Mingyao nodded and went with Lin Shu to the emergency exit.

"Just say what you have to say."

Mingyao stared intently at Lin Shu. She had been with the company for several months, but hadn't had much contact with Lin Shu.

The fact that Lin Shu was Xia Kexing's friend proves that the two of them couldn't have had much contact.

The only time they interacted closely was due to a dispute arising from a misunderstanding.

Lin Shu bit her lower lip and lowered her head.

She took a deep breath and bowed solemnly to Mingyao.

"sorry!"

"I listened to Xia Kexing and hurt you. I'm so sorry."

After arguing with Mingyao that day, her words remained etched in my mind.

Lin Shu began to pay attention to Xia Kexing's every move, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Not long ago, Lin Shu discovered that Xia Kexing had contacted a reporter named Guo Xiaorong, as if she was planning to do something detrimental to the company.

She was frustrated by the lack of evidence and the inability to make a public statement, so she wanted to investigate secretly.

Before she could investigate, rumors about Mingyao's relationships with Pei Siyu and Pei Zhao were exposed online.

"I misjudged people, which harmed you and almost ruined the company."

Mingyao frowned and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Lin Shu recounted: "In the two weeks before Xia Kexing resigned, I discovered that she was in contact with a reporter named Guo Xiaorong."

"No, it's not just Ni An, there's another man too."

Lin Shu's words alerted Ming Yao: "Why are you so sure there's a man there?"

“Xia Kexing made voice calls to Guo Xiaorong and that man, which I overheard by chance.”

"Xia Kexing was extremely flustered at the time and immediately hung up the phone."

Mingyao knew that Xia Kexing and Guo Xiaorong were working together, but she didn't expect that there was someone else behind them.

Lin Shu continued, "At first, Ni An didn't join in. I don't know what method Xia Kexing used to get Ni An to work for them."

"I wanted to investigate further to make amends, but before I could do much, the truth came to light."

She apologized to Mingyao again, her face full of shame.

The matter is over, and Mingyao harbors no resentment or malice towards Lin Shu.

"Don't believe everything you hear in the future."

Lin Shu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Mingyao did not hold it against him.

"Thank you, Madam Pei."

The words "Madam Pei" struck Mingyao like a thunderbolt, sending chills down her spine.

"Don't call me Mrs. Pei!" It sounded strange and cheesy, and it also made her seem out of place with her colleagues.

Mingyao didn't like this sense of special treatment.

Mingyao suddenly started yelling, which startled Lin Shu.

After she came to her senses, she smiled at Mingyao and said, "Okay, Miss Su."

As Mingyao walked out of the company after get off work that evening, she saw Su Qiqiang standing at the company entrance.

Seeing Su Qiqiang's fake smile, a cold glint flashed in Mingyao's eyes.

In just a moment, she managed a bright and radiant smile.

"Xiaoxue".

Mingyao said sweetly, "Dad, why did you suddenly come to pick me up from the company today?"

"Haven't we seen you in a long time?" Su Qiqiang said, feigning affection. "I specially picked you up to go home today."

He said this, but his gaze passed over Mingyao and landed on the people coming and going at the company entrance.

Mingyao's lips twitched twice, and a mocking smile appeared on her face.

Su Qiqiang thought that her visit to see him was a pretense, but that she really wanted to see Pei Siyu.

Mingyao affectionately took Su Qiqiang's arm and followed his gaze toward the company entrance.

"Dad, what are you looking at?"

"Nobody's with me."

Su Qiqiang raised an eyebrow and asked casually, "Doesn't your son-in-law leave work with you?"

“Pei Siyuya.” She sighed, saying regretfully, “Pei Siyuya doesn’t spend much time at the branch office.”

"At this time, there should be a meeting at headquarters."

"Dad, I'm starving, let's go!"

Want to see Pei Siyu? No way!

Su Qiqiang's attempt to curry favor with her today is probably because he saw the news that Pei Siyu exposed her identity.

Su Qiqiang is really like a fly; he comes as soon as he smells something.

Back at the apartment, Mingyao was startled to see Su Xueya, whom she hadn't seen in a long time.

Su Xueya is no longer the glamorous woman she once was. Now she has messy hair and wears casual home clothes.

She wasn't wearing makeup, and her face was a sickly white, with even her lips lacking color.

She often wears makeup, so her sudden appearance without makeup is quite jarring.

Su Xueya seemed to sense Ming Yao's gaze, and her face darkened visibly.

"Mingyao, don't be so smug!"

"ah?"

Mingyao tilted her head, looking at Su Xueya with an innocent expression, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Sister, what are you saying?"

She hid behind Su Qiqiang, looking at him with teary eyes, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

She tugged at Su Qiqiang's sleeve and said, feeling wronged, "Dad, is my sister mentally unstable?"

"I haven't seen her in a long time, and I miss her very much. I can't help but look at her a few more times."

Mingyao's tears fell at just the right moment, making her even more upset: "But my sister thinks I'm showing off."

"Am I not even allowed to care about my younger sister, as the older sister?"

Su Xueya's face contorted in a grimace, her eyes turning bloodshot as she glared at Ming Yao.

The cold glint in her eyes was sharp and sinister.

With tears streaming down her face, Mingyao hid behind Su Qiqiang, saying, "Wasn't I doing all this for my sister?"

"My sister doesn't understand my good intentions. Dad, what's the point of what I'm doing?"

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