Did I do something wrong?

Guo Xiaorong looked at Mingyao and Ni An with red eyes and a pitiful expression.

Anyone who didn't know better would think someone had bullied her.

Ni An glanced at Guo Xiaorong, her eyes filled with disgust.

I was so blind back then to believe her nonsense.

Fortunately, Mingyao reminded her, otherwise the company might have been in big trouble.

Ni An had no time to waste words with Guo Xiaorong, so she pushed her and walked out.

"Get out of here right now!"

"You are not welcome in our company."

Guo Xiaorong lost her balance and fell to the ground with a thud, tears streaming down her face.

"Even if you hate me and want me to leave, you shouldn't treat me like this."

"We have no grudge against each other, what you've done is outrageous!"

Guo Xiaorong's sobs attracted the attention of her colleagues.

Unaware of the truth, Guo Xiaorong's colleagues began to pity her and looked at Mingyao and Ni An with strange eyes.

Ni An was seething with anger. She had seen shameless people before, but she had never seen anyone as shameless as Guo Xiaorong!

Acting in front of so many colleagues, do you really think everyone else is a fool?

"Stop playing the victim!" Ni An looked down at the woman, his eyes filled with icy coldness.

Just as Ni An was about to expose Guo Xiaorong's identity, Xia Kexing rushed over in three quick steps.

She stood with a stern face, staring intently at Ni An and Ming Yao, positioned between them and Guo Xiaorong.

Xia Kexing's eyes burned with anger as she said indignantly, "Ni An, Su Xueya, you are too arrogant! You are bullying people openly!"

Ni An was already furious, and seeing Xia Kexing defend Guo Xiaorong without explanation made her even angrier.

She crossed her arms, looked at Xia Kexing with her nose in her mouth, and said jokingly, "You don't even know the truth."

"Stop pretending to be a righteous crusader here."

Ni An's words were like knives, stabbing Xia Kexing's heart.

She clenched her fists and said angrily, "This is a society governed by law! It's not your place to act recklessly!"

"Moreover, it's not just me who can't stand what you two are doing; our colleagues can't stand it either."

As Xia Kexing's friend, Lin Shu stepped forward and chose to stand by Xia Kexing's side.

Several of Xia Kexing's close colleagues also spoke up for her, criticizing Mingyao and Ni An for going too far.

Just then, Pei Zhao walked over.

As the start of the workday approached, colleagues gathered together, and the air was thick with a sense of oppression.

Just as Ni An was about to lose her temper, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of Pei Zhao walking in and exclaimed, "Young Master Pei!"

Upon hearing the words "Young Master Pei," a light suddenly shone in Xia Kexing's dim eyes.

Pei Zhao frowned, stepped forward, looked around, and asked, "What happened?"

In order to show her kindness and understanding side to Pei Zhao, Xia Kexing squatted down and looked at Guo Xiaorong with concern.

"Miss, are you alright?"

"I'll help you up."

Guo Xiaorong looked timidly at Xia Kexing, thanked her, and said with a choked voice, "There are still more good people in the world."

Xia Kexing handed her a tissue, her expression serious. "Don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation for what happened today!"

"Make them apologize to you!"

Ni An clenched her fists, looking at Xia Kexing in disbelief.

They were all colleagues in the same company, but Xia Kexing preferred to trust outsiders rather than them!

Ni An, unable to bear it any longer, was about to step forward to stop them when her shoulder suddenly felt heavy.

She turned her head and met Mingyao's deep gaze.

Mingyao gripped her shoulders, shook her head, and remained silent with a serious expression.

Ni An suppressed her impulse and stood with Ming Yao.

"May I have your name?"

Xia Kexing spoke gently, lowering her voice to avoid frightening Guo Xiaorong, and said, "Don't be afraid, I have righteous colleagues who will help you seek justice."

"If you have any grievances, feel free to speak up. Don't keep them bottled up inside, or it will cause problems."

Guo Xiaorong whispered, "My name is Guo Xiaorong."

Before Xia Kexing could ask again, Pei Zhao abruptly asked, "Guo Xiaorong?"

He strode forward, his cold gaze towards Guo Xiaorong carrying a hint of doubt.

"This name sounds familiar."

Guo Xiaorong was stunned for a moment, her eyes wide as she looked at Pei Zhao, and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Pei, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Pei Zhao took out his phone, and after a short while, he pointed the phone, with its screen turned on, at Guo Xiaorong, who looked completely innocent.

"No wonder you looked so familiar, we've met before!"

Now it was Xia Kexing's turn to be bewildered. She asked, at a loss, "Mr. Pei, what do you mean by this?"

President Pei looked at Guo Xiaorong with a cold smile and bluntly exposed her true colors.

"Guo Xiaorong, entertainment reporter for Caixing Media Company."

"Ni An and Su Xueya probably kicked you out because they discovered you were a reporter!"

As receptionists, Ni An and Su Xueya are the face of the company, and they would never speak ill of a stranger.

Moreover, Pei Zhao believed in Su Xueya's character; someone even she wanted to drive away must have serious problems.

Pei Zhao's words caused his colleagues present to gasp in shock.

The employees present were well aware of the company's predicament.

Their current stance of endorsing entertainment reporters is tantamount to playing with fire and committing suicide.

The colleagues who had just been indignantly speaking up for Guo Xiaorong immediately scattered and fled.

Xia Kexing was still unwilling to accept the facts and argued, "Even if she is an entertainment reporter, she can't bully people like this."

"We are a big company, and big companies should have good manners."

Pei Zhao's lips twitched twice, and he looked at her with a forced smile, saying, "What if you knew that the scandal that caused you and me to be misunderstood was taken and reported by her?"

After the incident, Pei Zhao privately sent people to investigate.

He was worried that it was a rival company putting on a show, so he kept a close watch on things, but he never expected that the investigation would eventually lead to Guo Xiaorong.

Pei Zhao didn't want to argue with ordinary people, so the matter was dropped.

I never expected Guo Xiaorong to set her sights on the company so quickly!

Xia Kexing shuddered. Pei Zhao's words were like a bucket of ice water poured over her head, chilling her to the bone.

When the affair was exposed, Guo Xiaorong clearly felt the hostility in the eyes of those around her.

"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding."

Guo Xiaorong tried to slip away, but her wrist suddenly tightened.

Her heart leaped into her throat. She turned around and met Xia Kexing's dark eyes.

Xia Kexing gripped her wrist tightly and said angrily, "How dare you lie to me!"

"Do you know how much trouble your rumors caused me back then?!"

"As a journalist, don't you have even the slightest bit of professional ethics?"

"Taking photos at will and fabricating facts, you have absolutely no bottom line as a journalist!"

Guo Xiaorong, abandoning her pitiful demeanor, curled her lips into a smile, rudely shoved her hand away, and retorted, "You and I are equally bad. What right do you have to lecture me so confidently?"

Xia Kexing could hardly believe her ears. "What?"