Endless Fall

Chapter 69: Slapping Wang Rui and Meeting Gu Quan

Lin Jiao retreated indifferently. “Why should I help you?”

“The person who stole your proposal was Sun Feiyu! I wasn’t aware of it. It has nothing to do with me.”

“Do you think you can get away with it just by saying that it has nothing to do with you?”

Wang Rui wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. “Please forgive me for this once. I really can’t lose this job.”

“I’m sorry.” Lin Jiao had no sympathy for this kind of person. “I’m not Buddha, and I can’t tolerate everyone.”

“I’m already begging you. What else do you want me to do?!”

“Do I have to forgive you just because you are begging me? That doesn’t make sense.”

As soon as Lin Jiao shot her a glare, Wang Rui stopped shouting.

She softened her tone. “Lin Jiao, my family background is not as good as yours. If you don’t have a job, your family can support you, but mine can’t!”

“Is your family background the reason you harmed me? You could have told the truth, but you didn’t from beginning to end.”

“I was afraid of being fired, so…”

“It’s two-thirty.” Lin Jiao turned off the screen, not wanting to waste any more time with her. “Excuse me.”

“Lin Jiao! Do you have to be so ruthless?”

“You asked for it.”

Wang Rui stared at that disgusting face and raised her hand to slap Lin Jiao in anger.

“Pa—”

A crisp sound echoed through the corridor.

Lin Jiao retracted her hand and smiled faintly. “I’m sorry, I didn’t control my strength just now.”

Wang Rui, whose brain was buzzing from the impact, was so furious that she wanted to skin her alive.

She ignored the pain on her face and pounced on Lin Jiao while cursing, “B*tch!”

Unfortunately… before she could touch her, she tripped over and fell to the ground.

“Do you want me to help you up?” Lin Jiao lowered her eyes and looked at her awkward posture.

Wang Rui had never suffered such humiliation.

She held back her tears and scolded her, “Stop being hypocritical!”

“Then help yourself up.”

Lin Jiao turned around and left.

When she passed by Sun Haoran’s seat, she looked sideways and smiled. “Thank you for today.”

If he hadn’t recorded the audio in the corridor, she probably wouldn’t have been able to deal with the three of them so easily.

Sun Haoran scratched his head. “It’s fine. Not a big deal.”

“I’ll treat you to a meal next time.”

“No need… It’s only right for colleagues to help each other. Don’t stand on ceremony with me.”

“Then I’ll bring you coffee tomorrow.” Lin Jiao did not give him a chance to refuse and walked straight to her desk.

She turned on the computer and got down to making a new proposal.

Without Feng Yunjie disturbing her, her progress was much faster than before. Her proposal was almost done before she got off work.

“Are you coming down?” Pei Zhi waited in the parking lot for ten minutes but did not see her. Out of worry, he called her.

“Right away.” Lin Jiao wiped the water off her hands.

She ran all the way to the elevator and appeared in front of him as quickly as possible. “Uncle, I was in the washroom.”

“I guessed it.” Pei Zhi helped her put on her seatbelt.

He handed her the thermos and deliberately slowed down on the way home. “I’ll bring you the ginseng tomorrow.”

“Thank you.”

Lin Jiao screwed the lid back on.

She showed him a WeChat message. “Chu Yuzhou wants us to go out for a gathering this weekend.”

“I know.”

“How did he chase that actress?”

“Spent some money.” Pei Zhi turned on the left turn light and looked back to make sure that there was no car.

“How much did he spend?”

“About six or seven million.”

“… Is he crazy?” Lin Jiao was shocked. “Six or seven million is enough for him to buy a penthouse.”

“He’s not crazy. He’s just stupid.”

Pei Zhi adjusted his sitting posture. “He agreed to whatever she said.”

“Did she ask him to invest?”

“Yes, he even transferred some cash to her.”

Lin Jiao sighed. “It’s only the beginning and he’s already spent so much. What’s he gonna do in the future?”

“Whether there will be a future or not is the question.” Pei Zhi thought of his niece. “How is Pei Yilan doing with that person?”

“Not really good.”

“No progress?”

“A little.” Lin Jiao turned off the screen. “They’re going out to watch a movie tonight.”

“Did she get asked to invest in anything?”

“No, I don’t think so.”

“It’s too early to say.”

Pei Zhi did not believe in Pei Yilan’s willpower. “Chu Yuzhou is already lovestruck. She’s gonna be worse than him.”

Lin Jiao actually felt that it made sense.

She pondered for a moment. When he stepped on the brakes at the door of Ming Xin Mansion, she looked up at him. “I’ll find a chance to talk to her.”

Pei Zhi nodded.

He looked at the neighborhood through the car window and suppressed the reluctance to part with her in his eyes. “Rest early tonight.”

“Okay.” Lin Jiao opened the car door.

She took out her access card and walked into the building on a ground covered with osmanthus leaves.

Lin Jiao looked at the delivery man beside her in the elevator and decided to order some food at home.

“Knock, knock—”

Half an hour later, there was a knock on the door.

Lin Jiao, who was wearing a pair of cat slippers, paused the drama and ran to open the door.

When she saw two men standing at the door, the smile on her face disappeared.

The delivery man was the first to speak. “Miss Lin?”

“Yes.”

“Give me a five-star review, please. Thank you.” He handed the bag forward enthusiastically.

Lin Jiao nodded and took it.

After he left, she looked up at Gu Quan on the right. “How did you find my address?”

Gu Quan had not seen her for a long time.

He said in his usual gentle tone, “The address is on the package you sent.”

Lin Jiao had forgotten about that…

She asked calmly, “What do you want?”

“Can I go in?” Gu Quan glanced back and was not as impatient as before. “I’m afraid it’s not convenient to talk here.”

“Okay.” Lin Jiao stepped aside to let him in.

She sat by the coffee table with the takeout bag and took a photo of it to send to Pei Zhi. Then she looked up at Gu Quan, signaling at him to speak.

“How have you been recently?” Gu Quan put down the folder. For some reason, he wanted to show some concern for her.

“Not bad.”

“Are you working?”

“I’ve been working for a while.” Lin Jiao took out a pair of chopsticks and started eating slowly.

There was no anger or anything in her eyes.

She treated him like a familiar stranger and didn’t feel any fluctuation of emotions.

Gu Quan thought she was pretending to be calm.

He lit a cigarette and watched her eat through the smoke. “It’s not good for your health to always eat takeout.”

“I know what I’m doing.”

Lin Jiao replied to Pei Zhi’s message as she went on eating.