Dominant CEO: Love Too Late

Yang Manni was momentarily stunned when she saw Jiang Ci, then rolled her eyes at her.

Jiang Ci noticed it but had no idea why she deserved such a reaction.

"Yang Manni, have you joined the Audit Department?" Jiang Ci asked.

Ever since deciding not to join the Audit Department, Jiang Ci stopped caring about its affairs, fearing that the more she cared, the more envious she'd become.

"How could I get into your family's Audit Department? Thanks to you, I can't get in at all!" Yang Manni retorted sarcastically.

"So you didn't get in?" Jiang Ci asked again, puzzled as to why Yang Manni couldn't just answer directly instead of being so sarcastic.

Yang Manni didn't reply, just snorted and walked away.

Jiang Ci heard from inside the office, "Mr. Chu, I'm here to get my report card. I checked, and I scored 76. That's quite high, right?"

"Pretty good," Chu Shuo handed the report card to Yang Manni.

"Mr. Chu, is there anyone in our class who scored higher than me?" Yang Manni asked again.

"Yes, Jiang Ci scored 84."

Yang Manni: ….

Jiang Ci didn't hear the rest and left.

After getting into Lu Yudong's car, she asked him, "Didn't Yang Manni get into the Audit Department?"

"Do I need to care about every employee?" Lu Yudong countered.

Jiang Ci kept her thoughts to herself, realizing that maybe Lu Yudong didn't care much.

"Where did you get the report card from?" Lu Yudong asked again.

Jiang Ci's face turned red instantly. Although there was nothing between her and Chu Shuo, every time Lu Yudong asked, it felt as if she had been intimate with Chu Shuo. Jiang Ci hesitated, "Just from a teacher in the administration office."

Lu Yudong didn't say anything, as if he didn't believe her. He had clearly seen Jiang Yi's car.

...

The next day at work, as soon as Jiang Ci walked into the office wearing that outfit, her colleagues started gossiping:

"Wow, she's really transformed. Used to be so plain, now she's all dressed up."

"Look who she married! No wonder, she married Mr. Lu."

"I bet that outfit cost a fortune, probably all on Mr. Lu's dime. Look at the fabric, it can't be cheap, must be tens of thousands."

"Keep your voice down, no gossiping in the office, or you'll get fined two hundred."

...

Jiang Ci intended to ignore these comments, as she usually did, but who would have thought that in the afternoon, when she went to the tax bureau to get some documents, someone almost took an inappropriate photo of her skirt. Getting off the bus, a creep brushed against her chest...

Furious, Jiang Ci felt that the outfit was to blame. Coupled with Chu Shuo's gaze yesterday and the company's gossip this morning, she decided to return the other clothes.

Spending so much on clothes wasn't her style. That day, she had asked Lu Yudong for money in a fit of anger and regretted it a bit.

The next day at work, Jiang Ci wore her usual clothes and brought the remaining five or six outfits to Lu Yudong's car, planning to return them with Han Lan in the afternoon.

"Why are you carrying those clothes?" Lu Yudong glanced at the five or six shopping bags in her hand.

"I want to return them. I don't like them anymore."

"Why buy them if you don't like them?" Lu Yudong said.

Jiang Ci looked out the window, thinking: I bought them out of spite, because of your mistress!

But she didn't say it out loud.

"Are you mad at me for having a mistress?" Lu Yudong said.

Jiang Ci was startled. How did he know everything?

She looked at Lu Yudong with frightened eyes, "I..."

"I'm with you all day, when would I have time for a mistress?" Lu Yudong said calmly, hands on the steering wheel.

Jiang Ci thought: True, he comes home after work and hardly goes anywhere, seemingly uninterested in the nightlife outside.

Thinking of this, a slight smile crept onto Jiang Ci's lips.

"Why return clothes that cost so much? Mr. Lu can afford them," Han Lan said after work, seeing Jiang Ci with the clothes.

"He can afford them, but I can't live such a wasteful life."

In the mall, Jiang Ci and Han Lan strolled leisurely, each with a cup of tea with milk.

As for Lu Yudong, Jiang Ci had already told him to go home and not wait for her.

Coincidentally, Jiang Yi and Tian Feng were also shopping in the mall. Tian Feng's eyes wandered everywhere, while Jiang Yi could only look, unable to afford anything.

Then, they both saw Jiang Ci and walked over, seeing her returning the clothes.

"Jiang Ci, why return the clothes when they look so good on you?" Jiang Yi said sarcastically.

Tian Feng looked at Jiang Ci with disdain. Such expensive clothes, each costing tens of thousands, were something Jiang Yi wouldn't buy for her. Only Chu Shuo could afford them, but he didn't even glance at her, while Jiang Ci was returning them. Comparing herself to Jiang Ci was infuriating.

"I don't like them, so I'm returning them," Jiang Ci said, not wanting to engage with Jiang Yi or Tian Feng.

"But Jiang Ci, you really look good in those clothes, very eye-catching," Jiang Yi continued, vividly describing to Jiang Ci.

"How do you know?" Jiang Ci frowned slightly, wearing her usual clothes today.

"I guessed. Who wouldn't look good in such expensive clothes?" Jiang Yi realized he slipped up and quickly covered.

Jiang Ci ignored Jiang Yi and returned the clothes.

After parting with Tian Feng, Jiang Yi immediately called Chu Shuo, "Can you believe Lu Yudong? He bought Little Ci a few outfits, probably just to show off when she went to get her report card from you. Now, he's making her return them. Little Ci really liked those clothes. Girls love wearing beautiful clothes. When she was returning them, she looked so reluctant. It broke my heart. If I had money, I wouldn't let my sister suffer like this."

"What did you say?" Clearly, Chu Shuo was provoked by Jiang Yi, feeling even more indignant. How could Jiang Ci be treated like this? Lu Yudong is wealthy, yet he mistreats Jiang Ci this way?