"Wh-what..." Zhou Qiao unconsciously took two steps back, her face turning pale and then red, looking extremely unwell.
“Brother Pei, what are you saying? What happened between me and Wang Jian was an accident. I had no feelings for him whatsoever. If I hadn’t felt sorry for the child, I wouldn’t have been willing to have his child. I’ve done more than enough for them. If it were any other woman, they wouldn’t have been able to see this world.”
"You...you don't even understand my situation, so how can you say I'm irresponsible?"
She almost missed out on going to university because of her child.
If it weren't for the fear of being gossiped about, she would never have wanted to marry Wang Jian.
Of course, the reason wasn't because she was actually more responsible.
Rather, both children are important characters in the story.
Even so, Zhou Qiao felt that she had already given a lot.
But now, in Pei Yuchen's mouth, all her efforts seem worthless, not even as good as Song Yanzhi's?
What did Song Yanzhi do? She just gave the child a bite to eat, and we're supposed to be grateful to her?
Why am I inferior to her?
In the end, it must have been Song Yanzhi who said too many bad things about him to Pei Yuchen behind his back.
Indeed, she is different from the character in the novel. Now even her own son, Pei Jichuan, hates her so much, treating her as if she were an enemy.
Not to mention that Pei Yuchen is still her husband.
"Your situation?" Pei Yuchen scoffed. "What does your situation have to do with me? Why should I understand you?"
“I am willing to take care of the child only because that was Wang Jian’s last wish, and it has nothing to do with you.”
"Don't take yourself too seriously."
After Pei Yuchen finished speaking, he ignored her and walked past her.
Zhou Qiao's face turned pale with anger.
"Isn't that Zhou Qiao? Did they have a fight?"
"Isn't she a relative of Captain Pei? Why do they seem to have a rather strained relationship?"
“Relative, I feel something is off. Last time at the dinner party, Captain Pei didn’t even glance at her.”
"I just saw that Captain Pei was very impatient with her. Could she be one of those people who pretends to be related to him but actually likes him?"
"Ugh, that's disgusting. The captain's already married..."
Suddenly, I heard people whispering to each other.
Zhou Qiao was startled awake and realized that several colleagues were looking at her with strange expressions.
She quickly composed herself, put on a smile, and greeted them, "Are you going to eat?"
The group looked at each other, but didn't answer her. Instead, they talked amongst themselves and left.
"I'll treat everyone to dinner today."
"Wow, that's great! Qianqian, you're really generous!"
After they finished talking and laughing, they left.
Zhou Qiao's face turned even uglier.
She only realized after she arrived that even though the location was relatively remote, the people working there were not ordinary people. Not only were they highly educated, but they also came from very wealthy families and had connections and powerful backers.
Her status naturally became ordinary; she was only able to get in because the company was desperately short-staffed, and the manager was the kind of person who was willing to give newcomers a chance...
Zhou Qiao originally thought that since she had come in so easily, she would definitely have no problem getting along with everyone.
However, she felt that once she actually started working, it was not as simple as the workplace life depicted in novels.
Instead, it's a real competition, with increasingly fierce competition, very high class rankings, and a hierarchy of contempt.
When writing novels, she can change any character at will and do whatever she wants with ease.
When she transmigrated into the book, she still had the original owner's knowledge, plus her own experience from her previous life, and she easily got into a good university.
From then on, her life seemed to be on a winning streak. She was beautiful, knew how to dress, and everyone envied her.
Knowing the plot development gave Zhou Qiao a feeling that she was in control of the whole situation.
But ever since Song Yanzhi changed, she has been running into obstacles everywhere.
Her time at the airport and her interactions with Pei Yuchen were not as easy as she had imagined.
During this time, these colleagues also inquired about her.
At that time, Zhou Qiao didn't care and told everyone in a generous manner that she was just an ordinary rural person.
In her view, her poor background had made her so outstanding, and her ability to live and work with these wealthy young ladies made her special, capable, and worthy of respect.
Unexpectedly, after she revealed her background, these people began to distance themselves from her.
Of course, Zhou Qiao didn't care. She understood that every leading lady would always be envied.
They despise the female lead's background, yet they can't help but feel jealous that someone like themselves can stand beside them and be on equal footing with them.
That's why they do these pointless things.
The novel's background, along with Zhou Qiao's current appearance and education, gave her unparalleled confidence. Among the fictional characters she had encountered, there were practically no girls more capable than her, so she was fearless.
But Zhou Qiao forgot that she was once just an ordinary girl who couldn't even do odd jobs well at the company and was an ordinary person with no outstanding qualities.
Even if you come to a place like this, you still can't compare to those privileged young ladies.
So her fate was... isolation.
Zhou Qiao thought she wouldn't care.
But when she saw those people ignore her and leave, her face almost contorted in rage.
Why should these minor characters, who don't even deserve names in the book, give me attitude and look down on me?
And that damned Song Yanzhi, because of her, I've had all sorts of bad luck.
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