Su Yingxue's expression changed upon hearing this, and she turned to get her clothes.
"Don't be so quick to refuse."
Lin Dongwen got up and said urgently, "Besides these, I'll give you one hundred thousand a month, I won't restrict your freedom, and I won't force you to do anything you don't want to do."
Picking up the clothes she had taken off, Su Yingxue didn't want to put them back on and walked directly towards the door.
"I guarantee that all the custom clothing for my highest-end, most exclusive clients will be handled by you. You will quickly become a renowned designer in the fashion industry, gain rapid fame, and enjoy widespread acclaim."
"I have connections in the fashion industry, including the entertainment circle, which can ensure your gains far outweigh your efforts."
Su Yingxue completely ignored him, walked straight to the door, and reached for the handle, only to find it locked.
She quickly turned the lock.
Lin Dongwen placed a hand on the lock and said, "Little Su, I've truly fallen for you. The moment you put on that qipao, I felt twenty years younger. Little Su..."
"Get out of the way!"
Su Yingxue was both anxious and furious.
Lin Dongwen didn't get angry, but blocked the door and said, "Can't you see that Cao Yun deliberately kept you here?"
Su Yingxue found it unbelievable, her eyes welling up with tears.
"Think carefully, if you leave now, the responsibility for this failed collaboration will fall entirely on you!"
Lin Dongwen threatened, "As a newcomer, if you cause such trouble, can you still stay at Huancai?"
Su Yingxue's face turned pale.
"Furthermore, I will complain to your company and get you fired!"
"You... you're shameless!"
Su Yingxue spat out, enraged.
Lin Dongwen laughed heartily and said, "Don't you understand? It was your team leader Cao who sent you to me?"
"To be honest, I've been with too many women, but Little Su, you're the first to make me feel this way, like I've returned to my youth."
"I don't want to resort to force with you, but for you, I'm willing to pay a greater price... Ouch!"
The last sound was because Su Yingxue suddenly lifted her leg and kicked Lin Dongwen in the crotch.
Lin Dongwen hadn't expected the gentle and demure Su Yingxue to use such a tactic. Caught off guard, he bent over in pain.
Su Yingxue, both anxious and terrified, forcefully pushed Lin Dongwen aside, twisted the doorknob, and fled as if escaping.
She ran out of Xinyue Planning, into the elevator, and tears immediately streamed down her face.
She was filled with a sense of dread, never expecting to encounter such a situation on her first day at work.
Cao Yun had presented herself as a good superior, only for her to turn out to be so vile.
Outside the office building, she hurried onto the road and got into a taxi.
Just then, her phone rang. It was Cao Yun.
As soon as she answered, Cao Yun berated her, "Su Yingxue, you actually injured the company's most important client! Do you still want your job?"
"Aren't you going to come back and apologize to Manager Lin?"
Su Yingxue pursed her lips and remained silent.
"Are you deaf? If you don't come back to apologize within three minutes, you don't need to come back to the company at all. You're fired!"
Cao Yun dropped her pretense and shrieked.
"You have no right to fire me!"
Su Yingxue gritted her teeth, wiped away her tears, and said.
"You dare to defy me!"
Seeing that threatening Su Yingxue didn't work, Cao Yun cried out in exasperation, "You're just a newcomer, how dare you be so arrogant? Do you think the director will protect you? With such a huge loss, you're definitely getting kicked out."
Su Yingxue's hand trembled as she hung up the phone.
On the other end, Cao Yun was so angry she almost smashed her phone.
She thought she could easily control Su Yingxue, but she hadn't expected Su Yingxue to be less timid than she remembered from years ago.
She knew Lin Dongwen quite well, and after being bribed by Su Yingxia, she began to plot against Su Yingxue.
If the plan had succeeded, she would have pleased Lin Dongwen, secured the cooperation, gained leverage over Su Yingxue, and fulfilled her promise to Su Yingxia.
It was a win-win-win.
Based on her understanding of Su Yingxue, if she were truly subjected to a casting couch scenario by Lin Dongwen, Su Yingxue would never have the face to remain at Huancai.
But now, what she thought was a sure thing had turned into a mess.
"Manager... Manager Lin, are you alright?"
Cao Yun asked nervously, looking at Lin Dongwen, who was still clutching his crotch with a fluctuating expression.
Lin Dongwen glanced at Cao Yun indifferently and said coldly, "Team Leader Cao, there's no need to discuss future cooperation with your company. You may leave."
Cao Yun took a deep breath, composed herself, and smiled coquettishly, "Manager Lin, don't worry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."
"What explanation?"
Cao Yun giggled, leaned closer, and said, "Manager Lin, are you alright here? Since it's a satisfactory explanation, it naturally has to satisfy you. Su Yingxue is just a newcomer at our company, how could she possibly escape your grasp?"
"I have influence at Huancai, and you have yours outside. Given how much the company values you, Manager Lin, why wouldn't you get what you want?"
Hearing this, Lin Dongwen's initially cold thoughts began to heat up again.
Su Yingxue was too beautiful, especially in that qipao the color of pale green water. Her perfect figure, her graceful demeanor, and her angelic face struck him with immense force.
Su Yingxue's previous attire was simple. He had never seen her dress like this before, and for a moment, he was lost in contemplation.
"Wow, Ah Xue, you're too beautiful!"
Wang Tingting came out upon hearing the sound. After seeing Su Yingxue, she also exclaimed.
However, Su Yingxue lowered her head and quietly walked towards the bedroom upstairs.
"Oh, Ah Xue, don't go! Let me take a look. This dress, this fabric, tsk tsk, Ah Xue, you look like a fairy descending to earth today!"
After speaking, Wang Tingting couldn't help but give Chen Fan a disdainful look, saying, "With you looking like this, Ah Xue, those who have designs on you are truly toads!"
"Alright, Tingting, I'm tired. I'm going to rest for a while."
Su Yingxue was dejected and pushed Wang Tingting aside before going upstairs.
She had originally intended to go back to the company, but it was getting late, and she had nowhere to change. Her mind was also in a state of turmoil, so she came back directly.
Of course, she hadn't forgotten to call her colleague Li Mei.
"Ah, Ah Xue, what's wrong? Are you unhappy at work today? Or did something happen?"
Even Wang Tingting, usually slow to notice things, sensed that something was wrong and quickly followed to ask.
Su Yingxue remained silent and disappeared at the top of the stairs.
Chen Fan's eyebrows rose, his eyes showing a cold glint, even a trace of killing intent flashed by.