Chapter 272: Chapter 271 Let her have some shame!

Xiao Jinglan’s mocking voice came through again, “Now she’s all over the entertainment headlines! If she doesn’t have the skills, she shouldn’t provoke Zhaozhao! They were from the same school, yet she’s so far behind, but still has the audacity to pose as a top student, hmph!”

“She…”

“Enough, stop your prattling. Just tell Wen Jin to have some shame!”

Cao Mei couldn’t finish her sentence before Xiao Jinglan snapped her phone shut with a “click.”

“…”

Not just Cao Mei, but even Lu Dagui, who was sitting beside her, had his face darken completely.

Ever since Xiao Jinglan had called about the trending topic, he had been searching it up on his phone.

So, he quickly understood the whole story.

“If only Wen Jin was half as obedient as Zhaozhao, I wouldn’t have lost all my dignity because of her!” fumed Lu Dagui through clenched teeth.

Cao Mei knew that if she said anything positive about Xia Wenjin now, she would definitely be scolded.

She sighed secretly in her heart. She couldn’t understand how she, being so wise, ended up having such a foolish daughter as Xia Wenjin.

If only the Lu Family wasn’t in the midst of their own crisis right now, but no, she had to go and provoke Zhaozhao, and even try to seduce Justin…

Cao Mei was at a loss for what Xia Wenjin was thinking.

“Master, actually, I’ve been in touch with Zhaozhao these past few days and from what she said… it seems she still has some sentiment for us.”

After all, they had raised her for 20 years. Although they weren’t very close during these years, they hadn’t mistreated her in terms of food or clothing.

She had endured being manipulated for 20 years; even if she was discontent, she wouldn’t take it out on them but would continue to please them.

Thinking this, Cao Mei felt somewhat more balanced in her heart.

Her own daughter is now ruined, but the adopted daughter she had raised before might still be retrieved…

Lu Dagui’s expression softened quite a bit after he heard what Cao Mei said.

Just as Cao Mei was about to speak again, her phone suddenly vibrated.

She looked down, her face breaking into a smile, “Look, Zhaozhao is now messaging me. Let’s see…”

As she spoke, she opened the message.

When she saw the content, her face fell.

Lu Dagui also noticed the change in Cao Mei’s demeanor. He reached out to take her phone and saw the message that read:

[Ms. Cao, I’ve thought it over carefully. Since it’s happened, let it be. I won’t blame you, but I also don’t want to be caught in the middle anymore. I hope you and your daughter can get along well.]

He pounded his fist furiously on the sofa, “Xia Wenjin, that bad luck charm! Having her back is just asking for trouble!”

Cao Mei awkwardly tugged at the corner of her mouth, “It shouldn’t be blamed on Jin, after all, Zhaozhao’s attitude has always been equivocal…”

“See for yourself!” Lu Dagui glared at Cao Mei and threw his phone to her.

It was a live broadcast video from school. Although Zhaozhao had spoken softly, her words were clearly audible in the broadcast.

“The reason I didn’t do well in the exams is that I was worried my grades would overshadow yours and make you feel inferior. After all, Mr. and Mrs. Lu have raised me for 20 years, and I didn’t want to make them sad, but it seems unnecessary now…”

Cao Mei covered her mouth in disbelief, shocked by Zhaozhao’s thoughts.

Suddenly, she deeply regretted having driven Zhaozhao out of the Lu Family. If only she had been a bit nicer to her then.

Wouldn’t she have avoided such a decisive break now?

Cao Mei’s brows furrowed deeply. Xia Wenjin had come so suddenly back then, always talking about how the Xia Family mistreated her.

“Well, looking at the reports online, the Xia Family not only didn’t abuse her, but even provided her with better food, clothing, and living conditions than the Lu Family did.”

“With such kindness shown by the Xia Family and she still criticizes them as worthless, how much can these humans, who have only known her for a short time, matter to her?”

Cao Mei just thinking about it felt a chill in her heart.

She watched the video of Lu Zhaozhao and Xia Wenjin with a sense of loss, bewildered, thinking she might have really made a mistake…

The sky outside darkened, and soon the wind began to pick up.

Leafless branches swayed in the wind.

At Song Group, President’s Office.

Song Sinian watched Xu Zhenzhen, who stood before him, his eyebrows slightly lifted, “You can temporarily stay in the Legal Department of Song Group this holiday. I will have Zhao Xi assign you a sideline role.”

Xu Zhenzhen glanced at Song Sinian and sat down directly on the sofa, “President Song, why not just arrange a position for our Zhaozhao at Song Group and let her come to the company?”

A boring winter break, if Lu Zhaozhao and she were both at Song Group, she wouldn’t be bored.

At least she could properly gossip with Lu Zhaozhao.

The eyelids of Song Sinian slightly lifted, “She has her own interests, and I reckon she won’t stay at the company to mess around with you.”

Xu Zhenzhen shrugged, “That’s really a pity.”

Resting her arms on the sofa, her little face beamed as she spoke, “I feel like just having Zhaozhao around makes it possible to see her dominate every day, tsk tsk, so adorable.”

No sooner had her words fallen than the eyes of Song Sinian grew colder by degrees.

The whole office suddenly turned icy cold.

Xu Zhenzhen shivered suddenly, immediately raising her hands in a gesture of surrender, “No no no, I’m just speaking off the cuff, not trying to compete with you for Zhaozhao. You don’t need to see me as a thorn in your side.”

Song Sinian’s possessiveness over Lu Zhaozhao was not something she could not see.

After all, to become a formidable lawyer, one must be proficient in psychology.

Only then could she better analyze her clients and provide more reasonable collaboration methods.

Of course, it was also for better communication with her partners.

However, Xu Zhenzhen had never expected to apply it in this context.

She actually didn’t quite like this possessive and obsessive side of Song Sinian.

The reason she had agreed to Song Sinian initially was merely to earn more money.

However, after getting to know Lu Zhaozhao, this job had somehow turned into a duty for her.

If it wasn’t for Lu Zhaozhao loving Song Sinian so desperately, she would definitely encourage Lu Zhaozhao to stay away from such men.

After all, a person with a weak heart would find it difficult to love someone as obsessively as Song Sinian until death.

Fortunately, that is exactly what Lu Zhaozhao did.

She naturally didn’t need to worry anymore.

Just after Xu Zhenzhen finished speaking, the temperature in the room seemed to increase significantly.

She muttered under her breath, not quite sure what to criticize at the moment.

“Knock, knock, knock!”

Just then, someone knocked on the office door.

Sitting on the sofa, Xu Zhenzhen looked toward the door and saw Zhao Xi enter, followed closely by someone else.

Xu Zhenzhen’s eyes suddenly widened–