Chapter 182: Tang Jie’er’s Sophistry
Chairman Tang did not show favoritism, even though one of the suspects was his daughter.
“Xiao Yi, Jie’er,” Chairman Tang asked in a deep voice, “do you have anything else to state to prove you weren’t the one who replaced Ye Chuxiao’s design drawings?”
“Ah?” Ye Chuxiao was surprised. Her design drawings were swapped? So that drawing with her name on it, but not written by her, wasn’t her original draft?
Then where was her original draft?
Lu Ziyi still held Ye Chuxiao’s hand and said softly to her, “It’s okay.”
“Oh!” Tang Jie’er said with a sudden look of understanding. “After I finished counting the twenty design drawings, I went to the restroom. When I came back, I saw Xiao Yi alone in this meeting room. I think that was when Xiao Yi replaced Ye Chuxiao’s design drawings, right?”
“No, no, no!” Xiao Yi became even more flustered. When she returned to ask Miss Tang where to take a group photo of the designers, Miss Tang was clearly in the meeting room. Miss Tang wasn’t returning from the restroom.
Xiao Yi wasn’t foolish; she immediately guessed that Miss Tang had replaced Ye Chuxiao’s design drawings and was now using her to take the blame when the investigation started!
But what could she do? Tang Jie’er was the Chairman’s daughter. If she wanted to frame her, how could she clear her own name?
Moreover, the one investigating this matter was Miss Tang’s father, Chairman Tang. If he found any clues, he would probably cover it up for his daughter, wouldn’t he?
Thinking that her career was over just like that, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but cry.
Tang Jie’er felt even more confident and justified. “Xiao Yi, it’s useless to regret it now. You shouldn’t have been jealous of Consultant Lu’s kindness to Miss Ye in the first place! You secretly loved Consultant Lu, so you framed Miss Ye, didn’t you?”
Tang Jie’er then looked at the other three staff members. “Did Xiao Yi ever tell you that she liked Consultant Lu?”
The three girls lowered their heads, looked at each other, and stammered, “Yes…”
In fact, they had also said they liked Consultant Lu, and Xiao Yi was one of them.
With such a handsome and knowledgeable Consultant Lu, which young girl wouldn’t like him? What they meant by liking him was just admiration; they didn’t dare to hope for any further development with Consultant Lu.
It was just that the word “like” had too many meanings, and Xiao Yi couldn’t defend herself!
“No, no, no…” Xiao Yi cried even more sadly, but in the face of Miss Tang’s confident and forceful reasoning, she couldn’t say a word.
Ye Chuxiao was still confused and bewildered about being framed. She turned to look at Lu Ziyi.
There were so many girls who admired Senior Student Ziyi. Actually… it was normal. Ye Chuxiao felt dejected. Wasn’t she one of them?
The so-called truth finally came to light. Lu Ziyi’s expression remained solemn. Sensing Ye Chuxiao’s dejection, he tightened his grip on her small hand.
At this moment, Tang Jie’er confidently said to her father, “Dad, the truth is out. Xiao Yi was jealous of Miss Ye and framed her by taking advantage of her work. Since Miss Ye is the victim, let’s let her submit another final draft to participate in the finals.”
“There’s no need to submit another one,” Chairman Tang glanced indifferently at Xiao Yi, who was crying heartbrokenly. “Since Xiao Yi replaced Ye Chuxiao’s design draft, then bring out the hidden original draft!”
“No, no, no…” Xiao Yi sobbed uncontrollably, only repeating those words.
