Compared to the staff member who had previously received Chen Xiao and taken him up in the elevator, Lin Wei was undoubtedly more knowledgeable about luxury cars.
Originally, she had thought that as long as the handsome guy driving a ten-million-dollar Porsche came to discuss check business with her, Zhang Liuqian would not really fire her; at most, he would just put on a show in front of Chen Xiao.
But she had never imagined that Chen Xiao was precisely that handsome guy driving a ten-million-dollar Porsche.
In an instant, she felt as if she had fallen into an abyss, completely despairing. She finally realized that the current Chen Xiao was no longer the former classmate she could continue to scheme against. After a moment's hesitation, she suddenly knelt at Chen Xiao's feet and cried her heart out, begging with tears and snot:
"Wuwu! Chen... Chen Xiao, I was wrong, truly wrong. Please take pity on me. My father died in a car accident a few years ago, and my mother has been bedridden with paralysis for years. What's worse, my brother is a hopeless gambler, and my sister-in-law cruelly abandoned our child, who is less than two years old, and remarried last year. My entire family relies on my salary to live, wuwu..."
"This..."
Xu Jingyin, who had been cautiously hiding behind Chen Xiao, thought of her grandmother in the countryside who had suddenly fallen seriously ill and urgently needed money for treatment. She couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic towards Lin Wei and gently tugged at Chen Xiao's sleeve:
"Doctor Chen, your old classmate seems even more pitiful than I am. Why don't... why don't you forgive her?"
"Yes, yes! I'm so miserable, wuwuwu..."
Lin Wei rejoiced inwardly and continued to cry loudly, exaggerating her plight.
However, Chen Xiao completely ignored Xu Jingyin and said with a cold laugh:
"Since your entire family relies on your salary to live, why did you abuse your power for personal gain? Nurse Xu's check had all the necessary signatures and seals, it was genuine, and it was a bearer cash check. Whoever got their hands on it could cash it at the bank. Why wouldn't it work when it came to you? Therefore, you sought death first. Why should I pity you?"
"I..."
Lin Wei was speechless, and her crying abruptly stopped.
After all, the main reason she couldn't resist using her position to deliberately make things difficult for Xu Jingyin, who was there to cash a check, was her jealousy of Xu Jingyin's beauty, which was even more captivating than Xia Qianqian, whom she had been jealous of for a full three years since middle school. What's more, Xu Jingyin was dressed simply, wore no makeup, and most importantly, was only 18 years old.
Not only that, after reviewing all of Xu Jingyin's personal information, Lin Wei couldn't fathom how a mere nurse from the countryside could possibly possess a bearer cash check for two million yuan, unless she had found it or stolen it.
Through further interrogation, Lin Wei discovered that this huge check was also connected to Chen Xiao, which further solidified her suspicions. She wanted to take the opportunity to strike at Chen Xiao and also to keep the check for herself. This was why she had called to threaten Chen Xiao to come to the bank. Now, she realized that she had indeed courted death.
But she was unwilling to be defeated by Chen Xiao just like this. After thinking for a moment, she decided to brace herself and said to Zhang Liuqian:
"Old Zhang, in fact, everything I did was arranged by President Wang..."
Coincidentally, as soon as she spoke, President Wang from the finance department of the Ye family's parent company called her. His tone was oily and lewd:
"Weiwei, I've investigated the check you mentioned, but the situation is too complicated to explain clearly right now. My wife isn't coming back today, so why don't you come to my place after work? I miss kissing your sexy collarbone."
To improve her performance, Lin Wei had often let President Wang take liberties with her. Now that she was on the verge of losing her job, she saw President Wang as a lifesaver. As soon as President Wang finished speaking, she began to cry and wail:
"President Wang, help, help me! Because of that two-million-yuan check, Old Zhang is about to fire me! Let him talk to you, can you put in a good word for me? Wuwah..."
"What? Old Zhang is going to fire you?"
President Wang on the phone was greatly alarmed, and his tone suddenly became tense:
"Weiwei... no, no, Manager Lin, Ms. Lin, absolutely do not let Old Zhang take the phone. After all... after all, according to my investigation, Mr. Ye Tie Zhu personally sent someone to collect that check from finance. Although I don't know who it ultimately fell into the hands of, or if it was truly stolen or lost, since Mr. Ye Tie Zhu hasn't said anything, we... we have no right to inquire."
"You... what did you say?"
Lin Wei clearly did not expect that even President Wang would be unreliable at this critical moment. Enraged, she completely lost control and, without thinking, cursed him directly in front of Chen Xiao and the others:
"You old turtle, always acting tough but shrinking back when it matters! Go kiss your mother, I'm done serving you, damn it!"
As she spoke, she even went mad and smashed her phone into pieces. Then, she continued to kneel at Chen Xiao's feet and cry in despair:
"Wuwu... wuwuwu..."
Xu Jingyin felt even more unbearable. Knowing that Chen Xiao had deliberately ignored her, she still couldn't help but boldly tiptoe and whisper in Chen Xiao's ear:
"Chen... Doctor Chen, you... didn't you say that touching my vest can replenish kidney essence? If... if you are willing to let your hateful yet pitiful middle school classmate go, from now on... from now on, as long as no one is around, you can touch it whenever you want, and for as long as you want."
"Cough—"
Chen Xiao was clearly taken aback that Xu Jingyin was suddenly using the Gu Queen's tattoo as a bargaining chip. He choked slightly. After thinking for a moment, he also leaned into Xu Jingyin's ear and whispered:
"Just letting me touch your back might not be enough, right?"
"Ah?"
Xu Jingyin was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wronged whisper:
"But... but besides my vest, I don't have the Gu Queen's tattoo anywhere else. How about... how about I make time to go back to my hometown and have my grandma get another one?"
"..."
Chen Xiao was speechless, completely defeated by Xu Jingyin's train of thought. After thinking for a moment, he once again ignored Xu Jingyin and said to Lin Wei with impatience:
"Manager Lin, did you personally withhold Nurse Xu's check? If you don't want to face the police after being fired, you'd better hand it over obediently. Nurse Xu is waiting for the money urgently!"
"You... you're going to call the police?"
Lin Wei was completely terrified and said nervously:
"Chen... classmate Chen Xiao, Nurse Xu's check, bank card, and ID are all... all in my office. Please... please be merciful and don't call the police. I... I'll go get them now..."
Zhang Liuqian was a little uneasy. Before Lin Wei could finish speaking, he couldn't help but quicken his pace and walk out, saying without looking back:
"Doctor Chen, Nurse Xu, please wait a moment. I'll personally go to Lin Wei's office!"
"Let's go together!"
Chen Xiao found Lin Wei so disgusting that he couldn't bear to stay in Zhang Liuqian's office any longer. As he spoke, he casually pulled the dazed Xu Jingyin along and followed Zhang Liuqian out.
Soon, in Lin Wei's office, Zhang Liuqian personally handled the transaction. Before the obviously slow Xu Jingyin could react, the two million yuan were successfully transferred to Miao Dongdong's bank card.
[Qingcheng Bank] Wealth Bank, Juxian City Branch, transferred 2,000,000.00 yuan to your account ending in 3174. Your balance is 2,000,352.81 yuan.
At the same time, in the eastern part of the Greater Southwest, at Qingcheng City First Public Hospital, Miao Dongdong, a beautiful village doctor with an angel's face and a devil's figure, was despairing because she didn't have money to treat Xu Jingyin's grandmother. Suddenly, she received a text message reminder of the deposit, and she was stunned.