Chapter 7

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

As he swallowed the last mouthful of noodles, Huo Ling turned his blushing face to one side awkwardly.

He cleared his throat and said, “It’s just average.”

“But you’ve already finished all of it.” Quan Meng was still smiling because she realized that Huo Ling had the tendency to act tough externally even though he was warm and tender internally. He was completely different from his previous cold and aloof demeanor. Now, she found that Huo Ling was quite cute.

“I’m going to work!” Huo Ling quickly stood up and left with the bowl.

However, he almost collided with the glass door when he entered the kitchen, which made Quan Meng laugh out loud.

After Quan Meng tidied up the place, she also left for work.

Perhaps because she had laughed too gleefully at Huo Ling this morning, she received her retribution when she reached the office.

“Everyone, stop what you’re doing!” The president’s secretary stalked into the room in her platform high heels. “Let me introduce our new Vice President to everyone. This is our new Vice President Quan Yi!”

Quan Meng wasn’t in the mood to participate or watch the mutual flattery between the staff and the newcomer. She didn’t even spare them a glance and was diligently dealing with the new project that was assigned to her.

This project was very important. It was an important turning point for Quan Enterprise to break into the market in City B. It was not easy for Quan Meng to get hold of this project from her higher-ups. It was also the key to her future promotion. She could not afford to be distracted by some trashy characters.

However, Quan Yi refused to go along with her wishes.

Quan Yi was carrying a limited edition bag in her hand, and the pungent smell of perfume was getting stronger. She walked toward Quan Meng in her red high heels.

“Younger Sis, please forgive me!” Quan Yi grabbed Quan Meng’s hand straightaway, causing everyone to turn their attention to them.

Quan Meng had always kept a low profile and never revealed her true identity to her colleagues. Even if some people suspected that her last name was related to the president of the company, they gave up the idea after seeing her designation.

After all, no rich, pampered young lady would be willing to work her way up from the bottom and be looked down upon by others.

So when Quan Yi, who had already announced to the world that she was the rich, well-born daughter of the Quan family, addressed Quan Meng as her “Younger Sis,” even the most stupid person could understand what was going on.

It turned out that this little girl, who was usually swift and decisive and had relied on her own efforts rise up to become a department manager step by step, was really the daughter of the President.

Conflicting emotions instantly swarmed over the other people’s gazes. They were wondering if their daily actions had come into conflict with Quan Meng. However, what happened next made them feel relieved.

Quan Meng looked at Quan Yi, who had suddenly rushed up, with a bewildered expression. What was she trying to do this time?

Quan Yi, on the other hand, suddenly squeezed out a few tears with her amazing acting skills.

“I know you’re still angry with me and Liang Ye, but marriage is something that is decided by parents. Besides, it was a fair competition, and Ye doesn’t love you at all. Don’t be angry with Ye. If you want to hit or scold anyone, take it out on me!” With just a few words, Quan Yi managed to set herself up as the pitiful, pure, and innocent little angel. She even made everyone think that Quan Meng was a calculative person.

“It’s working hours now. Please don’t interrupt my work.” Quan Meng didn’t want to pay any attention to her. She shook off Quan Yi’s hand and sat down right away.

When Quan Yi saw that Quan Meng couldn’t be bothered with her, she didn’t continue talking, but a trace of viciousness appeared in her eyes.

“Why are you putting on an act? I’ll show you later!” Quan Yi thought to herself and left with a deceptively guileless face.

Before long, rumors began circulating in the office. Headlines like “Quan Meng tried to step in between Quan Yi and boyfriend in vain”, “Liang Ye rejected Quan Meng completely because he was deeply in love with Quan Yi”, and “Quan Meng made a big fuss and scared Liang Ye into getting engaged with Quan Yi” proliferated.

Quan Meng didn’t know anything about this. She was still focused on the big project. After all, if she was promoted, her salary would definitely be higher.

However, rumors always spread very quickly on their own, not to mention people who deliberately spread them. In just half a day, the rumors had spread throughout the company. Everyone looked at Quan Meng with strange looks in their eyes. Quan Meng only assumed that it was because her true identity had been exposed.

During the lunch break, she wanted to ask a small project team member who used to be on good terms with her on this particular issue, but the other party ran away when he saw her.

“Am I that scary?” Quan Meng thought to herself.

After having an exceptionally peculiar lunch, Quan Meng returned to her office only to find that the door to her office had been locked. She remembered clearly that she did not lock the door earlier.

After struggling to get into her office, she found that all the flowers she had been growing had been cut. She suddenly thought of the documents on the computer and found that the documents were indeed gone after checking.

“Who did this!” Such an act was really too childish, but someone really did it. “We’re all adults. If there’s any conflict, we can always discuss it. Otherwise, I’d really doubt your professionalism!”