"Secretary Wen, don't you think that repeatedly giving in is never the best way to solve problems?" Chen Yunxi asked her.
Standing in front of the desk, Lu Nianxin spoke at length, "Brother He Yan, you know, I have never been wronged in my life."
After she spoke, Lu Nianxin turned her gaze toward Wen Tang.
Before Pei Heyan could speak, she said, "Miss Lu, I'm sorry, I just offended you."
Chen Yunxi grew even more perplexed.
Wen Tang bowed deeply to Lu Nianxin, "I hope you can forgive me."
"You..." Chen Yunxi looked at Wen Tang with a look of disappointment as if hating that iron could not become steel.
If she were Wen Tang, she would have already slapped Lu Nianxin and Pei Heyan hard; no matter how powerful they were, she would rather have nothing than suffer in silence and be stifled to death.
"Hmph!" Lu Nianxin haughtily raised her head, "That's more like it."
Fearing she wouldn't be able to continue on without relenting, Wen Tang found an excuse, "President Pei, the collaboration with Qi Group isn't finished yet, I'll go take care of it."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left the office.
Chen Yunxi was left hanging.
After glancing at Lu Nianxin, who was dependent on someone else's power, she felt like tearing apart her delicate face.
To show Pei Heyan exactly what kind of person she was.
"If Secretary Wen herself doesn't care about these things, I, an outsider, have even less right to intervene." Chen Yunxi turned around and left.
Lu Nianxin felt incredibly pleased.
Bending down, she said, "Brother He Yan, I'm going to make a phone call, I'll come back and join you in a moment."
She walked out of the office, her heels clicking.
She intercepted Chen Yunxi before she could get into the elevator.
Chen Yunxi looked at her with disgust, "What, you want to deal with me too now?"
Lu Nianxin put on airs, "I have no interest in bickering with you. Of course, I don't want to make an enemy either, I just want to advise you to stay away from that woman."
"Hmm?" Chen Yunxi looked at her, "You seem to really dislike Secretary Wen."
Lu Nianxin chuckled lightly, it was more than just dislike.
If murder wasn't illegal, she would have hired someone to rape her and kill her.
"Anyway, just keep your distance from her," she continued, getting closer to Chen Yunxi, "Otherwise, I can't guarantee that next time, the person apologizing in the office won't be you."
Chen Yunxi felt disgusted, her aversion growing.
"It seems that Miss Lu, despite coming from a prestigious family, doesn't have very good manners."
After she spoke, Chen Yunxi pushed her away and entered the elevator.
Lu Nianxin's face turned dark.
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In the pantry.
"Hey, I've got some gossip, want to hear?" A woman, holding a cup, spoke while glancing outside.
The long-haired woman getting water turned to her, "Who has time for gossip? If something goes wrong with work, both of us are in trouble."
"It's about President Pei and Secretary Wen." The woman pretended like she was ready to leave, "If you don't want to hear it then never mind."
The long-haired woman, suddenly interested, stopped her enthusiastically, "If it was someone else's gossip, I really wouldn't care."
"But if it's about President Pei and Secretary Wen, that's much more interesting."
The woman laughed out loud but quickly subdued the laughter, fearful of being heard outside, and said, "Wasn't I just about to deliver documents to President Pei's office?"
"You guess what I heard."
The long-haired woman looked at her eagerly, as if she couldn't wait any longer.
"I actually heard President Pei asking Secretary Wen to apologize to Miss Lu!" She gestured with her finger, and the long-haired woman consciously moved closer to her as she continued, "It's because Secretary Wen offended Miss Lu in the restroom; she might fall out of favor now."
The long-haired woman didn't understand, "That's not right."
"What's not right about it? I heard it with my own ears." Wen Tang said with pride.
The long-haired woman said, "Secretary Wen is the most favored among us secretaries, having stayed by President Pei's side all these years. She knows all his preferences better than anyone."
"What's most important is that President Pei has never docked her pay."
Another woman, having drunk a pot of tea, expressed profoundly, "One can only say times have changed now."
"What status does Miss Lu have, and what status does Secretary Wen have? Can there even be a comparison between the two?"
Wen Tang, standing by the doorway of the pantry, heard everything clearly, hidden just behind the wall.
She felt an indescribable discomfort.
As she was distracted, she heard the two people in the pantry walking out, so she quickly hid around the corner.
Not until they had disappeared from sight did she come out, fill a cup with water in the pantry, and return to her desk to sit down.
Soon after, someone tapped her desk, and Wen Tang's eyes followed the pair of hands to meet Lu Nianxin's gaze.
She stood up, "Miss Lu."
Lu Nianxin cleared her throat, "Go buy something for me."
Accustomed to running errands, Wen Tang responded, "Yes, say it."
Lu Nianxin tilted her head and said, "First, go downstairs to the pharmacy nearby; I'll send you what you need to buy shortly."
Without much thought, Wen Tang followed Lu Nianxin's instructions and headed for the nearby pharmacy.
Her phone vibrated, and Wen Tang pulled it out to check the item she needed to buy.
It turned out to be condoms!
So, had the two of them done it already?
Or perhaps they intended to, planning to buy condoms for a thrilling encounter in the office later.
The urge to vomit was so strong she couldn't help but gag, leaning on a tree in the green belt to calm herself before mustering the courage to enter the pharmacy.
The staff member, seeing a customer, greeted her, "Hello, what do you need?"
"If you're feeling unwell, you can describe your symptoms first."
Wen Tang glanced around, her gaze settling on a palm-sized box, "Give me a box."
Better to avoid another errand should one box not suffice.
The staff member followed Wen Tang's gaze to the condoms, picked them off the shelf, and handed them to her, "Now, will that be on a card?"
Wen Tang pulled up a QR code on her phone to pay, and noticing her awkwardness, the staff member casually grabbed a black bag, placed the condoms inside, and handed it to her.
Wen Tang carried the bag out of the pharmacy.
Images of Pei Heyan and Lu Nianxin intimately close in the office started flashing through her mind.
The desire to vomit grew stronger, and she barely managed to make it back to Pei Family's building, where she rushed into the restroom and began to vomit.
Although having a relationship is nothing unusual among adults, she didn't understand why it disgusted her so much.
Vomiting made her dizzy and her vision went black.
Finally feeling a bit better, she stood up, only to hear voices coming from outside.