Chapter 986: Actually, Xiao Yun and I Are in a Relationship
"Even if the business ultimately remains yours and President Lin and the others refuse to return it to me, when Manager Tang recommends a candidate to succeed as manager, you can still reject it and directly recommend me," Zheng Xuelin said enthusiastically.
Li Xiaoyun frowned, a vague sense of unease creeping into her heart, but she couldn’t figure out what leverage he could have over her.
"I conduct myself with integrity," Li Xiaoyun said with a frown. "I have no issues in my private life, and I don’t play dirty at work. What leverage could you have on me?"
Li Xiaoyun’s conscience was clear, and she couldn’t think of anything she had done that would give Zheng Xuelin any hold over her.
Yet, facing the current frenzied Zheng Xuelin, Li Xiaoyun still felt uneasy.
"If there’s nothing, I’ll just fabricate something," Zheng Xuelin grinned maliciously, "Didn’t you say I have an unspeakable relationship with Vice President Lu?"
"But you don’t have any evidence," Zheng Xuelin said, "What if there’s actually something between you and me?"
Li Xiaoyun’s face changed. "What do you mean by that?"
"How about we take some nice photos together?" Zheng Xuelin had already taken out his phone. "If you dare to disobey and not do as I say, I’ll release all the photos."
Li Xiaoyun turned pale.
Now she understood Zheng Xuelin’s meaning.
She just didn’t know what kind of photos Zheng Xuelin intended to take here, in the company stairwell.
Zheng Xuelin suddenly pulled Li Xiaoyun into his arms, saying, "Actually, I quite like you."
"It’s just that you’re really not pleasant in character," Zheng Xuelin said, "Too strong-willed."
"A woman should be more gentle; always trying to overshadow a man—what does it prove?" Zheng Xuelin said.
"If you had a better temperament, I could accept you," Zheng Xuelin said.
"Ugh! Who would want you!" Li Xiaoyun almost retched. "Don’t flatter yourself. Those disgusting things you’ve done make me sick just seeing you, let alone needing your affection! Stop dreaming!"
Zheng Xuelin’s face twisted in rage, provoked to the extreme by Li Xiaoyun’s words.
"Fine, you look down on me, right? Then you surely wouldn’t want to take some intimate photos with me," Zheng Xuelin said coldly, "I won’t do anything to you, we’ll just take some couple-like selfies."
"You keep telling people I have that kind of relationship with Vice President Lu," Zheng Xuelin said, "Fine, now we have photos as evidence."
"If I can have that kind of relationship with Vice President Lu, then people seeing the photos might think I have the same with you. Don’t you think?" Zheng Xuelin sneered.
He hadn’t completely lost his mind; he wasn’t going to actually do anything to Li Xiaoyun.
Otherwise, that would be illegal and criminal.
Zheng Xuelin didn’t plan to give Li Xiaoyun such a strong leverage to completely ruin him.
He just wanted evidence that would make people believe it.
Even if it’s not true, just bringing it out can cause misunderstandings.
He believed that even if it was fake and there was nothing between them,
just these photos alone would be something Li Xiaoyun wouldn’t want others to see.
These photos were enough to hold Li Xiaoyun back.
Zheng Xuelin also didn’t intend to have a long-term hold over her.
Just having a temporary hold would achieve his goal.
As expected, seeing Li Xiaoyun’s face change.
Zheng Xuelin knew he was right.
But at the same time, he was exceptionally angry.
Just taking a few intimate photos with him, and not really doing anything to her, and yet Li Xiaoyun resisted so much.
How much did she disdain him!
Judging by Li Xiaoyun’s reaction, it was as if she found him repulsive.
Zheng Xuelin was furious, his face twisted as he lifted his phone to take a selfie.
Then suddenly there was a "bang."
The stairwell door was forcefully pushed open.
It turned out that Brother Chen and the others had arrived.
Brother Chen saw Zheng Xuelin entangled with Li Xiaoyun and immediately shouted at him, "Zheng Xuelin, what are you doing!"
"Xiao Yun!" Lin Lingli also rushed over.
Meanwhile, Zhao Dingli hurriedly parked his car at the entrance of Ruish.
Not bothering to find a parking space.
The security guard at Ruish’s entrance saw this and said, "Sir, you can’t park here."
Zhao Dingli ignored him and walked directly past the guard into Ruish.
"Hey, wait!" The security guard was about to chase after him, but a passing employee stopped him.
"Don’t chase him. That’s the president of Changlin, Zhao Dingli," the employee said.
With that, the security guard didn’t dare to pursue him.
Let him park chaotically at the company entrance then.
After all, he was the company’s major benefactor.
Zhao Dingli’s sudden appearance at Ruish caused quite a stir.
At this moment, the employees who saw him in the lobby were shocked into stillness.
"Why is Zhao Dingli here?"
"The morning saw Rui Changhuai visit, and now he comes himself in the afternoon?"
"Wow, does Changlin value the partnership with our company this much?"
Everyone’s eyes were tightly following Zhao Dingli.
Only to notice that Zhao Dingli’s face was tense, seemingly holding back heavy anger.
And his urgent demeanor, striding quickly through their company, ignoring everything else.
"What’s going on?"
"Did something major happen? Why would Zhao Dingli rush to our company directly?"
"He looks very angry. Could it be there’s been a setback in our company’s cooperation with Changlin?"
"What kind of setback could make Zhao Dingli rush over here in anger?"
Everyone quickly sent messages to their colleagues: "Big news, big news, Zhao Dingli came to our company."
"And he looks menacing, not in a friendly manner."
"Did our company do something wrong again?"
"Wow, causing such a scene, it would have been better not to cooperate, then there wouldn’t be so many issues."
In the stairwell.
Brother Chen hurriedly ran over to pull Zheng Xuelin away, Lin Lingli also pulled Li Xiaoyun aside, protecting her behind them.
"Xiao Zheng!" Brother Chen suppressed his anger, looking incredulously at Zheng Xuelin.
"You two are competitors, and there’s friction because of the cooperation with Changlin," Brother Chen said, "But no matter what, you shouldn’t lay a hand on Xiao Yun!"
"And pulling Xiao Yun around like this, what is that supposed to be?" Sister Li was also displeased.
Girls are always at a disadvantage in such situations.
The term ’pulling’ made it sound nicer.
Just looking at Zheng Xuelin’s actions just now, it was practically harassment!
Zheng Xuelin was still panting heavily, taking deep breaths to calm himself while smoothing out his clothes.
Then, Zheng Xuelin finally leisurely said, "Brother Chen, Sister Li, you’ve misunderstood."
"Actually, Xiao Yun and I are in a romantic relationship," Zheng Xuelin explained with a smile.