Summer Kiss

Chapter 96 A Complete Fallout
Wen Yunqi raised her eyebrows slightly as she clearly saw Zhou Siwei drive up in his car.

She glanced sideways and met Jiang Yuning's gaze. "Jiang Jiang, when do you have time to have a meal together?"

Jiang Yuning nodded and readily agreed, "Okay."

She stood there, watching Wen Yunxi leave the office building.

When Jiang Yuning returned to her office, she found that Meng Shuyu was not at her desk.

A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. As if she had thought of something, she turned and left the office, heading to the restroom.

Inside the restroom, Meng Shuyu took off her T-shirt, leaving her only in a sports bra, and cleaned the stains off Jiang Yuning's clothes.

Jiang Yuning went to the bathroom and saw Meng Shuyu wringing out her clothes. A look of surprise flashed across her eyes, followed by a smile.

"Meng Shuyu, how could you be so kind? I was just planning to borrow your clothes to meet a client, and we would change back afterwards. Why did you wash my clothes?"

Meng Shuyu glanced at her sideways and reached out to gently stroke Jiang Yuning's nose.

"You're my best friend, this is nothing to me."

She unfolded the entire white T-shirt and said happily, "Look, I've washed all the stains off. Now I just need to use a hairdryer to dry it."

Jiang Yuning nodded, a smile appearing in her eyes as she raised the corners of her eyes.

"Speaking of which, my little Yu'er has a great figure. That slim waist and those long legs are amazing."

Meng Shuyu glared at her and interrupted her, "Hurry up and dry your clothes. I can't stay shirtless forever."

Jiang Yuning immediately turned on the hair dryer, set it to the highest setting, and started blowing it on the T-shirt in her hand.

About half an hour later, Jiang Yuning touched the T-shirt on her hand and found it was completely dry.

She and Meng Shuyu swapped clothes.

"Shuyu, thank you for today. When are you free? I'll treat you to a big meal."

Meng Shuyu and Jiang Yuning walked out of the restroom together. Just as they left the restroom and reached the corner, they ran into Lin Yao who was coming towards them.

Lin Yao didn't even glance at them, passing by them as if nothing had happened.

Meng Shuyu suppressed her emotions. Just now, she really wanted to push Lin Yao into the bathroom and fight her, but Jiang Yuning stopped her.

Jiang Yuning is not one to suffer a loss; she wants to repay her debt in kind.

Since Lin Yao deliberately spilled coffee all over her, she would do the same to her.

She returned to her office, took out a mug she hadn't used in a long time from her drawer, and then went to the pantry to pour herself a warm cup of coffee.

She glanced down at her watch, precisely timing it, and watched as Lin Yao walked into the office. She quickly stepped forward and confronted her head-on.

Lin Yao screamed, her face suddenly darkening, and an aura of anger emanated from her.

"Jiang Yuning, you must have done this on purpose. You were holding a grudge against me for spilling coffee all over you, and now you've spilled it all over me. I really misjudged you; I never thought you were this narrow-minded."

Jiang Yuning has already achieved her goal; if she were to play the role of a weak victim, she could do it too.

She stared at her face and said in a low voice, "Lin Yao, you've misunderstood me. I didn't mean to."

Lin Yao wouldn't believe Jiang Yuning's words; Jiang Yuning must be plotting revenge against her.

She glared at her, her eyes filled with grievance, a few tears already falling from the corners of her eyes, and she couldn't help but raise her voice.

"I know you've always disliked me. It's one thing for you to verbally bully me, but you've gone too far today."

Lin Yao's eyes reddened, and the next second she exploded with emotion, screaming hysterically, "Jiang Yuning, I'm really scared. As you wish, I'll resign, and I'll never appear in front of you again."

Upon hearing Lin Yao's words, Jiang Yuning froze, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Meng Shuyu, as an observer, saw things most clearly, and she instantly became a little angry. She was not the kind of person who would let Lin Yao do whatever she wanted.

"Lin Yao, if you want to resign, then resign. Nobody will stop you."

Jiang Yuning quickly regained her composure. Lin Yao dared to say such a thing because she wanted to push her into the abyss of public opinion.

She wanted everyone to know that the reason she resigned was because of Jiang Yuning.

Jiang Yuning's hands hung naturally at her sides, a mocking smile playing on her lips.

"Lin Yao, don't use resignation as a shield. Ask yourself honestly, have I ever really bullied you?"

“I have never spoken a word to you proactively. From beginning to end, it has been you who has been speaking to me in a sarcastic and insinuating manner. Have you ever thought about this? It is you who has been causing trouble, not me.”

"If you want to quit, then quit. If you don't want to be my colleague, then I don't want to be your colleague either."

After saying these words, Jiang Yuning stood there quietly. Her tone was very calm, yet there was an inexplicable sense of solemnity about her.

Lin Yao staggered a few steps, and two lines of tears slid down her face. Without wiping away her tears, she ran out without caring about her image.

Jiang Yuning pursed her lips and looked away.

She quickly cleaned the place up with a mop and broom.

At this moment, an eerie atmosphere permeated the design department.

Jiang Yuning returned to her office chair, remained silent for a moment, and then began to work.

A moment later, the assistant to the design director arrived at the design department and knocked twice on the door.

"Designer Jiang, the director wants to see you in his office."

Jiang Yuning nodded. Lin Yao hadn't returned yet, so the director probably called her over because of Lin Yao.

Jiang Yuning knocked twice on the door and walked into the director's office.

She immediately saw Lin Yao sitting on the sofa, her head down, wiping away tears from her face.

A sense of foreboding arose in her heart.

"Xiao Jiang, come and sit down."

The design director called both parties over and said, "I know about what happened between you and Xiaolin. Let's talk about it now, since we'll be spending a lot of time together in the future."

A cold glint flashed in Jiang Yuning's eyes. She didn't know what Lin Yao had said to the director, but she felt that she must have exaggerated and said a lot of things she shouldn't have.

But so what? She wouldn't swallow her anger and suffer in silence.

"Director, I can't be friends with someone like her who says one thing to your face and does another behind your back."

Director Wang stepped in to smooth things over.

"We're all colleagues, there's no need to make things too ugly. Just think how awkward it would be if we didn't speak to each other in the same office in the future."

Jiang Yuning calmly brushed a stray hair behind her ear and said nonchalantly, "Director, Lin Yao and I really don't get along. As long as she doesn't cause trouble for me, I naturally won't say a word to her."

Lin Yao remained silent, clutching the hem of her dress tightly.

Suddenly, she looked up and said, "Director, I don't want to make things difficult for you, but I think I'll resign."