chapter 38 You are simply the opposite ===

Thud! Casmo Wu was slapped to the ground by him. As he crawled up, holding his purplish cheek, he shouted, "How dare you hit me? Someone, come! Call the police, someone, call the police!" "Call the police, huh?" Thorpe Chen kicked him in the head. Bang... Casmo Wu's head smashed against a nearby desk. Seeing the stars, he held his bleeding head and screamed in pain. "What's going on? Where is everyone?" "What happened here?" Qiang Wu hurried in and upon seeing the scene, his vision started to darken. "Cousin, no, Mr. Wu, this guy is causing trouble in our company. You can't let him get away with this." Casmo Wu, upon seeing his cousin, exaggerated his outcry even more. "Mr. Wu, Gloria Ye is becoming more and more unreasonable. She lets her husband wreak havoc and assault people in the company. If she isn't fired, the company will be done for!" Miya Li said, covering her bleeding nose and mouth, crying out. "Both of you shut up! If there's an issue, discuss it in the office." Qiang Wu was lost for words. He gave Casmo Wu a disappointed look and kicked him, "Get to the office now!" "Honey, wait for me. I'll go to the office and reason with them," Thorpe Chen said. "But..." Gloria Ye was anxious and was about to say something when Thorpe Chen already left. "Cousin, you mustn't let this guy off, and his wife too. Fire them both. He assaulted people in our company's office. Do they even respect the law anymore?" Inside the deputy general manager's office, Casmo Wu was screaming, holding his bleeding head. Miya Li was sent to the hospital because Thorpe Chen's slap had collapsed the nose she had done. It seemed she wouldn't be out for a few days. As for Casmo Wu, he was still spewing venom about Thorpe Chen. "Shut up!" Qiang Wu suddenly shouted in anger, slapped Casmo Wu, and then randomly threw an ashtray from the table at him. Casmo Wu, caught off guard, saw stars again. He dodged and screamed, "Cousin, what are you doing? Why are you hitting me? What did I do wrong?" Qiang Wu remained silent and kept throwing the ashtray until Casmo Wu didn't dare dodge it anymore. Crash! Qiang Wu slammed the ashtray on the ground, shattering it. Casmo Wu shivered in a corner, cautiously asking, "Cousin, what are you doing? Thorpe Chen was the one who got physical." Casmo Wu was an utterly useless guy. Previously, he loafed around the company relying on Qiang Wu. Recently, after Qi Wang, the former manager, was imprisoned, Qiang Wu thought of promoting Casmo to manager. However, who would have thought he'd provoke the new CEO within a few days? "Shut up! That's CEO Chen," Qiang Wu shouted in anger. "Chen? CEO Chen? Which CEO Chen?" Casmo Wu asked in confusion. "Which CEO Chen? How many CEO Chens can our company have? Look clearly! He's our company's new CEO, the big boss." Qiang Wu's anger grew as he spoke. He violently kicked Casmo Wu, "I told you to stay away from that vixen, Miya Li, when I promoted you. However, you just wouldn't listen! Leave the company tomorrow. Don't appear before me again." "CEO Chen? How's that possible? How can he be CEO Chen?" Casmo Wu was genuinely stunned. If not for his cousin's words, he'd never believe that the thug, Thorpe Chen, was their company's new CEO. "Shut up and leave! Come back tomorrow for your termination paperwork," Qiang Wu shouted. "No, cousin, please don't fire me! CEO Chen, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were the boss. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to mess with Manager Ye even if I had the guts." Casmo Wu finally realized his mistake and began begging. But the reality was right in front of him; his tears would change nothing. "Mr. Wu, if there are people like this in the company in the future, you might as well resign yourself," Thorpe Chen coldly glanced at Qiang Wu. "Yes, yes, I won't favour anyone like this again. Mr. Chen, please rest assured. Once Miya Li comes back, I will let her hand over her work and leave," Qiang Wu hastily replied. "Furthermore, I will arrange for someone to join the company management," Thorpe Chen said. "Alright, Mr. Chen, I understand." Qiang Wu paused, realizing that Thorpe Chen was planning to place someone in the company. Feeling powerless, he simply nodded in agreement. "Honey, let's go home." Thorpe Chen said, taking Gloria Ye's hand as they left. "Husband, how did it go? Are they demanding compensation? Do we have enough money left to pay them?" Gloria Ye quickly asked. "Compensation? For what?" Thorpe Chen asked, confused. "You hit someone earlier, aren't they going to cause trouble for you?" Gloria Ye said anxiously. "Don't worry, it's okay. They were the ones to start first," Thorpe Chen said with a cold smirk. "No one can bully Thorpe Chen's wife." "Husband, why are you different from before?" Gloria Ye gazed at Thorpe Chen in surprise. "I am still the same as before, only now I've learned how to cherish my wife," Thorpe Chen said, holding her hand. "Will you... leave me?" Gloria Ye asked, her voice trembling. Thorpe Chen was shaken. In the past, he did plan to leave, but now that he had clarified the issues involving Enid Li and Shipley Zhou's betrayal, he no longer wished to return to his past. He wanted revenge, to make that pair suffer before their demise. But after revenge, how would he live? What about Gloria Ye? Would he leave her? Or spend a lifetime with her as this Thorpe Chen? Suddenly, Thorpe Chen felt a piercing pain in his mind, as if his consciousness was being torn apart. It seemed as though the original consciousness of this body was trying to regain control. "Husband, what's wrong with you?" Gloria Ye asked anxiously. "I'm fine..." Thorpe Chen forced a smile to reassure her, but then his vision darkened, and he was engulfed by a chaotic world. In this pandemonium, Thorpe Chen met another person, the original owner of this body. "Are you trying to take control?" Thorpe Chen asked. "No, I'm just a shred of soul that hid deep in the consciousness. On the day you reincarnated, I should have died from excessive drinking," the other Thorpe Chen shook his head. "So, you're here to..." Thorpe Chen was puzzled. "Just to see and bid you farewell," the other Thorpe Chen smiled. "I was born a tragedy, abandoned by my parents, and then picked up by my adoptive father. To this day, I don't know who my biological father is." "After my adoptive father raised me, I wasted away his fortune on pleasures, neglecting my responsibilities. I married a good wife but failed to provide her a happy life." "So, you've finally realized?" Thorpe Chen sighed. "Yes, but it's too late. I have to go. We both have tragic lives. Since you borrowed this body, please continue my journey and live well," the other Thorpe Chen murmured. "Previously, I always wanted to return to my old life, to find my wife, and live happily with her, but it's unnecessary now." Thorpe Chen gave a bitter smile, then declared, "Don't worry. From now on, I am you. I'll take your body, and finish your unfinished journey.” “I'll let you experience the highs and lows, enjoy the world's glory and wealth, ensure those around you aren't oppressed or mocked, and let you stand at the pinnacle of the world, above all."