Another incident occurred

"Thank you so much! It was all a misunderstanding today, please forgive me!"

At the elevator entrance on the 66th floor, Qu Shiyao and Zhang Li smiled brightly, their faces showing no trace of their previous weakness and grievances.

"Oh dear! I just remembered, my grandma actually did leave me a spare phone!"

Zhang Li smiled so broadly that her eyes disappeared from her grin. If she weren't afraid of startling the other person, she would have rushed up and given this God of Wealth a big hug.

"Heh...hehe..." The woman managed a weak upward twitch of her lips, but her heart was bleeding. Today, she had truly tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead.

"No, it's nothing. It was my fault to begin with."

She practically clenched her teeth as she said those words.

"Next time! Let's work together again next time!" Qu Shiyao waved her hands enthusiastically, as if bidding farewell to an old friend of many years.

The elevator doors slowly closed, completely isolating the inside from the outside.

As soon as the door closed, Qu Shiyao and Zhang Li exchanged a smile, their faces revealing sly, fox-like grins, as if invisible tails were wagging merrily behind them.

The next second, the two sneakily huddled together and began dividing the loot on the spot, the air filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Back in the office, Jin Yuxi and the others immediately looked up.

Why did you take so long?

Upon seeing that Qu Shiyao was unharmed and then noticing the wreckage of the phone in Zhang Li's hand, Jin Yuxi immediately rushed over.

"It was just picking up a file, did she get into a fight? Zhang Li's phone was even damaged in the battle?"

Hearing Jin Yuxi's outrageous yet near-truthful guess, Lin Weiwei and Wang Qian also looked over curiously.

"Oh? So useless?" Lin Weiwei raised an eyebrow, her first words a classic sarcastic remark.

"Sigh~ There's nothing I can do about it~" Zhang Li shrugged and shook her head, but her face was filled with an uncontrollable smile.

"I traded a mobile phone for this amount."

She gestured, "More than fifty thousand, I guess."

That's a very Versailles-esque statement.

At least to Lin Weiwei, Zhang Li was definitely exaggerating.

"Hmph!" Lin Weiwei turned her head away, indicating that she didn't bother to ask any further questions.

"So, you really ran into trouble down there?" Jin Yuxi's eyes gleamed with gossip, and she even pulled out a handful of melon seeds from somewhere.

"Hmm!" Qu Shiyao walked to her workstation, picked up her water glass and took a few big gulps, then comfortably crossed her legs.

"I made some pocket money in the elevator going downstairs, had a friendly chat with the receptionist, and made another sum in the elevator coming back up. What a fulfilling morning!"

"You really made money?" Lin Weiwei finally turned her head and looked at Zhang Li properly.

When she saw Qu Shiyao's calm and composed demeanor, as if she had just finished discussing a multi-million dollar project, she immediately knew the answer.

They definitely made a profit! And probably a lot!

Jin Yuxi rushed over and grabbed Qu Shiyao's leg, shouting with great emotion:

"Mother! Next time there's such a good thing, please be sure to take me along! Don't hold back, just make me do whatever you want!"

Qu Shiyao calmly drank her water, her expression as if she were savoring top-grade Blue Mountain coffee.

After the playful banter, the office gradually returned to normal, and everyone went about their own business.

After lunch, Qu Shiyao felt it was time to take care of her personal matters, so she parted ways with Jin Yuxi and headed to the women's restroom alone.

She had just stepped into a cubicle and closed the door when two women slipped in from outside.

They quietly checked around and confirmed that only one of the eight cubicles showed "occupied".

One of the women picked up a small bucket of water, a malicious smile on her face, and suddenly poured it over the top of the cubicle door!

The other person quickly took out a large "Under Repair" sign and blocked the toilet door, and also used a bucket full of water to prop up the door to prevent the people inside from rushing out.

After splashing water, the two exchanged a smile, preparing to enjoy the screams and disarray inside.

However, a few seconds passed, and the cubicle remained deathly silent, as if no one was there at all.

The two women felt something was wrong. They clearly saw Qu Shiyao go into the restroom, and there was only one stall occupied.

"Click—!" A clear sound of a door locking came from behind.

"Who?!" one of the women suddenly turned around and shouted sharply.

Qu Shiyao was holding her phone up to them, smiling, but her eyes were icy cold.

"Qu Shiyao?! You...you shouldn't be..."

Another woman saw her, her pupils contracted sharply, but she maintained her composure and spoke arrogantly:

"What are you doing outside?!"

"Hmm..." Qu Shiyao thought for a moment, then laughed and started talking nonsense.

"Perhaps I prefer to solve problems in a more open space?"

The two women looked at the bathroom door that Qu Shiyao had locked from the inside, exchanged a glance, and suddenly pounced on her from the left and right at the same time, aiming directly at the phone in Qu Shiyao's hand!

"I'm in a difficult position because of you all." Qu Shiyao gently sidestepped, like a nimble cat, causing them to miss their target.

After the two regained their footing, they completely ignored Qu Shiyao's words and charged forward fiercely again, determined to grab the phone.

"Can't you understand human language? Isn't it good for colleagues to get along harmoniously?" Qu Shiyao showed a hint of impatience on her face and easily dodged again.

When one of the women grabbed a broom handle from the corner and swung it at her, her eyes sharpened. She caught the broom handle with her left hand and swiftly delivered a high side kick with her right leg—

With a muffled thud, the woman was kicked away and slammed into a metal trash can next to her, letting out a painful howl.

"Ah! Quick! Smash her phone!" The woman who had been kicked away screamed, clutching her throbbing side.

Seeing this, the other woman began to feel scared. Qu Shiyao's skills were nothing like what she had seen in the files!

But things have come to this point; if the video gets leaked, they're all finished!

With a determined heart, she charged at Qu Shiyao again, disregarding everything else.

"Seriously! Can't you guys just listen to people properly?!" Qu Shiyao's patience seemed to have finally run out.

She didn't even use any complicated moves; she simply reached out swiftly and accurately grabbed the woman's neck, using her momentum to slam her against the wall!

"Thump!" The woman groaned as her back slammed heavily against the tiled wall.

Qu Shiyao let go, and the woman immediately slid down the wall and sat on the ground, her back burning with pain.

What terrified her even more was that, in the instant she was being choked, she truly felt the threat of death.

The woman in front of me definitely has the ability to kill me easily!

All her arrogance was instantly extinguished by fear; her legs were so weak she couldn't stand up.

The toilet fell into complete silence.

The two women slumped to the ground, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, their eyes filled with fear, their breathing rapid, and they dared not make any further movements.

The locked toilet door shut out the outside world, and the fourth floor was almost empty during lunch break, turning it into a temporary "secret room".

"Okay~" Qu Shiyao walked to the sink, slowly washed her hands, dried them carefully with a tissue, and then squatted down in front of them, her tone as kind as if she were caring for her juniors.

"Now, can you calm down and listen to me?"

The two nodded vigorously, afraid that if they were too slow, they would get beaten up again.

"Was this operation planned in private, or was it a collective effort?" Qu Shiyao asked with a smile, as if she were just having a casual chat.

"We...we were sent by them...to test the waters..."

A woman stammered her answer, and under Qu Shiyao's icy gaze, her psychological defenses completely collapsed, leading her to betray her teammate.

"I see..." Qu Shiyao's fingers unconsciously tapped the back of her phone lightly.

The soft tapping sound seemed to strike their hearts in the quiet bathroom. As time ticked by, the immense psychological pressure nearly drove them to the brink of collapse.

Just when they were about to give up, Qu Shiyao finally spoke again: "Do you know what they plan to do next?"

"N-I don't know..." the other woman quickly added, afraid she wouldn't believe her.

"They all communicate through single-line contacts! Only those involved in the actual operations know the plan! We don't even know who they are... They usually communicate in a group chat..."

"Oh?" Qu Shiyao was slightly surprised, not expecting this group of radicals to be so disciplined.

"Then please go back and tell them: First, I am not Mr. Si's true love. Even if we look alike, there is no possibility between us."

Secondly, if you still have any complaints, come and talk to me openly and honestly.

If they dare to pull such dirty tricks behind my back again…

She paused, her smile growing even more innocent, but the threat in her words remained undisguised:

"I have my own ways of finding you all, one by one~"

The two women nodded repeatedly in fright.

"Now that the message has been conveyed, let's talk about compensation."

Qu Shiyao took out her phone and showed her payment code.

“My emotional distress is worth 500,000, which you two will split. As long as you don’t get involved in any more of this mess, this matter is over. But if I find out you’re two-faced, or participate in any bullying in the future…”

She waved her phone, "Then just wait for the whole internet to enjoy your amazing performance."

Five hundred thousand! That's no small sum.

But compared to their jobs and reputation, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and accept their fate.

Two hundred and fifty thousand yuan was quickly transferred to Qu Shiyao's account.

Seeing the money arrive in her account, Qu Shiyao stood up with satisfaction, stretched, and pointed to the messy toilet:

"You've made such a mess of this place. I hope that after I leave and before the next person comes in, you can restore it to its original state. Can you do that?"

"Yes, yes, yes! I promise to clean it up!" The two were overjoyed. One quickly grabbed a broom, and the other picked up a rag, and they began to clean frantically.

Qu Shiyao glanced at them one last time, then turned around, unlocked the door, and left leisurely.

"Host, are you just going to let them go like this?" the system asked hesitantly.

It felt that this incident was extremely serious, and if the one being bullied was not the host, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Let them go?" Qu Shiyao chuckled softly in her mind. "We've already fought, and we've taken the money. We still need to put on a show of reconciliation."

Just as the system thought the host had suddenly become particular about the spirit of the contract, Qu Shiyao's devilish whisper rang out again:

"However, just because we're not going to pursue today's matter doesn't mean we can wipe the scumbags they've done in the past. Tongzi, please investigate these two thoroughly, as well as their associates. They must have done this kind of thing before."

"Gather all the dirt on them. I'll give them a surprise gift after I fire Si Cheng and leave this company. For now, let them run wild for a few more days."

【Alright!】The system instantly perked up.

Although it only has level 2 permissions now, it's enough to check existing dirt. Once it's upgraded to level 3, it can even recover deleted data!

It simply doesn't believe that such a person could suddenly become good!

Only after Qu Shiyao's figure completely disappeared did the two women in the restroom dare to relax a little.

One of them, while wiping the floor, hesitated and asked in a low voice, "Do we... really have to relay her words back?"

"Spread the word! Why won't you spread it!"

Another woman clutched her still-painful side, her face extremely gloomy, her eyes filled with resentment.

"Not only should we spread the rumors, but we should also exaggerate them! We're not getting involved anymore. The rest is up to them to see if they have the ability to kill that Qu Shiyao! If we can get rid of this menace through their hands, that would be the best outcome!"