Chapter 2559 — The Arrogant Company Secretary
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"Oh." Wei Zhao nodded. It seemed the two of them were doing well together. But that female secretary... Wei Zhao thought for a moment and said, "Kang, apart from Xiaofen, you haven't been philandering around, have you? You know, in your position..."
It was not that Wei Zhao was overstepping. If Xiaofen had no objection and Kang wanted to find a lover, that was between the two of them—Wei Zhao truly had no opinion on the matter. After all, it was their family business. But if you were going to find someone, at least find someone presentable, no? The one just now was merely passable in looks, and that makeup was truly beyond praise. This was a company, not an opera troupe—painting oneself up like that was really too much! Besides, the woman's arrogant temper and character left Wei Zhao thoroughly displeased.
"Boss, what are you talking about? Xiaofen and I are doing wonderfully—how could I possibly find someone else?" Kang was taken aback; he had not expected Wei Zhao to raise this subject out of the blue. "Honestly, Boss, if not for the help you gave me back then, I'd still be a nobody from a poor family. How could I have become a deputy general manager? Xiaofen has been with me since those days. I can't just cast her aside because I've made something of myself, can I? Besides, Xiaofen is formidable in her own right these days—she's even passed the certified public accountant exam and is now the company's deputy financial director! If I don't keep a close eye on her, there are plenty of men lining up to court her..."
Wei Zhao nodded, relieved. Kang's words sounded sincere, not like a lie. But that only made Wei Zhao more perplexed, and he could not help saying, "That secretary of yours..."
Kang was first startled by Wei Zhao's words, then understood what he meant. That earlier speech of Wei Zhao's had probably been aimed at that female secretary as well. Her attitude and way of doing things had made Wei Zhao read too much into it...
But Kang had a difficulty he could not speak of. He hesitated, then said with a bitter smile, "Her? She's a connection..."
"What? A connection?" Wei Zhao was astonished, and then at last understood why the woman carried herself with such impudence—so she was a connection! But then Wei Zhao grew puzzled again. Just how powerful a connection would it take for her to hold even Deputy General Manager Kang in such disregard?
"Yes, a connection. There's nothing I can do about it. She was placed here on the pretext of getting some experience..." Kang shook his head helplessly.
"Whose connection could be so formidable?" Wei Zhao asked. "A deputy general manager like you can't even give her orders?"
"That..." Kang truly could not say. This connection had been arranged by Tang Zhi's mother, Wang Yujie, back then—a relative of Tang Zhi's, curse it. In her usual vain manner, Tang's mother had bragged to the relatives that the man behind the company was her son-in-law, and this relative of hers was a vain sort as well. Thinking herself, then, a relative of the man behind the company, she became insufferably arrogant within the firm, paying hardly any heed even to Fatty Lai...
But Kang had no way to bring up the matter of Tang Zhi—Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu had specifically instructed him on that. Fortunately, this female secretary did not know Wei Zhao's name, and Tang's mother had not mentioned it either; otherwise, the truth might well have slipped out.
"What is it? Hard to say?" Wei Zhao frowned.