Sitting against the wall, Zhao Xinyao genuinely felt like dying. At this moment, her whole body was in tatters, disheveled, and covered with smelly urine. No wonder she was mistaken for a beggar by the security guards. Anyone seeing Zhao Xinyao in such a state would think the same.
Zhao Xinyao wiped the remaining urine off her face, slowly stood up from the puddle, leaned against the wall, and walked backward.
She dared not enter through the main door. There was another back door of Gangzhe Group, seldom used by people.
Zhao Xinyao entered through the back door, saw no one around, took the elevator straight to the top floor, ignoring the curious gazes of the staff, and charged directly into Li Zhe's office.
Li Zhe was sitting in his office anxiously waiting for Zhao Xinyao. Suddenly, he saw a woman reeking of urine and filth rush in, and he was immediately startled.
Li Zhe quickly hid behind his desk and shouted, "Someone, security, come quickly—"
Zhao Xinyao was solely focused on handing the formula to Li Zhe, forgetting her current appearance, and hurriedly rushed to the desk, saying, "President, it's me—"
Seeing this disgusting woman rush over, with a stinking smell assaulting his nose, Li Zhe was terrified and quickly circled the desk to evade her: "Go away, get away from me—"
Zhao Xinyao chased after Li Zhe around the desk, shouting, "President, the formula, President, the formula—"
However, Zhao Xinyao's voice was hoarse, and Li Zhe couldn't understand what she was saying. Seeing this strange person chasing him, fear welled up inside him.
Realizing Li Zhe's expression, Zhao Xinyao suddenly understood that she must have been misunderstood. She stopped, tilted her head coquettishly, a gesture she usually found charming, and said, "President, it's me."
Her face was covered in dirt, eyes sunken, hair disheveled, with urine dripping from her hair onto her eyebrows as she tilted her head.
Although Zhao Xinyao believed the gesture was alluring, to Li Zhe, this disgusting woman resembled a witch about to cast a spell.
This witch-like woman not only acted disgustingly but made even more repulsive gestures, and Li Zhe, with newfound courage, lifted his foot and kicked Zhao Xinyao in the stomach, cursing: "Get out."
Zhao Xinyao, who was still flirting, was kicked out of the office into the corridor by Li Zhe.
A crowd had gathered outside in the corridor, and upon seeing Zhao Xinyao kicked out, everyone recoiled in fear of coming into contact with her.
By now, two security guards had arrived after hearing the commotion, and seeing it was still Zhao Xinyao, they were furious.
One grabbed her wrists, twisting them behind her back, while the other started slapping her face.
The crisp sound of slaps echoed through the corridor.
Zhao Xinyao was beaten into a daze, unable to speak.
After dozens of slaps, the guard's hand turned red and he stopped.
The guard glanced at Zhao Xinyao and cursed, "You're told to leave but you don't, even running into the president's office. You... wait, you look familiar."
Hearing this, Zhao Xinyao, who was already filled with hatred for the guard, suddenly found him endearing, nodding furiously, eyes wide to be recognized.
But the guard shook his head, saying, "Looks like Deputy General Manager Zhao Xinyao, but not quite, the face is too swollen."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xinyao almost vomited blood.
Swollen? Didn't you just slap it swollen?
At this moment, Li Zhe also came over, and after a close look, said, "It really is Zhao Xinyao, who did this to her?"
The two guards, hearing this, immediately released her in fright, and Zhao Xinyao collapsed onto the ground.
Sensing things were turning bad, the two guards quickly slipped away. The crowd, taking a closer look, saw it indeed was Zhao Xinyao, stifled their laughter, and quickly returned to their offices to laugh out loud.
Zhao Xinyao usually acted imperious, with few employees having anything good to say about her, but Li Zhe's favoritism prevented anyone from confronting her.
Seeing her publically humiliated by the guards made everyone feel vindicated.
Zhao Xinyao lay on the ground, reaching out to clutch Li Zhe's leg, and wailed, "President, I've suffered so much for you."
Seeing Zhao Xinyao's filthy and disgusting appearance, Li Zhe quickly stepped back.
But Zhao Xinyao held tightly, not letting go.
Then Zhao Xinyao retrieved an even filthier, urine-stained scroll from her chest and extended it toward Zhao Zhe.
Zhao Zhe quickly covered his nose, almost vomiting.
Just then, Zhao Xinyao said, "The formula, here's the formula."
Hearing the word "formula," Li Zhe's eyes lit up. He immediately removed his hand from his nose and, despite the dirt and stench of the scroll, grabbed it without hesitation.
Upon unfurling the scroll, Li Zhe laughed heartily, "Hahaha, I've finally succeeded! Soon, I'll crush Wang Yan and monopolize Wanghai!"
Zhao Xinyao, at Li Zhe's feet, hurriedly laughed along, "Congratulations, President, but don't forget me when you're successful."
Li Zhe said, "Of course, no problem..." But seeing Zhao Xinyao at his feet, he frowned and waved his hand: "Alright, alright, uh, go clean yourself up first."
During this time, Zhao Xinyao soaked herself in the bathtub, scrubbing almost to the point of breaking her skin.
This day she fell into a trash can, was tortured by a scavenger for two hours, spent thirty years' savings, and got beaten by two security guards, drenched in urine.
Zhao Xinyao changed the water in the bathtub seven or eight times until there was no more black or yellow color.
Though the filth was washed off, the bruises on her face from the beating were vividly marked, red and purple.
She applied thick foundation, but the bruises remained visible, grimacing in pain while applying makeup.
The pain on her face was accompanied by curses toward Wang Yan in her stomach.
During this day, Li Zhe was also not idle. He took the stolen formula from Zhao Xinyao and sought out the renowned doctors of Wanghai City.
However, most of these renowned doctors were disciples of Sun Da, whom Li Zhe dared not approach.
The remaining few seemed to have collectively disappeared, nowhere to be found.
After considerable effort, Li Zhe managed to find a few renowned doctors, yet they couldn't decipher the formula. They could only confirm that the ingredients listed were all highly beneficial substances.
With these doctors unable to understand, Li Zhe felt reassured, as it indicated the formula's complexity and fit the miraculous effects of Stabilizing Pill perfectly. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NovᴇlFɪre.nᴇt
Upon returning to the group, Li Zhe immediately ordered production of the pill overnight.
He also directed that the packaging bear the same name as Wang Yan's Stabilizing Pill.
Seeing the production line continuously reporting back production figures, Li Zhe was immensely pleased, "Wang Yan, from now on, in Wanghai City, there will only be one Stabilizing Pill — Gangzhe Group's Stabilizing Pill. As for you, tomorrow you will face disaster. Not only will I ruin your Peak Group, but I'll also see you imprisoned. Hahaha, for counterfeiting my Stabilizing Pill, you're guaranteed to serve a decade in prison."