Stealing Your Heart (Lin Xinyan) novel Chapter 40

Stealing Your Heart Chapter 40

“Ms. Bai, should her wage be deducted?” Wu Meixia said provokingly.

Bai Zhuwei replied in a professional manner, “Based on the rules of our company, yes.”

“I didn’t mean to make a scene out of this trivial issue. But she still insisted that she took a leave even though she’s obviously late. The character of those who make such lies must be…”

“She requested a leave.” When Wu Meixia was elatedly insulting Lin Xinyan’s character, a deep voice interrupted her.

Wu Meixia was stunned and thought that she heard it wrong. Would Mr. Zong be troubled by such a trivial matter? Quite Impossible.

“A person who’s late and lies about it must have a poor character and should not stay in our company.”

“She requested a leave, and I agreed to it. Do you want me to repeat it?” Zong Jinghao said it slowly and with emphasis, as if questioning someone overbearingly.

This time, Wu Meixia heard him loud and clear. The first time could just be a hallucination, but the second time surely wasn’t a hallucination anymore.

It was totally inconceivable to her.

Such a matter should be dealt with by Ms. Bai, and the boss won’t need to handle it by himself.

Who is this woman to Mr. Zong?

It has been the second time…

“Alright, do your work.” Bai Zhuwei pretended to be indifferent.

But she was rather anxious.

When Lin Xinyan casually glanced at Bai Zhuwei who was pretending to be calm, a thought crossed her mind. She wished to prove what Aunt Yu said earlier; that Zong Jinghao didn’t really love her but did so due to some reasons.

The reasons were related to the trip to Country A.

She initially wanted to think it as a mere coincidence.

But what Zhuang Zijin and He Ruize said to her today deeply moved her.

Her child needs a father.

Bai Zhuwei entered the office with Zong Jinghao. After reporting on his schedule, she handed over the itinerary and asked him tentatively to sound him out, “Should Ms. Lin accompanies you to the banquet?”

As Zong Jinghao seemed tired, he closed his eyes and remained silent for a few seconds before he replied, “You will go with me.”

Bai Zhuwei heaved a sigh of relief and said, “I’ll go back to work.”

Once the door was closed, Bai Zhuwei turned around and stopped when she saw Lin Xinyan standing behind her.

“Ms. Bai, I have something to ask you. Can I have a word with you?” Lin Xinyan asked.

Bai Zhuwei didn’t expect that she would look for her voluntarily.

As she’s also tempted to listen to what she had to say, she replied, “Of course, let’s go to the cafe downstairs.”

They took the lift to the cafe on the ground floor.

Then, they sat somewhere quiet.

Both of them didn’t open their mouths for quite some time. Finally, after the coffee was served, Lin Xinyan said, “Ms. Bai, you seem to be pretty hostile to me.”

“Hao and I are the perfect match, yet we are separated forcefully. If Ms. Lin were me, what would Ms. Lin do?” Bai Zhuwei retorted.

Lin Xinyan held her spoon and stirred the coffee in the cup, yet didn’t even take a sip of it.

“You know, Mr. Zong and I are just fulfilling our affiance, which won’t last long. But Ms. Bai seems to be rather impatient and fearful of me.” She slowly looked up at her.

“How so?” Bai Zhuwei smiled and took a sip of her coffee.

“We both know very well that you spread the news in my neighborhood that I’m pregnant, bought off someone to slander me and provoked my mother. I’m sure Ms. Bai knows very well the reason behind all these.” Bai Zhuwei might be good at pretending, yet Lin Xinyan concealed herself even better, as if she had grasped everything.

“I’m not really sure what did Ms. Lin mean. I did all these simply because I resented the fact that you’re married to Hao. I won’t mind if Ms. Lin wants to complain about this, because Hao will understand that I’m just a woman who’s in love. Since my status was seized by someone else, it’s understandable if I’ve slightly crossed the line.” Smiled lightly, she looked at Lin Xinyan and said, “Instead, it appears that Ms. Lin comes to me because you are getting impatient.”

Lin Xinyan smiled lightly but didn’t say a word. Her unfathomable expression was rather frightening to Bai Zhuwei.

She said coldly, “What are you laughing at?”

Lin Xinyan replied, “I heard something interesting. Would Ms. Bai want to hear it?”