Granting You a Second Life 116 Hard Taskmaster

Jiang Huan adamantly refused: "I'm not going anywhere. I refuse to leave! You can't make me." She jumped up from her chair and threw the papers on the floor. She grabbed her handbag and backed herself into a corner.

Shen Xiaosi sauntered to the door and asked the 2 female security guards outside to remove Jiang Huan.

The 2 security guards approached Jiang Huan with their arms open wide; readying themselves to grab her hands.

Jiang Huan started swinging her bag: "Stay back! Stay Away from me!"

The security guard on Jiang Huan's right grabbed the bag and tugged it causing Jiang Huan to lose her balance and begin to fall forward. The other guard then grabbed Jiang Huan's left arm in a death grip preventing her from falling.

When each guard held one of Jiang Huan's arms; they began to drag her away.

Jiang Huan shouted and screamed:"You can't do this! I have rights! Let me go!! Dr Li please I know my mistakes I won't do them ever again. I can't lose my job; how will I survive in the future?! Don't blacklist me. You can't destroy my life!!!"

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Li Xiuying who had closed her eyes when the guards began clutching at Jiang Huan; opened them once again. The scene was to familiar and she couldn't quite stomach it. She knew that her situation and this were completely different; so she calmed herself down with this thought in mind.

Yao Changying: "I feel like the situation is completely wrong. I expected this reaction from the Murong's and I anticipated that Jiang Huan would give up and behave like a meek lamb."

Li Xiuying: "Life is full of surprises."

Yao Changying: "Uh huh. Someeee people like a certain Dr Li, I won't tell you which one, seem to have a knack for seeing the future. Like recruiting sharp eyed theater staff, preparing security guards, having handsome men deliver evidence etc"

Li Xiuying: "Li is a common surname and we have quite a few Dr Li's working at Unity Hospital."

Yao Changying wished at this moment that Li Xiuying would speak less like before; "How can she use the words I said earlier! She's too wily."

Yao Changying changed the subject: "Interesting proverb you used earlier. Do you think that Jiang Huan will even understand what you were hinting at? It's pretty obtuse."

Li Xiuying shrugged a shoulder indifferently: "I have no duty to warn her; I'm not her friend or family member. Regardless of this, I had already given her 2 previous hints that she was stepping on to the wrong path. Besides do you think someone like her would listen to me if I warned her about her boyfriend directly? She would ignore me and may even tell me to stop interfering in her personal life. She'll understand what I've said when the man by her side leaves her."

Yao Changying sighed and leaned back in her chair: "Love can seriously inject you with chicken blood."

Li Xiuying laughed a little.

Yao Changying: "I didn't realize that all of Jiang Huan's previous actions were in the name of love though. I get that Jiang Huan is the flower but who is the babbling brook?"

Li Xiuying: "Tang Tingzhe."

Yao Changying's eyes were sparkling: "Who's that? Does he work here? Why did he get Jiang Huan to do all of that? What are you going to do to him?"

Li Xiuying checked her watch and waited for Shen Xiaosi to return.

Yao Changying: "YingYing my curiosity is killing me! Who is he? Come on, aren't I your best friend? Isn't it a universally accepted unwritten rule you must share everything with your best friend?"

Li Xiuying quirked a brow: "Unfortunately I didn't receive the universal rules handbook and you just like drama."

Yao Changying: "Of course I do. Who doesn't?! I love it especially when the drama doesn't affect me. So tell me who is Tang Tingzhe? I'm dying to know."

Li Xiuying: "Hasn't your heart already stopped beating?"

Yao Changying:"With this valuable piece of information you can make my dead heart beat once more. The adrenaline from hearing this gossi.. ehem... information will course through my veins jerking my heart to life."

Li Xiuying ignored Yao Changying's incessant pleas for gossip.

20 minutes later there was a knock at the door.

Yao Changying stopped trying to persuade Li Xiuying 'You were saved this time."

Li Xiuying: "Come in."

Shen Xiaosi entered the room and closed the door behind him.

Li Xiuying: "Sit."

Shen Xiaosi took a seat: "I'm sorry it took so long, Jiang Huan caused a scene all the way to the exit. I ensured she boarded the taxi, gave her the pay cheque and paid the fare."

Yao Changying: "When did you pick the check up?" She leant back on her chair and looked around Li Xiuying and could see a scrunched up ball on the floor.

Shen Xiaosi: "Dr Li had me prepare a second check."

Yao Changying: "When? Didn't you just start working today?"

Shen Xiaosi looked at Li Xiuying and saw that she did not object: "No I was hired some time ago by Elder Qin and worked behind the scenes. Dr Li had written the 2 checks some time ago and I picked them up when the office was empty. As for the evidence I constantly updated the document with Jiang Huan's deeds and I just printed it when I received Dr Li's message."

Yao Changying was happy that someone was willing to answer her questions: "Why did Elder Qin hire Jiang Huan instead of you in the first place?"

Shen Xiaosi: "I was working for someone else at the time and my contract was still in place. I wanted to wait for it to come to an end."

Yao Changying: "And it coincidentally came to an end when YingYing needed a new assistant?"

Shen Xiaosi: "No I still had six months left. Elder Qin spoke to my former employer and settled everything."

Yao Changying curiosity was ignited once again: "What did Elder Qin say? Who was your former employer?"

Li Xiuying: "Changying."

Yao Changying: "Hmph. Spoilsport."

Li Xiuying: "You start tomorrow at 9."

Shen Xiaosi: "Are there any tasks you would like me to complete?"

Li Xiuying opened her top door and took out a very long list of tasks for Shen Xiaosi to complete.

Shen Xiaosi picked up the A4 sheets and skimmed the content. There were tasks written on both sides. 'Dr Li is testing me."

Shen Xiaosi: "I will finish the tasks by the end of the week."

Li Xiuying: "Tomorrow."

Shen Xiaosi was slightly startled: "Erm Dr Li do you mean you want me to finish all the tasks tomorrow?"

Li Xiuying nodded: "9 to 5. Lunch break is 45 minutes. No overtime pay. Taking confidential files home is not permitted."

Shen Xiaosi: "I'll try my best." He never thought that Li Xiuying would be such a hard taskmaster. There was no way he can finish all the assigned tasks. Some of the tasks were dependent on people such as making important calls; how could one guarantee that someone would pick up and even if they did Shen Xiaosi couldn't predict how they will respond.

Li Xiuying stared quietly at Shen Xiaosi.

Shen Xiaosi who was still looking at the long list realized the room was quiet. He looked up to see Li Xiuying's assessing gaze on him: "I'll take my leave and see you tomorrow. Good bye Dr Li. Goodbye Dr Yao."

Yao Changying waited until Shen Xiaosi had closed the door: "YingYing isn't that task list a little unfair? There's no way he'll be able to complete it."

Li Xiuying: "I know."

Yao Changying: "If you know then why did... Oh I get it your testing him. But what exactly are you testing? Shouldn't it just be if he can do his job and complete tasks without overstepping his boundaries?"

Li Xiuying; "Let's go and meet Daiyu."

Yao Changying: "YingYing you keep cutting our conversations short! Don't think I haven't made a list of my own of all the topics you tried to avoid talking about!"

Li Xiuying ushered Yao Changying out of the office and locked the door behind her.

Li Xiuying: "I'll treat you to dinner."

Yao Changying: "Fine. I know you don't want to talk about the topics from earlier but there's once question I really want to know the answer to. What is this Tang Tingzhe going to do when Jiang Huan goes crying to him?"

Li Xiuying: "I don't know I'm not him."

Yao Changying rolled her eyes: "You can at least brainstorm a few ideas with me."

Li Xiuying: "Don't want to."

Yao Changying: "You have to buy me the most expensive dinner as punishment for withholding valuable information."

Li Xiuying smirked: "Why, is your husband not treating you well?"

Yao Changying giggled: "There's always room for improvement."

Chapter end