"Xu Ling'er really has no discernment. Doesn't she know why Manager Zhao has been making things difficult for her these past few days?"
"She's pretending to be ignorant, wanting to be a whore and set up a monument. I know this game well."
"Of course you do. Wasn't it precisely because you played hard to get and got involved with Manager Zhao that you became a team leader..."
"It's a shame. Ever since Xu Ling'er arrived, Zhao Tianci's eyes have been fixed on her all day long. There's no chance for you anymore."
...
From a distance, a group of gossiping women whispered and chattered animatedly.
Among them, only one young woman, dressed flamboyantly, showed a look of resentment.
The "Ice-Breaking Culture" of Ginza was something everyone internally was well aware of.
The so-called ice-breaking was about shattering worldly conventions and restraints.
Elevating humanity and the self.
The most concrete manifestation was sex, which had been bound by morality for millennia.
Even group activities were not uncommon.
Everyone knew, but no one bothered to expose it.
Poor Xu Ling'er, an intern who had just joined the company, had no idea about these devious ways.
If Li Chonglou hadn't pointed it out, she would still be blissfully unaware, kept in the dark.
Once she understood, a strong sense of disgust and aversion welled up in her heart.
She never imagined that such a large listed company could be so filthy.
Seeing Zhao Tianci scold Li Chonglou again, her beautiful eyes flashed with anger.
Clenching her small fists, she retorted, "Scum, what right do you have to scold us?"
"Your actions today have violated the law. I will definitely call the police to arrest you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Tianci, who had just finished scolding Li Chonglou, roared in shame and anger, "Call the police? I haven't done anything. What will you accuse me of?"
"You little slut, who do you think you are? If it weren't for your good looks, I would have kicked you out of the company ages ago."
"You ungrateful wretch, try calling the police!"
"In the whole of Yong'an, who doesn't give me some face? Do you think this pair of dogs and bitches can bring me down?"
Zhao Tianci's eyes were venomous.
He had played with many women, and most of them liked to play hard to get.
He hadn't expected Xu Ling'er to be so genuinely naive. Not only did she not play along, but she even threatened to call the police. Never had an employee dared to be so arrogant with him.
If he let Xu Ling'er and Li Chonglou leave like this today, he would lose all face in the company.
Anyone could trample on him.
How could he maintain any authority?
Li Chonglou was getting annoyed by his continuous vulgar abuse.
Although he didn't want to bother with such a person.
But seeing Xu Ling'er's tear-filled eyes from being scolded, he said coldly, "Watch your mouth."
"Kid, people like you aren't even fit to shine my shoes, and you dare to order me around?" Zhao Tianci tilted his neck, his expression ferocious. "I'm in a bad mood today. You brought this upon yourselves."
"I'll give you two choices now."
"Either you and your little mistress kneel down in front of everyone, apologize to me, and then Xu Ling'er stays while you get out of the company."
"Or, I'll have security detain you both as corporate spies and hand you over to the police. Do you know what the crime of corporate espionage is?"
"Let me remind you, I have plenty of friends at the police station."
In an instant, Zhao Tianci had framed Li Chonglou and Xu Ling'er as corporate spies.
A naked accusation.
The methods were crude and utterly heinous.
But for him, it was extremely effective.
This was Ginza, his territory. All employees who wanted to continue working at the company and receive good benefits had to act according to his whims.
No one would stand up for justice for Li Chonglou and Xu Ling'er.
The ruthlessness of the workplace was always comparable to a battlefield; kicking someone when they're down was more like it.
Xu Ling'er was pretending to be difficult, so he'd show her how powerful he was, something a young girl just starting out couldn't possibly resist.
As for Li Chonglou, he was just a delivery man or a courier, not even worth his notice.
He was just dragged into it by Xu Ling'er.
"You... you scoundrel, I'm not a corporate spy, and neither is Brother Chonglou!" Xu Ling'er, as pure as a blank sheet, understood nothing of the cruelty of human affairs. Hearing this, she was anxious to cry, pointing at Zhao Tianci, trembling with anger.
Li Chonglou's gaze also darkened.
If Zhao Tianci had only been verbally abusive, it wouldn't have angered him.
At most, it would have caused a little annoyance.
He had seen too much of human depravity.
But Zhao Tianci had directly branded them as criminals.
In his past life, he had suffered too much in prison. If it weren't for his master's protection, he would have died long ago in that hellhole.
Therefore, he had an innate aversion to crime.
Seeing Xu Ling'er frightened to tears by him, Li Chonglou remained unmoved. Zhao Tianci thought his words weren't harsh enough.
He reached out and pointed at Li Chonglou's nose, "Kid, I told you to kneel, and you listen..."
*Crack!*
Before he could finish speaking, a crisp sound of bone cracking erupted. Zhao Tianci let out a deafening scream.
Under everyone's stunned gaze, Li Chonglou grabbed his index finger and twisted it to an unbelievable angle, then used the finger to force him to bend his knees and kneel before him.
This series of actions was so fast that it was overwhelming.
By the time they reacted, Zhao Tianci was already kneeling on the ground, his nose and tears smeared all over his face from the pain.
Xu Ling'er's beautiful eyes widened. Looking at the upright Li Chonglou, she broke into a smile, her pretty face filled with admiration.
She cheered, "Brother Chonglou is so amazing! Teach this stinking scoundrel a lesson!"
The young girl had no sense of proportion, only love and hate.
If she liked someone, she would love them to the core; if she didn't, she wouldn't even bother to look at them.
She also didn't consider the consequences Li Chonglou might face after hitting someone.
Zhao Tianci's face contorted, sweat pouring down his body. He gritted his teeth, enduring the piercing pain, and yelled tearfully, "Bastard, let me go."
"How dare you hit me? I'll kill you, you little bastard..."
"Call security! Call security!"
Immediately, several employees who had snapped out of their stupor took out their phones, filmed this scene, and sent it to the group chat.
The security guards downstairs saw this and all rushed towards the office floor.
Li Chonglou seemed to hear nothing. He released the finger he had just broken and said calmly, "Don't point fingers carelessly in the future."
Then, he beckoned to Xu Ling'er, "Ling'er, let's go."
After this incident, and with Zeng Wang still in a meeting, he was too lazy to stay any longer.
He decided to protect Xu Ling'er and leave first, to prevent her from encountering any more trouble.
When they reached the ground floor, he would notify Ning Lang, who was currently indisposed.
"If those two dogs and bitches leave today, I'll eat shit," Zhao Tianci roared from behind, his face pale and livid, his eyes filled with hatred. "What are you waiting for? Arrest those two spies."
"I want to interrogate them myself!"
The security guards who had just rushed up, hearing his roar, immediately grabbed their riot batons and surrounded Li Chonglou.
Li Chonglou shielded Xu Ling'er behind him, his expression calm as he faced the approaching security guards.
On the other hand, Xu Ling'er's pretty face turned pale at the sight of the scene. She tightly gripped Li Chonglou's arm, unsure of what to do.
Apart from visiting her friend Ping'er's club, she had only ever stayed at school. Because she lost her parents at a young age and grew up in an orphanage, she was very sensible and never went to any entertainment venues.
She also didn't come into contact with complex social situations, almost completely ignorant of the ways of the world.
She had just graduated from university two months ago and had finally passed the interview at Ginza to intern.
Unexpectedly, she encountered a scene she hadn't seen in years.
Not crying on the spot was already quite good.
"Don't be afraid, no one will dare to touch you when I'm here," Li Chonglou reassured her without looking back, sensing the little girl's fear.
His eyes, however, were fixed on the approaching security guards.
These ordinary people were nothing to him at his current state.
He could take them down at any time.
As long as they dared to attack him, he would make them lie there until closing time.
Li Chonglou was not a soft-hearted person.
"Stop!" At this moment, a furious shout came from behind.
The security guards who had rushed up to Li Chonglou and were about to swing their batons froze.
Zhao Tianci, clutching his finger, turned his head to look in the direction of the voice.
His ferocious expression miraculously disappeared, replaced by one of pitifulness.
He immediately broke down in tears and wailed, "Mr. Zeng, you're finally here..."
"This commercial spy sent by a rival broke into our company, acted violently, and broke my finger."
"You must do justice for me..."
Not only him, but all the employees also looked in the direction of the voice.
In their line of sight, Zeng Wang, dressed in formal attire, entered the work area with members of the Ginza board of directors behind him.
Seeing these people enter.
The employees all looked nervous and quickly pretended to be working diligently instead of watching the spectacle.
There was no other way. These were the leaders of the highest decision-making level of Ginza.
They never appeared in the work hall, so why had they all come together today?
Could it be...
Did these leaders see the photos posted in the work group chat just now?
Everyone's minds were filled with doubts.
Only Zhao Tianci felt exceptionally pleased.
His big boss had arrived. With Zeng Wang to back him up, Li Chonglou and Xu Ling'er would have no way of escaping the Ginza Building today.
If he didn't make them pay until they were ruined, he wouldn't be called Zhao!
"Which commercial spy?" asked a director behind Zeng Wang.
"It's him, that little bastard. He pretended to be a delivery man, didn't even wear a work uniform, and was discovered by me." Zhao Tianci ran up to Zeng Wang, pointing fingers and talking nonsense, pointing at Li Chonglou. "As a result, he deliberately broke my finger, and now he's trying to escape."
"Mr. Zeng, I am your man. You must..."
*Slap!*
Before he could finish speaking, Zeng Wang's expression changed slightly. He slapped Zhao Tianci fiercely across the face.
He hit him so hard that he spun halfway around and fell to the ground.
Clutching his face, his eyes wide with shock, his mouth agape and eyes bulging, he stared blankly at Zeng Wang.
The other directors were also baffled by this scene.
"He's a spy? I think your brain is full of shit!" Zeng Wang roared. "Zhao Tianci, open your damn dog eyes and look carefully."
"His name is Li Chonglou. He is a distinguished guest I painstakingly invited."
"You unobservant fellow, how dare you treat my distinguished guest with disrespect, taking a chicken feather as an arrow."
"Who gave you the guts!"
Although Zeng Wang was usually lewd, he exuded immense presence in the company. After all, he managed such a large enterprise.
His roar startled everyone present except Li Chonglou, making their hearts tremble.
They were dumbfounded.
Zhao Tianci's eyes bulged, his face a mask of utter horror.