"My goodness. The more you say it, the more thrilling it gets. No wonder Lu's skin is so good; it's all thanks to men…"
Hu Jiasheng needed his assistant to retrieve a file and called her via intercom.
Normally, his assistant would answer after the first ring, but today, after three or four rings, there was still no response.
Assuming she wasn't there, he went to get the file himself.
As soon as he stepped out, he saw his assistant hunched over her phone at her desk.
Hu Jiasheng walked over and tapped the desk with his folder. The assistant looked up, startled, and quickly stood up.
"Mr. Hu."
"What are you looking at that has you so engrossed?"
"Nothing, nothing at all."
"If it's nothing, why didn't you answer when I called?"
"My apologies, Mr. Hu. What did you need? I'll get it done right away!"
"No need. Since your phone is so captivating, go home and focus on it. I can manage myself."
Being caught slacking off during work hours by her boss, and being told to go home?
She had finally landed a position at Grey Electric and secured the role of President's Assistant. The assistant's face turned pale.
"My apologies, Mr. Hu. I'm truly not slacking. I just saw someone speaking ill of Director Lu behind her back, and out of concern for her, I couldn't help but look."
Hu Jiasheng frowned slightly. "Who was saying what about whom?"
The assistant looked at him hesitantly.
"The company's administrative clerks have a private group chat. I don't know where they got the photos, but they're saying that Director Lu from the marketing department and her new assistant are involved in some kind of affair. Everyone's discussing it quite lively."
"My phone kept ringing, and I thought something important had come up, which is why I checked it."
Director Lu from the marketing department and her assistant?
That would be Lu Jiaying and Jing Yu. Could there be rumors about them?
Hu Jiasheng put down the file and extended his hand to the assistant.
"Let me see."
The assistant dared not refuse. Hu Jiasheng frowned as he scrolled through the chat history from beginning to end, his expression growing increasingly grim.
Lu Jiaying was well aware of her relationship with Jiang Jingyu. Perhaps it was precisely because she understood this, treating him like a younger brother, that she was less cautious in their daily interactions.
A relationship so open and sisterly, yet it could be so easily misinterpreted?
And him too!
"Ridiculous. Not working properly during work hours, but excelling at gossip. These people are clearly idle!"
"Call Xu Lei and tell her to come see me immediately!"
The assistant broke out in a cold sweat, knowing that these people would be reprimanded because of her.
But the call still had to be made.
Soon, Xu Lei arrived. Before going in to see Hu Jiasheng, she pulled the assistant aside and asked in a low voice.
"Do you know why Mr. Hu called me up?"
The assistant didn't want to become an enemy to everyone.
"Director Lu from the marketing department just came up, her eyes were red, and she stayed in there for a long time. I don't know if it has anything to do with her. Anyway, Mr. Hu is very angry, so be careful."
Xu Lei's heart skipped a beat. She thought, "That damned woman, playing the victim first. She actually ran to Hu Jiasheng to cry during work hours. How despicable!"
She entered the President's office with a meek demeanor. Hu Jiasheng didn't beat around the bush.
"If you feel your workload is insufficient and work hours are too boring, I can assign you more tasks."
"Mr. Hu, what do you mean by that?"
"Director Xu. You're not getting any younger, and you're already a mother. I still want to give you some dignity."
"Considering you've worked at Grey Electric for so many years, even if you haven't made great contributions, you've certainly put in the effort. I won't hold today's matter against you. From now on, you know what to do. Do you understand me?"
Xu Lei didn't quite understand, but she did understand that Lu Jiaying was truly formidable.
Even after doing something wrong, she could get Mr. Hu to defend her.
This incident further worsened her relationship with Lu Jiaying.
After leaving the President's office, she secretly vowed that one day she would tear off Lu Jiaying's vixen mask and slap Hu Jiasheng in the face.
Then, we'll see how you two handle the fallout!
After being warned by Hu Jiasheng, the administrative group remained quiet and well-behaved for several days.
Xu Lei hadn't figured out how to deal with Lu Jiaying when, half a month later, while having lunch with the Financial Director, she heard news that made her furious.
Lu Jiaying had recently signed another large order worth over a hundred million with a long-term client in Germany.
Although this client was from overseas, they strictly adhered to domestic market rules.
Their cooperation in all aspects was highly satisfactory, especially their payment rates, and the client was their first priority.
From this single deal alone, she would receive over a million in commission.
With only one quarter of the year gone, she had already earned so much; her annual KPI for the entire year was secured.
As department heads, everyone's biggest headache was the quarterly and annual KPI targets.
Lu Jiaying was simply too lucky.
Not only did she charm men, but her performance was also so smooth.
Xu Lei was so angry she almost snorted blood.
From then on, she paid even more attention to Lu Jiaying.
She monitored her movements daily, and after half a month, she finally found an opportunity for revenge.
Lu Jiaying's product, signed with the German client, required a technical upgrade, and two key components needed their material replaced.
Due to the large quantity involved and the many performance and subsequent issues it entailed, she, along with Vice President Wang from the Production Department and Vice President Li from the Technical Department, had to travel to Suzhou to visit the client.
They were to engage in friendly negotiations with the client regarding quantity, quality, and price.
The other two VPs did not bring their assistants, but Lu Jiaying, for some reason, brought Jiang Jingyu.
Xu Lei thought to herself, "Hu Jiasheng, oh Hu Jiasheng, even if she's a veritable Daji, you should be able to see something's amiss when she's acting like this with a subordinate. And you still support her so strongly? If you're not wearing a cuckold's hat, who is?"
The hotel was booked by Jiang Jingyu. Upon arrival, the four of them checked in. The receptionist informed them that there were only two business rooms left on the 12th floor and the other two were on the 13th floor, asking if they could accept.
Of course, they could accept; it wasn't a major issue.
Lu Jiaying instinctively discussed it with the two VPs.
"Let Xiao Jiang stay next to me. You two choose first; whatever is left will be ours."
The rumors about her and Jiang Jingyu had been rampant before, and the two VPs had also heard about them.
They had initially thought Lu Jiaying would be more restrained and avoid suspicion. Little did they expect that not only would she bring him on this business trip, but she would also want adjacent rooms with him.
They hadn't suspected her before, but now they couldn't help but have some thoughts.
"Director Lu, would you like me to swap with Xiao Jiang so we can be next to each other?"
Although Vice President Li had never made any substantial advances towards her, he was a married man with children.
Lu Jiaying just wanted to distance herself from them.
"No need, it's easier for me to communicate with Xiao Jiang if we're next door. So, which floor do you choose?"
The two exchanged glances, silently adding an exclamation mark in their minds, and chose the 12th floor.
Lu Jiaying had a clear conscience and wasn't afraid of gossip, so she took Jiang Jingyu to the 13th floor.
The next day, everyone began their visit to the client.
They started with a tour of the company, then visited the factory, and then the client's raw material supplier, touring from start to finish. Afterward, they conducted experiments to test the performance of the raw materials.