On the other side, at Feathering Heights,
After Cheng Juan came back to the company, the news of her leaving Liu Si Si spread almost everywhere. The company has never been a small one, so the more people discussed, the more stories got created.
In the end, what people knew was not that Liu Si Si changed her manager, rather they believed that Cheng Juan was the one who kicked Liu Si Si out. And this topic was enough to stir a wave of gossip in the entire company.
Not many supported Cheng Juan's attitude, but there was also a group who spoke against Liu Si Si. After all, a person standing on the top was not favored by all.
"With Liu Si Si's childish tantrum, Sister Cheng has done rightly with her. She deserved to be kicked out."
"And then what else, how could she be ungrateful to her favors every time? She had always received good resources from the company yet she always threw tantrums. Did she really think that she would have the days of the queen forever?"
"Heh! The reigns of a kingdom never stay for long. How could she have remained at her peak always? Her time to fall has come already."
"What are you all even talking about? Do you really think that after what happened with Sister Si Si, you all would get a chance? At least, Sister Si Si used to hold a firm stance in front of Manager Cheng. Now that she would be gone, we would be more intimidated by Wang Ping Ruo and also won't stand a chance to have scope in career."
"None said that Liu Si Si is leaving the company. I think there is more to this issue. Also, she is saying it right. Without Sister Si Si, we would be crumpling more in our career."
Artiste discussed among themselves while at the same time in Cheng Juan's office room, another woman was stressing out in worry.
"How did you even let this happen, Sister Cheng? Didn't I already tell you to keep Liu Si Si under your management? Now, what will we do? We won't be able to control her any longer." Wang Ping Ruo panicked while looking at Cheng Juan with jutted brows.
Cheng Juan held an expression of guilt on her face. "Ping Ruo, do you think I wanted this? I tried my best. But I don't know how things turned out like this. Liu Si Si was under my control but then that woman changed everything. She didn't look capable. But just after her one phone call, I was dismissed from my job."
"How can that be possible, Sister Cheng? With one phone call …"
"Ping Ruo, I am not lying. Just after she called someone, within the next five minutes, I received the call from Secretary Huang who informed me that I am dismissed from every work related to Liu Si Si." Cheng Juan was more than frustrated. She wanted to end this topic once and for all, but Wang Ping Ruo was simply not letting her.
"Secretary Huang? Are you talking about the same Secretary Huang who has been famous for being the right hand of the company's mysterious Boss?"
Cheng Juan looked at her and nodded. And her acceptance like that only made Wang Ping Ruo grit her teeth. "How did Liu Si Si get someone associated with high chained people? And how am I not aware of this? Where were you when she was socializing? Wasn't it your job to keep her away from all this?" Although she began with a deeply-low voice at the start, her words came out as a snarl towards the end.
Cheng Juan felt infuriated. Liu SiSi's attitude has already consumed all her patience earlier. And now Wang Ping Ruo's attitude was also not helping her. "Ping Ruo, mind your attitude. Do you think I don't have better work to do? Or do you think that I was just here to control Liu Si Si? I had other jobs to look after. Maybe, I have not properly noticed her socializing around."
Wang Ping Ruo was more nettled by her words. Although she looked soft on the surface, her words and tone were enough to mirror people about her real heart inside. It was just that when she spoke among people, she deliberately made herself look soft and frail so that people wouldn't notice the crudeness in her tone.
But now that no one was around, she didn't hold back and at once peeved at Cheng Juan to say, "You speak highly of yourself. What jobs do you actually do other than distributing the plots I don't need to others? You are living a lavish life, leeching over me yet pretending like you are a worthy one. Do you think I would believe that?"
Cheng Juan was almost floored by the blatant insult. Although earlier, Liu Si Si had said something similar to this, she clearly held an etiquette that didn't make her words sound as foul as this. But now that Wang Ping Ruo was speaking, she couldn't help but feel like crying.
Opening her mouth, she was ready to snap at her, having enough of it all, when suddenly a deep voice took them off guard.
"What's happening here?"
While her head bowed in politeness, Wang Ping Ruo's both attitude and composure changed at the sight of the man. Then taking a deliberate graceful walk towards the person who was in his late thirties, she quickly wrapped her arm around his neck to lean in to place a seducing kiss on his cheek to say, "It's nothing, Vice President Wen. I was just consoling Sister Cheng. She is upset because of Liu Si Si. Didn't I speak to you last time? She is making it tough for Sister Cheng again."
She said, and Wen Jiang frowned with confusion. To which Wang Ping Ruo blushed and added to remind, "How can you forget it so easily? I spoke about it when last time you came to my place at night and we …" She intentionally didn't complete her words, showing the man her feminine shyness towards him.
Seeing women as shy, frail, and delicate was all the features that could make a man go weak in front of women. Even a man with a great overbearing nature would not be able to withhold seeing a woman like that, Wen Jiang was still one of those corrupted types. How could he take it?
Understanding the cue, she was giving him, his gaze flamed while his arms snaked around the woman's waist to pull her close. "You don't have to get shy about it every time, not like we spent the night together for the first time. Also, don't think I am the kind of lover who would forget the talks they have during bed sessions. I remember it all. If you want to remind me, just kiss me the same as you did that night we talked and I would remember it all."
He said perverted-ly and Cheng Juan could no longer stand looking in their direction. Averting her gaze, she looked away before giving a small cough to let the couple know that she was there as well.
Wang Ping Ruo took the chance to push him away bashfully. "You better not tease me like this in front of others. Sister Cheng is here, what would she think?" She said and the man turned to look at the manager standing at a distance.
Then chuckling with laughter, he shook his head before walking in to take the seat behind the desk to say, "Manager Cheng, seems like Ping Ruo is quite concerned about you. To not keep her worried, tell me what problem you are encountering with Liu Si Si. I would help you out."
He said while Wang Ping Ruo walked by his side and he pulled her to sit on his lap. The woman didn't refuse. Instead, making herself very comfortable, she turned to look at her manager and gestured to her meaningfully. "Sister Cheng, don't hesitate. You can speak your heart out. Liu Si Si has gone too far this time. Vice President Wen needs to know it all, only then he would be able to help you. So, speak it without holding anything in."
She said and with intention was clear to Cheng Juan. She wanted her to design the accusations against Liu Si Si so that once again they could have an upper hand over the girl and there would be no one to stop her in her ways.