After staring hesitantly at Shen Qi for a while, Yan finally stuttered, “Now that you’re demoted, what are you going to do?”
What to do? What could Shen Qi do?
“Do I have a choice?” She smiled bitterly.
Yan nodded. “Of course you do.”
Shen Qi raised her eyebrow.
Yan snorted lightly. “You can either choose to be a cleaner or a common staff. I think Young Master Ye is quite generous. At least he gave you two choices.”
Shen Qi was speechless.
She felt that Yan could be nominated as the best bad company.
“Seriously, I think being a cleaner is better. Although it’s laborious, there’s not much cheating or deception. With all the previous rumors between you and Young Master Ye, those women will surely bully you to the extreme if you work as a common staff with them.”
Shen Qi knew that even without Yan pointing out to her.
Even when she was an assistant previously, others had dared to attack her, not to mention now that she was demoted.
Foreseeing her rocky path ahead, Shen Qi closed her eyes helplessly.
“But don’t be pessimistic. Perhaps everyone will change their mind after they get to know you!”
If Shen Qi had a choice, she would definitely choose to resign.
However, she didn’t have any choice. As Xiao Su said, she still owed the company her salary and bonus.
In the end, Shen Qi chose to work as a common staff after consideration.
When Yan got to know, she couldn’t help but stamp her feet in anxiety. “What’s wrong with you? Didn’t I tell you that they’ll bully you to death if you go there? Why are you going into the lion’s den?”
“You’re right. But everyone already knows that I’m demoted. Even if I choose to work as a cleaner, do you think that they’ll let me off? They’ll definitely bully me too. Since it’s inevitable, I’d rather fight them head-on.”
Upon hearing that, Yan stared at her dazedly and suddenly clapped for her after a while. “I’m surprised that you’re so courageous. In the future, let’s pretend to be strangers in public. I don’t want to get implicated!”
Shen Qi smiled. “Alright.”
She was used to that.
Ye Moxuan had also told her that she was just a subordinate to him in public, and even in private, she was not his wife.
Therefore, Shen Qi felt that it was only natural that Yan would say that. After all, who would like a troublesome person?
After Shen Qi packed all her things, she went to report to her new supervisor. As expected, the supervisor exerted his authority over her as soon as she got there.
The supervisor led her to a random desk. “This will be your working station in the future. As a newcomer, you must know the rules. You should be diligent in anything the seniors tell you to do. Do you understand?”
Upon hearing that, Shen Qi felt that this supervisor wasn’t as evil as she thought. Yet, he was indeed stern.
Shen Qi nodded.
Once the supervisor left, the group of people who were sitting beside her started to talk loudly about her.
“Nowadays, anyone can make it into the company. She thinks that she’s qualified to be the President’s assistant. In the end, wasn’t she demoted as well? And she was even demoted to the lowest rank.”
“I heard that the President let her choose between being a cleaner and a common staff, and she chose to be a common staff.”
“Pathetic. She suits to be a cleaner with her look. Why did she come to our department? I bet she only knows how to seduce men and isn’t good at anything other than having skills in bed. So, she should be a cleaner!”
“Hey, newbie! Are you shameless? We don’t need people here. Why can’t you be a cleaner?”
Someone shouted at Shen Qi behind her back.
Shen Qi decided not to fuss with them so she ignored them.
Unexpectedly, that person directly came up to her and grabbed a handful of her hair after being ignored. “I’m talking to you. Why didn’t you answer me? Don’t you have manners?”
Shen Qi was in pain, so she stood up and glared coldly at that person.
“When did you talk to me? Did you greet me? Of course I have manners, but I think that you should improve yours instead. Don’t touch people as you please.”
Everyone thought that she seemed like a pushover, so they were astonished when she stood up and struck back.
“What did you say? How dare a newcomer like you talk to me rudely? Do you actually know your place? How dare you contradict us now that you’re here? Are you courting death?”
Shen Qi scanned the crowd with her cold gaze while everyone continued to mock her.
“Exactly. If you don’t want to die, you better do as we say. After all, we’ve seen and dealt with plenty of women who sell their body for power and fame like you.”
“Absolutely. If you want to make it up to us, go out immediately and get a cup of coffee and a piece of cake for each of us in the office. Perhaps we might be lenient to you in the future for that.”
Pfft. Did they think that she was that foolish to spend money on the people she hated, and even bullied her?
After a snort, Shen Qi sat back down on her seat and ignored them again.
Then, she turned on her computer.
“W-What is the meaning of this? How dare you ignore us?!”
“Sorry. Since you’re not my superior and I’m not your private assistant either, you have no rights to instruct me to do anything.”
The computer was slow in starting up. After Shen Qi logged in, she clicked on the antivirus software and ran a scan on her computer.
Someone beside her gratified at her misfortune. “Tsk. Fine. If we don’t have the authority to order you, how about the supervisor? Just wait and see!”
Shen Qi ignored them and continued to set up her computer.
She knew that all of them wanted her dead, but she also knew well that even if she bought them things, they would just mock her even more.
Therefore, she would rather take it on without retreating or bribing them.
Since she had come here, she could only adopt measures appropriate to the situation.
After a while, the supervisor summoned her to the office and handed her a few folders
“The information inside will be used for the meeting that will be starting in an hour. I want you to sort it out by then.”
Shen Qi flipped through the documents after receiving it. Then, she furrowed her eyebrows. “Supervisor, I think it’s difficult to sort this out in an hour.”
The supervisor threw her a glance. “Difficult? Isn’t sorting information an easy task for you since you were the President’s assistant? Or is what they say about you true? That you don’t have any skill or ability?”
Shen Qi replied, “… No. I’ll sort this out.”
After that, Shen Qi left the office with the folders.
A few women surrounded her desk and looked at her while smiling smugly at her misfortune.
“Didn’t she say that we couldn’t order her to do things? Look at how she was ordered to do things by the supervisor now. That’s a huge pile of documents. I’m looking forward to knowing how she will sort all of it out before the meeting starts. If she fails to do so, can we chase her out of this department? After all, Ye Group is not a place for useless people.”
Shen Qi didn’t bother about these malicious gossips. Instead, she sat in front of the computer and flipped open the folder seriously. Then, she started to sort it out diligently.
