Chapter 3

Song Xiaoyan sat on the chair, arms crossed, looking at me with complicated eyes.

"What did Manager Song want to see me about?" I sat across from her.

"Mandy, the supervisor's position may be ...... this time."

I used to swear by the position, now my interest is lacking, "What's wrong?"

She was silent for a long time, "The company has decided to parachute a supervisor over here, so you shouldn't have a chance."

I have been with this company since graduation and have worked hard and dedicated for three years.

There was a time when I thought the supervisor was in my pocket.

Oh, I was overthinking it.

"Mandy, are you still listening?"

Song Xiaowan is my leader and has always treated me well.

I sniffled, "Don't worry Manager Song, I'm fine. I want to resign."

"What? You're quitting because of the supervisor position? You can't get carried away!"

"I would like to resign for personal reasons that have nothing to do with this bid."

I checked out that day.

A lot of people think I quit because of the supervisor position.

I didn't explain and dashed off.

Song Xiaoyan was worried about me and learned that I wanted to go to Oasis City and introduced me to a foreign trade company.

This company is owned by her cousin, and it is a small company that is in a period of development.

There's a lot of room for growth if I go.

I did have nowhere to go and decided to go to her cousin's company.

Oasis City and my old city of Maplewood aren't that far away, two hours by motorized train.

I arrived and checked into a hotel, packed up and went to the office.

Sun Yang learned that I was introduced by my cousin and took care of me.

Because I studied finance in college, I was temporarily placed in the finance department.

While resting in the hotel, he was woken up by a call from Liang Shaojie.

"Mandy, I'm sorry, I was wrong."

It was his usual opening line. He used to say it when he didn't answer the phone or return messages.

I listened quietly to see how he would perform.

He sighed softly, seemingly embarrassed, "I told you earlier that this project is important. I've been really busy, I didn't have time to answer the phone or return messages, I didn't realize that you still made so many calls and sent so many messages."

"You should have a life of your own and not just stare at me."

"By the way, I'm going to Blue Ocean City on a business trip, so help me pack my bags and send them to the company."

"Why don't you say anything? Angry?"

"Ugh, forget it, don't worry about it, I'll take care of my own business."

I exploded, "Why do you leave me to do your business? Why do you only blame me and don't know how to reflect on yourself?"

You should go find your woman!

The words almost came out.

"Mamoru, why is your temper so hot? I remember you used to be very gentle."

Before? How dare he talk about the past?

When we first started our relationship, he wouldn't stop contacting me.

He answered my calls in seconds, and he returned my messages in seconds.

I sneered, wanting to rip his true colors off.

"You, you're just spoiled by your family."

"If I hadn't married you, you'd never have gotten married in your life."

"You're just too lucky to have met me to be so comfortable."

Ridiculous! Is he PUAing me?

I had a good life because of my dad and because I worked hard.

He droned on and on, and my thoughts had gone back to the old days.

After seven years with him, I never doubted his feelings for me or that my sister liked him too.

The summer we graduated from college, we were out drinking a lot and met a mugger on our way back in the middle of the night.

The robber has a knife in his hand, and if we don't hand over everything of value we have on us, he's going to treat us badly.

Liang Shaojie touched the bag in his arms and handed it to me, "Take it."

He fought off the robbers with his bare hands and ended up with a cut on the back of his right hand trying to protect me.

I rushed to call the police.

The police arrived just in time and quickly brought the robbers under control.

I was so scared that I fell into his arms and cried, "Why did you fight them so hard, there were three of them and they had knives in their hands, what if something happened to you?"

He embraced me tenderly, "You are my favorite person, how could I let you get hurt? Even if I encounter this kind of thing again, I will still fight to protect you and not let you get hurt at all."

"Shaojie, thank you for being so kind to me."

I was moved to tears.

What more could one ask for in a lifetime when one meets such a man who can protect one's self?

Now that I think about it, I just feel simple and ridiculous.

"Mandy, are you listening?" Liang Shaojie's voice came.

I didn't say anything and just hung up.

Funny! Infuriating!

He's going on a business trip? What about Lin Rong'er?

I was just talking about her, and her phone call came in.