Captured Hearts: The Substitute Bride's Gambit-Chapter 255 - You and President Xu Are Quite a Match

Chapter 255: Chapter 255: You and President Xu Are Quite a Match

Chapter 255 -255: You and President Xu Are Quite a Match

The secretary’s tears fell, yet she still maintained a facade of strength. “No need, President Xu. Since your wife has misunderstood me and you also loathe me, then it’s best for me to leave. You don’t need to write me a letter of recommendation. I have the education and the ability to find another job on my own merits.”

“When did I say I loathe you? I admire your work ability, otherwise, I wouldn’t have selected you from thousands of resumes.”

The secretary cried while self-mockingly saying, “It seems that being good at my job isn’t much use here. If I were a man, then I could have continued to stay by your side, working overtime with you late into the night without anyone saying anything, attending events with you to shield you from drinks and without raising suspicions about my intentions.”

Xu Bingwen sighed, unable to help it.

He had been using this secretary for a year and indeed found her very capable. Xia Chan not only had a good image and demeanor but also graduated from a prestigious university with talent and capability, exceptionally hardworking. Regardless of how long she stayed overtime with him, she never complained of tiredness, even foregoing rest on weekends. Her thoughtfulness was especially meticulous, even the way she ironed his shirts and suits was better than others.

He had become accustomed to her perfecting the small details of his work, so when his wife suggested several times to change secretaries, he had vaguely avoided the matter.

But this time, he couldn’t evade it, which is why he had no choice but to fire Xia Chan.

This was also the first time he saw Xia Chan cry. No matter how he reprimanded her or how exhausting the work was, she never once wept or caused a scene.

Xu Bingwen felt guilty: “I’ll give you an additional two years’ worth of salary. Go to the finance department to get the money.”

The secretary couldn’t help but clench her hands. Two years’ salary was only six hundred thousand. What was the use of such a small sum? Mrs. Xu’s single purse was worth over a million!

Wasn’t seducing Xu Bingwen better than painstakingly working?

She didn’t wish to leave, but Xu Bingwen insisted she go: “I’m about to have a guest. You should leave first.”

“President Xu, I haven’t resigned yet. Let me entertain your guest for you.”

“No need.”

Seeing his firm attitude, the secretary dared not insist any further. She wiped her tears and turned to leave.

However, just as she stepped out, she hadn’t gone far when someone stopped her.

“You’re President Xu’s secretary, right? Hello, I’m Wen Nianyou, a friend of President Xu.”

The secretary looked at the hand she extended and shook it without a change in expression: “Hello, I’m Xia Chan. Are you here to see President Xu?”

“I’m here to see him, but what happened to you? Did you get treated unfairly over there?”

“No, Miss Wen, you’re overthinking it.”

Wen Nianyou suddenly leaned closer and whispered, “If you really want to get President Xu, you might want to put more effort into dealing with his wife.”

Xia Chan’s pupils sharply contracted: “What are you talking about, Miss Wen? I don’t understand.”

“Of course, you understand.”

Wen Nianyou’s smile was exceptionally gentle, her voice seeming soft and harmless: “At the charity dinner that day, Mrs. Xu couldn’t enter the banquet hall and no one answered her calls to President Xu. That was your doing, wasn’t it? Now, I can tell you that your methods were quite effective. Mrs. Xu almost miscarried, and she said that if there is any dubious relationship between you two, she would divorce President Xu immediately.”

Xia Chan looked at her: “What are you telling me this for? Aren’t you President Xu’s friend?”

“I am President Xu’s friend, but that doesn’t mean I’m friends with Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Xu is so ugly and fat; she’s totally not right for President Xu. But you, with a nice figure, good temperament, beautiful, and capable, you’re quite a match for President Xu.”

“You flatter me too much, Miss Wen. I’m quite ordinary and not a match for President Xu. Mrs. Xu and President Xu are well-matched by social status, they are the perfect couple.”

Wen Nianyou sneered: “If you were really so ordinary, it wouldn’t have been you who accompanied President Xu to the charity gala. In such a setting, since he brought you and not his wife, it’s enough to show that he also feels his wife is not presentable and he would rather have you by his side.”

“You’re joking, Miss Wen. President Xu only brought me because he thinks I’m competent at my job.”

“Suit yourself. I’ve said what I should and shouldn’t have. The rest is up to you to seize the opportunity or not.”

After saying her piece, Wen Nianyou walked past her, knocked on the door of Xu Bingwen’s office, and then entered.

Xia Chan watched her go inside, slowly withdrawing her gaze.

This Wen, who suddenly appeared, did not seem like a good soul. On one hand, posing as a friend to Xu Bingwen while on the other, secretly suggesting she oust Mrs. Xu.

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Xia Chan considered herself quite scheming, yet she hadn’t anticipated meeting someone even more so.

However, not all of what Wen Nianyou said was useless. At the least, the fact that Mrs. Xu wanted a divorce gave her a new plan.

She took out her phone, got the details of Mrs. Xu’s hospital room, and stepped into the elevator in her high heels.