My cousin-in-law helped me achieve my ambitions.

Just as Su Ming was enjoying the pleasing sight of Tian Jing's slightly plump beauty, he suddenly heard a humming tune coming from the warehouse door.

"The great river flows eastward, and the stars in the sky point to the Big Dipper..."

Tian Jing suddenly opened her eyes, her expression changing.

"Oh no!" she whispered, "It's warehouse manager Xu Baoqian!"

She quickly stood up and gently pushed Su Ming: "Quick, get over there!"

Su Ming looked at her worriedly: "Then what are you going to do?"

Tian Jing rolled her eyes and said urgently, "It's okay, leave it to me! As long as we don't show up at the same time, it won't arouse suspicion. Otherwise, people will think we're having an affair!"

Su Ming nodded, and just as he was about to leave, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you afraid people will misunderstand?"

Tian Jing glared at him, annoyed. "It's not that I'm afraid people will misunderstand me! I don't care about reputation. I'm just worried about being misunderstood, like we're doing *that* kind of thing here. That would be a huge problem; if the company finds out, I'll be fired!"

Su Ming was both amused and exasperated: "You didn't even take your pants off, how could that be?"

Tian Jing gently nudged him: "Oh dear, let's avoid this if we can, so we don't waste our breath explaining. Hurry up and go! When I come out in a bit, you can sneak out through the other door."

Su Ming nodded and quickly slipped behind another pile of miscellaneous materials.

Just as I hid, a young man walked in humming a tune.

The man was in his early twenties, short and thin, with a face covered in dense acne that looked rather frightening. He carried a folder in his hand, swaying it as he walked, looking rather nonchalant.

When Tian Jing saw him come in, she didn't panic. She quickly climbed up from the cardboard, pretending to be startled, and gently patted her chest.

"Oh my god!" she exclaimed dramatically, "You scared me! I thought it was someone from HR!"

Xu Baoqian's eyes lit up when he saw her. He glanced at the cardboard on the ground, then at her, a lewd smile spreading across his face.

"Hey, isn't this our warehouse clerk, Tian Jing?" he said sarcastically. "What's up, sleeping in my bed?"

Tian Jing rolled her eyes with a laugh, not at all annoyed: "Get lost! This isn't your home. You're allowed to come here to slack off, but I'm not?"

Xu Baoqian chuckled and took a step forward: "Welcome to come anytime."

Tian Jing thought for a moment, then took out a slip of paper from her pocket and handed it to him.

"By the way, Xu Baoqian, could you help me get some ICs?" she said with a smile. "A few defective or scrapped ones would be fine."

Xu Baoqian took the note, glanced at it, and laughed: "What IC?"

Tian Jing pointed to the model number on the note: "This is the one. I was distracted when I received the goods that day and miscounted. I wanted to borrow your defective products to balance the numbers."

Xu Baoqian looked at the note, pondered for a moment, and then nodded: "Alright, I can give you two."

Tian Jing's smile froze for a moment.

"Two?" she laughed awkwardly. "That's too few. I'm short seventy."

Xu Baoqian's expression changed instantly.

He shoved the note into his folder, his expression turning serious: "Damn! I can't give you such a large sum. If they find out, I'll be fired."

Tian Jing quickly moved closer, smiling ingratiatingly, "It's alright, don't worry. We use this IC every day, in quite large quantities. I'm just counting it; I won't use it all at once. At most, I'll have someone send a few online each time, so no one will know we've put defective ones in."

Xu Baoqian still shook his head: "No, seventy coins are too many."

Tian Jing gritted her teeth, smiled, and said, "I'll treat you to dinner, okay?"

Upon hearing the word "eat," Xu Baoqian's eyes lit up.

He looked Tian Jing up and down, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"Okay," he said. "I'll go get it for you now."

He took the key, turned around, and went into the defective goods warehouse.

Tian Jing stood there and breathed a sigh of relief.

Hiding in the shadows, Su Ming watched all this with mixed feelings.

He knew that Tian Jing was begging him in a humble manner for his sake.

A short while later, Xu Baoqian came out. He was carrying a plastic bag containing dozens of shiny IC chips.

"Here you go." He handed over the bag. "Seventy pieces, count them."

Tian Jing's eyes lit up, and she reached out to take it.

Just then—Xu Baoqian suddenly pulled the bag back, opened his other hand wide, and hugged Tian Jing tightly.

"Hey!" Tian Jing was startled and struggled desperately. "Xu Baoqian, you bastard! What are you doing?"

Xu Baoqian hugged her tightly, a lewd smile on his face. He leaned close to her ear and whispered:

"Jingjing, let me touch it. I heard this chip is worth tens of dollars each. I've given you so much, it's not too much to ask to touch it, is it..."

As he spoke, his hand reached towards Tian Jing's chest.

"Bastard! Let me go!" Tian Jing clenched her fists and struggled desperately, but she was too weak to break free.

Xu Baoqian hugged her even tighter, his smile growing even more smug.

"Don't run away, just touch it..."

Hiding in the shadows, Su Ming witnessed this scene and felt a surge of excitement rush to his head.

"Grass!"

He couldn't take it any longer.

He rushed out from behind the pile of miscellaneous materials, took a few steps to Xu Baoqian's backside, raised his foot, and kicked him in the buttocks.

"Ouch!"

Xu Baoqian screamed and fell forward, landing face-first in the mud. He clutched his backside, wincing in pain, and turned to see Su Ming standing behind him, staring coldly at him.

"You bastard!" Xu Baoqian scrambled to his feet, pointed at Su Ming, and roared angrily, "What are you doing?"

Su Ming sneered and took a step forward: "I asked you what you wanted to do? Raping a female employee in broad daylight. If the police are called, you'll be going to jail."

Xu Baoqian's expression changed instantly.

He pointed at Su Ming, gritting his teeth, and said, "You bastard! You dare hit me! You wait! Once you leave the factory, I'll kill you!"

After saying that, he turned and ran away, cursing.

Su Ming ignored him and turned to look at Tian Jing.

Her hair was disheveled, and her clothes were torn and wrinkled. She stood there, her chest still heaving, clearly not yet recovered from the shock.

Su Ming walked over and asked softly, "Are you alright?"

Tian Jing brushed her messy hair aside, took a deep breath, and smiled.

"It's okay," she said.

She raised her hand, waved the plastic bag in front of Su Ming, and smiled smugly.

"Got it."

Su Ming looked at the bag, a mix of emotions welling up inside him.

He reached out to take it, but Tian Jing put the bag back.

"This stuff is useless to you." She rolled her eyes. "You don't know how to balance the accounts. I need to give it to the material handlers or warehouse keepers on the production line and let them process it for me gradually."

She said seriously, "These seventy ICs can't be sent out in one day. It will take at least a week to process them. Otherwise, if dozens of defective products are suddenly sent in, it will be a major quality incident."

Hearing these words, Su Ming was even more moved.