Chapter 253

Boom…

Li Yunshu felt as if struck by lightning, standing frozen on the spot.

She had only recently entered society, but she knew quite a bit.

Xu Hao's words were clearly expressing his intention to fire her.

Why?

Did she do something wrong?

Or had she somehow angered Uncle Xu?

She was doing well at the company; Xu Hao encouraged her, and she worked extremely hard.

In a short period, she had become familiar with her current work.

She was filled with hope for the future.

Hearing Xu Hao suddenly say this, Li Yunshu felt her sight go dark and nearly passed out.

Coming to her senses with tears welling in her eyes, Li Yunshu spoke with a choked voice.

"Uncle Xu, why? Did I do something wrong? Tell me, Uncle Xu, and I'll change."

"Please don't drive me away, okay?"

"Sigh…"

As if unable to bear seeing a woman cry, Xu Hao stood up from his office chair and came before Li Yunshu.

He reached out to wipe the tears from her face.

Feeling Xu Hao's usual care for her, Li Yunshu broke down completely.

Large tears streamed down her cheeks.

[Ding… Li Yunshu feels heartbroken and distressed, Emotion Points +456…]

[Ding… Li Yunshu feels anxious about gain and loss, Emotion Points +789…]

Xu Hao sighed emotionally.

It seemed this little female lead really cared about him.

Crying for his sake.

He almost couldn't bear it.

However, in order to completely subdue the little female lead…

…he had to harden his heart.

"Yunshu, don't cry. When did I say I was driving you away?"

"Huh?"

Li Yunshu raised her head in confusion.

Her face, bathed in tears like pear blossoms in rain, looked irresistibly pitiable.

He really wanted to pinch it.

Xu Hao thought so, and he did so.

He pinched her soft, collagen-filled cheek gently.

"Look at you, you've turned into a teary little kitten."

"Uncle Xu, didn't you ask me to change companies just now? Doesn't that mean firing me?"

Li Yunshu sniffled.

"Wasn't I just consulting your opinion? If Yunshu wants to stay in the company, of course I'd be more than happy."

Hearing this, Li Yunshu stopped crying and asked in confusion:

"Then Uncle Xu… why did you tell me to change companies?"

"Sigh…"

Xu Hao let out a sigh.

"It's that younger brother of yours, Li Xiao, right? He came to me and told me to stay away from you and keep my distance."

"He warned me not to harass you anymore, or else he wouldn't be polite to me."

Xu Hao framed himself as an innocent party.

Pausing for a moment, he continued.

"So I wanted to ask for your opinion. If you are still willing to stay at the company, even if he comes to threaten me every day, I won't drive you away."

"Don't blame him either. He's just concerned about you, assuming I have ulterior motives toward you."

Xu Hao spoke with righteous indignation.

The highest Realm of lying is that most of what he said was actually true.

Li Xiao had indeed come to find him, telling him to stay away from Li Yunshu and spouting harsh threats.

It was just that Xu Hao didn't care at all.

He had even threatened him back, making Li Xiao act as a cover for his dates with his sister-in-law.

Although true, coming out of Xu Hao's mouth, the taste of the facts completely changed.

The little female lead's defense crumbled…

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"Li Xiao?"

The figure of her good-for-nothing younger brother appeared in Li Yunshu's mind.

She recalled how he often slandered Xu Hao.

Always thinking Xu Hao's kindness to them stemmed from ulterior motives.

He really gave off that vibe of 'there are always villains plotting against me.'

He suffered from severe persecution mania.

Therefore, she wasn't surprised at all that Li Xiao would do such things.

She easily believed Xu Hao's words.

Anger flared in her heart.

She couldn't control what Li Xiao said or did.

But on what grounds was he interfering with her life?

Telling Uncle Xu to stay away from her and trying to get her fired.

Did he even know how good Uncle Xu was to her?

Xu Group was a Fortune Global 500 company.

Many graduates from top-tier Double First-Class universities fought tooth and nail without any guarantee of getting in.

How fortunate was she?

Not only did she join the company, but she was also valued by Xu Hao.

Countless people envied her.

And yet Li Xiao actually wanted to kick her out of the company!

Li Yunshu was driven nearly mad with rage.

If Li Xiao were standing in front of her right now, her murderous glare would have reduced him to ashes.

Hearing Xu Hao say he was threatened, Li Yunshu gasped and quickly asked:

"What? Uncle Xu, he actually dared to threaten you?"

"Yes."

Xu Hao let out a "bitter laugh."

"I didn't expect that despite his young age, he has quite a bit of strength. My hand still hurts a little from our handshake…"

This was his pure fabrication.

Li Yunshu already believed him anyway, and whatever was actually done couldn't be checked.

He could just make up whatever he wanted.

Li Yunshu had no doubts.

Back when that group of thugs caused trouble, she had seen her younger brother fight.

Knocking down several thugs effortlessly.