“Tsk, tsk . In this day and age, it really doesn’t cost anything to defame someone, huh…”
The women in sleek and glamorous office attires froze when they saw the person clapping .
Their faces froze at once, and fear fleeted in their eyes .
None expected her to appear here of all places, especially when they were badmouthing her .
“Keep going; why did you stop talking? I still want to hear the rest of what you guys have to say . ” Pei Ge sneered when she saw their stunned looks .
“…” All of them awkwardly stood in place, and amid this silence, they saw the look on her face .
“Heh… Don’t you have anything else to say? Why? Aren’t you going to tell me anything now that I’m in front of you? Tsk . How boring . I was really looking forward to hearing other juicy tidbits from you all . ”
She scoffed when no one dared to speak or even meet her eyes .
The truth was that, if it were before, she would yell at most and would not be standing here in front of them .
Alas, these people caught her in a bad mood, so they now became her targets for venting her frustration .
“Since you all don’t feel like talking anymore, it’s my turn now . ”
Her gaze swept across these people coldly .
Perhaps, due to spending so much time around him, her gaze sometimes resembled Ji Ziming’s .
Under her cold gaze, the women with their guilty conscience stood rooted to their spots .
“First, CEO Ji and me dating is our business . He likes me, and I like him . We’re interested in each other, and that has got nothing to do with you, so you guys have no right to comment on it .
“Second, so what if I am scheming? Your CEO likes it, anyway . Can you guys interfere in that? The one who likes me is him and not you guys, so you all can stop minding it now .
“Third, even if I’m after his money, so what? If Ji Ziming is willing to give it to me, it’s none of your business . He he!
“Last, jealousy doesn’t look good on you people at all; even I’m not interested . No matter how pretty or how good your figure is, Ji Ziming will never be interested in gossipmongers like you, so when you have time, work on your manners .
Pei Ge saying all that stunned these women, and all of them stared at her in shock .
“Ah! Also…” Her lips curled into a cold smile, her expression turning sarcastic .
“Next time, don’t let me catch you people talking about me behind my back . Like you’ve said, I am capable of getting your CEO to fire bad women, so… you’d all better be careful . If I catch you next time, he he…”
She did not finish her statement, but her message was crystal clear, especially after her laugh .
The few women shuddered .
“He he! I’ve said my piece; I’ll take my leave now . ”
She glanced at the women coldly before walking past them and away from this place .
Seeing her figure recede until it disappeared wholly, the few women returned to their senses .
“Gosh! That scared me! That Pei Ge is so scary!”
“Her aura is so strong! She really isn’t a regular woman!”
“En! That’s so scary! What does CEO see in her exactly?”
“Yeah . She’s so arrogant!”
“Okay, okay . Let’s quickly go back! The next time we talk about her, it’s better if we are in a place no one can hear us . ”
“Yes…”
As the women spoke, they quickly left the place .
Once everyone was gone, a man in a black suit stepped out from behind the trees .
The man’s features resembled Ji Ziming’s, and he, too, gave off an oppressive aura .
Although the two men looked alike, their ages were vastly different .
The man standing next to the trees was clearly much older than Ji Ziming .
“Pei Ge…”
The man’s light brown eyes glinted coldly as his expression turned frosty; he seemed to have a strong opinion regarding her .
Unfortunately, she was unaware of all this…
Pei Ge stood outside the company building, feeling self-conflicted .
After she rashly decided to teach those women a lesson, she did not feel any better . She even felt that the person who had uttered those words to be strangely foreign to her; simply put, it was not like her at all .
“…” Ah! I shouldn’t have been so rash! What was I even saying earlier?
I just came across as arrogant and haughty to them!
Just as she was censuring herself, her phone rang .
Fishing it out, disappointment tinged her eyes when she saw that the caller was Qin Qitong .
“Hello—”
“Sister Pei Ge! Quickly come back to the company!”
Before she could speak further, the girl’s frantic voice came through .
“Ah? What?” She frowned in confusion, unclear of what had come over that lady .
“Anyway, Sister Pei Ge, quickly return to the company! Big news! Super big news! Just hurry up and come over!” In her excitement, the lady failed to answer her question .
“I’m at the company’s entrance right now . ” Her lips twitched a little .
“Then, quickly go to the lobby!”
“What is up, exactly?” Her frown deepened .
Seeing that rushing the other did not work, the girl could only give on keeping everything in suspense .
“Aiya! Just come over already! Your future father-in-law is here, so make haste!”
“Huh? Future father-in-law?” For a moment, she was unable to wrap her head around this and asked, “What future father-in-law?”
The lady over the phone laughed upon hearing her question .
“Aiya! Sister Pei Ge, why are you so slow? You’re dating my cousin now, so of course your father-in-law is my cousin’s dad! Now, come fast!”
She froze when she heard her reply .
What? Ji Ziming’s dad?
Ehhh? What’s that annoying fellow’s dad doing here?!
The ones that should be here were absent, yet those that should not be here were present… Wh-What is this?!
Ah! Right, that annoying fellow did tell his dad about her, right? His dad should be quite nice… right?