11 You have bad breath, so please shut up! (1/2)
”Did you hear? Xiaoxue attended the boss's daughter's homecoming party yesterday and a scandalous matter happened.”
”Of course, we know of it. Didn't the company's communications team upload some photos of yesterday's event?”
”Yeah, man. I couldn't tell that Pei Ge, that country pumpkin, actually has such a malicious mind. She looks so honest.”
”He he... You really can't judge a book by its cover. A dog that doesn't bark bites, after all.”
”Yes, I know that now.”
”That Pei Ge should also take a look in the mirror. With her looks and family background, what rights does she have to compete with our CEO's precious daughter?”
”Exactly! She has everything – education, looks, family background – so what right does Pei Ge have to slap someone's boyfriend when she's not even on par with the competition? How embarrassing!”
”I know right?! Moreover, she's the one who threw away that golden opportunity due to her greed, and now she wants to act like the victim....”
Pei Ge tightly held on to her coffee mug as she stood outside the pantry, her fingers turning white.
Calm down, Pei Ge! Calm down! Taking a deep breath, Pei Ge entered the pantry with a straight face.
With a little conscience still in them, the gossiping people stopped talking and glanced cautiously at Pei Ge.
These people sighed in relief when they saw that she had no reaction toward them.
Pei Ge seemed to not have heard what they were gossiping about earlier as she calmly poured herself a cup of coffee.
”Let's go quickly...” The gossiping people hastily departed from the pantry, leaving Pei Ge alone inside it.
Pei Ge filled her cup with coffee and, seeing the warm steam coming from it, she blew at it lightly before taking a sip.
How bitter. The bitter taste of coffee was reflected in her eyes.
With a heavy heart, Pei Ge finished the coffee and left the pantry to return to her desk.
”Pei Ge, where's your working pass?!”
Just as she arrived at her desk, a woman in black business attire – tidiness and discipline evident in her appearance – appeared in front of Pei Ge and gave her a cold look.
”Sorry, Linda, I forgot my work pass today.”
This was their department's manager who loved to find trouble with Pei Ge just to boost her ego.
”Forgot to bring it, huh?” Linda laughed coldly before remarking sarcastically, ”Did you forget to change clothes, too?”
”...” Pei Ge pursed her lips but remained silent. She was letting Linda reprimand her as it was really her fault for forgetting to bring her pass.
”Why so quiet today? A few hundred dollars from the Full Attendance Incentive not enticing enough for you?!” Linda asked angrily.
”...” Being the assistant in the company for many years, she had long been accustomed to her temper.
When she did not like a person, no matter what one did, she would always pick on that person.
”He he. Well, I guess so. Since you're wearing the latest dress design of Chanel which has a six-figure price tag, I guess a few hundred dollars is nothing to you,” Linda said with jealousy evident in her eyes.
When she saw Pei Ge from a distance, she thought that her dress looked familiar. Taking a closer look, she realized that it was in fact this year's newest edition dress that was part of the Elegant series.