Ye Yuning shot him an eye-roll, her gaze as if looking at a fool.
She agilely climbed up from the ground. Without even sparing him a word, she mounted her bike and left.
Lai Shuo watched her lively figure disappear. Recalling her eye-roll from a moment ago, his face turned green with anger.
With a boss like her, he couldn’t fathom what was going through those people’s minds to make them so loyal.
He fumed, thinking about all the phone calls he’d made, only to be met with rejections.
In his opinion, someone with Ye Yuning’s character simply didn’t deserve the loyalty of those top designers.
When Ye Yuning arrived at the studio, she saw Xiao Shuo waiting in the lobby, his face etched with anxiety.
Xiao Shuo also spotted her and strode towards her. "Why are you only just arriving? Do you know you’re late?"
First it was Lai Shuo, now Xiao Shuo.
Day after day... Was she destined to never get along with anyone surnamed Xiao in this lifetime?!
She endured and endured, but could no longer hold back.
"Is it any of your business? It’s my studio; I’ll come to work whenever I please. Do you have a problem with that?"
Day in and day out, she kept running into such exasperating people.
Hearing her angry tone, Xiao Shuo finally noticed the trickle of blood snaking down her knee.
He was startled. "You have a car, why not drive it? Why ride that kind of bicycle?"
Does this woman have a death wish, always looking for trouble?!
Just moments ago, she was all high and mighty, and now she looked so pitiful. Who was she putting on this act for?
Ye Yuning was already at her boiling point.
Now, seeing Xiao Shuo being so meddlesome, her anger completely boiled over. "Are you not done yet?"
With that, she turned to walk inside.
Seeing her impatient demeanor, Xiao Shuo grabbed her arm. "Wait."
Xiao Shuo said, "Did you go tattling to my Uncle Seven again yesterday? I’m telling you, Ye Yuning, your kind of attitude is very annoying, you know that?"
Tattling? What nonsense!
Seeing Xiao Shuo’s feigned ferocity, it was clear he was threatening her.
Ye Yuning scoffed. "So what if I did tattle? If you really had the ability, you’d be the President of Xiao Corporation and wouldn’t be afraid of my tattling, would you?"
"You actually did it? Seriously, you... are you..."
Xiao Shuo’s words were cut short by Ye Yuning, her tone chillingly infuriating.
Xiao Linye had noticed Ye Yuning’s purse left in his car last night and had hurriedly driven over to return it to her.
Just then, he saw her and Xiao Shuo grappling, and she even had a smile on her face.
From too far away to hear what they were saying, he observed the scene, and his eyes instantly turned frosty.
He closed his eyes briefly, a dangerous glint within them, then turned the car around and left.
Apart from the dissipating exhaust fumes, no trace of his presence remained.
Ye Yuning watched Xiao Shuo grind his teeth, her cold smirk widening. "Not letting go? Shall I continue to tattle right now?"
"Xiao Shuo, we’ve known each other for quite some time now. Don’t you know by now whether I dare or not?"
Hearing her, Xiao Shuo’s breath caught in his throat.
Looking at the woman before him, he wished he could tear her to pieces.
But remembering her close private interactions with Uncle Seven, though resentful, he gritted his teeth and let go.
"Ye Yuning, you’ve got guts! I must have been f*cking blind to underestimate your capabilities ," he snarled.
"Now that you know my capabilities, remember not to provoke me in the future. My tattling skills are top-notch," she retorted.
Xiao Shuo was fuming even more, practically steaming with rage.
Yet, he had no way to deal with her.
Previously, they had never imagined that after she lost the Nanjia Peak collaboration, and they assumed she’d had a falling out with Xiao Corporation...
Who would have thought she’d secretly gotten close to Uncle Seven? This woman never seemed to come out on the losing end!
Xiao Shuo stomped off in a huff, his fury such that he looked like he wanted to stamp holes into every brick on the path.
Ye Yuning sneered and turned towards the office building.
Xiao Shuo had just gotten into his car when his phone rang. It was Lai Shuo.
The moment he answered, his attitude became unprecedentedly respectful. "Hello, Assistant Lai."
"Young Master Xiao, have you forgotten you’re supposed to work today? What time is it now?"
Lai Shuo’s tone was very harsh; he had just received a call from Xiao Linye.
Every word from Xiao Linye on the call had implied criticism for Lai Shuo’s failure to manage Young Master Xiao properly.
Since he had agreed to let him work at Xiao Corporation, he had to be strictly disciplined!
As a member of Xiao Corporation, he was expected to set an example for all employees—no tardiness or leaving early.
And what about His Highness himself? He wasn’t even here. Shouldn’t he be setting an example too...? Lai Shuo fumed silently.
Lai Shuo, furious yet unable to speak his mind, could only vent his frustration on this spoiled heir.
Hearing this, Xiao Shuo instantly felt awful.
He had been reluctant when his father first suggested he work, primarily because of all these blasted rules.
Although disgruntled, he didn’t dare offend Lai Shuo. "I... I got held up with something. I’ll be there shortly."
"When you arrive, go straight to the HR department for a fine slip. Five hundred!"
"Alright, alright." Five hundred it is, just a trifle, he thought.
Xiao Shuo was utterly unaware that just as he hung up, his father’s call came through.