Chapter 105 The Sudden Dirty Water

The whole morning was busy without stopping. Su Nian and Fang Xia didn't bother to confirm whether Mr. Chen had left already, so they simply stayed in the factory to have lunch.

The meals at the factory are simple but substantial, with two meat dishes and one vegetable dish served on shiny stainless steel plates, and the aroma of the food wafts in the air with the hot steam.

The two of them found a table by the window and sat down. Just as they picked up their chopsticks, they caught a glimpse of Director Fang leading several factory backbones and a familiar figure walking into the restaurant - who else could that person be but Mr. Chen?

It turned out that he didn't leave and was still staying in the factory.

Mr. Chen's eyes immediately fell on the two people eating by the window. To be precise, they fell on Su Nian. Fang Xia was just a background glance.

"Well, I've become a human-shaped background board again, and the kind with gold edges." Fang Xia muttered softly and took a mouthful of rice.

Director Chen calmly followed Director Fang and the others into the private room. A few minutes later, the restaurant staff came to their table with a few extra dishes and said with a smile that the director had specifically ordered them.

Fang Xia understood what was going on and secretly poked Su Nian's arm, his eyes full of teasing: "Your 'elder' is so caring to the core. Are you worried that you won't have enough to eat and won't grow taller?"

Su Nian curled the corners of his lips helplessly and did not refuse - after working non-stop in the workshop all morning, he was indeed very hungry, so the two of them enjoyed this special treat with peace of mind.

"You know what, this 'elders' special meal' tastes really good!" Fang Xia was grinning from ear to ear while eating.

After a short rest after the meal, they went to the workshop to confirm the final prototype item by item. After confirming that everything was correct, they said goodbye to Director Fang and followed Mr. Chen back to the city.

By the time the car stopped steadily downstairs of Chen Group, the clock had quietly pointed to four o'clock in the afternoon.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Su Nian and Fang Xia thanked him in unison like elementary school students to their teacher, and pushed the door to get off the car.

Chen Ran waved his hand and said gently, "Go up."

The two walked into the lobby of the group. As soon as they stepped into the elevator, Fang Xia couldn't contain her curiosity and bumped Su Nian's arm. "Seriously, who is Mr. Chen to you? He's so caring towards you! Tell me, is he your long-lost 'rich godfather'?"

Su Nian smiled, thinking that it would be hard to call him stepfather. She simply said, "He's just the elder of the family."

"Elder? Su Nian, who are you? Are you the eldest daughter of the group?" Fang Xia guessed the truth.

"Sister Fang Xia, you are teasing me too, right?" Su Nian said with a smile.

The elevator door slowly opened, and the unique noise of the design department floor suddenly came in, completely different from the usual quietness.

"With this decibel level, did they forget to inform us about the weekend party in advance?" Su Nian said.

The two looked at each other, both with puzzled expressions, and walked quickly towards the office area.

The scene before them stunned them for a moment—a large crowd gathered in the middle of the office area, with voices of discussion and pointing coming one after another.

In the middle of the crowd, a well-dressed, delicately made-up middle-aged woman stood with her hands on her hips, cursing at the girl curled up on the ground, spit flying as she spoke fiercely: "You shameless vixen! You're so young and still so naughty that you only prey on other people's husbands! If I don't tear your face off today, I'd be doing myself a disservice!"

The girl on the ground was the intern Zhou Xiaomeng.

Her hair was messy and stuck to her face, there was a clear slap mark on her cheek, blood was hanging at the corner of her mouth, her body was shaking like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind, she was crying so hard that she could hardly breathe, but she couldn't utter a word.

"Wow, this plot is even more exciting than a soap opera!" Fang Xia gasped.

Su Nian and Fang Xia reacted instantly - this might be Vice President Zhang's wife, who came to the company to "expose the mistress".

The whispers of colleagues around me kept coming into my ears:

"Tsk tsk, I never realized that Zhou Xiaomeng was actually involved with Vice President Zhang."

"It's fine if you're just flirting, but can't you be more restrained? It's too embarrassing to bring this to the company."

"That's right. If there were no rumors, how could the queen find this place?"

"Vice President Zhang is really something. He has a wife and children at home, yet he dares to mess around in the company. He's really too bold..."

Zhang Yue stood at the edge of the crowd, arms folded across his chest, a look of undisguised gloating on his face, occasionally fanning the flames: "Hey, what's going on? It turns out it's Vice President Zhang's 'good wife' who's come to the company to 'clean up the mess'? I always say that young girls nowadays shouldn't just take shortcuts for the sake of comfort..."

The woman cursed more and more excitedly, and raised her foot to kick Zhou Xiaomeng.

Seeing the situation about to get out of control, Wu Xiao was worried that it would get too big and difficult to resolve, so she subconsciously wanted to step forward to stop it, but Zhang Yue grabbed her arm and pulled her back - obviously, she hadn't seen enough of this good show.

"Why stop it? It's just at the exciting part!" Zhang Yue curled his lips.

At this moment, Zhou Xiaomeng suddenly raised her head, and her tearful eyes scanned the crowd.

When her eyes fell on Su Nian who had just walked in, she seemed to have grasped the last straw, or as if she had completely given up, and suddenly shouted in a shrill voice:

"What are you all blaming me for? Su Nian! Didn't Su Nian get in thanks to men? How could she, a recent graduate, get into the design department? She has connections!"

These words were like a thunderclap, instantly quieting the noisy office area.

Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Su Nian, and the air seemed to freeze.

Zhang Yue immediately chimed in, his tone almost overflowing with sarcasm: "Oh? So Su Nian also got in through a man? I never expected that. She usually looks quite innocent, but I didn't expect there's such a thing behind the scenes... These days, you really can't judge a person by their appearance!"

Zhang Yue opened his mouth, and everyone started talking again:

"Why does this melon have a bend?"

"I really didn't expect that!"

......

Su Nian frowned tightly, and a hint of coldness flashed across her eyes - she never expected that Zhou Xiaomeng would turn her anger on herself when she was forced into a corner.

What a good trick of "shifting the blame". Not only is he getting wet in the rain, he also tears up other people's umbrellas.

Li Yue saw this and immediately pushed through the crowd and rushed over. She knew that Su Nian had just returned to the company and had suffered this unprovoked disaster for no reason.

She hurriedly defended Su Nian, "Zhou Xiaomeng, stop slandering me! Su Nian is already married. She got into the company based on her own abilities. How can you compare? You've fallen into this trap yourself, and you're trying to drag someone else down with you!"

Fang Xia was so angry that her face turned red. She immediately said, "Zhou Xiaomeng, what nonsense are you talking about! Su Nian's design ability is obvious to everyone. It's a hundred times better than yours! You are the one who did it wrong!"