ABCFWGR Chapter 36:

 "Ugh!"

Suddenly, Master Zhang clutched his chest, his expression twisted in pain.

He looked up and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"How... how could this happen?"

Master Zhang's voice was filled with disbelief.

"Master, are you okay? Did something go wrong with the procedure?"

Li Hongtao was also frightened and hurried over to ask.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Turning around, Master Zhang grabbed his neck, his voice stern, "Speak up! Are you hiding something from me? This is my most skilled soul-controlling technique, and I've never failed before!"

"It must be something you're hiding from me!"

Should he reveal what he did to Zhang Haoran?

No, absolutely not!

Knowing Master Zhang's temper, he might turn into a bronze corpse in the next second.

Li Hongtao felt the urge to urinate and quickly crossed his legs, his eyes darting around, guessing randomly, "It's... it's also possible that he brought in reinforcements."

"It's not impossible."

At the sound of this, Master Zhang released him, but his eagle-like gaze remained fixed on his face, "Are you sure there's nothing you're hiding from me?"

He had a feeling that Li might have ulterior motives, an intuition from someone of the same kind.

"N-no, everything I know, I've told you." Li Hongtao quickly lowered his head, avoiding eye contact.

Master Zhang snorted, "It's better be this way. You and I are like fleas on the same boat. If you intentionally hide something and it goes wrong in the end, I'll make sure you die a miserable death!"

"Yes, yes, I understand." Li Hongtao nodded repeatedly.

After a pause, he cautiously asked, "Master Zhang, what should we do next?"

Master Zhang's face darkened, "I've been injured due to carelessness today. It's not possible to proceed. Let him bounce around for a few more days until I recover. Then I'll regroup and fight again!"

Li Hongtao didn't dare to object, but he was burning with impatience.

On the other side,

In the bedroom of the Jade Tower,

After waiting for a long time, without any follow-up, he couldn't help but sneer, "With such limited skills, dare to set foot in Da Xia. Truly ignorant of life and death."

"But there's no rush. I want to see if I can catch a big fish."

Then, lying down again, he fell asleep.

When he woke up again, it was already bright outside.

Planning to go out for something to eat, he was almost startled when he got downstairs.

On the sofa,

Both Wu Anqi and Han Yan were sleeping like little pigs.

Wu Anqi was lying haphazardly, occasionally smacking her lips, while Han Yan's sleeping posture was elegant, but she would unconsciously grind her teeth.

One was a pound, the other was eight ounces.

"Hey, wake up, why don't you two go home?"

He walked over and kicked the sofa.

Both of them woke up one after another from their sleep, rubbing their sleepy eyes.

"I didn't expect to fall asleep without realizing it."

"Yeah, the sofa here is too soft, it's easy to doze off."

As if they had agreed beforehand, they both avoided the question and redirected it.

"Who asked you that? Why didn't you go home?" Gu Chen wasn't fooled at all.

Wu Anqi and Han Yan glanced at each other, neither daring to speak the truth.

The truth was, both of them were worried about the other taking advantage of the situation.

They endured like hawks until the middle of the night, but couldn't hold on any longer, and lay down one after another.

Seeing that Gu Chen still wanted to ask further, Han Yan hurriedly slapped her forehead, "I just remembered, my driver has been waiting outside all night, I'll go check on him."

Wu Anqi also chimed in, "I have to take Senior Immortal Doctor to find Yu Wei, so I'll leave first."

In an instant, as if by tacit agreement, the two of them fled in embarrassment.

"Why are these two acting so strangely?" Gu Chen muttered under his breath.

At that moment, his secretary, Zhang Ke, called: "Mr. Gu, it's almost noon, why haven't you come to work yet?"

After a pause, she added, "You didn't come yesterday either!"

"Did Yu Wei not fire me?" Gu Chen frowned.

Zhang Ke was taken aback, "Of course not, why would President Chen fire you? Did you two have another argument?"

She thought to herself, these two, they're living together and still quarreling every day. Can't they just compromise with each other?

When she gets a boyfriend, she'll definitely be loving and never quarrel.

"I got it, I'll come over later."

Gu Chen didn't explain further and hung up the phone.

He was going to come over later, not to work, but to submit his resignation.

Since he was going to cut ties, he would do it thoroughly. He wouldn't tolerate Yu Wei anymore.

Just as he arrived at the company, he heard a commotion coming from the conference room.

Unable to find Zhang Ke, he had to stop a random employee and ask, "What's going on in there? Why is it so noisy?"

The employee hurriedly explained, "I heard it's from another company, coming to demand something from Deputy General Manager Li. I'm not sure about the details."

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Gu, your secretary is mediating inside."

Zhang Ke?

Gu Chen frowned, "Is she the only one in there? Where are the other company leaders?"

"All the leaders are not here, she has the highest rank, so she can only handle it." The employee replied truthfully.

"Not here?"

This is worth pondering.

After thanking the employee, Gu Chen strode towards the conference room.

Pushing the door open, he saw Zhang Ke earnestly explaining something.

However, the other party was not buying it. Not only were they speaking wildly, but they were also pointing fingers at Zhang Ke.

"Watch your mouth!"

Gu Chen took a step forward, grabbed the person's wrist, and bent it back. "If you dare to meddle again, you'll lose your hand!"

"Who the hell are you? Why are you meddling in our business?" The person screamed in pain, still very arrogant.

"Mr. Gu?!"

Zhang Ke exclaimed in surprise, then quickly said, "It's a misunderstanding, Mr. Dong is a major client of our company. Please release his hand."

"Secretary Zhang, who is this little nobody? My wrist is bruised, he must give me an explanation!" Dong Pengcheng angrily accused.

Zhang Ke hurriedly tried to calm him down, "Mr. Dong, please calm down. It's a misunderstanding. Mr. Gu has just taken office recently and doesn't know you."

"Hmph! Who does he think he is? So he's the manager who climbed up by leeching off others!" Dong Pengcheng glanced disdainfully at Gu Chen.

Contempt was written all over his face.

Gu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, roughly guessing what was going on.

It seemed that Li Hongtao didn't dare to show his face, but his sinister intentions remained.

...

Zhang Ke was somewhat unhappy, but dared not show it. She could only say to Gu Chen, "Mr. Gu, please don't mind. He didn't mean it that way."

"No! You're wrong, I mean exactly that."

Dong Pengcheng sneered, "A man who leeches off others, does he even deserve my respect? Moreover, if he's already leeching off others, why would he be afraid of others looking down on him?"

Zhang Ke took a deep breath, feeling even more upset than being bullied herself.

Although she had heard similar rumors in the company, it was not said in front of Gu Chen.

To call out someone by name like Dong Pengcheng did was really crossing the line.

He was hitting someone while they were down!

"Secretary Zhang, do you see? I've said so much, but he still doesn't dare to say a word."

"Following someone like him, what future can you have? Why not come work for me instead?"

"I'll double your salary, how about it?"

Dong Pengcheng smirked triumphantly, continuously provoking.



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