Closer Little Spy Chapter 5

“You…”  Ji Yu Heng, Lin Yi Fang, and the Vice President turned to look at Qiao Xuan.

“You still dare to speak?  Mr. Ji, this girl is rude.  You need to give her a hard lesson.  She shows no respect for her elders, and now she still wants to continue to accuse me!”

The Vice President was still taking cheap shots.  Bullying Lin Yi Fang wasn’t enough, but he also wants to give me a lesson.

“Yu Qiao Xuan, behave yourself.”  Yu Heng was getting a headache.

He had been trying to get Qiao Xuan out of this.  Why didn’t she know how to appreciate his intentions, and instead jumped into the fire?

“Qiao Xuan, let it go.”  Lin Yi Fang quickly held her.

“Don’t want to!”  Qiao Xuan forced Lin Yi Fang hands off her.  “If you don’t speak up today, this will continue a second time and a third time!  Then there will really be no one to believe you, no one to protect you.”

Lin Yi Fang was moved to tears by Qiao Xuan.  She didn’t think her colleague would be this outraged on her behalf, as if this she was the one violated.

Feeling deeply moved, Lin Yi Fang finally cried out all her grievances at that moment.

“It’s okay, don’t be afraid.”  Qiao Xuan couldn’t bear to see Lin Yi Fang cry, patting her on the back.  She turned and walked in front of Ji Yu Heng saying, “General Manager always taught us the guest is always right, and we should always remember that as our guiding principle to serve the guest, but the guest in this instance committed a crime.  s.e.xual hara.s.sment is a crime, and breaking the law is wrong.  Even if he’s a guest, we shouldn’t protect him.  Lin Yi Fang has always taken her job seriously.  Even when humiliated, she wants to maintain good standing with the hotel.  As her boss, shouldn’t you stand up for her justice?”

Yu Heng watched Qiao Xuan’s eyes gradually become fiercer.

Again, why does she surprise him every time, effecting him so strongly?

Does she know how much effort he’s spent perfecting his cold personality?  Yet she can challenge him so easily, always able to shake him.  This time he must not be influenced by her, this is a very important matter.  The Vice President, if not handled well, will be very troublesome.  He must not waver, absolutely cannot be shaken…  “Vice President, we have another employee who witnessed the incident.  What do you have to say?”  d.a.m.n it.

“What!”  The Vice President stared in disbelief.

What is he doing?  Not punis.h.i.+ng the employees, but asking him what he has to say?

“Please explain further.”  Yu Heng sighed.  He decided to give up resistance.

In fact, he also wanted to seek justice for his employee.

“What else is there to say?  This woman is accusing me of lying, ah!”  Shame turned to anger, the Vice President unexpectedly stepped forward intending to slap Qiao Xuan in the face.

But Qiao Xuan saw through his actions and stepped back to dodge.  Although she successfully dodged his blow, but his nail managed to scratch her cheek leaving a trail of blood.

“You…”  Qiao Xuan brushed away blood, her fighting spirit came alive.

Then, suddenly a figure appeared blocking her from the Vice President.

“Oh…  Pain, the pain ah!”

“Vice President, she’s a woman.  How can you strike a woman?”  Yu Heng’s expression was deadly, his voice chilling.

He grabbed the hand the Vice President used to attack and honestly wanted to break it.

“Let me go, let me go!”  The Vice President cried for mercy.

“Hmm.”  Yu Heng angrily turned to the guards.

“Take the Vice President to the guard room, and review the surveillance tape.”

“The guard room?”  The guard froze.

They only brought pickpockets, perverts, and drunks there.  Is this okay?  Is the General Manager intending to treat this as a hara.s.sment case?

“Yes, go now.”  Yu Heng said without hesitation.

“Ji Yu Heng, what are you doing?  If you dare to accuse me, I will not let you sleep!”  The Vice President finally began to tense up.

“Vice President, if you told the truth, then I will never accuse you.  Our hotel has surveillance videotape that will prove your innocence.”  Yu Heng gave him a smile, but the Vice President turned into a cold sweat.

After the guard escorted the Vice President away, Yu Heng turned to the two women.

“It’s late, you two should go home now.”

“Thank you General Manager.”  Lin Yi Fang wiped away tears, her eyes filled with endless grat.i.tude.

“Thank you General Manager.”  Qiao Xuan also carefully said from the side.

“Have a good rest and return to work harder for me.”  He didn’t know why, but seeing Qiao Xuan so cute and docile wiped away his tiredness and he became refreshed again.

Watching the two women leave, Yu Heng helplessly sighed.

No more playing hero, it’s time to clean up this mess with the Vice President.

He could fix a s.e.xual hara.s.sment, but the consequences of offending the Vice President will not be easily solved.

He was taught to avoid confrontations each time, but for Qiao Xuan, he happily jumped into the fray.

For Qiao Xuan, last night was very simple.  A shameless pervert was brought to justice, but after work today, it seems things may not be as simple as she thought.

In the morning, everyone was in the kitchen preparing for work and talking about last night.

“Who are you talking about?”  A male a.s.sistant asked.

“The Vice President of the bank the hotel does business with.  Apparently, he was caught in a situation at the hotel.”  A female a.s.sistant replied.

“Wow, is it serious?  I remember the hotel cooperating with them in many projects!”  The male a.s.sistant exaggeratedly shouted.

“We unanimously praise the General Manager for his bravery dealing with the Vice President!”  The female a.s.sistant said.

Since the General Manager arrived he has made a great impression on the staff.  He evoked the image of Prince Charming in all the female staff, and after last night’s incident, he has risen to the level of deity.

“Being brave is one thing, but what if it brings negative attention to the hotel?  After all, the Vice President is no ordinary person.”  The male a.s.sistant pondered.  “Qiao Xuan, weren’t you here last night?  Come on, tell us all about it.”

Qiao Xuan is usually very warm and enjoys gossiping with her colleagues, but today she is quiet.

“Oh, it’s what everyone has said.  The Vice President was caught s.e.xually hara.s.sing Yi Fang, then the General Manager courageously stood up to him.”  Qiao Xuan answered, looking worried.

Is this problem as serious as people are saying?  But if someone does something wrong, then isn’t it right that they are punished?  Why then if she did the right thing, but it’s harming Ji Yu Heng?

If this thing was really so serious, why not just blame her but also defend her in front of the Vice President?  Was he not aware of the consequences, or did he know and deliberately helped her anyway?

The whole morning, Qiao Xuan was conflicted until her head felt like exploding.

When she got off work, a colleague came to deliver her message, saying the General Manager wanted to see her.

Qiao Xuan was worried about the situation, and since he was looking for her, she would use this opportunity to ask.

“General Manager, what can I do for you?”  Qiao Xuan came to Ji Yu Heng’s room after work.

“Relax, you’re off the clock so don’t be so stiff.”  Yu Heng came out from behind the desk, pulled out a chair and asked her to sit.

“Oh, thank you.”

Yu Heng pulled up a chair and sat beside her.

“Does it hurt?”  He stroked her cheek, the one that now has a visible scratch.

“Well?”  Ji Yu Heng’s sudden show of affection, made her heart skip a beat.

“No, no, it just a small wound.”  Qiao Xuan tried to calm herself.

What is he doing?  Is he trying to play her like last time?

Still, Qiao Xuan couldn’t help but blush at his action.

“That’s good.  Remember to take care of it otherwise it’ll scar, okay?”  Yu Heng looked at her with concern.

“Thank you General Manager.  So, what can I do for you?”  Qiao Xuan wanted to change the subject.

“Oh, I want to talk to you about last night.”  Yu Heng smiled.

“Alright.”  Qiao Xuan nodded seriously.

“In the morning, I talked things over with Yi Fang.  She really is a victim, and I have also warned the Vice President.  During the dispute, you also inflicted bodily harm on the Vice President, which goes against our hotel policy.  Even if the guest was in the wrong, you shouldn’t have acted irrationally.  So as your punishment, I’ll have to deduct your salary…”

Yu Heng paused, then with a smile, “But Yi Fang volunteered to take the punishment instead.”

“What?  Why?”  Qiao Xuan had mentally prepared for this beforehand.

“She wanted to thank you for standing up for her.  If it wasn’t for you, then she wouldn’t have had to courage to tell the truth.  She also knows you have a heavy burden, so she begged me not to punish you.”

“Okay.”  Later she must remember to thank Yi Fang.

“So, you don’t have to worry about suffering any punishments for this incident.”

He also had a headache not knowing how to help her.  But, since her colleague volunteered to take the punishment, it was the most ideal condition.

“Ah so, General Manager…  Was that all you wanted to see me about?”  He had called her up just for this one thing?  Last night because of her recklessness, she caused trouble for the hotel and him.  He wasn’t going to punish her for it?

“Is there anything else?  There is no ah…  Oh yeah, I thought of another thing.”  Ji Yu Heng’s expression became serious again, but it seems also a bit angry.

“Okay.”  See, he really did send for her to lecture her.

“Can you not be so impulsive?  You were going against a man who was larger and stronger than you.  Luckily it happened at the hotel.  What if it happened elsewhere, and there was no one to help you?  How would you protect yourself?”

Thinking about last night when the Vice President attacked Qiao Xuan, he still had lingering fears.  This woman in order to help a colleague would put herself at risk.  Why does she always have to be brave?  Couldn’t she think to ask for help?

“Is, is that all?”  Qiao Xuan hesitated for a moment.

“What do you mean, “Is that all”?  Do you think it wasn’t serious?”  Seeing Qiao Xuan didn’t take him seriously, his brow wrinkled up.

“No, I mean…”  Qiao Xuan suddenly didn’t know what to say.

She caused him and the hotel so much trouble.  He not only didn’t scold her or deduct her salary, but was worried about her wound.

“What do you mean?”  She only spoke halfway, is she not finis.h.i.+ng?

“No, nothing.”  Qiao Xuan shook her head, revealing a bit of a smile.

She suddenly felt sad and ashamed.  Sad because she caused him so much trouble.  Ashamed because he was so good to her.  All she’s done was manipulate to get close to him.

Ji Yu Heng is definitely not a cold-blooded profiteer.  On the contrary, he’s a good man, a really good man.

She can no longer ignore this fact, nor can she continue with her plan.

“Is the Vice President making things hard for you?”  Since he never mentioned it, she had to ask.

“That ah, it’s nothing.  You don’t need to concern yourself with that.”  Yu Heng evaded the question.

The situation with the Vice President was inevitable.  However, they both had a vested interest in working with each other.  Both parties agreed that if there were no big problems in the future, than he would turn a blind eye.  This opportunity was a blessing in disguise.

“Really?”  Qiao Xuan still worried.  She wasn’t sure if his “it’s nothing” was the truth, or he just said it to comfort her.

“It’s okay, don’t worry.  Just continue to work hard.  Hmm?”

“Well…”  She didn’t have an answer for this.

The reason she came to Fu Hua was to get dirt on him, but now that she’s abandoned that idea, it was time for her to go.

“General Manager, how late to do work?”  Qiao Xuan suddenly changed the subject.

“Me?”  Yu Heng was stupefied.  “Sometimes till two or three in the morning.”  Why is she suddenly asking this question?

“What?!  So when do you rest ah?  It’s okay since you’re young, but you’ll suffer from it when you’re old.”  Qiao Xuan looked at him sternly, hands on her hips.

“Oh, you’re worried about my health?”

“They say prevention is key when you’re young.  I haven’t been preparing your meals.  Have you been eating?”  He seems to be too busy to eat.

“I’ve been busy lately so there hasn’t been time to have a proper meal.”  What’s happening?  Is she playing games?

Yu Heng unconsciously smiles.

He doesn’t know what she wants, but her concern makes him feel good.

“You work too hard ah.”  Qiao Xuan suddenly got up and walked to his desk picking up a pen and paper, and wrote two lines on a pad.

One, sleep seven hours a day, at least.

Two, be sure to eat something.

“I’m attaching this note to your desk.  You can’t tear it, and must follow the instructions, okay?”

“What note?”  After reading it, he laughed, “Qiao Xuan, you wrote this?  How could I…”

“Just promise me you’ll do it!”  Qiao Xuan wanted his rea.s.surance because the day after tomorrow she might never see him again.  This was her last show of concern.

Yu Heng was startled because she was serious.

“Okay, I promise you.  I’ll do it.”  Yu Heng said softly.

“Well, that’s good.”  Qiao Xuan looked at him one last time, somewhat hesitant to leave.  “Thank you for not punis.h.i.+ng me.  If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave.”  Perhaps Qiao Xuan was being too obvious, but Yu Heng felt something was wrong.

“Is something the matter?”  Why is she staring at him so sadly?

She didn’t want him to catch on, so she deliberately made a joke to divert his attention.

“Nothing’s the matter.  I just never thought you could be so considerate of your employees.  So I wanted to see if an alien had taken over your body.”

“Sheesh, boring.”  Yu Heng snapped at her.

“Well, then I’m leaving now!”  Qiao Xuan sighed in relief.

“Be careful going home.”

“Okay.”  Qiao Xuan took one last look at him, and close the door behind her.

Yu Heng looked at the figure disappear behind the door, and unconsciously smiled.

Since she appeared in his life, it didn’t seem dull anymore.

“OK, let’s get down to business.”  In front of Yu Qiao Xuan, he wanted to be a hero.  But the current situation with the Vice President is not so easy to deal with.  He’ll have to come up with a solution so the hotel won’t take a huge hit.

Besides dealing with the Vice President.  He also had “domestic” problems.  If “she” were to hear of this, he’d be in more trouble.

At this time, Yu Heng’s mobile phone started ringing.  His face suddenly collapsed with he saw the caller ID.

Well, speak of the devil.

Yu Heng took a deep breath and connected the call.

“Hi, Mom…”