Chapter 183: Tang Jie’er’s Sophistry 2
Xiao Yi cried heartbrokenly, unable to speak, and besides, she didn’t know where Ye Chuxiao’s design drawings original draft was.
Chairman Tang looked at the three staff members frozen in place, silent as cicadas, and ordered, “Search this meeting room and find Miss Ye’s original draft! Since Jie’er returned from the restroom and saw Xiao Yi still here, she shouldn’t have had time to move or swap the original draft!”
“Yes, Chairman Tang!” The three staff members dared not be negligent in any way, meticulously searching the entire meeting room like a carpet.
Tang Jie’er inwardly blamed her Father for being too insistent on that original draft. She had already offered the best solution, asking Ye Chuxiao to submit another contest entry draft. Why did her Father still want to find the original draft?
However, Tang Jie’er remained calm. No one would find that original draft; it was in her shoulder bag!
“Chairman Tang,” the three staff members said, having truly done their best, “We… can’t find… the original draft.”
Tang Jie’er immediately said, “Father, perhaps when I went to the restroom, Xiao Yi not only swapped the original draft but also took it out to destroy it?
“Since Xiao Yi has already admitted to tampering with it, and Xiaoxiao is here, her computer must have a backup draft. Just have Xiaoxiao output another one and submit it.
“Let this matter end here. If it escalates and gets out, it will also have a negative influence on our Tang Group.”
Xiao Yi bit her lip and cried softly. She felt very wronged, but the Daughter of the Chairman of Tang Group wanted to use her as a scapegoat. What else could she do?
No matter what the truth was, she couldn’t continue to stay at Tang Group. But if she tried to expose Miss Tang, she feared it wouldn’t clear her name and would instead lead to retaliation from Miss Tang. She wouldn’t even be able to stay in Y City!
Even if Xiao Yi was wronged, she could only swallow this bitterness herself!
Chairman Tang’s solemn expression did not diminish in the slightest. He looked at his Daughter and said deeply, “There is one more place that hasn’t been searched. Jie’er, to clear your suspicion, please open your shoulder bag yourself and let us take a look.”
“Ah?” Tang Jie’er was dumbfounded, looking incredulous. “Father, you suspect me?”
At this moment, why did her Father still consider her a suspect? It was understandable at the beginning, but now she had pointed out that Xiao Yi was the one who framed Ye Chuxiao, and Xiao Yi hadn’t refuted it, tacitly agreeing. No one else had any objections. Yet, why was her Father still entangled and wanted to search her?
Tang Hong did not explain or comfort his Daughter. He looked at one of the staff members and said, “Xiao Zhong, go and open Jie’er’s shoulder bag.”
Xiao Zhong bit his lip tightly and lowered his head. Chairman Tang had given the order, but Xiao Zhong didn’t have the courage to open the shoulder bag of the eldest Daughter of the Tang family.
“Father!” Tang Jie’er said loudly, seemingly greatly wronged, “My shoulder bag is my personal item, how can you search it so casually?”
“Then open it yourself,” Tang Hong did not back down.
“No! I refuse!” Tang Jie’er said indignantly. “I started interning at Tang Group when I was sixteen. My emotion for Tang Group is evident to all!
“The relocation project of Tang Group is of great meaning, and I have devoted myself to it wholeheartedly. As the General Manager in charge of the image icon design contest, I have put in a lot of energy and time!
“I have no motive to harm one of the designers. For me, every design drawing might be the prototype of Tang Group’s future logo, and I cherish it very much!
“Father, if you consider me a suspect and want to search my personal belongings in public, it hurts my feelings too much!”
