Chapter 14

"Regardless, you poked me with that thing, it's sexual harassment, and you have to compensate me. Hmm, I've recently set my eyes on a platinum necklace!" Zhou Ya, being in finance, was no stranger to making demands.

Zhou Ya and Xie Fei had been living together for three months, in an apartment next to Lu Xin's. She had seen Lu Xin buy many pieces of jewelry for his girlfriend, Yang Xiaoli. She didn't know that Lu Xin only spent money on women, dedicating all his salary to his first girlfriend, Yang Xiaoli, and never sent any money home. She assumed that Lu Xin's family was wealthy. In contrast, although Xie Fei's family was far richer than Lu Xin's, he was extremely stingy with women. Xie Fei might have known that Zhou Ya was with him because he was the nephew of Vice President Xie, so he never bought her anything decent. Now, Zhou Ya's neck and hands were bare.

"I'm not your boyfriend, why should I buy it for you!" Lu Xin sneered.

"Fine, if you don't buy it, I'll tell the department head and get you fired!" Zhou Ya threatened in a low voice.

In the past, Lu Xin wouldn't have been afraid of Zhou Ya's threats, but now he had offended Li Qiming, Liu Jianhui, and Li Li, all his direct superiors. The situation was precarious, and he couldn't afford any more trouble. He had to swallow his pride and said, "Alright, I'll consider myself unlucky. When do you want it?"

"Tomorrow, it's Saturday, right? Xie Fei will be going back to his hometown, I'll go with you to Chow Tai Fook!"

Chow Tai Fook? A jewelry chain store? Lu Xin suddenly remembered that he had tried most common metals but never gold, silver, or platinum. He didn't know if he could control these precious metals. This was a good opportunity to test it out at the jewelry store, so he nodded readily, "Alright, I'll wait for your call tomorrow!"

Zhou Ya, feeling triumphant, walked away with a sway in her hips.

Lu Xin watched Zhou Ya's seductive back as she walked away, and a thought suddenly sprang to mind. Such a vain and greedy woman shouldn't be hard to handle. If Xie Fei were to be rude to him again, should he give him a green hat to wear?

He looked in the mirror and tidied up his clothes. This blue work uniform didn't really affect his good looks. Why did Yang Xiaoli say she felt nothing when she saw him in it? Could it be that he had returned to her ex-boyfriend's arms?

Lu Xin shook his head vigorously, trying to shake Yang Xiaoli out of his mind.

He hadn't been in touch with Yang Xiaoli for a month. He couldn't find her at her school dorm, and her phone number was always out of service. Clearly, she had blocked him and cut ties with him. It was pointless to keep thinking about her. The most important thing now was his job. Sanjiang Group was thriving and had a bright future. If he did well, he might even have a chance to transfer to a government agency. He couldn't afford to lose such a good job.

Lu Xin steadied his nerves and quickly walked to Jiang Chunyu's office door. He took a deep breath and gently knocked.

"Come in!" came Jiang Chunyu's clear and gentle voice from inside.

Lu Xin pushed the door open and saw Jiang Chunyu staring intently at her computer screen. He didn't say a word, standing quietly with his hands by his sides, waiting.

Jiang Chunyu had completed her master's and Ph.D. at Jiangnan University of Science and Technology. After graduation, she taught at the university, but her relationship with her husband deteriorated, so she came to work at Sanjiang Group, managed by her cousin Jiang Zhenhua, as the vice president in charge of quality and equipment in the alloy materials division. This move away from her husband's control made her feel much better, but encountering Lu Xin had added a bit of displeasure to her mood.

She didn't have the pretentious airs of government officials and didn't intend to keep Lu Xin waiting. After half a minute, she looked away from her computer and fixed her gaze on Lu Xin, saying, "Why did you take so long? Did you masturbate in the bathroom?"

At this, Jiang Chunyu's face turned red, but she didn't show any disgust. After all, she had spent over a decade at Jiangnan University and knew that most male engineering students had the habit of masturbating. This was largely due to the country's unfair resource distribution, where wealthy and powerful men had multiple wives, while poor and powerless college students could only rely on Japanese adult films for relief. It wasn't something to be ashamed of.

Lu Xin never expected such a dignified and cold female leader to use the word "masturbate." It was quite an eye-opener.

He pulled out his phone from his pocket, opened the folder in his gallery, and showed Jiang Chunyu photos of Lotus Sister before her weight loss, Brother Chun in drag, Sister Feng in her natural state, and Guo Meimei without Photoshop. "Leader, looking at these weirdos' photos, you won't need to masturbate; your anger will naturally subside."

Jiang Chunyu laughed until she was shaking, "Good boy, you really have a way with words! It seems I'll have to look at some weirdos like Guo Degang and Wang Dazhi in the future!"

Uh, what did the female leader mean by that? Given her looks, she shouldn't lack for men. Why would she need to masturbate? Lu Xin wanted to say, "Leader, why don't we comfort each other instead of you doing it alone?" But he only had the thought, not the courage, and could only laugh foolishly.

"Since you didn't masturbate, why did you take so long?" Jiang Chunyu had just reviewed Lu Xin's resume from the HR department and found that he was indeed a student from Jiangnan University. However, his academic performance in college was abysmal, with most of his grades around 70, and he had failed many professional and math courses, retaking them and barely passing. Sanjiang Group had hired him solely because of Jiang Xueqing, who was Jiang Chunyu's niece. Out of affection, Jiang Chunyu's gaze softened.

"I was in a hurry and bumped into someone, and it took some time to apologize," Lu Xin said casually, not wanting to tell the female leader about the incident with Zhou Ya, where he had poked her thigh and she had used it as an excuse for sexual harassment to extort him.

"Oh, was it a man or a woman?" Jiang Chunyu narrowed her eyes, looking at Lu Xin with interest. She remembered clearly that Lu Xin's "thing" had created a large tent in his thick work pants.

"Uh, a woman," Lu Xin noticed Jiang Chunyu's sly look and felt a shiver. This dignified and cold female leader was not as simple as she appeared. She was quite mischievous and seemed to be setting him up for a good laugh.

Sure enough, Jiang Chunyu smiled and asked, "Did you hit her with it?"

"President Jiang, you didn't call me here to talk about this, did you?" Lu Xin quickly changed the subject, not wanting her to continue mocking him.