Chapter Twelve Anonymous Posts

  Haiyue Hotel is a well-known top-end consumption paradise in S City, and those who come and go are all high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen. Before, when she was with Xuan Neng, Zuo Xiao Yao had also accompanied Jerry here twice. For this luxurious place, although she didn't particularly like it, she wasn't disgusted either. As for those people who casually splurge thousands of dollars here, she couldn't muster up any envy or resentment. After all, everyone has their own way of life and social circle.

  Zuo's entry into the city has been less than half a year, and it is a branch of the Zuo Group in Singapore. The company has considerable strength and has a certain status in the business community in Southeast Asia. Therefore, this banquet with guests from all walks of life can be called a gathering of stars, very lively.

  As Cheng Luo attended the banquet as a director of Jin Hui Group, he was quite popular among the guests due to his youth and wealth. From the moment he entered the venue, people kept coming up to greet him and make small talk, making Zuo Xiao Yao, who stood beside him with a smile, eagerly await the end of the banquet.

  The more she was in the midst of this bustling and prosperous scene, the more Xiao Yao felt that she still preferred some quiet places, similar to the bamboo house in the Ziyuan boundary, simple and elegant. Although it was cold and quiet, it could make her thoughts clearer. It seemed that she was indeed more suitable for a cultivation life that seemed dull but gave her a sense of accomplishment when she felt her strength increasing bit by bit.

  It's possible that it was due to the unpleasantness that Zuo Xiao Yao had encountered before, or perhaps because Cheng Luo, who rarely attended such gatherings, didn't enjoy this kind of party either. After the general manager of Zuo Corporation finished his speech, when the banquet was more than halfway through, he took the initiative to leave early with Zuo Xiao Yao. As it wasn't an isolated incident, and aside from Jerry, who had brought a female companion and mostly stuck with the two of them throughout the event, no one else seemed to notice their departure.

  He sent Xiang Xiuyao home again, and after seeing her smile and bid farewell, he pushed open the car door to leave. Suddenly, Cheng Luo hesitated for a moment and said, "Some unimportant people and things, don't take them too seriously, just take care of yourself!"

  After being taken aback by this sudden concern, Zuo Xiao Yao smiled and nodded "Thank you, I've been doing that all along, goodnight!"

  "Alright then, goodnight, see you tomorrow!"

  Back home, after a quick wash and dress, Zuo Xiao Yao once again entered the Cang Jing realm. The more she cultivated, the more she could feel the power that she had developed herself, which was indeed very mysterious and also gave her great confidence, making her even more confident in the nameless technique. Moreover, she vaguely felt that as long as she worked hard to cultivate according to the nameless technique and persisted, she would definitely have a future different from everyone else in this world. In the vast universe, there were still many unknowns waiting for her to explore, and even new worlds were waiting for her.

  The next day, as soon as she entered the company, Zuo Xiaoyao discovered that her colleagues' gazes seemed unusual. Throughout the morning, some employees who were discussing something would immediately stop talking when she approached for work-related matters, their eyes darting away. After she left, they would look at her back with disdain and mockery in their eyes.

  Until noon, when she was about to get off work, Qin Lejia from the personnel department walked up to her desk with a look of indignation and told Zuo Xiaoyao about the content of a post on the company's internal employee forum, and only then did she know the cause of the matter.

  It turned out that around 10 o'clock last night, when the company forum was relatively lively, an anonymous post suddenly appeared on it. The wording was fierce and directly pointed to Zuo Xiaoyao's heartlessness and ingratitude. After climbing up to a certain high position, not only did she abandon her poor parents, but also ordered them not to appear in front of her, regardless of the life or death of her younger siblings, etc. This immediately caused a huge stir within the company. Although the post was soon deleted on the grounds of suspected defamation and damaging the reputation of company employees, almost everyone in the company already knew about it!

  After glancing at Qin Le Jia, who was visibly excited and expectant after finishing her story, Zuo Xiao Yao smiled as usual and replied, "You're from the HR department, don't you know my identity and background? I've always wanted to have parents, brothers, and sisters since I was a child, but in reality, this wish has never been fulfilled. If now, suddenly a group of people appear in front of you and say that you should support them without any reason, would you be willing? I don't know who is maliciously slandering me, I reserve the right to investigate and pursue legal responsibility. I believe that the IT department must have records of who posted this."

  After learning about this, Zuo Xiao Yao not only remained calm but also spoke very calmly and rationally about pursuing the responsibility of the person who posted it. Qin Le Jia's face changed slightly because of her open and talkative nature. It turned out that she should be around the same time as Zuo Xiao Yao when they entered the company. During her free time at work, she would often linger in various offices to chat with people while doing tasks such as delivering files. At the same time, she would also spread some small rumors within the company, and her grasp of the situation was very good, so she was quite popular. Therefore, even though she had just entered the company and was still on probation, she got along well with many ordinary employees in various departments, including Zuo Xiao Yao.

  Although Zuo Xiaoyao was called 'Little Workaholic' in the company, she was gentle and would never bully others with her administrative assistant identity. She was willing to help her colleagues whenever they needed it, so even though many administrative department employees were hostile towards this parachuted soldier at first, and had also secretly speculated about her relationship with Cheng Luo.

  But later, it was found that they indeed established their position with strength, and there was no ambiguity with the head of the administrative department, Cheng Luo. Those unfavorable remarks about her gradually disappeared, leaving only sighs about the gap between herself and others, and even a hint of admiration, making her reputation in the department not bad.

  At this time, seeing Zuo Xiao Yao's determined gaze, Qin Le Jia couldn't help but feel a little empty inside, thinking that her actions of coming to ask about this matter were somewhat foolish. However, she spoke in a very righteous tone, "Exactly! I don't know who is so overbearing, actually doing something like this. You should thoroughly investigate and let the company fire him! ...But, as a result, with such a big fuss, won't it make the content of that post even more credible? Let those who don't know think you're guilty, so you're being cautious about that post. I think, why not do this: you clarify on the forum, whoever dares to say something about you, you let them find the other people who claim to be your relatives in the post, and you all do a paternity test. This way, no one will dare say anything!"

  "What are you looking at me like that for? That's what other colleagues in the company think too, a clear conscience fears no accusations!"

  After finishing her proposal, she felt a little self-satisfied, but seeing Zuo Xiaoyao's smile, although it seemed to still be smiling, the mocking meaning in that smile was not concealed at all, making Qin Lejia feel as if she were a clumsy clown performing in front of her, and immediately retorted with justification.

  "Thank you for your advice, I will consider it, but there is one thing you are wrong about, I am not the person who is most worried about the truth being exposed! Not only is this job not as important to me as you imagine, but also my reputation, which I don't take that seriously. I think your eloquence is quite good, so please, go ahead and clarify my meaning on the forum. If the rumormonger does not personally admit to slandering me and damaging my reputation by midnight tonight, everyone involved in this matter can expect to receive a lawyer's letter!"

  As she sorted the documents on her desk into folders, Zuo Xiao Yao seemed to be saying something unrelated to her in a calm and determined tone, which made Qin Le Jia want to get angry and object, but she couldn't open her mouth due to the genuine indifference in the other's eyes.

  "I'm going to eat, want to come with me?" Zuo Xiaoyao asked gently as she packed up her things and stood up.

  It seemed no different from usual, but to Qin Leijia's ears, it carried a different meaning. "Thanks, no need, oh, I have an appointment with someone else, I'll leave first!"

  "Alright, remember what I just said, I'm serious! See you later!" Ignoring her opponent's slight hesitation due to her last sentence, Zuo Xiao Yao closed her computer and walked straight towards the elevator, even though she knew her colleagues in the cafeteria were still heatedly discussing the post.

  "Aren't you going to explain? Is there something I can do for you, just say it."

  Because she was late, there was originally only her in front of the elevator. Suddenly hearing this familiar voice, Zuo Xiao Yao merely smiled and turned her head to look at Cheng Luo who was walking over: "Thanks, no need. Those are my private matters. If it's not necessary, I don't want to take them out to satisfy a bunch of unrelated people's curiosity. If it's necessary...... then we'll talk about it later!"

  If necessary, I will make them pay the price for their every word and deed, and also seek justice for my life of over 20 years. Even if she doesn't feel resentful now, in the distant past when she was young and ignorant, she had once resented it in her heart, watching her grandmother laboriously working with an aged and sick body, she had also cursed the injustice of the world!

  Having witnessed that scene, Cheng Luo naturally understood the meaning behind Zuo Xiao Yao's words. Although he felt a pang of sympathy for her, he knew she didn't need it. With a hint of bitterness in his voice, he was about to say something else when he saw Zuo Xiao Yao walk into the elevator and wait for him to enter. He could only shake his head and smile wryly, saying "You go down first, things are already chaotic enough, I don't want to add any new content to this topic!"

  Knowing Cheng Luo's intention, as another unspoken supporting role in this topic, the two of them now dignifiedly appeared together in the restaurant, indeed to increase the credibility of that post. Although she didn't mind, considering Cheng Luo's reputation who was innocently implicated in this matter, Zuo XiaoYao also didn't insist.

  PS: As a thank you for the enthusiastic support from Dizzy Girl, I will definitely double update tomorrow!