CH 19

Chapter 19 : Is something wrong? Where does it hurt?

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Xu Zhun’s shoulder bumped into the man’s chest, and the touch made his heart feel warm.

It turned out that there were still good people in this world who were kind-hearted.

“Is something wrong? Where does it hurt?”

The man who picked him up had a gentle voice, sounding as reliable as a big brother from next door.

Xu Zhun eased up and turned his head to look at him, “I’m fine! Thank you!”

The man’s face was as handsome as a beautifully carved sculpture, and his eyebrows were magnificent. Xu Zhun felt that he had seen him somewhere before, but he couldn’t really remember for the time being.

It was only when Manager Qi called out anxiously, “Mr. He!”

Only then did Xu Zhun react abruptly to the fact that this man was He Chengyang’s elder brother – He Tianming.

He Tianming and He Chengyang were blood brothers, but instead of inheriting the He Group, he had handed over the company and his ancestral business to his younger brother. Instead, he opened a company himself.

He Chengyang had never spoken to him about his family’s affairs, and it was still from outside talk that Xu Zhun had heard these things.

Little did he know that Shengxin was the company established by He Tianming.

Xu Zhun broke away from He Tianming’s hold without a sign and stood in a proper position.

He Tianming gave him a look and moved his gaze from him to Manager Qi: “What’s going on?”

Manager Qi glared at Xu Zhun, “He’s the one who was dishonest! He tried to seduce me!”

Being so insulted, Xu Zhun was so angry that his body trembled: “You are spewing lies. When did I ……”

The word “seduce” was too unpleasant for him to say. Xu Zhun gasped and suppressed the anger in his heart as he turned to look at He Tianming: “Mr. He, I came here today to deliver information and contracts to Manager Qi instead of my colleague. As soon as I arrived, he scolded me and provoked me with all kinds of insults.”

Casually, he looked at Manager Qi: “I actually wonder, did I dig your ancestral grave in my past life? Or did I use my keyboard to expose your private life in this one? Who are you to insult me like that?”

Manager Qi didn’t expect Xu Zhun to be so eloquent, so he accused in retaliation, “Don’t you have any idea about what kind of conduct you exhibit in your company? You stole Zhou Fuming’s contract, and you still plan to use the same tactics of seducing other clients against me. What kind of person do you take me, Qi Zhicheng, for?”

Xu Zhun had never expected Zhou Fuming to talk about him like that behind his back, and to use the client’s hand to seriously damage him.

He raised his voice and said, “I didn’t rob Zhou Fuming of the contract at all, I just came to deliver it on his behalf. He is always in charge of Shengxin’s contracts. You can check this matter directly with our manager. Also, every contract that I am responsible for is through formal means.”

Manager Qi snickered, “Through what means, you should know best.”

He Tianming couldn’t bear to hear this and interrupted in a stern voice: “Manager Qi, is this the professionalism and quality of your behavior as a department manager?”

Manager Qi wanted to argue, but seeing the seriousness of He Tianming’s face, he finally shut his mouth.

He Tianming turned back to the assistant behind him, “Pull out the surveillance of the office. Manager Qi, you claim that he acted inappropriately towards you, there is surveillance in the office, so one look will tell us.”

From the moment he entered the office, Xu Zhun had been particularly well-behaved, he hadn’t done anything out of the ordinary and wasn’t afraid to check the surveillance.

But Manager Qi was scared!

After all, he had accused Xu Zhun wrongly.

“Mr. He, it’s me …… I was the one who made the mistake!”

Manager Qi lowered his posture and said to Xu Zhun, ” Mr. Xu, why don’t we just forget about it?”

Xu Zhun turned his head away from him, pretending not to hear his words.

Why should he just leave it at that?

He didn’t want to take such a dumb loss.

The assistant went to check the CCTV, and there was no sign of what Manager Qi had said was out of place. But the footage of Manager Qi verbally abusing Xu Zhun, having security throw him out, and kicking him was clearly captured.

He Tianming was furious: “The company doesn’t need scum like you! Go to the personnel department to settle your salary, and leave now.”

When the president spoke, Manager Qi did not dare to retort, and he walked away in a heap.

“Wait!” He Tianming called out to him.

Manager Qi hung his head, not even daring to breathe.

In a voice that allowed no room for argument, He Tianming said, “Apologize!”

Manager Qi walked up to Xu Zhun and said reluctantly, “I’m sorry!”

He Tianming said to his assistant, “Contact the police station and have them send someone over. Since this is the attitude of Qi Zhicheng in private mediation, take the legal route.”

Seeing that his assistant was about to call the police, Manager Qi changed his previous indignant attitude and said to Xu Zhun, ” Mr. Xu, it’s my fault! I’m wrong! I shouldn’t have insulted you! But it was all Zhou Fuming who stirred up trouble in between us. He was the one who said that you stole his contract and that you had an indiscreet private life and that all the contracts you signed were obtained through improper means. So I had a preconceived notion that you …… It really had nothing to do with me, as I was used and deceived!”

Xu Zhun did not say a word, and his cold eyes made Manager Qi feel powerless.

It was only after Manager Qi apologized repeatedly that He Tianming let him go.

Xu Zhun was invited into the CEO’s office and the secretary brought coffee.

He Tianming asked with concern, “Are you uncomfortable anywhere? You fell down just now!”

Xu Zhun touched the back of his head and shook his head, “It’s fine! It doesn’t hurt anymore!”

He Tianming apologized sincerely, “I’m sorry for today’s incident, it was because of my lax management. You can ask for anything you want, it’s the company’s compensation for this attack on your reputation.”

Xu Zhun smiled bashfully, “Manager Qi has already apologized and he has been punished. Let’s forget about this today! It was once said: the noblest way for revenge is forgiveness.”

He Tianming was slightly stunned, “My auntie always said that too. She always taught us to be tolerant towards people.”

Xu Zhun was surprised: why was it his aunt and not his mother?

While Xu Zhun was secretly pondering, He Tianming looked at him and said, “You are very similar to my aunt, your expression when you think is just like hers. There are also some similarities in personality. If she sees you, she will definitely feel very close.”

“My mother died a long time ago, and having grown up with no elders around, I may not be very good with them.”

Xu Zhun finished, and realized that he was being particularly rude with that statement.

It wasn’t like He Tianming was going to take him home to meet his aunt, so what was the point of him saying that? He might even make the other party think that he had ulterior motives.

Xu Zhun hastily explained, “Mr. He, I …… I didn’t mean anything else. It’s just that …… It’s just that ……”

The more anxious he was to explain, the more he couldn’t. Xu Zhun’s face turned red with embarrassment and he lowered his head apprehensively.

He Tianming laughed lightly, “You don’t need to be so nervous. We’re just chatting, so don’t worry so much about what you have to say in front of me.”

Xu Zhun nodded lightly.

“My aunt was easy-going and nice! She raised me and my brother. Our parents died very young.”

He Tianming realized what he had said and felt surprised.

How could he say this to a man he had only met for the first time?

But Xu Zhun gave him a very familiar feeling.

Had they met before?

He Tianming scoured his mind for information and asked tentatively, “Xu Zhun, did you once live in Feng’an Village?”

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Hello! I’m finally back from my little break that took quite a bit longer than supposed (mostly because my older sister gave an early birth! I’m now an auntie lol!!) I haven’t gotten to translate much, but I’ll still post a couple of the chapters in my stock! I’ll resume daily normal updates tomorrow ^^