If Gu Wenze hadn't mentioned him, Qiao Hua would almost have forgotten Yan Yu existed.
"Don't make things up," Qiao Hua snapped. "I haven't been in touch with Yan Yu for ages. Why would I go work at his company?"
"Besides, is his the only company in the world? Can't I find another job?"
Gu Wenze's grip on Qiao Hua's arm gradually tightened. "Either way, I won't let you resign. Just try leaving."
Qiao Hua snorted. "Unless you can shut everyone in the company up, I can't keep working here."
Silencing one person was easy, but silencing an entire company was harder than plucking stars from the sky.
Gu Wenze definitely couldn't do it. Then she would have a reason to quit.
Gu Wenze's handsome face grew taut, his thoughts unreadable.
Qiao Hua pulled her arm free of his grasp, turned, and left the office.
She went to the restroom. Just as she finished and was about to leave the stall, she heard voices outside.
"Did you hear? Qiao Hua from the secretarial office is President Gu's mistress."
"It's all over the company now. Who hasn't heard?"
"I was wondering why Jiang Nan left. Turns out Qiao Hua parachuted in and drove her out."
"Liao Anna and Jiang Nan used to be good friends, and both of them got kicked out. There's obviously something fishy about it. I bet those earlier rumors were true."
As the two women talked, they suddenly noticed Qiao Hua stepping out of the stall. Guilt flickered across their faces, and they immediately lowered their heads and left.
Qiao Hua calmly walked over to the sink to wash her hands.
Just then, Ruan Hanli's voice came from behind her. "Qiao Hua."
Qiao Hua turned and saw that Ruan Hanli had come into the restroom too. She