His throat bobbed twice, as if a fire was burning rapidly inside him. He could only close his eyes and gasp for breath. "What did you say?"

Ji Fuying chuckled, withdrew her hand, and then brought her mouth close to his ear.

"President Ji really has a bad memory. I said that if anything happens to those two, I will put the blame on Song Yuxi."

The girl's soft breath brushed against his ear, and after a tingling sensation, he quickly stood up and moved away from her cherry lips.

He remembered that when they were at the hospital last time, she had said that if anything happened to those two girls, she would blame it on Song Yuxi.

She came up here suddenly today without any warning. Could it be that something really happened to those two?

What happened to them?

"Leaking company secrets? How could you, as the CEO, not know about something this big? Do you know how cruel this is for those two girls? Losing their jobs is a small matter, but leaking secrets is illegal."

Her voice was tense at first, as if she was trying her best to endure something. Perhaps she was getting more and more angry, and later her expression became fierce like never before.

"They will be sued, they will lose everything, they will be stigmatized for life, no company will dare to hire them, and no good family will dare to marry them in the future. Is this your revenge on me, hmm?"

Ji Yan, if you have a problem, come at me directly. I'm always ready. Don't do anything that only a petty person would do; it will make you look bad. And... I will see this through to the end.

Under Ji Yan's shocked gaze, Ji Fuying walked away without looking back.

"What leak of company secrets?" He dialed Han Xiao's number with a puzzled look. "Investigate the matter of two girls in the design department leaking company secrets."

Thinking of Ji Fuying from earlier, he felt as if he were shrouded in gloom and plunged into darkness.

She seemed to care more about others than herself. The only time she came to see him was to warn him in order to help someone else.

Han Xiao sat on the sofa and smoked three cigarettes before returning with the message.

"President Ji, those two were framed for leaking confidential information."

"Who has such long reach that they dare to cause trouble right under my nose?"

"It's Secretary Lin Yue."

Ji Yan narrowed his dangerous eyes; it was the same person who had just stopped Yingying from coming in.

"Go, call her in."

Lin Yue shrank back behind Han Xiao, feeling a little scared, wondering if President Ji had come to see her because of what had just happened.

"Mr. Ji... Mr. Ji."

Ji Yan, with his back turned, asked angrily, "Who instructed you to leak the secret?"

"I didn't, I don't know anything about this."

"Han Xiao, prosecute her on the same charges."

Lin Yue burst into tears, "No, I'll tell you, it was the young mistress who made me do it."

Although doing so would offend the young mistress, it was better than being sued by the company. She knew all too well the consequences of leaking company secrets, and she couldn't afford to bear them.

Ji Yan paused for a moment, then a self-deprecating smile appeared on his lips.

"Which young mistress?"

"Song Yuxi".

It really was her.

He trusted her so much, even to the point of severing ties with Yingying because of her, only to be told that he had trusted the wrong person.

Song Yuxi, you're using my obsession as leverage, you're willing to do anything. You're just relying on your face, thinking you know I won't do anything to you, right?

"Han Xiao, fire this person. Also, take care of the design department's affairs and do a good job. Don't let Yingying get angry again."

......

Ji Fuying returned to her workstation in a rage. No, if Ji Yan refused to budge, she would have no choice but to let Wen Yin step in, since there was no case he couldn't win.

Ji Yingying saw Ji Fuying walking over with a sour face from afar and deliberately said sarcastically, "Where are your two good friends? Oh, I almost forgot, they've been fired for leaking company secrets. You're so close to them, you wouldn't have been involved in this too, would you?"

Ji Yingying thought about it more and more and felt that it was possible. After all, the three of them were always inseparable and as close as conjoined twins. Maybe it was because she took leave and didn't come that she was able to slip through the net.

Ji Fuying looked down at her phone, pondering whether to arrange for the two of them to work in her business, completely ignoring Ji Yingying's sarcasm.

"Hey, are you deaf?"

Ji Yingying felt like she had punched cotton; the feeling of being soft and ignored made her very unhappy.

"Miss Ji, why bother talking so much with someone like that? Just fire her."

A woman who looked to be in her early twenties suddenly walked up to Ji Yingying and said disdainfully.