Chapter 20: He Was Schemed Against and Drank Something Unclean

Seeing Jiang Tong leave with a happy expression after talking to Lin Yan, Qin Yan finally understood why Jiang Tong had been hostile toward her from the start.

It turned out she was targeting her deliberately to vent for Lin Yan.

However, none of that mattered.

She returned to the Planning Department and walked to the door of the Minister's office, watching Jiang Tong pack her things.

"Ms. Jiang, have a safe journey."

Jiang Tong glared at her in anger, "You're just a mistress who climbed up through schemes. Don't be too proud too early, I will definitely make you pay the price!"

"The way you talk is really unpleasant." She shouted to a colleague in the Planning Department, "Go tell the Finance Department to reduce Ms. Jiang's compensation by half. Her words and actions are vulgar, and she insulted others."

To compensate Jiang Tong, Gu He'an had added nine months of salary on top of that month's salary.

"This," Sister Sun, who was called, looked at Qin Yan helplessly, then looked at Jiang Tong awkwardly.

Jiang Tong was annoyed, "What right do you have to deduct my money, you—"

"By the right that I am now the Minister of the Planning Department! If you scold me one more time, I'll deduct it all." Qin Yan smiled and pointed to the conference room, "There's surveillance in there. If you want to sue me, I'll bring the footage!"

Jiang Tong kicked the chair away in anger and strode away resentfully.

Once she joined the Lu Group, she would definitely, definitely find a way to deal with her!

Sister Sun was at a loss for a moment and asked carefully, "Miss, Miss Qin, should I still go notify the Finance Department?"

"Notify them, unless you want me to scold you like Jiang Tong did?" Qin Yan asked in return.

"I'm going right now!" Sister Sun was terrified and hurried away.

The employees in the office looked at Qin Yan with fear and trepidation. Jiang Tong had previously made them make things difficult for Qin Yan, and their entire department had participated. Now, not only had Qin Yan not been kicked out, but she had also been promoted to be their immediate superior.

This change made them realize once again that Qin Yan could not be provoked; whoever provoked her would be the one to get out.

Qin Yan walked into the Minister's office. Since there was an opportunity to reach a high position, there would always be challenges.

She would just meet them head-on.

She asked Jiang Tong's assistant to teach her. The assistant, thinking about how she had previously made Qin Yan brew coffee, was afraid she would also be fired and was very uneasy.

Qin Yan met her gaze and said, "The things you did before were done because Jiang Tong told you to; I won't blame you. If you teach me well, I'll give you a bonus this month. You can also tell everyone that although I don't understand planning, I understand the principle of clear rewards and punishments. Work hard, and I won't make things difficult for anyone."

Hearing that she would get a bonus, the assistant's eyes lit up; as long as she didn't lose her job, it was fine.

"Minister Qin, actually your work isn't hard..." The assistant began to tell her about the work content, and Qin Yan learned earnestly.

Busy until off-work time, Gu He'an called her, saying he had to attend a business banquet and couldn't accompany her for dinner, and that he would celebrate her promotion tomorrow.

He also discussed with her about moving in to live with him, telling her to go back and pack up, and he would come pick her up after the banquet ended.

"Didn't you say to wait until the wedding was held before talking about living together?"

She had brought up moving in with him several times before, but he had refused with various excuses.

On the day they got the certificate, she had even packed her things and gone to his villa wanting to give him a surprise, but she hadn't expected to hear his conversation with Lin Yan and also learned that the marriage certificate she received was fake.

It made all her beautiful visions for the future vanish in an instant.

At that time, she had wanted to rush in and kill that pair of dogs.

But murder was against the law; she couldn't be cheated of her feelings and then throw away the rest of her life too.

She rushed into a bar, wanting to get drunk, but the more she drank, the more unwilling she felt.

Why did Gu He'an deserve to humiliate her like this?

Wasn't it just because he relied on his power and influence, while she had no one to rely on, no power, no influence, and was unable to fight back, so she could only accept her fate.

But she didn't want to accept her fate.

"That was my previous thought, now I miss you very much." Gu He'an coaxed her again, "Qin Yan, haven't you always looked forward to commuting with me every day and being able to make lots of delicious food for me to taste in your spare time?"

"You made me this Minister of the Planning Department, I still have to familiarize myself with the work, I'll be working overtime. You go ahead and get busy." Qin Yan's tone cooled by a few degrees.

Gu He'an was irritable, not knowing what was wrong with this woman, becoming so fickle.

Before, if he coaxed her after refusing, she would be happy and have endless things to say to him, chattering away until it was annoying; now, she gave him a cold look if he said one more word to her.

"Alright then, let's talk tomorrow."

Qin Yan hung up the phone and continued to work overtime.

Suddenly her phone rang; it was Lu Qianchuan's call. She hurriedly checked the time.

Fortunately, it was only eight o'clock.

She had promised him she would be home by nine-thirty; she had almost forgotten.

She pressed answer and heard Lu Qianchuan's unstable breathing, "Come to the Yuanting Hotel, I'll send you the address."

"What's wrong with you?"

Qin Yan heard his heavy breathing, the rhythm a bit fast, and suspected he was feeling unwell.

"Schemed against, drank something unclean."

Qin Yan hurriedly packed her things, shouldered her bag, and rushed into the elevator, "Do you need to call the police, or call 120?"

"The banquet is still ongoing, we can't make a scene. For now, I'm just dizzy. To prevent the opponent from having a follow-up move, I'm just staying in the room."

Qin Yan heard his voice, which seemed to be suppressing pain, and worried about his body.

Although it was a marriage of interest-based cooperation, if something happened to Lu Qianchuan, it wouldn't be good for her.

Arriving at the Yuanting Hotel, she quickened her pace and ran.

"Miss Qin,"

Hearing someone call her, she turned her head in confusion and saw Lu Qianchuan's assistant.

"Is Mr. Lu okay?" she ran to him and asked.

"He, the situation is a bit serious, he needs Miss Qin's help." Assistant Shen coughed lightly with a guilty conscience and added, "Miss Qin, the president is waiting for you upstairs, I'll take you over."

Qin Yan followed his pace quickly.

Downstairs.

In the Yuanting Hotel's largest banquet hall, a business banquet was being held lively. Gu He'an had been keeping an eye on Lu Qianchuan's situation and noticed his assistant leading a woman upstairs. He curled his lips in sarcasm.

Lu Qianchuan, this time I want you to lose your reputation!

But how could that woman's back look so much like Qin Yan's?

He shook his head and denied it. Wasn't Qin Yan working overtime at the company?

How could she be in contact with Lu Qianchuan's assistant?

But looking at the woman's back made him feel uneasy, so he quickened his pace to follow.

He strode upstairs and reached the stairwell on the third floor. From afar, he saw Lu Qianchuan, who had come out wearing only a bathrobe, urgently hugging the woman and kissing her.

His arm blocked the view, making it impossible to see the woman's face clearly.

Coupled with Assistant Shen's body blocking the way, it was even harder to see the woman's figure.

Seeming to sense their gaze, Lu Qianchuan opened his eyes and looked directly at Gu He'an, his deep eyes filled with intense provocation.

He hugged the woman and turned to enter the room.

Gu He'an's anger rushed to the top of his head, his eyes bloodshot, and he ran over with long strides.