Chapter 243 Then I will conserve my energy

As soon as Xiao Chen finished speaking, everyone's eyes were fixed on Lin Yan.

It's like torture of a criminal.

Lin Yan frowned slightly and looked at Xiao Chen in disbelief.

Lu Linfeng took over the conversation, his face becoming more solemn, and nodded at her in a roundabout way.

"Xiao Chen, remember, once you speak, you must be responsible for your words and actions, and even more so for others. At Huasheng, I will not tolerate any low-quality employees, let alone those who tell lies and distort the truth. Understand?"

"Mr. Lu, I didn't lie... nor did I distort the truth..." Xiao Chen's voice trembled as he gritted his teeth and continued, "We were all working overtime the night before we submitted the bid. I saw Sister Yan was very tired, so I brought her a cup of coffee in her office."

"While putting down the coffee, I accidentally glanced at her computer and saw her changing a key clause in the tender document... I didn't dare say anything at the time, but I saw clearly that she changed 'exclusive authorization' to 'shared use rights' and even highlighted it in red..."

The conference room suddenly fell silent.

Several old employees showed astonishment on their faces, and some subconsciously looked at Lin Yan with a hint of judgment in their eyes.

Lin Yan felt a chill running from her toes.

The night before submission?

She was indeed working overtime and checking the bid documents, and she also remembered that Xiao Chen did bring her a cup of coffee.

But she was just checking normally and didn't change the bid at all!

Mr. Li's voice completely cooled: "Director Lin, can you explain?"

"There's no need to explain something you haven't done." Lin Yan remained calm, her sharp eyes fixed on Xiao Chen. "Xiao Chen, you said I did it. Where's the evidence?"

Xiao Chen didn't dare meet her gaze. He slowly pulled his phone out of his pocket and clicked on a blurry photo to show everyone: "I took this secretly at the time... Although it's not clear, I can see that the clause has been changed..."

The angle of the photo is very tricky, obviously it was taken from the side.

The text on the screen is indeed blurry, but the location marked with a red box happens to be the key clause.

This photo was accused of "deliberate tampering" on her.

Mr. Li's face turned even darker. "Lin Yan, what else do you have to say now?"

Lin Yan didn't respond, but just stared at Xiao Chen calmly, trying to find a trace of panic on her face, but all she saw was a tense jawline and fearless eyes.

Clearly, she was being set up.

"Xiao Chen," Lin Yan said in a steady voice, "According to you, since you discovered I had altered the bid, why didn't you report me then? Why did you let this thing go on?"

"Because I wasn't sure if you'd saved the changes..." Xiao Chen lowered his head. "And... I was afraid... of offending you... After all, you're my boss, so I didn't dare say anything careless..."

Lin Yan: "Then why are you now claiming I altered this blurry photo? Your logic is flawed."

Without waiting for Xiao Chen to speak, President Li directly condemned her: "Okay, now that this matter has been clarified, let's adjourn the meeting. Director Lin, please stay for a moment."

There were only three of them left in the meeting room.

President Li didn't give her a chance to speak. "Lin Yan, you deliberately tampered with the bid documents, causing Party A to suffer heavy losses. According to the contract and company regulations, Huasheng will bear half of Party A's 70% compensation, and you will bear the other half."

"I don't recognize it."

The bid project is worth more than 3 billion yuan. Even if 70% is shared equally with Huasheng, the individual will have to pay more than 1 billion yuan in compensation!

She couldn't afford to pay so much money even if she had hundreds of lives.

Mr. Li was unsympathetic: "If you don't recognize it, then take the case to court. If you have any objections, talk to Huasheng Lawyers."

"Okay, I'll talk to Lin Yan." Lu Linfeng, who had been silent all this time, said, "You go out first."

President Li stood up and said something sarcastic to Lu Linfeng in front of her as he left.

"Lin Feng, I told you to be on guard against Lin Yan from the beginning. We are competitors of Yi Shuo. People who come from Yi Shuo are not simple. Most of them are commercial spies. Now that this has happened, you'd better remember it."

The door was closed, and Lu Linfeng looked at her with a comforting look.

"Lin Yan, let me handle this. I'll give you a break. Rest for two days."

Lin Yan: "Mr. Lu, it's not me."

"Well, I believe it." Lu Linfeng looked into her eyes: "Lin Yan, I believe you."

…

In the evening, Lin Yan returned to the community exhausted.

Just as I parked the car, Xing Yu called me via video.

She quickly rubbed her stiff face, forced a smile and answered the call.

"Ayan."

In the video, Xing Yu was in the ward, his face still pale and lifeless.

But there is warmth in his eyes.

For some reason, my eyes couldn't help but warm up just by watching him through the video.

"Xing Yu, I miss you..."

"I know... Ah Yan, wait a little longer, we will meet soon..."

Lin Yan nodded at the screen.

Xing Yu was very sensitive and caught the gloom in her eyes: "Ayan, are you unhappy?"

"No. I'm too tired from work. I always have to work overtime."

"Did something happen?"

"No." Lin Yan squinted her eyes in relief: "It's just that work is too tiring... Oh, Niuma really wants to quit..."

"I'll resign." Xing Yu smiled. "Come work for me from now on and be my personal translator."

"What do you, a boxer, need an interpreter for?"

Xing Yu smiled and changed the subject: "Have you eaten?"

“No.”

"Whatever you want to eat, I'll order it for you."

"I want to eat you."

"Okay, 70%."

The video was suddenly interrupted by an incoming phone call.

Lin Yan glanced at the unfamiliar number and answered it.

It was An Chunfang's voice.

"Lin Yan! Where are you? Your uncle is missing!"

Lin Yan frowned: "Gone? What do you mean?"

An Chunfang raised her voice, crying hysterically, "Someone just called me and said your uncle was kidnapped! It's all because of you!"

"Because of me?"

"That man said, don't call the police! As long as you go to Heyue Garden to find him, he will release your uncle! Go quickly! If anything happens to your uncle, I will definitely not let you go!"

Heyue Garden...

That community was the two-bedroom, one-living-room house she and Song Yanzheng rented when they first started working.

It carries too many youthful memories from the past.

But those beautiful scenes that she thought of before have now become a sharp sword that can hurt her at any time.

Song Yanzheng, what does he want to do...

So tired.

After hanging up the phone with An Chunfang, she closed her eyes for a long time before dialing his number.

The phone was picked up after three rings. Song Yanzheng's voice came through the receiver, with a strange gentleness, like candy coated with poison.

"Yan Yan, you called me so late, have you thought it through... and want to have dinner with me?"