Jiang Mianmian bit her lip, feeling angry but also worried about Su Aiqian.
She knew her mother's temper; being humiliated like this in public was worse than being stabbed with a knife.
“Mom…” Jiang Mianmian supported Su Aiqian and saw her pale face. She was very anxious. “Don’t be angry. There’s no need to lower yourself to the level of this kind of person.”
"Hey, what kind of people are we?" Xiao Xu chimed in, "Of course we have to find out who these people are!"
"But... Jiang Mianmian, your mother has really opened our eyes!"
"Exactly! She was acting like a shrew when she started arguing with us!"
"Some colleagues were gossiping before, saying that the intern's family might own a mine." Xiao Dong smiled mischievously. "Heh, wasn't I right? If an intern's family owns a mine, I'll go dig for coal!"
"Have you all said enough?!" Su Aiqian was furious, glaring at them. "So young and already so sharp-tongued! Have some decency! Be careful no one wants you in the future!"
“My daughter is your colleague. I’m being harassed like this just because I didn’t make an appointment. Besides, I didn’t know about this rule of yours. I just found out and was about to leave, but you’re the ones who won’t let me go!”
"Besides, my daughter... how come my daughter's family isn't rich? She..."
"Mom!" Jiang Mianmian patted her hand and winked at her.
Su Aiqian understood and immediately stopped making a sound.
Jiang Mianmian said softly, "Mom, I'll take you home first."
"Heh, this old lady doesn't know the rules, and neither do you," Xiao Dong said again. "Jiang Mianmian, you need to get this old lady registered, in the section for the blacklist of strangers! Next time, the security guards can just stop her outside the building, she won't need to come in!"
"you……"
Before Jiang Mianmian could retort, a dignified voice suddenly rang out.
"Does the Lu family have such a rule? I don't remember it!"
Jiang Mianmian was taken aback, only to see Lin Yuqing slowly walk into the hall.
Her expression was aloof, and her gaze swept across the room, exuding an air of authority.
She rarely appeared at the company; most employees had only heard her name but didn't recognize her. She stood in front of Xiao Dong and Xiao Xu, shielding Jiang Mianmian and Su Aiqian behind her, and gave a cold smile.
"What rules were you talking about just now? Tell me!"
Although Xiao Dong and Xiao Xu found her unfamiliar, judging from the woman's aura, her noble and domineering presence, they knew she was definitely not someone to be trifled with.
"Oh, madam, you..."
"What's your name?" Lin Yuqing stared at her name tag, a half-smile on her face. "Lilian, Dong?"
Then she looked at Xiao Xu and A Juan.
"I've memorized all three of your names," Lin Yuqing sneered. "Go to the HR department today to complete your resignation procedures, everything according to protocol. You're fired!"
"What?" The three men's expressions changed drastically, tinged with resentment. "Who are you? What gives you the right to spout nonsense here? We joined Lu's through a legitimate recruitment process, we..."
"I am Lin Yuqing." She raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Your CEO Lu's wife. What, do I need your permission to fire an employee in my own company?"
The scene fell silent instantly, as if the air had frozen.
The onlookers all looked surprised, and soon whispers began to circulate around them.
Xiao Dong and his group stood there, feeling as if countless needles were pricking their bodies and faces.
The suffocating feeling of being publicly executed almost made them faint.
Lin Yuqing turned to look at Su Aiqian and Jiang Mianmian, and when she saw their hands clasped together intimately, her heart suddenly felt a sharp pain.
But soon she tugged at the corners of her mouth and revealed a gentle smile.
“Let your mother in,” she said softly.
Jiang Mianmian opened her eyes wide, paused slightly, and then smiled at Su Aiqian, "Shall we go in?"
"No, no..." Su Ai felt very embarrassed about the mess she had made. "Mianmian, I just suddenly felt like coming to see you today, I didn't expect to cause you any trouble. You should go back to work, don't worry about me, I..."
"Since we're already here, let's go up together." Lin Yuqing's voice was soft, but every word struck Su Ai's heart.
Su Ai looked up at her, and their eyes met, as if a thousand words were gathered in their eyes.
Lin Yuqing's anger, hatred, and helplessness, and Su Aiqian's shame, regret, and reluctance... all intertwined in that instant when they looked at each other.
Like two small stars colliding, they exploded with a bang, then vanished like smoke.
Lin Yuqing took a deep breath. Seeing Su Aiqian's timid and hesitant appearance, her heart tightened, and she went over to take Su Aiqian's hand.
Su Aiqian's body stiffened, and she looked at her incredulously.
“My daughter works very hard,” Lin Yuqing said softly. “I think she would really like you to go up and see where she works.”
Su Ai looked at her for a long time, her eyes suddenly reddened, and she nodded with tears in her eyes.
The three of them went upstairs together.
Upon receiving the news, Xia Yubing didn't have time to think about how Xiao Dong and the others had offended the president's wife and been fired. At this moment, all she could think about was not letting those idiots drag her down with them.
So she jogged over to Lin Yuqing, bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle, smiled broadly, and fawned over her.
"Mrs. Lu! Oh... I didn't know you were coming today. Please forgive me for not welcoming you properly!"
"Is Madam here today on behalf of President Lu to inspect our work?"
"Heh... everyone's work enthusiasm is very high! To ensure the smooth progress of the film studio project, I've been leading everyone to work overtime, doing a really enthusiastic job! And..."
"Working overtime?" Lin Yuqing interrupted her, her sharp eyes piercing her like swords. "Is it you working overtime, or those two interns? Don't you have any self-awareness?"
Xia Yubing's face turned pale, and her legs trembled slightly.
From the moment Lin Yuqing entered, Xia Zhi kept her head down at her workstation. Now, she dared not make a sound, so she quietly stood up, bent over, and slipped out from the back.
Lin Yuqing had noticed Xia Zhi's subtle actions long ago.
We're just letting her off the hook for now.
Because she wanted to deal with her aunt first, and as for her, there would be plenty of opportunities to settle scores later!
"Manager Xia, you haven't answered my question yet." Lin Yuqing smiled. "Please give me an exact number of overtime hours for interns Jiang Mianmian and Lu Ran."
"By the way, why are those two sitting in those seats?" Lin Yuqing glanced at her and pointed to Xia Zhi's workstation. "And who's sitting in this seat? Why aren't they at their workstations right now?"
"Manager Xia, please clarify these questions within two minutes and then answer me all at once. Okay?"
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