After the Cannon Fodder A Accidentally Marked the Paranoid Female Lead - Chapter 6

He Yiling watched the team leader of the secretarial office with cold eyes. She hated men; they were too fond of scheming.

Under her gaze, Jerry grew more and more nervous, a layer of cold sweat forming on his back. “Boss.”

“Jerry, you’re an old-timer at this firm. You know the consequences of handing over important matters to an intern.”

He Yiling’s expression was still gentle, but her words were chilling, enough to shatter a person’s heart.

Jerry felt a jolt. Anling Law Firm used to have a different name and a different person in charge. The woman in front of him had been parachuted in. She joined the firm right after her internship, and everyone at the firm knew that Anling was now being used as a training ground for members of the He family.

A firm used for training the next generation had its pros and cons. The good thing was that it could lead to a core position in the He conglomerate. The bad thing was that it could go bankrupt or be merged.

In fact, most of the time, firms were either merged or went bankrupt.

No one wanted to lose their job. Therefore, no one welcomed He Yiling. Even though she was of high status, they couldn’t openly make things difficult for her, but they could do it in secret.

But the moment He Yiling arrived, she ignored everyone at the firm. She took on the Xu family property division case with her own people and won it. The first thing she did was start a restructuring.

Jerry watched as many of his colleagues left and knew that He Yiling was not someone to mess with. She was a tyrant. The secretarial office, especially, had to be run by one of her trusted people.

He Yiling definitely wanted to replace him, but his uncle held a high position at the He conglomerate, and although he had made a few mistakes, he hadn’t made any big ones.

But the way He Yiling was looking at him today, he knew he was doomed.

“Boss, just for an intern? My uncle is a senior lawyer at the headquarters.”

He Yiling frowned. She hated it when people threatened her. “You’re not convinced? Tell your uncle to come see me.”

With the conversation at this point, Jerry had nothing more to say. It was his own fault for getting caught. He hadn’t expected He Yiling to actually fire him.

Just as Jerry left, a girl with messy short hair walked in. The messiness was self-inflicted.

“Lawyer He, aren’t you afraid his uncle will complain to the higher-ups?”

Huo Qi had been brought in by He Yiling, and she was clearly her confidant.

They both knew that Jerry’s uncle wouldn’t let him go without a fight, but if he didn’t leave, the secretarial office would never be their own.

In front of her friend, He Yiling was much more relaxed. She lazily pointed to the tea on the coffee table, and Huo Qi obediently went to pour her a cup.

“I’ve already given his uncle enough respect.”

Before she came to the firm, Jerry had been using his uncle’s influence to get his way and do favors for people. Out of the twelve people in the secretarial office, ten of them were people he had hired. He was treating the firm like his own home.

The secretarial office handled a lot of work every day. A little negligence could lead to many negative consequences.

Huo Qi raised an eyebrow. “What about Ming Si’an? Are you serious?”

“What do you mean ‘serious’?” He Yiling looked like she didn’t understand.

Seeing her play dumb, Huo Qi snatched the tea from her hand before she could drink it and took a sip herself. “An intern needed Lawyer He to personally bring her back to work.”

She emphasized the word “bring.”

“Was the meeting at the bar an accident or intentional?”

Huo Qi was deliberately being sarcastic. The teasing look on her face was obvious.

“An accident.”

Why would she intentionally go to a bar to find Ming Si’an?

Huo Qi couldn’t help but laugh. “Then why did Lawyer He, who rarely goes to a bar, go there alone?”

She usually didn’t go to bars alone, so it was worth thinking about.

But… He Yiling thought about the dreams she had every night. At first, she didn’t believe them, but her dreams became a series. She would dream a little bit every day until she found out that Ming Si’an was a real person.

She didn’t like things being out of her control. Since she knew that she would be entangled with Ming Si’an, it was better to keep her close and watch her.

He Yiling didn’t seem to want to answer. Huo Qi’s smile faded. “Even if you are really interested in Ming Si’an, aren’t you afraid that by so publicly firing Jerry for her, she will become a target? The people in the He family are like wolves and tigers.”

“I hope she can handle it.” He Yiling poured herself a cup of tea, not caring about Ming Si’an’s life or death.

Huo Qi’s eyes widened. “You’re a truly wicked woman. Poor Ming Si’an, you’re so lucky to have met her.”

Downstairs, Ming Si’an was oblivious to their conversation. She was watching Jerry pack his things and leave.

No way. He Yiling was protecting her like this? She fired the team leader of the secretarial office just because he made things difficult for her.

That’s impossible. He Yiling wasn’t that kind of person. She must have already planned to fire Jerry and was just using her as an excuse. No wonder Jerry was glaring at her so viciously, stirring up hatred for her.

In the novel, the He family was a large family with many descendants. The internal conflicts were fierce, some were subtle, and some were not.

As Jerry was leaving, he glared at her again. “Don’t think this is a good place to be. There are plenty of people who want to see you fail.”

“If it’s not a good place, why aren’t you leaving already?”

Ming Si’an immediately shot back. She hadn’t provoked Jerry. He was the one who made things difficult for her and now treated her like an enemy. He was a little unhinged.

“Let’s see how long you can be arrogant.” Jerry sneered and left the office.

Speechless. Who was the one being arrogant here?

She was curious what was wrong with his mind. He must have had a brain to get to this position. Was he just so used to being pampered that he couldn’t stand being opposed?

Never mind. It was a waste of time to think about a person she might never see again.

Ming Si’an opened her computer and logged into the firm’s intranet. A pop-up message appeared.

[The former team leader of the secretarial office has resigned. Huo Qi will be taking over.]

They had already announced the new appointment so quickly. It was just as she had thought. He Yiling had planned this all along. Otherwise, how could a mere intern get the team leader of the secretarial office fired?

That dog of a woman was using her as a pawn.

A moment later, an unread message appeared in her inbox. It was from Huo Qi: [Add me on Messenger.]

Seeing Huo Qi’s phone number, Ming Si’an resignedly took out her phone and added her.

Huo Qi accepted her request almost immediately and sent her a message: [Send the legal document to Lawyer He.]

Ming Si’an: “?” How did Huo Qi know that she had finished the legal document?

Huo Qi, of course, didn’t know for sure. She was also confused and looked at He Yiling with a helpless expression. “She’s a second-year student. You’re giving her such a difficult legal document. Do you think she’s you?”

The next second, she received a reply from Ming Si’an: [I don’t have Lawyer He’s Messenger.]

“What about now?” she said, showing He Yiling her phone.

He Yiling took the phone and sent her own contact card.

Huo Qi: “…Did you just do all that just to get Ming Si’an’s Messenger?”

Ming Si’an, who had just received He Yiling’s contact card, was stunned for a moment. This new leader was a woman of few words but ruthless actions. She accepted the request with a “I’m a goner” expression on her face.

He Yiling waited for a while, thinking that Ming Si’an wouldn’t accept her request. But then the Messenger sound rang on her computer. She clicked to open it. The profile picture was a black figure against a white wall, and the name was simply “Ming Si’an.” But she wasn’t in a hurry to accept.

Author’s Note

Ming Si’an: Do you want this good fortune?

He Yiling: You can’t get it.