The point is, she will become a laughing stock in the industry and will never be able to become a designer again in her life.

Having finally found the direction of her life, she couldn't bear to see the budding of her dream being plucked away.

Si Mochen looked at her doubtfully, "What evidence?"

Originally, Xia Zhichu didn't want to tell him this, but she felt very depressed after being framed. After thinking about it, she told him the whole story.

Finally, Si Mochen asked calmly, "After you submitted your work, when did Manager Lan respond to you?"

Xia Zhichu said, "I submitted it right at work in the morning, and when I got to work in the afternoon, Manager Lan rushed out and accused me of plagiarism. I had been thinking about this design for a long time, combining design concepts I had in college, and it just happened that it ran into Manager Lan's work. It couldn't be such a coincidence."

"So you think that Manager Lan plagiarized your work?" Si Mochen said it bluntly.

Xia Zhichu pursed her lips. Although she also thought so, she thought carefully and realized that Manager Lan was a senior designer and there was no reason for him to plagiarize her work.

Unless, she has always disliked me and wants to make trouble for me and make her leave the Peak Design Department.

But she couldn't guess how she had provoked her.

"Anyway, I didn't plagiarize her. As for whether Manager Lan plagiarized me, only she knows." Xia Zhichu said with great certainty.

No matter how much she wants to be in the spotlight, she will never do anything to ruin her future.

"Okay, since you didn't copy her, I'll help you find evidence to prove your innocence."

Si Mochen's eyes were slightly cold. In order to develop the clothing industry, he had invested a lot of money and wanted to promote Peak Group's designs to all parts of the world at the quarterly show.

I didn't expect that with the quarterly show imminent, someone would do such a shameful thing at this critical moment.

He was naturally aware of Xia Zhichu's character, and there was no doubt that it was Manager Lan who was behind the scenes.

What he hated most in his life was people who were dishonest, let alone such a despicable act as plagiarism.

"How can I find it? I just walked around Manager Lan's office several times and didn't find anything unusual. The key is that there is no surveillance. It's difficult to find out if Manager Lan copied my work."

Xia Zhichu had a headache. She didn't find any clues and was locked up in the design department for several hours. Is there anyone more unlucky than her?

"If it's a copy, there will always be flaws."

Si Mochen said this and walked into Manager Lan's office.

The trash in the trash can had been emptied, and the table was full of design plans. There was nothing special in the cabinet, but Si Mochen found two works.

"This is my design, and this one belongs to Manager Lan." Xia Zhichu said.

Si Mochen nodded and concentrated on comparing the two works.

The design style is exactly the same. It can be said that only slight modifications have been made, but the design concept has been copied completely.

There is another difference, the paper used is different.

Manager Lan's paper was a bit old, as if it had been pressed at the bottom of a box and had not been used for a long time.

Si Mochen tilted his head to look at Xia Zhichu and said, "See if you have drawing paper made of the same material as Manager Lan's."

Xia Zhichu said "oh" and began to search carefully.

Sure enough, under the cabinet, I found several sheets of drawing paper of the same color, covered in dust, and it was obvious that they had not been used for a long time.

"But this drawing paper doesn't prove anything. Manager Lan can definitely find a reason to deny it!"

"Drawing paper cannot be used as evidence, but handwriting can verify whether it is old or new."

According to what Xia Zhichu said just now, Manager Lan himself admitted that this was a draft of a previous design, but because it was not yet perfect, it was not used.

If it is from the past, then we can send it to verify the newness of the handwriting and know whether Manager Lan lied or not.

"Zhi Chu, I know how to deal with this. I'll take care of this matter. I'll give you an answer before dawn."

Xia Zhichu stared at the man in amazement. She never expected that a question she had never thought about could be analyzed so clearly by the man.

The key is that every time I encounter difficulties, they can be solved quickly with Si Mochen's help.

"What are you standing there for? I'll take you home first."

Si Mochen took away two design drafts and pulled Xia Zhichu away from Peak Group.

After returning home, Si Mochen helped to order two takeouts. Xia Zhichu was not in the mood and just took a few bites of the rice and stopped eating.

After washing up, she lay down on the bed early, thinking about every detail of her time in the design department.

When Si Mochen returned to the room, he immediately contacted Yan Sen.

He didn't bring the design draft with him, so he left it in the car. Si Mochen ordered Yan Sen to send the draft to an authoritative agency for appraisal, and he wanted the results before dawn.

Yan Sen didn't dare to delay and immediately went to check the results after getting the manuscript.

Xia Zhichu didn't close his eyes that night.

Although Si Mochen was already handling the matter, she still felt uneasy.

In addition, after being trapped in the design department for several hours and experiencing lightning, thunder, and all kinds of terrifying scenes, she still felt a little scared when she looked at the empty room.

In the second half of the night, the heavy rain made the windows rattle. Xia Zhichu huddled in the room. Even though he was covered with a quilt, he still felt very cold all over.

Finally, she couldn't bear it anymore, so she rushed out of the bedroom holding the quilt and knocked on Si Mochen's door to wake him up.

At this moment, Si Mochen had just fallen asleep when he suddenly heard a knock on the door. His brows subconsciously furrowed.

But he still got up and opened the door. When he saw Xia Zhichu standing at the door, he was slightly stunned.

"I couldn't sleep, so I came to talk to you."

Seeing that she was still holding the quilt, Si Mochen thought that she had been frightened at night and needed someone to accompany her, so he nodded and let her in.

Xia Zhichu didn't hesitate and sat directly on the sofa.

"I'm sorry for waking you up so late. If you're very sleepy, go to sleep. I can sit on the sofa."

Anyway, she just doesn't want to be alone, how scary!

Si Mochen came and sat down beside her, raised his hand to touch her messy hair, and smiled lightly, "If you are afraid, just say it directly, I won't laugh at you."

"I'm not scared, I just can't sleep."

Xia Zhichu felt a little embarrassed when his secret was revealed.

Si Mochen was still smiling, leaning lazily on the sofa, and said casually, "Okay, if you can't sleep, I'll chat with you."

He has always been a light sleeper and finds it difficult to fall asleep again once he is woken up.

It was only a few hours until dawn, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to chat with her.

But he agreed, but Xia Zhichu didn't know what to talk about.

The man was so close to her, his male hormones were overflowing, and the key point was that he was wearing a nightgown with a loose belt, so she could clearly appreciate his muscular body.

She had never felt so nervous when she was with her ex-husband, but now, when she was close to Si Mochen, she was so nervous that her scalp was numb and even her breathing became heavy.