Assistant Lu smacked his lips silently, unable to see that his boss had the potential to be love-struck.

When Song Mai arrived at the company, she bumped into Zheng Yao. Zheng Yao greeted Song Mai with an innocent and harmless demeanor, as if she wasn't the one who had harmed Song Mai with Song's mother yesterday.

But what those eyes, as clear as autumn water, couldn't hide was the malice in them.

Song Maili ignored her completely, as if she hadn't seen her at all, and walked straight past her, making Zheng Yao so angry that she jumped up and down.

Lin Ran glanced in Zheng Yao's direction and silently gave her a thumbs up.

"You've got guts, Wheat."

Song Mai chuckled lightly: "Anyway, she'll resent me whether I maintain a superficial relationship with her or not, so why should I put on this act and disgust myself with myself?"

She opened the office door, and Lin Ran followed her in.

"It should have been done a long time ago. She's a heartless wretch who can't tell right from wrong. She's full of bad intentions and only knows how to use dirty tricks to harm people. There's no need for us to put on a show with her. It's better to just let everyone know that you two don't get along. That way, if she does anything again in the future, everyone will know that she's the one who did it."

Upon hearing this, Song Mai nodded in agreement.

That's what she thought too. She's finally figured it out: people can't live only for others; she should live for herself too.

How many decades are there in a lifetime? She worries about this and cares about that, but no one cares about her. Everyone else just uses her as a tool, so why should she care?

She used a small spray bottle to water the potted plants on the windowsill. As she watched the plants bloom with tiny flowers, a smile crept onto her lips.

Lin Ran looked at her, and after a long while, she suddenly blurted out, "Mai Zi, you seem to have changed."

Beneath the floor-to-ceiling window, a woman wearing a clean white dress, her hair neatly draped behind her head, looked puzzled upon hearing Lin Ran's words.

"Hmm? What's changed?"

Lin Ran scratched her head, wanting to say something but unable to pinpoint exactly where.

"Anyway, it's different from before. I seem more carefree than before."

Song Mai smiled.

"I've figured it out. I can't let other people's bad behavior affect me for no reason. After all, what did I do wrong? I'm not that bad person, so why should I be sad because of how bad people treat me?"

“Well said, that’s how you should do it. We’re not just going to steam buns, we’re going to fight for our pride. The more they want us to be miserable, the more we need to show them that we’re doing well.”

Just as Lin Ran finished speaking, Song Mai's phone, which was on the table, rang.

It was a text message congratulating her on winning a free 7-day trip to the Forbidden City for two people.

She looked at it twice, until her eyes were practically glued to the screen, but she didn't put her phone down.

Lin Ran leaned closer, somewhat curious.

"What's wrong? What happened? Why do you look like that?"

She thought something bad had happened, and looked at Song Mai with a worried expression.

Song Mai put down her phone, grabbed Lin Ran's hand, and spoke in a calm tone with a hint of excitement.

"Ranran, I've won the lottery again..."

Lin Ran's eyes widened in surprise: "What! I won again? What is it this time?"

Song Mai gave a brief account of what had happened, which made Lin Ran extremely jealous.

"No way! I never noticed how lucky you were before. What's wrong with you lately? Has a lucky star descended upon you? It's like everything you wish for comes true!"

Song Mai also found it amazing; everything was too coincidental.

She had just seen photos of other people visiting the Forbidden City on her WeChat Moments, and after exchanging a few words with Chu Xing about wanting to go herself, she saw this event on her Moments.

She just casually forwarded it, and that's how she won the prize?

This is outrageous, especially considering she only won the right to use the Tidal Lake house a few days ago.

Is this the effect of big data combined with good luck?

Clutching her phone, having learned from her previous experience of thinking it was a scam after winning the lottery, she couldn't completely trust it this time, but a faint sense of anticipation rose in her heart.

If this spot is real, that would be wonderful.

"I don't know what's been going on lately. Maybe God saw that I was being harmed so often, so He couldn't stand it anymore and decided to compensate me?"

Lin Ran grabbed her hand: "Are you free after get off work?"

"Um?"

"Come with me to buy lottery tickets! I refuse to believe that I can't get rich with you as my lucky charm!"

So after get off work that day, Lin Ran took Song Mai to the lottery shop and angrily scratched a whole stack of scratch-off tickets, ultimately losing two hundred yuan.

Lin Ran touched her now-empty wallet, feeling like crying.

"I even brought you along, how come we still lost so much money?"

You should know that she would never buy so many scratch-off lottery tickets at once on a normal day; she would only buy one or two occasionally to satisfy her craving.

I thought that since Song Mai was so lucky, I might be able to share in her good fortune, but the result was quite unexpected. Not only did I not win, I also lost money.

Song Mai patted her sympathetically and comforted her, "Alright, the probability of this kind of thing is very small, don't take it to heart, just treat it as a way to have some fun."

Lin Ran muttered, "But I already asked you to come along."

Song Mai was both amused and exasperated. She had only won the lottery three times in a row, but her luck wasn't always good. In many situations, she had much more difficulties than the average person.

That evening, Song Mai received a call from the organizer of the seven-day trip for two to Zicheng as soon as she got home. They sent her the instructions on how to claim her prize and reminded her to claim it before Friday.

After hanging up the phone, Song Mai was extremely excited, but at the same time, she began to feel conflicted.

Should I take a week's wages, or go on a trip...?

Should we invite Lin Ran to go with us, or go with Chu Xing?

This internal struggle continued unnoticed until the man returned.

Chu Xing pushed open the door and saw the woman sitting at the table, her face in her hands, lost in thought. The food on the table was already prepared, and she seemed not to have even noticed him entering.

"What are you thinking about?"

Song Mai seemed to be suddenly awakened from a dream, and was startled.

"You're back. Wash your hands and have some food."

However, Song Mai was clearly distracted during the meal, seemingly lost in thought, and her expressions were quite subtle.

"What happened?"

Chu Xing picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs for her and reminded the woman to eat properly.

Song Mai told everyone about winning the lottery.

"I never thought I would win the prize. I just forwarded it casually. Now that I have actually won, I am in a dilemma. If I go to the lottery, I will have to take a week off, but then I will lose my full attendance bonus and this week's salary."

This was something the man hadn't expected.

Her reluctance to travel isn't just a matter of travel expenses, but also a matter of salary.

"Go ahead, haven't you always wanted to go?"

Song Mai stirred the porridge in her bowl.

"I really want to go, but..."