Seeing that Lin Ze did not respond, Li Yufei became even more smug. "A high school graduate dares to come for an interview? The absolute minimum requirement here is a bachelor's degree from a top university."
With that, he snatched the resume right out of Lin Ze's hands and waved it in the air.
Then he suddenly let go, letting the paper flutter down to the ground.
Whispers broke out all around them.
Lin Ze looked at the lackey who used to trail behind him back in college, now humiliating him like this.
He clenched his fists so hard that his fingernails dug into his palms.
Li Yufei watched as Lin Ze kept his head down and stayed silent.
"What? Cat got your tongue?"
Contempt filled Li Yufei's eyes.
Back in college, he had also adored Su Qingqing.
Yet it was this exact person right in front of him,
relying on his family's wealth,
who had pestered Su Qingqing day in and day out.
If not for him forcibly inserting himself into the picture, Su Qingqing might have already become his girlfriend.
At this thought, a flash of malice crossed Li Yufei's eyes.
He raised his shiny black leather shoe and slammed it down hard onto the resume.
The distinct footprint on the resume looked glaringly harsh.
"Take a look at what you are. You don't even deserve to stand here."
"Pick it up and get lost!"
Lin Ze stared at the trampled resume on the ground.
And suddenly laughed. He remembered how Li Yufei used to fawn over him and try to curry favor back in college.
"Bang!"
With a sudden, unexpected flying kick, Li Yufei crashed heavily to the floor.
"You mother fu—"
Before he could burst into a string of curses, Lin Ze grabbed him by the tie and yanked him up.
"Shall I teach you how to speak like a human being?" Lin Ze's gaze was frighteningly cold.
Terrified, Li Yufei squeezed his eyes shut.
Yet the expected blow never came.
When he nervously opened his eyes,
all he saw was Lin Ze turning around and walking away.
He let out a long breath and collapsed limply to the floor.
"Lin Ze! Wait."
A clear, crisp female voice rang out abruptly.
Assistant Liu hurried over and blocked Lin Ze just as he was about to leave.
Lin Ze looked up.
It was not Su Qingqing.
It was a stranger.
He let out a silent sigh of relief.
"What is it?"
"Your onboarding has been approved."
"Are you sure it's me?"
"Yes, Lin Ze."
"Are you sure it's me?"
"Positive. Please come with me."
Assistant Liu adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses and led Lin Ze toward the offices.
Seeing this, Li Yufei's face instantly turned ashen.
Didn't Su Qingqing hate Lin Ze to the core after he took money to keep President Su?
Why was Lin Ze being hired now?!
Could President Su be planning to exact personal revenge?
At this thought, a cold, sinister smirk hooked the corners of his mouth.
Inside the office, Assistant Liu pushed a contract across the desk toward Lin Ze.
"Congratulations on your employment."
Lin Ze stared at the twelve-thousand-yuan monthly salary on the contract, along with the generous benefits package.
He simply could not believe his eyes.
No interview.
No background check on education.
Could such good fortune really have fallen upon him?
Without a moment's hesitation, he signed his name.
Assistant Liu pointed toward a desk by the window.
"This is your workstation."
Lin Ze looked at the office desk.
A memory flashed through his mind—something Brother Zhang had once said.
Perhaps his luck had finally turned.
Inside the president's office,
Su Qingqing was staring intently at her computer screen.
"President Su, the onboarding has been arranged," Assistant Liu reported softly.
Su Qingqing gave a slight nod,
her gaze still fixed on the screen. "As for Li Yufei, inform HR to process his termination."
"Understood."
Once Assistant Liu stepped outside, Su Qingqing gazed at the familiar figure on the surveillance monitor,
her fingertips gently caressing the rim of her coffee cup.
"You can't run away."
"This time, it's my turn to chase you."
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Assistant Liu came out of the president's office.
Passing through the work area,
she couldn't help casting a glance back at Lin Ze sitting at his workstation.
The man, dressed in a somewhat dated suit, sat staring blankly at his computer screen. The wrinkles in his suit stood in sharp contrast to the slick, crisp attire of the surrounding colleagues.
Assistant Liu wondered to herself:
Why was President Su treating him with such special care?
Lin Ze checked the time in the bottom right corner of the computer screen; before he knew it, noon had arrived.
Wang Jianping, a colleague at the neighboring desk who was naturally gregarious,
leaned over and asked enthusiastically, "Want to order takeout together?"
Lin Ze glanced at the food delivery app interface on Xiao Wang's phone.
A single set meal actually cost sixty-eight yuan!
That was practically what he spent on food in a whole day.
He hurriedly shook his head. "No, no, I'm not hungry."
With that, he pulled a leftover vegetable bun from his pocket and quietly lowered his head to eat it.
"Do you really think stepping into the Su Group means you can turn your life around?"
Li Yufei limped over, malice dripping from his voice.
He never imagined that a high school graduate like Lin Ze would dare come apply for a job at Su Qingqing's company.
Now that he was bankrupt and dressed like a ragpicker,
he actually still wanted to swan around like a toad lusting after a swan.
How could someone like Su Qingqing be within his reach nowadays?
At this thought, the anger in his chest flared up instantly.
"Just wait! You're going to get what's coming to you!"
The surrounding clatter of keyboards suddenly grew hurried as colleagues lowered their heads and pretended to be busy.
"Li Yufei!"
A furious roar shattered the silence.
A middle-aged man in a tailored suit rushed over
and grabbed Li Yufei by the collar in a fit of rage. "President Su personally ordered our termination! Just whose toes did you step on?!"
"Dad, I, I don't know..."
Before Li Yufei could finish,
"Slap!" A heavy blow sent blood seeping from the corner of Li Yufei's mouth.
He groaned in pain. "Dad, stop hitting me, I really don't know..."
"Useless trash!"
"You don't even know who you've offended?!"
Elder Li trembled with rage, his eyes filled with disappointment and fury.
Li Yufei was equally stunned. He didn't believe he had offended anyone, and today he had even helped President Su "teach Lin Ze a lesson."
Suddenly, his face turned deathly pale as he muttered to himself, "There must be some kind of misunderstanding."
He spun around and bolted toward the president's office.
Assistant Liu, who had been waiting nearby, raised a hand in signal.
Two security guards immediately stepped forward and pinned the struggling Li Yufei to the ground.
"President Su! I want to see President Su!"
Li Yufei's wails echoed down the corridor, plunging the entire office area into dead silence.
Wang Jianping leaned closer, dropping his voice to a whisper. "Serves him right! Back when he used his status as the president's classmate and his dad being a department manager to run amok in the company, now retribution has finally caught up with him."
President Su?
Classmates?
Lin Ze's throat tightened as he tentatively asked,
"The president's classmate? Who is President Su?"
Wang Jianping stared at him with wide, incredulous eyes. "You seriously don't know? Who is the president of our company!"
"The long-lost heiress of the Su Group."
"She took over the company at a young age—a top-tier, wealthy beauty."
"Quick, tell me her name!"
Lin Ze pressed urgently.
Wang Jianping opened his mouth to speak, but his eyes suddenly lit up. "The big boss is here!"
When Lin Ze saw the person approaching,
his head spun and his blood seemed to freeze in his veins.
No wonder Li Yufei had double meanings in his words earlier; Su Qingqing turned out to be the company's president.
Thinking of everything from last night, along with Su Qingqing's meaningful gaze, alarm bells rang loudly in his head—
It turned out this whole thing was her revenge.
The moment Li Yufei caught sight of Su Qingqing, he struggled and shouted frantically, "President Su, there has to be some misunderstanding!"
Su Qingqing looked down at him coldly.
"The company has a zero-tolerance policy for workplace bullying. We do not welcome people who pick on their colleagues."
Li Yufei realized the truth in an instant.
He whipped his head toward Lin Ze. "Lin Ze, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
"Security."
Su Qingqing uttered a concise two-word command, her voice as cold as ice, devoid of the slightest trace of warmth.
Lin Ze watched the father and son being dragged away by the security guards.
A storm of mixed emotions churned in his chest.
Su Qingqing had changed drastically.
From the soft, docile little bunny she used to be, she had transformed straight into a cold-hearted, vindictive female demon.
He clenched his hands into fists, his expression dark and unreadable.
She had deliberately let him—someone with only a high school education—get hired against all the rules.
So what was her next move going to be?
How was she going to exact her revenge on him?
The more Lin Ze thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.
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