Chapter 29: The Consequences of Lying

Bai Shuruo had no idea what Zhang Yuanyuan was plotting, and she had been in a great mood all afternoon.

In the past, she wouldn't argue with people; it wasn't that she didn't want to, but rather that every time, she would only think of how she should have argued after the other person had already left, which was frustrating.

However, today in the canteen, she had actually managed to strike back in a timely manner.

This feeling was great, and she hoped Zhang Yuanyuan would give her more opportunities like this, so that she wouldn't be afraid to speak up during meetings next time.

Returning home in the evening, her mood remained excellent, and when she greeted Han Yangting, her voice was bright and cheerful, "Brother Han, I'm home!"

Han Yangting paused.

What happy thing happened to the little girl today?

Should he ask Ali to look into it?

No, that's not right; why ask Ali when he could just ask her himself?

He went to the kitchen again to juice two glasses of fruit juice, then knocked on Bai Shuruo's bedroom door.

Bai Shuruo was just getting ready to wash her hair, her seaweed-like hair draped loosely, and seeing Han Yangting bring the juice in, she said in a good mood again, "Thank you, Brother Han, sorry to trouble you, juicing fruit for me so late."

Han Yangting leaned against the doorframe holding the juice and watched her, as if what he held in his hand wasn't fruit juice, but an '82 vintage red wine, looking extremely noble.

He feigned a relaxed tone and said, "You look very happy today, won't you share it with me?"

Bai Shuruo, however, felt that girls arguing was nothing worth talking about, so she said, "It's nothing really, it's just..."

Racking her brains, she finally thought of a lie: "The chicken leg in the canteen today was delicious."

Han Yangting frowned.

She was teasing him.

Bai Shuruo also knew he didn't believe her and felt a bit awkward for a moment, but then she thought, as long as she wasn't awkward, then the one who was awkward would be him.

So she said firmly, "It's just because I ate the chicken leg that I'm happy, Brother Han, next time if there is one... I'll pack one for you."

Afterward, she finished the juice in a few gulps, then held up her empty glass and said, "Brother Han, I'm going to wash the glass."

His juice wasn't finished yet; he insisted on drinking it slowly, watching her as he drank, so she had no choice but to wait on the spot.

The longer she waited, the more pressure she felt.

No, she couldn't give in; it was just a lie, she had to stick to it until the end!

After a long while, he finally finished drinking, and only then did she go to take his glass.

He suddenly held the glass up high.

She was dumbfounded; what did this mean?

Did he know she was lying and want her to admit it voluntarily?

She refused to admit it, so she stood on tiptoe to reach for the glass, he raised it higher, then pulled it back, and she lost her footing, her whole body lunging toward him.

Then, she crashed into his arms once again.

Uh...

Bai Shuruo's entire face turned red.

"Brother Han, wash your own." She ran to the kitchen in a panic.

However, Han Yangting followed her over shortly after.

Fine, Bai Shuruo admitted, he wasn't awkward at all; now it was she who was awkward.

He walked to her side and washed the glasses next to her.

She felt that sense of oppression from him again, and after rinsing the glasses, she had no choice but to admit voluntarily, "Brother Han, I was lying to you just now."

"Oh, what did you lie to me about?" he asked, his gaze burning, those eyes seeming to have seen through everything already.

She lowered her head and confessed, "I wasn't happy because I ate a chicken leg in the canteen, but because I argued with a classmate in the canteen, but it was she who slandered me first..."

Like a primary school student, she reported the whole sequence of events in detail.

Hearing this, Han Yangting couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

"Brother Han, is it very childish?" she asked tentatively, blinking her large eyes.

"Not childish." He shook his head decisively: "You did the right thing; even the most well-behaved rabbit has times when it bites, and besides, I don't want you to always be a little white rabbit."

She asked suspiciously, "Then what does Brother Han want me to be? A tiger?"

"I hope you are a wolf, or a tiger."

Images of the ferocity of wolves and tigers flashed through her mind.

He smiled, then ruffled her hair and left the kitchen.

At night, Bai Shuruo sent a WeChat message to Bai Shunan: Sis, Brother Han said he doesn't want me to always be a little white rabbit, he said he wants me to become a wolf or a tiger, is he trying to make me stronger?

But, what does me becoming stronger have to do with him?

Bai Shunan replied quickly: You little fool, don't you know that women are like wolves at thirty and tigers at forty? He is hinting at you.

Bai Shuruo:...

Pfft, pfft, pfft.

This day at work, He Jian arranged for Bai Shuruo to run errands again, having her deliver a document to the manager's office, and specifically instructed: "This is a report that Supervisor Wei needs to use for a meeting this afternoon, you must deliver it into his hands."

Bai Shuruo nodded quickly, while glancing at the document; it turned out to be the monthly report for the Design Department that needed to be reported to the higher-ups.

Bai Shuruo carefully clipped it together, brought a notebook along, and then went to deliver the document.

She had delivered too many documents during this period; once, when she delivered a document to the Production Department, they actually claimed they hadn't received it, so she had become more cautious.

For every document she sent out, she registered it in her notebook and had the person receiving it sign for it. This time was no exception.

The manager's office was on the floor above, and Bai Shuruo couldn't enter, so the document had to be handed to the manager's Secretary at the front desk.

The manager's Secretary was on the phone, and after receiving the report, she just placed it aside casually.

Bai Shuruo handed over the notebook to have the Secretary sign it, and the Secretary said with some impatience: "What is this for?"

Bai Shuruo said, "Please sign here."

The Secretary rolled her eyes: "Are you afraid I'll lose it?"

Bai Shuruo hurriedly apologized with a smile and made an excuse: "Of course not, this is a departmental requirement; all documents sent out must be signed for, just in case."

The Manager's Secretary was impatient, but still scribbled her name while talking on the phone.

Bai Shuruo hugged her notebook and let out a sigh.

As she turned around, she happened to run into the Manager returning from outside.

Bai Shuruo knew this Manager's surname was Zhang and that he was Zhang Yuanyuan's second uncle, but the Manager likely didn't recognize her, an intern, so she just respectfully said "Hello, Manager" and went downstairs.

However, Zhang Tieling recognized Bai Shuruo the moment he saw her; the female intern before him was the person his niece had spoken of, as he had looked at the employee files that morning.

As a high-level executive of the company, he couldn't just fire someone casually, so he had wanted to see if Bai Shuruo had any backing; upon learning she was just a student recommended by her department, it was clear she had no backing.

Looking at Bai Shuruo again, she was much prettier in person than in her photo, and she was already married, so he felt that a girl who got married before even graduating from university was not a respectable young woman.

He might as well help his niece out and find an opportunity to get Bai Shuruo fired.

Zhang Tieling had just sat back down in his office when the Secretary brought in the documents that needed to be signed today, and he caught sight of the one on top at a glance.

After the Secretary went out, Zhang Tieling picked up that document and walked over to the shredder...