Inside the office of the Operation Management Department, everyone had their eyes fixed on Mo Xiaoran and Li Youcheng. No one noticed that there was another person standing at the door of the office, and it was Chu Ge.

"Vice Minister Li, aren't you being a bit too much?"

Lu Gang, eyes tightly locked on Li Youcheng, had a sullen face, his eyes seemed ready to burst into flames. That pot of clivia was a gift from all of them to Chu Ge, and now it was being trampled underfoot. He had an overwhelming urge to punch Li Youcheng in the face directly.

The impulse was very strong!

"You handed the document to Xiaoran only last night before leaving work. It's tens of thousands of words. Isn't it normal that she's not done yet?"

A female employee tugged at Lu Gang's arm, suppressing her own discontent, and spoke up for Mo Xiaoran, feeling unjust.

"Xiaoran, get up quickly. I have some band-aids here. Wrap your hands up quickly." Another female employee hurried over to Mo Xiaoran's side, speaking with concern.

Li Youcheng glanced at the group across from him, who all seemed united against him. He snorted coldly from his nose, squinted, and suddenly slammed the table with a "bang."

"What? Do you have a problem? As your leader, can I not say anything to you? One more word from anyone, and everyone's bonus is canceled this month! Who's indulging these bad habits of yours? Are you rebelling against me?"

Seeing Li Youcheng's domineering attitude, Lu Gang felt even angrier, his face turned an even darker shade, and he clenched his fists.

Other female employees, though equally furious, dared not speak up at this moment. They could only sigh repeatedly in their hearts.

If only Chu Ge were still their vice minister, the atmosphere in the workplace back then, compared to now, sigh...

Even if it was Xia Feifei who hadn't resigned and took over as their vice minister in place of Chu Ge, it would be a hundred times better than this parachuted-in Li Youcheng!

"Thud"

Li Youcheng kicked the thoroughly trampled clivia aside with a foot, glanced at Mo Xiaoran, and said coldly, "You, clean this up for me and then quickly type up that document. Without finishing, no lunch for you."

Watching the pot of clivia being kicked up, drawing a low arc, and then rolling on the ground a few more times, everyone's pupils sharply contracted.

Immediately, Mo Xiaoran's tears burst out. The flame of anger in Lu Gang's heart instantly rushed to his head, and he flung the hand of the female colleague beside him away and charged at Li Youcheng.

If it were their mistake at work, they would accept being scolded. But this was clearly Li Youcheng deliberately picking a fight, even trampling on the emotions they had invested in that pot of clivia for Chu Ge!

"Go to hell! I've put up with you long enough! You shameless bastard!"

Seeing Lu Gang curse loudly, almost ferocious-looking, charging at him without a care, Li Youcheng was startled. He had never imagined that this usually timid Lu Gang would have such a violent reaction at this moment.

While Li Youcheng was utterly astonished, instinctively wanting to dodge but finding nowhere to go, Lu Gang rushed up to him within a few steps and swung a punch.

Li Youcheng's cry of surprise and a "thud" resounded simultaneously. Yet, Lu Gang's punch did not land on Li Youcheng's panic-stricken face but stopped just centimeters away, unable to move any further.

At that moment, Lu Gang was truly enraged, feeling his wrist being grabbed. As he struggled to break free, he turned his bloodshot eyes abruptly.

"Who the hell... Bro... Big Bro?"

In his view was a face with a signature smile, just like when he was here serving as their vice minister.

Staring blankly at Chu Ge, the anger in Lu Gang's eyes turned into bewilderment. He had no idea when Chu Ge had come in. Bewilderment quickly shifted to delight.

"Vice Minister Chu!"

Others wore similar expressions to Lu Gang's at that moment, initially stunned, then they joyfully shouted out those long-gone four words.

Releasing Lu Gang's wrist, Chu Ge smiled faintly at everyone, nodded, and then turned his gaze to Li Youcheng.

"Vice Minister Chu? You... are Chu Ge?"

Although Li Youcheng had never seen Chu Ge before, he had heard some things about him. Seeing everyone show such expressions, he quickly gathered what was happening and, with a slight frown, asked.

Chu Ge nodded, "Vice Minister Li, I'm sorry to interrupt your work. I came over to take care of something, stopped by, and it seems... Vice Minister Li doesn't really like this pot of clivia, huh?"

Although Chu Ge was smiling lightly, he felt somewhat displeased inside. He had already heard the gist of the situation and found Vice Minister Li's words to be overly harsh.

He was also a bit puzzled. Where had Xia Feifei gone, and why was the Vice Minister position given to someone else?

Feeling the enthusiasm from the crowd upon seeing Chu Ge, Li Youcheng felt even more annoyed and said indifferently, "Secretary Chu, whether I like this potted clivia or not has nothing to do with you, right? Also, next time you come, please remember to knock."

Using "Secretary Chu" to address Chu Ge, Li Youcheng implied that the Operation Management Department was no longer related to Chu Ge. He then shifted his gaze impatiently to Mo Xiaoran.

"Mo Xiaoran, can't you hear what I'm saying? Hurry up and dispose of this garbage. How many times do I have to tell you?"

Mo Xiaoran pursed her lips, stood up from the ground, wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, and said seriously and defiantly, "That's not garbage; it's a gift we gave to Vice Minister Chu."

"What? Getting worked up, are you? I'm warning you, there's no Vice Minister Chu here; I'm your leader!"

First, he nearly got beaten up by Lu Gang, and now he's being contradicted by the normally too shy to speak loudly Mo Xiaoran. Li Youcheng's face twitched, and his tone grew more severe.

Seeing Li Youcheng's livid expression, Chu Ge's smile softened somewhat, "Vice Minister Li, Xiaoran's hand is still bleeding, should we let her bandage it first before discussing anything?"

Having said that, Chu Ge ignored Li Youcheng, moved to Mo Xiaoran, and took her injured, bleeding hand.

Even though he did not want to have any emotional entanglement with Mo Xiaoran, people are inherently compassionate. During the time they worked together, this gentle as water, kind-hearted girl had long won his considerable affection.

Moreover, Mo Xiaoran's hand was injured because she tried to grab that potted clivia. How could he not feel guilty and distressed?

Holding Mo Xiaoran's small hand, feeling the warmth from Chu Ge's large hand, Mo Xiaoran immediately felt her heart warm up. All the grievances and sadness were replaced by waves of happiness and emotion.

Due to a girl's reserve, Mo Xiaoran's heart was pounding like a startled deer, timidly bowing her head, not daring to meet Chu Ge's eyes. Her previously pale face now bloomed with a blush, and her soft lips were tightly pursed.

This... was the first time Chu Ge held her hand. Getting to hold hands with Chu Ge, despite being hurt, was worth it.

Looking at Mo Xiaoran's wound, Chu Ge felt relieved. Though it had bled and looked scary, it was merely a minor cut by the flowerpot shards and wasn't serious.

"Xiao Song, you have a band-aid, right? Please bring one over. Who has a wet wipe?"

Chu Ge turned around and called out, and immediately someone handed over the wet wipe and band-aid.

Chu Ge took the wet wipe and band-aid, glanced at the embarrassed Mo Xiaoran, and said softly apologetically, "Xiaoran, it might hurt a bit, bear with it, it will be over soon."

Seeing Chu Ge still so considerate, it felt like the days when he was still a Vice Minister. Although the situation was clearly inappropriate, Li Youcheng was still there. Hearing Chu Ge's words, the office erupted in laughter.

One of the more outgoing girls, who had always joked boldly with Chu Ge, smirked and said, "Xiaoran, don't be afraid. Vice Minister Chu will surely be gentle. It's just a small cut. With Vice Minister Chu here, it's nothing."

The laughter in the office grew louder.

Feeling Chu Ge's concern and hearing her colleagues' laughter, Mo Xiaoran felt happy and sweet inside, and softly responded to Chu Ge, "Mm."

At this moment, everyone seemed to have forgotten Li Youcheng's presence, all gathering by Chu Ge and Mo Xiaoran. The previously oppressive atmosphere vanished.

On one hand, everyone was delighted to see Chu Ge return to visit them. On the other hand, they were fed up with Li Youcheng's nauseating arrogance and wanted to deliberately leave him out to vent long-held grievances.

In everyone's opinion, not only was Chu Ge's influence likely even bigger than they imagined, but his position as the Chairman's driver and secretary was sufficient to make Li Youcheng wary. Hence, no matter how displeased Li Youcheng was, he had to hold back.

Listening to the laughter of these girls, Chu Ge couldn't help but feel speechless, his forehead filled with black lines.

These girls were truly something. He was merely helping Mo Xiaoran wipe her hand and put on a band-aid. How did it turn into doing something bad to her in their words?

Speechless as he was, Chu Ge naturally wouldn't explain. After all, everyone was just making harmless jokes without any ulterior motives.

After Mo Xiaoran softly acknowledged, he carefully began wiping her small, bloodstained hand with the wet wipe.

Mo Xiaoran's hand was very soft, but now it was somewhat tense due to nervousness.

Despite Chu Ge's movements being extremely gentle, as his large hand holding the wet wipe lightly moved, her hand still trembled slightly at times.

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