Chapter 1550: Being Hoodwinked

"Pfft—"

Ji Yingjie laughed: "Can't you have a bit more ambition and think bigger? What do town-level cadres count for? Even if they offered a county magistrate position, I wouldn't trade it..."

"Fine! I'll do it!" Gu Zhihao made up his mind.

While happy, Ji Yingjie didn't forget to urge him: "Before this is settled, don't tell your wife yet. She's busy enough all day, so don't let her worry."

"Is that okay? I never lie to her."

"How can this be called lying? It doesn't even count as a white lie. A real man has to make his own decisions once in a while; you can't listen to your wife for everything."

"Alright then."

"You don't need to worry about the rest; just leave it all to me."

Ji Yingjie scurried about, and after some maneuvering, Gu Zhihao became the Chamber of Commerce President. By the time his wife found out, the matter was already a done deal and could not be changed.

Shi Yuke was furious and wanted to go find her stepmother to reason with her, but she couldn't even get into the office before being blocked outside by the Secretary.

"I'm sorry, Miss, our Chairman is very busy and cannot see you right now."

"Fine, she's busy now, but she'll have free time eventually, right? I'll just sit here and wait for her."

The Secretary realized things were going poorly; she had said the wrong thing.

The Chairman wasn't just busy; she simply didn't want to see her. What if she waited all day? Could the Chairman really be trapped in her office and unable to leave?

"Miss, you should go back. When our Chairman is free, I will notify you."

"No, I won't leave until I see her."

Shi Yuke's attitude was very firm: "If you won't let me in, that's fine. I'll stand in front of your building and shout that you are all scammers. I'll also go find reporters and see who loses face then."

Secretary:...

This matter had blown up.

She couldn't make the decision, so she reported it to the Chairman. Ji Yingjie said to let her in.

Shi Yuke stormed into the office and asked angrily: "What exactly are you planning? It's not enough that you've turned your own home upside down, now you have to interfere in my life too? Are you sick?"

"Close the door."

"Oh, so you know what you've done is shameful? You want to close the door so others won't hear?"

Although she said this, she still closed the door.

Shi Yuke had come to solve the problem and have her husband step down from the Chamber of Commerce President position; she didn't want to fight, nor did she want to make a scene for everyone to see.

But Ji Yingjie wanted to fight.

She was even feeling a bit eager to try.

Not only did Ji Yingjie not admit her mistake, but her attitude was also exceptionally arrogant. She pointed at Shi Yuke and said: "Don't be ungrateful. I'm only sparing you for the sake of your father; otherwise, I could kill you a hundred times over without issue. It's not like I'm asking your husband to do something else, it's just letting him be President, is it really that big of a deal to you?"

Shi Yuke said: "Aren't you just trying to get revenge on me? What happened back then was my fault, and I've already been punished for it. What more do you want?"

Ji Yingjie said: "Don't you dare bring up the past with me. If I had held a grudge about the past, you would have been dead long ago. Anyway, things are already like this now; no matter what method you use, it's useless."

Shi Yuke said: "I don't care. You cancel this decision immediately. Our Zhihao will absolutely not be this President. You can let whoever you want be it, but just don't use our family as puppets."

"You don't get to decide. Do you think being President is child's play? You can be it if you want and quit if you don't? We've already signed an agreement; if you go back on it, you have to pay a penalty. Can you afford it?"

"Even if you could afford the compensation, you'd still face a lawsuit. Think about whether you can handle the consequences."

Ji Yingjie took a stack of documents out of a drawer and "slapped" them onto the table: "See for yourself."

Shi Yuke flipped through them twice, getting angrier the more she read. It was simply a predatory contract. Since when did Gu Zhihao become an employee of her company?

With this contract, couldn't she manipulate him however she wanted?

If something went wrong, her husband would take the blame, but if there were benefits, they would all go to Ji Yingjie.

She tore them into pieces with a "rip-rip": "This doesn't count. This is fraud, I'm going to report you."

"Go ahead. Oh, you tore up the contract so there's no evidence, right?"

She smiled happily and took another copy out of the drawer, waving it in her hand: "Forgot to tell you, the one you just looked at was a photocopy, not the original. Of course, this one is also a photocopy; it can serve as evidence or be torn up for fun. Since you're so willing to tear them, go ahead."

"Even if you tear them from now until dark, you won't finish."

This is too much, I'll fight you! Shi Yuke raised her hand in anger to strike!

"Little brat, you dare to fight me? You're overestimating yourself."

Ji Yingjie grabbed her arm and used her other hand to slap Shi Yuke twice with loud, crisp sounds!

Don't let Ji Yingjie's age fool you; her movements were agile, and she didn't hold back at all when hitting someone.

"You bastard!"

Shi Yuke was already filled with rage, and being hit suddenly made her feel like she was about to explode!

She used all her strength and pushed her stepmother hard.

Ji Yingjie hadn't expected her to suddenly have such explosive strength. Caught off guard, she was pushed down, her head hitting the corner of the desk, and blood began to flow freely.

"Oh my god, are you okay? I didn't mean to..."

Shi Yuke panicked the moment she saw blood. She wasn't as angry as before and scrambled to help cover the wound, but Ji Yingjie brushed her aside: "Don't touch me."

"You're bleeding, what do I do? What do I do?" She still panicked when things happened and wasn't calm at all.

"Are you a pig? Still asking what to do? Hurry up and call someone."

"Oh, right, right!"

Shi Yuke hurriedly ran out.

She slumped on the floor, feeling dizzy. In reality, she had wanted to properly extort Shi Yuke, but that wasn't possible now.

Stars were dancing before her eyes. She shouldn't lose too much blood; it wasn't worth dying in the office just for the sake of a sharp tongue!

Soon, many people came in from outside, and an ambulance arrived. Everyone helped lift Ji Yingjie onto the stretcher and sent her to the hospital.

There are many capillaries on the head, so a cut will bleed a lot, but in reality, the situation was not serious.

The doctor disinfected the wound on her head, applied medicine, bandaged it, and told Ji Yingjie to go back and get some good rest!

"Go back?"

She exclaimed fussily, "You all are too irresponsible, aren't you? I'm seriously injured, and you want me to just go back like this?"

"I want to be hospitalized," she demanded.

"Your condition doesn't require hospitalization; just go home and recuperate," the doctor replied quite bluntly, speaking the truth without any flexibility at all.

Ji Yingjie glared, "What nonsense are you spouting? I said I'm being hospitalized, so I'm being hospitalized. Prescribe me the best nutritional medicine. Are you afraid I can't pay the hospital fees? If something goes wrong after I go home, who will be held accountable? Can you take responsibility if something happens?"

Doctor:...

Since she was willing to be hospitalized, then she could stay; the doctor was left speechless and processed her admission procedures.

"She has to be hospitalized? Is she seriously injured?" Shi Yuke was so frightened that her hands and feet went numb.