"Zheng Yao, that's enough! This is someone else's private matter, what business is it of yours? What right do you have to comment on other people's family affairs?"
Zheng Yao glanced at her dismissively.
"So what if it's her family matter? I have freedom of speech, I can say whatever I want, it's none of your business!"
Lin Ran's chest heaved with anger at Zheng Yao's shamelessness.
“You have freedom of speech, but you don’t have the right to spread rumors! Everyone knows what kind of person Song Mai’s family introduced her to for marriage, and everyone knows that her mother only forced her to marry that old man in order to get a higher dowry. Tell me honestly, what would you do in this situation?”
Zheng Yao held her head high with great pride: "If it were me, I wouldn't want to get married, but I would at least make things clear to my parents. I will fulfill my filial duties, after all, they gave birth to me and raised me for so many years. I can't treat my parents like Song Mai did."
Lin Ran was so angry at Zheng Yao that she almost laughed. She couldn't understand how someone could be so shameless as to say such things.
Just as she was about to retort to Lin Ran, she heard a soft, calm female voice coming from Song Mai's office.
"Ranran, there's no need to waste so much breath on her. She just needs to wait for the court summons."
Lin Ran was delighted upon hearing this and silently gave Song Mai a thumbs up in her heart.
In the end, she was decisive and resolute.
Zheng Yao's expression immediately changed: "Song Mai, what do you mean by this?"
Song Mai leaned back in her office chair, glanced at her with a half-smile, and said, "The literal meaning, what? Don't you understand?"
Zheng Yao didn't expect her to be so ruthless, and said coldly:
“We’re all colleagues. I just couldn’t stand seeing you so disrespectful, so I said a few words to you. Is it really necessary for you to sue me? Don’t you think you’ve gone too far?”
Song Mai looked at her with a half-smile: "So what? You have freedom of speech, and I also have the freedom to sue. No one has the right to say no to my use of legal means to protect my rights. I'm too lazy to say anything more to you. The verdict will speak for itself."
"You! You despicable woman! You're as heartless as a snake! You're unfilial to your parents and you won't even let others talk about it? I'll say it anyway, I'll let everyone know!"
Her screaming and yelling made her look like a madwoman, and her delicate face was also very distorted. The ear-piercing noise even attracted people from other departments to come and watch the drama unfold.
Fang Yu couldn't stand it any longer, so he strode over to Zheng Yao and pulled her toward his office.
But Zheng Yao had no intention of giving up. She continued to struggle desperately, trying to break free: "What are you doing grabbing me! Today I'm going to show everyone what this bitch really looks like!"
Fang Yu felt extremely embarrassed. If Zheng Yao hadn't been so beautiful, he would never have dared to provoke her.
"Aren't you ashamed? What are you still making a scene for?"
Zheng Yao was shocked when she heard this.
"I'm the one who's embarrassed? She's the one who's embarrassed!"
Fang Yu completely lost his patience and simply dragged Zheng Yao away by force.
As Zheng Yao was forcibly shoved into the office by Fang Yu, the air finally returned to quiet.
Zheng Yao, however, remained angry for a long time.
She glared at Fang Yu, furious, and said, "What do you mean by this? Are you siding with that bitch over me?"
Fang Yu sat in his office chair, rubbing his temples with a headache.
"When have I ever helped her? Look at yourself! This is a company, not just the two of us, everyone is watching. It's one thing for you to cause trouble at the company once or twice, but you're causing trouble again now. If the company finds out, I might not be able to protect you this time!"
Zheng Yao, however, did not take Fang Yu's words to heart at all.
"I didn't do anything wrong, why is the company firing me?"
"Just because you've repeatedly made a scene in the company, just because you've damaged the company's image and affected other people's work, and just because Song Mai is now your boss."
Which company would want to keep a receptionist who acts like a crazy woman?
He didn't do much work all day; he either slacked off or went looking for trouble with Song Mai.
They've had such ugly arguments time and time again. If he hadn't insisted on protecting her last time, she would have been fired from the company long ago, and she still hasn't learned her lesson.
Just as the two were arguing, a loud, wailing sound suddenly came from outside the office.
Hearing the noise, Zheng Yao immediately pushed open the door and went out.
As soon as the police gave her feedback, Song's mother rushed over. The security guard downstairs couldn't stop her. She had already rushed into Song Mai's office, grabbed her, and tried to pull her out.
Song Mai's shoulder wound hadn't fully healed yet, and the sudden, forceful tug made her turn pale with pain.
"Let go!"
She shouted angrily.
But Song's mother ignored her and continued to pull on her, cursing as she did so.
"You brat, you hid for so many days but I still found you. You won't stop until you force me to call the police, will you?"
Seeing this, Lin Ran quickly stepped forward, swiftly pulled Song's mother's hand away, and pulled Song Mai to her side.
"Auntie, please talk this out. This is the company, after all. Please don't make a scene."
Upon hearing this, Song's mother's expression immediately darkened further.
"Who do you think you are? How dare a junior lecture me like that? Get out of my way! This is a private family matter, and you have no right to speak!"
Song Mai had expected her mother to come looking for her after she found out about her at the company, but she didn't expect her to come so quickly.
Song Mai gently patted Lin Ran's hand: "I'll handle it."
"But……"
Lin Ran was extremely worried. She was still injured and had just returned to work when this happened on her first day back. How could she handle it all by herself?
Song Mai's eyes were cold and devoid of any warmth as she stared straight at her mother.
"Speak, what do you want?"
Song's mother looked Song Mai up and down and saw that she was a little fatter than before, and her overall condition looked much better. She also had new clothes on. She was immediately furious.
"What do you mean 'I want to do this'? Is this how you treat your mother as a daughter? Look at the kind of life you live, and look at the kind of life I, as your mother, live! I raised you with so much hardship, and you not only don't know how to repay me, but now you make me clean up your mess while you enjoy yourself."
Song Mai looked puzzled: "What mess did I ask you to clean up?"
Song's mother said matter-of-factly, "If you hadn't refused to marry Liu Weiqiang and insisted on marrying that pretty boy, how could you have angered Liu Weiqiang so much? Now he's demanding two million in compensation from us. Where am I supposed to get that money? He's even kidnapped Xiaohao and said that if we don't give him the money in three days, he'll sell Xiaohao."
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