Chapter 75

not only had Tong Wenjie become fearless,

but the other employees were looking at him with even more skepticism and disgust.

Among them, a few senior employees with quick minds

were now looking at Tong Wenjie in shock,

guessing her true background.

Tong Wenjie had splashed coffee on Raymond in public and even hit him,

yet afterward,

just minutes before Raymond announced he would fire Tong Wenjie in public,

the group’s regulations had suddenly changed.

Firing people at the branch now required reporting it.

And then,

even though Raymond twisted the truth, deliberately smeared Tong Wenjie, and even used his connections at headquarters,

headquarters had nonchalantly replied with a simple "not approved."

Raymond was left roaring in impotent rage...

Thinking about it this way,

those few employees felt a chill down their spines.

It seemed now

that the person with the most background in the company wasn't Raymond,

but this usually extremely low-key Financial Director, Tong Wenjie!

...corpse.

"I’ll ask one last time!"

Raymond was already furious,

swept a glance at the surrounding employees with his peripheral vision,

and then blustered loudly: "I am going to fire Tong Wenjie right now, immediately! Does headquarters support me or not?!"

"Not approved. Raymond, watch your tone. If you want to resign, I won't stop you, but don't get in my way!"

"..."

The person from headquarters replied coldly and hung up the phone directly.

Raymond was momentarily embarrassed,

but he had already made various harsh threats in front of all the employees,

and many employees were now watching the show.

Raymond couldn't just say,

"Ah, sorry, Tong Wenjie, the firing failed, so you can continue working!"

And then just slink away?!

You have to know,

Raymond was the branch manager,

a commander sent by the group headquarters to stabilize the frontier.

At this moment,

if he couldn't even handle Tong Wenjie, who had splashed him and hit him,

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then these people in the company could shit on his head in the future!

However,

Raymond’s greatest reliance was his resources at the group headquarters,

and the situation now was that his resources at headquarters not only didn't support him but had issued a direct warning to him.

What did this mean?

It meant he had completely kicked an iron plate in Tong Wenjie!

Looking closely at Tong Wenjie,

Raymond mentally screened all the high-level leaders at headquarters but couldn't find any connection between them and Tong Wenjie.

Yet,

he, Raymond, simply couldn't touch Tong Wenjie right now!

What should he do?

The harsh words had already been spoken,

many employees were watching,

and Tong Wenjie was not nervous at all, looking at him with a smirk.

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If Raymond couldn't find a way to give himself a graceful exit and leave this awkward scene as soon as possible,

he would suffer social death on the spot,

and from now on, he would have zero authority in the company!

Fortunately,

although the resource at headquarters had hung up,

Raymond still held the phone to his ear.

Rolling his eyes,

Raymond gave Tong Wenjie a look of extreme resentment,

then pretended to still be on the call and said loudly: "Uh-huh, uh-huh, good, I understand."

"It’s like this, financial work is relatively important and involves every aspect of the company. You’re right, we must handle the handover issue first..."

"Good, I know. Actually, firing Tong Wenjie isn't an urgent matter. I’ll wait two more days. Once she has completely handed over the financial work, I’ll deal with her then."

"Good, good. Thank you for headquarters' support. Good, I’ll return to headquarters to report in a few days, we’ll meet up then."

Having hastily concocted a somewhat reasonable excuse for himself,

Raymond wiped the sweat from his face,

then squeezed out an unnatural smile,

looked at Tong Wenjie and said: "Tong Wenjie, you should have heard that, right?"

"The reason headquarters isn't firing you for now is to leave you time for a handover. Prepare yourself these next few days; you must hand over the work properly, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?"

Tong Wenjie sneered upon hearing this.

In front of Raymond and all the employees,

she kicked the folder on her desk onto the floor.

Clearly,

this was Tong Wenjie’s renewed provocation toward Raymond.

The surrounding employees had varied expressions, waiting for Raymond’s solution.

But at this moment,

Raymond had no confidence left.

Even though Tong Wenjie was provocatively ignoring him again,

he could only pretend to be magnanimous.

Shaking his head speechlessly,

Raymond turned around, looked at the employees, and said: "Alright, Tong Wenjie, you’re someone who’s leaving soon anyway, I won't bicker with you. Take care of yourself!"

After speaking,

Raymond deliberately narrowed his eyes and carefully looked at the employees who were watching,

the threat very heavy.

However,

what surprised Raymond was that

these employees, who usually acted like mice seeing a cat when they saw him,

not only didn't leave immediately but were looking him straight in the eye, whispering to each other in small groups.

Raymond couldn't save face,

and could only roar: "What are you all looking at here? Why aren't you getting back to work? Do you not want this month’s bonus?!"

With Raymond’s roar,

the employees dispersed reluctantly.

A few senior employees even rolled their eyes directly at Raymond.

Seeing this, Raymond didn't dare to vent his temper randomly, even if he had it.

He could only keep a dead face and walk stubbornly toward his manager’s office.

Finally,

this farce ended temporarily with Raymond’s failure.

And in the office,

Tong Wenjie was both surprised and happy, as if she had picked up gold while walking.

However,

after the brief happiness,

Tong Wenjie also began to think seriously about the problem.

Judging from the series of responses from the company headquarters just now and Raymond’s angry, impotent reaction,

it was clear

that someone at headquarters was protecting her, and someone at a very high level at that.

But,

Tong Wenjie knew very well that she was just a small accountant who had never dealt with anyone at headquarters.

How could someone suddenly be backing her?

Pressing her temples, she thought carefully,

and Tong Wenjie suddenly thought of what Qin Feng had said to her in the morning.

Then, a thought popped up involuntarily:

Was it Qin Feng?

That shouldn't be possible, right? Although Qin Feng was indeed rich and handsome,

it wouldn't be such a coincidence that Qin Feng happened to be very familiar with the company headquarters, would it?

Smiling and shaking her head,

Tong Wenjie denied this guess.

Then,

the current Financial Director, Xiao Jin, pushed the door open and entered.

Frowning, she looked at the folders Tong Wenjie had kicked onto the floor.

Xiao Jin remembered Raymond’s humiliation just now.

Thus,

she endured it for a moment,

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and then squeezed out a smile,

looked at Tong Wenjie and said: "Sister Tong, how did this happen? Why are all the folders on the floor? These documents are quite important, hurry up and pick them up, okay?"

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Hearing this, Tong Wenjie looked at Xiao Jin coldly.

At first, when Xiao Jin was Tong Wenjie’s assistant,

Tong Wenjie had been truly unreserved, not only teaching Xiao Jin many things but also taking great care of her in daily life.

But ever since Xiao Jin hooked up with Raymond

and was promoted by Raymond to the position of Financial Director to suppress Tong Wenjie,

Xiao Jin’s attitude toward Tong Wenjie had done a 180-degree turn.

She would boss Tong Wenjie around all day,

and from time to time would even assign Tong Wenjie to get her takeout or wash her cups.

Tong Wenjie had never made her do these things before.

Therefore,

Tong Wenjie was actually very chilled by Xiao Jin.

At this moment,

seeing Xiao Jin rarely squeeze out a smile while still criticizing her,

Tong Wenjie sneered coldly,

and then said: "Yes, these documents are quite important. Xiao Jin, you pick them up quickly!"

Tong Wenjie’s tone was slightly cold and brooked no argument.

Hearing this, Xiao Jin looked at Tong Wenjie with extreme surprise.

After a while,

she could only helplessly bend down and squat,

then pick up the folders one by one, pat off the dust, organize them, and only then put them back on Tong Wenjie’s desk.

Tong Wenjie nodded with satisfaction,

then stood up and left the office, walking toward the accounting office at the other end of the company.

Seeing Tong Wenjie walk out of the office,

the employees, who had been quiet for a moment, began to whisper again.

"Did you see that? Did you see that?! Our Sister Tong is the one who’s truly hiding her strength!"

"Yeah, who would have thought? Sister Tong is usually so low-key, yet her background is even stronger than Raymond’s!"

"That’s impossible, right? Isn't it just that the company headquarters didn't approve the firing? What does that have to do with Tong Wenjie?"

"Are you pig-brained? Didn't you hear HR say that it was a newly established rule specifically targeting our branch? Isn't that just to back Sister Tong?"

"This is going to be a good show. Although Raymond is powerful, Sister Tong isn't bad either! If this goes to the end, I really don't know who will win!"

"Are you stupid? It must be our Sister Tong who wins!"

"Exactly, I’m already a loyal fan of Sister Tong. Sister Tong must win!"