Chapter 298 - 160: Oh No, the Company is Going Bankrupt

Chapter 298: Chapter 160: Oh No, the Company is Going Bankrupt

After asking for her address, Chen Mo drove her straight home.

They also exchanged phone numbers and added each other on WeChat.

After that, Chen Mo drove back to his villa.

As soon as he got home, he immediately took a shower.

He had no choice; his body and clothes reeked of alcohol.

He figured it must have rubbed off on him when he lifted Xu Xiyue down from the railing and when she leaned against him.

After a shower and a change of clothes, the smell was instantly gone.

He scrolled through his phone for a while, chatted with a few of his girlfriends, and then drifted off to sleep.

「The next morning.」

He ran a few laps around the lake, took a shower, had some breakfast, and then drove to the office.

Meanwhile, Xu Xiyue had also taken a taxi to the entrance of the building.

Her car was still in the underground garage. She couldn’t drive last night because she’d been drinking, so Chen Mo had taken her home.

Today, she was a completely different person. Her meticulously coordinated outfit was ironed, perfectly neat without a single wrinkle.

There wasn’t a trace of alcohol or smoke on her, only a faint, pleasant fragrance.

Her entire disposition was excellent, nothing like the numb, disheveled person from the night before.

In high heels and carrying a designer bag, she walked into the building with her head held high.

Along the way, many people’s eyes widened in surprise when they saw her.

Among them were employees of Sky Dome Capital, who stared at her with a mix of shock and confusion.

"Didn’t she finish her departure paperwork yesterday? I remember the company announced her resignation. What is she doing here today?"

"God, I hope she’s not coming back. I didn’t get a single bonus the entire year I worked under her."

"Maybe they didn’t agree on her severance package? Is she here to ask for more money?"

"She can’t be here for an interview, can she? What company would be reckless enough to hire her?"

"Stay away from her. Don’t want her bad luck rubbing off on you..."

After she entered the lobby, many people began to whisper amongst themselves, their expressions varied.

Everyone was surprised by Xu Xiyue’s arrival.

To put it nicely, she had resigned. To put it bluntly, she had been fired.

Since she’d already been let go, what was she doing back at the company?

As they watched her approach, everyone subconsciously took a few steps to the side.

They were afraid her bad luck would rub off on them if they got too close.

Xu Xiyue’s beautiful eyes swept over the crowd, her stunning face showing no hint of emotion.

Over the past year, she had grown all too familiar with these strange looks and people avoiding her as if she were the plague.

It also had to do with her beauty and fame.

Everyone knew about her situation; even those who didn’t know her personally could recognize her on sight.

At first, she had been furious and confused, feeling that these people were humiliating and mocking her.

But eventually, she stopped showing those emotions, burying them deep in her heart instead.

Showing her anger would only give them more to laugh about.

She knew in her heart that as long as she could break the curse of her guaranteed-to-fail investments, all this ridicule and humiliation would naturally vanish with her success.

And to break that curse, to succeed...

Her hope might just lie with Chen Mo.

She walked to the building’s elevators and stood before a car that was on its way down.

It was the morning rush hour, and the area in front of the elevators was packed with office workers.

But the moment they saw her standing before that specific elevator, the crowd instantly scattered, leaving her standing there all alone.

It was as if a three-meter-diameter circle had been drawn with her at its center, a space no one dared to enter.

She was the only person inside the entire circle.

DING DONG~

Soon, the elevator arrived on the 1st floor.

The doors opened, and the people inside froze when they saw Xu Xiyue standing at the entrance.

One by one, they all hurried out with their heads bowed, brushing past her and quickly scurrying away.

They even held their breath, terrified of inhaling any of her bad luck.

Xu Xiyue’s expression remained serene. Once everyone was out, she strode into the elevator on her long legs, her high heels clicking.

She turned and pressed the button for the 22nd floor.

Then she stood quietly, watching the people outside.

But even during the morning rush, not a single person was willing to step inside and ride the elevator with her.

She wasn’t surprised. She simply pressed the "close door" button.

As the doors slid shut, the elevator began its ascent.

Only then did everyone let out a collective sigh of relief and crowd the area in front of the elevator again.

"She’s the only one in there. Let’s see which floor she’s going to."

Someone suddenly had an idea and fixed their gaze on the floor indicator above the elevator.

Hearing this, everyone else also focused their attention on the numbers.

1, 2, 3... 20, 21, 22.

When the elevator stopped at the 22nd floor and then began its descent, everyone instantly realized that Xu Xiyue had gone to the 22nd floor.

"Phew, thank god. She’s not going to our company."

"Woohoo! Not our company either."

"And she’s not going to Sky Dome Capital, so it looks like she’s really gone for good. I might actually get a bonus now, haha."

Seeing that Xu Xiyue had gone to the 22nd floor, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as she wasn’t visiting their company, everything was fine.

They were only low-level employees and didn’t own their companies, but jobs were hard to come by these days.

What if Xu Xiyue single-handedly bankrupted their company?

Sky Dome Capital was a heavyweight, wasn’t it?

Even they couldn’t take it anymore and would rather pay her off just to get rid of her.

"Oh, crap. She’s going to our company? We’re just a small firm; we can’t survive her."

Just then, someone couldn’t help but let out a mournful sigh and complain.

"Your company? Which one is that?"

Everyone turned to look at him with expressions of sympathy, asking curiously.