Chapter 9: This move is very dangerous

Looking at this scumbag face of Shen Huai.

The little moments shared with Shen Huai in the past instantly flooded into her heart.

The way she stared at Shen Huai grew increasingly deep, as if she were about to demand an explanation the next second.

At this moment.

Shen Huai felt like he wanted to die.

How is this company, Xingyao, so cursed?

To think it could gather so many of his exes in one company.

Suddenly.

Shen Huai inexplicably recalled the questions the interviewer asked during his interview about how to handle relationships with ex-girlfriends.

Originally, Shen Huai thought the interviewer asked these questions merely to test his ability to adapt on the spot.

But looking at it now.

It was far from that simple.

Seeing that the atmosphere was off, Li Hao hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Since you and Team Leader Tong are old acquaintances, that's even better; it saves the trouble of getting used to each other."

Upon hearing this, Tong Yue let out a cold, extremely disdainful snort.

Such a cold attitude made the bystanders on the side enjoy the gossip to their heart's content.

"I think our Team Leader and this Shen Huai definitely have a story," Fu Hai whispered quietly.

"No kidding, do you even need to say that? We aren't stupid."

"Team Leader Tong usually seems so decisive and swift, I never expected she would like this type," Wan Dequan said, smacking his lips.

"How can you be so sure they have that kind of relationship? Can't they just be friends?" Jiang Xinxin shot him a look.

"What kind of friends start off so prickly and aggressive? Just think about it, it can only be that kind of relationship..." Wan Dequan adopted the posture of someone who had seen it all.

"Then tell me, did our Team Leader dump Shen Huai, or did Shen Huai dump the Team Leader?"

"I'm not a fortune teller, who are you asking me for?..."

The office was only so big.

The whispering of the four people fell into Shen Huai's ears, every word hitting the mark.

Shen Huai let out a heavy sigh.

It's over.

The thing he least wanted to happen had happened after all.

He had thought that by avoiding Lu Sheng, he could at least earn a good reputation at the company on his first day.

But he didn't expect that after sending one ex away, another one would arrive.

Tong Yue naturally heard the gossip from these people as well.

She glared fiercely at the few of them: "What, you've pulled two all-nighters and you're still not tired? You still have the energy to make up stories here."

"Since that's the case, I don't think there's any need for time off; none of you need to go home either."

As soon as these words were out, the four immediately surrendered: "Sister Tong, we were wrong."

Having dealt with the four of them in one sentence.

Tong Yue's gaze finally landed back on Shen Huai.

"Shen Huai, come with me."

Shen Huai glanced at Li Hao, and Li Hao could only shrug helplessly.

After all, he was only Lu Sheng's Assistant, and for a girl with a strong personality like Tong Yue, his words carried no weight at all.

With a heavy heart, Shen Huai followed Tong Yue all the way to the corner of the stairwell on the 6th floor.

Tong Yue looked around.

After confirming that no one noticed them, she quietly opened the door to the utility room, shoved Shen Huai into the room with a force, and then slammed the door shut with a "Bang!"

"……Team Leader Tong, what are you doing?"

The moment he heard the door close, Shen Huai felt inexplicably nervous.

"Why did you leave me back then?" Tong Yue pinned Shen Huai against the door panel and asked with a sharp gaze.

"I left you?"

Shen Huai was so angry he laughed: "Team Leader Tong, how can you turn the tables like this? It was you who brought up the breakup back then."

Shen Huai remembered clearly.

That year.

Tong Yue represented Jianghai University in the National Debate Tournament and happened to meet Shen Huai, who was also competing on behalf of Jianghai University of Science and Technology.

Jianghai University was a top-tier institution in the top ten of China, while Shen Huai's Jianghai University of Science and Technology was merely a second-tier school.

Tong Yue, who was two years ahead of Shen Huai, hadn't taken Shen Huai seriously at first.

But as he cleared every hurdle, Shen Huai's frantic output of turning the tide left one opponent after another nearly depressed.

He finally advanced to the finals to compete on the same stage as Tong Yue.

That final match could be called the ceiling of debating. Tong Yue and Shen Huai searched for each other's logical flaws, speaking so sharply that their teammates were all left dumbfounded.

In the end, Shen Huai was the one who came out on top, winning that year's debate tournament.

That was the first time a second-tier college had competed and won.

This result shocked everyone, and it was even more unexpected for Tong Yue.

Perhaps it was Shen Huai's outrageously strong performance in the finals that made Tong Yue, who already admired strength, fall for him.

Plus, Shen Huai's external conditions were already quite superior.

Not long after the competition ended.

Tong Yue then found Shen Huai and aggressively confessed her feelings to his face.

As a campus belle-level figure at Jianghai University.

Tong Yue was tall, had an outstanding figure, and her looks were easily a high score of 9.

Shen Huai, who happened to be in a single period at that time, naturally had no reason to refuse.

Tong Yue as a person, to summarize in one sentence.

She was an extreme feminist who was sensitive to the extreme.

This point was also something Shen Huai gradually realized later on.

They would always argue over some ethereal, intangible matters.

These matters once made Shen Huai feel that the arguing itself was full of absurdity.

For example, whether meals should be split, whether men should experience the pain of childbirth, and whether a child taking the father's surname is an outdated custom, and so on.

Once or twice, Shen Huai could still respectfully engage in discussions with her on equal footing.

However, Tong Yue would always become more and more agitated as she spoke.

Without giving an inch, she insisted on arguing for a right or wrong, livingly turning a romance into a debate arena.

Until one day, they argued again over such an ethereal topic as "whether girls should give birth."

This argument was extremely intense; Tong Yue was incredibly agitated and even insisted that Shen Huai kneel and apologize.

For someone with such strong self-esteem as Shen Huai, this was undoubtedly an insult.

Shen Huai could no longer remember how many times this had happened.

Regarding this kind of meaningless discussion, he was already physically and mentally exhausted.

Tong Yue's personality, to put it nicely, was independent, autonomous, and clear-headed.

To put it narrowly, it was that she was forever self-centered and hoped for Shen Huai to submit to her.

"Are you going to kneel or not? If you don't kneel, we're breaking up!" Tong Yue questioned sharply.

"Break up then, Tong Yue. You are truly too self-centered; I'm tired."

This was the last sentence Shen Huai said to Tong Yue.

Just like with other exes.

Shen Huai's handling of this relationship was also to cut it off decisively, never dragging things out.

Two months of chaotic romance just ended in such a hasty manner.

How did it end up being his fault in the end?

Hearing Shen Huai's reply, Tong Yue's expression became even more unwilling: "You clearly knew I was just saying that in anger; as long as you were willing to apologize, I would have forgiven you, but you chose to let go."

"Isn't this still your problem?"

Hearing this, Shen Huai sneered inwardly.

It was simply typical sophistry.

Confusing facts and blurring concepts.

Packaging her own problems as a form of goodwill, standing on the moral high ground to throw them at the other person, not only making the other person take the blame but also making them feel guilty.

Must say, Tong Yue was still as "eloquent" as ever.

Daring to speak and daring to act, yet never willing to lower her head for self-reflection.

"Team Leader Tong, it's been so long, are you still keeping it in your heart? Could it be that you still have lingering feelings for me?" Shen Huai changed the subject calmly.

"In your dreams!" Tong Yue's eyes darkened, "I just simply don't like you."

"Then I can rest easy, after all, the employee handbook clearly states that office romances are prohibited."

Shen Huai turned his head to look at the hand Tong Yue was pressing on his shoulder, his brows lifting slightly.

Immediately following, he raised his hand, suddenly gripped Tong Yue's wrist, and pushed back.

The two's positions were instantly swapped.

Tong Yue was pressed against the door, her expression suddenly shy and annoyed: "Shen Huai... you!"

Shen Huai leaned close to Tong Yue, his scorching breath falling quietly by her ear: "Team Leader Tong, as a man and an ex, I feel I have an obligation to remind you."

"Don't make such intimate movements toward subordinates in the future; it's very dangerous."

(End of this chapter)