Chapter 95: The Blame Game

“Rather than reflecting on oneself, it’s better to blame others!”

Adhering to this principle, Gu Xue turned around and began to blame Ling Bo beside her, then said angrily:

“If you had just glanced at the instructions, that little green tea wouldn’t have caught us red-handed! Would things have come to this? Hah… great, now I didn’t even accomplish my goal of humiliating her… Aaaah, I’m so mad, so mad! And she got to show off! It’s… it’s all your fault! I’m not even asking you to pay me back, and that’s already generous!”

“What?”

As soon as Gu Xue mentioned ‘pay back,’ Ling Bo immediately turned hostile. She was already on the verge of losing her job, and now being told to pay compensation? Who could stand that? She suddenly grabbed Gu Xue by the collar and shouted at her slightly frightened face:

“Blame me? How dare you say it’s all my fault? If you hadn’t insisted that I target Zhou Ruoyu, how… how could I have ended up like this? And you still have the nerve to blame me?!”

“Th-this… wait, wait! Calm down, c-calm down…”

Seemingly intimidated by Ling Bo’s desperate and crazy appearance, Gu Xue’s momentum instantly deflated, afraid that the other might pull out a knife from somewhere and stab her. After a moment, she took a deep breath, then irritably rubbed her nose. In truth, what really angered Gu Xue was that she hadn’t completely shattered Zhou Ruoyu’s composure, letting her off easy… But on second thought, maybe having dealt a blow was enough. She hadn’t expected to succeed on the first try anyway; she’d need multiple attempts. As for the money, it wasn’t a huge issue for her. So, after some deliberation, Gu Xue suppressed her annoyance and turned to comfort Ling Bo:

“Alright… I’ve already given you the money I promised, and I won’t ask for it back. You should resign and find another company to develop. I’ll give you an additional 100,000 yuan as compensation and transfer it to you later… Of course, there’s a price for getting this money. You can consider it… hush money.”

Saying this, Gu Xue’s gaze toward Ling Bo gradually turned serious.

“After you leave Long Yu, you are never to inquire about anything related to that little green tea, nor are you to tell her that I was behind it. I’ll sign an agreement with you. If you break it… you’ll owe me much more than 200,000 yuan.”

This… Revealing the truth had originally been Ling Bo’s last-ditch, desperate idea. But now, it wouldn’t benefit her at all. Things had already reached this point, and she couldn’t very well swallow her pride and go back to make peace with Zhou Ruoyu. With a windfall of money coming her way, it was at least some security. So, after a long pause, Ling Bo decisively nodded. Seeing her calm down, Gu Xue found it somewhat amusing… Indeed, most problems in this world came down to price negotiations. She let out a long sigh and said:

“I’ll go prepare the agreement. Sign it this afternoon, and you’ll get the money. Go resign now.”

“Okay…”

****

Whew~

Back in the Planning Department, Zhou Ruoyu propped her chin on her hand, leisurely swinging her little legs, breathing in the office air. For a moment, she felt both body and mind utterly joyful. It was… so satisfying~!

Hehe, after all, walking toward you now is the first-place winner of the Long Yu Online Game Fashion Design Competition, Zhou Ruoyu~!

She had won the award, driven away the backstabbing Ling Bo, and gained a lot of popularity in the Art Department, with many people asking for her WeChat. The immensely popular Zhou Ruoyu was now feeling a bit full of herself, hehe~.

The only regret was that she hadn’t caught that mysterious woman who led Gu Xue away, and she hadn’t figured out her identity. She asked many people, but they either said they hadn’t seen her or didn’t know her… Damn!

And, uh… it would have been even better if the people asking for her WeChat were girls. Ha… haha… wuwu~

Looking at the screen full of friend requests, all from male colleagues wanting to get in touch, Zhou Ruoyu wanted to say that just dealing with Gu Jiachen alone was already draining all her feminine energy. Was it easy playing a little girl? How could she have the time to chat with each one? She needed a boost of feminine energy, wuwu~

Hmm… how should she put it? There was something Zhou Ruoyu had to admit: although Ling Bo ended up being pretty disgusting, her initial care and the way she got along with her were quite comfortable. With this backstab and departure, Zhou Ruoyu felt like she had suddenly turned back into that lonely little girl… with no friends around, no one to guide her… She didn’t even know how to proceed further with her work.

Thinking of this, staring at the computer screen, still not knowing what to do, Zhou Ruoyu fell into a state of self-isolation. She instinctively picked up her phone and silently opened WeChat… Looking at Gu Jiachen’s avatar, after a moment, the black-haired, straight-haired little loli suddenly froze.

‘Hey, wait, why was I just thinking of chatting with Gu Jiachen?’ Rip— ‘Aiya, no no no, something’s wrong, something’s wrong, I’m too used to it—’ ‘Wuwu, what to do? Should I send a message? If I do, will I form a habit? But… I’ve already opened WeChat, and it feels weird not to send anything. But if I send, I’ll definitely be teased. Wuwu, but if I don’t send, that archenemy CEO’s desire will keep building up, and when he forces a date, who knows what big thing might happen! It’s better to let him tease me a bit, let him vent some of his perversion, this this this…’ ‘Ah, yes yes, ah no no no, ah yes yes yes, ah no no no, ah… yes? No?’

After a while of mental storm, Zhou Ruoyu’s fingers finally made the choice for her. She accidentally tapped Gu Jiachen’s avatar twice, and then…

[Zhou Ruoyu patted Gu Jiachen]

…

[Gu Jiachen: ?]

[Gu Jiachen: What’s up? Slacking off during work hours?]

[Gu Jiachen: Could it be that you’re thinking of your master daddy?]

‘Master… daddy?!’

Seeing this sudden horrifying self-title, Zhou Ruoyu gasped sharply, then widened her eyes in shock. ‘This, this is absolutely perverted to the extreme! Aaaah!’ ‘Wuwu… what should I do, what should I do? Aaaaah, how can I punish this pervert?’

So, after some thought, Zhou Ruoyu decisively chose… to damage his pride, self… self-flattery!

[Zhou Ruoyu: Wasn’t looking for you, misclick!]

[Gu Jiachen: …]

[Gu Jiachen: ?]

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