Hearing that Mu Jinyu was not going to pay him his salary, Wen Yan suddenly became anxious.
He had been coming to the company for the past few days, and although he hadn't really done any work, his expenses weren't small either, including car fares, meal fees, and the money he spent entertaining Hongmao Pharmaceuticals, which had amounted to several thousand yuan.
Now that Mu Jinyu was going to fire him, if he didn't get any salary or compensation, wouldn't he be at a total loss?
Wen Yan quickly shouted, "Yes, I admit, I didn't really work during office hours, but I didn't do anything wrong either! If you are going to fire me, don't I deserve to have my salary settled?"
"Heh." Mu Jinyu gave him a sidelong glance and let out a scoff.
Didn't do anything wrong?
This guy really had the nerve to say it!
Wen Rou sighed softly as she watched Wen Yan, not knowing what to say.
Mu Jinyu had not previously revealed, in front of everyone, the shameful deeds he had done, clearly deciding to let him off this time. Yet, this fellow, even more greedy than Mu Jinyu, was incessantly pestering her over such a small amount of money...
By now, she had no desire to deal with Wen Yan anymore.
Wen Yan, seeing Mu Jinyu's cold laughter and Wen Rou's soft sigh, realized that this couple probably had no plans to settle his salary.
He was furious and yelled, "I haven't done anything wrong, you dare not to settle my salary, I will sue you!"
"Heh..." Mu Jinyu scoffed again, her expression gradually becoming impatient, and said, "Still don't think you've done anything wrong?!"
"What did I do wrong?" Wen Yan retorted stubbornly.
Mu Jinyu said indifferently, "Don't you know what you've done? Don't you have any idea? Do you really want to have your face trampled underfoot?"
Mu Jinyu's tone was casual and did not seem threatening, but Wen Yan felt inexplicably panicked upon hearing it.
Could it be that his private dealings with Hongmao Pharmaceuticals had already been discovered by Mu Jinyu?
Impossible, impossible...
Hongmao Pharmaceuticals wouldn't be foolish enough to tell Mu Jinyu—did they no longer want to live?!
Panicked, Wen Yan then thought that Mu Jinyu's warning must be about the incident at the bar last night.
Was he blaming him for making him kneel and apologize to Jiang Changge, or... was it about him trying to drag Qiaoxia into it?
Thinking this, Wen Yan immediately retorted defiantly, "About last night, although what I did was somewhat unethical, I have no regrets since we were all just colleagues. First, because of you, I was unexpectedly hit and kicked in the groin by Jiang Changge, and then you didn't reveal your identity. Seeing Jiang Changge about to settle accounts with us, I naturally had to clear my connection with you!"
As Wen Yan spoke, he felt increasingly justified and continued to shout righteously, "As for asking Qiaoxia to offer herself to Jiang Changge, I still think I was right. After all, he is a young master of the Four Great Families of River City. If he took a liking to her and she could become the Young Madam of the Jiang Family, she would have made it big..."
"I don't want to!"
Before Wen Yan could finish, Lin Qiaoxia suddenly stood out from the crowd, her face flushed as she shouted loudly.
Wen Yan was startled, looking at Lin Qiaoxia whose cheeks were flushed with embarrassment and annoyance, and said frowning, "You don't want it, do you still wish to marry him?!"
He, of course, was referring to Mu Jinyu.
Lin Qiaoxia's face turned even redder as she stealthily glanced at Mu Jinyu before quickly averting her eyes, about to say something.
However, Wen Yan sneered coldly and said, "Don't be foolish, he is just the chairman of a small company, how can he compare to the immense Jiang Family? If you could marry Jiang Changge, that would truly be like a pheasant flying into the Phoenix Nest!"
Mu Jinyu, seeing Wen Yan becoming more and more agitated, as if he himself were Jiang Changge, curled his lips and interrupted, "This is not about whether Qiaoxia marries someone or not, but whether you have made a mistake or not. Since you insist that you've done nothing wrong and still want to ask me for wages and compensation, then don't blame me for exposing the little dirty deeds you've done!"
Upon hearing this, Wen Yan panicked, but then put on a front as if a dead pig not afraid of boiling water, and shouted, "Then say it, you insist on bringing up yesterday's matters, but I've done nothing wrong, I'll still be righteous even at the labor bureau!"
Mu Jinyu chuckled and said, "About your private contact with Hongmao Pharmaceuticals and reaching an agreement, abusing your position as purchasing manager to buy their inferior materials at high prices, you already took more than one hundred thousand yuan from Liu Zhengguo yesterday, I wonder if that money is enough for a charge of embezzlement, enough for you to spend a few years in prison?!"
Upon hearing this, cold sweat instantly drenched Wen Yan's entire body, and he looked up at Mu Jinyu in disbelief.
How could he know about this?
He shouldn't know?
But why does he just happen to know?
Liu Zhengguo, has he betrayed me?!
Wen Yan's mind was in turmoil, unsure of what to do.
And when the people around heard Mu Jinyu's words, they immediately boiled over like cold water splashing into hot oil.
"What? This guy is too audacious, how could he dare to do such a thing?"
"He just joined the company and directly took one hundred thousand yuan from Hongmao Pharmaceuticals? This time, even if he is Director Wen's cousin, I guess Director Wen can't save him now."
"Moreover, this guy is really foolish. The chairman was just about to let him off considering Director Wen's sake, and even though he already grabbed more than one hundred thousand yuan, he still relentlessly argued with the chairman over such a small amount of salary. This insatiable greed has finally angered the chairman, now what more can he say!"
"..."
Everyone looked at Wen Yan, who was collapsed on the ground, his face drained of color, their eyes filled with disdain, disgust, amusement, or mockery...
Above all, nobody felt sorry for this dirty-handed man!
Mu Jinyu, looking at Wen Yan's lips turning blue, slowly said:
"Originally, you swaggered around the company, deceiving others by saying that General Gu could enter the company all because of your recommendation. I was too lazy to bother with you; and when there was trouble at a bar gathering with colleagues, even if you kept silent and stayed out of it, I wouldn't have blamed you today, as staying out of trouble isn't really a significant mistake. But, you just had to secure your own safety and out of a desire for revenge, you intentionally dragged Qiaoxia down. This makes it impossible for me to keep such a despicable person in the company..."
As he spoke, Mu Jinyu sighed gently, "But what surprised me even more is your cunning. Just days into the company, taking advantage of your position and using your identity as Director Wen's cousin, you managed to grab more than one hundred thousand yuan!"
Shaking his head slightly, Mu Jinyu said with a sigh of resignation:
"These tricks of yours, even I can't match them. However, you are too greedy. I was initially planning to fire you and then recover that embezzled money. But since you persist in arguing, insisting you've done no wrong and demanding that I settle your wages, well, let's call the police!"