Chapter 125 The CEO’s Divorced Wife’s Gentle Knife (24)

Chapter 125 The CEO's Divorced Wife's Gentle Knife (24)

Tang Qing placed the 12 anime figure blind boxes on the counter, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

The adorable little rabbit designs were especially charming.

The girls who had been discussing them just days ago gazed covetously at Ms. Tang's hidden edition, their eyes filled with envy.

"It's real! I actually saw someone pull the hidden edition figure!"

"Awwww, I really want this so bad. Ms. Tang, can't you sell it to me?"

Holding the tiny rabbit in her hands, one girl looked like she was drooling with desire. After spending thousands without a single hidden edition to show for it, she wouldn't let go of the one in Ms. Tang's possession.

"Sorry, no. This was a gift from a friend."

"It's a special gift."

The girls all noticed how beaming Tang Qing's smile was when she said this.

Now which friend would that be?

Definitely Lawyer Zhong. After his visit, Ms. Tang suddenly had this whole set of blind boxes...

Today, she even specially opened the VIP room to receive him. Seems like Ms. Tang and Lawyer Zhong really are close...

At this thought, they suddenly remembered President Li, who had been making waves these past few days. The complicated love triangle between the three of them was just too intriguing.

Sharing knowing looks, they silently communicated everything they wanted to say.

"Such cute little rabbits???"

Li Zhou, scrolling through his phone in his office, came across Tang Qing's WeChat moments post. The rabbits in the photo each had different poses and expressions, and he couldn't help but picture Tang Qing making them—each one seemed to fit perfectly.

"So the little white rabbit really likes rabbits, huh?"

President Li found it amusing and gave it a like.

The moment his like appeared, the company's gossip group chat blew up:

"Does President Li not know where these rabbits came from?"

"LOL, if he finds out Lawyer Zhong gave them to her, wouldn't he be furious?"

"He just liked his rival's post... kind of sad, honestly..."

Everyone was too busy gossiping with their heads down to notice when President Li left his office.

Especially Du Wenxing, the group chat addict, whose grin never left his face as he typed furiously: "LOL, President Li probably has no idea Lawyer Zhong is moving in on his girl."

"I'm betting on Lawyer Zhong this round. He's already making his move while our President Li is still just liking posts, LOL..."

Thumbs flying over his screen, Du Wenxing suddenly heard a voice above him:

"What are you laughing about?"

The moment he stepped out of his office, Li Zhou could tell something was up. His subordinates were giving him weird looks today.

Their furtive looks made him wonder if he had something on his forehead... Until he saw Du Wenxing's expression while scrolling through his phone in the pantry. The answer was probably in his phone.

On the screen was a chat group, and Li Zhou's sharp eyes caught the group name: "Begone, Tyrant CEO!"

Apparently, besides blocking him on social media, they had also secretly created a group to exclude him.

"What are you talking about?"

Another question, and Du Wenxing was at his wit's end—why was it always him?

Once again, he was the one caught red-handed!

It seemed like every time he tried to sneak around, he would inevitably face the boss's terrifying stare.

Desperately trying to hide his phone, but with Li Zhou's eyes fixed on it, Du Wenxing was frozen in place. He croaked out, "Just... chatting casually."

Li Zhou: "Then explain why your group is named that."

"I..."

He had no explanation.

Under Li Zhou’s laser-like stare, Du Wenxing, like a condemned man, surrendered his phone.

"Boss, I swear, I didn’t create this group..."

"Just earlier, I even said it wasn’t right for us to gossip about the boss like this..."

As he spoke, Li Zhou’s eyes zeroed in on Du Wenxing’s recent messages...

"So you sent 'haha' twice?"

Du Wenxing: ...

Stone-faced, Li Zhou read through all the messages and finally understood why everyone had been giving him weird looks today.

Face darkening, Li Zhou, using Du Wenxing’s profile, painstakingly typed in the group: "Disband the group."

"Du Wenxing, what crap are you spewing?"

"Du Wenxing, are you out of your damn mind today? What’s with suddenly wanting to disband the group?"

"Du Wenxing, are you imitating the CEO’s tone? Hahaha, you sound just like him..."

The group kept up the laughter, but then Du Wenxing’s account sent another message: "This is Li Zhou."

"Disband the group."

"Du Wenxing, are you really leaning into this CEO bit? What’s your game?"

"If you’re Li Zhou, then I’m his goddamn father!"

"Du Wenxing, I swear I’ll march down to accounting and beat you up right now..."

At first, some thought Du Wenxing was joking, but gradually, one by one, they started catching on.

Under Li Zhou’s unyielding stare, the lively group slowly fell silent as members left one after another, dropping like flies.

Some even made token gestures of apology before leaving, changing the group name to "Sorry Boss, We Messed Up."

In less than ten minutes, the venting group was stone-cold dead, leaving only Du Wenxing behind, left holding the bag.

"Du Wenxing..."

Already nervous, being suddenly called out made Du Wenxing stiffen like a primary school student in military training, instantly straightening his posture and blurting out, "Present!"

His voice was too loud, earning another glare from Li Zhou. "Here's your phone."

"Did Zhong Jiaze go to Haitang Little Kitchen at noon today?"

"Yes, Boss Tang even opened the usually closed VIP room specifically to welcome Lawyer Zhong."

"Lawyer Zhong ordered teriyaki chicken rice bowl. The two of them stayed in the private room for about 15 minutes."

"When they came out, Boss Tang was carrying this mystery box."

"Hmm, Boss Tang said these rabbit blind boxes..."

At this point, Du Wenxing's next words caught in his throat. Glancing at his boss's darkening face, he suddenly lost his courage to continue.

Li Zhou: "What did she say?"

"Boss Tang said these were special presents from a friend and weren't for sale." Watching Li Zhou's expression, Du Wenxing's voice grew smaller and smaller. "Boss Tang... seemed to really like this..."

Li Zhou went quiet.

A silent boss was especially terrifying. Standing nearby, Du Wenxing felt the temperature around him drop a few degrees.

He instinctively wanted to run, but before he could move, Li Zhou finally spoke: "You did a good job reporting."

"Very detailed."

Huh?

Is he... praising me?

Du Wenxing tried to figure out the meaning behind Li Zhou's words, still wondering if the boss wasn't actually angry about his earlier laughter...

The next second, Li Zhou spoke again. "Since Manager Du is so good at observing and summarizing, next week compile for me the profit and loss statements of all financial statements from the past five years."

"Huh?"

Five years? You're joking! For a company this size, how many documents and files would that be?

Just as he was about to plead for mercy, the boss added: "Do it all by yourself."

Sure enough, he knew Li Zhou was definitely still angry!