Faced with Mingyao's questioning, Xu Sitian smiled and said, "It's just a feeling."

"Why make such a big deal out of this, Sister Su?"

She raised her chin, like a proud swan, "I can't control what people say, since they're not on my own."

She squinted at Mingyao with a forced smile: "So go ahead and say it."

"Speaking won't change anything."

Xu Sitian's gaze held a deeper meaning as she met Mingyao's eyes.

The two faced off in silence. Mingyao didn't want to get entangled with Xu Sitian any longer. She glanced at the time and said, "It's almost time for work, Lin Shu. You'd better hurry up and clock in."

Lin Shu looked at Ming Yao with some concern.

Mingyao nodded slightly to indicate that she was alright, and Lin Shu left with peace of mind.

Xu Sitian crossed her arms and looked Mingyao up and down with a mocking gaze.

"Su Xueya, do you think you can compare to me?"

"I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about."

Mingyao sighed and said helplessly, "I never thought about comparing myself to anyone."

Xu Sitian glared maliciously at Ming Yao, raised her chin, and said in a provocative tone, "Your good days are numbered."

"Su Xueya, let's see who has the last laugh."

"good."

Mingyao gave her a perfunctory answer, not wanting to pay any more attention.

Getting entangled with naive and ignorant people lowers your own worth.

At this moment, Pei Siyu and his assistant walked over quickly.

Xu Sitian greeted Pei Siyu with a sweet smile, all traces of the fierceness in her eyes vanishing.

Mingyao chuckled dryly as she watched Xu Sitian's expression change like turning the pages of a book.

It seems that Pei Siyu truly loves her.

She glanced quickly at Pei Siyu, and the moment their eyes met, Mingyao immediately lowered her gaze, as if nothing had happened.

Xu Sitian skipped and hopped to Pei Siyu's side, her voice becoming sweet and cloying: "President Pei, you've finally arrived."

"I'm waiting for you to start the meeting."

She kept staring at Pei Siyu's face, her smile growing increasingly smug.

She noticed that Pei Siyu hadn't looked at Mingyao once since he entered the company.

It seems the attempt to sow discord was successful.

When she met Pei Siyu at noon, she subtly said a few bad things about Mingyao.

A mere receptionist, aside from looks, what family background or brains can compare to her?

A man like Pei Siyu, who stands at the top of the pyramid, will only be attracted to a woman whose abilities match his.

It's not that I like Mingyao, who's just a pretty face!

Pei Siyu and Xu Sitian rode the elevator together, and Mingyao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She kept observing Pei Siyu out of the corner of her eye.

In the past, when he passed by the front desk, his eyes would always linger on her for a moment.

And now...

Mingyao felt that she was becoming strange.

She had been hoping that Pei Siyu wouldn't pay attention to her.

But when Pei Siyu truly ignored her existence, Mingyao felt quite uneasy.

Especially when Pei Siyu and Xu Sitian were walking together, even though she didn't care, the image kept flashing through her mind.

She clenched her fists, and it felt as if her heart had been gripped by an invisible hand in an instant.

Knock knock—

Mingyao snapped out of her thoughts and looked up to meet her assistant's eyes.

"What's wrong?"

The assistant looked at Mingyao with some concern: "Miss Su, are you alright?"

Mingyao smiled slightly: "What could I possibly have to say? Just tell me what's on your mind."

"Ms. Su, could you please deliver some tea to the conference room before 3 o'clock?"

Mingyao asked in surprise, "Isn't this what a secretary should do?"

"Our secretary is on leave today, so we're a bit short-staffed."

Mingyao nodded: "Leave it to me."

With twenty minutes remaining before the meeting was scheduled to begin, Mingyao went to the tea room.

The assistant has already sent her a text message with all the details, including the quantity of teaware and the temperature.

Mingyao felt a headache coming on as she looked at the long string of information.

Does preparing tea for a meeting really need to be this complicated?

Mingyao muttered to herself as she prepared the tea according to the instructions.

Five minutes before the meeting was scheduled to begin, Mingyao pushed a food cart into the meeting room.

The meeting room was quiet, and there were no staff members in sight.

Mingyao secretly breathed a sigh of relief; she could actually relax a bit more when no one was around.

I'm afraid of running into Pei Siyu.

However, Mingyao froze the next second. There was not only someone in the conference room, but also Pei Siyu, whom she least wanted to see.

Mingyao froze for a moment, and her smile froze when she saw Xu Sitian next to Pei Siyu.

It's a bit strange that a man and a woman are alone in the conference room.

Pei Siyu looked at her. Mingyao had just put on a smile and was about to greet Pei Siyu when he coldly looked away.

The words that were about to come out caught in her throat, and she swallowed them back down, lowering her head as she walked into the conference room.

Xu Sitian glanced at her smugly, as if showing off her victory.

Mingyao tried her best to ignore it, but some emotions she couldn't understand were still spreading in her heart.

She began setting out the tea set with a serious expression, and when it was Xu Sitian's turn...

Xu Sitian smiled and accepted the cup. "Thank you."

Mingyao looked at Pei Siyu.

He sat motionless in his chair, his face as cold as ice, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

Mingyao felt inexplicably lost.

She just couldn't understand what Pei Siyu was angry about.

She had just picked up her teacup when Xu Sitian bumped her elbow.

Mingyao's hand trembled, and the tea spilled out.

Snap—

The cup shattered into pieces on the floor, the sharp sound breaking the silence in the conference room.

Mingyao's heart jumped into her throat, and she subconsciously looked at Pei Siyu.

Pei Siyu frowned, a hint of impatience creeping into his dark eyes.

"Feel sorry."

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