Chapter 47

“Because of the incident where Xu Shijia got food poisoning from eating sprouted potatoes before the end of the May Day holiday, Lin Shu had to put aside his work on the last day of the holiday to take Xu Shijia to the doctor. Fortunately, he didn’t eat much, and after inducing vomiting, he was basically cleaned out. With some fluid replacement treatment, he should be able to recover his health.”

Lin Shu naturally notified Xu Shijia’s father and brother immediately. However, according to Xu Shijia, his family was extremely busy, and no one could make it to the hospital to take care of him.

It was quite pitiful that no one came to visit him, so Lin Shu decided to spend his free time accompanying him.

Just as Lin Shu went out for dinner, when he returned, he found Xu Shijia looking weak and staring longingly at the door of the hospital room. He had a sickly appearance and an innocent gaze, making it difficult for Lin Shu to refuse him.

When people are ill, they tend to be more sentimental. Even though Xu Shijia was a man, he could still be vulnerable at such times. Besides, everyone else had family to accompany them, while Xu Shijia had no one; the only person he could rely on was Lin Shu, his boss. After all, people like Lin Shu, who were both reliable and kind-hearted, were hard to come by in society.

However, Lin Shu had only gone out for dinner, and when he returned, the bedside was filled with various expensive supplements.

“Did your parents send these takeout deliveries?”

“Ah? Oh, um.” Xu Shijia lowered his gaze.

Lin Shu felt embarrassed to ask more.

Sometimes, companionship is far more valuable than material things. Poor Xu Shijia, even after suffering from food poisoning, no one from his family came to see him. These gifts were even more useless than if they hadn’t been sent; they only emphasized Xu Shijia’s overwhelming sense of loneliness.

Money cannot buy everything; lost companionship and emotions cannot be compensated for with material goods.

Poor Xu Shijia had grown up in such a family environment.

His father, Wang Yannian, was busy with work and surely had little time to devote to family and parenting. His brother also had his own career and could hardly spare much time to care for his younger brother.

As for Xu Shijia’s mother, it was clear from Wang Yannian’s book, The Ten Years of Xinhe and Me, that she doted on him. However, it seemed that she lavished affection in the wrong areas and neglected what truly mattered, completely reversing the priorities!

No wonder Xu Shijia had such a twisted and spoiled personality before.

Lin Shu instantly forgave Xu Shijia.

It was a bit tragic.

Rich people also have their own troubles; he has money but has lost family affection!

Because of this, Lin Shu treated Xu Shijia with extra care throughout the day, unconsciously speaking to him in a much gentler tone.

Although Xu Shijia could rest another day, he was quite determined to come to work, and only after Lin Shu’s persuasion did he reluctantly agree to take half a day off, promising to come in the afternoon.

However, when they returned to work after the May Day holiday, Lin Shu faced another huge shock from HR.

After arriving at the office, he saw someone sitting at the empty workstation next to Xu Shijia. The person was dressed impeccably, with exquisite makeup and proper grooming, wearing the latest season’s high-end custom clothing, eagerly asking Wang Tie Niu something.

Was she Tie Niu’s client?

Had Tie Niu managed to overcome his psychological issues and converse freely with a client?

Just as Lin Shu was about to praise Tie Niu, Tie Niu received a phone call and smiled at the lady, but since he had his back to Lin Shu, he didn’t see him and directly walked into an empty conference room to take the call.

Once Tie Niu left, the lady began to look around. Before long, her gaze landed on Lin Shu.

The moment her eyes met Lin Shu’s face, she appeared taken aback for a moment. Her piercing gaze scanned Lin Shu up and down like she was appraising merchandise, and her expression was somewhat surprised, as if she had stumbled upon a rare delicacy in a vegetable market that only sold green onions.

Before Lin Shu could even ask who she was, she stepped forward in her high heels and approached him first.

“Are you also an employee of Tianhao Law Firm?” Although she was shorter than Lin Shu, her gaze looked down on him. “Are you and Tie Niu on the same team?”

Theoretically, that was indeed the case.

Lin Shu nodded.

At that moment, the lady seemed to perk up a bit, lowering her condescending attitude: “Well, you must have suffered a bit too.”

“Huh?”

“I just asked Tie Niu, and his boss is that Lin Shu. Since you’re on the same team, the boss is naturally the same person, that fascist tigress.”

Lin Shu: “…Tie Niu said that?”

“Don’t make that expression. Although Tie Niu didn’t say anything, Lin Shu is notorious; I’ve known about it for a long time.” The lady seemed to be fully in control of the situation and then, with a gesture of superiority, took out her phone. “I usually don’t add people on my own initiative, but I’ll agree to add you on WeChat; consider it your lucky day. I’m reporting for duty today for the first time, and you can call me Sister Mingmei. Since we’ll be on the same team, I’ll set up a group chat. From now on, we’ll all work under Lin Shu; don’t feel inferior just because you think we live in different worlds. In this respect, we’re all equal as employees suffering under Lin Shu. So don’t hold back; if you have any opinions about the boss, just say it in the group. If you don’t express your feelings, you’ll get sick eventually.”

A new recruit?

Lin Shu was stunned; he hadn’t hired anyone!

Where on earth did this peculiar person come from? It was outrageous that she even wanted to set up a group to criticize him!

The self-proclaimed Sister Mingmei didn’t notice the complex expression on Lin Shu’s face. She turned back to him and said kindly, “Do you have a partner?”

Upon seeing Lin Shu shake his head, her eyes brightened a bit: “Aren’t lawyers too busy to date? Haven’t you thought about internal solutions? I heard there’s a handsome young man on your team, good-looking, tall, virtuous, and capable…”

Xu Shijia?

Lin Shu’s expression darkened, feeling somewhat displeased. Was Xu Shijia so socially active that even this new lady had heard about him?

The lady sighed and continued, “With such good conditions, why haven’t you pursued him? There’s no need to feel inferior; it’s a good thing for young people to try boldly.”

Lin Shu: “…”

Why should he feel inferior? There were over thirty million single men left in the country; it was absurd for him to feel that way…

Perhaps realizing she had overstepped, the lady cleared her throat and redirected the conversation back to Lin Shu: “I mainly asked because I think you’re not bad-looking, that’s why I wanted to know a bit more.”

“But I have high standards. In the eyes of ordinary people, you could be considered quite radiant. In the workplace, it’s always the case that the same gender repels each other. Does Lin Shu make you work overtime all the time, leaving you with no time to find a partner? You must have been tormented by that tigress Lin Shu quite a bit, right?”

“Not really.”

“How could that be? I heard she’s a psychopath!”

Lin Shu replied expressionlessly, “Because I am that tigress and psychopath.”

Just then, Tie Niu, who had finished his phone call, walked out of the conference room. Not sensing the awkward atmosphere, he enthusiastically said, “Sister Mingmei, this is our Lin par.”

Xu Mingmei’s face was a mix of vivid colors, quite striking.

Tie Niu said to Lin Shu, “Lin par, this is Sister Mingmei. She’s a new member of our team starting today. HR recruited her, and the HR director brought her in this morning.”

Lin Shu couldn’t be bothered with Xu Mingmei; she furrowed her brows and walked directly towards the HR director’s office.

Being called a tigress to her face was one thing; more importantly, she hadn’t requested this person.

The team already had significant issues, and it was quite difficult for Lin Shu to manage things to this point. He didn’t have the time to train a wealthy lady who was a relationship hire. Moreover, hiring a new employee meant that Lin Shu would have to pay her salary out of his own commission. If the new employee couldn’t generate corresponding benefits, it would be a pure loss.

“What’s up with Xu Mingmei?”

In response to Lin Shu’s questioning, the HR director appeared kind. With a relaxed demeanor, she smiled and made Lin Shu a cup of tea.

“Lawyer Lin, please calm down. Didn’t you rush into my office earlier, saying that as a female partner with all male subordinates, it was inconvenient for business trips, and you wanted a female employee?”

That statement wasn’t entirely incorrect, but…

“I wanted a young female, a new recruit! A pure newcomer that I could train!” Lin Shu recalled Xu Mingmei’s well-maintained face. “Did you hire someone who’s nearly fifty? She’s almost of retirement age! What’s the point of her working here?”

Yet after Lin Shu’s questioning, the HR director maintained a composed smile.

“Lawyer Lin, I did give you a new recruit!” she insisted confidently. “Xu Mingmei is indeed fifty, but she hasn’t worked a single day in her life, so how is she not a newcomer?”

“Anyone who hasn’t worked and has no work experience is considered a newcomer. You never specified that you wanted a young one! A fifty-year-old starting her first day on the job is still a newcomer, she’s just an older newcomer.”

The HR lady remained very amicable: “Since she’s never worked a day before and has never had a boss, there’s no possibility of her developing any bad habits under another employer. Doesn’t that perfectly meet your requirements?”

Lin Shu: “…” Lady, with your ability to argue, you should be a partner, not just an HR director.

“When it comes to hiring, we cannot discriminate by gender or age. If we get accused of age discrimination, it could lead to complaints.” The HR director said slowly, “Besides, retirement has been delayed now. In the future, women will need to be at least sixty to retire. If you train Xu Mingmei well, she could work for you for ten more years.”

Would you want those ten years…?

Unfortunately, the HR director was determined to push Xu Mingmei onto Lin Shu, starting her ideological spiel: “You know, women’s space in the workplace is already very limited. As fellow women, we should open our doors to welcome our companions!”

Lin Shu replied expressionlessly, “Alright, I got it. Let’s skip the script. You’re under pressure from above, and you can’t push back, can you? So tell me, what’s her background?”

Seeing that Lin Shu had understood, the HR director sighed in relief: “She indeed graduated from a law school, and it’s a good one, Rong University. Her academic qualifications are decent, and she passed the judicial examination. But after graduating, she got married and became a full-time housewife, never working a single day, so she has no work experience. I heard she married a very wealthy man.”

“As for why she’s coming to work, I heard she went to seek help from a retired founding partner, crying and begging for assistance, saying that if she didn’t get this job, she wouldn’t be able to survive. She’s doing this for her children, and it seems her youngest son is still very young. From the way she talks, he’s probably still a baby. She also mentioned that her health isn’t good and that she was seriously ill and almost died before.”

“After being a wealthy lady for decades, there are generally two reasons for returning to work. Either the husband has gone bankrupt, or he has cheated.”

The HR director spoke with a tone of sympathy: “I specifically asked our retired partner about this, and while she was vague, she basically confirmed it. It’s probably one of the two reasons I suspected.”

Lin Shu understood; regardless of which reason, it was accompanied by a rapid decline in her financial situation, forcing her to come out to work and earn money.

Seeing Lin Shu’s expression soften, the HR lady seized the opportunity: “Xu Mingmei isn’t young anymore. If her youngest son is still a baby, it’s likely that her eldest is a daughter. After the two-child policy was implemented, wealthy husbands tend to pressure their wives to have sons due to the traditional preference for boys.”

Now, facing a rapid decline in financial status, she had to abandon her pride and work for a boss much younger than her.

Thinking of it this way, it felt a bit tragic.

The HR director lowered her voice: “I continued asking that retired partner and found out that it’s likely her husband cheated on her and even took custody of the children. In any case, the retired partner confirmed that it’s not easy for her. Her youngest son is sick; it seems he has a serious condition that can’t be cured, and he’ll have to live with it for life. She asked me to take care of him. During the onboarding conversation, when I casually asked Xu Mingmei about her husband and children, she fell silent and was very uncomfortable. She kept looking around and said she didn’t want to talk about it, so I didn’t press further.”

Lin Shu hated cheating men the most. Upon hearing about Xu Mingmei’s possible situation, her emotional resistance lessened.

Being abandoned by her husband at fifty and having to fight for her son who was born later in life was indeed quite tragic.

Even if Xu Mingmei was a relationship hire, she couldn’t simply force her out.

However, Xu Mingmei definitely looked like someone who had never worked before, as she had no sense of the workplace and even started cursing her boss behind her back without confirming her identity. At her age, being managed by a much younger superior would likely be quite unacceptable, and she might be difficult to handle.

It was unclear who spread the rumor that such a kind, positive, and healthy person was a tigress and a psychopath!

Lin Shu felt quite unhappy and thought that once she found this person, she would have to teach her a lesson.

—

Although Xu Shijia had collapsed due to eating sprouted potatoes, he unexpectedly received Lin Shu’s care, especially since she had changed her usual style and spoke softly to him the entire time.

People’s hearts are tender; surely, her gentle companionship and the capabilities she showed in the Wei Xue case touched Lin Shu’s heart.

In short, Lin Shu was different towards him.

Xu Shijia hummed a tune, feeling quite cheerful.

That morning, he completed his discharge procedures, tidied up at home, took a shower and styled his hair, and changed into a stylish brand suit before heading to Tianhao Law Firm.

However, when he arrived at his desk, Xu Shijia was taken aback.

On the seat next to him, which was usually empty, someone was sitting there.

From Xu Shijia’s angle, he could just see the person’s back—it was a woman, and her appearance carried a familiar vibe that made him uneasy.

The woman seemed to have heard the noise behind her and instinctively turned to look.

As soon as he saw her face, Xu Shijia was stunned.

…Wasn’t that his mother?!

Before Xu Shijia could say anything, Ms. Xu Mingmei spoke first—

“Hello, you must be Xu Shijia! I’m the new Xu Mingmei. From now on, we’ll be colleagues, so I’ll need your support.”

Wang Tie Niu cheerfully added, “What a coincidence, Xu Shijia! Sister Mingmei has the same surname as you. Maybe you two were family five hundred years ago!”

Xu Shijia: “…”

It was clear that Xu Mingmei had already greeted Wang Tie Niu and Liu Xuhui, and the other two seemed to have accepted her presence.

Unfortunately, Xu Shijia could not accept this.

He immediately took out his phone and texted his mother—

“Mom?! What’s going on?!”

Ms. Xu Mingmei pretended to be busy at her desk, as if replying to work messages on her phone. Moments later, Xu Shijia received her reply—

“Baby, the workplace is too harsh, so Mommy is here to safeguard you.”

“I know you’re a kind child, so you can’t loudly say no to those capitalist bosses who use psychological manipulation. But don’t worry, with Mommy here, I won’t let anyone enslave you!”

Ms. Xu Mingmei was obviously passionate, planning to reform the workplace, and Xu Shijia saw messages popping up on his phone with her declarations of war against Lin Shu.

“Now that Mommy is here, you can say goodbye to overtime!”

Xu Shijia felt a headache coming on. Finally, when Liu Xuhui left for the court and Wang Tie Niu went downstairs to buy coffee, he looked around to ensure no one was paying attention to them and pulled Ms. Xu Mingmei into the pantry.

Xu Shijia was cautious but couldn’t help but lower his voice to ask the most concerning question: “Does Lin Shu know your identity?”

“Of course not! Why would I be so foolish to tell her who I am? If I did, would she let me in? With how she treats you, doesn’t she have some awareness? She originally wanted to exploit you while we were unaware, but now that I’m here, if she finds out my identity, she’ll definitely put on a different facade, probably acting all virtuous and caring towards me while being overly concerned with you. But that’s not the effect I want. I want to expose her true colors to everyone.”

Ms. Xu Mingmei appeared unfazed as she adjusted her stylish hairstyle: “So I’m going incognito this time. Once I’ve experienced things here, I’ll gather evidence and take it to those founding partners to report Lin Shu, making sure they understand how she manipulates employees and forces them to work overtime.”

Upon hearing that Lin Shu didn’t know Xu Mingmei’s identity, Xu Shijia initially felt relieved, but soon, his expression grew serious again.

“Then what are you doing here? This is a serious law firm, not a place for you to play around and experience life. Lin Shu isn’t as terrible as you say, so don’t target her.”

Xu Shijia didn’t realize that the more he defended Lin Shu, the more rebellious Xu Mingmei became. She looked at him with sorrow: “Baby, you’ve really been brainwashed by that woman. She might look good and have a decent figure, but her character is terrible; she’s always targeting you.”

“Lin Shu isn’t targeting me; she just cares about me more than you realize,” Xu Shijia glared at his mother. “And her team doesn’t keep idle people. You’ve never worked a day in your life; you won’t be able to adapt to the work pace here or do any actual work.”

Xu Shijia was confident: “Her focus on me is because I have good capabilities and potential.”

Xu Mingmei scoffed: “Baby, only you would believe that. This woman probably says the same thing to every employee just to exploit you all better.”

“As for me, what can’t I handle? I graduated from Rong University Law School, and I’ve already passed the judicial examination. I just haven’t had the chance to work yet. My foundation is solid; even working as a junior partner for her is beneath me. How could I not do that?”

Xu Mingmei said this, and she genuinely believed it. When she was at Rong University Law School, she was among the top in her class. What could be so difficult about the cases that a junior partner like Lin Shu handled? Surely, she could manage them!

From now on, with her around, she would definitely not let any dirty or tiring work fall on her precious son!

That afternoon, Xu Mingmei attended Lin Shu’s work arrangement meeting for the first time, always ready to defend her son.

“Xuhui has a pile of legal rights protection cases for the deaf and mute, which are already very saturated, so I won’t be assigning him any more work. Tie Niu also has a regular number of legal consultation emails from several clients to handle. Right now, the only ones available are you two.”

Xu Mingmei scrutinized Lin Shu.

Her face wore only a hint of makeup, yet her skin was in excellent condition—bright and clear, giving off a very clean and transparent feeling. Her eyes were bright, and there was a hint of unconscious allure in her brow, which was very captivating. Although she wore a standard suit that covered her figure completely, Xu Mingmei’s sharp gaze easily discerned that Lin Shu had a stunning physique.

Even though Xu Mingmei viewed her with hostility and strict standards, she had to admit that Lin Shu was very beautiful and had a figure that was quite alluring. If she didn’t become a lawyer, she could have a promising future as a small celebrity or online influencer.

Now that she had learned that Lin Shu was actually a few years younger than Xu Shijia and had become a junior partner at Tianhao at such a young age, Xu Mingmei felt a bit puzzled. If this woman didn’t have some background or connections, then she must genuinely have some abilities and means.

Given that she didn’t even consider the face of Xinxie and was going all out against her son, Xu Mingmei thought over and over again that Lin Shu likely had some backing at Tianhao.

After all, how much ability could someone so young possibly have?

Lin Shu, clearly unaware of Xu Mingmei’s thoughts, glanced at Xu Shijia and began assigning tasks: “Xu Shijia, there are three contracts. The Chinese versions have just been confirmed. Since the client’s partner is an American company, I need you to translate them. The three contracts total 50 pages. I need them back by next week.”

Xu Mingmei jolted, her thoughts snapping back to reality.

Fifty pages for three contracts?! And she was assigning this to her precious son?! Due next week?! Was she even human?!

Xu Mingmei could hardly bear it and immediately shot Lin Shu a hateful glare.

Before Lin Shu could hand the paper contracts to her son, Xu Mingmei composed her face, stood up, and nimbly snatched the contracts.

She gritted her teeth and said, “Let me handle it!”

Her Xiao Bao must not suffer!

She would take on the dirty and exhausting work!

Indeed, Lin Shu was taken aback. She raised her head, her gaze meeting Xu Mingmei’s, which was filled with intense hatred as she stared at Lin Shu without fear.

She had to dominate the situation!

She wanted to tell this woman that Xu Mingmei was Xu Shijia’s guardian angel!

With her words, her son would naturally resist. Xu Mingmei glanced at Xu Shijia and saw that his expression was ugly, glaring at her as if to warn her.

Yet Lin Shu remained calm. She looked at Xu Mingmei and said, “You’ve just started working. This workload might be a bit high. Let Xu Shijia handle it first. Once he finishes the translation, you can help review it for errors.”

Wasn’t that still making her Xiao Bao do the work? How could that be acceptable?!

Xu Mingmei immediately shook her head, protectively clutching the contracts to her chest. “I’m quite capable! I can finish the translation for you this week!”

Xu Mingmei thought Lin Shu would refuse, but unexpectedly, Lin Shu seemed to be waiting for her to say that. She smiled brightly and readily agreed, “Then I’ll leave it to you.”

Xu Mingmei’s instincts told her that something was off, but then she thought that if she had snatched the task, her Xiao Bao wouldn’t have to do it.

She breathed a sigh of relief internally; this way, at least her Xiao Bao would have it easier. The poor child had just come out of the hospital; how could he be made to work hard?

Xu Mingmei didn’t care about the grim expression on her son’s face, nor did she intentionally avoid the messages he sent her on her phone.

She was a mother with conviction.

A mother with conviction often had to walk a thorny path alone.

Her Xiao Bao was still young and didn’t understand the greatness of her love! She was just doing what every mother would do—wanting her child to avoid hardship!

However, she couldn’t hold back her frustration for long, as Lin Shu spoke again—

“Xu Shijia, there’s another task for you. Next week, I’m going to give a few legal training sessions on labor disputes to a legal consulting unit. Can you help me review the training materials for any errors and print and bind twenty copies?”

Let her Xiao Bao do the printing?! This was absolutely unacceptable!

Printers produce ozone and PM2.5 dust particles. How could she guarantee her Xiao Bao’s health if he printed twenty copies?!

This absolutely would not do!

A mother is strong!

Xu Mingmei felt like a warrior who was ready to die: “I’ll handle this too!”

“Great! Xu Shijia, several of the contracts for the consulting units will be expiring soon. Before renewing them, please buy some gift boxes and pay them a visit to make your presence known. Try to secure the renewal as soon as possible.”

This blazing sun would have her Xiao Bao visiting several clients in a row?! He’d have to carry gift boxes?! Wasn’t that practically begging for favors? Did this suit her Xiao Bao’s temperament? This would undermine his spirit! As a mother, she absolutely could not allow that!

Xu Mingmei held back her anger: “Let me take care of that!”

“Alright, then Xu Shijia, I’ve sorted out the invoices for this month’s team expenses. Please take them all to finance for reimbursement. When you go, order a milk tea and coffee for them, and remember to confirm what each person wants in terms of flavors…”

Sticking labels on invoices, something that didn’t require any brainpower, was also to be done by her Xiao Bao? What did she think her son was? And he had to go ask finance about everyone’s preferred flavors for coffee and milk tea? Was her Xiao Bao a waiter?!

Xu Mingmei gritted her teeth: “I’ll do it!”

Just after she snatched that task, Lin Shu continued—

“Xu Shijia, you will be responsible for…”

…

After one work meeting, through her efforts, Xu Mingmei managed to grab ten tasks, while her son Xu Shijia also ended up with ten new tasks…

Together, mother and son had twenty tasks…

Once Lin Shu left, Xu Mingmei still felt dazed. Holding the heavy files and contracts, she looked at Xu Shijia: “Xiao Bao, what’s going on…”

Xu Shijia wore a face of resigned disappointment, as if he had long expected this: “I told you not to come, but you didn’t believe me. This is how work is; do you think finishing one task means it’s over? No, the work never ends. Lin Shu is just an NPC that assigns tasks. Just standing next to her and saying a single word will get you a job. On days with no tasks? She’ll just create new ones for you.”

…This woman really is a peculiar NPC come to life.

If it weren’t for the fact that his Xiao Bao was silently kicking Xu Mingmei under the conference table, she would have continued to actively volunteer for work!

Sigh!

Xu Mingmei felt touched: “Xiao Bao, thank goodness you’re here!” Then she thought of Lin Shu and complained, “Giving out so many tasks at once—doesn’t she care about her subordinates at all?”

Xu Shijia rubbed his temples, looking a bit pained: “If you want to do it, how can she stop you? She’s not doing charity by paying you. You’re a newcomer who just came in; the boss is going to test your limits. The first thing they’ll do is put you under pressure and see how much you can handle. If you’re willing to work hard, Lin Shu will give you more. If you show that you can endure hardships, then in the future, you’ll have endless work. To put it nicely, it’s called ‘the capable do more work’; to put it bluntly, it’s that you’re a useful mule, so they’ll use you more and feed you a bit more hay later.”

Xu Mingmei felt a bit flustered. She didn’t want to be a mule!

Just thinking about the ten tasks she had just taken on made her scalp tingle.

“Xiao Bao, I didn’t know this woman was so wicked and cunning. I fell into her trap and took on ten tasks at once, but some of these tasks, I’m afraid I won’t be able to complete. Can you help me…?”

“Can’t.” Xu Shijia replied expressionlessly, “Mom, I’ve been trying to signal you, but you completely ignored me. Now look, you’ve taken on ten tasks, and I have ten too. I don’t even have enough time to finish my own ten. How can I help you?”

“You can only rely on yourself.” Xu Shijia looked at her deeply, “In the legal profession, there’s no family affection.”

Xu Mingmei: “……”

“But it’s okay; you’re still a newcomer on probation. If you can’t handle it, just give up. Once your probation is over, Lin Shu will probably fire you for incompetence. You might even get a month’s severance pay. At least you’ll have experienced life; hurry up and go home. This isn’t a suitable place for you to survive.”

Her tone made it seem like her son was taking pleasure in this outcome.

Xu Mingmei became unhappy. Being fired for incompetence was so embarrassing—what a disgrace in her life!

Moreover, she had sold her own dignity and begged her best friend for a long time just to get into Tianhao to protect her son from Lin Shu. Now, not only had she failed to deal with Lin Shu, but she was also fleeing with her tail between her legs. How humiliating!

Wasn’t it just work?

She had a solid educational background, and she was more experienced than Lin Shu. Could she really not complete the work?

Wasn’t it just printing?

Wasn’t it just translating?

Wasn’t it just revising contracts?

She could look it up online and surely learn how to do it!

She not only wanted her son to see her in a new light, but she also wanted to leave Lin Shu dumbfounded.

She wanted this woman to see what real capability looked like!