Then, when she had first spotted Yu Qi accompanied by an older man, her mind had immediately leapt to the worst possible conclusion. She had instantly envisioned the cliché "kept woman" trope and had rushed forward without hesitation to hurl insults, fueled entirely by her own deep-seated insecurities and unchecked assumptions.
"You embarrassed yourself today. Beyond that, you embarrassed me as well. Do you even realise the full gravity of what you have done?" Chen Song asked, his tone heavy with the weight of the consequences.
"I know... but I already lost my job." Chen Meili said faintly, speaking as if the loss of her position was the absolute worst outcome of this entire ordeal, as though nothing else could possibly compare.
