Chapter 217 - 150: A Sisterly Bond Broken by a Slap

Chapter 217: Chapter 150: A Sisterly Bond Broken by a Slap

I knew exactly what kind of person Yan Li was. She’d offer me half a million to delete the video now, only to turn around and hire someone to leak my private information.

She’d spin the whole story.

’She’s the boss. I can’t win against her.’

Yan Li didn’t know what else to say at this point, so she could only keep telling her to calm down.

"Acting rashly won’t solve anything. Calm down a little so we can have a proper talk."

Yan Li had no idea that in the young woman’s mind, her offer to "talk" was nothing more than a terrifying trap.

The calmer Yan Li sounded, the more frightened the girl became.

"Leave now!"

Little Carrot’s tone was final.

She had nothing left to say to them.

’If I can use my life to ruin Yan Li’s reputation, I think it’s worth it.’

"BANG BANG BANG." The knocking at the door grew more frantic.

It sounded like a death knell.

"I’m warning you, leave now!"

Little Carrot reached out and slid the window open.

The air outside was humid and pleasant. She stuck her hand out, and the gentle breeze felt comfortable on the back of her hand.

But inside, she was a nervous wreck.

The next second, her grip loosened, and the phone fell directly from the sixth floor to the ground below.

With a sickening CRACK, the screen shattered.

Only then did she walk nervously to the door. "Did you hear that? I just threw my phone down. The next thing to fall might not be a phone."

Outside the door, Yan Li frowned. In that moment, she realized the gravity of the situation.

"What are you trying to say? Spell it out for me."

Wang Meng also chimed in, trying to persuade her. "President Yan is here now. Whatever you want, we can discuss it. But you have to delete the video. Listen to me, please don’t do anything rash."

Little Carrot had been in this industry long enough. She understood how some things worked.

"Who do you think you’re fooling? Besides, it’s too late to delete it now. I’m not opening this door. If you keep pushing me, I’ll jump out this window right now. Tomorrow, you can just wait to see it on the news."

Hearing this, Wang Meng gasped, looking at Yan Li with terror on her face.

"President Yan, what do we do now?"

Yan Li hadn’t expected the woman to be so mentally fragile.

"Listen to me. What happened today was my fault. I apologize to you, I sincerely apologize. Or if there’s some compensation you want, we can discuss it. It’s all negotiable."

After speaking, she licked her lips and tried to sound composed. "Um, one million. How about one million? You delete the video now, and I’ll have the finance department transfer one million to you immediately as compensation!"

On the other side of the door, Little Carrot gave a cold laugh.

"So now you’re talking compensation? A little too late for that."

"You were so disdainful at the dinner table. I was just some piece of trash the director introduced, right? What right do I have to hear an apology from you?"

Some things can be fixed with money, but some things can’t.

She would never forgive the mockery, the disdain.

’Living is so hard. I’m so tired!’

Yan Li licked her lips nervously. To be honest, she really hadn’t expected this girl to be so tough. If she had known, she wouldn’t have let things get this far.

"Just calm down. Open the door so we can talk."

"Go away. There’s nothing to talk about. Stop pushing me! If you push me any further, I’ll really kill myself right in front of you!"

Little Carrot was growing more and more agitated.

’I’m already at this point, what more do they want?’

’Isn’t this the price Yan Li deserves to pay?’

「Just then」, Xiao Ran and Yan Xici rushed to the downstairs of Little Carrot’s apartment building. As the two were about to enter the building, they saw a phone on the ground, smashed beyond recognition.

Yan Xici’s heart skipped a beat.

To be honest, this was the first time she had ever seen such a scene, and she couldn’t help but feel a surge of fear.

"Xiao Ran, she... she wouldn’t..." Yan Xici didn’t dare finish the sentence.

Xiao Ran swallowed hard. He walked over, picked up the battered phone, and clutched it in his hand.

Then he turned to Yan Xici beside him and said with a serious expression, "She won’t. Let’s go upstairs first!"

’It’s not like I’m a god. How would I know if she’ll actually do it or not!’

With that, he took the stairs two at a time, racing up.

Just as he reached the sixth-floor landing, he saw Yan Li standing at the door.

Seeing Xiao Ran, Yan Li couldn’t help but narrow her eyes.

"What are you doing here?"

’Who told him to come?’

"President Yan, Xici asked me for Little Carrot’s address earlier. I’m the one who told her," Wang Meng said, lowering her head.

She really felt she had no other choice.

Yan Li simply couldn’t comprehend Wang Meng’s actions. Her eyes went wide as she glared at her. "Are you out of your mind?"

’What did you bring them here for? To kick me while I’m down? To watch me make a fool of myself?’

"You’re the one who’s out of your mind!" Xiao Ran walked to the door and shoved Yan Li aside.

He then spoke to the person behind the red iron door. "It’s Xiao Ran. Open the door and let me in first. Let’s you and I have a proper talk."

Little Carrot froze. ’Xiao Ran?’

’The person who was just messaging me?’

"How did you know I live here?" Little Carrot’s eyes were filled with an indescribable confusion.

But from her tone, it was clear that she held significantly less hostility toward Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran’s voice was serious and earnest.

"That’s not important. What’s important is that I truly understand how you feel, and right now, I’m the only one who can help you!"

He was genuinely worried something terrible would happen to Little Carrot.

’If that happens, Yan Li will never get over this, and my life will be ruined as well.’

’After all, if I hadn’t pressured Yan Li, maybe the video wouldn’t have been deleted in the first place, and there would never have been any talk of an apology video.’

’Then none of this would have happened.’

’This whole thing is a vicious cycle, and everyone involved bears some responsibility.’