Tang Yi tidied up and headed to the company for work.
It was her first day, and Tang Yi wanted to make a good impression.
So, when it was time for lunch, Tang Yi announced, "It's my first day here. I'll treat everyone to lunch today."
However, by noon, none of her colleagues showed up for the invitation.
Tang Yi felt a pang of disappointment.
It wasn't that Tang Yi had a particularly close relationship with these colleagues.
The main reason Tang Yi started working at Fu Corporation was due to Yan Xi's recommendation.
Otherwise, Tang Yi wouldn't have been able to get into Fu Corporation at all.
Her using a connection had already displeased many employees. Furthermore, with her starting work and immediately using a connection, Tang Yi felt that everyone must have a prejudice against her.
Therefore, Tang Yi had thought of treating everyone to a meal to foster better relationships with her colleagues.
But Tang Yi hadn't expected her colleagues to completely disregard her.
Not only did they not show up, but they also spoke ill of her behind her back.
Tang Yi went to the cafeteria alone for lunch. Yan Xi knew it was Tang Yi's first day and also knew that Tang Yi had broken up with Zheng Ze Min.
To comfort and encourage Tang Yi, Yan Xi offered to treat her to lunch.
In the cafeteria, they got their food and found a table to sit down.
Tang Yi looked at Yan Xi and said with a guilty expression, "Xi Xi, I'm so sorry. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have had to come to the cafeteria."
"No, ultimately, I should thank you. I've been with Fu Yan Ting for so many years, and I've never eaten in Fu Corporation's cafeteria. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known that the food here is so good. No wonder everyone wants to work at Fu Corporation."
Tang Yi knew that Yan Xi was actually comforting her.
Tang Yi wanted to talk to Yan Xi about her relationship matters, but then she thought that Yan Xi had already helped her a lot, and she couldn't trouble Yan Xi further with this issue.
Her relationship with Zheng Ze Min could only be described as deep affection but a shallow connection.
Perhaps she wasn't good enough for Zheng Ze Min.
She didn't deserve love.
From the beginning, her choice to be with Zheng Ze Min was a wishful thinking on her part.
Thinking of this, Tang Yi lowered her eyes. Yan Xi noticed Tang Yi's hesitation to speak.
However, since Tang Yi didn't want to talk about it, Yan Xi didn't press her.
After lunch, Yan Xi pulled Tang Yi back to the company.
On the way, they overheard some employees whispering.
"Did you hear? The new employee, Tang Yi, also took explicit photos to frame our CEO's wife."
This incident had always been a thorn in Tang Yi's heart.
Upon hearing this, Tang Yi looked at Yan Xi. She had always owed Yan Xi a formal apology.
In fact, this matter had always been like a thorn stuck in Tang Yi's throat. If it weren't for her colleagues discussing it privately, Tang Yi would have almost numbed herself to it.
"Don't listen to their nonsense. The fact that you were willing to testify in court to clarify things for me already showed great courage. Tang Yi, everyone makes mistakes. The important thing is that making a mistake isn't scary; what's scary is not repenting after making a mistake."
"But I still feel guilty, Xi Xi. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been troubled by that scandal for so long. I've always wondered, if I hadn't taken those photos back then, would my mother not have died? Would I not have been condemned by everyone and lived so miserably?"
"I told you, it's not your fault. Don't blame yourself for others' mistakes. Yi Yi, let the past be the past. We need to learn to look forward."
Hearing Yan Xi say this, Tang Yi felt even more guilty.
Yan Xi was constantly making excuses for her, trying to absolve her of blame.
Meanwhile, she herself had never had the courage to face her past mistakes.
Yan Xi took Tang Yi's hand and walked up to these employees, speaking coldly, "Gossiping behind people's backs. Does Fu Corporation pay you to just wag your tongues?"
Although Yan Xi hadn't remarried Fu Yan Ting, she had been appearing at Fu Corporation frequently recently, and everyone was quite familiar with her.
But at this moment, hearing Yan Xi speak, the employees' faces turned extremely awkward.
They were speaking up for Yan Xi, but in the end, Yan Xi was scolding them for their wrongdoings and even defending Tang Yi.
Did Yan Xi have a problem with her brain?
Although they thought this in their minds, no one dared to say it in front of Yan Xi.
After all, Yan Xi was their CEO's wife.
Even though they weren't remarried, every time Fu Yan Ting looked at Yan Xi, his eyes conveyed an undeniable devotion.
These employees, despite their envy and jealousy, dared not confront Yan Xi.
However, they were all unhappy and muttered under their breath, "She's not even married to the CEO yet, and she already thinks she's the CEO's wife. Besides, we were just speaking up for her. I don't know why she's so angry."
Yan Xi overheard their words and became even more infuriated.
Tang Yi gently pulled Yan Xi's hand and whispered, "Xi Xi, let's just forget about it."
Tang Yi didn't want Yan Xi to have an unpleasant confrontation with them because of her.
She felt she wasn't worth it.
Yan Xi, still fuming, tugged Tang Yi's hand and prepared to walk away.
As a result, those employees started whispering again. Some from the technical department even found those explicit photos online.
Everyone was discussing in hushed tones.
"You know, if you didn't know the truth, you'd really think these photos were of Miss Yan, not Tang Yi."
"But now, seeing Miss Yan defending Tang Yi so much, could they be sisters? Did they have a falling out over something, and Tang Yi intentionally took these photos in Miss Yan's name for revenge? Now that the misunderstanding is resolved, they've reconciled, so Tang Yi went online to clarify that she took the photos."
"That's not an impossible scenario."
Everyone was chiming in, one after another.
They assumed Tang Yi and Yan Xi had already left and wouldn't hear them.
Little did they know, Tang Yi and Yan Xi hadn't gone far.
They heard every word of their conversation.
Tang Yi looked at Yan Xi and whispered, "Xi Xi, I'm sorry. It's all because of me that you're being dragged into this."
"Didn't I tell you, you don't need to say sorry to me? I said, this is not your fault. If anyone should apologize, it's not you."
Although Yan Xi's words warmed Tang Yi's heart,
Tang Yi still decided to tender her resignation to Fu Yan Ting.
They had already helped her so much. Tang Yi didn't want Yan Xi to be troubled because of her.