6: Chapter 6 What married man doesn't have an affair?

The car stopped at an ordinary residential building.

Lin Yuan didn't dare let Fu Mingxiu drive into the complex, fearing she might be seen by someone she knew.

"This is far enough, you can let me off here."

Fu Mingxiu surveyed the surrounding residential buildings, his brows furrowing. "You live here usually?"

In his eyes, it was a bit too shabby.

Lin Yuan replied stammeringly, "Yes."

"If there's nothing else, I'm getting out."

"Thank you for driving me back."

Without waiting for Fu Mingxiu to say anything, she unbuckled her seatbelt, pushed the door open, and got out of the car.

"Goodbye."

Lin Yuan said goodbye to the person in the car and walked away without looking back.

Watching the girl's slim figure walk away, Fu Mingxiu couldn't help but knit his brows again.

He had originally thought she had other motives for approaching him.

Just now, he had also been testing her.

But it seemed... he had overthought it.

So, was everything really just a coincidence?

Forget it. Since it was a coincidence and she didn't need him to take responsibility, let's just leave it at that.

As for his comment about wanting her to take responsibility for him, that was just to test her; it wasn't real.

Fu Mingxiu withdrew his gaze, his expression as cold and indifferent as ever, and stepped on the gas to leave.

Sensing the car driving away, Lin Yuan couldn't help but glance back.

As the black car disappeared from her sight, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

To be honest, although she was wary of this man, her intuition told her that he probably wasn't a bad person.

After all, he had a mother who was an attending physician at the Hospital.

She turned her head back and was just about to enter the residential building.

A Neighbor Auntie suddenly walked toward her and asked curiously, "Xiao Yuan, who was the person who just dropped you off?"

"That car looked quite imposing."

Lin Yuan felt embarrassed; she hadn't expected that even though she was being careful, the Neighbor Auntie had still seen her.

"Just an ordinary friend."

The Neighbor Auntie was surprised. "Just an ordinary friend? When did you make such a wealthy ordinary friend?"

Lin Yuan: "Just in the last couple of days..."

The Neighbor Auntie nodded, implying something. "I see. Xiao Yuan, you are so pretty, don't just make friends casually, especially with the opposite sex. As a girl, you still need to have self-respect and self-love..."

The Neighbor Auntie really liked Lin Yuan's appearance—clean and pretty—and her well-behaved temperament. She seemed like a sensible and filial child; if only she could be brought home to be her son's wife.

Lin Yuan didn't speak, just nodded timidly, and quickly took the elevator upstairs.

Back in her apartment, Lin Yuan immediately took out her medicine and took a dose of anti-inflammatory medication.

As for the ointment...

Lin Yuan hesitated for a moment, then took it in her hand and went into the bathroom.

After dawdling for a long time, she finally came out of the bathroom.

When she came out, her face was slightly flushed, and there was quite a bit of sweat on her forehead.

She really hadn't expected that that area would be harder to apply the ointment to than she had imagined.

...

The next morning.

After resting for the night, Lin Yuan felt much better.

At least walking wasn't as awkward.

She made tomato and egg noodles to eat, took her medicine, applied the ointment, and then set off for work.

She had just graduated from university not long ago and was currently working at a beauty brand company as an employee in the Project Department.

The company had a three-month probationary period. She hadn't been there for three months yet, so she was still in the probationary stage and receiving a probationary salary.

The probationary salary was four thousand yuan, and it would be six thousand yuan after becoming a permanent employee.

Although it wasn't much, it was enough for her to support herself.

Moreover, the starting salary for fresh college graduates was never very high.

Four thousand yuan was a typical salary for college students.

Just as she arrived at the Project Department, Manager He blocked her path and greeted her with a smile.

"Xiao Yuan, you said you were feeling unwell yesterday and took a day off. Are you feeling better today?"

Manager He was over forty, sporting a few sparse strands of hair, a greasy face, and a paunch that could rival an eight-month-pregnant woman.

He leaned in close to Lin Yuan, and his greasy hand even rested on her shoulder, stroking it discreetly.

Lin Yuan endured her discomfort and avoided Manager He's wandering hands. "Yes, much better."

Manager He remained all smiles, the fat on his face bunching up, which was extremely disgusting.

"Glad to hear it."

"You weren't at the company yesterday, and the company missed out on quite a bit of fun!"

It seemed like concern for Lin Yuan, but in reality, it was harassment of a female employee, his tone filled with vulgarity and frivolity.

Lin Yuan gave an awkward smile.

"Manager He, I still have work to do."

The subtext was that she didn't have time to deal with him.

Manager He was very understanding. "Alright, when you have time, we'll continue our chat!"

"Keep it up, Comrade Xiao Yuan, I believe in you!"

Manager He patted Lin Yuan's shoulder again before leaving.

Lin Yuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Her colleague next to her, Song Dandan, saw Manager He leave and couldn't help but start complaining to Lin Yuan.

"That old bastard, he clearly has a wife and daughter at home, yet he still goes around the company harassing young, pretty female employees!"

"Every female employee with any looks can't escape his wandering hands. It's disgusting!"

"Lin Yuan, he must be harassing you repeatedly because you're young, pretty, and have no background. You should avoid him in the future and don't let him succeed!"

Lin Yuan looked at Song Dandan gratefully. "Okay, I will."

At the same time, she felt incredibly disgusted.

How could such a proper beauty brand company have such a vulgar leader?!

Thinking about being targeted by such a man, Lin Yuan couldn't help but feel nauseous and wanted to throw up.

But thinking that she still had to work under him in the future, she had to keep enduring it.

That's just how the world works.

Things were calm for a few days.

A week passed, and Lin Yuan's injury down below had healed almost completely.

During this time, she had been on tenterhooks, afraid that the man would call her again and ask her to take responsibility.

But fortunately, he never called.

He probably forgot about the matter and forgot about her.

Lin Yuan treated it as a small interlude in her life; once the interlude passed, it passed, and it wouldn't repeat or be experienced again.

...

One day after work.

Most of the colleagues had already left.

Lin Yuan finished the last bit of closing work, packed up the things on her desk, and prepared to go home.

Manager He's figure appeared suddenly like a ghost. "Xiao Yuan, are you free tonight? How about we go watch a movie and have a meal together?"

Lin Yuan was startled. She turned her head and saw Manager He's smiling eyes that were reduced to mere slits of flesh.

"Manager He, sorry, I'm not free tonight."

"Then when are you free? If not tonight, tomorrow night is fine too."

Manager He's lecherous, puffy eyes landed on Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan's features were outstanding, a typical Jiangnan beauty, exquisite and pure.

Her figure was also curvaceous, slim where it should be, and fleshy where it should be.

She was simply a stunner.

Plus, she had just graduated from university, was young and fresh, and her skin was white and tender, as if it were glowing.

The more he looked, the itchier Manager He's throat became; he couldn't wait to pin Lin Yuan down and ravish her.

Thinking this, he couldn't help but reach out his wandering hands toward Lin Yuan again.

Lin Yuan dodged in time, stepping back a few paces to put some distance between them, her tone distant.

"Manager He, I heard you already have a wife and daughter. Isn't it inappropriate for you to be going on dates and watching movies with female colleagues at night?"

Manager He didn't care, because what married man doesn't stray?

Most of the men around him were like this, cheating after marriage; they didn't feel ashamed, but rather proud of it.

"Hey, what's wrong with that?"

"As long as you don't say anything, and I don't say anything, won't no one know?"

"As long as you go on one date with me, I guarantee you'll pass your three-month probation and become a permanent employee."

Lin Yuan forced a smile, but she felt extremely disgusted and repulsed inside.

What she hated most was a married man who couldn't stay faithful and cheated.

But no matter how much she hated him, there was nothing she could do about Manager He. After all, he was her direct supervisor, and she still had to answer to him at work.

"Manager He, I really don't have time. I've already made plans with someone else, so I'm leaving now."

After saying this, she hurriedly grabbed her bag and left the company without looking back.

Manager He watched Lin Yuan leave, staring at her graceful figure, thinking with unbearable longing that he had been craving this young girl for a long time and must get his hands on her.