Chapter 119: Chapter 119 - 119 His Status in His Mother’s Heart Soars

Outside the President’s office at Ji Group.

An employee stood at the door, trembling, not daring to push it open for a long time.

“Sis, do you think President Ji calling me in means he’s going to fire me?”

“I really didn’t make a mistake in the report on purpose. I was just taking care of my mother in the hospital while rushing to deal with work, and I accidentally read a line of data wrong…”

This matter could be big or small; it would be over once a new report was done.

But that’s the cold and heartless Ji Tingyang.

He would definitely fire him.

The salary and benefits at Ji’s are quite good. If he gets thrown out at this time, how will he support his family’s living expenses?

Thinking of this, the employee’s face filled with worry, wanting to cry but unable to shed tears.

“Don’t worry, go in. You’ll certainly be fine today,” the secretary patted his shoulder, assuring him.

The employee’s eyes lit up, “Sis, do you have some kind of trick up your sleeve?”

“No tricks,” the secretary said, winking at him mysteriously, “there’s just a benefactor present.”

Confused, the employee walked in, shivering as he approached the desk and called out, “President Ji.”

Ji Tingyang was frowning, his deep and icy eyes swiftly scanning the documents on the folder. The further down he looked, the deeper the furrow between his brows became.

After a long pause, he exhaled heavily through his nose and tossed the file onto the desk.

“The company pays you a hefty salary, and you can’t even get such simple data right?!”

The employee bowed his head, lips turning pale, cold sweat beading on his forehead as he stammered, “President Ji, I’m sorry. My mother has been sick, and I’ve been taking care of her in the hospital lately. I’ve been a bit down, and I read off a line wrong when inputting the data… ”

“Don’t make excuses for me,” the pressure around Ji Tingyang dropped further, “go to the HR department now…”

Suddenly, his voice stopped, and his expression was no longer so cold.

“Your mother is sick?” he asked.

“Yes, President Ji. My wife will come to take care of my mother later, and I promise it won’t affect my work again!” The employee was about to swear on it.

Ji Tingyang was silent for a moment, “If you’re busy, then take leave. Focus on taking care of your mother and don’t let it affect your work. Take the report back and redo it, and give it to me next week.”

There was no rage as expected, nor was there a firing.@@novelbin@@

Such affability from Ji Tingyang made the employee uncomfortably stunned, standing still for a long time.

“Anything else?” Ji Tingyang raised his eyebrows.

“No, no, thank you, President Ji. I will definitely work hard from now on, dedicating myself to the company!” The employee shouted excitedly, leaving the office.

Outside, he enthusiastically told the secretary, “Sis, you really are a prophet. There was no trouble at all!”

The secretary smiled.

Every time Miss Lin came to Ji’s, it was the time when President Ji was the gentlest and most agreeable.

After dealing with the matter, Ji Tingyang rubbed the bridge of his nose and his gaze drifted to Lin Xu, who was sitting on the couch with a beaming smile.

Lin Xu was looking at a magazine, her eyebrows and eyes curved, her eyes brightened by laughter, humming a tune unconsciously, displaying a delightful demeanor.

The stern face softened in an instant.

He stood up, sat down beside Lin Xu, looked at the magazine in her hands and noticed that after half an hour, she was still on the first page, obviously lost in thought.

“Mother, what are you thinking about?” Ji Tingyang asked, puzzled.

Startled, Lin Xu jolted slightly, her tone somewhat guilty, “Nothing, I wasn’t thinking of anything.”

“Really?” Ji Tingyang was skeptical.

She was laughing so happily; there must be something good happening, and she was even keeping it from him.

Wasn’t she putting him first anymore?

His brows furrowed slightly.

“Did you finish all your work? Are you tired?” Lin Xu snapped back to reality, remembering the true reason for her visit, and immediately picked up the food box on the table, “The butler said you didn’t have breakfast today; you must be starving.”

When she got up this morning, she had seen the butler agonizing over whether to send breakfast to Ji Tingyang.

If the butler sent it over, he definitely wouldn’t eat it.

Lin Xu happened to have time, so she personally came to deliver breakfast to her son and to make sure he ate it.

Looking at the steaming breakfast, the irritability in Ji Tingyang’s heart subsided in an instant, and his lips curled up in a slight smile.

His mother still cared about him; otherwise, why would she bring him breakfast?

Thinking this, the smile on his lips grew even wider.

“Mother, did you see that employee just now?” Ji Tingyang asked.

“I did. It’s proper for you to dock his salary and bonus since he made a mistake at work,” Lin Xu said.

“He said it was because he was taking care of his sick mother and got distracted. I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it.” Ji Tingyang stole a glance at her, his ears turning slightly red as he stammered, “If… if you were sick, I’d definitely be unable to focus on work too.”

Before, he certainly couldn’t understand such a feeling.

Lin Xu smiled sweetly, “Then I’ll definitely take good care of myself and not let you worry.”

Her smile was radiant, and Ji Tingyang’s ears grew even redder.

With mother so happy, his place in her heart must be rising fast!

As Ji Tingyang quietly ate his breakfast, the secretary knocked and came in.

“President Ji, we’ve found out that President Zhou is currently at the Northern City golf course, and we’ve heard that Young Master Xie has already gone there to meet him. Should we send someone over immediately too?”

Zhou’s had a big project in hand that many were eyeing.

Among them, Ji’s and Xie’s were competing most fiercely.

Hearing that Xie Changyan had already gone, Ji Tingyang’s eyes instantly turned cold, and he stood up abruptly, “Arrange the driver; I’ll go personally.”

“Understood.” The secretary immediately went out to make arrangements.

Just as Ji Tingyang took a few steps, he remembered Lin Xu in the office and hesitated, “I, I…”

His mother had finally come to the company to bring him breakfast, and he had to leave without spending much time with her. What if she started to dislike him?

He clenched his fists tightly, looking at her anxiously.

Lin Xu, hearing a certain name, her eyes flickered, “Can I come with you? I promise not to disturb your work.”

“Of course, you can.” Ji Tingyang’s eyes lit up with a glint.

So, his mother didn’t want to leave him either?

Suddenly, his happy expression fell, and he hesitated, “Still, it might be better if I go alone.”

With Xie Changyan on-site, he might come to pester Lin Xu again.

His mother was always charmed by his look; what if she was unwittingly wooed away by him?

“You just promised me; you can’t go back on your word. Haven’t I taught you before that you can’t break your promises? Otherwise, we will have no trust between us,” Lin Xu looked at him sternly.

Ji Tingyang relented.

His mother not trusting him was far more serious than anything involving Xie Changyan. He’d just have to keep a closer eye on things and absolutely prevent Xie Changyan from getting close to his mother!