Chapter 11 (1/2)

Personal Discussion

Xing Shu thought of her ridiculous whistleblowing report yesterday and felt inexplicably ashamed. She put the purchase agreement in her bag—nodded at Jian Yaochuan—and turned to enter the elevator.

Everyone’s gaze fell on Xing Shu when she returned to the office. It was like a sharp knife that pierced through her already riddled heart.

Darting furtive looks at Xing Shu, they whispered to each other, “She went to see President Cheng, right? Tsk tsk, she is so powerful. It’s great to marry into a rich family!”

“What do you mean by marrying into a rich family? It’s not even confirmed yet. Didn’t you hear what the Director said? The engagement might be annulled at any time.”

“I heard that the Director deliberately rejected Xing Shu’s purchase agreement. He’s probably very dissatisfied with her.”

“But I heard that Xing Shu’s family is quite rich. Otherwise, how could she marry the Director? Aren’t all wealthy families very particular about comparable social stratum?”

“Tsk, Comparable social stratum? Do you think Xing Shu looks like one? She drives a car that costs barely 100,000 yuan with no private chauffeur. I heard that she and the Director were classmates. That’s why she had the chance to get to know the Director.”

“No wonder. That Xing Shu is really scheming. She already knows how to find a good family for herself at such a young age.”

Many people had heard Cheng Xingyang’s words yesterday. Everyone thought that Xing Shu was pestering Cheng Xingyang. Xing Shu was already an anomaly in the department—landing the position of manager right after graduation—to everyone’s resentment. Now that they knew she was Cheng Xingyang’s fiancée and that her family background was ordinary, everyone thought that she was a schemer who slept her way up. In the eyes of a group of self-proclaimed cream of the crop, Xing Shu’s actions were no different from a prostitute.

The chain of contempt in the financial industry was severe to begin with. The people she came into contact with were all C-suite. Money flowed through their hands like water every day; being in control of large capital flows easily inflated their egos. Beautiful as she was, Xing Shu was doomed to be unpopular from the first day she stepped into this department. After three years in the company, Hu Jie was the only one she could talk to, barely.

Holding the department’s office line, Hu Jie said to Xing Shu, “Several companies have submitted purchase agreements to Lirong Corporation. The previous price of 130 million that you negotiated with Lirong’s President… He just hinted that they hope to raise it to 200 million.”