Chapter 102: Chapter 102: The Pit Dug by Ye Mengyan_1

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“President Gu, it was my mistake. I’ll make amends!”

“How do you plan to do so?”

“If I can’t fix it, I’ll resign and sever ties with the company! I wouldn’t want to burden you.”

After packing up my things and asking him for some time off, I left.

The afternoon sunshine was somewhat lazy.

In the small cafe, Wenya sat across from me. After hearing everything, her temper flared up.

“This little innocent flower has finally shown her true colors. I’ve said it before, I shouldn’t have been kind to her! Ayun, you’re just too kind hearted.”

Through squinted eyes, I looked into the distance amidst the sunshine.

Through the glass window, under the parasol in the distance, there was an idly seated figure.

It was Ding Yinuo.

His starched white shirt accentuated his upright figure, making him look very handsome from the side.

He was engrossed in the book he was holding.

Jian Jing said,

“It’s hard to guard against Ayun! Who would have expected such a thing to happen? In my opinion, you should tell Gu Yuanzhou everything! So as to avoid any misunderstanding.”

Wenya became agitated when she heard this,

“Why should she be clear with him? In the beginning, Gu Yuanzhou was the one who provoked this little third wheel! If not for him, would Ayun have so many troubles? From what I see, Ayun, you should just leave that scumbag.”

I helplessly shook my head after taking a sip of coffee.

“I refuse to believe that I’ll lose to this little third wheel. Even if I have to leave Zhenyi, I’ll bring her down with me.”

Since she showed her true motive, I wouldn’t be polite.

I’ve never admitted defeat in my life.

Jian Jing nudged me and pointed outside.

“Ding Yinuo has been waiting for you for a while, go and say something to him!”

“Not right now, I currently don’t have anything to say to him!”

Due to the events on the patio that night, his intentions became clear. But I didn’t want to reconcile with him over it.

After finishing my cup of coffee, I bid them goodbye without giving him any attention.

However, he remained seated and didn’t come to chase after me.

After leaving the coffee shop, I took the afternoon off and didn’t go to the company.

I have to figure out a way to solve this problem.

I checked my phone, hoping to gauge public reaction to this issue from the news.

Logically speaking, plagiarism accusations regarding an award-winning work should have already made the headlines and appeared on trending topics.

If Ye Mengyan wants to put me in a tight spot, then she must have done it already.

As expected, I saw the news was trending third on the list…

I took a screenshot.

I have to think of a solution.

There are two ways to solve the current problem.

First, decrease the heat of the debate and reduce the impact of this incident to the minimum, to prevent Zhenyi Company from being implicated.

The stock market is sensitive, and this kind of negative news can cause Zhenyi’s stock to crash the next day.

So, the best way is to remove it from the trending topics.

Second, I need to find money for the hefty compensation. Gu Yuanzhou certainly wouldn’t pay for it.

Thus, I thought of Shiqi…

I downloaded QQ and logged in to an account I hadn’t used in years.

With the mindset of giving it a shot, I sent him a message,

“Master, I’m in trouble, can you help?”

I was thinking, if he doesn’t step in, I’ll have to figure out another way.

However, to my surprise, he quickly responded.

“No problem!”

I was pleasantly surprised,

“Can you remove me from the internet trending topics?”

Shiqi is a hacker.

With just a little action, he could indeed make the news vanish without a trace.

However, he suggested another solution.

“Erasing from trending topics is meaningless, it’s like burying our heads in the sand. But I have a better way. You won’t have to remove the topic from the trending topics, and you won’t even have to pay the fine.”

“What’s the solution?”

“Accept the roses a man will give you in three days.”

“A man? What man?”

I questioned back, but he left me unanswered.

His avatar gradually dimmed. I knew he had logged out.

Three days from now?

Does this mean, during these three days, I just have to let the matter ferment?

But I don’t have any good solution anyway and can only let it take its course.

By six in the evening, I returned to Maple Mansion.

It seems that Ye Mengyan hadn’t planned to go abroad these past few days, and instead had been waiting for me at home.

“Ayun, you’re back! Are you hungry? I’ve prepared some dishes for you. If you’re not in a good mood, I can have a drink with you!”

It was then that I noticed that behind her seemingly weak smile was a hint of smugness.

At that moment, I saw this woman for who she truly was.

I didn’t say anything. I just watched her laugh.

“Ayun, say something. Don’t scare me like this!”

“Ye Mengyan, you did this on purpose, didn’t you?”

“I’m sorry, Ayun, I didn’t mean to! I didn’t expect…”

“I only want to ask you one question, didn’t you know there was a problem with the design draft?”

“You also said it. That wedding dress is from four years ago… Four years ago, I was not even in university yet. I had never seen that dress.”

“Really? If you never saw that wedding dress, how did you design it?”

“I, I also do not remember. Perhaps I saw a movie and was inspired.”

“Alright, if you can tell me today the phone number of your classmate who’s getting married, I will forgive you.”

However, Ye Mengyan dodged the question,

“Ayun, if you want to blame someone, blame me, don’t cause trouble for my classmates. I don’t want her to be implicated.”

“Hah, you really think I’m a fool! You don’t have any female classmates getting married, it’s all just an excuse. You just wanted to use this incident to frame me, forcing Gu Yuanzhou to vent his anger on me and lose faith in me.”

Ye Mengyan continued to shake her head, fear was apparent in her eyes,

“Why would I do that? What benefits would that bring me? Ayun, you’re my friend!”

“Yes, at first, you did treat me as a friend. Because I worked at Zhenyi, you were able to get more information about Gu Yuanzhou from me. But then, you noticed that Gu Yuanzhou had feelings for me, you were scared I would take away his affection for you. So, you began to sow discord between me and Gu Yuanzhou, hoping he would fire me. Then you would be able to enjoy his love without any worries.”

My straightforwardness left her utterly exposed.

At that moment, Ye Mengyan was visibly pale. She suddenly knelt before me and started to cry,

“Ayun, you can hit or scold me! But you can’t insult me! I like Gu Yuanzhou, but I also cannot help it…”

Before I could react, she was painfully knocking her head against the floor.

Even after her forehead began to bleed, she wouldn’t stop.

“Ayun, I beg you to forgive me, I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”

Just when I was wondering whether she was going to knock herself unconscious, a figure hurriedly burst into the room, helping Ye Mengyan up.

Only then I realized, she was just putting on a tragedy act.