Diary of Getting Rich Quick in the South

Xu Mingde was clearly trying to get rid of me on purpose.

But I'm just a newcomer who hasn't been here long enough to be qualified to listen in on these kinds of private discussions among higher-ups.

Being given a separate table to eat at is already a great honor, and I couldn't find any reason to refuse.

Seeing this, Bai Yan quickly said, "Then I'll go sit with Chen An at a table and won't disturb your conversation any longer."

Xu Mingde's face darkened: "Xiao Yan, you've been in charge of handling the subsequent shipping, reconciliation, and after-sales service for this order. Many details need to be finalized and verified on the spot. It's best if you stay here to communicate together. There's no need to deliberately avoid it."

General Manager Liu, standing to the side, chimed in with a smile: "That's right. I just heard from Manager Xu that you contributed a lot to the successful finalization of this collaboration. It's rare for us to get together today, so you can't just skip it."

With the partners having spoken, Bai Yan had no choice but to agree.

Although I was to eat with the other employees, the food was of high quality.

Looking at the grouper and steamed hairy crab on the table, I had no appetite at all.

I wonder how Bai Yan is doing.

I could only console myself that with partners involved, Xu Mingde probably wouldn't dare to go too far.

While I was lost in thought, Su Wan called me and told me that she wanted to start a business and asked if I had any good suggestions.

Doing business is great!

Only by making money work for us can we pay off the three million within six months.

But deciding what business to start is a problem.

I'm a complete novice, and several of my suggestions were rejected by Su Wan.

"Never mind, I'll ask Dongting another day. She's a more farsighted boss than we are."

Seeing that I couldn't utter a single word for a long time, Su Wan knew I wasn't cut out for this topic and didn't continue the conversation.

After exchanging a few more words, the call ended.

As soon as I hung up the phone, I saw Bai Yan, her face flushed, staggering towards me, almost falling several times.

I quickly stepped forward and helped her up.

As soon as you get close, a strong, pungent smell of alcohol hits you.

There was still some vomit on the corner of her mouth that hadn't been wiped clean, indicating that she had vomited several times already, and her overall condition was extremely poor.

"Sister Bai, why are you drinking so much in broad daylight?"

As soon as I helped her up, she collapsed into my arms like a limp shrimp, unable to walk.

"I...I didn't want to either, ugh..."

Bai Yan clung to me, barely able to speak: "President Liu and that...that fatso Xu Mingde kept urging me to drink, and I couldn't refuse at all."

As they were talking, Xu Mingde also came over.

He looked like he'd had quite a bit to drink; his face was flushed, and he was staring intently at Bai Yan without any attempt to hide it.

"Xiao Yan, didn't you say you were going to the restroom? Why are you here? Come on, come on, Mr. Liu is still waiting."

As Xu Mingde spoke, he came up and pulled Bai Yan.

I could tell that Bai Yan was very resistant, but she was so weak that she had no strength to resist at all, and she completely collapsed on top of me.

Before I could even speak, Xu Mingde spoke first.

"Xiao Chen, Xiao Yan is too drunk. She can't travel in this state and definitely won't be able to get back anytime soon. Fortunately, President Liu and I still have some details of our cooperation to finalize, so we need to stay a little longer. Let her rest here for a while, and we'll go back to the company together when she wakes up."

As he spoke, he handed me the document in his hand: "This is the cooperation agreement finalized with President Liu. The electronic version has already been faxed back to the company. Please take this original back and give it to President Zhang. I have already informed President Zhang in advance."

How could I hand Bai Yan over to him?

"Manager, I'm taking Sister Bai to the hotel next door to book a room for a few hours. I'll go back to the company after I've settled her in. Didn't you say that President Liu is still waiting? You should hurry over, or President Liu will get impatient."

Seeing that I had ruined his plans time and time again, Xu Mingde looked at me with eyes that seemed to want to devour me whole, but he didn't say anything.

He pulled a room key from his pocket and handed it to me: "No need, I've already booked a room."

Goodness, the rooms are already booked?

If Bai Yan hadn't used the excuse of going to the toilet to come out just now, she would probably have been eaten to the bone by now.

I struggled to carry Bai Yan to the prepared room, placed her on the bed, and pulled the blanket over her.

"Don't go!"

Just as he turned around, Bai Yan grabbed his hand.

I turned to look at her and found that she was looking at me too. Then she slowly rested her head on my arm.

"Chen An, today... I'm afraid I really can't escape it..."

Seeing Bai Yan's desperate look, I felt a tightness in my chest.

I couldn't help but advise her, "Sister Bai, why don't I drive you back now? It's too unsafe for you to stay here."

Bai Yan raised her head, sniffed hard, and forced back the tears that were about to spill from her eyes, and said.

"No need. You can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever."

She hugged my arms even tighter, as if grasping at the last bit of comfort.

"As long as I'm still with the company, I can't escape this unless I quit. But I can't quit without a backup plan. I need this job. I can't afford to waste time, I don't have time to find a new job, and I don't want to slowly build up my seniority."

She seemed to be confiding in me, but also seemed to be talking to herself.

"In the eyes of outsiders, we can only close orders by sleeping with people! That's how the workplace is. Women who work in low-level sales positions, without background or connections, are destined to be played. It's not that I haven't thought about changing companies, but it's all the same no matter where I go, maybe even worse than this one."

"This time... just consider it a dog bite. It's nothing serious. Just bear with it and it'll pass. But I won't let him get away with it."

"He can sleep with me, but he has to agree to my conditions, or I'll make sure he rots in jail."

I shuddered.

Suddenly, I felt like I couldn't understand this woman anymore.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I'm particularly cheap? I also think I'm pretty cheap, climbing to the top by selling my body."

Bai Yan smiled at me, but the smile was particularly bitter.

"without……"

I had barely uttered a single word when she suddenly raised her finger and pressed it against my lips.

"Chen An, I know you've always genuinely helped me. Rather than giving it to him, I'd rather give it to you first. I've said I'd repay you."

As she spoke, she unbuttoned the first button of her blouse.