"That's not necessarily true." Yi Tianran had already come up with several ideas on the way here. "Do you still remember the identities of those blind date partners?"
"I remember." Liu Meiling paused for a moment. "You're planning to..."
Yi Tianran smiled mysteriously and whispered the plan in her ear.
Upon hearing this, Liu Meiling looked shocked, and a light gradually appeared in her dim eyes.
...
Just as they were discussing among themselves, the sound of high heels clicking on the floor tiles came from outside, followed by an arrogant voice, "I told you long ago that Liu Meiling is no good. She's just putting on a fake face. She's only nice to you a little, and she's already made you run around like crazy."
"I never expected that she would do such a thing behind the scenes, abandoning even the family that raised her, let alone friendship!"
"The thought of working with her for so long makes me feel disgusted!"
"Ungrateful, this is a matter of character. Even if she has someone backing her up, they can't save her this time."
"Hehe, you're talking about her sugar daddy, right? Otherwise, with her abilities, how could she have entered our department so easily, and risen so quickly?"
"Hurry up and pack your things and get out of here. I feel like the air is being polluted every second I spend with her."
In the tea room, Liu Meiling's pupils suddenly contracted, and her face turned deathly pale in an instant.
Yi Tianran looked through the glass window and immediately recognized the people talking. Weren't they Liu Meiling's colleagues from the same department?
They were so grateful to her and befriended her before, how could they change their attitude so quickly?
"To be honest, if I hadn't guessed that she had connections, I wouldn't have bothered to get along with her!" Department head Chen Fang curled her lip, looking disgusted.
"Xia Wen, why don't you give your opinion on Liu Meiling? Do you actually think she's good? So you're listening to us talk about her here, and then you go back and tell others?" Her male colleague stared at her suspiciously.
"I didn't," Xia Wen shook her head repeatedly.
"You're still pretending? Liu Meiling gave you a bottle of rare perfume, didn't she already flatter you to the point of losing your mind?" the male colleague sneered.
"No!" Xia Wen hurriedly retorted, "A bottle of perfume is nothing, but it's a matter of character, which I cannot tolerate. I will keep my distance from her from now on."
"That's more like it." The male colleague had been criticized by Liu Meiling twice before and was still quite annoyed. Now that he had the chance, he immediately became smug. "We need to make her feel that everyone dislikes her so that she will know better than to step down and make way for someone more capable. In the end, with her abilities, she's still a long way from surpassing Sister Fangfang to become a supervisor!"
Chen Fang was secretly delighted, but she still had to say something sarcastic to Liu Meiling, "Alright, even if you're flattering me, I won't buy gifts to win people over."
As they were talking, they opened the door and went into the tea room.
Liu Meiling instinctively tried to find a corner to hide, but Yi Tianran grabbed her.
When they walked in, they met Liu Meiling's red eyes.
The scene became extremely awkward.
They probably never expected that their backbiting would be overheard by the person involved!
The little girl named Xia Wen's face turned completely red.
Chen Fang was thick-skinned enough. Even now, she said confidently, "Liu Meiling, since you've already heard what happened, you should know that the Fu family doesn't need people with bad character. You should pack your things and resign as soon as possible, so you don't lose all your dignity."
Liu Meiling silently lowered her eyes.
Yi Tianran couldn't stand it anymore, "Who's really more shameful here! Saying one thing to your face and another behind your back, don't you think your behavior is despicable?"
Chen Fang frowned unhappily, but was stunned for two seconds when she saw her face.
Having climbed her way up to a supervisory position, she had a keen eye and could tell at a glance that Yi Tianran possessed an extraordinary demeanor and was probably no ordinary person.
So she restrained herself and reminded her, "Miss, I'm sorry, this is an internal matter of our company. Please don't get involved."
Yi Tianran didn't stand on ceremony with her at all, "What if I insist on getting involved!"
The male colleague was also momentarily captivated by her beauty, but seeing that she didn't even give the supervisor any face, he immediately became her sycophant: "Hey, how can you be so ungrateful—"
"Shut up, who are you to talk here, you worthless bastard?"
Yi Tianran glanced at him with disgust, then stared indifferently at the people present. "You all keep saying that Liu Meiling has character problems, but you haven't even understood the whole story. You have no independent thinking or judgment. Are you brainless opportunists? Whichever way the wind blows, you just go with the flow."
While accusing others of being ungrateful, why don't you reflect on yourselves? In my opinion, you are the real ingrates. You accepted their gifts and favors, but immediately spoke ill of them behind their backs. That's what you call—putting on a show while pretending to be virtuous!
These words instantly enraged everyone present.
Some felt embarrassed, some felt ashamed and indignant, but most felt angry.
What gives a woman they've never met the right to criticize them with such a condescending attitude?
"Who the hell do you think you are, daring to criticize us?" A hot-tempered man stood up, one hand on his hip, ready to slap her.
Before her hand could even land, Yi Tianran grabbed it, twisted it behind her back, and warned her in a chilling tone, "Just talk, don't lay a hand on me, unless you don't want this hand anymore."
"Ouch, ouch, ouch—" The man's hand was almost broken, and he was sweating profusely from the pain. He quickly begged for mercy: "I, I will never dare to do it again."
Yi Tianran then released the other person.
Just as that person escaped one disaster, another male colleague caused trouble again, picking up a cup of steaming tea from the table and splashing it on her.
Yi Tianran's expression hardened, and she dodged the attack with a quick movement.
Then, she rushed forward, pressed his head against the tea cabinet, and then, amidst her male colleague's screams, poured the tea over his head.
"Ahhh—" the male colleague screamed desperately, almost thinking he was going to be scalded to death.
It turned out to be cold water.
He was drenched and terrified.
The moment Yi Tianran released him, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, convulsing all over, unable to get up.
Everyone was stunned by her actions and remained speechless for a long time.
Yi Tianran coldly raised her head, glanced at everyone, and said sharply, "Who was it that said that being with Liu Meiling for even a second made them feel like the air was polluted? Since your nose is useless, I can help you cut it off."
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