Episode 30 recap: Cheng Yao was harassed by a romantic rival.
Liang Yi Ran dressed up in nice clothes for the appointment tonight, but to her surprise, the only person who showed up was Wu Jun. Wu Jun was actually helping Qian Heng, knowing that Liang Yi Ran liked him. In order to prevent Liang Yi Ran from taking advantage of the situation, he came first. Liang Yi Ran naturally understood Qian Heng's attitude. Although she knew this would be the outcome, she still felt a bit upset.
Liang Yi Ran thought that she had finally made it to Qian Heng's side, but Qian Heng didn't even take a serious look at her. Qian Heng spent his days immersed in a sweet romance with Cheng Yao, except for work. He had no time to pay attention to anyone else.
Liang Yi Ran happened to need to make photocopies, and Cheng Yao willingly helped her. Afterwards, Liang Yi Ran asked Cheng Yao about which restaurant Qian Heng likes, but Cheng Yao didn't say. At that moment, a WeChat message popped up on Cheng Yao's phone from Guo Ying, asking Cheng Yao to keep an eye on her boyfriend. It was then that Liang Yi Ran suddenly realized that Cheng Yao and Qian Heng were dating.
Liang Yi Ran didn't directly expose Cheng Yao, but she was full of doubts in her heart. Later, Liang Yi Ran took out her phone and looked at the group photo of their colleagues. To her surprise, in every photo that had Qian Heng and Cheng Yao, Qian Heng's gaze couldn't help but be fixed on Cheng Yao. At this moment, Liang Yi Ran felt even more dissatisfied. She hadn't expected a rookie lawyer to compete with her for a man. Now Liang Yi Ran had to take the initiative.
Liang Yi Ran first found Wang Lu, the most gossiping colleague in the company, and deliberately revealed to her that the two of them were a couple. Soon, this news spread throughout the company, and everyone knew about the relationship between Cheng Yao and Qian Heng. Even the way people looked at Cheng Yao became somewhat different.
Colleagues in the pantry would gossip about Cheng Yao and even Cheng Yao's sister, Cheng Xi. Wang Lu would speak ill of Cheng Yao in the pantry. It was at this moment that Liang Yi Ran arrived and took Cheng Yao to the office.
Cheng Yao quickly apologized to Liang Yi Ran and explained that she had planned to wait until their work was stable before publicly acknowledging their relationship. Liang Yi Ran wanted Cheng Yao to be her assistant to avoid rumors about Cheng Yao and Qian Heng prioritizing personal matters over work.
Cheng Yao understood what Liang Yi Ran meant, and she was not in a good mood either. So she went to her sister's office. In fact, Cheng Yao sometimes wondered if she was the reason for delaying Qian Heng. Perhaps only by achieving success herself would she prevent others from saying that she was trying to climb up by relying on Qian Heng.
Cheng Yao also planned to work in her sister's office. Qian Heng, who was on a business trip, was still unaware of the situation. Just then, Bao Rui saw that everyone was spreading rumors about Qian Heng and Cheng Yao dating. He couldn't even reach Cheng Yao on the phone, and he knew something was wrong. So he booked the earliest flight back.
At first, colleagues looked at Cheng Yao with strange eyes, but at that moment, Qian Heng arrived next to Cheng Yao, holding her hand, and announced to everyone that Cheng Yao was his girlfriend, the one he had pursued.
Now that their relationship was public, Cheng Yao decided to follow Liang Yi Ran's suggestion and transfer to her team. Qian Heng readily agreed. Yu Fei live-streamed the entire process for Bao Rui to watch, and Bao Rui shed tears of excitement.
However, Guo Ying noticed that Liang Yi Ran's expression was a bit off, suggesting that something was suspicious about Liang Yi Ran. Qian Heng still went to greet Liang Yi Ran since Cheng Yao would be working with her next. After Cheng Yao packed up her things, she headed to Liang Yi Ran's team, and Liang Yi Ran smiled knowingly.
After switching to the new team, Cheng Yao clearly noticed that the atmosphere among her colleagues was different from Guo Ying and the others. They didn't even assign the main tasks to Cheng Yao, and she didn't have the opportunity to develop her skills here. Cheng Yao proactively approached Liang Yi Ran, offering to take on some work. Liang Yi Ran assigned her some trivial tasks and even excluded her from office meetings. Cheng Yao felt a bit disheartened.
When Qian Heng learned that Cheng Yao had to go to the Market Supervision Bureau to submit documents, tasks that interns usually handled, he was surprised that Cheng Yao was asked to do them. Shortly after Cheng Yao left, Liang Yi Ran asked her to go to another place to retrieve some documents, treating her as an assistant.
Moreover, there were many tasks assigned to Cheng Yao, and she found herself doing insignificant work under the scorching sun. Qian Heng knew that Cheng Yao had a difficult day at work, so he left early to go home and cook steak for her, but he ended up overcooking it. Cheng Yao, however, felt quite happy about it.
Suddenly, Cheng Yao's phone reminded her that it was their 100th day together. Qian Heng noticed and asked Cheng Yao to rate him. Cheng Yao gave him a high evaluation as her boyfriend. Cheng Yao planned to buy a gift for Qian Heng and asked Guo Ying for suggestions. While they were chatting, Liang Yi Ran happened to see them. Liang Yi Ran deliberately commented that the price was too cheap and not suitable for Qian Heng, subtly mocking Cheng Yao and highlighting the gap between them.
Later, Liang Yi Ran purposely handed Cheng Yao a very difficult document written entirely in English. Qian Heng noticed that Cheng Yao didn't have time to respond to his messages, so he ordered her dessert to enjoy during her break. Liang Yi Ran felt uneasy upon seeing this and deliberately asked Cheng Yao to report on her work. Cheng Yao translated all the documents, only for Liang Yi Ran to say thatwasn't necessary at all.
Initially, Cheng Yao had planned to buy a gift, but she was too busy with work and didn't have any time. The meeting even ran late into the night. When Cheng Yao returned home, Qian Heng hadn't come back yet, and she felt a bit disappointed. However, Qian Heng appeared from the room with a cake in hand and a gift, surprising Cheng Yao.
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