Liu Sichen moved very quickly.

Because he knew that this was an opportunity for him.

If handled well, he could hold absolute power over the Liu family's life and death.

From then on, there was no more competition or Liu Xiangxiang; the Liu family was his domain.

So he went out and found an empty private room, and quickly contacted a media outlet he knew.

"Hey, Xiaoli, it's me, Liu Sichen. I know, I know, I'm sorry, so I'm calling specifically to apologize. I'll treat you to dinner tonight and give you the latest handbag, okay? Oh, and there's something else I'd like to ask you."

"My cousin Liu Xiangxiang, hasn't she been in some trouble lately? Could you help me write a front-page headline about her to ruin her reputation? I..."

Before he could finish speaking, the other person interrupted him.

"You want to mess with Liu Xiangxiang? You're a bit too slow. Someone up there is protecting her. We won't be taking any more shady jobs related to the Liu family for a while."

What?

Is someone sue her?

Liu Sichen was taken aback, but quickly thought of Sun Qianyu.

"Could it be someone from the Sun family in the capital?"

"I don't know exactly who it is, but I do know that our big boss gave the order that anyone who dares to write negative reports about Liu Xiangxiang or the Liu family should just wait to be blacklisted by the industry."

It was blacklisted by the industry.

Who has such power?

It's most likely Sun Qianyu.

Liu Sichen was a little impatient and hung up the phone before Xiaoli could finish speaking. After thinking for a moment, he called another media outlet.

However, the other party's reaction was exactly the same as Xiaoli's.

No matter what he said, even if he tried to coerce or entice, the other party showed no intention of compromising.

how so.

What I thought would be an easy task turned into a series of setbacks.

He was deeply dissatisfied, so he contacted many media outlets again.

But it didn't work.

Everyone's reply was exactly the same.

He then realized that it was too late for him to fight Liu Xiangxiang now!

...

Xia Xiaolu was late again.

The watch on my wrist, which I had haggled over and finally bought for eight yuan, clearly showed that it was 4:05 PM.

In other words, she was a full thirty-five minutes late.

The month is only halfway over, and she's already been late three times!

She got lucky and fooled me the first time.

The second time, she had to beg and plead with the supervisor for a long time before she finally got it done.

As the saying goes, once is enough, twice is too much, but three times is not. Will she be able to escape this time?

I'm definitely not going to get the perfect attendance bonus this month.

Xia Xiaolu walked slowly into the changing room with a droopy face.

Several colleagues, who had already changed their clothes, gathered in small groups and chatted.

Seeing her come in, they all laughed gleefully: "Xiao Tong, you're in trouble. Manager Liang came over this afternoon to take your name personally."

Xia Xiaolu gave an "oh," and reluctantly opened the wardrobe to change into her uniform.

Li Yuqing, who was sitting right next to her wardrobe, was eating a small bread roll. Xia Xiaolu saw this and licked her lips with envy.

I looked at it several more times.

Seeing that Li Yuqing had no intention of sharing with her, she shamelessly begged, "Give me a bite."

Li Yuqing continued eating hers: "I've already taken a bite."

"It's okay."

Xia Xiaolu stared at her longingly, her round eyes looking like those of a begging cat.

"I'll just take a small bite."

This was practically a plea for mercy, and even the most ruthless Li Yuqing couldn't resist those pitiful black eyes.

He glanced at her helplessly, opened the cabinet, and took out a new one for her.

Xia Xiaolu immediately stuffed it into her pocket, as if she had gotten a great deal. The corners of her mouth turned up high, and she hugged Li Yuqing's neck affectionately: "You're so nice. Don't worry, I won't eat your food for nothing. Aren't you entertaining Director Song tonight? You'll definitely be later than me. I'll come and help you after I finish my table."

Li Yuqing pushed her away expressionlessly and closed the cabinet: "No need."

Despite being met with indifference, Xia Xiaolu didn't care at all.

Because she wasn't there to work as a waitress; as a martial arts practitioner, she had infiltrated this hotel to investigate a case.

"I'm not one to freeload, I'm definitely coming to see you! Let's go back to the dorm together after work, and you can teach me a few more English phrases, okay?"

"All right."

Li Yuqing agreed very reluctantly.

Jin Wei, who was standing at the very back, couldn't help but speak up: "Xiao Tong, come here, I'll give you some Sachima."

The allure of those words was stronger than a magnet, and Xia Xiaolu immediately abandoned Li Yuqing and ran over.

Jin Wei opened the cabinet, took out a few sachima (a type of Chinese pastry) for her, and then whispered, "Why are you helping that idiot? When has that Bank Manager Song ever not been drinking until the middle of the night? Are you even going to be able to get up tomorrow morning?"

Xia Xiaolu whispered, "I want to learn something from him."

Jin Wei scoffed, "He knows nothing!"

"He knows a lot."

Although the two women had lowered their voices, the changing room was such a small place, and the two women were only about two meters away from him, so Li Yuqing couldn't help but hear them.

However, he was too lazy to argue with these people. Since they wanted to speak ill of him, he would give them the opportunity to say whatever they wanted.

Li Yuqing locked the locker, removed the key, and considerately left the changing room.

As soon as Li Yuqing left, Jin Wei's voice immediately rose: "What a load of rubbish about being high and mighty!"

Wu Sha, who was squatting in the corner playing on her phone, said with her head down, "They are college students, they are different from us."

Jin Wei, unconvinced, tore at the bread in his hand: "What's different?"

Xia Xiaolu looked at her amusedly: "Why do you always pick on him?"

Jin Wei angrily said, "I just can't stand this bullshit!"

Wu Sha tried to smooth things over, saying, "Alright, alright, I'll beat her up for you another day, okay? Is it really necessary? She didn't do anything to you."

He didn't provoke her, but she still got in his way.

We're all waiters, so why is Li Yuqing's base salary higher than theirs?

Why is it that Li Yuqing's uniform is made of a higher-grade material than theirs?

Why is it that Li Yuqing never has to attend the meetings of the waiters?

Jin Wei wasn't the only one who disliked him.

However, Jin Wei dared to speak his mind, unlike the others who kept their thoughts to themselves.

The only person in this hotel who probably didn't have any complaints about Li Yuqing was Xia Xiaolu.

Logically speaking, someone so antisocial should have been ostracized long ago, but Xia Xiaolu seems to possess some kind of magic, not only getting along well with Li Yuqing, but also having very close relationships with those who dislike Li Yuqing.

Even when they were talking badly about Li Yuqing, Xia Xiaolu kept speaking up for Li Yuqing, and they wouldn't get angry.

Even as it was almost time for them to go upstairs to prepare, Jin Wei continued to curse and swear.

She also made Xia Xiaolu throw away all the bread rolls that Li Yuqing had given her.

Xia Xiaolu quickly clutched her pocket tightly: "I can't bear to part with this; it could be my lunch."