Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 368 - 369: The Arrogant Person

Chapter 368: Chapter 369: The Arrogant Person

Song Xiaodong arrived at the company, and Su Yao had already gotten there ahead of him, with a cup of freshly brewed tea already placed on the office desk.

"Deputy Manager Song, good morning," Su Yao called out crisp and clear.

Song Xiaodong smiled, sat down, and said, "You got here really early. It seems making you my secretary was the right choice after all. I now feel like a lord living leisurely."

Su Yao pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "Deputy Manager Song, you’re actually a good leader. If you did everything yourself, what would the employees be for?"

Song Xiaodong laughed heartily and said, "You really know how to talk."

After taking a sip of tea, Song Xiaodong smiled and asked, "Has Zhou Peng looked for you yet?"

"He did look for me, but his attitude has clearly changed. He knows I’m your secretary now, so he’s given up on that front. Now, he’s more interested in getting close to you through me, instead of pestering me like he used to."

Song Xiaodong shook his head and said, "We’re all classmates, yet he wants to go through you... Sigh, it seems he never really considered me his classmate."

"He used to look down on you, so he’s insecure. I’m feeling insecure now too. Who knew you’d become so formidable? Even though I’m your secretary, I had no idea you had such clout in both legitimate and shady circles."

As Su Yao spoke, her eyes were shining bright. A man like Song Xiaodong was exactly what she admired and desired the most. However, she knew she couldn’t overstep her boundaries in the slightest, or else her position could easily be jeopardized.

The morning was not busy, and Su Yao was fairly relaxed. Just past ten, Song Xiaodong slipped to the restroom and lit up a cigarette. Although no one would have said anything in his own office, with the current emphasis on smoking bans, Song Xiaodong still had his standards.

After finishing his cigarette, Song Xiaodong walked back leisurely, when Chen Fei came up to him, speaking cautiously, "Deputy Section Chief Song, you... can’t return to your office just yet."

"Why not?" Song Xiaodong looked puzzledly at Chen Fei.

"Well... just now, Manager Zhao Dongliang entered your office."

Song Xiaodong frowned and asked, "What’s he doing? He goes into my office, and I’m not allowed to return?"

Chen Fei’s face darkened, and seeing that Song Xiaodong, the deputy manager of the HR department, didn’t know what Zhao Dongliang did, he hurriedly said, "He is the manager of our company’s planning department and is also the nephew of Vice Chairman Su Yuanhe. With Vice Chairman Su backing him, nobody in the company dares to provoke him."

"He’s a manager and steps into my office, and I can’t go in? What kind of logic is that?"

"Well... he’s a bit lecherous, and Secretary Su is quite pretty. He’s surely going to... cough cough, if you go in now, it’s very likely that a conflict will happen."

Song Xiaodong’s face darkened, and he barked, "Scoundrel!" Then he turned on his heel and strode towards his office.

Chen Fei felt somewhat guilty after being scolded by Song Xiaodong, especially those cold eyes of Song Xiaodong that made his heart flutter.

Just as Song Xiaodong reached the door, he heard Su Yao’s shout, "Get out! Get out! Don’t touch me!" This caused Song Xiaodong not to rush in, thinking that although Su Yao was his classmate, everyone chooses their own path in life, and he wanted to see what choice Su Yao would make.

In the office at that time, Su Yao and Zhao Dongliang were in a standoff in front of the desk. Su Yao’s arm was grabbed by Zhao Dongliang, and she was trying to dodge to the side with force to prevent him from touching her again, but Zhao Dongliang’s grip was tight, and she couldn’t break free for the moment.

"Heh, it’s no use yelling. In this company, I do what I want, and no one dares to mess with me. You say you’re so pretty, it’s really a waste for you to be just a secretary for a deputy manager, I think you might as well be my secretary instead. With my protection, I’ll definitely make sure you get promotions and salary hikes, as fast as a rocket."

"No way! I warn you! If you dare to come any closer, I won’t be polite to you," Su Yao shouted fiercely.

"Well, I’d like to see how you won’t be polite to me. Do you want to rise up in rank?" Zhao Dongliang laughed heartily and lunged at Su Yao.

At that moment, Su Yao had nowhere to hide, and it was clear that she was going to be embraced by Zhao Dongliang. In her urgency, her free hand swung wildly, and she directly slapped Zhao Dongliang across the face.

The slap rang out crisply, but Zhao Dongliang just stood there stunned, then his face turned instantly ashen. No one in the company had dared to slap him before while he harassed other employees; at most, a few with more fiery personalities would simply escape after breaking away from him.

"You bitch, how dare you hit me! No way I’m not taking you by force now!" Zhao Dongliang raged, and with a fierce pull at Su Yao’s arm, she involuntarily fell towards him. Su Yao tried to hit him again, but Zhao Dongliang, anticipating this, extended his other hand and blocked Su Yao’s arm, then, with a counter swing, reached to slap her face.

Su Yao let out a cry of alarm but couldn’t escape, then instinctively closed her eyes, bracing herself for the slap.

However, the slap did not land, and then she heard Zhao Dongliang shout, "Who are you, let go of me!"

Su Yao immediately opened her eyes and saw Song Xiaodong, which brought her immense relief, while Song Xiaodong, with a stern face, said, "In my office, you actually dare to hit my secretary, you really have quite the nerve."

Su Yao struggled fiercely and finally freed herself from Zhao Dongliang’s grip, then turned and threw herself into Song Xiaodong’s arms, unable to hold back her sobs.

Song Xiaodong patted Su Yao’s shoulder and turned his stern gaze towards Zhao Dongliang, who lifted his chin defiantly, showing not a hint of guilt. He smirked and said, "So she’s yours, what about it? I haven’t done anything to her, haven’t touched her, why are you looking at me with that gaze?"

"You come to my HR department and harass my staff, and you’re still this arrogant?" Song Xiaodong’s face grew even more menacing.

"So what if I harassed her?" Zhao Dongliang scoffed, saying, "You, a petty deputy manager, if you still want to work here, better behave. Dare to threaten me, with just a word from me, I can kick you out of the company any minute. I’m telling you, you’d better obediently send her to my bed."

"Say that one more time," Song Xiaodong’s gaze turned colder.

Zhao Dongliang spoke arrogantly, "I said you best send her to my bed, and once I’m done playing with her, I’ll naturally return her to you, and afterwards, I’ll take care of you too, and you’ll thrive in this company."

"Go to hell!" Song Xiaodong roared and with one kick, sent Zhao Dongliang flying out.