Chapter 14

Xia Yunjie walked up the stairs to the second floor, passed through the corridor, and arrived at the boss's office at the end. The door was open, and inside, Shao Lihong was standing by the window, leaving Xia Yunjie with a graceful and alluring back view, a round and firm buttock, and two legs that shone with a fine porcelain-like whiteness under the light. Everything was so beautiful, and just looking at her back was enough to stir one's heart.

But this woman, who was so attractive, preferred women. Xia Yunjie stood at the door, knocked, and couldn't help but shake his head in regret.

Hearing the knock, Shao Lihong turned around. Seeing Xia Yunjie, she remembered how this big boy had hugged her waist and seen her "nude photos" on Jianming Road, and her face turned slightly red.

"You've come, please sit down," Shao Lihong quickly composed herself, nodded at Xia Yunjie, and said calmly.

As she spoke, she walked forward, gently closed the door, and then took out a bulging envelope from the drawer of the desk.

The boss's office had a set of leather sofas. Xia Yunjie sat down as instructed, and Shao Lihong, after taking the bulging envelope, sat on the sofa opposite him, elegantly crossing her white legs.

"Boss, what did you call me for?" Xia Yunjie asked after Shao Lihong sat down.

"If you don't mind, call me Sister Hong," Shao Lihong said, smoothing her hair.

"Alright, I'll call you Sister Hong from now on," Xia Yunjie smiled, also feeling a bit awkward calling such a beautiful and elegant woman "boss."

"Ajie, thank you for helping me out just now. This is for you," Shao Lihong said, placing the bulging envelope on the coffee table and pushing it towards Xia Yunjie.

Xia Yunjie looked at Shao Lihong with confusion, then picked up the envelope and opened it, finding a thick stack of hundred-yuan bills inside, probably several tens of thousands of yuan. His face changed slightly, and he pushed the envelope back to Shao Lihong, standing up and saying, "Sister Hong, if there's nothing else, I'll go down now."

Shao Lihong didn't expect this young man, who had just graduated from a vocational school, to refuse such a large sum of money without hesitation and even stand up to leave. She was taken aback, a hint of gratitude and admiration flashing in her eyes, and she stood up, saying, "Ajie, I don't like owing favors. But since you don't want to accept my gratitude, consider it a favor I owe you."

Seeing that Shao Lihong no longer mentioned the money, Xia Yunjie sat down again, scratching his head and somewhat embarrassedly said, "It's only right to help when you see injustice, especially since you're my boss."

"Anyway, consider it a favor I owe you. By the way, I remember you just graduated from a vocational school this year, right?" Shao Lihong saw Xia Yunjie as a shy big boy, different from other men, and her eyes softened.

"Yes," Xia Yunjie replied.

"Then how do you know Brother Qiang and the others?" Shao Lihong finally asked the question that had been on her mind. As she asked, she couldn't help but think of how Xia Yunjie had hugged her waist when pretending to be her boyfriend, and a strange feeling rose in her waist.

"Hehe, I couldn't find a job after graduating, so I worked on a construction site for a while. Brother Qiang is a small contractor I met there, and the others are also coworkers. On Jianming Road just now, I happened to meet Brother Qiang and the others. Seeing you being bullied by Lu Hong, I knew such people are bullies who are hard to deal with, like a sticky plaster. So I had a sudden idea and staged a scene with Brother Qiang and the others. You wouldn't really think I'm a gang leader, would you?" Xia Yunjie had already thought of what to say on his way there and now smiled as he replied.

In fact, Xia Yunjie had indeed had a sudden idea when he saw Brother Qiang and the others, but they weren't contractors or coworkers.

Shao Lihong had never doubted Xia Yunjie's identity and now praised him, "I didn't expect you to be so young but so quick-witted. Alright, if there's nothing else, feel free to come to me if you need anything."

As she said this, her eyes showed more admiration and tenderness.

"Alright, I'll go down now," Xia Yunjie smiled and stood up.

"Go ahead, and please don't mention what happened on the way to anyone else," Shao Lihong stood up and said.

"Sister Hong, don't worry, I understand," Xia Yunjie nodded and left the boss's office.

Just as he left the office and walked down the stairs, Cheng Ping, who had been waiting at the bottom, pulled Xia Yunjie aside without a word. The others, seeing this, all looked curiously at the corner where Cheng Ping and Xia Yunjie were, but they weren't familiar enough with Xia Yunjie to approach. Zhang Xiaojun, seeing Cheng Ping affectionately pulling Xia Yunjie, without any regard for gender, felt a pang of jealousy and looked quite unhappy.

"Ajie, what did the boss call you for?" Cheng Ping pulled Xia Yunjie to the corner and asked impatiently in a low voice.

"Nothing much, just told me to work hard," Xia Yunjie replied.

"Work hard? You're lying! Do you know the boss never calls male employees to her office alone, let alone someone who just started yesterday!" Cheng Ping rolled her eyes.

Xia Yunjie finally understood why everyone in the bar was so surprised when he was called to the boss's office, as he was the first male employee to be called there alone. But he couldn't tell Cheng Ping about Shao Lihong, so he continued to feign ignorance, "Really? That's strange!"

"Strange? Fess up quickly!" Cheng Ping didn't believe Xia Yunjie at all and stepped closer, her ample chest almost touching Xia Yunjie's.

Xia Yunjie instinctively leaned back, saying, "Really, that's all! What else could there be? I was introduced by you and didn't know the boss before. You don't think the boss would see me as handsome and want to seduce me, do you?"

"Seduce you? Dream on! Even if all the women in the world were dead, the boss wouldn't seduce you!" Cheng Ping almost burst out laughing.

"Your words make me feel so awkward!" Xia Yunjie said, looking depressed.

"Hehe, don't be awkward, go change your clothes quickly," Cheng Ping, seeing Xia Yunjie's depressed face, finally couldn't help but giggle and tapped his head, urging him. Although she still found it strange, she now completely believed Xia Yunjie.

Indeed, as a new employee, what else could the boss call him for besides telling him to work hard? If she wanted to seduce someone, it should have been her!

Xia Yunjie, seeing that Cheng Ping believed him, secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to the changing room to change his clothes, thinking, "Thank goodness Sister Hong is a lily, or it would have been hard to explain."

When night fell over Jiangzhou City, the BLUENIGHT bar was filled with noise and excitement. Xia Yunjie's job was the same as the previous night, helping to clean the tables.

Around 2:30 AM, the bar closed, and Xia Yunjie and Cheng Ping, among others, left the bar, chatting and laughing.

After two nights, Xia Yunjie had gotten to know everyone in the bar. He was humble and hardworking, and although people like him are often underestimated in real life, most people still like to interact with such people. So while Wu Yuxi and others looked down on Xia Yunjie a bit, they all got along well with him, except for Zhang Xiaojun.

As they were about to say goodbye outside the bar, a silver Toyota Vios pulled up to the side of the road. The window rolled down, and Zhang Xiaojun's handsome face, with a hint of smugness, appeared.

This car was bought by Zhang Xiaojun not long ago.

"Aiping, get in, I'll take you home," Zhang Xiaojun smiled coolly and charmingly at Cheng Ping.

Wu Yuxi and the other girls looked at Cheng Ping with envy, but to their surprise, Cheng Ping lifted her chin and affectionately held Xia Yunjie's arm, saying, "Thanks, Brother Jun, I already have a ride!"

Xia Yunjie's arm was suddenly pressed by two soft mounds, and his heart skipped a beat. He then whispered to Cheng Ping, somewhat guiltily, "Aiping, please, it's just a two-wheeled vehicle."

"Ride? Wow, Ajie, you have a ride too? Are you a rich kid in disguise?" But the others didn't know Cheng Ping was talking about a two-wheeled vehicle and looked at Xia Yunjie with surprise and excitement, especially the girls, whose imaginations were filled with fairy tales, and they all called out excitedly, their eyes shining.

Xia Yunjie, seeing the excited faces of Wu Yuxi and the others, felt quite awkward, while Cheng Ping, the instigator, was already giggling, "What rich kid? Do you think Ajie is Brother Fa from 'A Bright Future'? Why would a rich kid come out to work?"

As she spoke, Cheng Ping pushed Xia Yunjie, saying, "Quick, bring your ride over, Mr. Xia!"

"Ha!" Wu Yuxi and the others realized that Cheng Ping's "ride" was actually a bicycle and all made a mocking gesture at her, while Zhang Xiaojun's expression became very unnatural, and he was extremely angry.

Zhang Xiaojun had worked in the bar for many years and had charmed countless women. This was the first time he had been rejected, especially by a new employee who rode a bicycle to work.

But the more this happened, the more Zhang Xiaojun refused to let go. Just as he was seething, he saw Xia Yunjie return with a depressed look, saying, "My bike was stolen!"

"That's too bad. Was it new or old? Should we report it to the police?" Zhang Xiaojun was secretly delighted but immediately put on a concerned face, though the schadenfreude and mockery in his tone were obvious.