The Epoch of Miyu

Ji Feng asked Xue Rui: "Then why did you ask me to come down?"

Xue Rui immediately replied: "I was worried Sister Mi Yu wouldn't be able to handle it later! But if she can't handle it, I probably couldn't either if I stepped in. We'd still need you to take over!"

Ji Feng looked down at Xue Rui, staring until Xue Rui was about to get nervous, then slowly rolled his eyes at him.

Afterward, he shifted his gaze into the office, observing the situation unfold.

The three people inside the room seemed to be waiting for something.

Outside the room, those hiding by the doorway to watch the excitement kept glancing back toward the end of the corridor, muttering: "Why hasn't it been delivered yet?"

When someone turned around and noticed Ji Feng, their eyes seemed to light up. They turned back to their companion hiding by the doorway and whispered: "Look, a handsome guy!"

The companion then pretended to check if anyone was coming down the corridor, stealing a glance at Ji Feng before turning back and muttering to their friend: "Wow, so handsome! I never thought someone this good-looking would also enjoy watching drama!"

Hearing these murmurs, Ji Feng grew increasingly impatient, a trace of annoyance appearing at the corner of his mouth. He frowned slightly and turned to ask Xue Rui: "What is everyone waiting for here?"

Xue Rui immediately lowered his voice to explain the background to Ji Feng.

"That pregnant woman inside claims Sister Mi Yu pushed her, making her fall, despite knowing she's pregnant—saying she's malicious and vicious. She wants Manager Feng to fire Sister Mi Yu. Sister Mi Yu defended herself, saying she didn't push her; that woman, who seems to be called Zhenzhen, fell on her own and then framed her. That Zhenzhen said Sister Mi Yu was slandering her, asking how she, as a pregnant woman, would risk her unborn child like that. She even asked the people watching by the doorway if that made sense, gaining a lot of sympathy votes. Manager Feng also agreed, saying how could Sister Mi Yu falsely accuse a mother like that. Sister Mi Yu then said: 'Why not check the surveillance? There's a camera at the end of the corridor.'

"That woman said: 'Fine, check the surveillance. I saw it too—there is indeed a camera at the end of the corridor. Once we see the footage, the truth will be clear.'

"Manager Feng called the surveillance room and asked them to bring the video. The person on the phone asked which camera feed he wanted. At first, Manager Feng said to bring all the footage from the executive level. That Zhenzhen said only the one from the end of the corridor was needed. So Manager Feng asked for the corridor footage. The person on the phone then asked for the camera number for the end of the corridor, telling Manager Feng to specify the code, not the location. Manager Feng said he didn't know, and that's when Sister Mi Yu told them it was camera number 3."

Xue Rui said to Ji Feng: "So now, everyone is waiting for the surveillance video from camera number 3 to be delivered."

After waiting a bit longer, someone finally brought the USB drive containing the surveillance video.

Feng Kaixin not only had a impressive office but also used a impressive computer—a large all-in-one with a big screen.

He turned the computer screen to face Lu Zhenzhen, who was sitting, and Xu Miyu, who was standing, both outside the desk. Then he inserted the USB drive into the computer, searching for the video file to play.

From this angle, those watching from the office doorway could also see the computer screen clearly.Feng Kaixin located the video file and issued one final warning to Xu Miyu before clicking play: "Xu Miyu, think carefully. It's still not too late to apologize to Mrs. Nie now. If you insist on being stubborn and refusing to see reason, once I click this mouse, the dirty and disgraceful things you just did to a pregnant woman in the hallway when no one was around will be officially exposed. As you can see, there are many people outside the door right now. When that happens, it will be a public execution for you."

Lu Zhenzhen stood nearby, holding her stomach, putting on the aggrieved act of a victim. She shook her head and said, "It's too late for her to apologize now. No matter how much she targeted me before, I didn't care, but now she's harming the child in my womb. I can't forgive her!"

Her words were filled with grievance and hurt, and her demeanor was truly stirring, evoking both anger and sympathy.

Even Xue Rui couldn't help but feel a bit confused as he asked, "Boss, do you think Mi Yu might have actually lost her temper and pushed her? After all, in Mi Yu's eyes, this woman is the homewrecker who destroyed her former family. Now she's deliberately flaunting her pregnancy to show off. It's really easy for someone to lose control in a moment of emotion..."

Before he could finish, the back of his head was slapped.

"When she was being collectively ostracized by her subordinates, how did she endure it? How did she patiently deal with someone like me, who never gives anyone a pleasant expression? If you used your brain for even a second, you'd know she wouldn't lay a hand on a pregnant woman."

Xue Rui was stunned. First, this was the first time Ji Feng had ever resorted to physical action. No matter how much he disagreed with him before, he would only give a cold glance or a sarcastic remark. This time, he actually hit him.

Second, that moment could be considered the most self-aware moment of Ji Feng's life! He finally realized just how difficult he was to deal with!

In the office, Xu Miyu spoke calmly—

"Manager Feng, please play the video."

Feng Kaixin bared his teeth in a smirk, as if to say, "You brought this on yourself, there's nothing I can do," and clicked to play the video.

Lu Zhenzhen slightly lifted her chin, wearing the righteous expression of a victim awaiting vindication.

Ji Feng and Xue Rui stood by the door, watching.

As soon as the video started playing, Ji Feng noticed something—

The footage shown was not from the hallway's perspective but from an angle diagonally across from where the incident occurred. The image was extremely clear, and it included audio. Judging by the quality, it was likely captured by a relatively new surveillance product.

In the office, Lu Zhenzhen's eyes widened as soon as she saw the footage. She sprang up from her chair, pointed at the computer screen, and exclaimed, "This isn't the surveillance footage from the end of the hallway! Where is this from? Stop playing it! I demand the footage from the end of the hallway!"

As she spoke, she made a move to rush forward, as if she were about to unplug the USB drive.

Xu Miyu shifted slightly, positioning herself in front of Lu Zhenzhen to block her path, but without making any physical contact."Why insist on the surveillance footage from the end of the corridor? Not only is that location far from where we were standing, but it also lacks audio recording capabilities and is prone to unclear shots due to awkward angles that can't properly capture what we were doing. As for this camera," Xu Miyu raised her hand and pointed at the computer screen, saying, "this is the latest hidden surveillance installed after the previous supervisor left, to prevent anyone from privately swapping hotel supplies like the former supervisor did. This camera not only clearly captures what we were both doing but also records everything we said. Lu Zhenzhen, your reluctance to play the footage from this camera precisely proves you have a guilty conscience, doesn't it?"

Xu Miyu blocked Lu Zhenzhen's path, and as she spoke these words, the video continued to play.

In the footage, it was clearly shown how Lu Zhenzhen had provoked her, insulted the entire industry, and demeaned service staff as lowly—all of it reproduced exactly as it happened.

Initially, some of the people outside had genuinely believed that Xu Miyu had pushed someone. But after witnessing Lu Zhenzhen's words and actions in the video, their emotional scales tipped sharply in Xu Miyu's favor.

Hearing Xu Miyu's responses to Lu Zhenzhen in the video—reasonable, well-founded, and neither submissive nor overbearing—they felt a deep sense of vindication.

Then the video reached its climax. Everyone clearly saw how Lu Zhenzhen had grabbed Xu Miyu's hand, which had been extended to help her, pressed it against her own body and refused to let go, and then let out a dramatic cry as she deliberately threw herself to the ground in a fake fall.

The onlookers murmured in disdain.

Lu Zhenzhen's face flushed crimson one moment and turned pale the next. She had intentionally left the door open for everyone to witness the scene, hoping to publicly condemn Xu Miyu. Never had she imagined that she would end up being the one judged by the crowd.

The sudden turn of events left her nearly beside herself with humiliated rage.

**

Ji Feng and Xue Rui watched the scene that had just unfolded in the office.

Xue Rui tapped his temple and exclaimed, "Wow, Mi Yu, that was impressive!"

Ji Feng curled the corner of his mouth into a faint smile, then quickly wiped it away, turning to Xue Rui with an expressionless face. "What's so impressive about her?"

Xue Rui whispered, "She's really clever! That homewrecker, Lu Zhenzhen or whatever her name is—if she went to Mi Yu with the intention of framing her, she would have scoped out the executive level surveillance locations beforehand. She must have seen the camera at the end of the corridor and calculated the angle it would capture, then designed a misleading perspective so that even if she fell on her own, the footage would make it look like Mi Yu had actually pushed her. And she was probably hoping Mi Yu would demand to review the surveillance, to further cement her false accusation.""So when Mi Yu suggested checking the surveillance footage from the end of the corridor, she agreed without hesitation. But she had underestimated Mi Yu's intelligence—Mi Yu had pulled off a clever diversion right in front of her. Mi Yu knew that Manager Feng was usually muddle-headed and neglectful of his duties, unaware of which surveillance number corresponded to each camera on the floor, while she herself, diligent in all aspects of her work, was thoroughly familiar with them. Thus, she pretended to refer to the surveillance number for the camera at the end of the corridor but actually gave the number for the hidden camera right across from them, which Lu Zhenzhen hadn't noticed and which clearly captured everything. In the end, the evidence proved that it was indeed that woman who had deliberately fallen to frame Mi Yu."

At this point, Xue Rui clicked his tongue repeatedly. "This woman, whose name sounds so sincere, is even willing to sacrifice the little fetus in her womb to fake things—how ridiculous! Her name and her actions are both utterly laughable!"

As he finished speaking, he glanced up and unexpectedly noticed a faint smile playing at the corner of Ji Feng's lips. This expression had appeared only a few times before, always when Ji Feng was particularly pleased with what he had to say.

With that subtle smile, Ji Feng spoke.

"Don’t just stand there watching the show—hurry up and handle something important for me. Call Wei Siyuan and tell him to come over. Immediately."

Upon hearing Wei Siyuan’s name, Xue Rui froze for a moment.

"Huh?"

The words "Why call him over?" were written plainly across his face.

Ji Feng shot him a glance as if looking at an idiot. "The official announcement might be moved up."

"Huh??" Xue Rui’s expression grew even more bewildered.

"Why do you keep saying 'huh'?" Ji Feng said impatiently. "Just do as you’re told."

Xue Rui closed his gaping mouth, stifling his confusion, and immediately pulled out his phone to make the call from a corner of the room.

Soon, he returned and reported to Ji Feng, "Boss, it’s done. He said he’ll rush over right away."

In the office, Xu Miyu allowed Lu Zhenzhen to push past her and watched as she rushed to the computer, yanked out the USB drive, and then threw it to the ground in a fit of rage.

Clutching her stomach, Lu Zhenzhen pointed at the onlookers outside the door and shooed them away, forbidding them from watching any further.

Everyone, still stung by her earlier derogatory remarks about service staff, deliberately ignored her.

It was only when Feng Kaixin stepped in that his words had some effect.

"Don’t any of you have work to do? Gathering here to watch the drama—do you all want to lose your jobs?!"

The crowd tactically retreated a step, but as soon as Feng Kaixin turned back to speak with the pregnant woman, they quietly crept back to continue watching.

After all, they all knew this Manager Feng—he was muddle-headed in his management, barely able to match names to faces. Even if he wanted to fire someone, he wouldn’t be able to identify who was who.

So there was no real need for them to disperse.

Inside the office, Feng Kaixin spoke softly, trying to soothe Lu Zhenzhen. His patience stemmed from the fact that, through Lu Zhenzhen, he seemed to see Nie Yucheng paving the way for him to make a fortune.

Pale-faced and holding her belly, Lu Zhenzhen put on the act of someone deeply wronged. Pointing at Xu Miyu, she said to Feng Kaixin, "No matter what, Manager Feng, this woman has repeatedly disrespected me, showing no consideration for the fact that I’m heavily pregnant. Whether from the perspective of customer service or basic decency toward a pregnant woman, her behavior has been utterly excessive. Manager Feng, it’s up to you to decide how to handle her today."

Feng Kaixin immediately made his stance clear. "Don’t worry, Mrs. Nie. I will definitely give you a satisfactory resolution today. Just wait a moment, please!"After finishing his words, he turned around and pointed at Xu Miyu's nose, saying: "Xu Miyu, you previously defied President Luo, causing the hotel to suffer financial losses; then you allowed your mother to cause a scene at the hotel, bringing extremely negative impact; and now you've provoked the family of the hotel's important partner! I won't bother with your other minor faults, but based on these major mistakes alone, I hereby announce your formal dismissal!"

As soon as his decision was announced, Lu Zhenzhen's face revealed a vicious, satisfied expression.

At the doorway, Xue Rui turned to ask Ji Feng: "Boss, it's time to protect your meal ticket. Should we step in?"

Before Ji Feng could respond, a crowd suddenly surged from behind them.

The group swept through like the wind, passing between Ji Feng, Xue Rui, and other onlookers, flooding into the office.

Ji Feng was knocked off balance by the rushing crowd. After steadying himself, he stared at the backs of those who had charged into the office, grinding his teeth in frustration.

Once Xue Rui regained his footing, he quickly checked on Ji Feng's condition: "Boss, when those people rushed past 'whoosh,' were you hurt?"

Ji Feng clenched his jaw, his voice squeezed thin: "Look down at my shoes."

Xue Rui looked down and his eyes widened suddenly, struggling to suppress his laughter.

Multiple shoe prints were layered on Ji Feng's shoe tops. From this, it was clear he had really... been stepped on quite badly.

He looked up at the several girls who had rushed into the room - some wearing their own clothes, others in housekeeping uniforms.

Taking a closer look at their faces,

Xue Rui immediately turned to tell Ji Feng: "Boss, please forgive them first - they're all the housekeeping staff under Mi Yu! They've probably come to petition and support Mi Yu!"

The people who rushed into the office were the executive level housekeeping staff. Some were on duty, others had changed clothes preparing to leave work, but then Ke Wenxue saw someone frantically sharing gossip in the group chat that Xu Miyu was being reprimanded in Feng Kaixin's office and might not be able to stay this time - she definitely had to go.

Ke Wenxue immediately asked if anyone was on site, and if so, to send some video clips.

Video clips quickly came through. After watching a few segments, Ke Wenxue immediately began gathering people, telling them: "Mi Yu is being targeted in Manager Feng's office right now. Manager Feng wants to fire her for no good reason! Should we charge over?"

Everyone said charge, of course they should charge, "Have we forgotten the determination we made when we swore over meat? Didn't we agree then to be better to our supervisor! Ke Wenxue, is your fence-sitting habit acting up again? Don't want to charge?"

Ke Wenxue rolled up her sleeves: "Whoever doesn't charge is a coward! Don't you believe I'll be the first to speak up for Mi Yu after we charge in? Let's go! Charge!"

And so the group rushed into Feng Kaixin's office with some momentum and urgency.

They entered the room just as Feng Kaixin was once again passionately announcing his decision to fire Xu Miyu.Ke Wenxue immediately stepped forward and said, "Manager Feng, we don't agree with you firing our supervisor! No one is more diligent and responsible than Supervisor Xu. No one on this entire floor understands the work situation better than her—from every room down to the surveillance camera numbers. She quietly keeps all these big and small details that others overlook or fail to notice close to heart. No one is more dedicated and conscientious than her! Working under her, we finally understand how to do our jobs properly. You can't fire her!"

Yin Xiang also voiced her support right after Ke Wenxue spoke: "That's right, Manager Feng, we object to firing Supervisor Xu. Supervisor Xu is the least calculative person among all of us—she never fusses over gains or losses with anyone and doesn't mind taking on extra work. Sometimes she even does more tasks than us servers, yet she never shares the bonuses and lets us claim them all. Why would you fire such a decent leader? Losing her would be a loss for our hotel!"

Zhao Kele and Li Wan also stepped up to speak one after another.

"Exactly! And remember that undercover inspection incident? All five-star hotels failed, even the industry benchmark Starcrest Hotel couldn't escape unscathed. Only our Sway Hotel passed completely, and that was entirely thanks to Supervisor Xu. Her responsibility and honesty helped the hotel avoid that undercover crisis. She's a credit to the hotel—how can the hotel fire someone who contributed so much?"

Feng Kaixin listened to the clamorous voices pleading for Xu Miyu with great displeasure.

He turned to Xu Miyu and said, "You're quite good at winning people over, aren't you? What, inciting them to rebel against me?"

Seeing the girls suddenly charge in so resolutely to defend her, speaking up for her and uniting against Feng Kaixin, Xu Miyu felt waves of grateful emotion surging in her heart.

These waves transformed into confidence and strength. She responded to Feng Kaixin calmly but firmly: "I've never incited anyone to do anything. I've just treated them with sincerity, and they've responded with sincerity in return."

Feng Kaixin sneered coldly, then pointed at Zhao Kele and said, "Don't try to pressure me with talk about Xu Miyu's contributions. Wasn't she just doing what she was supposed to do? No matter how much you rebel against me today, my decision won't change. I'm definitely firing your Supervisor Xu today—she made mistakes that offended our VIP guests!"

Then a cool, slightly mocking voice spoke up: "But what exactly did Supervisor Xu do wrong? She works hard and cares for her subordinates—what's wrong with that? If we must find fault with her, then her only mistake was marrying the wrong person, giving her ex-husband the chance to cheat with a mistress, allowing that mistress to take her place, and now that woman has turned around to bully her and frame her for pushing her pregnant belly!"

When Luo Qingping said this, not only were the people watching at the door shocked, but even Ke Wenxue, Yin Xiang and the others inside the room were stunned.

She had so bluntly torn away that veil of decency, straightforwardly exposing the identity and facts that Lu Zhenzhen had always been most reluctant to acknowledge.

This time, Ke Wenxue truly saw Luo Qingping—who usually only minded her own business—in a new light. That time Xu Miyu drank herself sick overnight to save Luo Qingping's situation apparently hadn't been in vain. When everyone told Luo Qingping back then, "You should treat our supervisor better from now on," it seemed she had actually taken it to heart.Ke Wenxue couldn't help but give Luo Qingping a thumbs-up and whispered, "Girl, you're really fierce! I never expected you to stand up for Mi Yu like that!"

Luo Qingping replied with a cold, proud expression, "Who said I was doing it for your Mi Yu? I simply can't stand mistresses who steal someone's husband and still have such a dark heart."

Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, as if she were whispering to Ke Wenxue, yet her words were just clear enough for everyone else to hear.

This undoubtedly added another blow to Lu Zhenzhen.

Her face turned pale as she pointed at Luo Qingping and demanded, "What's your name? Who are you slandering with your insinuations? I'm telling you, I'll sue you for defamation!"

Luo Qingping remained unafraid: "Madam, calm down. I only mentioned a mistress, not anyone by name. If you're willingly identifying with that, it's really not my problem."

Lu Zhenzhen trembled with anger, turning to Feng Kaixin to demand, "Is this your Siwei Hotel? Is this how you earned your five-star rating? By letting your staff run wild and insult customers?"

Feng Kaixin hurriedly tried to soothe her.

At the doorway, Xue Rui watched the scene unfold and couldn't help but remark to Ji Feng, "Boss, look at this. Not long ago, these room attendants were disliking and excluding Mi Yu, but now they're all defying Manager Feng's authority to speak up for her and defend her."

He sighed and added, "Mi Yu is really something. She subtly works her way into people's hearts, and at critical moments, she can rally so many to her side. Maybe that's what you call charisma?"

Ji Feng listened nearby without speaking, but raised an eyebrow.

In the office, Lu Zhenzhen was still agitatedly demanding an explanation. She had Feng Kaixin completely drive away the onlookers outside, and before guiding Feng Kaixin to fire Xu Miyu, she insisted on seeking justice for herself. She raised her hand and pointed from left to right at the executive level service staff, demanding that every single one who had bullied guests on Xu Miyu’s behalf should be punished.

For a moment, Lu Zhenzhen alone stirred up an uncontrollable commotion in the room.

Just then, someone brushed past Ji Feng’s shoulder and hurried into the office.

At first, Ji Feng showed no particular reaction, but when Lu Zhenzhen tearfully called this person "husband," he frowned.

Then he raised his hand and patted the shoulder that had just been brushed, as if dusting off something dirty.

Xue Rui watched silently from the side: "..."

He knew Ji Feng detested promiscuous men the most.

Nie Yucheng had rushed back to the hotel after finishing his business but didn’t see Lu Zhenzhen in the room.

He tried calling to ask a room service attendant if they knew where the guest of this room had gone.

But no one answered the phone for a long time.

He left the room to search in person and finally found an attendant far from the room. He asked why there were so few attendants today and whether this lone attendant had seen his wife.

The attendant’s expression was barely concealed sarcasm. She told him, "The other attendants? They’ve all gone to petition the manager because he’s about to fire our team leader. As for your wife, she’s in the manager’s office—she’s the one demanding that the manager fire our team leader immediately."

After hearing this, he immediately headed to Feng Kaixin’s office. Outside the office, he confirmed that what the attendant downstairs had said was surprisingly accurate—Lu Zhenzhen was indeed causing a scene.

He rushed in, grabbed Lu Zhenzhen’s arm, ignored her headache-inducing teary-eyed pitiful act, and scolded her in a low voice, "Lu Zhenzhen, do you think you haven’t embarrassed yourself enough? When will you stop this nonsense?"

Then he turned to Feng Kaixin and said, "Manager Feng, I’m sorry. My wife’s emotions are a bit unstable during her pregnancy, and she’s caused you trouble. Please don’t take her words too seriously, and don’t penalize anyone else. I beg you."

After speaking to Feng Kaixin, he finally couldn’t help but look at Xu Miyu.

His gaze was deep and pained as he looked at her, his voice slightly hoarse as he said, "I’m sorry." After a pause, he added, "Wait for me. I’ll take her back to the room and come right back!"

Xu Miyu immediately replied, "No need."

But Nie Yucheng acted as if he hadn’t heard, disregarding Lu Zhenzhen’s struggles and jealousy, and firmly led her away by the wrist.

After he left, everyone thought that with Nie Yucheng’s words, Feng Kaixin would no longer insist on firing Xu Miyu or punishing the others.

But Feng Kaixin shattered everyone’s expectations as soon as he spoke: "Xu Miyu, you’ve stirred up so much trouble here. No matter what anyone says today, I won’t keep you—I’m determined to fire you!"

As he spoke, he strode to the door and yelled indiscriminately outside, "Go away, all of you! Do you all want to lose your jobs?" Then he slammed the door shut with a bang.

But the door, slammed with too much force, didn’t close properly and bounced back open.But Feng Kaixin had his back to the door and didn't see.

So the onlookers outside exchanged glances and collectively decided not to leave just yet, choosing to continue observing for a while longer.

Inside the room, Xu Miyu was questioning Feng Kaixin: "But manager, firing someone requires justification. May I ask what I've done wrong? Please give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise I'll file for labor arbitration with the arbitration committee."

Feng Kaixin let out a sarcastic "Oh ho!": "So you think you've grown some backbone, huh?" The matter had worn him down to the point of frustration. He raised his finger and began berating Xu Miyu, "Xu Miyu, don't you put on that righteous, pure-as-snow act with me! Don't think I don't know what you've been doing behind my back! Tell me, did you send an email to the chairman reporting me? How dare you shamelessly claim it's for the hotel's development, hoping the chairman would consider firing me? Where do you get the nerve?"