newbobooks Chapter 81 The elevator malfunctioned
Chapter 81 The elevator malfunctioned
"This is your company. If it weren't mine, would it matter whether I wanted to or not?"
Chu Xinglan slapped Gu Ye's hand away.
"If you want me to fire her, I will fire her," Gu Ye said with a smile.
"I'm not going to make decisions for you. You can drive whoever you want, but don't bring me into this. Also, I'm going out now, or people will misunderstand."
Chu Xinglan was anxious to leave.
"So what if it's a misunderstanding? It is what it is, so I'm not afraid of misunderstandings." Gu Ye hugged her from behind, reluctantly resting his head on her neck.
"Gu Ye?" Chu Xinglan was truly frightened by Gu Ye's behavior this time.
He had never done that before.
"Lanlan, I'm so afraid you'll disappear from my side again." Gu Ye's voice was tinged with sorrow.
"Again?" Chu Xinglan asked, puzzled.
After a long while, Gu Ye slowly let go of her hand.
"You can leave now!" Gu Ye still smiled at Chu Xinglan.
"Gu Ye, are you alright?" For some reason, Chu Xinglan felt that there was something hidden behind his smile.
"What could I possibly have? Get out of here." Gu Ye waved his hand at her.
"Alright, I'm leaving."
He's suddenly become so easy to talk to?!
Gu Ye watched Chu Xinglan's retreating figure, his smile slowly fading.
Why did he suddenly become so restless? It was as if something terrible was about to happen.
"Sister Jin, is your finger alright?"
After resting at home for a few days, Sister Jin returned to the company. The sycophantic Xiao Lin rushed over to greet her and asked her with concern.
Sister Jin looked at her bandaged hand, her eyes gleaming with a fierce light.
"I will never forgive that bitch Ye Xiaoxiao."
“That’s right, Sister Jin, you must not let that bitch Ye Xiaoxiao off the hook. You’ve decided to make her taste the suffering you’ve endured.” Xiao Lin echoed.
Sister Jin glanced at her but didn't say anything more.
"Sister Jin, let me carry your bag for you," Xiao Lin said immediately.
Jin Jie was happy to have someone serve her, so she handed her backpack to Xiao Lin without any hesitation.
The two walked to the elevator entrance and were about to get on when they were suddenly stopped by someone.
"What are you doing? Why won't you let us into the elevator?" Xiaolin shouted.
"No, Sister Jin, this elevator is broken and we're waiting for the workers to come and fix it. You should take another elevator first," the employee who had been scolded said politely.
"The elevator is broken?" Only then did Sister Jin and Xiao Lin notice the sign next to them that said the elevator was broken and needed repair.
"I'm sorry, we misunderstood you." Xiao Lin quickly apologized, then said to Sister Jin, "Sister Jin, let's take another elevator."
Sister Jin nodded, and they walked toward another elevator. When they were almost at the elevator, Sister Jin suddenly seemed to remember something. She looked back and saw that the person from before had left on his own, leaving only the sign next to him.
"Sister Jin, what are you looking at?" Xiao Lin asked curiously when he saw that Sister Jin hadn't moved.
"I've come up with a way to get revenge on Ye Xiaoxiao," Sister Jin said with a wicked smile.
Following Sister Jin's gaze, Xiao Lin immediately understood.
Not long after, Chu Xinglan and Ye Xiaoxiao also arrived at the elevator. As they were about to enter the elevator, they saw the sign next to them.
"This elevator is broken." Chu Xinglan frowned.
"Then let's change elevators," Ye Xiaoxiao said with a nonchalant smile.
Chu Xinglan nodded, and the two walked towards another elevator.
There are three elevators in total. Two of them are connected and used by employees to go to and from get off work. The other elevator is the president's private elevator. Although they usually ride the president's private elevator when they are with Gu Ye and Xue Bai, they don't want to take advantage of Gu Ye's influence to ride the president's private elevator now. So they chose to ride the elevator next to the one that was under maintenance.
After they entered the elevator and pressed the button, Sister Jin and Xiaolin emerged sinisterly from a secluded corner.
It turned out that Sister Jin and Xiao Lin had placed the maintenance sign on the doors of the good elevators, while the elevators without the maintenance sign were the broken elevators that were about to be repaired.
"Sister Jin, won't this cause someone to die?" Xiao Lin was a little scared.
"What are you afraid of? If it wasn't us who caused this, they just took the wrong elevator themselves. What does it have to do with us?" Sister Jin said confidently.
“But that brand…” Kobayashi stammered.
"What's wrong with that sign? We just picked it up briefly and put it back where it was, but we didn't realize it had been put in the wrong place!" Sister Jin said smugly.
"But we want to take revenge on Ye Xiaoxiao, and Secretary Chu has also been dragged into this."
"That's even better. Those two little vixens think they're pretty enough to flirt with the most charming and rich man in our company. Let them both go to hell so they won't seduce men."
"Xinglan, you're so smart. You deliberately didn't go out at your usual time, so you won't run into those two men again."
Unaware that they were in danger, the two chatted and laughed.
"You won't blame me, will you?" Chu Xinglan gently nudged Ye Xiaoxiao.
"What do I blame you for?" Ye Xiaoxiao asked, puzzled.
"It's my fault for not letting you look at Assistant Xue more than once," Chu Xinglan said with a grin.
"Who wants to see him?" Ye Xiaoxiao looked angry, but her ears turned slightly red.
"Honestly, how could you accept Xue Bai so quickly? Why didn't you let him pursue you for a while longer?" Chu Xinglan was very curious; Ye Xiaoxiao's attitude changed too quickly.
"I don't dislike him at all, and since he can help me support my mother, I have no reason not to agree." Ye Xiaoxiao was very clear-headed.
"So... you've long harbored feelings for Assistant Xue, but you felt he couldn't help you, so you deliberately treated him badly to keep him away from you?" Chu Xinglan seemed to have seen through people's hearts.
"Don't make wild guesses about what I mean by secretly harboring feelings for you." Ye Xiaoxiao was getting a little anxious.
So it's no wonder that Chu Xinglan was certain she had guessed correctly.
However, Xue Bai is not much worse than Gu Ye, and he usually seems more likable than the pretentious Gu Ye. It is only natural that Ye Xiaoxiao would like him.
"Xinglan, don't you think this elevator isn't moving?"
Ye Xiaoxiao seemed to have noticed something unusual.
"It seems so. It's been so long, yet it's still on the first floor." Chu Xinglan also became alert.
"This elevator is probably broken. Let's get out of here quickly." Ye Xiaoxiao said, reaching out to press the start button repeatedly. But just after she pressed the start button, the elevator suddenly shook, followed by a violent jolt.
"Oh no, this elevator is really broken."
As Ye Xiaoxiao spoke, the elevator crashed and plummeted downwards.
"Ah..." Ye Xiaoxiao and Chu Xinglan screamed in fright, and the two hugged each other as the elevator fell down.