Ignoring everything else, Zheng Yao immediately questioned, "What exactly happened? Didn't you tell me that even if that bitch had extraordinary abilities, she couldn't change the situation?"

Fang Yu was already furious, and when he heard Zheng Yao say that, he swept the documents off the table.

"How should I know? You're asking me? I'm not supposed to know! Didn't you switch her USB drive? How could she have finished the meeting smoothly? Now look at her! Not only was she unaffected, she even got a promotion. I bet it won't be long before she's overshadowing me!"

Whenever this matter is mentioned, Fang Yu feels like he could tear Song Mai to pieces!

Who would have thought that this woman, who usually seemed unassuming and unambitious, had somehow managed to get Han Shanyu to promote her to deputy manager so easily?

So what's the next step?

Is he the manager or the vice president?

Does this mean he has to give up his position to her?

Zheng Yao was startled by Fang Yu's sudden reaction. She was still angry, but her words revealed that she was not as confident as before.

"I did replace the USB drive. How could I have made a mistake if I replaced it myself? I remember you didn't bring any paper documents with you either. How could you have resolved this matter without anyone noticing? Could it be...?"

At this point, she glanced cautiously at Fang Yu, and seeing that he didn't react, continued:

"Could it be that she has something going on with the organizers? Otherwise, they're not stupid. After such a big incident, it's already a miracle they didn't make a scene. Why would they praise her?"

Zheng Yao and Fang Yu had confirmed multiple times that Song Mai had not brought any paper documents. It wasn't until Song Mai had already left that he saw Lin Ran lock the stack of paper documents in the cabinet on Song Mai's desk.

Even if Song Mai were incredibly fast, she couldn't possibly turn back, retrieve everything, and then go back.

Fang Yu didn't care about this matter at first. After all, whatever Zheng Yao did was a feud between Zheng Yao and Song Mai, and had nothing to do with him.

He was only maintaining this relationship with Zheng Yao, so it was a mutually beneficial arrangement between them.

But things are different now. Song Mai has genuinely damaged his interests, so he feels he can no longer tolerate this woman continuing like this!

He absolutely cannot let Song Mai climb over him!

Fang Yu stroked the wedding ring on his ring finger without saying a word, but his eyes were very cold, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Zheng Yao waited for a long time but Fang Yu didn't speak, so she couldn't help but ask:

What are your plans next?

Fang Yu sneered, then suddenly opened his narrowed eyes.

"Becoming an assistant manager isn't that easy!"

Song Mai quickly tidied up her workstation and then began to summarize the project meeting, a task she had left behind before her business trip.

She thought she could find some time to do it while on a business trip, but she couldn't squeeze out a single moment in the past three days.

Fortunately, she's back now, and everything has been completed satisfactorily. She can finally settle down and continue with her work.

The news of the promotion spread quickly, and the promotion email was sent just as fast.

It was only noon when the company sent out an email about promoting Song Mai to deputy manager of the Spanish department.

Zheng Yao stared at the black text on a white background in the email, her eyes turning bloodshot.

Meanwhile, Song Mai had just finished lunch and poured herself a glass of water while chatting casually with Lin Ran.

Zheng Yao, who had been holding back her questions, couldn't hold back any longer. She simply swaggered over and tentatively asked, "I heard your business trip went very smoothly?"

Song Mai was chatting and laughing with Lin Ran when Zheng Yao suddenly blurted out a sentence that made her smile vanish instantly.

"fine."

Song Mai had no interest in talking to Zheng Yao. Knowing that Zheng Yao had ill intentions, she saw no need to waste her emotions on playing along.

Zheng Yao, however, seemed unwilling to give up and pressed on in disbelief, asking, "Didn't you encounter any trouble during your business trip?"

If Song Mai had only suspected something before, after hearing Zheng Yao's second sentence, Song Mai was almost completely certain that Zheng Yao was the one who switched the USB drive.

There will be no one else but her.

However, she pretended to be unaware of the situation and even looked quite bewildered.

"No, why do you ask that?"

After saying that, she glanced at Zheng Yao, but her expression remained completely harmless.

"Could it be that you've done something despicable again to harm me? I managed to escape by sheer luck, so you're unwilling to give up and are deliberately trying to find out from me indirectly?"

She seemed to be saying it casually, but every word she uttered truly touched on Zheng Yao's innermost thoughts.

Zheng Yao's expression immediately changed, and her gaze towards Song Mai turned gloomy and somewhat guilty.

"What nonsense are you talking about! When did I ever harm you? Don't throw mud at me like that! I didn't do anything!"

After saying that, she turned around and left in anger.

But where no one was watching, her face became somewhat ferocious with anger.

This little bitch is getting harder and harder to deal with, but she refuses to believe it. She refuses to believe that she and Fang Yu combined can't defeat this bitch!

Two days later, Song Mai's office was tidied up.

After the HR manager arranged for Song Mai to go into the deputy manager's office, he discussed with her in detail the salary and benefits after her promotion. Looking at the details of the benefits written in the contract, Song Mai suddenly felt a glimmer of hope.

It just so happened that it was payday, and Song Mai stared at the text message about her salary for several seconds before looking away.

She received two payments: one was her salary, and the other was a bonus and overtime pay.

The two sums of money combined amounted to more than three times her salary.

Song Mai stared at her bank card balance with gleaming eyes, and after a short while, she sent Chu Xing a message without hesitation.

Are you free tonight?

The man was in a meeting at that moment.

The phone screen on the table suddenly lit up. He picked it up and saw that it was a message from Song Mai.

He put it down instinctively, but then picked it up again.

"I have time after seven o'clock, what's up?"

With a light tap of her fingertip, Song Mai quickly typed a line of text on the screen.

"I've struck it rich! I want to thank you, would it be convenient for you to have a meal with me?"

As the man looked at the words, he somehow felt a sense of pleasure emanating from them.

This joy was conveyed to him through the words, causing a subtle, almost imperceptible smile to appear on his lips.

The people in the meeting, however, were very observant and immediately noticed the man's subtle emotional changes.

They were exchanging glances, secretly sharing hidden gossip.

"Sure, send me the address."

After sending those words, the man put down his phone, his face returning to its usual cold and aloof expression.

The people sitting in the conference room immediately looked dejected.

I thought I could escape this predicament today thanks to the news that pleased Master Yun, but it seems that's not going to happen now.