SWNOVELS Chapter 31
The relationship between Bai Zhuwei and Zong Jinghao was known by everyone in the company.
Bai Zhuwei wanted to publicize it and Zong Jinghao did not stop her nor deny it, thus admitting their relationship indirectly.
Now, Bai Zhuwei was not merely a secretary but would possibly marry into the Zong family. Therefore, she was rather respected and always flattered by a lot of colleagues in the company.
As soon as Zong Jinghao entered his office, someone came up to her and said, “Zhuwei, how was your meal with Mr. Zong?” “We admire you very much.”
Bai Zhuwei gave Lin Xinyan a sidelong glance and smilingly said, “It was nothing special. We had regular vegetables, a crispy pigeon, boiled chicken, crystal river shrimps…”
“Wow, all of these were your favorite dishes!” Qiu Yi flattered, “Mr. Zong’s so sweet.”
Bai Zhuwei smiled lightly while fiddling with her delicate fingernails casually. Even though she didn’t say anything, everyone saw it as a tacit acknowledgement.
Qiu Yi came up to her and said, “Zhuwei, when will you marry Mr. Zong?”
Bai Zhuwei suddenly stopped fiddling with her fingernails when she thought about it. If it wasn’t for Lin Xinyan, she was already a member of the Zong family.
She got in her way!
She didn’t go after Lin Xinyan as she had to keep up her image before Zong Jinghao. Nevertheless, she could use a cat’s paw to hurt her to ensure that she could never do well in the company.
She smiled amiably and said, “Qiu Yi.”
“Zhuwei.” Qiu Yi was rather smooth-faced.
“The new translator is very thoughtless.” Bai Zhuwei pretended to be upset.
“Did she annoy you?”
“Not really. Never mind, just do our work.” Bai Zhuwei deliberately stopped speaking as she knew Qiu Yi would get what she meant.
Qiu Yi looked at Lin Xinyan’s seat and thought to herself. Did this woman offend her because she wasn’t aware of the relationship between Bai Zhuwei and Mr. Zong?
It must be so. Since she had just joined the company, it wouldn’t be a surprise if she offended Bai Zhuwei.
She returned to her seat and thought to herself that she must reprimand her when she has the chance.
After Lin Xinyan finished her lunch, she threw away the disposable lunchbox and went to the pantry to drink some water.
Qiu Yi saw her and thought it would be a good chance. She then grabbed her cup and went to the pantry.
Qiu Yi stood behind Lin Xinyan and deliberately stepped forward when she finished filling her cup. As Lin Xinyan didn’t realize there was someone behind and ran into her, her glass of water was spilled on Qiu Yi’s dress.
“Are you blind?” Qiu Yi chastised her.
Spilling the drinks on Qiu Yi was indeed her fault. She immediately apologized to her, “I’m so sorry. It was an accident.”
“Just because it was an accident, you could simply spill your drinks on me?”
Lin Xinyan was stunned as she had never thought Qiu Yi would say something so unpleasant.
“I have apologized to you, and it was an accident.” Lin Xinyan explained it patiently.
“What’s the use of apologizing?” “Can I simply slap you in the face and apologize, and you will forgive me?” Qiu Yi was determined and obviously reluctant to let it go.
Lin Xinyan frowned and thought, “Isn’t that sophistry?”
How can one compare spilling water on her with slapping her in the face?
“What do you want?” Lin Xinyan’s voice was as cold as ice.
Obviously, she did not want to let it go, and not even apologies can solve this.
Staring at Lin Xinyan, Qiu Yi grabbed her glass of water and said, “Since you splashed water on me, we will be even when I splashed it on you too.”
Lin Xinyan stared at her glass of steaming water in disbelief. The woman wasn’t just nasty, but it’s clear that she even wanted to disfigure her.
Wouldn’t she be scalded by the boiling water?
Lin Xinyan added cold water into her glass as she was in a hurry to drink just now. Even if she were to splash it on her, she would merely wet her dress and not harm her.
Stared at Qiu Yi piercingly, she clenched hands and said, “How could we be even. You’ll have to be responsible if I’m scalded!”
Qiu Yi was pondering how severe would it be after splashing her glass of water on Lin Xinyan.
The water has been slightly cooled down right now and surely wouldn’t be at 100 degree Celsius. At most, it will only give her several blisters.
Since she wanted to fawn over Bai Zhuwei, she had to do it real and hard. She sneered, “Sue me!”
She splashed the water on Lin Xinyan even before she finished speaking.
Lin Xinyan wasn’t dumb to just stand still and wait for it to happen. But as she moved too swiftly, she accidentally tore her wound on her knee, lost her balance and fell down. The water was splashed on to the ground near her legs and spilled on the edge of her skirt, but luckily not on her body.
“What’s going on?” The lookers-on immediately moved aside when they heard a stone cold voice.
Standing next to Zong Jinghao, Bai Zhuwei glanced at Qiu Yi and did not utter a word.
Others didn’t know the relationship between Lin Xinyan and Zong Jinghao, but he knew it.
As speaking for anyone of them would complicate the matter, she chose to stay silent.
Qiu Yi glanced at Bai Zhuwei and thought to herself that she had nothing to be worried about since Bai Zhuwei would back her up and what’s more, Lin Xinyan was just a newly arrived translator.
“She splashed me with water on purpose and refused to apologize. I splashed her back only because I was infuriated.”
Zong Jinghao looked at the woman who’s sitting on the floor and looked disheveled. Having mixed feelings when seeing her, he asked in a serious manner, “Is that true?”
Lin Xinyan wanted to get up from the floor but, perhaps due to her knee pain, her leg gave way when she was trying to stand up and fell again. Before she fell, someone reached out to hold her arm and pulled her into his warm hug.
Zong Jinghao held her by her waist that was as thin as a rake, as it very fragile and could be broken by him very easily.
Much to his own surprise, he was reluctant to let her go.
As if escaped death, Lin Xinyan heaved a long sigh and thought why she was so unlucky.
She fell down after being pushed by Zong Jinghao before, and now she fell down again.
“Can you stand?” Zong Jinghao asked her.
Lin Xinyan tried to move her legs, nodded and said, “Yes.”
Every looker-on and even Qiu Yi were stunned.
Usually, Zong Jinghao would never do such a thing.
Everyone turned the spotlight on Bai Zhuwei and was as if asking each other who this woman was.
Since she didn’t look special after all, why would Mr. Zong care about her?
“Since everyone’s fine, dismiss.” Bai Zhuwei wanted to end this farce quickly, and Zong Jinghao’s reaction was beyond her expectations.
He said that he won’t reveal her identity, yet what would others think when he hugged her so tightly before everyone?
Bai Zhuwei glared at Qiu Yi fiercely. What a useless bungler!
“Mr. Zong, it’s time for the meeting.” Bai Zhuwei said lightly.
Zong Jinghao gently put Lin Xinyan down and stood in front of the pantry. He glanced coldly at the mess in the pantry and said in a deep voice, “Guan Jing!”
Guan Jing answered him.
“Connect the CCTV footage to my office.” He turned around after finished speaking, yet stopped suddenly and turned to Bai Zhuwei and said, “Postpone the meeting by half an hour.”
Qiu Yi was panicked once she heard it, and said, “Ms. Bai…”
Bai Zhuwei stared at Qiuyi with a piercingly cold gaze, and she immediately stopped speaking.
Bai Zhuwei came up to Zong Jinghao and said, “Mr. Zong, the meeting has already started and everyone is waiting for you. If it is postponed…”
Zong Jinghao was poker-faced and stared at her calmly.
Bai Zhuwei was afraid to say one more word after looking at his emotionless expression. She immediately said, “I’ll do it right away.”
But Qiu Yi couldn’t stay calm because once they checked the CCTV footage, it would be crystal clear that she purposely splashed Lin Xinyan with water and found fault with her.
“Zhuwei…”