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

Tian Jing took the beautifully packaged box of crown cookies, a surprised smile spreading across her face, her almond-shaped eyes curving into beautiful crescents.

"Wow, this is good stuff!" She deliberately brought the tin box to her nose and took an exaggerated sniff. "It smells so good! The manager is really good to you; he gave you a bonus after only a few days."

Su Ming scratched his head sheepishly: "The manager said she doesn't like sweets, so I got to eat them."

"Then I'll benefit from your success too." Tian Jing chuckled, stood up while holding the metal box, and said, "Come on, this is a good thing. I'll take it and distribute it to them. It'll also give you some exposure in our receiving group and quality inspection department, and win people over a bit."

Without waiting for Su Ming's response, she picked up the box of cookies and walked out of the office with an air of nonchalance.

Su Ming followed behind, and saw Tian Jing walk to the receiving area. She first distributed the cookies to several busy warehouse staff, and then warmly invited several IQC staff from the adjacent quality inspection department to come and share them. In an instant, the small receiving area was bustling with activity. Everyone ate the sweet cookies while thanking Su Ming incessantly, and the atmosphere was as harmonious as that of a family.

Su Ming stood aside, watching Tian Jing move effortlessly through the crowd. Her sweet smile radiated a warm and approachable charm. He couldn't help but admire her; this beauty really knew how to handle things, no wonder she was so popular.

Amidst her sighs, a sense of guilt quietly welled up inside her. Tian Jing genuinely cared about that batch of IC chips for him, even going so far as to humble herself and beg Xu Baoqian for help. But what about herself? Not only was she having an ambiguous relationship with Yang Tian, ​​the factory's most beautiful girl, but she was also entangled with the pretty manager, Lin Shumei. Now, she was preoccupied with how to use Lin Shumei's connections to fill that huge financial hole. What's worse, back in her rented apartment, she sometimes fantasized about... well, you know... with her cousin-in-law. It was truly maddening!

Compared to her sincerity, I seemed rather despicable.

Su Ming was filled with mixed feelings. Just then, the bell rang, signaling the end of the workday.

Soon it was lunchtime, and the workers surged towards the canteen like a tide. Su Ming didn't go to the canteen; instead, he quietly slipped downstairs to the office building, where Lin Shumei's car was already waiting—a brand-new Buick Regal.

He opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat, a faint scent of perfume mixed with the smell of leather seats wafting towards him. Lin Shumei had changed into casual clothes today, a beige knitted sweater that outlined her full bust, and a black tight-fitting pencil skirt that really covered her round and full figure. She wore light makeup and looked more like a mature woman with a lazy and charming air than when she was in the office.

Su Ming couldn't help but glance at her a few more times. To be honest, the more he looked at this woman, the more beautiful she became, especially her stockings which looked particularly good on her legs, and her breasts were quite ample.

No, no! I can't let my mind wander. I'm just going on a business trip with the manager. Su Ming quickly interrupted the wicked thoughts in his mind.

"Let's go, I'll take you out for a nice meal." Lin Shumei gave Su Ming a charming smile, started the car, and said, "Fasten your seatbelt first."

Su Ming fastened his seatbelt somewhat awkwardly and then adjusted his sitting posture with great enjoyment.

The Buick Regal drove smoothly out of the factory area and headed straight for the town. Although the car wasn't particularly eye-catching, in 2003, anyone who owned a car was definitely wealthy. Moreover, a Buick Regal at that time cost two or three hundred thousand yuan, a price that most people could never reach in their lifetime—equivalent to an apartment in a first-tier city!

As Su Ming sat in the car, he couldn't help but imagine how wealthy Lin Shumei's family was.

The car was driving slowly. Lin Shumei had planned to take him to eat, but an accident happened when they passed an intersection without traffic lights.

A nearly new motorcycle suddenly sped out of the alleyway on the side, moving at an extremely high speed. Lin Shumei was startled and slammed on the brakes.

"squeak……"

The ear-piercing screech of brakes shattered the afternoon tranquility.

But it was too late. The front of the Buick Regal scraped against the motorcycle.

"Clang!"

The motorcycle tipped over and slid several meters away. The two young men with dyed yellow hair cried out in pain as they fell off the motorcycle and rolled on the ground, groaning in agony.

Lin Shumei was terrified; her pretty face turned deathly pale instantly. She hurriedly unbuckled her seatbelt, pushed open the door, and got out of the car to check.

"Are you...are you alright?" Her voice was trembling.

"Ouch! That hurts so much!" The skinny, blond-haired guy clutched his leg, wincing in pain. He looked up and saw Lin Shumei's panicked, beautiful face. A greedy glint flashed in his eyes, and he pointed at her, yelling, "You're finished! My leg's probably broken! Pay up! You're not leaving here without at least ten thousand!"

Lin Shumei had never seen anything like this before. She was so frightened that she was completely at a loss for what to do. Although her family was wealthy and she was quite respected in the factory, and she was decisive and efficient, the unexpected accident of hitting someone with a car immediately revealed the panicked nature of women in the face of danger.

Just then, Su Ming also got out of the passenger seat.

He walked to the car, about to check on the blond-haired boy's injuries, when the two blond-haired boys who were still rolling around on the ground looked up and saw Su Ming's face.

The next second, a dramatic scene unfolded.

The expressions on their faces froze instantly, the pain and arrogance vanishing completely, replaced by a look of utter terror as if they had seen a ghost.

"Ming... Brother Ming?" The skinny, blond-haired man hugging his legs called out tentatively, his lips trembling.

The other blond-haired guy was even more outrageous. He scrambled to his feet, not even bothering to brush the dust off his clothes, and ran all the way to Su Ming, bowing and scraping with a fawning smile on his face.

"Ming-ge! What are you doing here?"

Su Ming was stunned. He looked at the two thugs whose attitudes had completely changed, utterly bewildered: "You... know me?"

"I know him! Of course I know him!" The skinny, blond-haired guy limped over, having just been yelling about his broken leg, but now he was walking more nimbly than anyone else. He leaned close to Su Ming, lowered his voice, and smiled ingratiatingly, "Brother Ming, we're Fei Ma's men. We all witnessed your prowess in the alley that night!"

Pegasus?

Su Ming suddenly realized. It turned out to be the Hunan gangsters who were terrified after being beaten that day. He was both amused and exasperated, never expecting that his fight that day would actually earn him a "reputation".

"Alright, enough nonsense." Su Ming didn't want to argue with them any longer. He pointed to the motorcycle lying on the ground. "Is the motorcycle still drivable? Is the person alright?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing! Just a minor scratch, it's nothing serious!" The two blond-haired men waved their hands repeatedly, their attitude as respectful as if they were serving their own father. The skinny blond-haired man even took the initiative to run over, quickly lifted the motorcycle up, and tried to start it. Hey, it actually started.

They were deliberately trying to stage an accident, controlling the force of their fall to fake it. They'd practiced this countless times, so naturally, the fall wouldn't be too serious. Now that they saw it was Su Ming, they didn't dare risk getting hurt. Even if something did happen, they'd have to pay for their own medical expenses.

Lin Shumei, standing to the side, was dumbfounded. She looked at the two thugs who were bowing and scraping and fawning, and then at Su Ming, who was standing calmly beside her. Her beautiful eyes were filled with shock and curiosity.

What secrets is this new employee, who hasn't been here long, hiding? How does he know these thugs? And judging from their appearance, they seem quite afraid of him?