Manager Zhang looked at her with slight surprise.

"I finished dealing with the matter ahead of schedule, and since I had nothing else to do, I came to work."

Mingyao looked at the front desk and realized that Ni An had not yet arrived.

"Ni An hasn't been feeling well these past few days, so please take good care of her."

Mingyao responded with an "oh" and nodded thoughtfully.

With ten minutes left before work, Mingyao went to the restroom.

When she returned, Ni An was already standing at her workstation.

She was looking down at something, so engrossed that she didn't even notice Mingyao approaching.

Mingyao glanced at it; it was black and white, but she couldn't make out exactly what it was.

"What's wrong?"

Ni An was so frightened that she felt a chill run down her spine and quickly hid the photo.

She suppressed her panic and looked at Mingyao with feigned composure, "Sister Su, why do you walk so quietly?"

Mingyao knew she had something on her mind, and laughed, "Just kidding."

"What's wrong? Did something happen?"

"I see you've been staring blankly at the photo."

Out of concern, Mingyao asked a question.

Ni An discreetly tucked a stray hair behind her ear, saying, "It's nothing."

Since she didn't say anything, Mingyao didn't press her further.

When she had some free time, Ni An's face regained some color.

She leaned closer to Mingyao and asked with a gossipy look, "Sister Su, tell me the truth, how far have things progressed between you and President Pei?"

Mingyao's eyes widened in horror as she looked at her. "What nonsense are you spouting? What kind of relationship could I possibly have with President Pei?"

I feel a little guilty about it.

Ni An took out her phone and opened the video.

The video is set against the backdrop of the Wang Group, where a wide road is in chaos, with many people gathered around to watch the spectacle.

Several men and one woman were surrounded by a crowd.

Ni An pressed the pause button and pointed to the man and woman in the enlarged image, "President Pei and you, I recognized you at a glance."

Mingyao leaned closer to the screen, and the magnified image looked like it had been blurred with Gaussian blur. How could she tell?

"Sister Su, tell me the truth, what did you go to do after taking leave?"

Ni An's eyes were filled with fervor, as if she wouldn't give up until she got to the bottom of it.

Mingyao sighed and said truthfully, "The people in the video are indeed me and President Pei."

"However, the two of us have no relation whatsoever."

Mingyao omitted some of the facts and explained another part of the facts: "I took leave to try to win back Boss Wang."

She smiled and said, "Since you love gossip so much, you must have received the news by now."

Ni An blinked, as if discovering a new continent, grabbed Ming Yao's hand, and asked excitedly, "What news? How come I didn't know anything about it?"

"How could you not know anything about something so important?"

The acquisition of the Wang Group by Haichang branch is a major event in Haidu, and Ni An, who loves gossip, couldn't possibly be unaware of it.

Ni An was completely confused and had no idea what Ming Yao was talking about.

"Wait a minute."

Mingyao started searching for related terms, but found no information about Haichang's branch acquiring the Wang Group on any major online platforms.

Yesterday's incident caused such a huge uproar, the online public opinion should have exploded long ago, but there's still no news.

It's likely that the news was blocked by Kex Technology Company.

It makes sense, considering that Kexi Technology Company brought many leaders to acquire the Wang Group.

Not only was she outmaneuvered by Pei Siyu, but she was also humiliated by Boss Wang.

If this news got out, it would damage the reputation of Kexin Technology Company; it would be strange if it weren't blocked.

But the fact that it was sealed off so thoroughly makes one feel a little uneasy.

Haidu is not Kex Technology Company's territory, and the fact that they were able to quietly block such a big news means that there are more W country people hidden in Haidu's media than Mingyao imagined.

In my past life, whenever Haichang Group and its subsidiaries competed with Kexi Technology, Haidu and international media would be flooded with negative news about Haichang Group and its subsidiaries.

Haichang Group and its branches have suffered a lot from the media. Back then, Mingyao knew that there were mouthpieces from W country in the media in Haidu.

I just didn't expect there to be so many, so many that they could easily cut off such a big piece of news.

Mingyao felt a chill run through her body.

W country and even Kexi Technology Company had already established a presence in Haidu long ago.

They acquire what they can, and smear what they can't acquire. Their goal is to completely sever the international competitiveness of all Haidu companies, so they can dominate the market.

How treacherous!

Seeing Mingyao staring blankly at her phone screen, Ni An shook her arm. "Sister Su, tell me what's wrong?"

"Yesterday, President Pei acquired the Wang Group."

"What?"

Ni An's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.

Those few words had a tremendous impact on her.

Mingyao repeated, "President Pei and I successfully thwarted Kexi Technology's plan to acquire the Wang Group, and our branch successfully acquired the Wang Group."

Ni An's face flushed red with excitement, and her eyes sparkled with a bright light.

She gripped Mingyao's hand tightly, her mouth opening and closing repeatedly before finally asking, "Really?"

Mingyao nodded vigorously, "Really."

"The people from Kex Technology left yesterday with dark faces."

If she weren't at work, Ni An would have screamed.

"Sister Su, you and President Pei are my gods!"

She also saw the news yesterday that Kexi Technology Company was going to acquire the Wang Group. Ni An didn't pay attention to it, only felt it was a pity.

Who would have thought that their company would end up acquiring the Wang Group?

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