CHAPTER 178: CHAPTER 180: KILLING WITH KINDNESS

Su Xingyu smiled sweetly, "Suitable? What’s not suitable?"

She said, extending her slender, fair hand to pick up a piece of walnut crisp and handed it to Fang Luohua, "I’m not anyone important to Miss Zhuang, she’s just joking with you. She, oh, thinks too much. Clearly someone who doesn’t need to be taken care of but insists on taking care of others."

This was an insinuation, mocking Zhuang Heng for trying hard to curry favor with Lu Shifeng.

Zhuang Heng was so angry her chest heaved, silently taking deep breaths to calm the anger in her heart. Hmph, Su Xingyu, I’ll remember this grudge for now and settle it with you later! As she thought this, she adjusted her expression and gave a gentle smile to Su Xingyu. "So, it seems I meddled too much. Xingyu, I originally thought you just joined, and immediately had conflicts with Yun Xi and Ranran, those two seniors, fearing you might not adapt to the new environment. That’s why I specially bought the walnut crisps for you, hoping you would share them with everyone."

While speaking, she invited those around, "Everyone come and have some, they were bought for you."

With one sentence, she turned Su Xingyu sharing the walnut crisps into Zhuang Heng distributing them.

Su Xingyu was dumbfounded, this kind of tactic exists? How does Zhuang Heng seize all the good things?

She deeply felt Zhuang Heng was too sinister and cunning. Her own intelligence was useless against that "white lotus" face, so frustrating...! But since things were already said like this, she could only share the walnut crisps with everyone, as for whom they thanked, it didn’t matter. The point was, she intercepted what Zhuang Heng brought to Lu Shifeng...

Heh heh, no matter what, she still won this round.

Upon thinking this, her mood swiftly improved, and she shared the free snacks with a gentle smile.

However, it didn’t take long for her to realize she was happy too soon. Ever since the incident with the walnut crisps, Zhuang Heng seemed to have it out for her, constantly sending her greetings and good things every now and then.

Su Xingyu was annoyed beyond words; every time she refused, it would result in Zhuang Heng looking hurt and people like Yun Xi sarcastically saying, "Miss Zhuang is being so nice to you and you don’t appreciate it." But if she accepted, the jealousy in Yun Xi and others’ eyes seemed to burn her – they were thinking, why does she deserve Miss Zhuang’s special attention!

In short, no matter how Su Xingyu reacted, as long as Zhuang Heng deliberately approached her, she became the target of everyone’s unhappiness.

Today, in front of everyone in the office, Zhuang Heng brought a package of snacks for Su Xingyu again: "Xingyu, try this. I made this rose almond cake at home yesterday. It’s good for beauty and complexion. Seeing your fair skin, it will definitely become more delicate and radiant after eating. You mustn’t refuse, or I’ll be sad."

Su Xingyu was working on photo editing on her computer; seeing her pestering again, she had to stop what she was doing, "Miss Zhuang, how many times do I have to say we’re not that familiar, you don’t have to be so kind to me. Can we just mind our own business?"

Sure enough, Zhuang Heng’s face showed a hint of injured expression: "Xingyu, what have I done to offend you that you always keep me at a distance?" Her beautiful eyes swept over Su Xingyu’s computer screen, "You’re still working on yesterday’s robin photo? Isn’t this the tone I told you about? Xingyu, since you adopted my suggestion, why are you still so cold to me?" Her gentle and elegant voice drew the nearby Xia Ranran and others to look over.

"It really is the tone Miss Zhuang mentioned yesterday!" Xia Ranran, the closest to Su Xingyu, was the first to notice the half-finished photo on her computer, "I was there when Miss Zhuang mentioned it yesterday! Su Xingyu, how shameless, you clearly stole Miss Zhuang’s research result and still give her attitude! You’re biting the hand that feeds you, aren’t you?!"

Su Xingyu was just annoyed initially, but hearing them repeatedly mentioning the photo made her furious: "What does me editing my photo have to do with you? Who was it that deliberately came to my desk to point fingers yesterday? I haven’t even complained, yet you have the nerve to accuse me, is Zhuang Heng the only person in the world who knows how to do photos? Ridiculous!"

"What’s going on here, why’s there a fight?" Fang Luohua and more people heard the commotion and gathered around.

"Nothing," it was Zhuang Heng who smiled first, still very gentle, "Just chatting casually with Xingyu."

"That’s not casual chatting!" Xia Ranran stood up for her friend, determined to expose Su Xingyu’s true colors, "Su Xingyu’s robin photo was clearly about processing that Miss Zhuang told her yesterday. Yet today she did it according to Miss Zhuang’s instructions, but then she won’t acknowledge that Miss Zhuang said it! This is plagiarism! This is stealing! How can someone be so shameless?"

She was full of righteous indignation, eager to do everything she could to defend Zhuang Heng.

Everyone knew Zhuang Heng was the future young mistress and Crown Princess Consort of Blade Group; currying favor with her was immensely profitable!

The surrounding photographers heard Xia Ranran’s words, and their expressions were not good toward Su Xingyu. In their line of work, creativity was most important. Now, Su Xingyu not only used someone else’s idea but wouldn’t even admit it? This was a matter of character.

"Xingyu," Fang Luohua didn’t want to believe that the girl he had a good impression of would do such a thing, asked, "Is it true?"

Su Xingyu originally didn’t want to explain, as it didn’t matter what these people thought. But seeing the faint trust and hope in Fang Luohua’s eyes, she explained, "This kind of photo with a dark background, is naturally processed this way to look good. I decided on this tone a long time ago; it has nothing to do with Zhuang Heng being talkative."

She actually said Miss Zhuang was talkative!

At once, many people’s faces changed. Was this newcomer getting too arrogant?

"Ha, sophistry, do you think anyone will believe you?" Xia Ranran again, "You’re just a one-star photographer, where do you get such high skills? And animal photos, too? Do you think shooting animals and portraits are the same? Su Xingyu, do you think taking animal photos and people portraits is the same concept?" During her introduction, Su Xingyu mentioned she excelled in "commercial portraits." Generally speaking, an excellent photographer rarely specializes in multiple fields simultaneously, especially not in animal photography, which doesn’t make money. Therefore, everyone instinctively assumed Su Xingyu couldn’t do animal photography.

Su Xingyu got a bit upset too, "Is Miss Zhuang the only person in the world who can do photography?"

"What kind of attitude is this?" This time, even Yun Xi, along with several others who didn’t like Su Xingyu, joined the fray, racing to defend Zhuang Heng, vying to leave a good impression on her, "With your level, you’re not even fit to carry Miss Zhuang’s shoes!"