Leon Hua’s peach-like eyes squinted, “Did you just say I was drunk like a dog?”
“You know it if you’re not drunk.”
“I was just pretending to be drunk, it’s not true.” Leon said with disdain.
I really didn’t know what to do with the words he said to save his face, he couldn’t even get up from bed last night, wasn’t he drunk?
Leon put Alex down by my side, he turned and went out, after a while, he went back with milk and bread in his hands.
“I’ll give you breakfast as thanks for you gave me a cup of water last night, but shouldn’t you rinse your mouth before you eat it?” Leon’s face showed his dislike.
“I did rinse my mouth and then lay back to the bed, thanks for asking.” I took a bite of the bread.
“You’re not only stupid, but also lazy. You’re really irredeemable.” Leon sighed, put the milk on the table, and went out again.
Alex and I had the breakfast and played for a while. I felt a little sleepy, so I went to sleep.
It had been a long time since I had slept well for so long last time, and when I got up, it was lunchtime.
Leon seemed disgusted, “Have lunch and then change your clothes as soon as you can, I have promised to take Alex to watch the movie, I have lost a ton of time waiting for you!”
I sniggered, also felt a little embarrassed, I finished my lunch and hurriedly washed and changed the clothes, then I went out with Alex.
After watching the movie, Leon took Alex to arcade, Alex couldn’t be happier.
I didn’t really approve of him taking my kid to play games because those games were so addictive, but I couldn’t say no, so I just let it go.
We spent the following two days like this..
I couldn’t remember how long it’s been since I’ve had such a relaxing weekend without any pressure. All things I needed to do were eating and playing. Most importantly, Leon has been so nice to me, he seldom lost his temper.
Time flies when you’re having fun. The weekend was over, it’s time to get back to work again.
At breakfast on Monday morning, Leon gave me a piece of materials. “This is the channel development plan of our company’s agricultural project, you should get familiar with it and get prepared to take over the work.”
“But the project in Yang City has just started. I can’t give up now.”
“As I said, you was in charge of the project in Yang City only because of the additional conditions put forward by Wenbei Su. I will tell them that you are no longer suitable to be in charge of this project because of your mistakes at work. I’ll transfer you back. We have made the deal long ago.”
“It was your decision, not mine. I made a lot of effort for this project, and I want to be in charge of it till it ends.”
“It had been arranged by the company! ” Leon raised his voice.
“That’s just your idea, not the arrangement of our company.” I couldn’t help being angry.
“I’m your boss, and what I do is what the company does.” Leon patted the table and stood up, “You are not nostalgic for the project, you’re nostalgic for this city, right? What’s keeping you here?”
I didn’t want to argue with him, there’s no need to do this. If I provoke him, he will also force me to be back, and I will have to go back. Besides, it’s true that he was my boss, he did have the right to decide I was going or staying.
“Well, just give me another week, and I’ll excuse myself for saying my kid is too young and he needs my care, then I’ll resign from the director there instead of saying I made a mistake at work. Is that okay?”
“If you resign, I’m afraid that Wenbei Su won’t agree, but we’ll find out some ways. Anyway, you can’t stay in Yang City for too long. Your main job is not to be the sales director, but to take good care of Alex. Being a good mother is your most important task.”
I nodded, feeling a little annoyed.
“Later you will go to Yang City by yourself, I’ll give you another week, this time Long will accompany me to deal with some things, he can’t accompany you to go there, so you need to be careful. If you can’t, I’ll arrange someone else to go with you. Long himself said he didn’t want to be around you all the time. He thought you regarded him as the monitor I sent to spy on you.”
“I thought I was safe in Yang City. But I never showed any antipathy to Long. Please explain it to him.”
“Don’t worry, Long is not a petty man. This time you go to Yang City by yourself, I hope you can keep a distance from Wenbei Su. He’s been too nice to you.” Leon said with a frown, and then added, “Although I know he is a gentleman, I am not jealous, a man who is too nice to a woman always makes himself suspicious.”
Leon seldom spoke in such a reasonable way. I nodded my head to show my understanding.
“I’ll be on alert. But his kindness to me is not what you think. Do you remember the night we dined at his house and he mentioned an old servant surnamed Gao? ”
“Yes, I remember that. It’s said that she was sick. What’s wrong?”
“I saw that old servant in the hospital the other day, and she wasn’t very conscious. She thought I was someone else. She even called me ‘Miss. Nan’.”
“Miss. Nan? Why did she call you that? Is it because you look like someone else? Or is it because she was delirious and calling the wrong name?” Leon was also interested.
“I wasn’t sure, and then I couldn’t help but asking Wenbei Su. He told me that the ‘Miss. Nan’ was his sister who had been dead for many years. Perhaps it is because I have something in common with his sister that he is so kind to me.”
Leon didn’t answer at once, but thought for a while.
“What was the intention of Wenbei Su to arrange you to live in the Nan House? That old house was also named after Nan, has it anything to do with Miss. Nan?” He asked suddenly.
I haven’t thought about this before, now thinking it over, they were both related to ‘Nan’, if there is a connection between the two, it seemed not impossible.
“I’m not sure if they’re related, the house doesn’t belong to Wenbei Su. It’s just a friend of his.” I said.
“It is hard to say if there is a connection.” Leon looked at his watch. “Forget it, I’m going to a meeting. Just be safe.”
I said, “Ok, I will.”
Leon went outside and came back again. “Keep your distance from Wenbei Su, not only him, but also other men.”
I nodded reluctantly. “I know.”
It is the first time that I drove such a long distance by myself. So I drove very slowly. When I arrived in Yang City, I had been very tired.
I just rested for a while and was ready to go to the company, then Leon’s phone call came.
I quickly picked it up, and his said immediately, “Come back now.”
I haven’t figured out what he meant. “I just arrived here. How could I come back right now?”
“Someone has reported you to the board of directors for taking kickbacks from clients. The company has set up an investigation group to look into you. You have been suspended from all your duties.”
There was a “boom” in my head, I’ve been in this position for less than a month, I have little chance to receive kickbacks from clients. Who was setting me up?