“You!” Yan covered her face and was about to take a step forward, while Han Xueyou took a step back. “This slap is to remind you—get lost if you are smart, or… my identity as a Young Miss Han of the Han family is not just a joke.”
Yan didn’t care and just rushed forward before giving her a slap in return.
She was fierce and fast. Before Han Xueyou could react, the slap had already reached her face.
“How dare you hit me?”
“Can’t I hit you if you can hit me?” Yan rushed up and growled fiercely.
Han Xueyou covered her face and glared at her with rage, as if she was going to tear her apart. “Don’t think I won’t do anything to you just because you are Qi’s friend.”
“Of course you can do whatever you want to me. You even dare to snatch your best friend’s husband. I’m just a friend of your best friend anyway, so of course you will be more brutal against me. Am I right?”
Han Xueyou’s expression changed as she heard that. “Quit that nonsense! Snatch? I don’t understand what you’re saying.”
“Don’t understand?” Yan wiped off the blood at the corner of her lips. “Of course you don’t. After all, you have to pretend—pretend to be best friends with Shen Qi and act innocent before Young Master Ye. But the truth is, you are just trying to seduce Young Master Ye. Look at the way you dress; others might not be able to tell, but do you think I’m blind?”
Yan was rude toward Han Xueyou.
She was only suspicious in the beginning, but when she saw the smile and the glimmer in Han Xueyou’s eyes when she came back with Young Master Ye, Yan was certain that she was into him.
“What did you see? You are certain that I’d done something based on your own guess? Even the law is all about evidence. I’m not going to give in to your false accusations without any proof.”
“I knew you wouldn’t,” Yan sneered and held her mobile phone up. “I have taken a picture of you and Young Master Ye and sent it to Shen Qi. What do you think she will think of you once she sees it? Will you still be best friends?”
Han Xueyou’s expression fell when she heard her. “What did you do?” She hurried forward and tried to snatch Yan’s phone over, but Yan took a big step back and smirked. “Why are you panicked? Didn’t you say that you did nothing? Why do you look guilty, then?”
Han Xueyou tried to calm herself down. “So what? I have a clear conscience. Besides, Qi won’t believe you.”
“Well, we’ll see.” Yan put her phone away and left after giving Han Xueyou a vicious glare.
Shen Qi got a message notification when she got up to get some tea. She took her phone out and saw the video Yan sent her. She was startled for a moment and didn’t even realize that the water was overflowing.
It was until she felt a sharp pain in her hand that Shen Qi got back to her senses. She put the cup down with her trembling fingers and looked at her hand. Her palm and fingers were red from being scalded.
After some thought, Shen Qi put her hands under running water and applied some of the antiseptic cream from last time. She then went back to her desk.
Another message from Yan came in as she just sat down.
“I know you don’t want to believe me now, but I have a video to prove that I’m not talking nonsense. Qi, I’m usually pretty good with people. Trust me just this time.”
Shen Qi stared at the message in silence, and Han Xueyou called when she was just about to reply to the message.
When Shen Qi saw that it was Han Xueyou’s phone call, her hands shook, and her phone fell onto the table. It was not a long fall, so the phone was fine. It was still ringing.
Shen Qi finally picked it up after a long time.
“Hello?”
Han Xueyou hesitated. “Qi.”
Shen Qi did not speak and planned to listen to what she was going to say.
“Sorry, Qi.” Han Xueyou sounded very distressed and seemed to be a little aggrieved. “Did Yan send you a video? Don’t believe anything she said. We are best friends, BFFs, and even if the whole world betrayed you, I would never betray you.”
Shen Qi tried to open her mouth and speak, but she realized she couldn’t as she choked on her tears. “What about we meet after work and talk about it?” Han Xueyou asked.
In the end, Shen Qi could only nod and agree.
Ye Moxuan called her over to the office and gave her a proposal after some time. He asked for her opinion, and she was surprised when she got it. Ye Moxuan had never asked for her opinion, yet now…
“What’s wrong?” Ye Moxuan lifted his eyes. “You have a problem?”
Shen Qi came back to her senses and unconsciously raised her eyes to look at Ye Moxuan. She then shook her head quietly and looked at the proposal.
Knock-knock—
“Come in.”
The door of the office was pushed open, and a slender figure entered. It was Ye Linhan.
Shen Qi was still focussed on the proposal and didn’t realize who it was.
When Ye Linhan came in, he saw Shen Qi. His greyish-brown eyes seemed to have a glimmer of sadness for a moment, but it was soon replaced by gentleness while he walked steadily toward the desk.
“Moxuan.”
Shen Qi raised her head when she heard Ye Linhan’s voice.
Ye Moxuan had been secretly looking at Shen Qi from the side and observing her reaction, but he didn’t expect her to raise her head. Ye Moxuan felt unhappy instantly, and the hands on his laps clenched tighter.
Ye Linhan and Shen Qi’s eyes met mid-air before Shen Qi looked down again. She didn’t accept Ye Linhan’s offer and was now in Ye Moxuan’s office after being promoted by him. Will he think that I’m a materialistic, greedy person?
“Yes?” Ye Moxuan’s voice was cold, and his eyes were like knives as he looked at Ye Linhan.
Ye Linhan looked at Shen Qi’s face and looked back.
“I came to submit the papers.” Ye Linhan walked forward to put the files on the desk.
Ye Moxuan stared at the document and asked sarcastically, “Since when do you need to send these documents in person? Could it be that you heard that someone is here, and you couldn’t wait to meet her?”
Shen Qi was speechless.
I didn’t say anything, did I? Why is it my fault again?
Ye Moxuan’s hostility toward Ye Linhan was strong. They weren’t biological brothers, and Shen Qi could understand the hostility between them, but she didn’t want to be in the middle of it and become collateral damage.
Ye Linhan smiled and explained, “You misunderstood, Moxuan. It’s just that my secretary is busy, so I came myself. Take a look at the document and sign it if there is no problem.”
Ye Moxuan sat there and didn’t move. His sharp gaze fell on Ye Linhan.
“By the way, didn’t you demote her earlier, Moxuan? I even thought I should take care of her and transfer her to my department as a secretary.”
