Malicious Blow (3)

Pei Shao had long since grown used to Castle's indifference. Seeing that it had no interest in talking, he obediently went off to work. But the moment he picked up the materials, before he could sort them, another figure appeared at the door. Pei Shao asked curiously, "Why are you back again?" As he spoke, he looked up. What he saw was another long-haired beauty in red sunglasses, but she was not Lin Meijing.

Pei Shao froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal. He secretly glanced at Castle and found that it had moved much faster than he had. Almost the instant the woman entered, it had reverted to the form of an ordinary phone. Only then did Pei Shao examine the beauty who had entered. A smile curved across his lips as he said, "Hello, beautiful lady. How may I help you?"

Since it was his first day at work, Pei Shao was especially enthusiastic. "Ha ha!" To his surprise, the woman laughed as soon as she opened her mouth. Her laughter left Pei Shao baffled. "You're new here, aren't you?" The beauty had a rather deep voice, with a wild, husky edge to it.

"Yes. How did you know?" Pei Shao asked in confusion.

"Because I'm Mei Jing's old friend! And I come here often!"

This woman talks strangely... a little too affected, Pei Shao thought, but he said, "Ah, so you're Miss Mei Jing's friend. Please have a seat! She just went out and will probably be back in about two hours. If you have anything urgent, I can help within my abilities. Of course, you can also sit and wait for her."

"Oh! You're quite cute, little guy!" The beauty changed tactics again the moment she spoke. "Looking at you, you're not that old, are you? You just graduated from college, right? Ha! Who would've thought Mei Jing's tastes had changed? She likes picking up young boys now!"

Damn it! Pei Shao immediately took a dislike to the woman with the snake-like waist. Cute? I'm adorable too, then! Still, out of courtesy because she was Lin Meijing's friend, he pretended not to hear her. However, his tone shifted slightly as he said, "If there's nothing else, then I need to work." With that, he lowered his head and looked at the documents in his hands.

A pale, tender arm suddenly appeared before his eyes and snatched the papers from Pei Shao's hands. He looked up to see the beauty remove her sunglasses. In her other hand, she held his documents and gave them a shake, speaking in a deliberately coquettish voice. "How annoying! Didn't your mother tell you that you can't be so rude to girls? Even if I'm older than you, I'm still a woman!"

Fuck! What a slutty fox! She's a natural seductress! Pei Shao suddenly understood what kind of person she was. He also found it strange. How could a woman as icy and proud as Lin Meijing have a friend like this?

But after wondering about it for only a moment, Pei Shao decided it had nothing to do with him. He forced out a smile and said, "Miss, please..."

"How annoying! Who are you calling 'Miss'? Call me Ms. Su Yating!"

"Well, Miss Su..."

"Just call me Yating. And what should I call you, little brother?" She pressed her advantage and interrupted Pei Shao again.

"My name is Pei Shao!"

"Oh, little Pei! Has Mei Jing never mentioned me in front of you?" As Su Yating spoke, she slowly moved closer to Pei Shao's desk. The thick perfume wafting from her body nearly made him sneeze.

Worst of all, after saying that, Su Yating braced both hands on the desk and leaned forward, revealing a faint glimpse of her cleavage.

That sudden flash of exposed flesh made Pei Shao realize that this woman was undoubtedly deeply confident in her looks and figure. Judging by her appearance, she was clearly the type who liked to toy with men in the palm of her hand. But although Pei Shao liked beautiful women too, he was not the sort of man who could not walk straight at the sight of one.

He immediately composed himself and deliberately adopted an indifferent tone. "No. Maybe Miss Lin has too many social engagements. It's normal for her to occasionally forget one or two friends."

"Heh heh!" Su Yating laughed. "Then, little Pei, do you know that across from this so-called magazine office of yours, there's an even larger Yonghui Magazine?"

Of course Pei Shao knew. Earlier, he had even mistaken that Yonghui Magazine for one opened by Lin Meijing.

But for some reason, the moment he heard her say that, he blurted out, "Never heard of it! I do go to Everglory Pork Wholesale Market quite often, though!"

"You—" A look of surprise clearly flashed across Su Yating's face, but it vanished quickly. She soon recovered and smiled seductively. "In that case, little Pei, may I ask whether you'd be interested in working at Yonghui? I can guarantee that no matter how much Mei Jing pays you each month, I'll pay you three times as much!"

What kind of nonsense is this?! Pei Shao saw at once that Su Yating was lying. How could something like pie falling from the sky come so easily? Besides, she kept calling Lin Meijing "Mei Jing" and claiming to be her friend, yet whenever she mentioned Lin Meijing's name, there was obvious mockery and disdain in her tone.

She definitely was not Lin Meijing's real friend. Then who exactly was she? Why had she come here to cause trouble? Pei Shao sensed something in his mind, but he could not quite put it together.

Seeing that Pei Shao remained silent, Su Yating thought he was considering it and immediately added, "If you're willing to come, I can let you take Mei Jing's former position! I'm sure you know what she used to do!"

That gave Pei Shao a better understanding. Could it be that Lin Meijing used to work at Yonghui Magazine? As a reporter and editor for the entertainment section? She had said she lost her job because her former boss had improper intentions toward her. Did she open her magazine office across from Yonghui to provoke them, or to show that she would never yield?

Cool! I never expected Lin Meijing to be such a proud woman! Compared to her, Su Yating was far more disgusting. Gradually guessing the relationship between the two women, Pei Shao probed, "What makes you capable of putting me in her position? As far as I know, the two of you used to be on equal footing. Your status may even have been lower than hers!" The latter half was something Pei Shao had made up, because he always felt that with Lin Meijing's abilities, her position could never have been below Su Yating's.

Sure enough, the moment those words left his mouth, the coquettish expression vanished from Su Yating's face.