"I heard that Mrs. Shen wanted to see the CEO, but was refused and has been refusing to leave."
"Well, if she doesn't want to leave, let her be. But what kind of scene is this?"
"Yeah, lying on the ground in broad daylight... People who don't know might think that our Junsheng Group is like this. It's so embarrassing."
"Do you know why she wanted to see the CEO?"
"Why? Why?"
"Do you have insider information? Hurry up and tell us."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Listen to me slowly. Cough cough, here's what happened. Some time ago, wasn't it rumored that the third madam wanted the CEO to go on a blind date with Miss Shen from the Shen family?"
"I've heard about it."
"Yeah, me too."
"And then? What happened next?"
"The most explosive thing I heard was that Miss Shen broke into the CEO's room that day!"
"What?"
"Could it be that Miss Shen slept with the CEO?"
"According to the script, that's how it should be, but Miss Shen doesn't follow the usual path. Guess what she did? She actually had sex with another man in the CEO's room!"
"Is it true?"
"Is it so explosive? It can't be true."
"I haven't heard about it. It must be fake."
"Damn it! My friend's boyfriend is a second-generation rich man. He heard about it at a drinking party. What's even more unbelievable is that Miss Shen actually kidnapped Miss Shen Three and made her watch the live broadcast in the room!"
"Oh my god, Miss Shen has such a kinky taste?"
"Poor Miss Shen!"
"So the CEO took action against the Shen family in a fit of anger?"
"Why are you so ignorant? Miss Shen 2 is a drug addict, don't bother catching her."
"I heard there was also murder!"
"And campus violence!"
"Tsk tsk, Miss Shen 2 is quite talented, she hasn't missed anything that the criminal law prohibits."
Listening to these people's discussions, Dong Ru zhu's face turned as red as a pig's liver. She wished she could rush over and give each of them a slap, then tear their mouths apart and see if they still dared to talk nonsense.
"So which play is Mrs. Shen acting in?"
"Maybe she came to ask the CEO to save someone."
"The CEO is not stupid."
"Who said he is?"
"Let's go, is the air conditioning on the first floor broken? It's freezing."
"Yes, let's go, it's too cold."
After one wave of discussion, another wave of people came.
Hundreds of people came down one after another, and each one was startled when they saw Dong Ru zhu.
Then they started discussing in groups of three or five.
Dong Ru zhu was humiliated and listened to it over and over again.
Xingkong stood by and enjoyed Dong Ru zhu's rainbow-like face.
It was so satisfying.
Several times, she regretted not calling Shen Xinai to come and taste the humiliation as well.
As the evening approached, the sun set and night fell.
Most of the people in the building had left, but Dong Ru zhu was still unable to get up from the ground.
Meanwhile, Xingkong had already left the first floor and returned to her warm office on the top floor.
She couldn't help but feel that Qi Rongchen and Bai Ning were afraid of her when she entered the office. When she walked in, the two even exaggeratedly jumped away from her, as if she were a snake or a scorpion.
Looking at their behavior, Xingkong was speechless.
The air was filled with an awkward atmosphere.
Bai Ning touched his nose and said, "I still have work to do, so I'll leave first." He quickly left, afraid that he would be killed if he stayed a second longer.
As for Qi Rongchen...he wished he could immediately offer his job to her and shout, "Your Majesty, spare me!"
This woman was too sinister.
If this were ancient times, she would be the ultimate boss in the harem who would smile last without revealing her true intentions.
"I also have work to do, so I'll leave first," he said, and quickly left as well.
Xingkong was at a loss for words, looking at Huo Siye.
"Cold?" Huo Siye asked her if she was cold, but didn't say anything else.
"Not really, Vivian's shawl is quite warm," she replied.
"Give her a raise," Huo Siye said.
"...Then I'll thank you on her behalf."
"What do you want to eat tonight?" Huo Siye asked again, his tone casual as if he hadn't seen anything.
Xingkong felt uneasy, she had been so cruel and vicious just now.
"You...I just..." She was flustered and didn't know what to say.
Huo Siye paused for a moment before speaking, "When I saw you holding a knife and not hesitating to cut yourself to stay alive, I knew what kind of person you are."
Xingkong bit her lip, feeling a sourness in her chest.
"So, do whatever you want to do."
"Even if it's something more extreme?"
"Why not?"
Compared to what he had done to stay alive, Xingkong's actions were insignificant.
His "why not" made Xingkong's suppressed emotions burst out, and she threw herself into his arms, crying loudly.
"I...I didn't want to...but they were too...too much...they killed my mother and wanted to kill me...I'm really scared, I...I don't want to die."
She wasn't afraid of death, but she was afraid of losing everything like she did in her past life, suffering all the humiliation and torture before dying in pain.
Huo Siye let her cry in his arms, not saying a word, just listening quietly.
Because he knew better than anyone else that any comforting words at this time would only make the hidden wounds hurt even more.
"My mother... My mother was killed by them... They killed my mother..."
"I hate them, I want to avenge my mother."
"Brother, it hurts so much, really hurts."
"It hurts so much..."
She would never forget the torture and pain she suffered on the day she died in her previous life.
The pain of having her eyes gouged out by Huo Qingyan.
And she would never forget how Huo Qingyan told her about killing her and Huo Siye's child, the heart-wrenching pain.
Death by a thousand cuts, slow and painful.
But that was not enough.
"This is the price they should pay. At least they are still alive compared to my mother."
"I won't kill them, I'll make them suffer."
"I'll take back everything my mother lost!"
"I'll make them pay double for what they did back then."
"Good."
A gentle "good" suddenly came from above, interrupting the weeping of the stars.
She lifted her head from his broad chest, tears in her eyes, as if trying to discern if what just happened was just her imagination.
"Let them pay with their blood debts." His voice was calm, but it seemed to have a magical power that made her feel safe.
Siye, do you know that in my previous life, the child I gave birth to was yours?