Chapter 163 Own Talent

"Mr. Cheng, is it funny?" Seeing that Victor was still grinning cheekily, Melinda was angry. He had no idea that he was the one to blame for what had happened.

Melinda's serious expression confused Victor. He poured water for her and seemed very pleased.

"This question is very serious. It's not funny at all. I came here today to talk about it. I have read the draft. It is not that bad. And it might be because the colleagues have higher requirement on you, right? You happen to have a gap in this period. Next time you improve it, it will be better. I believe in you."

Victor analyzed carefully, but found that instead of getting serious as usual, Melinda was mocking him, as if she had heard some kind of joke.

The smile at the corner of her mouth looked frightening.

A beauty who had always been graceful and sensible would become very powerful when she mocked someone. It was until this moment that Victor finally felt it.

"Higher requirement? Are they entitled to question me?" Melinda said in a sarcastic tone, and those vicious words were still lingering in her ears.

Victor became more cautious when she spoke like this.

"Melinda, we are so familiar with each other. What do you want to say? Just say it out." Victor hesitated. He didn't know how to deal with this woman, but the way Melinda looked at him made him timid.

"Mr. Cheng, we are not familiar," Melinda said with a smile. Though what her colleague said was harsh, she had to admit that there was something she did not handle well.

If she could be more tough, she wouldn't have been bothered by these things.

Victor's mouth twisted in disbelief. He wondered whether Melinda was at her period, where was the gentle and kind her?

"Mr. Cheng, if you want to talk about the manuscript, I have known it. Next time, I will not let everyone down." Melinda stood up, bowed slightly, and straightened her back.

"Mr. Cheng, I hope you will not do anything inappropriate anymore. I really like this job." Melinda turned around and said with a smile before leaving.

She was tired of those schemes. She didn't want to leave this place which she had been accustomed to for a long time for some ridiculous reasons.

Victor was still a little confused, but he also read some information from the attitude of Melinda.

"What's going on in the editing department?" Unable to think of an answer, Victor asked his assistant. The assistant had heard of it and told him everything he knew.

He even despised Melinda.

"What a bunch of gossipy women!" Victor said. He let his assistant leave the office. Thinking of what had happened, he knew that it was he who had dragged down Melinda.

"You should change the meaning of this draft and release it in the next magazine." Victor sent Melinda a message. After a short while, he received a reply.

"There is no need. It makes people even more feel that we are related. By the way, I have anonymously submitted it to the competitor company." A smile was shown behind Melinda's words, which made Victor think of her fake smiling face.

Though working at the company, Melinda was free to write. It would be no problem if her o

her seat from the side of Victor. Sure enough, everyone knew about the dinner party and was very excited to have dinner together. Elsa went home first in excuse of feeling uncomfortable.

The appearance of Melinda was like an ice machine, and the lively atmosphere just now suddenly quieted down. Everyone looked at each other, and did not know how to open their mouths.

"Why are all of you upset like this? You don't want to go with me? Well, you just help me save some money."

Victor walked out of the meeting room and saw a group of people staring at each other. Melinda knew that most of her colleagues were just following others' opinions. If she was too mean to them, she would be very narrow-minded.

"Mr. Cheng, is your wallet strong enough? You can't just treat each of us a bowl of Wonton, will you?" Melinda teased Victor as she packed up her things. After that, everyone began to talk as well.

"Maybe he will treat us with roast potatoes."

"Mr. Cheng is noble, he might not know what roast potatoes are."

"Mr. Cheng, we want to eat high-classed cuisine and we want to take our families."

"……"

The restaurant they decided to have dinner together at was a restaurant where they frequently went. It was said that it owned Victor's shares, so they ordered the food in a rude way.

The colleagues deliberately build a good relationship with Melinda. During the drinking, Melinda was the one who got drunk most, except Victor. Only that she could cheat in drinking and drunk some soft beverage, while Victor drank the real wine.

The crowd was boisterous. Melinda had to admit that even though she did not care, she was still relieved unconsciously at this time.

"Melinda, I'm sorry that I have caused your conflict with your colleagues and bothered you. I'll drink this glass of wine first."

"You've already expressed your apology in the best way," Melinda said with a smile. She would still have a long way to go at the problem about the colleagues if it weren't for Victor's help.

"Can we be friends?" Victor looked at Melinda with bright eyes, full of expectation.