After being reborn, I became the big boss's darling.

Deng Jiagui irritably flung his hand away. He used to find Zhao Qiuyue's face gentle and lovely, but now he only felt disgusted.

This woman is not only dishonest, but also stupid.

"Deng Jiagui!" she called out directly.

Not only was no one on her side, but even the man in front of her, who kept saying he loved her, didn't intend to help her.

The thought of Deng Jiagui's obsequious and subservient manner towards Shen Ceyan filled her with a surge of rage that threatened to consume her entire being.

She had already given herself completely.

Zhao Qiuyue was on the verge of a breakdown. She shouted, almost recklessly, "If you don't help me, I'll expose everything about us, let the whole company know that you have a wife but are still having an affair. Let's see how you handle that, how you explain it to your wife!"

Deng Jiagui, however, seemed even more distraught than she was, and began to ramble on: "Go ahead and shake it all! If you've got the guts, then shake it all out. At worst, we'll both pack our bags and leave. I'll divorce my wife, my reputation ruined, and you'll be branded a plagiarist in the industry, never to recover. No company will want either of us anymore, and we'll both end up working in factories. Are you satisfied with that outcome? Huh?"

Zhao Qiuyue was frightened by his seemingly abnormal mental state. She shrank back slightly, but her eyes still flashed with resentful anger.

He used the last of his patience to speak: "Two choices: one, apologize; two, leave. The choice is yours."

When Deng Jiagui shook off her hand, he used force. Zhao Qiuyue lost her balance and fell to the ground. But she didn't try to get up; she just lay there quietly, her eyes vacant.

Yes, she can't reveal her affair with Deng Jiagui. That would be a Pyrrhic victory, and she would have no chance to turn things around.

Zhao Qiuyue suddenly realized with despair that it seemed like apologizing was all she had left to do.

Seeing his former lover in this state, Deng Jiagui felt no pity. He simply walked past her, went to his office chair, and sat down steadily.

"Alright, stop crying and get out of here."

Seeing her like that annoyed him.

She doesn't have the ability but dares to do this kind of thing. She goes too far and doesn't even think about how to solve the problem. All she does is yell and scream. He hates this kind of brainless woman the most.

An idiot.

Zhao Qiuyue, however, seemed not to hear what he was saying and remained lying motionless on the ground.

Deng Jiagui raised his voice in frustration: "Get up and get out of here! Do you want everyone who comes into my office to see you making such a racket?"

Only then did Zhao Qiuyue's gaze focus slightly.

She couldn't let anyone see her like this.

She struggled to her feet, but instead of leaving as instructed, she went straight into the office restroom.

"Hey, what are you doing..." Deng Jiagui was a little confused, and quickly got up to follow her.

"Wash your face! Do you expect me to go out looking like this? What will people think of me?"

At this point, Zhao Qiuyue was too lazy to care about superiors and subordinates anymore. Since she had already gone mad, the worst that could happen was that both sides would perish.

Deng Jiagui paused, "That damned woman has quite a lot of trouble..."

"..."

In the bathroom, Zhao Qiuyue cupped water in her hands and frantically splashed it on her face. The cold tap water seeped into her skin, finally calming her down a little.

It was only then that she realized that her actions had been too impulsive.

I just couldn't resist at the time.

From the very beginning, she disliked Ci because of her face and they got along very badly.

Later, when she learned that Ji Nianci and Shen Ceyan were having an affair, she was even more unable to accept it.

Why does she have Shen Ceyan as a powerful backer to protect her when she commemorates Ci?

But she could only be a mistress to an old, fat man who had no real power, and there was no way to protect her when something happened.

Even now, she firmly believes that Ji Nianci got into the company through Shen Ceyan.

But she didn't have the courage to speak out about what she had witnessed. With Shen Ceyan's abilities, destroying her would be as easy as snapping his fingers.

Resentment, jealousy, hatred, envy, inferiority... all sorts of dark emotions grew in her heart, further distorting her already unhealthy mentality.

Others' success and happiness became intolerable to her, while her own failures and misfortunes were magnified infinitely.

She was filled with resentment, yet helpless. Thus, the desire to destroy her grew stronger day by day.

By the very end, she had become somewhat frantic.

Zhao Qiuyue gripped the sink countertop tightly with both hands. She looked up at her pale, lifeless face in the mirror, and countless thoughts raced through her mind.

No, she absolutely cannot leave the company.

Back then, she put in so much effort and thought to stand out from the numerous selections and get into the company.

But now, is it possible to ruin one's future because of such a trivial matter?

impossible!

It's just an apology, she can just say it.

I just don't know if she can handle my apology.

Zhao Qiuyue raised her hand and slapped her face hard.

If it weren't for Shen Ceyan behind that bitch, how could she have fallen to this state?

It's all because of them...colluding with each other!

When Zhao Qiuyue came out of the bathroom, her earlier discomposure was gone, and she had returned to her original expression.

She walked up to Deng Jiagui, her voice a carefully concealed calm, but a slight tremor could still be heard: "Director, I've thought it through, I will apologize."

"..."

Deng Jiagui took a sip of tea, his eyes darting suspiciously back and forth between the woman in front of him several times.

What's wrong with this woman? Wasn't she just threatening to die? How come she's changed so much now?

"Director, if I apologize, you'll protect me, right?"

"Not necessarily." Deng Jiagui rubbed his temples. "We don't know if President Shen will continue to follow up on this matter. All I know is that if you don't apologize, I definitely can't protect you."

Zhao Qiuyue tightened her grip on her hands, which were hanging by her sides.

"Sigh, forget it, I'm too lazy to talk to you anymore." Deng Jiagui waved his hand at her: "Go write an apology statement first."

Zhao Qiuyue ultimately remained silent. She turned around, took one step at a time, and slowly walked to the door, then pushed it open.