Five years without pregnancy means you're too weak; I remarried a powerful man and had triplets

"Shen Zhiyi! Don't be too happy yet!"

"I don't know when you got involved with President Lu, but don't think that getting involved with him means everything will be fine. What is his status? And what is your status? Do you really think that just because he took you to a banquet, it means he's interested in you?"

"They're just playing with you! If they really wanted to be with you, why would they let you do a job that requires you to be in the public eye?"

"He's protecting you now, but once the novelty wears off, he'll dump you too! Just like Zhe dumped you!"

After being confronted by Shen Zhiyi, Su Manman could no longer maintain her composure. She spoke these words in a fit of rage, regardless of whether there were people around.

Several of Shen Zhiyi's colleagues from the same office passed by during this time and heard her words clearly.

I stopped in my tracks, which was on its way to dinner, and pretended to stand there chatting, trying to hear all the gossip.

Shen Zhiyi's expression also darkened.

By doing this, Su Manman has undoubtedly exposed her privacy publicly, and the report also contains false information.

She narrowed her eyes, about to speak, when a deep, steady male voice rang out.

"I didn't know Miss Su was so good at reading people's hearts, able to analyze my thoughts so clearly."

Two meters away from them, Lu Zichuan strode over. He had an outstanding figure and an innate arrogance and disdain for all living beings. He was staring at them with displeasure.

Behind him followed Pei Jin. Upon seeing Su Manman, Pei Jin's smiling face darkened, and he rolled his eyes repeatedly as if he had seen something dirty.

Lu Zichuan walked to Shen Zhiyi's side in a few steps, glanced at her to make sure she was not injured, and then silently stood in front of her. His extremely indifferent eyes swept around the scene, making the crowd of people who were hiding around and ready to watch the drama gossip shiver silently.

Just as a few people were about to sneak away, they heard Lu Zichuan's voice.

"Since everyone's here, listen up! Shen Zhiyi is an editor I hired at a high salary. She's exceptionally capable and doesn't need to explain herself to anyone. She has absolute authority when it comes to editing!"

"As for the banquet, it's my freedom to bring whomever I want! I can't control what you all say behind my back, but if any false rumors reach my ears, I'll dig three feet into the ground and find the person spreading them! If I receive a lawyer's letter from General Jiang, don't blame me for being heartless!"

"Especially those of you who share an office with Shen Zhiyi, don't think I don't know what happened just because I haven't come down here. If anyone continues to disobey her management, you're welcome to submit your resignation at any time. I, General Xing, don't need a subordinate who disobeys their superior's orders. Do you understand?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his gaze swept directly over the group of people hiding in the corner. They were Shen Zhiyi's colleagues, one of whom was the one who had argued with her that morning.

Even with a huge stone pillar blocking their view, the group still felt their hair stand on end the moment Lu Zichuan swept over them.

The group initially intended to remain hidden in the back, feigning death, but Lu Zichuan's gaze remained fixed on them. The leader reluctantly emerged from behind the pillar, saying, "I...I understand, Mr. Lu."

The leader stammered as he spoke.

Lu Zichuan did not look away, nor did he look at the people behind him.

"And you?"

"I understand!"

The others immediately stood at attention, as if they were being reprimanded by their superiors in a military camp, and were so obedient that they were almost ready to salute Lu Zichuan on the spot.

After receiving their affirmative reply, Lu Zichuan finally turned his gaze back and said, "Let's go."

He was giving instructions to those few.

Before he could finish speaking, the group of men, as if granted a pardon, scurried away, afraid of being called back.

Then, Lu Zichuan turned his gaze to Su Manman: "And you?"

Su Manman took two steps back, feeling the pressure of his gaze, but unwilling to lose face in front of so many people, she choked out, "What's wrong with me?"

Seeing her nonchalant attitude, Lu Zichuan wasn't in a hurry. He raised his hand and beckoned to Assistant Wang, who was standing by, "Go and pull up the security footage from the doorway. Make Ms. Su take responsibility for her inappropriate remarks. Tell the legal team I'm going to sue her."

Just as Assistant Wang was about to make a move, Xu Zhesheng, who had been standing next to him, finally made a move.

He took two steps forward, his gaze sweeping over Shen Zhiyi with a hint of complexity, but ultimately said nothing. "President Lu, it's just a quarrel between women. Is it really necessary to involve a legal team?"

That seemed to imply that Lu Zichuan was stingy.

"A quarrel between women?" Lu Zichuan repeated Xu Zhesheng's words, then suddenly laughed: "This involves slander, false accusations, and damage to the reputation of me and Shen Zhiyi, and you just dismiss it with the simple word 'quarrel'?"

He tilted his head slightly, his gaze sharp as a knife scraping across Xu Zhesheng's face: "Is this how Director Xu always solved cases?"

"No wonder he was abandoned by his wife who had shared his hardships. A person who cannot distinguish right from wrong and cannot discern the truth of the matter is indeed not a good man."

"you!"

Lu Zichuan's words were both venomous and accurate, and Xu Zhesheng's face immediately darkened, but he had no way to refute them.

Ignoring all this, Su Manman grabbed Xu Zhesheng's arm, as if she had finally found someone to back her up: "President Lu, I was just saying it casually, why are you making such a big deal out of it? Did I just blurt out your true feelings? Are you so angry that you're going to sue me?"

"Su Manman!" Xu Zhesheng didn't expect Su Manman to still be so stubborn at this moment. His face darkened even more, and he hissed her name, "Do you really have to seek attention at a time like this? I told you not to come, but you insisted, and now you've caused me all this trouble!"

His tone was full of annoyance.

Upon hearing this, Su Manman became even more displeased. "What do you mean? You didn't say this when you were in my bed. Now you're suddenly feeling sorry for your ex-wife? Xu Zhesheng, get this straight, the woman you're about to marry is me! Why are you siding with outsiders?!"

"I told you to shut up!"

Xu Zhesheng pulled his hand out of her arms, his face ashen.

"Why should I shut up? Didn't you say that to me? You said Shen Zhiyi is a woman with nothing, and she's been divorced once. Lu Zichuan can only be playing around with her, and he'll never marry her. I didn't say anything wrong, so why should I shut up?"

Su Manman persisted, but fortunately, due to Lu Zichuan's appearance, even though everyone wanted to hear the gossip, no one dared to step forward. Otherwise, if others had overheard these words, there would have been even more rumors about Shen Zhiyi in the company.

"Nothing at all?" Shen Zhiyi pondered these words in a low voice, then suddenly laughed, but there was a hint of bitterness in that laugh.

She's followed Xu Zhesheng for so long and done so much for him, yet this is all she gets in return. It's truly pathetic.