He lured her deep into his trap, using both overt and covert methods to seduce her.

How did I end up getting involved with such a disgusting man?

Not only was he old and ugly, but his face was also full of pockmarks. For a moment, Zhang Ying regretted her decision.

When she first joined the company, she had already considered hooking up with the company's senior management to make her future life easier.

Originally, Li Ming wasn't on her list of targets, but he took the initiative to chat with her.

His words implied that he was rich and powerful, and that he could help her get a promotion and a raise in the company in the future.

So Zhang Ying suppressed her discomfort with Li Ming and flirted with him every day. After all, who wouldn't want to live a better life?

To avoid arousing suspicion from her colleagues, she deliberately created the image of having a boyfriend, who was also the boss of a company.

In this way, even if things are exposed in the future, no one will think that she would actually seduce Li Ming.

But now that she knows about Meng Huan and Pei Jinnian, Zhang Ying's target has quietly shifted to Pei Jinnian.

Regardless of other aspects, in terms of social status and wealth alone, Li Ming and Pei Jinnian are worlds apart and completely incomparable.

If that's the case, why is she keeping Li Ming around?

Zhang Ying secretly pondered that the most urgent task was to find a way to cleverly get rid of Li Ming's entanglement.

Just as Zhang Ying was racking her brains about how to cleverly get rid of Li Ming tonight, she suddenly heard someone mention Li Ming's name.

Zhang's steps involuntarily stopped, and he glanced sideways at the person who had spoken.

The woman was wearing heavy makeup, and perhaps because of her poor skin condition, the foundation looked somewhat cakey, giving her an unnatural appearance.

The woman was slightly overweight, and judging from her appearance, she was around forty years old.

"You said it was a staff dinner, and I came, but you didn't even tell me the exact location. Li Ming, what are you so afraid of?"

The woman's voice revealed a hint of dissatisfaction and questioning.

Zhang Ying stood quietly to the side, observing everything without making a sound. She was certain that this was the fat woman Li Ming had mentioned.

When he was flirting with Li Ming before, Li Ming often complained to him about his wife.

The words were filled with undisguised disdain and disgust.

Immediately, she had a plan.

This would both get rid of Li Ming and ruin Song Zhi's reputation—a win-win situation.

She heard the woman continue, "I'm your wife, am I so shameful that I can't be seen in public?"

"Then tell me, which restaurant did you have dinner with your employees at?"

Finally, the woman hung up the phone. Zhang Ying felt the time was right, so she cautiously began to probe, "Hello..."

The woman turned around at the sound, and a look of confusion appeared on her face the moment her eyes met Zhang Ying's.

"Is there a problem?"

The woman's tone was somewhat cold, clearly indicating that she was not very happy about Zhang Ying's interruption.

Zhang Ying hesitated for a moment, then mustered up her courage and said, "Um... do you have any sanitary pads? I... I've started my period."

Her voice was slightly low, as if she were a little embarrassed.

The woman didn't answer immediately, but just looked at Zhang Ying expressionlessly, then silently took out a sanitary napkin from her bag and handed it to Zhang Ying.

Seeing this, Zhang Ying quickly reached out and took the things, saying gratefully, "Thank you so much! Thank you so much!"

However, the other party did not respond to her.

This made Zhang Ying feel a little embarrassed. She gave a couple of dry laughs in an attempt to ease the atmosphere.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Ying decided to ask, "I heard you mention our Supervisor Li earlier. I'd like to ask, are you referring to Tengfei?"

Upon hearing this, the woman paused, then slowly raised her head, looked directly into Zhang Ying's eyes, and asked, "Are you from my husband's department?"

Zhang Ying quickly nodded and replied, "Yes, our department is having a get-together today. Would you like to come with me?"

The woman shook her head and said softly, "No need, thank you."

Seeing this, Zhang Ying smiled and continued, "It seems you trust Manager Li quite a bit. Manager Li is a very nice person and is very popular with the female colleagues."

As soon as she spoke, she noticed the woman's brows furrow slightly.

Zhang Ying immediately realized she might have said something wrong. She waved her hands frantically and explained, "No, it's nothing. I just said it casually. Don't take it to heart."

She frowned and pressed, "What do you mean by 'just said it offhand'? Explain yourself clearly!"

Zhang Ying hesitated for a moment, then said cautiously, "If I tell you, please don't tell anyone that I told you."

The woman nodded.

Zhang Ying discreetly observed the other person's expression, then casually said, "Actually, I also heard other colleagues gossiping about Manager Li's love life."

The gossip about her love life immediately made the other person's face turn somewhat unpleasant. She suddenly reached out and tightly gripped Zhang Ying's arm: "You better explain yourself clearly, did my husband find a mistress at the company?"

Zhang Ying was startled by the sudden question and trembled. She shook her head frantically and stammered, "No...no, I...I don't know either. I just heard it from others."

"Who told you that? What exactly did they say?"

Her voice grew increasingly stern, and her gaze was fixed intently on Zhang Ying.

Zhang Ying's face turned pale, her lips trembled slightly, she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Finally, as if she had made a great decision, she said softly, "N-nothing...I...I'll go now."

After saying that, Zhang Ying pretended to be panicked and hurriedly walked towards the hotel.

Sure enough, just as she had expected, she had only taken a couple of steps when the other person caught up with her like a gust of wind and blocked her way.

The other woman's eyes were full of suspicion and questioning. She stopped Zhang Ying without any politeness and said sternly, "Explain yourself clearly. Did my husband have an affair at the company? Are you feeling guilty if you don't tell me? Is that mistress you?"

Zhang Ying's face turned deathly pale instantly. She waved her hands frantically and hurriedly explained, "No, how could it be me?"

"Who is that? Explain yourself!"

The other party's tone did not soften at all; on the contrary, it became even more aggressive.

Zhang Ying looked at the other person with some difficulty. After hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke: "Please don't ask anymore. I... I finally found this satisfactory job. If I lose it because of this, I..."

However, before she could finish speaking, she was rudely interrupted: "Alright, don't worry, just tell me, and I won't betray you."

Zhang Ying hesitated upon hearing this.

"really?"