yu Meijing spat out a mouthful of tea. “Wouldn’t that kill you?”
Lin Miaomiao was speechless.
Was it really appropriate to discuss this topic at the factory?
But thinking back, the man’s prowess was indeed considerable. How could it not be, since he was the male lead? It was only after sleeping with him that Lin Miaomiao had suddenly awakened to the fact that she was the villainous ex-wife of the male lead in a period novel.
During the time the male lead was sent to the countryside after being framed, she had used her status as the production team leader’s sister to force him to marry her. The male lead endured the humiliation, treating her well on the surface while secretly wishing he could tear her limb from limb.
After he returned to the city, he immediately reported her entire family. Her older brother was sent to prison for bending the law for personal gain, her father was suspended from his post for investigation, and her mother, unable to take the blow, fell ill and never recovered. She didn’t meet a good end either. She had secretly followed the man back to the city, only to discover he already had a Childhood Sweetheart Fiancée. Seeing how loving they were, she became corrupted, opposing the other woman at every turn and even hiring someone to ruin her reputation. In the end, she was hoist with her own petard and died a miserable death!
After learning of her tragic future, Lin Miaomiao was so terrified she had nightmares for three days and three nights straight.
Then, she took the initiative to divorce the male lead, not just for herself, but also for her older brother, whom she had implicated.
Her brother wasn’t as malicious as he was portrayed in the novel, but he had indeed helped her by forcing the male lead to do many things.
She was deeply ashamed. She didn’t care what happened to her, but she couldn’t let her entire family be ruined over a man!
In a flash, five years had passed.
The man from the depths of her memory resurfaced—those cold, indifferent eyes, that restrained, suppressed, and sexy panting of passion… Lin Miaomiao’s gaze darkened.
But no matter how good he was… he wasn’t hers anymore.
He had his own fated female lead.
Lin Miaomiao rubbed her sore eyes and sat up straight.
…
“Let’s not talk about that. How have you been adjusting these past two days? Need any help?” Yu Meijing asked her.
Lin Miaomiao had been promoted from an assembly line worker. Although she had never studied accounting, she was excellent at math and had beautiful handwriting.
She was clearly an illiterate woman with no formal education who hadn’t even finished elementary school, yet she possessed fine penmanship, knew arithmetic, and could even occasionally understand some English… It was quite impressive.
This was also why Yu Meijing was so interested in Lin Miaomiao’s ex-husband.
Because Lin Miaomiao had said that her ex-husband had taught her all these things.
Just what kind of remarkable man could teach an illiterate woman so much in just two short years?
She was also curious why such a good man and she would get a divorce.
But Lin Miaomiao always dodged the question, never giving a straight answer, which left Yu Meijing perpetually in suspense.
“I’m fine, no problems.”
Because she could do math and write well, Lin Miaomiao’s workstation had always been a relatively easy one. This year, after an accountant was fired, a position opened up, and she was selected by the supervisor to fill it.
Her salary had jumped from thirty-five yuan a month to forty-five. Once she became a regular employee, she could earn fifty yuan a month!
It was a complete turn from a salted fish.
Today was her second day since her transfer.
Not only did she have her own workstation, but she also had a desk and a chair with a backrest.
She immediately decorated her workstation with many things she liked: some books she was using for self-study, a cactus. She also brought over the enamel mug she had used for five years, and the drawer could hold many things…
In short, she was very content with her current situation.
“That’s good. But you’re new, so you should still be careful. I heard a new factory director is here from above. He’s very strict and does spot checks…” Yu Meijing lowered her voice. “Because the previous director stuffed too many people who used backdoor connections in here, several have already been fired this morning alone…”
Lin Miaomiao knew about this. Their previous factory director had been investigated for severe corruption and bribery.
But as long as the factory was fine, no one really cared. After all, in the five years she had been at this factory, there had been four different directors.
The position was lucrative, so everyone had their eyes on it.
They changed year after year, and each was more corrupt than the last.
The previous director was not only corrupt but also kept stuffing his relatives into the factory.
Every department had his people, and it seemed he was trying to turn the factory into his family’s personal enterprise.
But it wasn’t long before he was investigated.
The female accountant who previously held her position was his mistress. After the legal wife found out and came to the factory to cause a huge scene, he sent the mistress away, worried he would be investigated.
The mistress was not to be trifled with. If you won’t let me have it easy, I won’t let you have it easy either. She turned around and reported the factory director.
And so, the matter blew up, and the director was quickly taken away.
Such a large factory couldn’t be without a director for even a day, so a new one was quickly appointed on transfer. It was said he had just arrived this morning, without any announcement or prior notice, appearing out of the blue.
Some people who didn’t react in time naturally ran into the line of fire.
Lin Miaomiao was actually a little worried too. After all, she had just been promoted and hadn’t fully adapted yet.
She just hoped that the strict factory director wouldn’t come to their department.
Lin Miaomiao poured a cup of water and thought to herself as she drank.
The next second, someone ran back with a panicked look on their face.
“Wake up, everyone, wake up! The new factory director is here!”
Lin Miaomiao spat out a mouthful of water with a pfft.
The sound of hurried footsteps came from outside.
Lin Miaomiao followed everyone’s gaze.
A tall man in a gray suit and glasses walked out of the building. His posture was ramrod straight, his aura powerful, and he was followed by seven or eight leaders.
One of them was their department manager, who was currently speaking to the man with an anxious expression.
The man’s face was cold as he strode forward. His black leather shoes tapped against the cement floor as he was the first to cross the threshold into the office.
That sharp sense of authority and pressure made everyone’s heart stop, and they held their breath.
The moment Lin Miaomiao’s gaze fell on the man’s face, all the color drained from hers.
Just then, the man suddenly looked up, his eyes sweeping in her direction.
His gaze was cold and sharp, instantly filling Lin Miaomiao with a sense of fear, as if she were facing imminent danger.
Even though the man possessed a stunningly handsome face, she had no courage to admire it, because the man before her was her ex-husband… from whom she had been divorced for five years