Chapter 15: 015 Let me coax you, okay_1
On the office carpet, a pink dress overlapped with a shirt, creating an enchanting sight. Not far from the desk, Gu Bichen had his back to her.
Dozens of nail marks crisscrossed his back, and as the sunlight streamed in from the window outside, the sweat on his back glistened.
The woman he pressed against the desk was none other than Bai Mengmeng, who had just flaunted her authority in the marketing department that morning. It seemed she caught sight of her and curved her lips into a smile.
"Brother-in-law, it hurts, kiss me," she whimpered.
Gu Bichen bowed his head and gave her a sickeningly sweet kiss. By the time she looked back towards the door, the figure had vanished.
Bai Mengmeng's mouth curled up in a triumphant smile.
Jiang Xi ran frantically from the office; as the elevator doors opened, she rushed in without noticing whether anyone was inside, tears uncontrollably rolling down her face.
It wasn't the first time she had seen Gu Bichen fooling around with someone in the office. Why did it hurt so much now that it was Bai Mengmeng?
If only she hadn't married him then.
As for her marriage to Gu Bichen, the families were mismatched in social status, but those who advocated their marriage included not only her mother but also Gu Bichen's father, Gu Guangzong.
Back then, Bai Wanwan was seriously ill and needed a special type of blood transfusion, and she happened to be the readily available blood donor.
When Gu Bichen came to find her, she agreed without a second word, even though she felt pain and grievance deep inside; she never made things difficult for him.
But her mother found out, and Mrs. Luo refused to let Jiang Xi continue to give blood transfusions to Bai Wanwan, unless Gu Bichen married her.
Gu Bichen hated her for going back on her words, mobilizing the Gu Family's connections to find someone to donate blood to Bai Wanwan. While others were willing to donate once, they were not willing to do so long term.
In the end, pressed into a corner with no other choice, he had to agree to Mrs. Luo's demand and marry her.
On the day they registered their marriage, Gu Bichen threw a marriage contract at her. After they signed and got their certificate, he dragged her to the hospital where she donated 500cc of blood to Bai Wanwan.
As the blood was separated out, Gu Bichen held Bai Wanwan for the transfusion, utterly indifferent to her dizziness and fainting in the blood-drawing room due to excessive blood loss.
"What do you look like, crying and whimpering around the company?" A low, stern voice came from beside her, the tone exuding an authority from a higher up.
Jiang Xi instinctively looked up, only to realize there were people in the elevator. Gu Guangzong and his secretary were staring at her with displeasure.
She hurriedly wiped the tears from her cheeks and called out softly, "President."
Gu Guangzong frowned, "I heard you were in the hospital yesterday. Your mother cooked herbal medicine for your health, and you didn't appreciate it. You drank all three bowls on a whim and ended up in the hospital. You really don't know what's good for you."
Jiang Xi was overwhelmed by his scolding, feeling a pang in her heart.
"I'm in good health; I don't need to drink herbal medicine."
Gu Guangzong glared at her, thinking she was ungrateful. "If you don't need to drink it, then don't. Trying to do you good ends up seeming like I'm mistreating you."
Jiang Xi pursed her lips and looked up at Gu Guangzong. "President, there's a question I've always wanted to ask you."
"Speak."
"Both Bai Wanwan and I come from ordinary families. Back then, why did you support Gu Bichen marrying me and oppose him being with Bai Wanwan?"
Gu Guangzong looked into Jiang Xi's eyes, his gaze dark and unfathomable.
Jiang Xi felt uncomfortable under his gaze, thinking he wouldn't answer her trivial question, but he said, "Jiang Xi, I've watched you grow up. If I had to choose between you and Miss Bai for a daughter-in-law, naturally, I would choose you."
Jiang Xi's hand, hanging by her side, tightened, "Why?"
Gu Guangzong looked at her meaningfully, and just as the elevator reached the ground floor, he said nothing and left with his secretary.
Watching Gu Guangzong's tall and broad figure recede, Jiang Xi felt an indescribable discomfort in her heart.
At the company's main entrance, a gleaming Bentley that reflected images like a mirror was parked by the roadside. The driver opened the door, and Gu Guangzong bent down to get in.
Soon, the car drove away.
The atmosphere inside the car was tense. After a while, Gu Guangzong spoke, "Old Lin, later on, tell the missus not to make it difficult for Jiang Xi."
Secretary Lin in the front seat responded.
The silence within the car returned. A few minutes later, Gu Guangzong could be heard scoffing lightly, "An ungrateful wretch who won't be tamed."
No one knew who he was cursing, but it startled the driver and Secretary Lin into silence, not daring to make another sound to irritate him.
Jiang Xi returned the documents to Director Zhang's office just as they were and casually brought up her resignation.
Director Zhang was troubled: "Jiang… no, Mrs. Gu, you know I can't decide your work matters. If you want to resign, you have to speak to President Gu."
Jiang Xi found the address "Mrs. Gu" to be bitterly ironic. She said, "I'm under your department's management, so naturally, I have to submit my resignation to you. As for who approves it, that has nothing to do with me; I will hand in my resignation before the end of work today. I won't be coming in tomorrow."
"Mrs. Gu…"
Director Zhang, anxious, got to his feet and watched helplessly as Jiang Xi pushed the door open and left. He sighed heavily; personally, he was quite impressed with Jiang Xi's determination.
Many of the Marketing Department's deals were brokered by Jiang Xi. If Gu Bichen could make good use of her, with such a fierce soldier in the Marketing Department, why would they worry about a lack of business?
Director Zhang didn't want to lose her talent and, seeing that Jiang Xi was set on leaving, he picked up the intercom and dialed the general manager's office.
As the phone rang, the two people in the general manager's office were passionately entangled. Bai Mengmeng had been extremely excited ever since Jiang Xi had left.
She clung to Gu Bichen's waist, not letting him go, "Brother-in-law, don't leave."
Gu Bichen pinched her tender cheek affectionately, "Stop it, let me answer the call and I'll be right back."
As reluctant as Bai Mengmeng was, she had to let him go to answer the phone. Her adoring eyes followed his tall figure, and as he picked up the call, she couldn't tell what was said on the other end, but she saw his expression turn suddenly dark.
"She comes and goes as she pleases, what does she think Baize Group is?" Gu Bichen uttered angrily, then laughed coldly, "Fine, let her go. I want to see, once she leaves Baize Group, which company would dare to hire her!"
With a "bang," the phone call was disconnected.
Gu Bichen was so angry his chest heaved; suddenly, a pair of soft hands wrapped around his waist, and Bai Mengmeng cuddled up to him coquettishly.
"Brother-in-law, who has the audacity to make you angry? Let me cheer you up, okay?" As she spoke, her hands began to roam restlessly downward.
Gu Bichen, already annoyed by Jiang Xi's resignation, was not in the mood to continue. He pulled away Bai Mengmeng's hand and said, "Put your clothes on and get out."
Bai Mengmeng was momentarily stunned, knowing full well Gu Bichen's temper. Swallowing her dissatisfaction, she bent down, picked up her clothes, and put them on, glancing back three times with each step as she left the office.
As soon as the door closed behind her, her expression uncontrollably twisted.
Jiang Xi, if you dare ruin my plans, I won't let this go!
Jiang Xi sneezed several times vigorously. She sent her well-prepared resignation email to Director Zhang's inbox, gathered her belongings, and left.
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