The obedient girl glances up, and the tyrannical tycoon kneels down to pamper her.

"Liu Ying, whether you embezzled public funds or not is not for us to decide. We need the truth to decide." As soon as Xing Yanzhao finished speaking, Liu Ying immediately stopped him.

With red eyes, she begged Xing Yanzhao not to do this. Her hand was already on Xing Yanzhao's wrist, but she realized it was inappropriate and let go.

"Mr. Xing, I beg you." Liu Ying made a move to kneel down.

Xing Yanzhao helped her up and asked, "Just because he sponsored you?"

Liu Ying continued, "And then there's this job and my current life."

“You earned this job and your current life through your own abilities,” Xing Yanzhao said firmly. “Lin Zhengyu’s sponsorship is only part of the reason. He has sponsored more than just you, but you are the most promising. Moreover, there is a purpose behind every action. He started sponsoring you when he was a teenager, but he specifically chose those from poor families who had good grades. He was just cultivating talents that he could use for himself.”

"For example, right now, you are right now." Even though you already know you've been framed, you still stand up and admit it.

Xing Yanzhao looked at her calmly, without any mockery on his face.

Liu Ying replied, "I know."

"But it is undeniable that it did give me a way out. People like us who come from poor backgrounds are lacking a way out. Mr. Xing also grew up in poverty, so he should understand, right? Especially girls from poor families, who have no choice but to go out to work if they can't go to school. They either work on the assembly line in a factory or wash dishes, mop floors, or work as waitresses. When they reach a certain age, they find someone with similar conditions to marry. They may even be easily tricked into marriage and having children by some scoundrels because they are too young, have too little experience, and lack too much love, thus continuing to cycle through their miserable lives."

"Without Mr. Lin's financial assistance, I would probably have several children by now, one on my back, one by my hand, and one in my belly. Then I would be doing laundry, cooking, and cleaning, looking disheveled and being scolded by my husband as a 'yellow-faced woman'..."

“Mr. Xing, you have such a good eye for people, you must know that I am a strong-willed person. I am thirty-two this year, and will be thirty-three soon. I have been living a clean, bright and colorful life for eleven years, which is great.” Liu Ying bowed to him, “I hope Mr. Xing will understand.”

"The 18.96 million in my account will be returned in full, and all my savings can be used as compensation. I resign and plead guilty."

Xing Yanzhao stared at her for a moment, then sat back down and said, "Go to the personnel office to resign."

"Yes." Liu Ying turned and left.

Seeing that her eyes were red, Xiao Chen asked with concern, "Sister Ying, are you alright?"

"It's alright," Liu Ying said with a smile. "President Xing is a good boss. Xiao Chen, work hard for him. By the way, I have some documents for you."

Xiao Chen followed closely behind her, smiling as he asked, "What information?"

"It's the work processes and experience I've summarized over more than ten years at Xing's, as well as information on the company's regular clients, business cards of the secretaries of the presidents of major companies in Ningcheng, and so on."

Xiao Chen couldn't help but give a thumbs up and exclaim, "Sister Ying, you have such great resources..."

"But why..." He suddenly realized, stopped and asked, "Sister Ying, are you leaving?"

Liu Ying glanced back at him, signaling him to follow.

Soon, another batch of people received notices of dismissal and transfer orders.

Lin Zhengyu was among those transferred by the company.

"Effective today, Marketing Manager Lin Zhengyu has been transferred to...K City?" Xiang Nan's eyes widened as he cautiously glanced at his boss, who exuded a chilling aura. "Mr. Lin, we also have a branch in K City?"

Lin Zhengyu gave him a cold look.

Xiang Nan immediately shut up and started investigating. It turned out that the branch in K City was not a company branch, but a subsidiary established two years ago, a small company with less than 500 employees.

Not only is it a huge distance from Ningcheng, but it's also a small fourth-tier city.

What's the difference between being transferred to K City and being exiled?

Xiang Nan immediately voiced his indignation: "Why did President Xing issue the transfer order without any reason or consultation? Did the chairman approve it?"

Xing's father had only just learned of this news and immediately called Xing Yanzhao to ask why he had done this.

Xing Yanzhao said, "You promised that I would make all the decisions for the company."

Mr. Xing: "At least give me a reasonable explanation. K City is too far away. You should also consider how your mother, your sister, and I feel."

Xing Yanzhao said, "I not only considered your feelings, but also assessed how much impact it would have on the Xing family if he were to go to jail."

If the two elders hadn't cared so much about the Xing family's reputation and the Xing clan's interests, he wouldn't have simply transferred people away.

There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone.

……

After handing over her work and packing her things, Liu Ying realized it was past closing time. As she left the Xing Group building with her belongings, she felt somewhat dazed.

It's inevitable to feel nostalgic about the place where you've worked for ten years.

The hesitant footsteps seemed to be waiting for someone.

Standing on the high-rise building, Lin Zhengyu looked down at Liu Ying, who was as insignificant as an ant, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

Xiang Nan stood to the side and asked, "President Lin, aren't you going to see Sister Ying off?"

"Didn't Lin Zhengyu come to see you off?" The same question rang out behind Liu Ying.

She turned around, and there was Luo Huai.

"The president's wife is here again to have dinner with President Xing."

"He can go home tonight..."

"Yes, President Xing has dealt with everyone who needed to be dealt with." Liu Ying saw Lin Zhengyu's transfer order notification in someone else's email interface that afternoon.

"I'm here to see you." Luo Huai smiled sincerely. "I've been asked to do this for someone. Get in the car."

"Entrusted by someone?" Liu Ying got into the car.

Luo Huai asked her where she lived and started navigating. The two remained silent throughout the journey, though their eyes met several times.

"We're here." Liu Ying asked as she got out of the car, "What did you need me for?"

Luo Huai took out the letter from noon from his bag. "He asked me to give it to you."

"Mr. Xing?"

"Mm." Luo Huai nodded, smiling as he looked at her.

Liu Ying slowly took it, immediately opened it, and pretended to show it to Luo Huai, but Luo Huai said first, "No need to show it to me."

She is not Pei Youyou.

Moreover, she trusted Xing Yanzhao.

Inside the envelope was a folded piece of paper—an offer letter from Chaoye Technology.

Liu Ying's pupils dilated little by little as she stared at the name on the page—it was hers.

My start date is August 1st, and it's only mid-May now.

My salary is still double what it is now.

It bears Xing Yanzhao's autograph and the seal of Chaoye Technology.

Her hand trembled.

A tear fell onto the paper.

Luo Huai opened the car door and got out, handing over a piece of paper. After seeing the contents of the paper, he suddenly smiled.

He said, "There are still two and a half months left. You can consider going on vacation to relax. Right now, President Kuang only has Assistant Shen by his side, and he is busy with work and has heavy tasks."

“I…” Liu Ying looked up, her eyes reddening, “Thank you, President Xing, for not holding a grudge.”

“He’s been trying to poach you for a long time.” Luo Huai recalled that a while ago, Xing Yanzhao hugged her and asked if there was any way to poach Liu Ying. She had said at the time that someone as loyal and devoted as Sister Ying would be impossible to poach unless Lin Zhengyu did something to break her heart.

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhengyu really chilled people's hearts.

Luo Huai pursed his lips and sighed softly, but halfway through his sigh, he heard Liu Ying change her mind: "Madam Chairman, I can go back to work next month. It won't take that long to get back into shape."

Seeing the sincerity in her eyes, Luo Huai smiled helplessly.

"No pay for starting work early."

"fine!"

"..." Luo Huai was both amused and exasperated. "That would be breaking the law."

Liu Ying stopped crying and started laughing, saying that all she had done in recent years was work, and she didn't know what to do if she wasn't working. It took Luo Huai a while to persuade her to stop.

After waving goodbye, Luo Huai suddenly received a call from Xing's mother.