Only after Pei Siyu and his assistant had completely disappeared from sight did the colleagues dare to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Don't say anything you shouldn't say about Zhou Shuya, or don't blame me for being impolite!" Manager Zhang warned with a gloomy expression.

No one present dared to joke about what happened today, unless they didn't want to work at the Haichang branch anymore.

"Alright, everyone, you can all leave now."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and left the company one after another.

Mingyao followed behind her colleague, pondering what to have for lunch.

The next second, Manager Zhang suddenly called out to her, "Su Xueya, come to my office first."

office.

Mingyao lowered her head, feigning nervousness, and tentatively asked, "Manager Zhang, is there something you need?"

Manager Zhang stared intently at her small face, pacing back and forth. "Um," he cleared his throat, stopping in front of Mingyao, "what's your relationship with President Pei?"

"ah?"

Mingyao was stunned. "I have no relationship with President Pei whatsoever."

Manager Zhang clearly didn't believe it. He frowned and looked at Mingyao suspiciously, his sharp gaze penetrating as if he wanted to see through her thoughts.

After staring at Mingyao's face for a while, Manager Zhang looked away, smiled, and said, "Su Xueya, there are only the two of us here, so tell me the truth."

He was a veteran of the Haichang branch and knew Pei Siyu's style of doing things very well.

Pei Siyu is aloof and doesn't care about anything outside of the development of the Haichang branch, not even the company's employees.

Therefore, he and Zhou Shuya wielded immense power within the company.

But today, he and his colleagues witnessed Pei Siyu protecting Mingyao.

As a seasoned veteran who had been working closely with Pei Siyu for many years, Manager Zhang keenly noticed the subtle clues between Pei Siyu and Ming Yao.

His intuition told him that Mingyao and Pei Siyu were definitely not that simple!

Mingyao didn't shy away from Manager Zhang's probing gaze at all. "Manager Zhang, you've misunderstood."

"I have absolutely no relationship with President Pei."

Manager Zhang narrowed his eyes, still somewhat skeptical of Mingyao's words.

Mingyao knew that Manager Zhang didn't believe her explanation.

Dealing with a cunning old fox like Manager Zhang, she had to be extremely careful with every word and action.

Mingyao strained, "Manager Zhang, thinking about it carefully, there's no way I could possibly have any relationship with President Pei." She drooped her lips and said with a wry smile, "How could a young talent like President Pei possibly be interested in me?"

"President Pei is smart and capable. Apart from being pretty and having a decent figure, I am practically useless."

Upon hearing this, Manager Zhang coughed twice and said, "You're quite self-aware."

Mingyao felt inexplicably unhappy. In order to dispel Manager Zhang's doubts, she had to continue to belittle herself, "If President Pei really had a relationship with me, why would I be working as a receptionist?"

"So many women want to get close to President Pei. If I manage to do it, I'll definitely make sure everyone knows about it."

That makes sense, and most of Manager Zhang's doubts were dispelled. "It seems I misunderstood."

"Alright, go and rest now."

"Don't overthink the collaboration; it's none of your business."

Mingyao nodded slightly and smiled brightly at Manager Zhang, "Thank you, Manager." As she turned around, she remembered something and spoke again, "Manager Zhang, I have a favor to ask."

"Speak."

Mingyao tentatively asked in a low voice, "Can I take three days off?"

"Three days?" Manager Zhang pondered for a moment, "Okay, that's perfect, Ni An can start work tomorrow."

He didn't ask Mingyao any more questions, assuming that she had taken leave because she was too shocked by Boss Wang's situation and couldn't bear it.

After leaving Manager Zhang's office, Mingyao breathed a sigh of relief.

She must find out the reason why Mr. Wang suddenly terminated the contract during these three days!

Mr. Wang is not a good person, but she doesn't believe there's nothing fishy about him arbitrarily terminating the contract with the recording.

No matter what, she had to find a way to salvage the cooperation between the Haichang branch and Boss Wang!

By the time W country's technology companies acquire it, it will be too late!

After leaving the company, Mingyao took out her phone and glanced at WeChat one last time.

Three hours have passed since the message was sent, and Ni An has still not replied.

She's someone who's always on her phone; there's no way she didn't see the WeChat message she sent.

Mingyao's suspicions about Ni An deepened.

Just as Mingyao was walking towards the snack street, a dark figure suddenly darted out from the side and blocked her way.

Mingyao took a few steps back warily, and only after looking closely did she realize it was a colleague from the company.

"What a coincidence, are you also eating on this food street?" Mingyao greeted him with a bright smile, ignoring the hostility in the other person's eyes.

Her colleague didn't appreciate it at all, looking her up and down with even more disdain, "You vixen, what are you pretending for?"

Mingyao's smile froze on her face. She frowned and looked at her in confusion, "Why did you call me a vixen?"

She asked innocently, "Did I do something to upset you?"

Her colleague chuckled, her gaze towards Mingyao full of mockery. "No wonder Xia Kexing said you like acting."

"We're all women, don't think I can't see through your act!"

Mingyao bit her lower lip, her dark pupils becoming misty. "Why should I pretend?"

Seeing that Mingyao was still pretending to be a weak and innocent girl, her colleague's face darkened.

She stared intently at Mingyao, gritting her teeth as she said, "Hmph, don't think the whole world revolves around you just because you're pretty!!"

"You beautiful but empty-faced vixen, you think you can get close to President Pei? Wishful thinking!"

Her colleague's face was contorted with rage, his eyes bloodshot, as if he wanted to devour Mingyao alive.

Mingyao's lips twitched twice as she looked at her with pity.

What an idiot! He was sold out by Xia Kexing and he's still helping her count the money.

Mingyao pouted and said with a wronged expression, "Don't worry, I know my own limitations."

"I'm pretty but not very smart, how could I dare to dream of hooking up with President Pei?"

Just as her colleague was about to retort, she saw Mingyao frowning and then said, "You've been attacking me based on my appearance and fabricating baseless accusations to slander me."

"Are you trying to curry favor with President Pei?"

With the most innocent and aggrieved expression, she uttered the most heartbreaking words.

The colleague was speechless, then his face turned black with anger. "You!"

"Oh dear." Mingyao belatedly realized her mistake and looked surprised. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said you weren't pretty."

Her face scrunched up like a bitter gourd as she said with great distress, "Even though I'm so beautiful, I can't get on Mr. Pei's good side. You're not as good-looking as me, so how can you attract Mr. Pei's attention?"

My colleague trembled, his bloodshot eyes flashing with a sharp, dagger-like glint. "Su Xueya! How dare you mock me!"

Mingyao's face turned deathly pale. She forced out tears and said, "How could I mock you?"

"You're so angry, am I right?"

Mingyao's tears fell in a stream. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so direct."

My colleague was so angry he was grinding his teeth, "Su! Xue! Ya!"

The angry growl attracted the attention of passersby. Mingyao cried even harder, and her colleague had no choice but to swallow her anger.