The people around also pointed and gossiped.
"Will a woman like this come to our company and make the atmosphere as chaotic as well?"
"She's good-looking, that's enough. Who hasn't made mistakes when they were young? Shanshan, you're going a bit too far."
"Too far? Back when she was a star, she didn't even look twice at our small company..."
...
The murmurs of discussion buzzed in her ears, and Su Ding's expression grew increasingly grim.
She had thought that matter was long past.
When she came out this morning, many people were kind to her. They didn't recognize her and didn't know about those things.
She hadn't expected her old wounds to be ripped open in public like this.
"Xie Shanshan, you're something else. I'll remember what you said."
"If you can still work here, then I lose."
Su Ding didn't want to argue. In an environment where public opinion was so influential, anything she said would be twisted.
She glanced at Xie Shanshan and pushed her away, intending to leave.
Behind her, Xie Shanshan no longer blocked her but said more contemptuously, "Heh, a cheap slut who's been used and abused is now trying to threaten me? Hurry up and get lost. The great star doesn't have time for our company's cleaners. Su Ding, don't think you can use your seductive tactics here."
She wasn't afraid that Su Ding would have any ability to retaliate against her.
To her, a discarded woman saying such things was simply a joke.
Just as Su Ding took a few steps away, someone suddenly rushed forward, brushing past her, and lunged at Xie Shanshan.
*Slap!*
A loud slap echoed, followed by a stern reprimand, "Xie Shanshan, if you don't want to work here anymore, then scram! Who do you think you are!"
Su Ding turned back in shock.
Everyone stared dumbfoundedly at the scene unfolding before them.
A woman in uniform stood before Xie Shanshan with an icy expression, her palm already faintly red.
Xie Shanshan was sent staggering back several steps.
She clutched her reddened and swollen face, staring at the uniformed woman in disbelief. "Xiao Lan, what are you doing!"
"An HR manager, bothering guests here. And you have the nerve to ask who gave you the authority? You're incredibly bold!"
Xiao Lan's face was cold, her eyes as if quenched with ice.
The onlookers gasped.
Xiao Lan was Secretary Bai's personal secretary, holding a very high position in the company. Xie Shanshan's background was also not simple; her boyfriend's status was quite significant.
Her boyfriend, Guo Hao, was the Marketing Manager at Ou Ya Company. He alone was responsible for forty percent of the company's performance and even held shares second only to Bai Ruobing.
His status was such that even the general manager, Bai Ruobing, had to treat him with courtesy.
Therefore, everyone in the company dared not offend her.
Even the personal secretary by President Bai's side couldn't be this overbearing in front of Guo Hao. Yet today, at this very moment, Xiao Lan had actually slapped Xie Shanshan in public!
Everyone watched in stunned silence.
"Fine, Xiao Lan, you, you... you're truly too arrogant! You dare to hit me, you... I'm going to tell Guo Tao right now!"
Xie Shanshan shrieked, wishing she could devour Xiao Lan.
However, Xiao Lan was associated with President Bai's side. She didn't dare to act rashly and needed Guo Tao to intervene personally.
Xiao Lan let out a cold laugh, completely disdainful. "Go ahead and find him if you want. But now, I demand that you apologize to Miss Su Ding immediately! Otherwise, you can pack your bags as the head of HR!"
Saying this, she didn't even glance at Xie Shanshan's furiously flushed face and turned around.
In front of everyone, Xiao Lan respectfully said to Su Ding, "I apologize, Miss Su Ding. Our company's management was inadequate, causing you distress. We will definitely punish Xie Shanshan severely."
As she spoke, a cold sweat broke out on her back.
President Bai had instructed her to pick up a distinguished guest named Su Ding. Although President Bai hadn't said much explicitly, based on the secret agreement President Bai had signed recently, she could roughly guess.
This distinguished guest must have an extraordinary identity, someone above President Bai.
Since the guest hadn't specified when she would arrive, Xiao Lan had gone to the restroom first and then returned to the lobby to wait. In that short period, she hadn't expected the audacious Xiao Lan to dare to make things difficult for the distinguished guest, even trying to drive her away!
She was furious!
If the distinguished guest was angered, would President Bai keep her? Thinking of this, she didn't care about Xie Shanshan's background with Guo Tao and went up to slap Xie Shanshan.
"Take me to see your President Bai first."
Su Ding frowned and said directly. In front of so many onlookers, she just wanted to escape.
However, Xie Shanshan became furious.
"Xiao Lan, are you out of your mind? Why are you being so respectful to this sort of person! She's just a little star who was used by her sugar daddy. What do you mean by this!"
"Shut up! Miss Su Ding is..."