Awkward Chapter 23

Chapter 23

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According to the “Biography of Treacherous Officials” in the Tang Dynasty History, there is a classic famous saying: “It’s better to offend a gentleman than to offend a villain.”

As it turned out, Ye Mu’s momentary lapse in offending his boss was a very unwise move.

Why?

Because when you offend a villain, they will endlessly pester you. More importantly, since they are already called a villain, they can naturally abandon all the praise of being a gentleman and pester you to the end without fail.

Unfortunately, Chen Mo was precisely this type of person, and even the most extreme of this type.

In the following month, Ye Mu’s days were not very pleasant.

In addition to his own busy regular work, he also got involved in external work. Chen Mo wouldn’t let him rest all day long, constantly making him fetch takeout or buy drinks, calling him a dozen times a day, even requiring a series of urgent calls just to get some toilet paper.

But that wasn’t all.

What was even more outrageous was that this person later openly established a WeChat group called “Ye Mu Professional Errand Running Service Center,” allowing the entire department to freely order him around.

After this kind of life continued for nearly a month, Ye Mu completely lost his temper.

He grabbed a folder and stormed into the CEO’s office.

“Slam!”

A stack of papers was heavily slapped onto the desk. Chen Mo glanced up but didn’t pay much attention.

Ye Mu had a displeased expression as he glared. “This is the progress of the few projects I’m currently pursuing. Keep it. I quit.”

Chen Mo looked at the documents with a deep frown. “Why didn’t you say so earlier? I just submitted your salary adjustment form to HR.”

Ye Mu looked down at him coldly. “How much was the adjustment?”

Chen Mo focused on reading the documents, his tone casual as he responded. “Not much, just 30,000 yuan.”

The corners of Ye Mu’s mouth twitched slightly. With a deadpan face, he stood there motionless for a long time.

Chen Mo didn’t mind and continued slowly flipping through the materials. Ten minutes passed, and Ye Mu still stood there without leaving.

Chen Mo slightly raised his eyes.

Ye Mu pressed his lips together and glanced at him unwillingly.

After a moment of silence, he said coldly, “What do you want to drink this afternoon?” Chen Mo’s face revealed a hint of cunning, his narrow eyes half-closed. He enunciated clearly, “Coffee.”

Ye Mu didn’t say anything. He picked up the stack of papers he had thrown on the desk earlier and turned to leave.

“By the way,” Chen Mo suddenly spoke up.

Ye Mu stopped and glanced at him. Chen Mo raised his chin arrogantly. “Go now. I’m thirsty.” Ye Mu gritted his teeth, his jade-like face filled with displeasure, but he still endured it. “Got it.”

With that, without waiting for Chen Mo’s response, he directly slammed the door. Because he used too much force, the beams on the ceiling shook and vibrated, causing a lot of fine dust to fall.

Chen Mo’s ears were ringing a bit. He clicked his tongue and got up to follow him out of the office.

The difference was that the former went straight downstairs, while the latter leisurely strolled around the public relations department for an inspection.

During the lunch break, the kids in the department were playing on their phones and chatting.

Seeing their young boss coming over, they all quickly returned to their seats, turned on their computers, straightened their backs, and started working.

Chen Mo’s sharp eyes swept around in a circle, and his expression could be said to be quite satisfied. However, when he glanced at a hidden corner, he couldn’t help frowning.

In the corner sat a fat man named Peng Fei, hunched over and grinning at the computer in a somewhat lecherous manner. His reaction time was rather slow, so he didn’t pay much attention to the “severe” change in the surrounding environment.

At this moment, he was opening a porn site, drooling over a Japanese girl in a small bikini.

Chen Mo’s handsome, fair face was cold as he silently walked up behind him. Peng Fei was so engrossed that he didn’t care about anything else.

Suddenly, a video link popped up on the website: “A Flirtatious Woman’s Restless Night.”

Secretly swallowing his saliva, he furtively glanced at his colleagues around him and quietly clicked on it.

This porn site was quite impressive and didn’t deceive people. It directly played a dynamic and spicy clip of XXX. In the video, the little beauty’s bra cup size was considerable, bouncing up and down like meat buns, coordinating with a certain rhythm, looking irresistible.

Peng Fei’s eyes lit up. He covered his mouth with both hands, watching with a look of excitement.

Chen Mo narrowed his eyes, his handsome, fair face was somewhat gloomy.

Without waiting for the person to finish watching, he directly kicked him from behind.

Peng Fei was startled and fell to the ground along with his chair, his eyes wide open.

“B-Boss…”

Chen Mo responded with a straight face, his voice low. “You, come to my office.” With that, he left without looking at the person again.

Peng Fei had a tearful expression. Holding his fragile little heart, he followed along with heavy footsteps. After closing the door, he sat on the stool like a primary school student caught by the teacher, lowering his head and not daring to make a sound.

This job was originally obtained through his family spending a lot of money to pull strings.

If he was fired just like this, he would probably be beaten and crippled by his father when he went home. His mother wouldn’t stand by and would help ask the reason for being fired.

If it was revealed that he was dismissed for watching porn at work, she might pick up a stick and beat him along with his father.

It’s over, it’s really over this time.

The more Peng Fei thought about it, the sadder he became, his face full of regret. He couldn’t help but recall a common old saying: the word “lust” has a knife above it.

He just happened to get it stuck in his neck. If he was really dismissed later, he could only…

“Surnamed Peng?” Chen Mo’s face was indifferent, his thin lips parting to spit out two words. Peng Fei nodded, stiffly looking at his boss, his pupils filled with vigilance and nervousness.

Chen Mo stared at him sharply, raising his eyebrows. “I heard you’ve been getting quite close with Ye Mu lately?”

Peng Fei’s mind was filled with thoughts of being fired. Hearing his boss ask this, he was a bit dazed for a moment but still responded with an “Mm.”

Chen Mo leaned back with his arms crossed. “So do you know what Ye Mu hates the most?”

Peng Fei didn’t know what tune his boss was playing, but in the current situation, he could only take it one step at a time and answer truthfully. “Ye Mu doesn’t like running errands for people.”

Chen Mo slightly raised his chin. “What else?”

Peng Fei lowered his head and thought for a while before hesitantly opening his mouth. “He seems to really hate dogs.”

“Why do you say that?” Peng Fei recalled the story and sighed. “Last time when I was walking my dog and saw him, I originally wanted to say hello, but as soon as he saw our golden retriever, he turned and left. I later found out that he was chased and bitten by a dog when he was young, so he really hates dogs.”

Chen Mo listened patiently and stared at Peng Fei with his dark, glossy eyes, expressionlessly saying, “This afternoon, you don’t need to stay at the company.”

Peng Fei thought he was going to be fired and immediately panicked. He was about to say something but was interrupted. “I have a task for you. Go to the pet store and buy a dog to bring to my office.”

Peng Fei was stunned and remained motionless.

Chen Mo glanced at him and said indifferently, “Why aren’t you going yet?”

Peng Fei suddenly realized and immediately complied, bowing his head. “Right away, right away.”

Chen Mo had a blank expression and suddenly added, “Buy a fierce one.” “Okay, okay!”

Peng Fei was obediently attentive. Thinking of getting it done quickly, he ran off.

There were more people drinking coffee in the afternoon.

Ye Mu went late, and there were still twenty or thirty people ahead of him when he got his ticket number.

After standing for a while and feeling a bit sore in his feet, he found a seat by the window and sat down.

The rich aroma of coffee wafted faintly, accompanied by the soft music in the hall, giving people a sense of leisure and comfort. Ye Mu turned his eyes to look out the window, and his agitated mood gradually calmed down.

“Alone?” A low, magnetic voice suddenly rang out, and a man sat down across from him.

Ye Mu glanced at him indifferently, his words unfamiliar. “I advise you not to sit here. If Gu Huai sees you, who knows what misunderstanding he’ll have again.”

Yan Chen coldly laughed and picked up his coffee to take a sip. “You really haven’t changed. You still like to worry needlessly, just like before.”

Ye Mu looked back at him expressionlessly and then shifted his gaze away again. “You haven’t changed either. You’re still as self-righteous as before.”

Yan Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and lowered his voice. “How is it? You’ve been doing well with that little b*stard lately, right?”

Ye Mu didn’t look at him, indifferently curling the corners of his lips. “What does it have to do with you?”

Yan Chen tightly pursed his lips into a line, his face was as cold as ice. “I advise you to be careful with your words. A small company that just went public, as long as I’m willing, I can make it go bankrupt at any time. When that happens, you’ll have plenty to cry about.”

Ye Mu tugged the corners of his mouth, his side profile sharp and fierce. “I should be the one saying that. I made a copy of LOTTO’s internal secrets when I left. If you want to play, I’ll accompany you to the end.”

Yan Chen smiled handsomely, admiration in his deep eyes. “Not bad. After going out for a while, your tongue has become quite sharp. You even dare to talk back to me now.” As he spoke, he took out a cigarette from his cigarette case and lit it himself.

He even handed one to Ye Mu.

Ye Mu glanced at it but didn’t take it, his expression distant. “I quit.”

The arc at the corners of Yan Chen’s mouth stretched even deeper, but there was no laughter in his eyes. “When did you quit?”

Ye Mu slowly raised his eyes to meet his gaze, his slender phoenix eyes calm and indifferent. “The day you married him.”

Yan Chen curled his thin lips and laughed. He lowered his head and took a deep drag of his cigarette, holding it in for a long time before blowing out a smoke ring.

“Number 506.”
“Number 506.”

The mechanical calling sound from the counter unexpectedly rang out. Ye Mu glanced at his number slip and stood up, saying indifferently, “I have something to do. I’m leaving first.”

Yan Chen narrowed his eyes and took another drag of his cigarette, not responding.

Ye Mu didn’t give him any extra attention. He went to get his coffee and left. The door of the coffee shop opened and closed.

Yan Chen slightly turned his eyes, wanting to take another look at the other person’s back, but it was quickly blocked by an unfamiliar figure. “Sir, sorry, smoking is not allowed here.”

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