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 Shang Zhitao had never seen Luan Nian this angry before. She curled up in the passenger seat, not daring to speak. But Luan Nian kept at it, making her feel both guilty and humiliated, so she stiffened her neck and argued back. "Wasn't it you who said we should keep our distance?" "Keep our distance? Sure. Sleep together like friends, work together like colleagues, and once we're outside the company, we're strangers." "Haven't I been doing fine with that? I didn't bother you when something happened, so why are you blaming me now." Shang Zhitao's words had no real conviction behind them, her voice coming out low and muffled, but every sentence still managed to be infuriating. Luan Nian was already furious, and hearing her talk back like this, he suddenly felt like worrying over someone like her had been a waste of his time. "Now you've got plenty to say. When you needed the electricity money, why couldn't you speak ...

 By Monday the swelling on Shang Zhitao's face still hadn't gone down, and the cut at the corner of her mouth hadn't healed either. Downstairs, she ran into Lumi, who for once had come in early. Lumi pinched her cheek and demanded, "Who the hell hit you?" Zhitao hissed and pulled away. "Got into it with the rental agency." "The black agency?" Lumi yanked off her hat. "I swear to god, which one? Tell me! If I don't smash the place I'm not living up to my own name!" She'd gone off like a lit fuse. "Don't, don't, it's not that serious. We came out fine." Zhitao hadn't expected this reaction and instantly regretted letting the truth slip. "You call getting your face beaten in fine?" Lumi was ready to explode. She kept ranting the whole way from the elevator to the desks, until Zhitao finally clapped a hand over her mouth. "Grandma, please! Teacher, please! Calm down!" Zhitao c...

 Shang Zhitao was dragging her luggage toward the gate of the housing complex when she ran straight into her three dear roommates heading out. She stopped short and asked, "Where are you all going?" "To find the rental agent." The three of them had been working overtime at home when the power mysteriously went out. After some digging, they discovered the agency had pocketed the electricity money they'd paid. They called to ask about it and somehow got cursed out by the agent instead. Back then, shady rental agencies ran wild, and most people assumed they'd be lucky enough to avoid trouble. Somehow it always found them anyway. "Wait for me a second, let me drop off my bags. I'm coming too." "You don't need to." Sun Yuanzhu told Shang Zhitao to wait at home, then turned to Sun Yu. "And you. I told you to stay, but you insisted on tagging along." Shang Zhitao just pushed her suitcase along and ran after them, shouting ...

 Before Friday's shift ended, Tracy scheduled one-on-one talks between Luan Nian and the marketing staff. No one outside knew what was said in those talks, and everyone guessed. When it was Lumi's turn, she clapped Shang Zhitao on the shoulder before going in. "Don't be scared. Big sister will clear the road for you. Mountain of knives or sea of fire, your teacher goes first." Shang Zhitao laughed at that and watched her walk in, then bent back over her flowchart. She was still working out how to raise efficiency by 25 percent. She had argued about it, made a fuss about it, and somewhere along the way had started to find the challenge of it interesting. It was the one big thing on her plate right now anyway. Inside, Lumi smiled at Luan Nian and Tracy and sat down across from them, uncharacteristically upright. "Nothing serious. Just a casual chat. No need to be nervous." "I'm not nervous." Luan Nian could see Tracy was about to start ...

 "Alex is just doing the ordinary thing, switching jobs. That won't change how he feels about Lingmei or any of you. When there's time, we can still grab a drink together." Luan Nian was unusually warm today. "So before the meeting starts, let's wish Alex well. I'm personally grateful for the support Alex and the whole marketing department gave me after I took this position. He really built a strong team. Thank you, Alex." "It's what I should do." Alex was as amiable as ever, pressing his palms together and giving a small bow. "This really is just an ordinary job change. I've been at Lingmei too many years, and I wanted a change of scenery. Who knows, maybe I'll come charging back one day." "You'd be welcome." Luan Nian said he'd be welcome, but everyone in the room knew he would never actually allow Alex to come charging back. Every boss hated betrayal. "Shall we start the meeting, then?...