The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Alpha Decides to Go On Strike (GL) - Chapter 3

The task of showing Shen Mo around the company naturally fell to Su Li.

Su Qian winked and subtly hinted at her repeatedly. As he left, he kept reminding her: “Walk slowly, don’t rush. Make sure you take good care of your fiancée, understand?”

Su Li was extremely embarrassed.

She carefully observed Shen Mo’s expression, and only when she saw that Shen Mo didn’t seem angry at the title did she temporarily feel relieved.

“Dad, I know…” she whispered, “Can you please say less!”

“You child!” Su Qian glared at her reproachfully.

He quickly put on a smiling face again: “President Shen, please don’t mind this child’s impulsiveness. She’s usually not like this.”

Shen Mo tilted her head to look at Su Li and countered, “Is there something wrong with ‘like this’?”

Both Su Qian and Su Li were startled.

After recovering, Su Li rubbed her tingling ears: “Dad, we’re leaving now.”

“Go, go~” Su Qian pushed her back.

After walking about ten meters, Su Li could still hear Su Qian’s energetic voice calling out behind them: “Take good care of your wife, now~~”

Su Li nearly tripped over her own feet.

Shen Mo was next to her and reached out to steady her.

“Thank you,” Su Li placed her hand on Shen Mo’s shoulder to regain her balance.

Being so close, she vaguely caught a unique, elegant, and faint scent from Shen Mo, a fragrance she couldn’t quite name.

The next second, Su Li quickly withdrew her hand.

After touring several important areas of Su Corp, Su Li brought Shen Mo back to her office on the top floor.

By now, she had entered work mode, enthusiastically talking about company-related matters. Just as she was in the middle of her presentation, Qiao Mumu knocked and delivered an important promotional document.

Su Li didn’t think much of it, took the document, and handed it to Shen Mo: “This details the specific business situation of Su Corp over the past two years. Please take a look. We are highly competitive in the industry and have undertaken various projects, big and small.

“If I may be immodest, President Shen, I believe Su Corp is definitely the best choice for S.G.!”

Shen Mo “Mhm’d,” and looked down to read the document.

Inside the office, Qiao Mumu looked at Su Li with hesitation.

Su Li frowned at her and waved her hand: “There’s nothing for you here, you can leave.”

She didn’t have the energy to deal with Qiao Mumu right now.

Qiao Mumu timidly asked, “Su Zong, should… should I prepare some coffee?”

Remembering Qiao Mumu’s various “glorious achievements,” Su Li quickly shook her head: “No need!” Fearing that wasn’t safe enough, she lowered her voice and added, “Don’t do anything.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Mumu lowered her head and actually blushed shyly.

“Actually, I can help~”

Su Li: “…”

On the sofa, Shen Mo suddenly looked up: “Su Corp’s total profit last year was only over four million RMB?”

Su Li turned around: “Huh?”

Shen Mo flipped the document, her slender finger pointing to a statistical table: “Are the figures here incorrect?”

Su Li looked down and immediately felt dizzy.

She politely took the document from Shen Mo and looked at Qiao Mumu, gritting her teeth as she asked, “Who prepared this document?”

Qiao Mumu had realized she had gotten the important data wrong, but her expression didn’t change much.

She lowered her head and mumbled, “I’m sorry, Su Zong, I must have accidentally made a mistake.”

“I told you to prepare this half a month ago. How can you mess up crucial data like the operating revenue?!”

Su Li admitted she was a bit agitated.

The events of the day had unsettled her, so she couldn’t help but raise her voice at Qiao Mumu.

But to Qiao Mumu, those words sounded like the sky was falling. Su Li had never yelled at her before. Hearing this, Qiao Mumu completely froze.

After realizing what happened, her eyes immediately reddened, and she tearfully protested, “I already know I was wrong, why are you being so mean? Wuwuwu…”

In the past, the sight of her tears would make Su Li immediately give in and compromise.

But at this moment, Su Li stood rooted to the spot, feeling utterly thunderstruck—

How on earth did Qiao Mumu have the nerve to cry? She was the one who should be crying, wasn’t she?

“It’s not my place to say this,” Shen Mo stood up, slowly turning the diamond ring on her left ring finger with her right hand.

She calmly reminded them: “Excessive emotional display is a major taboo in the workplace.”

Su Li snapped back to reality and immediately took a step back to distance herself from the tearful Qiao Mumu.

She spoke: “Go back and revise this. Print a fresh copy and bring it back in a moment.”

“…” Qiao Mumu gave her a resentful look, “O-Okay, fine.”

With that, she reluctantly left the office.

“President Shen, I am truly sorry.” Su Li tried to rally her spirits, “Well, I, how about I introduce you to our company’s future strategic goals?”

Shen Mo rested her arm on the desk.

She looked at Su Li and asked, “Are we only going to discuss these things?”

“Uh…” Su Li racked her brain, “Or are you more interested in our company’s structure?”

Shen Mo shook her head.

She tilted her head, giving a clearer hint: “Outside of business… do you have anything else you need to discuss with me?”

Su Li pulled at her stiff lips.

Now that it was just her and Shen Mo in the office, it was indeed time to explain the marriage proposal debacle. She looked down, catching a glimpse of the diamond ring on Shen Mo’s left ring finger in her peripheral vision, and closed her eyes to rub the bridge of her nose.

“Because I didn’t know your specific itinerary, I…”

She was still formulating her explanation that the entire thing was just an accident when Shen Mo, seeing her fall silent, took out her phone: “Let’s exchange contact information.”

“Huh?” Su Li was confused.

But facing Shen Mo, she was like an obedient student: “Okay.”

The two exchanged contacts. Without even saying hello, Shen Mo sent her an electronic file.

Su Li curiously clicked on it: “What is this?”

“My personal itinerary,” Shen Mo said.

The file opened, filled with densely packed appointments.

Su Li instinctively found the date corresponding to today and was surprised to discover that Shen Mo’s original plan was to spend only 10 minutes visiting Su Corp. After that, she was scheduled to visit Su Corp’s rival, Fang Yuan Technology, the company belonging to Qiao Mumu’s boyfriend, Fang Huo.

What made her angry was that Shen Mo had allocated half an hour to Fang Huo’s company.

Why the double standard!

“Are you still going to Fang Yuan Technology later?” Su Li calculated how to subtly speak ill of the competition.

Shen Mo blinked: “It’s been cancelled.”

“Cancelled?”

Shen Mo: “Not enough time.”

Su Li immediately realized—all the time was spent on their Su Corp.

Her confidence immediately soared. She smiled and said, “Su Corp won’t disappoint you. I’ll send you a promotional video of the company.”

Shen Mo shook her head.

She asked: “Did you finish looking at the itinerary?”

Su Li felt the guilt of being caught by a teacher for incomplete homework.

She quickly scrolled to the end of the schedule and whispered, “I finished.”

Shen Mo asked again: “What do you think?”

She added: “I can only free up time next month.”

Su Li was utterly confused.

She couldn’t understand what Shen Mo meant at all, yet she didn’t dare to show it.

“Indeed, next month is free…” She tried not to look too stupid, “S-So, so we can…”

Shen Mo curled her lips, her star-like eyes narrowing: “You think next month is better too?”

This smile was sincere and warm, creating a sharp contrast with Shen Mo’s cool demeanor, hitting Su Li right in the heart.

Her eyes were practically glued to the other woman’s face, and she nodded in a daze: “N-Next month is great…”

“Then let’s set it for next month.” Shen Mo swept her hair aside, and a faint, subtle fragrance permeated the air.

She circled a time slot on her phone: “I will notify you of the specific date once I’ve finalized the arrangements later.”

Su Li really wanted to ask what arrangements she was talking about, but she held back—Shen Mo’s attitude was too natural. She felt that asking such a foolish question would certainly make her look bad.

So, she forced herself to nod calmly.

Shen Mo met her gaze for a moment, then suddenly looked away awkwardly.

Su Li was a little puzzled. Using her height advantage, she noticed a faint blush on Shen Mo’s earlobe.

The next moment, Shen Mo picked up her phone to send a message.

Su Li thought she was dealing with some important work and tactfully sat back on the sofa to fiddle with the tea set.

But what she didn’t know was that Shen Mo was actually just looking up a junior she hadn’t contacted in a long time.

【My fiancée keeps staring at me but won’t kiss me. Why is that?】

Zhou Zhou studied psychology and had become highly successful after opening a relationship consulting business.

Seeing the message, she rubbed her eyes, confirmed the sender three times, and tentatively replied with three words: 【Sister Shen?】

User [Shen Mo] transferred ¥20,000 to you, with the note “Answer the question.”

Zhou Zhou immediately sat up straight.

She began to re-examine the question, but Shen Mo’s message was so out of context that she truly didn’t know how to answer.

After thinking, she tentatively replied: 【Uh, perhaps the other person is being polite and doesn’t dare to overstep without your permission?】

Shen Mo looked at Su Li.

Sensing the gaze, Su Li picked up a freshly brewed cup of tea.

“President Shen, would you like some tea?”

Shen Mo didn’t speak but deliberately closed the distance between them.

She stopped just a handspan from Su Li’s nose, quietly waiting.

Su Li didn’t dare to move rashly.

She waited with a stiff neck, finally unable to resist asking cautiously, “President Shen?”

Shen Mo blinked, her starry eyes shimmering. The next second, she parted her lips and spoke softly.

“I agree.”

Su Li: “???”

She raised the teacup in her hand: “Then have a taste?”

Shen Mo looked at the clear tea.

She sat back up straight, the sparkle gone from her eyes.

Su Li felt certain she had done something wrong.

She withdrew her hand blankly, tipped her head back, and poured the tea into her own mouth.

It was too bitter.