"Su Chen, the new driver?"
Ma Yuemin furrowed his brows in recollection, when suddenly, a flicker of realization lit up his mind, and he finally remembered the name Su Chen.
That was a few months ago, when Zhang Mingyu had reported to him, saying that there was a new driver in their department who seemed not so simple, and who moreover seemed to be quite close to Xia Qiuru.
At the time, he had not taken it seriously, thinking that Zhang Mingyu was being paranoid; after all, how could someone of Xia Qiuru's appearance and status possibly have anything to do with a low-level driver?
Even so, he had casually mentioned, "Since you have your suspicions, just find an occasion to get rid of him."
Now, seeing Xia Qiuru's anxious expression, Ma Yuemin finally believed that the relationship between these two might indeed be out of the ordinary.
This realization only hardened Ma Yuemin's determination to deal with Su Chen—Xia Qiuru was his forbidden fruit, and he absolutely would not allow any other man to lay a finger on her!
"Su Chen, is it?" Ma Yuemin sneered mockingly, "What did you just say? Just because of me?"
"I'm telling you now, just because of me, I want to fire you this instant. Let's see who dares to object?"
Ma Yuemin spoke with an air of dominance; as the vice president of the group, of course he had the authority to dismiss a lowly driver.
"I object!"
Yet, before his words were finished, two voices rang out simultaneously.
One of the voices was Xia Qiuru's, while the other came from outside the crowd.
When the crowd saw who owned that voice, their jaws dropped, and they instinctively cleared a pathway.
It was beyond all of their expectations: not only had the internal dispute of the security department drawn Xia Qiuru and Ma Yuemin, but now even President Lin had arrived!
What did President Lin just say? She objects?
The onlookers immediately became excited inside; a direct confrontation between the president and the vice president was a rare sight indeed, and for it to be over such an inconspicuous driver made it all the more incredible!
In an instant, Ma Yuemin was also stunned; he had not expected Lin Ruoxue herself to come, and not only that, she was openly disagreeing with him, wasn't this equivalent to slapping him in the face in public?
"President Lin, what do you mean?" Continue your adventure with empire
Ma Yuemin's face darkened immediately, knowing well he had his own grounds for his actions.
As Lin Ruoxue's secretary, Chen Guo had long guessed that Su Chen had an unusual relationship with her, and sure enough, after hearing her report, Lin Ruoxue's face went pale, and then she ran out in a panic.
"I'll talk!"
At that moment, a hand stretched out from the crowd, and a sturdy-looking young man stepped forward—he was none other than the straightforward boy of the security department, Meng Shan!
After Meng Shan stepped out, he recounted the event exactly as it occurred, without embellishment or leaving out any details.
The more Ma Yuemin listened, the darker his face grew, though he just held back from erupting in front of everyone.
He understood now—Zhang Mingyu was simply carrying out his instructions to have this fellow driven out.
It was just that man's calculations are no match for heaven's; he hadn't expected to be the one cleaned up instead.
Mourning the fate of such a loyal follower, Ma Yuemin was filled with deep hatred!
Actually, Ma Yuemin was rather presumptuous; Zhang Mingyu's desire to get rid of Su Chen was entirely because he couldn't see through the young man and didn't want such an uncertainty on his turf.
"Vice-President Ma, you now understand what happened, right?"
After listening to Meng Shan, Lin Ruoxue also felt a weight lift from her heart—having the upper hand meant things would be easier to handle.
Ma Yuemin, with a dark face, did not answer but instead asked:
"So how does President Lin plan to handle this?"
"How about this," Lin Ruoxue pondered for a moment before saying, "Let Su Chen cover Zhang Mingyu's medical bills, and write a 5,000-word reflection to submit to the administrative department."
When Su Chen heard that not only did Lin Ruoxue want him to pay for the medical expenses but also to write a reflection, he immediately became unhappy.
Just as he was about to speak out, he caught Lin Ruoxue's fierce glare and quickly shut his mouth.
"Forget it, considering you stood up for me, I won't hold it against you," Su Chen muttered to himself.
"Is that all? Is Zhang Mingyu just going to be beaten for nothing?"
Unable to hold back, Ma Yuemin roared angrily, Lin Ruoxue was clearly covering for this guy named Su Chen!
He was somewhat puzzled, though—why would Lin Ruoxue do that? Could it be that she had some relationship with Su Chen?
With this thought, Ma Yuemin glanced at Su Chen, only to find the man looking at the situation with his hands in his pockets and legs shaking as if enjoying a good show, seemingly unconcerned.