She changed "President Gong" to "Brother Yeyan," every word and phrase revealing a deep familiarity and intimacy, flaunting her own special status.
Ming Ge pretended not to know of the sense of superiority she was showing off, "Pretending?"
She arched her eyebrows, her red lips curling into a subtle, almost bizarre smile, and asked in a tone that was part mocking, part jeering, "How do you know I'm pretending, putting on an act?"
Even though it was a rhetorical question and tone, Xu Shushu and Lai Yaya somehow took it as Ming Ge admitting to her own "crimes."
The former still managed to stay calm and composed, unfazed by the change.
The latter—Lai Yaya—as if she had caught hold of some leverage over Ming Ge, immediately sounded proud, "Shushu, see, I told you, she's just a fraud!"
Ming Ge shot a glance her way, her smile not quite reaching her eyes, and asked airily, "Is your face itching again?"
Lai Yaya, "..."
