The midday sun blazed as the Bentley Bentayga came to a smooth stop outside the Zhou Xiaofu jewelry store.
"All right, we're here." Chen Lin smiled and turned to look at the radiant, lovely face in the passenger seat.
Song Qiuya unbuckled her seat belt, leaned over, and kissed Chen Lin on the cheek. Her voice was tender enough to melt him. "You should head back. I'll probably be very busy this afternoon."
"I'll wait for you," Chen Lin replied with a smile.
Song Qiuya murmured her assent, opened the door, and got out. When she reached the entrance, she found the door ajar, with a "Temporarily closed" sign hanging on it. She frowned slightly, but assumed it was a normal lunch break and thought nothing more of it.
Yet the moment she pushed open the heavy glass door, an oppressive atmosphere hit her.
There wasn't a single customer inside. All the employees stood gathered in the middle of the showroom with their heads lowered, like schoolchildren who had done something wrong. Not a sound could be heard.
A middle-aged woman in a black business skirt suit and meticulously applied heavy makeup stood with her arms folded, sweeping a sharp gaze over everyone. An overbearing air radiated from her.
It was Hu Lili, the HR manager of the Yicheng branch.
Beside Hu Lili stood someone Song Qiuya utterly despised-Zhou Chaoxian. A smug, petty smile hung on his face, and his eyes brimmed with undisguised glee at her misfortune.
Seeing Song Qiuya enter, Hu Lili seemed to have found an outlet. She deliberately raised her voice and announced before everyone in an exceptionally venomous tone:
"Song Qiuya has been absent without leave for an entire week, a serious violation of company policy. After deliberation, the HR department has decided to terminate