"If you hadn't given me this dress today, I'm afraid my colleagues would have laughed at me."
Pei Zhao smiled indifferently, "If I don't give it to you, I'll just throw it in the trash."
A hint of doubt flashed in Xia Kexing's eyes as she looked at the dress she was wearing and asked curiously, "Why did you throw it in the trash can?"
"This dress is beautiful and looks expensive."
"I can tell that President Pei put a lot of thought into choosing this dress."
The dress has a strong Chinese style, with tassels at the waist and lifelike embroidery on the skirt, exquisite yet not fussy.
Pei Zhao laughed self-deprecatingly, "You have to put in the effort for the right people, don't you?"
He sighed, his melancholy deepening.
Xia Kexing's lips moved, as if she wanted to ask more, but Pei Zhao handed her the champagne, saying, "Put it away for me, thank you."
He resumed his usual cheerful and sunny smile, and winked at Xia Kexing.
Xia Kexing stood there blankly, staring blankly in the direction he left, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.
That wink was like Cupid's arrow, piercing her heart.
She knew that she had completely fallen for Pei Zhao's gentleness.
Imagine, what woman could resist a handsome, wealthy young man who has repeatedly helped her?
Xia Kexing held his wine glass as if it were a precious treasure, stroking the inside of the glass, where the warmth of his hand seemed to still linger.
"Tsk tsk, you don't actually think you have a chance to be with Pei Zhao, do you?" A snicker came from behind.
Xia Kexing's smile vanished instantly, and she looked coldly at her female colleague walking towards her.
It's them again!
He was always working against me at the company, and he repeatedly caused me trouble at the party.
Xia Kexing rolled her eyes and walked straight past her female colleague, saying, "You're so nosy."
She didn't want to waste her time getting entangled with her female colleagues, but they weren't about to let her off the hook.
Her female colleague blocked her way, giving her a sarcastic look from head to toe.
"Oh my, clothes really do make the man." She chuckled. "This country bumpkin really looks quite presentable in such beautiful clothes."
Xia Kexing's eyes flashed with coldness. She turned around, glared at her female colleague, snorted, and then walked forward as if she hadn't seen her at all.
Her female colleague blocked her way again, her voice turning colder and more dejected, "Who said you could leave?"
Xia Kexing frowned, "Are you ever going to stop?"
Several other female colleagues also gathered around. They all disliked Xia Kexing and would seize any opportunity to ruthlessly humiliate her.
Xia Kexing was too lazy to waste words with these colleagues and originally intended to leave directly.
Suddenly, her wrist tightened.
The female colleague who was in charge pulled Xia Kexing back and said arrogantly, "Did we say you could leave?"
Xia Kexing glared at her female colleague with disgust and shook off her hand, saying, "Don't touch me!"
"I can leave whenever I want, it's none of your business!"
Her female colleague took two steps closer, looking at her with disdain, "Unfortunately, you can't leave now."
Xia Kexing knew that she was outnumbered and no match for her female colleagues.
She clenched her fist, suppressing her anger, and asked coldly, "What is your purpose?"
Her female colleague looked her up and down with a sharp gaze. "It's nothing, I just wanted to tell you a fact."
Xia Kexing's lips curled into a smile as she looked at her female colleague with interest. "I'm all ears."
Her female colleague tugged at the hem of her dress, "This dress suits you quite well."
Upon hearing this, Xia Kexing's anger flared up instantly. She lifted her skirt and said, unable to contain herself any longer, "My patience has its limits!"
"Spit it out if you have anything to say!"
The female colleague scoffed, as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world, "Xia Kexing, Xia Kexing, only you would be so valuing of things that others don't want."
"What's the meaning?"
The female colleague pursed her lips, her needle-like gaze sweeping over her from head to toe. "Your dress is Su Xueya's unwanted one, you didn't know that, did you?"
The name Su Xueya was like an invisible hand, instantly gripping Xia Kexing's heart.
She gripped her skirt, her face stern, and stared intently at her female colleague. "What do you mean?"
"Literal meaning."
Another female colleague kindly explained, "Xia Kexing, the dress that President Pei gave you was originally intended for Su Xueya."
She laughed, her eyes full of smugness, "Tsk tsk, what a pity."
"If you had come any earlier, you would have seen President Pei eagerly taking Su Xueya shopping for clothes."
Every word uttered by her colleague was like a steel needle, piercing Xia Kexing's body until she was turned into a hedgehog.
The clothes she was wearing were actually a gift from Pei Zhao to Su Xueya.
No wonder Pei Zhao said she should just throw it in the trash. If she hadn't run into him by chance, the dress might already be in the trash.
Seeing Xia Kexing's pale face, her female colleagues all curled up a cold smile. "If it weren't for Su Xueya's husband sending the dress, she would probably be the one wearing this dress right now."
Their mocking laughter was particularly grating, like poisonous vines that entwined Xia Kexing's body, completely numbing her.
A crisp snapping sound rang out, and Xia Kexing was startled, instinctively taking half a step back.
"What a clown."
The female colleague made another sarcastic remark before leaving with several companions.
Xia Kexing stood frozen in place, like a stone statue, staring blankly at the shattered cup on the ground.
She crouched down and picked up the broken pieces from the ground.
Sharp bits of food cut her finger, and before she could wipe the blood off her hand, it smeared onto her skirt.
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