Xia Kexing made no attempt to hide her malice towards Mingyao. She walked up to Mingyao with a smile and said, word by word, "No wonder you smell so strongly of sex, you've seen a man."

Mingyao suppressed her anger and glanced at her.

I didn't want to cause trouble, but trouble came knocking on my door.

If she weren't afraid of ruining her public image, she would let Xia Kexing know what the saying "you can eat whatever you want but you can't say whatever you want" really means!

Xia Kexing's heart skipped a beat when she caught a fleeting glimpse of anger and restraint in Mingyao's eyes.

She blinked and looked back at Mingyao.

Mingyao, pale-faced and frowning, had red eyes on her pale face, with a shimmering light in her eyes, looking pitiful as if she was about to cry.

You must have misread it.

Xia Kexing scoffed coldly, looking at her with disdain, "You act pitiful whenever you see a man, Su Xueya, you're so shameless!"

No one stood up for Mingyao. They stood by, either watching the show with schadenfreude or looking at her with pity.

Even the male colleague who had just shown her kindness looked pale and sickly.

He stepped forward to help because he was bewitched by Su Xueya; he couldn't bear to see such a delicate flower being harmed if he didn't help, so he had no choice but to flee in panic.

Mingyao's face grew paler and paler, her twisted features filled with resentment.

"Xia Kexing, are you never going to stop?"

"You keep spreading rumors about me in front of my colleagues. Do you really think I wouldn't dare to call the police?"

She had a pure, innocent face, but her two watery eyes held a hint of anger. When she got angry, she had no presence at all; it was like punching cotton.

It looks more like a frustrated little white rabbit.

Xia Kexing, convinced of her conclusive evidence, couldn't wait for Mingyao to call the police. "Call the police here! I'll let all the colleagues in the company see how you, this mistress, seduce men!"

"Xia Kexing, you keep saying I'm distorting the truth and seducing people, but what about you?"

Mingyao lowered her head slightly, her voice choked but firm, "I am beautiful and have a good figure, but I am not the heroine with a powerful halo who is loved by everyone in Mary Sue novels. I don't have that much charm, that I can make all men fall for me with just a glance or a word."

She tilted her head back, staring intently at Xia Kexing, and began to challenge her, "Do you think being pretty is a crime? Is chatting with men when you're pretty considered seduction?"

"Besides me, the receptionist, which of the colleagues sitting in the Haichang branch office isn't an elite among men? In your opinion, are all elites so brainless? That a single glance or a word can make them dizzy with infatuation?"

"If all the staff at our Haichang branch are like this, then rival companies might as well just recruit beautiful women and handsome men to seduce people. Why waste time on negotiations?"

Mingyao, with a few words, brought up all her colleagues in the company, leaving Xia Kexing speechless.

Before she could retort, Mingyao continued, "There are plenty of beautiful women in the company. Does every interaction between a pretty female colleague and a male colleague constitute seduction?"

"Xia Kexing, you have a despicable mind and can't stand seeing others do well, so why are you spreading rumors about me?"

Mingyao's eyes were filled with tears, yet her words were clear and each one piercing.

Colleagues who had initially gloated over the situation suddenly turned against Mingyao.

“Xia Kexing, you and Su Xueya had a grudge in the past, but that’s all in the past. Su Xueya hasn’t done anything wrong now.”

"Yeah, isn't it going too far to cause trouble for Su Xueya time and time again?"

Xia Kexing's face turned ashen after a few words from her colleagues. She glared at Ming Yao menacingly, "Sharp-tongued, sophistry!"

Mingyao looked pitifully at the furious Xia Kexing and choked out, "I admit that I did something wrong before, and I have apologized for what I should have apologized for."

"You keep harping on me and even spread rumors that I seduced a colleague. Am I supposed to just endure it without being able to defend myself?"

Xia Kexing was furious, "You..."

"You've said everything, you're right, I deserve to be slandered."

Mingyao's tearful appearance was heartbreaking even for her female colleagues, let alone her male colleagues.

Countless reproachful gazes clung to Xia Kexing like poisonous vines.

Xia Kexing was bound and unable to move an inch.

Just then, the supervisor's angry voice rang out, "Xia Kexing, what are you doing here again?"

The supervisor was at his wit's end when he saw Xia Kexing and Ming Yao meet.

From the very beginning of the interview, the two were constantly at odds, and on their very first day of work, they clashed several times.

The supervisor regretted signing the internship contract with Xia Kexing.

Xia Kexing took a deep breath to calm herself down, then glared at Mingyao, almost gritting her teeth as she said, "You just wait! You'll see what happens to you later!"

Mingyao raised her eyes and met Xia Kexing's gaze. "Really?"

"I've already signed an internship contract with the company, and there's still a long road ahead,"

Before leaving, Xia Kexing warned with interest, "Hide your fox tail well, don't let me catch you, or I'll ruin your reputation!"

After saying that, Xia Kexing raised her chin and left arrogantly.

The grievance on Mingyao's face vanished in an instant.

She stared coldly at Xia Kexing's retreating figure, a mocking smile playing on her taut lips. "You?!"

If it weren't for her remaining rationality constantly reminding her to maintain her persona, she would have already taught Xia Kexing a lesson!

Mingyao indifferently wiped away the tears on her face, her brows and eyes no longer showing any grievance or weakness. Her steps were light, and she walked with a sense of the wind.

"Young lady, the road is slippery after the floor was just mopped, be careful."

The cleaning lady kindly reminded him while she was cleaning, but the next second, his non-slip shoes landed on the still wet tile floor with a dull thud.

Mingyao was in a terrible mood.

She hissed and gasped, her palms bracing against the ground, a sharp pain radiating from her tailbone and buttocks deep into her bones.

The cleaning lady looked at Mingyao with pity; she felt sorry for her.

Mingyao's feet were already uncomfortable from wearing high heels, and then she fell like that; she felt like her limbs were about to fall apart.

She leaned against the wall, struggling to support herself, when suddenly, two hands touched her elbows. "Are you alright?"

The sudden male voice made Mingyao instinctively pull her hand back. She smiled coldly and said, "I'm fine."

Upon meeting his gaze, Pei Zhao, who bore a striking resemblance to Pei Siyu, smiled brightly. Coupled with his stylish motorcycle outfit, he exuded youthful charm.

Seeing that Mingyao kept shrinking back, he belatedly put his arm around her side and said, "Help me up with my arm."

Mingyao smiled and then stood up by herself, leaning against the wall.

Pei Zhao is Pei Siyu's closest nephew and the only Pei family member he can speak to within the Pei family.

If she gets too close to Pei Zhao and Pei Siyu misunderstands her, she might be sentenced to "death" by Pei Siyu. What strategy will she use to win him over then?

Pei Zhao's hand hovered in mid-air as he grinned and explained, "I saw you fall when I was passing by, and I rushed over to help you in a panic."

"but."

He looked Mingyao up and down with a serious expression, being extra careful so as not to miss any details. "You fell so badly, is anything uncomfortable? I'll take you to the hospital for a check-up."