After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me-Chapter 470 - 324: Clarification

Qian Lin, with a pale face, confessed everything she knew. She accused everything as being instructed by Gao Minjia.

Furious, Gao Minjia burst into cursing, "It has nothing to do with me, Qian Lin, you did it on purpose!! Oh, I get it, Qian Lin, you along with Tang Xi and Fang Yuan are all in cahoots. You had conspired long ago just to slander me!"

Gao Minjia exploded like a cat whose tail was stepped on, tearfully complaining to the onlookers, "They are framing me. I have worked at Fu’s for five years with total dedication, while Tang Xi has only been here for over ten days before such an incident occurred. The items were found in Fang Yuan’s bag, which only proves that Qian Lin and Tang Xi conspired together!"

With Gao Minjia’s words, there was a buzz of discussion around.

Of course, some were shocked that a petty jewelry theft could be so complex, and the thief wasn’t Fang Yuan?

Others felt that Qian Lin was slandering Gao Minjia, after all, Gao Minjia really was a veteran in the design department.

Gao Minjia was crying here bitterly, very aggrieved, with a few colleagues comforting her.

"Qian Lin, you keep saying that Gao Minjia instructed you to do this. Do you have any evidence?"

"Yeah, where is the evidence? You can’t just talk nonsense without evidence."

"I could also say, it was Tang Xi who instructed Qian Lin, and you two conspired in private, or maybe there’s someone else behind you two directing."

Qian Lin had long known that Gao Minjia would be shameless, so now saying these things made her feel much more at peace. Facing Gao Minjia’s panicked and evasive behavior, Qian Lin coldly said, "Of course, I have evidence! Gao Minjia, did you think I didn’t have any?"

Gao Minjia turned pale, staring at Qian Lin.

Struggling to stabilize her mind, she had not been involved directly, letting Qian Lin do everything. What evidence could Qian Lin have? It must be a trick! Yes! She was just being tricked, Gao Minjia thought she would not fall for Qian Lin’s bluff.

Shen Duan looked at Qian Lin, "What evidence do you have?"

"I have a recording on my phone, the recording outlines the entire process of Gao Minjia conspiring to steal the ring from Jian Rui’s office and frame Tang Xi. I was completely acting under her instruction. She kept saying that she would soon take over as the associate director, and her uncle is the manager of the HR department, I had no choice but to obey. Apart from me, Qu Xinrong was also involved. The surveillance in Jian Rui’s office wasn’t actually broken, just an hour of video was cut off."

At that moment, Qu Xinrong stepped forward.

She had seen the situation clearly from the start, knowing it was critical to protect herself.

Gao Minjia fiercely glared at Qu Xinrong, as if she would tear Qu Xinrong’s mouth if she spoke a word against her.

But Qu Xinrong indeed spoke.

She declared that Gao Minjia was the mastermind, and indeed, the ring was placed by Qian Lin into Tang Xi’s bag.

But then it was taken out by herself and placed in Fang Yuan’s bag.

At this point, Gao Minjia couldn’t care about anything else and lunged forward like a madwoman, "You bitch! All of you are betraying me!! Slander!! Just slander!! Baseless accusations!!"

But before she could reach Qu Xinrong, she was stopped by the security.

Jian Rui and You Lili exchanged glances at that moment, exchanging unspoken messages.

Jian Rui hesitated for a moment and then spoke up, wanting to clear her name, at this point, whether related to her or not, she wanted to disassociate from the situation.

"I didn’t realize Gao Minjia was like this. Normally, she’s very active at work, has been in the design department for five to six years... really, it’s hard to know a person. But fortunately, the ring was found."

You Lili, "Yes, fortunately, the ring has been found. Really, Fang Yuan was wronged. I felt from the start that things weren’t so simple, indeed, Fang Yuan is innocent."

Fu Tingzhou observed You Lili and Jian Rui coldly, "Is this how you manage your design department? No wonder, the designs produced by your department this year are exceptionally bad. Working for five or six years makes her a veteran of the company, so she can just bully new colleagues? Gao Minjia often bullied new colleagues, and you ignored it, allowing her to take advantage of your acquiescence and become more aggressive. Your management abilities have wronged the company."

This remark, ’have wronged,’ made Jian Rui and You Lili shudder.

They knew it was over.

The calm yet eerily cold voice of Fu Tingzhou was like a layer of frost.

You Lili opened her mouth, but couldn’t utter a word in defense.

Jian Rui bowed her head, feeling a chill in her heart.

Having witnessed such a drama this morning, Fu Tingzhou looked displeased. Before leaving the conference room, he inadvertently glanced at Tang Xi’s face.

She too looked calmly at him.

Their gazes collided for a second before Fu Tingzhou withdrew his gaze and strode away.

After he left, the vice president in charge of the design department looked at You Lili with a sigh, for You Lili was also raised by him.

What a pity.

You Lili looked at him, "Teacher, I...."

An Xun shook his head, "Lili, I can write you an email; go on and continue working at another company."

You Lili has been working at Fu Corporation for almost ten years, and at this moment, she couldn’t help but her eyes began to redden.

"Teacher, I have no connections with Zhang Qihua; he only helped me with a small favor previously. He is Gao Minjia’s uncle, but we don’t have any financial dealings, my hands are clean. This time, I indeed mismanaged my duties, typically allowing Gao Minjia and the others to bully new colleagues. I can accept a suspension for reflection, teacher, please trouble yourself to plead with Director Fu on my behalf."

"Lili, it’s not as simple as that. Director Fu is furious right now. You’ve been allowing Gao Minjia to bully newcomers. Isn’t it because you regard Zhang Qihua’s feelings? I know what you want to say, that many in the company behave this way, but these things are kept hidden and are not allowed in the open, Director Fu cannot tolerate any dirt in his sight."

He patted You Lili’s shoulder, "If this matter hadn’t reached Director Fu’s ears, then the ones who would have been dismissed are the innocent Fang Yuan and Tang Xi, and Gao Minjia would continue to engage in more exclusionary behavior because of your indulgence. Anyone who doesn’t get along with Gao Minjia, who has conflicts with her, eventually, because of your protection and her uncle’s convenience, your design department would be left with only those who flatter and support her."

You Lili’s expression changed.

An Xun, seeing her expression, nodded, "Let’s part on good terms, even if you aren’t working at Fu Corporation, you still have your capabilities, and I believe you can still perform well in other companies. I will use my utmost ability to arrange this—you resign voluntarily, and this incident has nothing to do with you."

You Lili lowered her head, forcing a smile. "Thank you, teacher."

-

Gao Minjia, Qian Lin, and Qu Xinrong were taken away by the police, and two directors from the design department also resigned.

Too many things happened in an instant.

Many were anxious, worried about being implicated themselves.

Tang Xi went to the detention center first thing to pick up Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan suggested going for a big meal to dispel the bad luck.

Tang Xi took out her phone, made a reservation, and at three in the afternoon, the two arrived at a hotpot restaurant.

Fang Yuan raised her glass, her face showing an embarrassed smile, her fair skin blushed with a hint of pink, her eyes bright. "Sister Tang Xi, I toast to you. I know what you want to say, that Gao Minjia was plotting against you, and you dragged me into this. But it’s not like that." Fang Yuan shook her head, "Even if not you, there would be someone else, and if not me, someone like Gao Minjia, such a bad bug, would bully someone else, and someone would eventually get hurt. But I’m lucky, with your help, my innocence was not only restored, but such a villain like Gao Minjia will also be punished by law!"

Tang Xi looked at Fang Yuan and smiled.

She liked Fang Yuan’s pure and sincere nature.

Lifting their glasses, they drank the beer inside.

The department granted Fang Yuan three days of leave, letting her rest well at home, and gave corresponding compensation, as she was innocent in the matter.

The legal department has sued Gao Minjia and Qian Lin.

Although Qu Xinrong was involved, his role was minor and as he was Tang Xi’s breakthrough point, he could still work in the design department after a suspension of one month.

With the departure of Jian Rui and You Lili, design department 1 is now leaderless.

On Friday, the department received news that a new director would be parachuted in.

"My name is Jiang Wangyue, and for now, I will be acting as the director of design department 1. Tonight, I’d like to invite everyone for a meal to get to know each other. Consider it a casual meet-and-greet. Since the gathering is arranged on short notice, if anyone has urgent matters tonight, you may ask Assistant Lan for leave."

She smiled as she scanned everyone’s faces, her voice gentle yet assertive, finally resting her gaze on Tang Xi, giving her a gentle wink and nod as a greeting.

Tang Xi paused for a moment.

The person seemed somewhat familiar.

She felt like she had seen her somewhere before, but couldn’t quite remember where.

Jiang Wangyue returned to her office, and the rest of the staff also returned to their workstations, Fang Yuan handed Tang Xi a cup of coffee, "This new director looks young and seems quite amiable, should be easy to get along with."

"Hope so," Tang Xi nodded, taking a sip of her coffee.

She glanced at the director’s office, this new director... she really seemed to have seen her somewhere before, and she even winked at her, seemingly recognizing her?

Tang Xi rubbed her temples, wondering if her memory had recently declined...

Behind her, colleagues discussed softly among themselves.

"The deputy director’s position is still vacant, who do you think in our department could fill it..."

"Yeah, with experienced personnel like Qian Lin and Gao Minjia causing such a big mess... and Qu Xinrong, now also suspended at home."

"I heard that in a couple of days a new designer will come to fill the position."

"With the director parachuted in, the deputy director might be as well... anyway, even if it’s not a parachuting, it doesn’t concern us."

"The new director... seems more approachable than the previous Director You..."