9 Harrassment

Xia Zihao has proven to be an awful father to Yanmei. He had requested his friends to make her stay more difficult in the Royal Dragon.

The main office's administration manager, Ms. Wang, was also very jealous of Yanmei's quick rise to the top that aside from doing Xia Zihao a favor, she was willing to help. Of course, this woman was not made aware of how Yanmei got shares of the company.

She helped spread rumors about Yanmei being an ungrateful child who took advantage of her father's kindness by purposely delaying her studies in order to receive more support money.

A week after another news spread that Yanmei had manipulated her grandfather to giving her shares to the company.

Soon the story about her trying to steal her sister's fiance also reached the office that her personal assistant had to raise the rumors with her.

Yanmei's only reply was, "How long have you worked for me? Do you honestly believe that I am capable of doing that?"

"No! I couldn't. That's why I brought it up with you," said her assistant.

"Then, follow your heart," Yanmei simply said before resuming her work.

One day, as she came into the office, she found her very own space filled with notes with different messages, but all pointed to Yanmei being a disrespectful child and a home wrecker.

Eventually, she went to Xia Ting's office to report the harassment, and they ultimately found out that the orders came from Ms. Wang.

It was only then when Yanmei was reminded of the fact that Ms. Wang was a friend of her father. Although she had always suspected it was Xia Zihao, never in her wildest dreams would she think that her father had become so desperate to use such cunning means to get her attention.

Ms. Wang was naturally dismissed, but the damage to Yanmei's reputation had already been done. Nonetheless, it did not matter to Yanmei for she and the Xias know the truth. To her, those that help spread the news were also victims of Ms. Wang's manipulation.

It did not take long for her father to be in contact and demanded to see her, but like always she ignored his request.

Since she refused to see Xia Zihao, another friend of his went to her office and relayed the message. It was the Director of Sales at one of Royal Dragon's umbrella company, Mr. Zim.

Yanmei did not just receive agitation from her father but also from Mr. Zim, bothering her for not being able to confront her father and for taking what was rightfully his. One day, she gave in and met her father.

"Give me the shares that your grandfather gave you," Xia Zihao demanded.

"No. You are just going to use to please your mistress."

"How dare you say - "

"No! How dare you? Using your friends to get to me, you did not even care if they would lose their jobs just for your sake!"

What Yanmei did not know was, his father had helped Mr. Zim get a recommendation from Bai Han to secure a higher position at the Bai Industries. Thus, he was willing to make the exchange. It was only Ms. Wang who acted without anything in return.

"Okay, then at least pay me back for all the years that I have supported your masters!" Her father made his last bargain.

Yanmei was tired of negotiating with him and because she did not want to waste any time, she gave him a check for a hundred thousand dollars. She said while handing it to him, "Take it or leave it."

She thought it had ended there since her father immediately accepted the money. However, after a month, he contacted her again.

When they met at a cafe across the Royal Dragon main office, her father appealed differently, requesting that she give her sister at least half of the shares.

"You know very well I can't do that. Xia Ting gave specific instructions for him to approve any sales to the shares. I'm pretty sure he will not allow the transfer. Besides, father. Xuxu is already a Bai. There is no need for her to be part of the Xias."

As soon as she let out those words, she bid goodbye and walked out on him.

At that point, Yanmei was getting tired of her father's pestering. Upon returning to the office, she went straight to the CEO's office and told her cousin, "I am resigning and I will give you the shares grandfather gave me. I never knew that having that on me would bring unnecessary trouble for me. Besides, I have worked so hard over the year. I need a break."

Xia Ting was in disagreement, but he understood her. Instead, he arranged a different way for Yanmei to still help the company without going to the office. As for the shares, he said, "Let's have the shares transferred to me, but that is still yours technically. I will have my assistant personally transfer the regular earnings to your account... When you are ready to take it back, just let me know."

Weeks later Yanmei was lounging in her apartment, plainly being lazy when Xia Zihao called her again. This time, however, she was excited to meet him.

They met in a restaurant at her father's favorite restaurant and saw that Yi Liling and Yi Meixu was there with him.

"Yanmei, I heard that you left the company. Is that true?" Xia Zihao asked the moment Yanmei took her seat.

She gave a relaxed expression before answering, "Yes. I quit. Are you happy now? You have successfully made me give up on the Royal Dragon."

"What about the shares?" Her father asked without a second to spare.

"Oh, Brother Ting was so upset with me for quitting that he forced me to give the shares to him. If you want it so badly, go try to take it from him."

Xia Zihao froze with the suggestion from his daughter. Just with the idea of trying to confront Xia Ting, he would rather commit suicide than to be killed by the current CEO's devilish glare.