Chapter 169: Chapter 169: I Went to the Piano Room and Worked Myself to Death
If there’s anything bad they did, it was only that day when they locked Gu Yan in the piano room, planning to keep her there for the whole night.
But Gu Yan came to work the next day as usual, as if nothing had happened.
Could it be that the general manager found out about this and that’s why they were fired?
If that’s really the case, then what about her? Would the general manager also know that she clearly saw them doing it that day, yet didn’t stop them, and even led Wang Qi away?
Thinking about this, Lin Fei couldn’t help but feel a wave of panic.
Although she didn’t like people in the department who dressed glitzy or those like Gu Yan who got in through connections, she’d never done anything against her conscience before. What happened with Gu Yan was the first time she acted against her conscience.
Afterwards, she always regretted it and felt guilty.
Lin Fei gripped the pen in her hand tightly, very scared that the general manager might know, and worried that she would be the next one to be fired.
Gu Yan and Wang Qi didn’t notice Lin Fei’s unease.
Gu Yan recalled the unusual behavior of Yao Xue and Qin Juan when she came to work yesterday, and couldn’t help but start suspecting they were the ones who locked her in the piano room.
How could it be such a coincidence otherwise?
But on second thought, why would Tang Yuxiu fire them just for locking her in the piano room.
She quickly dismissed this thought.
At this moment, Yang Min walked out of the office, glanced at the four of them, and said, "The company’s banquet is scheduled for the 25th, which is a week from now. Everyone, please be prepared. Also, Gu Yan’s assessment is postponed until after the banquet."
"Yes, team leader."
Yang Min said a few more encouraging words and then returned to the office.
Gu Yan leaned back in her chair and let out a long breath, "The assessment has been postponed for a few days, that’s really lucky."
"With your hand injury, even if it wasn’t clashing with the banquet, it would have been postponed for you."
Gu Yan moved her right hand, "Actually, it doesn’t hurt as much now, as long as I don’t overexert it."
"But if you spend all day in the piano room like that, it’s not just about overexertion anymore, it could kill you from exhaustion."
Gu Yan couldn’t help but chuckle, "It’s not as exaggerated as you say."
Wang Qi shrugged, "Almost though."
"Alright then, I’ll just overwork myself to death in the piano room." Gu Yan took the sheet music from the drawer, said a word to Wang Qi, and went to the piano room.
"Take care of yourself." Wang Qi called out to her back, Gu Yan waved her hand without turning.
In the piano room, Gu Yan started trying to play with both hands again, but her right hand was still a bit stiff, and moving quickly would hurt, so after one practice, she gave up and continued to practice with her left hand alone.
In these few days, even without closing her eyes, she could now fluently play a piece with her left hand.
This obvious progress filled her heart with some confidence.
Nowadays, playing the piano brought her more and more joy, and she felt increasingly at ease and proficient.
When she finished work at six in the afternoon, Tang Yuxiu still hadn’t called her, Gu Yan couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed, but she quickly let it go.
She felt that maintaining this kind of relationship was pretty good now.
Returning to the villa, naturally, Tang Yuxiu wasn’t back yet.
On her way back, she bought fresh ingredients. Since her right hand was almost healed, she started cleaning up the kitchen, planning to cook dinner for herself.
Not knowing whether Tang Yuxiu would come back.
Gu Yan dazed for a moment, then started to busy herself.
The dishes and cutlery in the sink hadn’t been used for many days, Gu Yan planned to wash the dishes first before cooking.
She casually glanced at the spot on the counter where the rice cooker used to be, seeing it empty, and only then remembered that the rice cooker was long gone, and she’d forgotten to buy a new one.
She sighed slightly, knowing she had to go out to buy a rice cooker again.
Looking at the wall clock, she saw it was seven o’clock. She guessed that Tang Yuxiu would be late returning again, wondering if he was out on a date with Nie Rong!
Thinking about it, Gu Yan scrubbed the dishes in her hands vigorously, unable to stop the resentment in her heart.
Suddenly, the villa’s door lock made a turning sound, and then the door was pushed open. Not expecting Tang Yuxiu to return, Gu Yan’s body trembled, hands shaking, and the bowl in her hand slipped and shattered on the ground with a crisp crack, breaking into pieces.
Gu Yan was startled, hurriedly stepping back a couple of steps to avoid the splinters.
At the doorway, changing his shoes, Tang Yuxiu heard the noise coming from the kitchen, his heart suddenly tightened, and he quickly changed shoes and strode towards the kitchen.
"What happened!"
Gu Yan jerked her head up, seeing Tang Yuxiu standing at the kitchen door with a frown.
She mumbled, "Slipped hand..."
Tang Yuxiu glanced at the bowls in the sink, then at her wet hands, his brow furrowed deeper, and he immediately scolded in a deep voice, "Your hand’s not healed yet, what are you washing dishes for, might as well smash them all!"
Caught off guard by his yell, Gu Yan’s eyes widened, and as she processed his words, she immediately felt displeased all over, "What’s wrong with me washing dishes, they’re just a few lousy bowls, so what if I smash them all! Why are you yelling! Just because your voice is loud!"
Either they stayed silent, or when they spoke, it wasn’t nice.
Indeed, they couldn’t get along pleasantly.
Tang Yuxiu’s face darkened, "You! Get out of here!"
Gu Yan felt a tightness in her chest and glared at him fiercely, "Why should I leave? You go first and show me."
"Gu Yan! Do you have to go against me!" Tang Yuxiu gritted his teeth.
Gu Yan sneered coldly, "How would I dare?"
Tang Yuxiu took a deep breath in secret, "Get out!"
Gu Yan bit her lip hard and shouted at him, "I’ll leave! I don’t even want to stay here!"
In her anger, Gu Yan forgot about the shards of the porcelain bowl underfoot and accidentally cut her foot. She frowned and grimaced in pain, squatting down to pull out the shard, then quickly walked out.
Tang Yuxiu glanced at Gu Yan, who was walking with difficulty, and then at the blood-stained shard on the floor, feeling suddenly irritable.
Suddenly, he heard the heavy sound of the door closing, and rushed out quickly, only to find no sign of Gu Yan in the living room, with her blood-stained slippers left at the entrance.
Damn it, this woman actually ran out!
Gu Yan left the villa angrily, to hell with you, Tang Yuxiu, I’ll leave, and don’t ever let me come back!
Exactly, leaving openly, it was you who drove me away, not me wanting to leave!
Once Gu Yan got angry, she even forgot the pain of the bleeding wound on her foot.
Gu Yan walked straight to the bus stop without looking back.
At the door, Tang Yuxiu kicked the shoe cabinet hard, gritting his teeth, "Damn it!"
Gu Yan, you’ve got guts, taking the chance to run on me!
Let’s see where you can go in the middle of the night!
Tang Yuxiu turned and went back to the living room, angrily sitting on the sofa, waiting for Gu Yan to get scared and come back by herself.
But after waiting for a while, he couldn’t help but start to worry.
It’s late at night, what if she wants to come back but something happens on the road? Her hand is injured, she just hurt her foot too, you could say she’s covered in injuries!
Damn!
Tang Yuxiu swore, kicked the coffee table hard, got up, and went out to drive the car.
He drove slowly, looking around for Gu Yan’s figure.
Gu Yan thought that in this rich neighborhood suburb, the security would be great, never expecting to run into any thugs.
However, unexpected things happen, and today, in a fit of anger, she ran into three hooligans squatting by the roadside smoking.
These three hooligans had been kicked out of their homes, penniless, and seeing this quiet place, decided to squat and wait. After all, nobody passed by, so spending the night here wouldn’t cause them embarrassment.
Who knew they would suddenly see Gu Yan walking alone, immediately giving them wicked thoughts.
Everyone knows this area belongs to the wealthy, and those passing through usually drive luxury cars. Suddenly a lone woman walks by — how could they resist?
So, the three exchanged glances, stood up with malicious smiles, and approached Gu Yan, surrounding her.
"Hey beautiful, all alone?" One of the hooligans took a drag of a cheap cigarette, blowing smoke in Gu Yan’s direction, making her cough twice.
Gu Yan covered her mouth and nose, stepping back distastefully, it smelled so bad.
"Hey beautiful, why that look, it hurts our feelings," the hooligans didn’t care about Gu Yan’s attitude, speaking insincerely.
Gu Yan only felt a wave of disgust. Brother? Damn, don’t insult her lifelong wish for an elder brother by her side.
"Can you not be disgusting? Is there something you want? If nothing, get lost."
Gu Yan was in a terrible mood now. Normally, she’d be scared encountering thugs, but her anger outweighed any fear, making her rude to everyone.
"Wow, beautiful has quite a temper. We don’t want much, just empty pockets and, well, you bumped into us, so lend some cash for fun, yeah?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yan could only laugh, "Who are you, and why should I lend you money? If I lent you, would I get it back? I think you should go buy a pillow, get to sleep early, and keep dreaming."
"Lousy girl, we’re talking nicely, don’t be ungrateful." Gu Yan’s words angered the hooligans, glaring at her rudely, changing their tone.
"Lousy girl?" Gu Yan let out a mocking laugh, "Little boys, when I was mixing in society, you didn’t even know where to play with mud."
Their faces turned ugly in anger, one cursed, "Damn, stop talking, get to business!"
"Yeah, hand over your money, or we’ll teach you a lesson."
"Money?" Gu Yan tilted her head slightly, her mouth curled in a disdainful smile, "Sorry, rush out and didn’t bring anything, not a single cent."
Their faces turned angry upon hearing this, "Damn, you’re playing us!"
"Am I? It’s been you guys all the way rushing for a robbery. I never said I had money on me."
"You say you don’t have it, who believes! Grab her, search her directly!" one said.
Another nodded in agreement, "Yeah, who here is without money, she must be fooling us."
Seeing them like this, Gu Yan only felt they had the big word "IDIOT" hanging over their heads.
They were right, this is a rich area, if a robbery occurred, who wouldn’t just hand over the money and run?