Ye Yun turned around, feigning ignorance, and asked the people behind her, "What? Do none of you know she used to be a nanny?"
They looked at each other, then at Shi Xinxin, unsure of what to say.
Shi Xinxin had always gotten along well with everyone in the company, but this woman had barged in and brazenly said all that, leaving everyone quite bewildered.
Moreover, not everyone in the company could accept Shi Xinxin suddenly returning from elsewhere and directly becoming the editor-in-chief.
Upon hearing Ye Yun say that Shi Xinxin used to be a nanny and climbed her way up through that position, the long-suppressed dissatisfaction with Shi Xinxin erupted.
Don't expect them to say anything in Shi Xinxin's favor now; they were all waiting to watch the show.
"Oh dear, how can you not know your colleague well enough? You only know she's the chairman's fiancée now, but is that enough? You should also gossip about how she met the chairman in the first place."
From the back of the crowd, someone suddenly interjected, "Then tell us." The voice clearly belonged to a busybody. The few colleagues at the front who were close to Shi Xinxin, including Wen Xiaoxiao, began to worry for her.
The woman in the pink coat looked like she meant trouble. With a busybody egging her on, who knew what unfavorable things she might do to Shi Xinxin.
"It's really nothing, it's just that before, the chairman of Shengda fancied your current editor-in-chief and invited her to his home to be a nanny. You know how it is with the chairman's villa, not just anyone can go there. As for what happened afterward, we're not sure."
Saying this, she deliberately turned to look at Shi Xinxin. Seeing her angry expression, she became even more brazen.
She smiled and turned back to face her colleagues in the office.
"Our Chairman Sheng is young and distinguished. Suddenly hiring such a young and beautiful girl to be a nanny in his villa, what happened during that time..."
Ye Yun gestured with her eyes, signaling everyone to look at Shi Xinxin. "We don't know what happened, but later, what we all heard was that Sheng Chenjin is to marry this young and beautiful nanny. Do you all think there might be some secret we don't know about in between?"
Hearing Ye Yun slander her, Shi Xinxin's long-suppressed temper finally snapped.
"Have you said enough? It's nothing like you're saying."
"Is that so? It's not like that? Then can you explain where you went and what you did after your interview with Sheng Chenjin, and before your interview in the mountains?"
Shi Xinxin was speechless because, during that time, she had indeed been working as a nanny at Sheng Chenjin's villa as per the contract.
Looking at Ye Yun, she instantly understood. After not seeing her for so long, she had thought this woman had realized her mistakes and disappeared.
But today, it seemed she had been lurking in some unknown corner, waiting for an opportunity to retaliate.
"I was fulfilling my contractual obligations during that period. What happened then is none of your business."
"Ha, you all heard that. She says it's none of our business, so it must be her private affair with Sheng Chenjin."
The next second, Ye Yun's smile vanished. She glared fiercely at Shi Xinxin and said, "Is it a private matter that we don't need to know about, or did you do something utterly unspeakable?"
Ye Yun grew increasingly audacious. "Chairman Sheng has never been close to women; everyone in the industry knows that. Ever since he met you, he hasn't even glanced at another woman. And whenever you attend a ball, poisoning incidents occur. Could it be that you tried to poison Sheng Chenjin while he was drinking at the ball?"
Shi Xinxin took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress her temper. Facing Ye Yun's nonsensical accusations, and in the office, in front of everyone, she bit back.
If it were her in the past, she would have lashed out long ago. But now, she was different. Besides being the editor-in-chief, she was also Sheng Chenjin's fiancée. Any slight disturbance would put her and Sheng Chenjin on the front page of the newspaper the next day.
She could tolerate it. She could continue to tolerate it.
"Not only did you try to poison someone, but you're also framing me. Do you know? You've ruined my entire career. You vixen!"
*Slap!*
As soon as Ye Yun finished speaking, a loud slap landed on her left cheek. Shi Xinxin had thought she could endure it, but as Ye Yun continued to speak, she couldn't help but start trembling.
When she heard the word "vixen," she completely gave up suppressing her temper and resorted to physical action. Ye Yun clutched her left cheek, trembling all over, before finally reacting.
She said, her voice choked with tears, "You actually hit me!"
"What's wrong with me hitting you? If you think it's unfair, sue me. Take what you said today and sue me. Let's see if you're charged with defamation or if I'm charged with assault!"
"What do you mean?" Ye Yun tried to appear calm. Ding Muyu had told her yesterday that Shi Xinxin was very timid, and when faced with uncertainty, as long as she persisted, Shi Xinxin would be affected by her inferiority complex.
She would think you were right and she was in the wrong. Therefore, Ye Yun still wanted to make a last stand, insisting on questioning Shi Xinxin.
"You know exactly what I mean. What you just said about me is enough to get you several years in prison, and you know that. This slap I gave you is considered light." These answers left Ye Yun speechless.
Ye Yun had thought her outburst would stir up a storm in the office, at least causing Shi Xinxin some trouble and making her work life uneasy.
Being by Sheng Chenjin's side, she thought Shi Xinxin would be troubled by today's events. But she never expected Shi Xinxin to fight back as soon as she finished speaking.
She stood there, at a loss. At this point, some people in the office were beginning to recognize her. Coupled with what she had just said about Shi Xinxin framing her for poisoning,
Someone immediately recalled she was that female celebrity. Under the employees' murmuring, Ye Yun became even more flustered. Being recognized made it even more impossible for her to argue with Shi Xinxin.
Originally, she had played the role of a victim. If she had argued with Shi Xinxin, then she would have been in the wrong. Now, only Shi Xinxin was calling her a defamer, and it was possible that people would think Shi Xinxin was lying.