Chapter 33 - Innocence, Mistake, & Habit (1/2)

The way Xiu spoke put Yi Gougou in a difficult position even more than she already was. Anyone could tell that Xiu wasn't insinuating anything solely based on suspicion. It was as if she had proof. Impossible! Yi Gougou denied this possibility and with newfound courage, she said, ”Ms. Bai, you're wrongly accusing me. I am an honest employee. Of course, this was my first mistake.”

”But Ms. Yi, I haven't accused you... Yet.” Xiu spoke calmly as before.

It was as if Yi Gougou was losing her temper because of her guilty conscious while Xiu looked completely unfazed as she held her ground.

”Lu Jin, don't you have something to share with us?” Xiu turned to Lu Jin who looked worn out after his overnight trip to Qin City. However, with Xiu's calling, he was on alert mode.

”Manager Li, you should read this,” Lu Jin passed a cellphone to Manager Li which clearly wasn't his own. As Xiu had instructed, he used his brain cunningly to confiscate Qiao Liang's phone last night who just happened to be Yi Gougou's desk mate.

Manager Li took the cellphone and read through the text messages that had been exchanged between Qiao Liang and Yi Gougou. She didn't look pleased with all that she read. If anything she felt disgusted to even look at Yi Gougou.

”Disgusting! Yi Gougou, how dare you take advantage of someone else? You used your colleague's innocence for your advantage and even take credit for it? Don't you feel ashamed at all?” Manager Li was fuming in rage. She couldn't believe that someone like Yi Gougou actually managed to pass their initial screening. ”And still, here you are claiming that you didn't do anything? Do you have shame or not? You are such a disgrace!”

Turning to Xiu who looked bored she said, ”Bai Xiu, you can deal with it in your own way.” With a huff, she slapped the file in her hand at Yi Gougou's face and turned to her office not without saying, ”Qiao Liang, in my office.” As Qiao Liang still had some sympathy towards his 'beautiful' and 'gentle' desk mate, he was reluctant. ”Now!” With Manager Li's sharp tone, he jolted and ran after her.

”Aye, it's a classic example of a beautiful face and a black heart.”

”She's been using her glib tongue and coning that innocent looking boy.”

”Haiz! Pretty girls definitely know how to use their charms.”

”Since they don't have the brains they can only using their so-called charms.”

”What charms? It's just their sweet-talking.”

”Or perhaps, it's dirty talking. Who knows what she did to make him willing to cover for her.”

Whispering, snickers, snide remarks started going around in the department and nobody bothered to lower their voices at all. Yi Gougou's eyes were red rather it was in embarrassment or anger, who knew? But no one paid heed to her 'feelings' either.

”Look at her pride. She is still standing right there.”

”She should dig a hole and bury herself alive.”

As the voices grew louder, Xiu was disturbed. Those words were poking right where she was hurt the most. Women are said to be gentle but we often forget that women are vicious as well. Especially, when it came to bringing another of their kind down. They would not back out at all.

And Xiu hated this attitude. She gave a warning glance around and everyone immediately sealed their lips.

”Bo Jiu!” Xiu called out.