Need a ride?

The resignation agreement stated that her salary would be paid through the end of today. Normally, there would have been at least fifteen days for a handover and for the employee to find another job, but with things having come to this, the company wanted Chi Qing gone sooner, and Chi Qing did not want to put herself through staying here for another half month's pay.

So, with an unspoken understanding, everyone opted to cut the Gordian knot.

Since Chi Qing still had half a day of accumulated time off, once she finished handing over her work to Liu Ping that morning, she would be free to fly that afternoon.

Work in the planning department involved a lot of collaboration and was mostly completed in stages. With the market doing poorly, the company was also reluctant to spend money on events and advertising, so Chi Qing's current workload was not particularly heavy.

After organizing everything, passing all the materials to Liu Ping, and handing over the company's assets to the administration department, Chi Qing got green lights all the way and finished processing her resignation application before noon. She left the remaining signatures from a few managers to Liu Ping to obtain on her behalf.

Of course, a normal resignation would not have gone this quickly. With someone like Chi Qing, who had openly fallen out with the company, everyone waved her through so she could leave as soon as possible.

Once everything was settled, Liu Ping and Li Yan helped Chi Qing carry some belongings downstairs. As they passed through the first-floor sales lobby, the property consultants gathered around.

"Sister Qing, lucky you! You've really made it!"

"Sister Qing, how much was your car? When did you order it?"

"I heard you have to order a Porsche at least six months in advance. You really know how to keep a secret-you didn't let a word slip!"...

"Haha, thank you, thank you." Chi Qing offered no further explanation, responding with polite pleasantries. Since everyone thought she had already been wealthy, it was a lovely misunderstanding.

Everyone was chattering away when President Cao suddenly came down from the second floor, and they scattered like birds and beasts.

Only Liu Ping and Li Yan remained beside Chi Qing, holding her things. Seeing this, Chi Qing took the things from Liu Ping's hands and said, "Sister Ping, Brother Li can help me carry these. Go on upstairs and get back to work."

Li Yan had been sent over by the head of their partner company, so naturally, he was not afraid of President Cao. Liu Ping, however, did not really have any backing, and Chi Qing was worried President Cao would use this as an excuse to make life difficult for Sister Ping.

"It's fine. I'm already down here." Although Liu Ping had spent years in the workplace, she was actually rather straightforward and honest, and did not have much workplace savvy.

Seeing the three of them, Cao Jun still wore a smile as he said, "Not working this afternoon, then?" "That's right, President Cao. Thank you for looking after me all this time," Chi Qing replied politely, giving him face as well.

Cao Jun glanced at Liu Ping, then turned to Li Yan with a broad smile. "A-Yan, that stock President Li-Li Yan's uncle-recommended a while ago has done quite well. You must have made a fair bit lately."

Li Yan smiled and exchanged a few words with him as they all walked outside.

Beep beep. Cao Jun unlocked his car first and opened the door of his Mercedes-Benz. Leaning against the door in what he thought was a handsome pose, he said with a hint of provocation, "Chi Qing, I don't see your car. Need a ride?" Given the current state of things between them, he naturally knew Chi Qing could not possibly get into his car.

"No, thank you, President Cao. I drove," Chi Qing replied calmly. Then she raised her car key. Beep beep. The trunk of the Porsche parked beside Cao Jun's Mercedes-Benz slowly opened automatically. "Sister Ping, Brother Yan, put them in the trunk."

In fact, Chi Qing had arrived early that morning, and the space beside hers had still been empty when she parked. When Cao Jun arrived and saw the brand-new Cayenne in the parking lot, he assumed some VIP client or senior company executive had bought a new car. He immediately parked beside it, thinking he might get to see whose it was when he went to his car.

Never in his wildest dreams had he expected it to belong to Chi Qing! Cao Jun's brain promptly crashed for a moment.

Liu Ping and Li Yan were stunned too. They had both arrived early that morning, and afterward, they had been too busy with the handover to gossip with anyone, so they had never found out that Chi Qing had changed cars.

Just now, when the salespeople downstairs had been chattering about a new car and a Porsche, President Cao had come down before either of them could process it. Busy dealing with Cao Jun, neither had given it much thought.

Now, looking at this ostentatiously luxurious Porsche Cayenne, they thought, Holy shit, Chi Qing's amazing! What happened?

Li Yan, who loved all kinds of cars, bounded forward, put the things away, and immediately started circling the car to inspect it. Holy shit, those rims-those must be upgraded sport rims, right? Those tires, that paint gleaming with the sheen of money...

"Sister Ping, Brother Yan, let's get a meal another day. I'll take you for a spin," Chi Qing said. She climbed into the driver's seat, stepped on the accelerator, and sped off under the three of them's gazes.

Liu Ping and Li Yan said goodbye to the dumbstruck Cao Jun, then headed back to the office, quietly discussing when Chi Qing had become rich. Cao Jun remained rooted to the spot, wondering whether he had, in fact, burned his bridges with Chi Qing.