The woman's newly-raised spirit was instantly extinguished like a small flame being doused with water. She turned to beg for mercy: "Boss Xiao, this matter was indeed my negligence. I've been overwhelmed by the department's chores lately and haven't been able to take care of them all. I promise, I promise it won't happen again..."

"Since you're busy with this project, you don't need to worry about it. Let Manager Li take over," Xiao Xingyu interrupted her and said impatiently, "If you want to cry or feel wronged, go to the chairman. It won't work with me. I'm a hard-hearted person."

Hearing this, the woman's voice trembled a little. "Mr. Xiao, please don't do this. Manager Li is my subordinate. If I let him do my job... how will I survive in the department in the future? I promise you, I'll write a self-criticism, and you can deduct my quarterly bonus. Just please don't do this to me."

"That's already very friendly," Xiao Xingyu said slowly, but his words were so jarring that they made people tremble with fear. "Don't try to play it on me! You and your men are all battle-hardened warriors. How could you make such an idiotic mistake? Tell me the truth, was this really an oversight, or—" He paused deliberately, then spoke word by word, "Did you do it on purpose?"

The pervasive feeling of oppression emanated from the half-open door, and even Zhang Moyan felt a pang of unease. The woman fell silent, and after a long moment, she managed to utter, "Why would I do this on purpose?"

"Because this project is to build playgrounds for primary schools in impoverished areas of Yunnan, it's not profitable."

“…”

"Director Zhang, a bid like this should have gone through at least three levels before it even reached your desk, right? Let me ask you, what's the probability that none of you three levels of reviewers noticed these errors?"

"I……"

"Still want to deny it?"

There was the sound of a chair shifting inside, and Xiao Xingyu seemed to stand up. Then, he drawled, "Should we go find the person who drafted this bid document and verify the original draft on his computer is the same as this one? Don't worry, our IT department already has the technology to recover any deleted or copied files. We won't wrongly accuse you."

The air suddenly fell into dead silence.

Even though there was a door and wall between them, Zhang Moyan got goose bumps on her arms. She couldn't imagine what a miserable state the person opposite her would be in, with his skin and tendons stripped off.

After a long pause, the woman admitted in a trembling voice, "That's right! This project has a very long lead time and will take up a lot of our time and manpower. Not only will there be no profit, there's even the risk of losing money. That's why I'm against bidding on it! I'm also doing this for the company and the department. The department's KPIs are there, and if we take this project, we'll definitely not achieve our goals for this year."

"So you deliberately tampered with the company to make it lose the bid?" Xiao Xingyu paused for a moment, then suddenly exploded, "You know shit! You object? Who the hell do you think you are?"

Xiao Xingyu's bombardment was so powerful that it could easily repel three armies. He didn't even treat the other party as a woman... Zhang Moyan wanted to run away. Obviously, she came at the wrong time today!

"The chairman is an idiot, but he's not as good as you, right? If you can't meet your KPI, you can request an adjustment! Can you measure the significance of this for underprivileged schoolchildren, for demonstrating corporate social responsibility, and for enhancing the company's reputation with profit?! And you previously suggested spending tens of millions to hire a celebrity endorsement, saying it wouldn't affect the KPI?"

"Don't even bother using the 'good for the company' banner. If you're after your bonus, just honestly say you're after your bonus! Forget about you working for Shi Yue for nine years, even if you've worked for ninety. If you have this nasty habit of acting on your own initiative and enriching yourself at the expense of the company, you can get out!"

When Xiao Xingyu got angry, his voice volume and language organization were terrifying, and the female voice was completely speechless.

After a moment, Xiao Xingyu's anger subsided a little: "Go back and let Manager Li hand over this project to you."

Seeing that it was irreversible, a female voice suddenly jumped up: "Stop pretending! I know, you just saw that I'm in a relationship recently and you're looking for an excuse to fire me!"

Xiao Xingyu was completely baffled: "Why, is this even moral kidnapping?"

"Isn't that right?" the woman argued. "I've made worse mistakes before and never received this kind of treatment. Why is it such a coincidence? I'm about to get married, and this mistake hasn't caused any real loss to the company, yet they're suppressing me like this! Aren't they just trying to sideline me and make me feel uncomfortable and quit?"

"Get lost," Xiao Xingyu angrily shouted, losing his patience. "All you've said only shows how poor your skills are. You have no idea of your own mistakes! And you even dare to accuse the company of being too lenient with you! Hand it over to Manager Li, you hear me? If you can do it, do it. If you can't, pack up and leave! Human Resources Department, 11th Floor, Room 705. The company will pay ten months' compensation. Hurry and make room for someone who can do it!"

Hearing this, the female voice became anxious: "Boss Xiao, I am a woman, and my perspective may not be far-sighted enough, but you can't bully the vulnerable like this!"

Xiao Xingyu smiled faintly: "Do you still differentiate between men and women when it comes to mistakes? Whatever, I can't stop you if you want to. Go out, go back and calm down. You're an adult now, and you can decide for yourself what to do!"

There was a suffocating silence, and then the rustling sound of documents being packed up could be heard from inside. In order to avoid a head-on encounter with the person coming out, Zhang Moyan turned in another direction.

After all, no one wants to be scolded and then find out that there is someone eavesdropping outside.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, messy footsteps came from afar, and a woman in a blue suit walked through the living room. Zhang Moyan glanced at her and saw that she was a slender professional woman, much younger than Zhang Moyan had imagined, and a beauty.

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