Chapter 1479: Capítulo 1479: Chapter 1480: Nowhere to Turn

Su Miaotong touched her cheek, the pain felt like it was burning. She let out a light hiss and used a faint smile to cover her embarrassment.

“That’s my home, my parents, how could I not care? I still go back every day. My uncle and aunt pressured me to get Xinying out. I reasoned with them, but they wouldn’t listen. So, I stopped talking about it since it was pointless. Actually, it’s not like my uncle doesn’t have money to post bail, but my aunt disagrees. She has money but is also miserly and wants to force me to resolve it. Seeing my firm attitude and that pestering was useless, she finally agreed to spend her own money.”

Nan Jiaojiao remained silent and felt the egg wrapped in the towel had cooled down. She took it out and placed it aside, then fished another egg from the hot water, peeling it as she said, “Actually, you don’t have to tell me these things.”

Every family has its difficult story.

Nan Jiaojiao didn’t feel she was close enough with Su Miaotong, but both times Su Miaotong got hit it was because of her, she felt guilty and only came to help with the injury, not to hear about other people’s scandals.

She didn’t understand the ins and outs of workplace dynamics, but past experiences had given her a strong sense of caution.

Knowing too much isn’t necessarily a good thing.

Su Miaotong chuckled, “I got carried away for a moment and said too much, sorry for making you laugh.”

Nan Jiaojiao’s face showed no expression as she wrapped the freshly peeled egg in a towel and bent down to apply it to Su Miaotong’s face.

“Jiaojiao, I don’t have many friends in the company,” Su Miaotong cautiously glanced at Nan Jiaojiao, “I’ve spent so much time with you lately, I don’t know how I became so talkative, it’s just… I couldn’t find anyone else to talk to.”

Nan Jiaojiao paused her movement.

She didn’t exactly feel comfortable inside.

It’s not that she felt repulsed.

But being too close with a superior is not a good thing either.

“It’s okay. You can say what you want, but don’t be too vulnerable in front of others.”

Nan Jiaojiao handed the egg to Su Miaotong and glanced at her face politely, “Like this, are you still going out to meet clients today?”

“No rush. My clients are all old customers, I scheduled two for today, but I’ll talk to them and see if I can push it to tomorrow. By tomorrow, my face should be less swollen, at least not as unsightly as it is now.”

Nan Jiaojiao nodded, “Alright, as long as you’re sure.”

She didn’t have much to chat about with Su Miaotong, but before leaving, she helped pour a cup of water.

Yue Yu had been busy the whole time but had also been occasionally watching Su Miaotong’s office. When she saw Nan Jiaojiao coming out, she instinctively rose from her chair quickly and then sat back down.

Her gaze followed Nan Jiaojiao. When she approached, she hastily grabbed her hand and looked her up and down.

“I was so scared; I arrived right on time. The people at the door had scattered. It was Sister Yuanyuan who told me that troublesome person came to bother you again. How are you? Did you get hurt?”

Nan Jiaojiao smiled, “No, she couldn’t hurt me.”

“That’s good, that’s good.”

Yue Yu cautiously lifted her forehead in the direction of the office, “And what about Master Su? I heard she got slapped?”

“Already taken care of. She’s not meeting clients today, so I’ll have it easy too.”

Yue Yu exhaled a breath of relief, “Actually, Master Su is quite pitiful. She has such an awful family of relatives. Her work capability is so excellent, even praised personally by President Pei. Yet, no matter how high you rise in the workplace, you can’t escape your original family. You’d think someone with her personality, how could she be related to Su Xinying, I feel for her.”