In the restroom.
Zhou Chunhua bit her sleeve, trying hard not to burst into tears.
It turns out that the end of love is verbal abuse, tearing each other apart, slander, and using the most offensive words to curse the person you once loved the most.
For over twenty years, she thought Liao Nanxing's salary wasn't much, so she lived a frugal life every day.
To save two cents, she could argue with the vegetable vendor until they were red in the face.
To save five cents, she would go home and relieve herself, her face flushed and her heart pounding from holding her pee.
To save a dollar, she can carry 20 kilograms of stuff for five kilometers.
Even when she's sick, she chooses to tough it out and avoids buying medicine, let alone going to the hospital.
Even when she suffered from lumbar muscle strain from taking care of Liao Nanxing's father, she simply spent six yuan to buy a bottle of liniment and applied it herself to relieve the pain.
In the end, she gained nothing but illness.
Only then did she understand what was said online: You can be attracted to a man's good looks, you can be attracted to a man's wealth, but never just be attracted to his kindness, because that is the lowest-cost form of pretense.
Calm yourself down and wipe away your tears.
She repeated again and again, "Today is today, and Mingxi is Mingxi. It's never too late to start over."
Just as I was about to leave the cubicle, I heard someone outside say, "Really? Teacher Qin really only met Zhou Chunhua once? How could Teacher Qin..."
"That's the strangest thing. You see, Mr. Gu has been single for so many years, what kind of women hasn't he seen? Why did he fall for her?"
"Oh right, so why is that?"
"You're too young and don't understand anything! Haven't you heard the saying that the end of science is metaphysics? There are many things in this world that people like you and me can't possibly understand."
"Huh? I know the answer to this question! You mean she's looking for a science teacher in Sawadika?"
"Otherwise what? Can you explain this scientifically? Let me tell you, many well-known people do this. It's said that some celebrities even take out the watermelons they're several months pregnant with and make them into signs to gain fame."
"Yue~ Speaking of this, I heard she had a child before, but the child mysteriously disappeared and hasn't been found to this day. Do you think... could it be that she had sex with him? That's why a high-quality man like Teacher Gu fell in love with her at first sight?"
Zhou Chunhua couldn't take it anymore, so she slammed the door open and left.
The two people outside were startled.
Zhou Chunhua stared intently at them.
These two people are Wang Juan, a long-time employee of the law firm, and Li Lingli, an intern under Wang Juan's supervision.
The two are usually very friendly, and sometimes they would chat for a bit when they met in the tea room or lounge.
"You're supposed to be top students from prestigious universities! Is this how your school teaches you to gossip about others behind their backs? Have all your education gone to waste?"
Li Lingli blushed and lowered her head, looking just like a student caught doing something wrong by the teacher.
Wang Juan turned off the tap, turned around and said, "Sister Zhou, someone like you who didn't even graduate from university, of course you wouldn't know what I studied at school."
They say we've wasted our time studying. Then let me ask you, who taught you this habit of eavesdropping on others?
"Alright, Sister Wang, stop arguing, let's go." Li Lingli tried to pull Wang Juan away.
Wang Juan took the opportunity to back down, and was half-heartedly pulled away to walk outside.
Zhou Chunhua rushed forward and braced her back against the bathroom door.
"I want to tell you this solemnly: it's okay for me to talk, but please respect Gu Yao! He is a person who deserves respect! He and I are just friends, not the kind of relationship you're speculating about!"
"Sister Zhou, we understand. We won't talk about it anymore. We're sorry," Li Lingli said.
Wang Juan remained silent, still looking defiant.
Zhou Chunhua didn't intend to make a big fuss. She turned around and opened the door, only to find Gu Yao standing there.
Li Lingli and Wang Juan looked very unwell.
The two called out "Teacher Gu" and were about to leave when Gu Yao blocked their way with his hand.
"You don't need to come in tomorrow. Go and complete your resignation procedures yourself."
Li Lingli burst into tears: "Teacher Gu, I know I was wrong, I won't do it again next time. Please don't fire us, okay?"
"Why are you crying? Fine, I'll resign! Do you really think there are no other law firms besides Junhe?"
As Wang Juan strode past Gu Yao, she tossed out a comment: "Gu Yao, you're completely infatuated with this woman, you'd better wake up!"
"What did you say?" Gu Yao asked.
"I'm telling you, you're no longer the Gu Yao I remember, the one who was single-minded and focused on his career! For this woman, you disregarded the law firm's reputation and leaked client information, just because Zou Linlin had a conflict with her."
Do you know what your peers are saying about Junhe now? Do you know how much damage you caused to Junhe by exposing the scandal at Ocean Heavy Industry?
Do you know how much effort President Xiang had to put in to clean up this mess after you acted impulsively? You don't! Because all you see is this woman! Gu Yao, think about it carefully, are you still the same person you used to be?
I don't know what methods this woman used to turn a man who was solely focused on his career into this wretched state. But I know one thing: I, Wang Juan, don't want to follow you anymore.
After saying that, Wang Juan turned and left.
Li Lingli looked at Gu Yao, and seeing that Gu Yao didn't say anything, she followed Wang Juan away.
Zhou Chunhua looked at Gu Yao with a puzzled expression.
"Can you explain to me what Wang Juan just said? Did Zou Linlin get arrested because you leaked information about Ocean Heavy Industry?"
"I'm the one who leaked it," Gu Yao replied frankly.
"Why?" Zhou Chunhua asked.
Because she didn't believe anything Wang Juan said.
Gu Yao is a very upright and righteous person. Even if she and Gu Yao didn't have the relationship they were speculating about, Gu Yao would never be the kind of person who would do anything for a woman without any moral compass.
Besides, they were just friends who were relatively close.
"If I said that what she said wasn't wrong, would you believe me?"
Gu Yao suddenly spoke, startling Zhou Chunhua.
“However, she didn’t say everything.” Gu Yao raised the corners of his mouth, revealing two handsome dimples.
"When Sino-Ocean Heavy Industries signed the contract with the law firm, it concealed a lot of things. And these things will not only become a minefield for Sino-Ocean, but also a minefield for Junhe."
So when Zou Linlin concealed her identity to get a job at Junhe, I opened the door for her directly. This was precisely to avoid the ticking time bomb that was Oceanwide Holdings.
Because only her identity as the illegitimate daughter of the owner of Ocean Heavy Industries could serve as a shield for Junhe. However, the reason these things are being exposed now is, as Wang Juan said, because she's always targeting you and spreading rumors behind your back.
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