She pinched her white knuckles and took a deep breath to barely suppress the overwhelming grievances and sadness that welled up inside her.

After calming down, Mingyao didn't want to continue arguing with Pei Siyu.

Arguing like this is completely pointless; we should instead think of ways to salvage the situation.

Pei Siyu's lips twitched. "What method are you thinking of? Seduce him?"

Mingyao pursed her lips, unable to hold back any longer, and said defiantly, "If President Pei wants me to do this, I can give it a try."

Pei Siyu's face grew even more gloomy, as if he had swallowed several flies. He twisted his face, his eyes filled with anger, "Get out!"

These two words were almost squeezed out from between her teeth, and Mingyao felt inexplicably happy.

She pouted, wiped away the tears on her cheeks, and huffed before saying, "Then I won't bother President Pei anymore."

After saying that, she left the office with swift steps, closing the door behind her.

Pei Siyu's face was as dark as iron, and the murderous aura emanating from him made his assistant, who was standing in the corner, shiver.

"Mr. Pei, are you really going to punish Miss Su?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the assistant felt a watchful gaze upon him.

His heart jumped into his throat, and he obediently shut his mouth.

"Send someone to keep a close eye on Su Xueya!" After a moment of silence, Pei Siyu suddenly said, "Boss Wang should also send someone to keep an eye on her."

"yes."

After leaving the office, the assistant sighed helplessly.

Having been by Pei Siyu's side for so many years, he knew that Pei Siyu was caring for Mingyao in his own way.

Pei Siyu was so angry because Mingyao's behavior was too risky.

If they hadn't arrived in time that day, Mingyao might have been bullied by Boss Wang.

But he just can't express himself properly; he always ends up saying such hurtful things.

The real reason Mr. Wang terminated the contract was not the recording, which is also why Pei Siyu asked him to send someone to keep an eye on things.

In the bathroom, Mingyao looked at her swollen eyes in the mirror and thought, "Hmph, I'm doing this for your own good, and you don't appreciate it at all!"

"Didn't you say you didn't want me to get involved? Well, I'm going to take charge of this!"

Recalling Pei Siyu's harsh words, Mingyao gritted her teeth, "For my mother's sake, I'll endure it!"

In my past life, I swallowed so many grievances to win over the enemy, so what's a little injustice this time?

It's all Pei Siyu's fault for saying such hurtful things, which caused her to lose control of her emotions.

Fortunately, she regained her composure in time, preventing the situation from escalating further.

After touching up her makeup, Mingyao returned to her post with her signature smile.

"Oh my, who is this?" Zhou Shuya's sarcastic voice came as soon as she stood still.

A flash of coldness appeared in Mingyao's eyes, but she quickly concealed it with a faint smile.

She frowned, turned around, and looked at Zhou Shuya with considerable surprise, feigning confusion as she asked, "Deputy Supervisor, are you talking about me?"

Zhou Shuya raised her chin slightly, her eyes full of mockery, "Still pretending to be stupid?"

"Tsk," she said, crossing her arms and taking a few steps closer with a teasing laugh, "You're the company's 'big contributor' now, who else should I call if not you?"

She deliberately emphasized her words, her tone full of sarcasm.

Meeting Zhou Shuya's ill-intentioned gaze, Mingyao frowned and blinked, "Deputy Manager, when did I become a major contributor to the company? I'm just a receptionist."

"Still playing the victim." Zhou Shuya sneered. "Everyone in the company knows what kind of person you are now."

"Su Xueya, aren't you tired of acting weak and delicate every day?"

Zhou Shuya's gaze sharpened, as if it were penetrating, as if she wanted to see through Mingyao's face and understand all her thoughts.

Mingyao frowned deeply, looking at Zhou Shuya who was standing close to her, completely bewildered. "Deputy Supervisor, I really don't understand what you're talking about."

She pretended not to understand, but she was secretly wondering about it.

At the time, Mr. Wang and his secretary were in the conference room, along with Pei Siyu's assistant and Manager Zhang.

The leak of the recording would damage Mr. Wang's reputation, and he would use it to terminate the contract, but he might not necessarily leak it to the company.

Pei Siyu was angry, but he wouldn't leak the contents of the recording.

Judging from Zhou Shuya's sarcastic attitude, she clearly only recorded the content of the audio recording.

If the recording really gets out of the company, her situation there will become difficult.

"Su Xueya, it seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin."

Zhou Shuya took out her phone, and the conversation between Mingyao and Boss Wang came through the phone.

Just then, it was time to leave work in the morning, and colleagues came out of the elevator one after another. Zhou Shuya deliberately raised her voice, "Let everyone appreciate another side of you."

Her eyes curved into crescent shapes as she looked at Mingyao with smug satisfaction.

The colleagues who came out of the elevator were discussing Mr. Wang's contract termination. After hearing the recording, they all lowered their voices.

Countless eyes were fixed on Mingyao, making her the target of everyone's criticism.

His colleagues' gazes were filled with strong mockery, and some even gloated.

"They act all proper in front of us, but reveal their true colors in front of the big boss."

"I knew Su Xueya wasn't a good woman."

"Vixen!"

Her colleagues made no attempt to hide their malice towards Mingyao; their harsh words were like sharp thorns, piercing Mingyao's ears.

When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down; Mingyao was not surprised by this outcome.

She composed herself, her eyes turning red. "Did I do something wrong?"

Mingyao lowered her eyes, two lines of clear tears slowly rolling down her cheeks. "It was clearly the deputy manager who asked me to deliver the tea, so why is everyone here blaming me now?"

Zhou Shuya raised her chin and said sarcastically, "I asked you to deliver tea, not to seduce someone."

"You're really something. To get the attention of President Pei and the whole company, you shamelessly went and seduced Boss Wang. Su Xueya, you've really impressed me."

She turned to look at her colleagues who were watching, "You're all surprised, aren't you?"

The laughter of her colleagues rose and fell, and Mingyao bit her lower lip, her tear-streaked face turning ashen.

She lowered her head even further, staring at her toes, crying so pitifully that it evoked pity in me.

No one stood up for her. Even her former colleagues, who used to help Mingyao, stood by indifferently, waiting to see what would happen.

Seeing Mingyao's aggrieved and helpless appearance, Zhou Shuya felt extremely pleased.

From the moment she first saw Mingyao, she felt a deep-seated disgust.

Especially after she secured Boss Wang's project, Mingyao gained the attention of Pei Siyu and Pei Zhao, and Zhou Shuya regarded her as a thorn in her side, wishing she could get rid of her as soon as possible.

As fate would have it, Zhou Shuya accidentally discovered the secret of the recording.

On the day she signed the contract with Boss Wang, Zhou Shuya was in a terrible mood because she had been scolded by Pei Siyu.

She hid in her office and cried her heart out. By the time she came to her senses, it was past the end of the workday.

Zhou Shuya's eyes were swollen from crying, and she was about to go to the bathroom to wash her face.

As I passed by the front desk, I saw Ni An fiddling with a small gadget.

Zhou Shuya didn't pay much attention until she heard Mingyao and Boss Wang talking. She quietly turned back and discovered that the voices were coming from the little gadget in Ni An's hand.