Chapter 524: Chapter 524

Ling Chuxia, although she had a rough idea of what was going on, still managed to suppress her anxiety, and spoke in a hushed tone, "Shasha, what exactly happened? Did the partnership deal fall through?"

"Exactly!" When it came to this topic, Lin Shasha was full of grievances, "I don’t know what happened yesterday, but before we even had dinner, President Shi just left. No one knows what really happened. Manager Chen was agitated, berated us catch-all, we didn’t get to eat and were scolded on an empty stomach for a whole hour. That would have been enough, but what’s worse, despite it being the weekend, we were suddenly called in early for an emergency meeting to modify the details of the partnership deal. We started at seven in the morning and didn’t finish until past nine, and we were barely free when we heard that Manager Chen tried to call President Shi, wanting to discuss things further, but he wouldn’t even pick up the phone... Sigh, who knows how we’re going to get lectured later."

Lin Shasha grew more indignant as she spoke, too upset to notice the look on Ling Chuxia’s face, as she continued with frustration, "It’s so unbelievable, I don’t know if President Shi is just playing us or what. He initially pushed back our partnership proposal, and now, after finally agreeing to discuss it, he rejects it without even a proper talk. What is going on? And we treated him quite well yesterday, where did things go wrong?"

Lin Shasha’s words were etched into Ling Chuxia’s ears, word by word, and her face gradually turned paler. The very thing she was most worried about... still came to pass. Shi Che, indeed, had taken his anger out on the company because of her.

"Are you all still chit-chatting? Do you not need to work anymore? Do you not want your paychecks at the end of the month?"

Suddenly a scolding voice rang out next to her. Turning her head, she saw Manager Chen emerging from the office, glaring fiercely at everyone, exuding a threatening aura.

Startled, Lin Shasha shrank back, not daring to say more, and tiptoed back to her seat.

Manager Chen happened to catch sight of Ling Chuxia and her expression turned even more enraged, looking at her as if she wanted to devour her, "Ling Chuxia, you’ve been fired, why have you come back?"

Ling Chuxia’s hand clenched tightly. She truly didn’t want to see Shi Che again, nor did she want anything to do with him, but... if the partnership deal really failed because of her, she couldn’t just walk away.

Brother Xuan had been so good to her, and she had no way to repay him, but now had ended up causing him trouble, how could she live with herself? No matter what, since the problem had arisen because of her, she couldn’t just leave things unresolved.

Her hand clenched into a fist, and then slowly relaxed. She took a deep breath, lifted her eyes to look at Manager Chen, and then took a step towards her, step by step.

Standing in front of her, she spoke softly, "Manager Chen, I, I have something to say to you."

Manager Chen looked at her coldly, already displeased by her attitude the night before. But at the moment, with President Shi unwilling to take her calls and the partnership deal left hanging, she was incredibly frustrated. Given that Ling Chuxia was Shi Che’s cousin, if she changed her mind and was willing to speak with President Shi, there might be a chance to salvage the partnership.

With that in mind, she forced down her frustration and nodded at Ling Chuxia, "Alright, come in to talk."