She accepted the offer from Mr. Cheng and went outside the private room to ask the waiter.

After adding the dishes, Cheng Qicai planned to go to the restroom to wash her face and calm down.

As soon as she reached the corner, she saw her mother and Lu Qi standing on the balcony. She hid behind a pillar not far from the balcony.

They could hear their conversation.

Then they heard Lu Qi's smiling voice, "Aunt Yun, do you really think Su Ni's work isn't important?"

Ms. Yun replied matter-of-factly, "Isn't it because of you? Whether she works or not doesn't matter."

Lu Qi's tone remained unchanged, "I see. If Uncle Cheng loses his job, will it affect you?"

"What do you mean?" Ms. Yun immediately became wary.

"Didn't I make myself perfectly clear? Uncle Cheng is a minor leader at Taihe Pharmaceutical Company, right? I happen to have some connections with the higher-ups at Taihe. Asking him to fire someone might be a waste of his talent, but he'll still give me that much face."

"I...I am Su Ni's elder, and also your elder. Aren't you afraid I'll tell them?" Ms. Yun's words sounded like she was bluffing.

"I can make you speechless towards the Su Ni family in a hundred ways. Do you want to try?"

Lu Qi's tone was relaxed, but his words were like poison, "If you say anything she doesn't like to hear in front of Su Ni's family again, I guarantee that Uncle Cheng will not only be fired, but his job in City A... no, I mean your whole family's jobs..."

Lu Qi's unfinished words startled Ms. Yun, causing her voice to tremble, "You..."

Lu Qi, seemingly oblivious to Ms. Yun's pale face, continued, "If you move to another city, your information might be leaked unintentionally..."

Cheng Qicai, who was hiding, sensed that her mother was not in a good mood and quickly appeared to interrupt them, "Mom, what are you doing here?"

Ms. Yun glanced at Lu Qi, her heart pounding with anxiety at his coldness. She grabbed Cheng Qicai's arm and forced herself to remain calm, saying, "It's nothing, let's hurry... go back."

Cheng Qicai noticed that Ms. Yun's face was pale, and she seemed to be quite frightened by Lu Qi's threat.

Although she felt that this was the result of Ms. Yun's own careless remarks, she still felt sorry for her when she saw that Ms. Yun was frightened.