Quick Wear: Reversing Life

Chapter 273: Escape from the Mountains (54)

Chen Jiahui ran out of Xiaocao's office that day and did not return to her workstation.

She ran back home, rushed into her room and slammed the door.

Seeing this, Ding Min knocked on her door worriedly: "Xiao Hui, Xiao Hui?"

The door was locked, so Ding Min had no choice but to stand in front of it and ask, "What's going on? Didn't you go to work today?"

Chen Jiahui pounded the quilt a few times without making a sound. She didn't want Ding Min to see her red eyes.

She used to be the only youngster in the Chen family. Her father was the executive president. Chairman Chen Xianhua spoiled her like his own granddaughter. She had everything she wanted and was raised in pampered condition. She had never suffered such humiliation.

Now that my father has resigned and my great-grandfather has passed away, the president and chairman has been replaced by my cousin, who also came from the mountains.

The gap was so huge that Chen Jiahui couldn't accept it.

I guess everyone in the company is laughing at her!

Laugh at their family for their empty-handed efforts.

Chen Jiahui was not in the mood to go to work, and she didn't want to be the center of attention like a monkey.

Outside the door, Ding Min probably guessed the reason and sighed.

She had told her husband and daughter many times before that people should learn to be content. But Chen Bingrui had been in that position for so long that he couldn't let go of the taste of power. His ambitions had been fed to their full capacity for so many years, so how could he possibly accept his niece being superior to him?

Chen Jiahui is also used to being the little princess of Yinghua Group who has always had her way. Although she is not like other arrogant daughters who bully others by taking advantage of her power, she also has her own pride.

Things had come to this point, and Ding Min no longer talked about those big principles he had talked about before.

Her own family was in a mess. After her cousin was kicked out of the group by Xiaocao, her uncle's family called her every now and then, asking her to go to Xiaocao to plead for him.

Ding Minke couldn't bring herself to do this. Her family had taken so much money, and she didn't even have the face to go to Xiaocao.

Looking at the closed door of Chen Jiahui's room, Ding Min saw no response and had to leave.

Anyway, Jiahui and Xiaocao are cousins ​​who grew up together for so many years. I think Xiaocao won’t make things too difficult for her. Just let her think it through herself.

But Chen Jiahui didn't get over it, and for several days she didn't go to work.

Finally, Chen Jiahui's boss called her and asked why she was absent from work without reason.

The current boss is not the same person as the previous one. After Xiaocao took office, he purged many people, including Chen Jiahui's former boss, who was Chen Bingrui's man.

If any other employee was absent from work without reason, they would have been called to question him on the same day. However, the boss was concerned about Chen Jiahui's identity and was not sure about the attitude of the new leader, so he allowed her to be absent for many days.

It was not until the HR department discovered the attendance problem and sent an email to Chen Jiahui but she did not respond that they asked her direct supervisor.

Faced with the questioning, Chen Jiahui got angry and resigned.

She didn't want to face her colleagues and leaders at all, and didn't want to be the topic of their after-dinner conversation. Anyway, her father was no longer in Yinghua, and she didn't even care about this salary.

...

The secretary informed Xiaocao of the news of Chen Jiahui's resignation.

"understood."

Xiaocao was not surprised by her choice. Unlike Chen Bingrui's method of retreating to advance, Chen Jiahui's resignation was only because she was too proud and had too strong self-esteem.

Although Chen Jiahui's position was insignificant, her status was there. After she resigned, rumors inevitably spread in the company that Xiaocao had "wiped out" her uncle's family after taking office.

As for the rumors, as long as they do not affect the company's operations and do not come to her attention, Xiaocao can pretend not to hear them.

She had experienced enough rumors, but this was not enough to worry her.

But these two people resigned one after another. Chen Xianhe, who was originally enjoying his retirement at home, came to find Xiaocao, perhaps because he heard rumors or something. He sat on the sofa in the office with white hair, crying, as if he had been treated unfairly.

"Xiaocao, my uncle has never asked you for anything in all these years."

"I know your uncle well. He doesn't have any bad intentions. He's just worked at Yinghua for so many years that he considers it his life's work."

"Jiahui is the same. She was spoiled and brought up like that. She's not as mature or smart as you."

"He and Jiahui both care about their reputation. They didn't think clearly and resigned from the group rashly. It's not your fault." Chen Xianhe said slowly, "You are all blood relatives, and Jiahui and I went to school and grew up together. I just hope that for your grandfather's sake, you won't be angry with them."

Xiaocao listened quietly and slowly closed the documents on the table after a long time.

She leaned back in her chair, looked up at Chen Xianhe, and took in his appearance and expression.

Chen Xianhe looks a lot like Chen Xianhua, and the two brothers are about the same height and build. However, compared to the serious Chen Xianhua, Chen Xianhe has a bit more of the amiable elder's geniality.

The two looked at each other, and for some reason, Chen Xianhe subconsciously wanted to avoid Xiaocao's eyes.

Silence is like the calm surface of a lake, with no one knowing the undercurrents beneath.

After a long time, Xiaocao finally spoke slowly.

"Uncle, I was originally waiting for my uncle to come to me, but I didn't expect you to come before him."

"Although I've said this countless times, I still want to emphasize it again in front of you. I have never made things difficult for my uncle and cousin, nor do I have any intention of doing so."

"Since I promised Grandpa this, I will keep my promise. As for what they want, I don't care."

"Uncle, you asked me not to embarrass them for Grandpa's sake, but when you were embarrassing my mother, why didn't you think of Grandpa?"

Xiaocao's words were like thunderclaps out of the blue, and the expression on Chen Xianhe's face completely froze.

"W-what did you say?"

Xiao Cao didn't move much, her expression was indifferent, and her tone was also indifferent. But her words were like a death warrant, firmly fixing Chen Xianhe in place, and his whole body was cold.

"No matter how much sisterly love my cousin and I have for each other as we grew up together studying, it cannot surpass the love you showed me in watching my mother grow up."

"But when faced with the news of my mother's whereabouts, you kept it secret. At that moment, did you ever think of your brother?"

Chen Xianhe felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, his face pale and his lips trembling.

"You...how did you know..."

Xiao Cao said indifferently, "Over the years, I've never forgotten where I came from. It'll take some effort to find out."

"I didn't tell my grandfather about this because he's old and can't handle it well."

"If he knew that because of your momentary lapse of judgment, his daughter had suffered for 17 years in vain, he would probably have died of anger long ago."

Chen Xianhe was sweating profusely, his face full of fear and shock.

Even his wife and two sons didn’t know about this. How many years had passed since Chen Shanshan was abducted? How did Xiaocao know about this?