Chapter 229 - 229 229 Surprise

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229: Chapter 229: Surprise 229: Chapter 229: Surprise With the announcement of the Earth Cup, tonight is destined to be a sleepless one! The disturbances and impacts it has caused are not as simple as they seem on the surface. The overall balance is about to be shattered, and a stormy war, blood-ridden and violent, is quietly brewing. As for the future, that’s not for Su Mo to worry about. He is just out to experience life; such monumental decisions should be left to those in power. He just wants to do what he enjoys, as long as he’s happy. After browsing for a while, Su Mo put away his phone and decided it was time to rest. —————————————————– The next morning, Su Mo woke up early and left the house in casual black attire. Zi Qing was making breakfast when she heard some noise, looked up with curiosity, and asked, “Up so early today?” Stretching his neck and loosening up his stiff body, Su Mo’s bones cracked audibly. “I haven’t exercised in a while, so my body feels a bit stiff. I’m planning to go for a morning run.” “Hmm, breakfast isn’t ready yet, it’ll be a while. Time your run so you can come back to eat,” she said. “No need, I’ll just run to the office and eat there.” “That works.” “I’m off.” Su Mo pushed the door open and jogged away. As he ran steadily down the street, he attracted more than a few glances. These days, few people run in the morning. With poor air quality and high life stress, people either lie in bed at home or go to the gym, where there’s professional air purification equipment. Only the elderly were out and about, practicing Tai Chi and morning exercises in the park. An hour and a half later, Su Mo arrived slightly out of breath at the entrance of Dawn Group’s building! Checking his phone, he realized he was cutting it close, as work was about to start. Although he wasn’t late, there probably wasn’t time for breakfast anymore. So Su Mo entered the Dawn Group building. It was the rush hour for shifts, and the place was packed. All twenty huge elevators in the building were running at full capacity. Heading straight for an elevator, Su Mo found a queue and quietly took his place at the end. After about five minutes, someone tapped him on the shoulder. “What a coincidence.” “Not at all, I clearly saw you queuing on the other side just now,” Su Mo retorted without courtesy as he turned to look at Lin Zinuo standing behind him. Lin Zinuo was rendered speechless and rolled his eyes at Su Mo. “Do you not understand the meaning of ‘what’s understood doesn’t need to be discussed’? Are we still good friends? You can’t be holding a grudge over the punch I gave you, can you? I’m not even mad anymore. As a grown man, can’t you be a little more broad-minded?” “I’m not mad. I’m just speaking the truth!” Su Mo shrugged indifferently, not taking the matter to heart. “I don’t believe you. Let’s not get into it. The elevator’s here; let’s hurry up and get on. Otherwise, we’ll miss this one, and then it’ll be too late to clock in.” As Lin Zinuo pushed Su Mo inside, the elevator doors opened. The corners of Su Mo’s mouth twitched. He had wanted to wait for the next one, but Lin Zinuo’s quick action got him pushed in. “See, I’m quick, right?” Lin Zinuo boasted with pride. Su Mo shook his head helplessly. He preferred less crowded conditions for an elevator ride and didn’t feel like arguing with Lin Zinuo. Just then, a voice rang out. “Make way!” Those ready to board the elevator quickly stepped aside as Ye Wei, followed by her two subordinates, arrogantly approached. Lin Zinuo whispered to Su Mo, “The thorn is back again.” Su Mo didn’t say much, maintaining silence, as saying too much could lead to trouble. Soon, Ye Wei and his two companions had entered the elevator, and a look of disdain crossed her face as she spoke. “Humph, ignoring the privileges and insisting on equality, it’s ridiculous.” Under normal circumstances, large corporate groups would have elevators designated for executives and VIPs, but the Dawn Group building had none. The people inside the elevator hurried out as soon as they saw Ye Wei coming in. Soon, only Su Mo and Lin Zinuo were left standing there. Ye Wei glanced at the two of them and sneered, “How clueless can you be? Can’t you just leave on your own?” “Why should we? There’s plenty of room here, we can all go up together.” Lin Zinuo had initially intended to ignore the pest, just endure the ride and be done with it, but this was too much. “I don’t like traveling with the lower class, because your breathing contaminates the air,” she said, as if her answer would suffice. Ye Wei spoke as if it were a trivial matter. Lin Zinuo was nearly exploding with rage, but she still managed to restrain herself. A confrontation with Ye Wei would undoubtedly end badly for her. After all, Ye Wei was part of the in-group, whereas Lin Zinuo, while a manager, was only hired externally. “Don’t go too far. This isn’t even your area to manage.” “You know, Lin Zinuo, I’ve given you a lot of respect. You’d do well to recognize that favor. And don’t get too smug, thinking you’re doing well and can stand up to me. I’m telling you, you’re not far from getting kicked out. Before you know it, you might be out of a job. And then you might have to come begging me to take you in, so it’d be in your best interest to be nice,” said Ye Wei with a scornful laugh and eyes full of contempt. “Please, leave!” Two subordinates behind Ye Wei pointedly gestured for them to leave without any courtesy. Ding~ The elevator doors closed. Su Mo and Lin Zinuo stood outside the elevator doors, looking at one another. Regaining her composure, Lin Zinuo asked with some bewilderment, “Su Mo, I didn’t hear wrong, did I? She said we’re getting kicked out? What’s going on?” “I’m not clear on it either,” Su Mo said, his eyes narrowing. He too sensed that something was amiss. Searᴄh the NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. As arrogant and prideful as Ye Wei was, she was not a fool. Without some confidence, she wouldn’t spout nonsense. “Let’s go up and see.” Lin Zinuo couldn’t sit by any longer; she grabbed Su Mo by the hand and ran toward the nearby elevator. “…” Su Mo was left feeling awkward, wanting to remind Lin Zinuo to maintain her image, since there were still many people around. Moments later, Su Mo and Lin Zinuo got on another elevator. Lin Zinuo directly swiped her card for the top floor. “What are you doing?” Su Mo asked. “What can I do? Ye Wei’s group must be heading to Sister Xue’s office to cause trouble. Let’s go and listen,” Lin Zinuo replied. “Isn’t that eavesdropping? That doesn’t seem right.” Su Mo asked with a cough “What’s wrong with that?” At this moment, Lin Zinuo couldn’t care less about such concerns. They quickly reached the top floor, and as they stepped out of the elevator, they saw Ye Wei striding arrogantly toward Qian Chengxue’s office. Lin Zinuo pulled Su Mo sneakily to follow her. As they passed by some colleagues who wanted to greet Lin Zinuo and Su Mo, Lin Zinuo quickly made a shushing gesture, signaling them to keep quiet.

Chapter 229 - 229 229 Surprise

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