Chapter 52 "You are not qualified to be my sister-in-law"
The waiter pushed open the door of the private room. Although Zhou Lai looked unhappy, he didn't dare to not follow behind Shi Ye.
There was a mahogany round table that could seat nearly 20 people, nearly half of whom were from Zhoutian Group.
The general manager quickly stood up to greet Shi Ye and introduced her: "Miss Shi, you are here."
"The main seat is occupied by Miss He and her brother, and the others are the legal team they brought with them."
The man whispered the last sentence in Shi Ye's ear. When Shi Ye heard the word "lawyer team", he was stunned for a moment, but still had a smile on his face.
But he lowered his voice, and was obviously displeased that he was telling her such important information only now.
"You didn't even check the key information from the background check after the incident happened, did you?"
The general manager had just learned about this, and he was cursing inwardly. The group of people below him were all like clueless youngsters, so he bit the bullet and explained, "The information on He Siyao's resume was very brief, and everyone overlooked this point."
"Okay, I understand. Go back and sit down."
Now is not the time to hold people accountable, but it is time to clarify the current priorities.
After learning about the whole incident in the conference room, He Siyao left her with the impression of being thoughtful and meticulous, and the kind of person who was bold and daring enough to think and act, and was willing to take risks.
There are mostly two situations: one is that she is barefoot, and the other is that her family is very powerful and she has the confidence to challenge.
No matter which one it is, people with this kind of temperament are actually highly sensitive in emotions and thoughts, and the attitude to solve the problem is the most important, so she just said that to Zhou Lai downstairs.
The company said they had contacted He Siyao that afternoon and demanded an apology. They automatically attributed this to the hot-tempered woman with a workplace mentality, as they hadn't specifically mentioned He Siyao's family background.
Now it seems that it is more than just a problem, it is even more troublesome.
He Siyao is not only a hot-tempered person who can clean up the mess at work, but also has some family background. No wonder she insisted that Zhou Lai bow his head and apologize.
She thought about it again quickly. Although the He family member who came to attend her and Zhou Junheng's wedding was not the only son in the family, the other younger generations were all boys, and there were no girls, so he was not that He family.
If so, it might be a little troublesome. Therefore, the current solution is still the same, but Zhou Lai's attitude must be more cautious.
He turned around and gave Zhou Lai another deep look with a cold gaze. Zhou Lai could see a strong warning in it.
She unconsciously took a step back and almost sprained her thick-heeled high heels. Fortunately, the waiter supported her in time.
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He spoke again, his tone much higher than usual, "I'm really sorry, sorry to trouble Mr. He and Miss He to make this trip again tonight."
The box was unusually quiet, so Shi Ye's voice was still loud enough to make its way across the floor.
He Chengxie hadn't even looked up. The other party had already bullied his sister, clearly showing that they didn't take the He family seriously. He couldn't put on a good face.
He is a playboy in normal times, so he doesn't even need to pretend in such situations.
"so what?"
Put the phone upside down on the table, lean the chair back, and make that harsh grinding sound.
When he finally looked up and saw Shi Ye, He Chengxie felt that the world was really small.
Isn’t this the girl who drove the G-Class that Ji Sunan fell in love with that day!
His jaw dropped in shock, and without even thinking, he asked, "Are you Zhou Lai?"
Damn, I’m really impressed… In this situation, if his brother catches up with her, he will feel uncomfortable when he sees her next time.
Shi Ye was about to say no, but He Siyao, who was sitting next to him, pointed it out, "She's not, the one behind her is."
After saying this, he sneered at Zhou Lai, and his attitude was not polite or courteous at all.
As soon as Zhou Lai came up, she pointed at his nose, and his anger immediately rose. He retorted without any politeness: "Who told you to point at me!"
He Siyao was sitting there, and Zhou Lai said this while standing.
The meal hasn't even started yet and the beginning has already collapsed.
Shi Ye immediately slammed the table in front of the seat next to him without holding back at all, causing the highball glass placed next to the plate to fall directly to the ground and shatter into pieces.
The words were an order without a trace of negotiation: "Zhou Lai, what's with your attitude? Sit down and talk properly!"
"Mr. He, Ms. He, I'm sorry. Zhou Lai spoke a little hastily just now. It was not intentional."
He Siyao had worked with Zhou Lai for such a long time during her internship that she had seen through her. Now her dislike for her was deep-rooted.
He sneered and asked, "So she didn't mean to bully me in the company, right?"
"Ms. He, that's not true. We asked you out this time because Zhou Lai realized that some unintentional actions of his had caused you harm. The harm has been done, and Zhou Lai is not shirking responsibility. He came here to apologize to you."
Shi Ye's words were polite and to the point. She didn't follow up on He Siyao's question of whether it was "intentional" or not. Instead, she used the word "unintentional".
The Zhou family's status is clear. Now they say they won't shirk responsibility or apologize. Their attitude is neither humble nor overbearing, but the humility in it is more of a way to give both sides a way out.
"Ms. He is a sensible person. I believe she will not deliberately make things difficult for Zhou Lai. Waiter, pour the wine—"
He also took the highball glass on his seat and asked the waiter to fill the whole glass with the decanted red wine.
Then everyone stood up when they saw her, thinking she was going to go over and toast and apologize.
The next second, she pushed in front of Lai Zhoulai.
There was a smile in his tone, and he spoke in a voice that everyone could hear: "Zhou Lai, go over and clink glasses with Miss He. A drunken drink can ease all worries. You two can laugh away your grudges. We're all the same age, so just talk it out."
Although everyone in the room could hear what Shi Ye said, only Zhou Lai could see the tone and expression clearly.
Shi Ye half leaned in front of her, and the look in his eyes did not mean that he wanted to discuss things with her.
He gently smoothed out the non-existent wrinkles on her suit shirt, and then said something at a decibel level that only the two of them could hear, "Go over there and drink. This matter will be resolved in three minutes. Otherwise, I can't guarantee the consequences."
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It was indeed three minutes, and the time was not wrong at all.
But Zhou Lai felt it was too long and humiliating.
She, a member of the Zhou family, was forced by the most annoying woman to bow down to an intern who was not presentable for some trivial matter.
He Siyao acted condescendingly, clinking glasses with her without even tasting the wine. She looked at her and told her to drink it all. "Miss Zhou has always had a good alcohol tolerance. Finish it."
Zhou Lai wanted to throw the wine glass into their faces right there.
But Shi Ye was staring at her from his position. She knew that if she poured the glass of wine over to her, Shi Ye would show no mercy and would definitely do something to embarrass her even more than she was doing now!
Returning to his seat, Zhou Lai immediately took out a tissue and wiped his mouth.
"He Siyao, I'll toast you. But I'm also telling you, there's no chance for you and Brother Zhou Nan. Give up on that thought."
Zhou Lai spoke slowly and clearly, word by word, with an undisguised smile on his face, a mocking one.
It's extremely ironic.
"This is the first and last time you will sit here and have dinner with the Zhou family."
After Zhou Lai finished speaking, she turned around and walked straight out the door. She felt that the people in this room made her extremely unhappy.
Shi Ye immediately took his bag and stood up. The Zhou family's status meant they could only bow down to this level at best; the final say rested with the superiors. "Mr. He, Zhou Lai has already apologized to Miss He. This matter ends here."
They apologized, but never to the point of being servile.
Their attitude is to make it small, and they also have to be tactful in other matters. After all, He Siyao is not completely clean if she investigates.
Zhou Lai was not only angry, but also resentful. What qualifications did He Siyao have?
Why is it so?
She had never been wronged like this before, over and over again! She had only committed some trivial offenses.
On the 18th floor, the elevator still didn't come, and Zhou Lai was extremely annoyed.
As soon as Shi Ye went out, he saw Zhou Lai kicking the metal under the elevator button.
"Zhou Lai, what are you doing! Stop!"
Zhou Lai didn't want to see Shi Ye at all. It was all because of her!
She turned around and walked straight towards the emergency exit.
Let her stop.
In the safety passage, Zhou Lai was at the bottom of the stairs. He turned around and stared at Shi Ye, who was on the top of the stairs.
Zhou Lai didn't want to endure it anymore.
"What qualifications do you have to control me?"
Shi Ye responded bluntly: "I didn't think of controlling you, but you caused trouble."
Zhou Lai laughed without any appreciation.
"I caused trouble? Shi Ye, this is all because of you! If you hadn't married me, would I have to go to the company for internship and encounter all these messes! Why would I bow down to He Siyao? It's all because of you!"
Zhou Lai shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice particularly sharp in this enclosed space.
Before Shi Ye could say anything else, Zhou Lai continued to roar.
If she doesn't have a good life, don't expect Shi to have an easy life either!
"Shi Ye, you are not qualified to marry into the Zhou family. You are marrying up if you marry my eldest brother. Everyone knows why you came back after being separated for a few years! You are not worthy of being my eldest sister-in-law! You are not worthy of my eldest brother!"
"If it weren't for you, it would be Sister Ye-yeon who married my eldest brother. You are the one who made everything go wrong!"
Zhou Lai shouted at the top of his lungs, feeling as if he had used up all his strength.
My heart was filled with grievance and unwillingness, and tears as big as beans dripped down my face. I squatted on the ground exhausted.
Shi was completely stunned by Zhou Lai's sudden words.
I completely forgot what I was about to say.
Who is Ye-yeon that Zhou Lai mentioned? Were she and Zhou Junheng lovers? Why did she say she should have married Zhou Junheng?
But Zhou Junheng told her in the morning that she was his first love.
The sheer volume of information hadn't allowed her to recover from the shock when the door to the emergency exit was pushed open from the outside. The person who came in hesitantly called out, "Zhou Lai... Is that Xiao Lai?"
She was standing in front of the stairs with her back to the door and she didn't even have time to turn around.
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