Chapter 175: Chapter 175

"Who told you to leave? You’re dreaming! You made a mess and want to just walk away?"

Ji Rui leaned back, slightly raised his head, and stared hard at Le Tong.

This time, it was Le Tong who was stunned.

She had scolded him so badly, with his petty nature, he actually didn’t fire her?

Le Tong, who had already torn past the pretense, was too lazy to engage in any more insincere dealings with Ji Rui.

"Ji Rui, are you sick? If you’re sick, take medicine. Don’t take your bad mood out on me!" Clearly, Le Tong understood well that she was essentially a punching bag for Ji Rui.

"I’ve worked at the Ji Family for some time now. I won’t say I’ve made any major contributions, but at least I’ve been conscientious. You say I left a mess, why don’t you tell me what mess I made?"

Le Tong fearlessly looked at Ji Rui. She didn’t consider herself very smart, but she was careful and thorough in her work. Even at the beginning of her job, she rarely made mistakes.

Ji Rui was so angered by Le Tong’s words that he couldn’t speak. Despite his anger, he pulled his lips into a smile.

"Le Tong, you’ve got guts. You really like to insult people, don’t you?"

Le Tong slightly raised her chin, smiled at him, and with a provocative tone said, "Who’s asking for it?!"

Ji Rui was infuriated, frowned, and coldly reprimanded, "Le Tong! Don’t think I won’t take action against you!"

Le Tong stared straight at him, her smile even more brilliant than before.

"Go ahead, I’d love for you to fire me right now! Honestly, if it weren’t for the Ji Family’s high salary, I’d die before I worked for someone as petty and paranoid as you. Do you have the guts to fire me, instead of making things difficult for me!"

Le Tong truly let go, since she had already spoken so openly before. Now there was nothing to hold back or be afraid of. She was tired of the days when she had to swallow her anger and be misunderstood.

Ji Rui was so angry, his chest was heaving, and his deep eyes stared intensely and inscrutably at Le Tong, with lips pressed tight, saying nothing.

In all his life, no one had ever dared speak so harshly to him face to face.

Moreover, this person was not some highly respected senior he feared, but his small secretary Le Tong, who had always suffered in silence!

Le Tong fearlessly looked back at him, her clear, bright eyes filled with defiance and disdain.

When had Ji Rui ever been looked at with such eyes? He almost wanted to gouge out those damned pretty eyes of hers.

Ji Rui didn’t want to argue with her any further; his mind was a chaotic mess full of emotions and thoughts he couldn’t sort out. This woman had easily pushed his always-prized rationality to the brink of collapse.

He wanted to refute her fiercely, but his last shred of reason told him not to act impulsively!

But if she continued to stand in front of him, saying things that made him want to strangle her, he couldn’t guarantee he wouldn’t say something nasty or do something irreversible.

The only way was to drive her out of his territory, so he could calm down, think through everything that happened this morning, and come up with a foolproof plan.

Throughout this, Le Tong wore a smile that made Ji Rui want to tear it apart.

"Ji Rui, be straightforward, end it all. It’ll save you trouble, and me too!" Le Tong no longer bothered to hide her feelings and thoughts.

In her view, ever since she tore off the facade, her relationship with Ji Rui as boss and subordinate was over. Continuing any further was of no benefit to either party.

Ji Rui glared angrily at her. "Get out!"

Le Tong had made her thoughts clear and didn’t care what Ji Rui thought of her anymore. Since he’d told her to go, she wouldn’t stay a moment longer.

Le Tong walked out of Ji Rui’s office, sat down at her desk, and took a few minutes to sort out her chaotic thoughts.

Honestly, the current Ji Rui was becoming harder for her to understand.

Ji Rui cherished Ji Baby dearly, always protecting the baby well. Secretly interacting with the baby behind his back was already enough for him to kick her to Siberia with just that one misdemeanor.

What’s more, she had brazenly insulted him, the ever lofty Ji Rui, with reckless abandon. How could the suspicious petty man tolerate such impudence?

Yet something that seemed so certain to happen didn’t. From Ji Rui’s earlier reaction, it seemed like he really had no intention of dismissing her.

So what was his purpose in doing this?

Le Tong thought for a long time but still couldn’t figure out Ji Rui’s real intentions and finally decided to give up, first finishing her tasks at hand.

She was a thorough person; even if Ji Rui eventually decided to dismiss her, she still needed to complete her current work well.

Having reached her conclusion, Le Tong lowered her head and began to work, while Ji Rui, only separated by a wall, leaned back in his chair, trying hard to sort out the morning’s chaotic events.

In truth, Le Tong somewhat misunderstood his words. His blame for her leaving a mess was not about work, but about Ji Baby. Frankly, compared to being angry at Le Tong, what troubled him more was how to comfort his beloved son.

But Le Tong’s words indeed angered him. Yet, despite the anger, his prejudices and views towards her were shaken and seemed to be gradually dissipating because of her words.

The real Le Tong was not a compliant little rabbit, but Ji Rui never expected her to be a fearless and admirable fighter.

Thinking back on her insults, Ji Rui couldn’t help but laugh in anger!

This laugh made a thought suddenly flash in Ji Rui’s mind!

This thought had never appeared in his mind before, but it came so suddenly and was very firm!

Since his son liked her so much, and he himself didn’t seem to reject her, even frequently recalling her intoxicating presence that one night, then...

Ji Rui was a decisive person; once he had an idea, he would act immediately.

He bent down and fiddled with something on the table before picking up the phone and dialing an internal line, saying to his secretary, "Come in!" ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ N()velFire.net

Soon, Le Tong walked in calmly, standing straight in front of the desk looking at him.

"What is it?" She was so blunt that she didn’t even bother with a formal address.

Ji Rui gave her a deep look, then slammed a check and a contract on the table before her, straightforwardly stating,

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