Chapter 140

Yang Zhiping trembled in fright at Ji Xingguo's stern shout.

Large beads of cold sweat streamed down his forehead.

Through the glasses, Yang Zhiping felt as if hundreds of suspicious eyes were staring at him, making his legs go weak and causing him to back away.

No!

no!

The photo must not be seen by Ji Xingguo, otherwise his plan to marry Ji Wanmei will be ruined, his plan to gain Ji Xingguo's favor and trust through Ji Wanmei will also fall through, and he will have no chance at all.

All of this must not be ruined in his hands. Yang Zhiping's mind has never been working so fast.

In a flash, Yang Zhiping glanced at his father beside him and saw that Yang Changhua was constantly giving him signals with an anxious expression.

In that instant, Yang Zhiping didn't know what he was thinking. Suddenly, he snapped his neck and tore the photo into pieces with a few snaps. He said with a righteous expression, "Factory Director, I, Yang Zhiping, am upright and honest. I will never tolerate malicious people wantonly slandering my reputation."

Ji Xingguo never expected that Yang Zhiping would dare to tear up the photo right in front of him.

Ji Xingguo said with a stern face, "Is that so? If you are upright and honest, why would you be afraid of being slandered?"

"This matter has a very negative impact and must be handed over to the factory's discipline team for a thorough investigation. If it is true, proving that Staff Member Yang is having illicit relationships and has brought a bad atmosphere to the factory, the factory will definitely deal with it according to the rules and regulations. If it is found that Staff Member Yang is indeed innocent, you will be given justice."

After saying that, Ji Xingguo said to his secretary behind him, "Xiao Wang, pick up those fragments of photos and take them to the disciplinary team to put them back together."

Afterwards, Ji Xingguo glanced at Deputy Factory Director Yang with a complicated expression, then took his secretary to the window to get food from the canteen and went back to his office to eat.

When Secretary Wang left, she made a point of picking up those torn photos. After returning to her office, she carefully glued them back together, restoring them to a near-perfect state.

"Factory manager, please take a look."

Although the photo had been torn up, it was still clearly visible after being pasted back together that the person in the photo was Yang Zhiping.

His intimate embrace with a young girl as they left the guesthouse was indeed genuine.

Ji Xingguo was already 80-90% convinced, and now it was absolutely certain.

They really thought that Yang Zhiping, who graduated from a prestigious university in Guangzhou, was a talented young man.

Ji Xingguo had even considered nurturing Yang Zhiping and making him a key technical engineer in the factory in the future.

Little did they know that after only a few days at the factory, they would cause such a big problem.

Previously, when Lei Tingjun assaulted someone, Ji Xingguo, due to his position as factory director, was required to handle the matter impartially.

But in his heart he knew very well that if Yang Zhiping hadn't made such a big deal out of nothing after he joined the factory, and hadn't stood up for Zuo Quangui and taken the matter to the police station...

Ji Xingguo originally intended to give a severe punishment, issue a warning, and punish both sides equally to let the matter drop.

It was all because Yang Zhiping was the one who orchestrated things, and then Lei Tingjun, with his impulsive and hot-tempered nature, made things spiral out of control, and the only solution was to fire someone.

Ji Xingguo was so angry that he had a headache and chest pain, and he couldn't even eat.

He left work early in the afternoon and went home.

Seeing his well-behaved and sensible daughter had prepared a delicious meal and was waiting for him to come home, Ji Xingguo's bad mood from the day finally calmed down.

"Dad, what's wrong? You look so pale today?" Ji Wanmei was going to East China tomorrow, and seeing her father like this, she was really worried about his health.

Ji Xingguo sighed, put his briefcase on the sofa, sat down and changed into slippers, saying, "Don't even mention it, there are too many upsetting things happening at the factory every day."

Ji Wanmei then came over to massage her father's shoulders and back: "Dad, things at the factory should be delegated to the subordinates. Don't always worry about every little thing yourself. You are the factory manager, responsible for overseeing the overall situation and directing operations, not acting as a nanny or caretaker for the factory employees."

Ji Xingguo, enjoying his daughter's thoughtfulness, sighed, "This factory is the culmination of my life's work; how can I abandon it?"

Ji Xingguo wanted to tell his daughter about Yang Zhiping's incident at the factory today, but he was afraid that his daughter would be unhappy if she heard it, so he didn't.

He simply said, "Daughter, after the new year, you'll be nineteen years old (by Chinese reckoning). Girls grow up and need to find a partner eventually."

"Now, I don't expect you to find someone who is a good match in terms of social status or wealth. I just hope that the man will treat you sincerely, love you from the bottom of his heart, and put you first in everything. That would be enough for me."

Ji Wanmei paused in her shoulder massage, tilted her head to look at him, and said with a smile, "Really, Dad? Didn't you always say that men with ordinary conditions weren't good enough for your precious daughter? You insisted on finding someone whose conditions weren't worse than ours?"

"What happened to you today that caused you to suddenly change your tune?"

Ji Wanmei could guess that it must be because her father had seen Yang Zhiping's photos.

Ji Xingguo felt relieved when he thought of Yang Zhiping's two faces. He said, "Dad has never been one to despise the poor and love the rich. I said I wanted to find someone with similar conditions because I didn't want you to suffer and live a hard life after you married into that family."

He's cherished his daughter for over a decade. Did he really raise her with such difficulty just so she could suffer with those men?

“It’s more painful for Dad to see you suffer than for Dad to suffer himself,” Ji Xingguo said, patting his daughter’s hand.

Ji Wanmei was touched. It was because she understood how important her father thought of her that she dared not tell him about her relationship with Lei Tingjun.

"But now Dad has figured it out: a man with good conditions and a higher education is not necessarily a man of good character."

"Dad was just expressing his feelings suddenly. When you go to university, if you meet like-minded and reliable classmates, even if your family is a little less well-off than ours, Dad can accept it. But the premise is that they have to be sincere towards you."

Ji Wanmei listened with mixed feelings.

She wanted to say, "My daughter, I've just found one she likes. He's reliable and sincere towards me."

But if I tell you, will you accept it?

Ji Wanmei sighed silently and continued to massage her father's shoulders.

She knew the answer very well: her father would never accept Lei Tingjun.

However, Ji Wanmei had confidence in Lei Tingjun.

Given a few years, he will definitely prove himself with his abilities.

At this stage, Ji Wanmei didn't want her father to be angry or worried, nor did she want Lei Tingjun to face her father's wrath and harshness, so she could only try her best little by little.

Fortunately, the hidden danger of Yang Zhiping has finally been resolved.

Ji Wanmei was still very happy.

She and her father, Ji Xingguo, had their last warm dinner together at home.

Ji Wanmei has packed all her luggage for the start of the semester. Tomorrow morning, she will board the bus to Huadong, the provincial capital, to begin her university life.