The Rich Family's Melon King Only Wants to Eat Melon, but Her Thoughts Are Heard Ch. 22

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But that side profile did look really familiar. They quickly turned to look at someone—who, at that moment, was sitting at her desk, exhausted, staring at her screen.

That side profile looked exactly like the company's new hire, Zhao Keyu. Seriously, what were the odds?

But Zhao Keyu was wearing nothing branded, and a few of her outfits had been spotted at the little street stall downstairs. No one else in the company would ever be caught dead buying knockoffs from a street vendor.

"Wow, it really does look like her, huh... haha..." someone let out an awkward laugh.

"It's just one blurry pic—who knows? Maybe it's just someone with a similar face. There are tons of people who look alike in this world. Not everyone's gonna be a Jack Ma. Some people are just destined to never step foot on that kind of yacht," someone said sourly, and the others started casting unfriendly looks at Zhao Keyu sitting not far away.

Mo Keyu suddenly felt goosebumps all over. She had been focused on her work just now and hadn't paid attention to her coworkers nearby. But when she looked up, she realized quite a few people were staring at her.

The moment they saw her looking over, they all quickly scattered, chatting casually as they returned to their desks.

Mo Keyu didn't know what had happened, but later, the system told her those people had been talking behind her back. She didn't feel the need to confront them—after all, these people didn't affect her interests in any way.

Still, they deserved to get a taste of what it meant to gossip behind someone's back.

While resting in the break room at noon, Mo Keyu received a friend request from Uncle Yan—the friend Mo Zhengtian had been talking to all night at the banquet.

Yan Fangping was an old friend of Mo Zhengtian. His biggest income these days came from a newly invested entertainment company. At first, they were losing money, but the Yan family's oldest son managed to build it up with pure passion. Even Yan Fangping hadn't expected the entertainment industry to be so profitable now.

Of course, that was all according to her dad. The Mo family had originally made their fortune selling chili sauce. Over time, they evolved into the top chili sauce brand in the country, and gradually expanded into other industries. By the time the company was in Mo Zhengtian's hands, they weren't just making money from chili sauce—they also sold all kinds of food like candy, mini bread, milk, and had investments in film, TV, IT, and the latest tech products.

Mo Keyu accepted the friend request, but nothing else happened after that.

A while later, she got a message from Mo Zhengtian instead:

—Keyu, get ready to head out with me tonight. We're having dinner with your Uncle Yan.

—Got it!

She was in a great mood—free dinner again tonight!

The break room seating was tucked around a corner. Just as she was about to pack up and get back to work, she happened to run into a few teammates.

Their team leader was standing in the middle of them. They were laughing and chatting. Since they were pretty close, the team leader usually didn't say much when they were just casually talking.

The break room—where no secret stays hidden. Tons of gossip and rumors came from this very place.

"Brother Wang, is it true that Director Mo got kicked out?" someone asked.

Mo Keyu had been about to walk away, but the only way back to her desk was past them, and now definitely wasn't the time to pass by. She had no choice but to sit down and wait for them to leave.

Team Leader Wang looked around, then lowered his voice, "Yeah, that Director Mo used to be the chairman's daughter, right? Always bossing people around—really made life hard for us. Then the rumor got out that she wasn't his biological daughter, and once the chairman found out, she got kicked out immediately."

"What? Seriously? That's insane. How did they not realize after all these years?"

"Well, our chairman's always been busy, didn't really pay much attention to his family. I even heard he's been wearing a green hat all these years."

"Back when Director Mo was around, everyone said she was the heir. People were lining up to suck up to her. Now that she's gone, who's going to inherit the company?"

"Let me tell you—actually, the chairman has two daughters. There's a real heiress, the eldest miss, but she's never shown up at the company. Supposedly, she doesn't care about fighting for anything. But I've heard the chairman's been grooming her lately."

"She doesn't have to fight for anything and still gets to inherit the company? That's the dream."

The more interested they looked, the more fired up Brother Wang became:

"Nothing to be jealous about, honestly. I don't think this eldest miss is someone to mess with. She came in and kicked out her stepmother and stepsister right away, became the only heir. Word is, she's the one who exposed that the younger girl wasn't biologically related to the chairman. That says a lot about how sharp she is."

"Well, she is the heiress of a rich family, after all."

"I even heard the eldest miss is insanely beautiful... And the craziest thing is, she's actually in our company!"

"What? For real? But we haven't seen any new leadership come in recently."

...

God knows how long they were planning to keep chatting. Mo Keyu was already going numb from sitting there so long.

Everything about the Mo family had already spread through the upper-class circles ages ago. It was only now trickling down to the company, and now everyone was trying to guess who the eldest miss actually was.

Just then, her phone suddenly started going off like crazy—ding ding ding.

Mo Keyu quickly grabbed it and kept pressing the volume-down button. But her spot was already exposed, so she had no choice but to act like she hadn't heard anything and quietly walked out.

"Zhao Keyu, what are you doing here?" Team Leader Wang, still salty from last time, immediately gave her attitude when he saw her.

"I was just resting for a bit," Mo Keyu said. Some people glanced at her with weird expressions, but she didn't care at all. "Oh, by the way, maybe this so-called Miss Mo didn't start off as a higher-up. Maybe she's just a regular employee, like the rest of us."

"Like you'd know?" Team Leader Wang looked at her with open disdain. "I have a relative in management. You seriously think you've got better sources than me?"

"I'm just saying. Believe it or not, that's up to you," Mo Keyu said, then strolled off casually.

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