A Vengeful Girl novel Chapter 169

Linda was almost sure that there was something fishy going on. She turned to look at Bun, "Please find out how many staff there are in the school, and which accountant handles the payment of salaries."

Bun looked at her quizzically. "My Lady, there isn't a specific person who handles the payment of our salaries. The finance office is responsible for the statistics and the HR office handles the payment."

"Okay, then could you find out the number of staff? "

"No problem, I'll check it for you." Bun responded and stood up. She headed to the administration desk to get the information.

After a few minutes, Bun returned. "My Lady. There are a total of 43 teachers in the school. Plus the logistics staff, so the total staff adds up to 80."

"Eighty?"

"Right."

Confused about what Linda was doing, Bun asked, "My Lady, what's the matter? Why do we have to check the number of staff in the school? Is there something wrong?"

Linda nodded and replied, "Well, yes. I have found a discrepancy. Look at our payrolls. Our salaries don't add up correctly."

Bun took the calculator and added up the numbers on her payroll. She found that there was indeed an issue; one Yuan was missing.

Bun glanced at Linda and said admiringly, "My Lady, you're very smart. How did you figure it out?"

"I've always been good with numbers. But this is weird. Even if someone in the finance office steals one Yuan from everyone's salary, it would be only 80 Yuan in total. It's just worthless and too risky.

I don't think anyone would risk getting fired and going to jail for criminal liability for only 80 Yuan. It doesn't make any sense." Linda sat down on a chair, racking her brain for a logical reason.

"I agree it's very suspicious and doesn't make sense. But to be on the safe side, I'll ask around and investigate, find out who might be profiting from our salaries. We don't know anything thing else yet." Bun said, already forming a plan of action in her head.

Linda nodded and said, "Okay Bun. Thank you." She knew she could always rely on Bun for support.

The day passed peacefully. As it was Friday, Linda was not very busy. Classes were over at half past two every Friday afternoon. At 3 p.m., Charles came to pick Linda.

They had plans to stay over at the house of Mu clan over the weekend.

At the school gate, Linda saw Charles and trotted over. Seeing Linda, Charles got out of the car and opened the door for her.

"Where's Paul? Is he not coming with us?"

Linda glanced around, searching for Paul.

"Paul has some affairs to attend to. He won't come with us, but he'll be back next week."

Linda nodded and got into the car with Bun.

Linda guessed that Paul had made an excuse to avoid Bun because he didn't know how to face her. It would be awkward if they met. Their relationship was over before it began. Bun had made her choice, and chose Brian. Linda could see why, Brian made her happy and the chemistry between them was real.

After his display of affection a few days earlier, and Bun rejecting him, Paul might feel ashamed to stand beside Bun.

Linda knew Paul well. He would rather occupy himself with his work than get embarrassed.

As Paul was not there, Charles drove the car and Linda sat in the passenger seat.

Sitting in the back seat, Bun kept silent, as if she was invisible, and revealed no emotion.

Linda noticed her demeanor through the rear-view mirror, but didn't say a word. While driving, Charles reached out to Linda

Interlocking his fingers with hers.

She was happy to feel the warmth of Charles' hand pressed against hers. A tingling sensation ran through her body like electricity. The interlocking of their hands was a gesture of their love.

"How was your day my love?" Charles turned to face Linda as he waited for the red light to turn green. His breath hitched for a second. How did I get so lucky? He thought, admiring how the afternoon sunlight bathed her soft skin, bringing to life the arch of her brow, the slit of her eyes, the curve of her lips and the depth in her eyes.

Linda caught Charles staring at her, and she blushed. He was still gawking even when the lights turned green. She smiled softly. "Hey. Stop staring and drive. Well, Friday is usually a slow day. You know, people are preparing for the weekend."

"Yes, it's the weekend."

Originally, Charles had mixed feelings about Linda working.

There were so many responsibilities and activities within the Xia and Mu clans that Linda could participate in.

But Charles knew the kind of person Linda was, and wanted her live according to her own will. Besides he knew that the business world was not her cup of tea.

"By the way, today is my pay day." Linda said, almost bragging.

"Is it? How much have you earned?"

"Over six thousand. I think it's not bad."

Charles smiled and then touched Linda's head. "That's great. My wife can make money now."

Displeased to hear Charles' words, Linda retorted, "Don't look down on me. I used to work, okay? This is my first formal job!"

"Well, of course of course. I'm proud of you, Love!"

Charles was always in a good mood when he spoke to Linda, and sometimes he even teased her because he found it amusing to see his wife getting irritated.

But of course, he did that only to Linda, for he was not interested in any other women. With such a beautiful and delicate flower by his side, what more could he want? Charles thought, gently squeezing Linda's hand in the process.

Ping! Half an hour later, Bun's phone alerted her that she had received a message.

She took a quick look at her phone and said to Linda, "My Lady, I have found out all the information you required."

"Information? Linda, what are you looking for?" Charles asked.

"Well, you know that we have received our salaries but when I double checked, there's one Yuan missing on our payrolls. I mean, both me and Buns' anyway. It's weird, isn't it? So I asked her to investigate and find out who handled our salary payment and if there was any foul play."

"Oh okay. That's definitely suspicious. So both you and Bun have received one Yuan less? Is it just you two or there are others?"

"Well, I haven't asked anyone else. As I haven't seen their payrolls, I didn't to make any conclusions. So I have asked Bun to check that person's family background and see if there's any clue."

Charles knew that Linda liked to investigate cases and to find out the truth. Her moral compass was straight as an arrow, and even though anyone else would have let the case go, she wouldn't.

She stood her ground, always, and never backed down in the face of danger.

Charles worried about her sometimes, but he also realized that thats what made her strong. She loved her for that.

Charles had heard of cases where a similar kind of situation would occur in companies or institutions, but only a few people would ever come forward and protest.