Chapter 979: Verbal Sparring in the Office

"Mm." Song Yinyin responded.

Lu Jihan turned back to look at Chi Wen and ordered, "Secretary Chi, prepare a glass of juice and bring it to my office."

"Yes, sir."

Chi Wen answered, but when she turned around, her brows knitted tightly, clearly looking a bit displeased.

Such a huge scandal broke out this morning, yet Lu Jihan showed absolutely no reaction. Did he not see this morning’s news?

Getting cheated on by his wife and still acting like nothing happened—does he really care about and trust Song Yinyin that much, or did he simply not see the news at all?

No, there’s no way he didn’t see it.

She had just scrolled through Weibo; all the negative posts about Song Yinyin had been taken down. Clearly someone had pulled strings to have those posts removed.

Other than Lu Jihan, who else would have the power to make the news disappear?

In other words, he still trusts Song Yinyin?

At that thought, the resentment in Chi Wen’s heart only grew.

But she swallowed her temper, didn’t show any dissatisfaction, and went to the pantry to make a glass of juice and carry it over for Song Yinyin.

Just before Chi Wen turned to leave, Song Yinyin suddenly called out, "Secretary Chi."

Chi Wen turned back coldly and said with displeasure, "Madam President, what can I do for you?"

"Jinhan’s computer, I’ve already fixed it."

Chi Wen bit down on her teeth. "We really have you to thank for fixing President Lu’s computer. Otherwise, this bidding case would’ve become Mainland Group’s biggest loss. But I do hope Madam President can be more careful in the future and try not to make the same mistake again. After all, you can’t always be this lucky, and President Lu won’t be cleaning up the mess for you every single time."

Hearing that, Song Yinyin stared wide-eyed at Chi Wen.

Those words were full of insinuation, clearly accusing her of damaging Lu Jihan’s computer last time.

Aside from a few brief encounters, she and Chi Wen barely had any extra conversation.

But Song Yinyin was very aware that this time, Chi Wen’s tone wasn’t one of communication at all; it was pure accusation.

She admitted she was at fault, and it really had been her mistake back then—but what right did Chi Wen have to call her out?

Right then, a flicker of annoyance rose in Song Yinyin.

She refused to back down and said, "I admit I shouldn’t have been so careless and broken his computer, and you don’t need to beat around the bush, you can just say it outright. But wasn’t the situation back then also partly because of you, Secretary Chi?"

Chi Wen didn’t bother to dodge.

She gave a cold snort and simply laid it bare:

"Madam President, since you brought it up today, I’ll speak frankly too. You really shouldn’t be shifting your own mistake onto others. Everyone at Mainland Group knows that no matter how big a mistake Madam President makes, no one would dare question it. After all, you’re President Lu’s wife. Even if you do something wrong, President Lu will never blame you."

A few light words that weighed a thousand pounds—coming from Chi Wen, it sounded like Song Yinyin was dragging Lu Jihan down.

Song Yinyin felt incredibly stifled inside.

Nothing she said was wrong; every word was true.

The situation back then really had been her mistake, but even so, how could this woman talk about it so self-righteously?

If it hadn’t been for her goading words at the time, she wouldn’t have lost control and spilled that cup of coffee.

Song Yinyin said angrily, "I did not shift the blame onto anyone else, I just think that..."

Before she could finish, Chi Wen cut her off:

"Madam President probably doesn’t know, if President Lu hadn’t made preparations in advance, we would’ve been the losing party in this bidding case."