Chapter 209: Feeling Like Sitting on Pins and Needles

The next day.

Qianhe Group.

Zheng Qian's office.

Not long ago, Zheng Qian received a secret report from Zhong Xiaoyao claiming that Yao Manman was the company's mole, though it was merely a strong hypothesis without any concrete, hard evidence.

"Yao Manman, President Zheng wants to see you in his office," Zhong Xiaoyao said, walking up to Yao Manman and teasing her.

"Huh?"

"What 'huh'? Hurry up and go. Do you want to keep President Zheng waiting?" Zhong Xiaoyao said, sounding annoyed.

Yao Manman then stood up and slowly walked toward Zheng Qian's office.

She had been feeling uneasy these past few days; the pressure from Zhong Xiaoyao and Qin Xueli was immense, and it seemed as if they had already set their sights on her.

Some time ago, Zheng Qian had secretly called Zhong Xiaoyao and Qin Xueli into his office, seemingly to assign them some confidential task.

Under normal circumstances, the team Yao Manman belonged to—the Special Administrative Task Force—was under Zheng Qian's direct leadership and was specifically responsible for handling the tasks he assigned.

So many days had passed, and other than the project to buy the Huaihe Pier for one billion, there hadn't been any movement at all.

After Xiao Xinhao resigned, Yao Manman felt that her position was insecure and that Zheng Qian would deal with her sooner or later.

She was terrified, and under Xiao Xinhao's threats and inducements, she had been forced to reveal the details of the one-billion project to him.

Wait.

It was only then that Yao Manman realized something seemed wrong.

Qianhe Group's total market value was only over a billion; logically, for such a massive project, it was impossible for the entire staff not to have done even a shred of preparatory work, right?

If it were before, the Business Team, Planning Team, and Administrative Team should have been extremely busy, but recently, no one else in the company seemed to know anything about this project.

Could it be that it was just a gimmick?

The more Yao Manman thought about it, the more wrong it felt.

Now that Zheng Qian was calling her to his office again, could it be...

Yao Manman was nervous to the point of breaking; she wondered if she should just go and confess everything to Zheng Qian.

Since Zheng Qian hadn't dealt with her yet, it was very likely he didn't have any hard evidence. Once he obtained concrete proof, she would be in a very passive position.

Yao Manman had already checked the relevant laws; as a mole, she would have to serve at least three years in prison!

She had just graduated from university and was in the prime of her youth. If she went to jail now, not only would her youth be wasted, but she would also have a criminal record, and no company would hire her in the future!

The more Yao Manman thought, the more terrified she became.

A few days ago, she had seen Zheng Qian interview another young, beautiful, sexy, and charming girl, but she hadn't reported for work yet. It was very likely that he was waiting to get to the bottom of the matter so this girl could take her place.

As soon as Yao Manman walked through the door, she saw a woman sitting on the office sofa, dressed in a sexy OL outfit, wearing black silk stockings, and exuding an aura of a mature, dominant woman.

It was her!

Song Yaxian!

She was the girl who had come for the interview a few days ago.

Wait.

Why did she look less and less like someone who was there for an interview? How could she dare to cross her legs in front of Zheng Qian?

That was too disrespectful, right?

"President Zheng, did you call for me?" Yao Manman asked cautiously.

"Mhm, sit down."

Zheng Qian was currently playing a video game on mute; he would talk to her once he finished this level.

Yao Manman sat on the other end of the sofa.

Her looks were quite good, but her aura was three parts weaker than Song Yaxian's.

She just sat there in the office for forty minutes.

Song Yaxian was holding a tablet, browsing through some unknown document, calm and composed.

In contrast, Yao Manman had brought nothing and was sitting on the other side of the sofa, feeling like she was on pins and needles, like thorns were pricking her back, like she was walking on thin ice, like a fish bone was stuck in her throat, like...

Her mood was terrible to the extreme.

Was this Zheng Qian's imperial art of governance?

Calling her over, saying nothing, and busying himself behind the computer without her knowing what he was doing.

And sitting beside her was such a woman with an incredibly strong aura.

Yao Manman glanced at the document Song Yaxian was looking at.

Terrible!

Her guess was indeed correct.

Song Yaxian was here to replace her.

What she was looking at was exactly the company's recent documents!

Zheng Qian had pushed the sense of oppression to the limit.

It seemed he just wanted to wait for her to confess on her own.

During these forty minutes, the office was extremely quiet; the only sounds in the room were the clicking of Zheng Qian's mouse and keyboard.

In the end, the line of defense in Yao Manman's heart was crushed, and she stood up very weakly and walked to Zheng Qian's desk.

"President Zheng, please stop leaving me hanging; can't I just confess to you?"

Yao Manman said with red eyes, on the verge of tears.

Zheng Qian: ???

What was going on?

He was just playing a game.

He had only called Yao Manman over because he wanted her to show Song Yaxian around and help her get familiar with the company environment!

Who would have thought that Yao Manman would confess everything on her own?

Zheng Qian paused his game at this moment and began to talk to Yao Manman.

"President Zheng!"

As Yao Manman spoke, she knelt directly in front of Zheng Qian, her eyes red and streaming with tears:

"Zheng Qian! I was wrong! I shouldn't have revealed the company's project situation to Xiao Xinhao."

"I am now submitting myself to your disposal; you can handle me however you want!"

"Just please don't send me to jail!"

"Wuwuwu... I don't want to go to jail... wuwuwu..."

Song Yaxian, who was to the side, lightly lifted her eyelids.

???

What was going on here?

Song Yaxian had been busy with family matters for the past few days, so after completing her onboarding procedures, she hadn't reported for duty.

She only found time to come to Qianhe Group to report today, and Zheng Qian said he was busy right now and would help her find a colleague to help her get familiar with the environment in a while.

Good grief, after calling someone over, he left her on the side to ignore her while he frantically operated the mouse and keyboard, clearly playing a game.

Song Yaxian wasn't in a hurry either; she just sat on the sofa reading documents, waiting for Zheng Qian to finish.

Unexpectedly, this had directly triggered such a landmine.

During the conversation, Yao Manman told Zheng Qian everything. In order to beg for Zheng Qian's forgiveness, she handed over all the evidence to him, including chat logs and transfer screenshots.

To get specific information about the project from Yao Manman, Xiao Xinhao had transferred 50,000 yuan in cash directly to her, but Yao Manman didn't accept it and transferred it back to Xiao Xinhao.

"Song Yaxian, you go out first; I need to talk to her about something in private."

About twenty minutes later, Zheng Qian walked out of the office with a cold expression, bringing Yao Manman with him.

At this moment, Yao Manman was tearful, her eyes slightly red and swollen.

The three of them came to the Special Administrative Task Force.

"Let me introduce everyone; starting today, this will be your new colleague. Please welcome her," Zheng Qian said, introducing Song Yaxian to the team members.

"Hello everyone, my name is Song Yaxian. Please take care of me in the future."

The applause was enthusiastic.

But the expressions on their faces were cold.

It was clear that the members of the team were not particularly welcoming to Song Yaxian.

They weren't particularly welcoming to Song Yaxian; well, what do you think?

"Everyone, let's give a round of applause to welcome our new colleague."