Chapter 656 - 292: Ning Qian Has a Lot of Skins

That evening, Su Mu returned to her home.

She called Li Jinshu to ask about the situation.

"Jinshu, how did things go with Xu Yun today?"

Su Mu asked, "Was he upset?"

"You gave me a heads-up, so I was prepared."

Li Jinshu laughed smugly. "I didn’t give him a chance to start yelling at me."

"What do you mean?"

"The moment he arrived, I took the initiative and apologized."

Li Jinshu said, "Then I immediately shut him up and personally wore him out until he was exhausted. He had no energy left to hold it against me."

"..."

Hearing this, Su Mu felt a mix of emotions.

’You can handle it like that?’

She couldn’t help but laugh. "Only you would come up with a method like that."

"Men are easy to coax, you know."

Li Jinshu laughed. "Aren’t I smart?"

"But Ning Qian wasn’t as lucky as you."

"What do you mean?"

Li Jinshu asked, confused, "What happened to Ning Qian?"

"Because she helped you, Xu Yun came over and fired her. She’s no longer the receptionist at my company."

"Huh?"

When Li Jinshu heard this, she asked with concern, "Was she just fired from her position, or...?"

"What do you think?"

"..." Li Jinshu fell silent.

Hearing this news so suddenly, she should have been happy, logically speaking.

After all, this meant one less woman around Xu Yun, and one less rival for her.

But...

She couldn’t bring herself to be happy.

Because the other woman ended up this way for helping her!

After a brief silence, Su Mu reminded her, "You should be more restrained around Xu Yun in the future. Don’t provoke him.

He might seem to like everyone, but he won’t be heartbroken over anyone who leaves."

"I know."

Li Jinshu replied, hung up the phone, and came out of the bedroom. She sat on the sofa in a daze.

’Other people can ignore what happened to Ning Qian, but what about me?’

’Now that I know, I can’t just pretend I don’t.’

Chen Ran, who had just finished washing up, saw her and asked quizzically, "President Li, what’s wrong? Is it something work-related?"

"No."

Li Jinshu hesitated for a moment before asking, "Chen Ran, if a friend of yours got fired by their boss for helping you, what would you do?"

"I’d go find the boss."

Chen Ran thought for a moment and said, "Then I’d tell them it was all my fault and had nothing to do with my friend. If they’re going to fire someone, they should fire me."

"Okay, I understand."

Li Jinshu picked up her phone, walked out to the balcony, and called Xu Yun.

’Whether he’s happy about it or not, I have to speak up for Ning Qian!’

’If someone really has to go, then it should be me!’

Even though she couldn’t bear to leave Xu Yun, she couldn’t become a heartless and disloyal person just to save herself!

Unfortunately...

She called several times in a row, but Xu Yun didn’t answer.

’Is he busy? Or is he ignoring my calls on purpose?’

Li Jinshu tried again, with the same result.

She had no choice but to give up and wait until tomorrow to call again!

’Or maybe I should just go find Xu Yun and explain things to him face-to-face!’

’Ning Qian shouldn’t take the fall for my mistake.’

Seeing her return with a worried and hurried expression, Chen Ran asked with concern, "President Li, is there anything I can help with?"

"No."

Li Jinshu smiled. "You should get some rest, too. We have to go out and attract new clients tomorrow. I’m heading out for a bit, and I won’t be back tonight."

After speaking, she turned, went back to her bedroom, put on a jacket, and left.

Li Jinshu planned to go to Su Mu’s house.

She wanted to see if Su Mu had any good ideas and also comfort Ning Qian next door.

At that moment, she couldn’t be bothered with Li Yonghua and his mother, who were constantly lying in wait for her over there.

Besides, it wasn’t certain she would even run into them.

Her residential complex wasn’t far from Su Mu’s, just a few minutes away by car.

She arrived at the entrance of the complex.

Her license plate had been registered before, so she entered without any trouble.

Downstairs from Su Mu’s apartment, just as Li Jinshu finished parking, she ran into Li Yonghua, who was patrolling the garage.

The two of them bumped into each other unexpectedly.

"Li Jinshu! Give me back my money and the house!"

Li Yonghua instantly perked up, stepping forward to block her. "I’ve finally caught you! Don’t even think about running!"

"I have something urgent to do today. I don’t have time to deal with you."

Li Jinshu said angrily, "I’ll count to three. If you don’t get out of my way..."

"I won’t get out of your way. What can you do about it?"

Li Yonghua said scornfully, "You got with a rich guy and now you think you’re some kind of queen? Ptooey!"

Li Jinshu remembered Xu Yun’s words and threatened, "I’ll just have Xu Yun and Su Mu file a complaint against you. They’re both homeowners here!"

"..." Li Yonghua fell silent.

Hearing this, he hesitated, torn between his job and dealing with Li Jinshu.

’This job is really good.’

’The pay is good, and it’s easy!’

He really didn’t want to lose it.

Besides, if he kept arguing with Li Jinshu, with that guy Xu Yun helping her, he might not even come out on top in the end.

After thinking it over, he decided to prioritize the former for now.

"Fine. I’m in a good mood today, so I’ll let you go for now."

Li Yonghua cleared the path. As Li Jinshu was leaving, he even gave her a kind warning: "Be careful. My mom’s cleaning on the 15th floor right now. Don’t let her run into you."

"..." Li Jinshu was speechless.

「A few minutes later.」

Su Mu opened the door and looked at Li Jinshu in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to you to figure something out."

Li Jinshu walked straight into the house and said, "I don’t want to have a guilty conscience."

「Meanwhile.」

Xu Yun, who was busy "tasting tea" in the bedroom, naturally couldn’t hear his phone ringing.

By the time the tea break was over and the water had cooled...

After Jian Shiwai helped him out of the shower, he picked up his phone and saw a lot of missed calls.

’Li Jinshu?’

’It’s so late. Why would she call me so many times?’