Chapter 590: Chapter 590

"What’s so special about it? It’s just a bunch of flowers," Ai Li lazily responded, her eyes brimming with haughty self-satisfaction as others laughed and complimented her even more.

Chuxia showed no interest in these matters. Glancing briefly, she withdrew her gaze and headed straight for her seat. Just as she had set down her bag, Ai Li came over, holding that bright red rose in her hands.

Ai Li always wore that thick perfume; even before she approached, the scent wafted over. The fragrance was so overbearing that Chuxia frowned slightly in discomfort.

Seeing her reaction, Ai Li grew even more irritated. Everyone else was complimenting the flowers she received, yet Chuxia had walked past without a glance, and now she even dared to make a face of disdain?

Ai Li’s lips curled coldly, and she positioned herself directly in front of Chuxia, cradling the delicate rose in her hand and lightly caressing the petals as she lazily spoke, "Do you know why some women work themselves to death?"

Her question seemed aimed at the others, but her gaze lingered on Chuxia.

Chuxia acted as if she hadn’t seen anything at all, pulled over a chair, sat down, opened her computer, and began to process the work she had to do for the day.

Unperturbed by Chuxia’s lack of reaction, Ai Li continued in her flirtatious voice, "Because these women can only rely on themselves. Without hard work, how would they have anything to eat? Not like us, who are born beautiful, men only pity us and wouldn’t want to see us suffer even if we wanted to work hard. There’s no helping it, the world has always been this unfair, hasn’t it?"

Her thinly veiled taunt was so obvious that as her words fell, everyone’s gaze inevitably turned towards Chuxia.

Yet, as if she had heard nothing, Chuxia impassively organized her documents and then, turning to Lin Shasha, handed them over, "I’ve finished with this document, take a look."

Chuxia brushed off Ai Li’s comment as if it was nothing. Ai Li’s complexion turned ashen instantly. Lin Shasha, seeing Ai Li’s face, couldn’t help but smirk, giving a thumbs up to Chuxia while taking the document. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the novel⦿fire.net

Chuxia replied with just a light smile.

Observing her demeanor, Ai Li’s eyes narrowed in a show of fury. She didn’t believe that Chuxia couldn’t understand what she meant. Playing dumb, was she? Ai Li snorted coldly, her tone becoming even more icy, and she stopped beating around the bush, confronting Chuxia directly, "Ling Chuxia, I wonder if you’ve ever received flowers from a man? You should have, right? You are... passable, fitting the taste of some low-grade men, so surely you must have received a flower or two of the cheaper sort."

Ai Li’s sarcasm had no effect on Chuxia, who found it nothing but noise, an irritation that disturbed the peace of her ears. Slightly annoyed, Chuxia furrowed her brow, raised her head, and looked towards Ai Li.

With a smug lift of her chin, Ai Li thought Chuxia couldn’t hold back any longer. But to her surprise, Chuxia parted her lips to speak just one sentence, "Are you done? If so, please move aside, I need to work."

After Chuxia spoke, she immediately buried her head back in her work. Ai Li glared, but forced a laugh, "It seems you haven’t even received those cheap flowers. No wonder you have to work so hard."

"Wow, such beautiful flowers! And there are more flowers~" Ai Li had just finished speaking when someone suddenly exclaimed from nearby.