Before Qin Yu could answer, Meng Jianguo hung up the phone.

"..." Qin Yu stared at the phone speechlessly for a long time.

Who hangs up the phone without waiting for a reply?

Execute first, report later.

After being taken to the factory by Qin Yu, Xia Lan slowly walked towards her department.

“Comrade Xia Lan…” The moment Liu Ning and the others in the department saw Xia Lan, their faces froze.

"Good morning!" Sensing the change in their attitude, Xia Lan nodded without saying anything, and simply returned to her seat.

Everyone had arrived except for Luo Tianming. Li Jianmin walked into the department with a sullen face and saw that Xia Lan had already arrived.

She pursed her lips and waved to Xia Lan.

"Comrade Xia Lan, come here for a moment."

"Okay, boss." Xia Lan nodded, got up and followed Li Jianmin out.

Li Jianmin led Xia Lan to the nearby air force ward, and hesitated for a long time, unsure of how to tell Xia Lan what he had to say.

"Boss, just say what you want to say." Xia Lan could tell from Li Jianmin's expression that it was probably because of Qin Yu hitting Luo Tianming yesterday.

Sure enough, Li Jianmin sighed heavily after hearing Xia Lan's words.

Do you know who Comrade Luo Tianming's parents are?

"I don't know." Xia Lan glanced at Li Jianmin, judging from his appearance, his status should not be low.

"He is the son of Deputy Factory Director Luo, and his mother is the women's director of the trade union."

Li Jianmin looked at Xia Lan with sympathy, but Xia Lan had no expression and just said "Oh".

that's all.

“You beat up Comrade Luo Tianming yesterday, and so many workers saw it. Where does that leave Deputy Factory Director Luo’s face?” Li Jianmin said helplessly. He couldn’t protect him even if he wanted to.

I arrived at work early in the morning and was immediately invited for tea by the deputy factory director.

He always talks about how his own child was bullied and what he would do.

He knew that Luo Tianming had a high social standing, but he never expected that he would be the son of Deputy Factory Director Luo.

Luo Tianming has a thing for Xia Lan; any man could see it. His infatuation was too obvious.

It takes two to tango. Xia Lan was already married, so his affections became harassment, and it's normal that she was beaten by her husband.

But when he was bullied, his family insisted on causing trouble for the woman, which Li Jianmin felt was a bit too much.

"I just did what I was supposed to do! Just because he's the deputy factory director's son doesn't mean I should let him do whatever he wants, right?" Xia Lan didn't think she had done anything wrong. If she were to be fired because of this, she really had nothing to say.

“You… sigh!” Li Jianmin was also helpless; Deputy Factory Director Luo insisted that he deal with Xia Lan.

"Here's what we'll do! Don't come this week. Let him lay low for a while. I'll call you back once he's calmed down," Li Jianmin said slowly, looking at Xia Lan.

Xia Lan could tell that Li Jianmin had chosen not to offend Deputy Factory Director Luo, and she pursed her lips unhappily.

"I'll talk to Lao Yang about it!"

"Okay, then I'll be going now." Xia Lan pursed her lips and handed the factory over to Li Jianmin. Li Jianmin could tell that Xia Lan was angry.

However, he was always a nice guy, but he didn't have any status in the factory. Even though he knew it wasn't Xia Lan's fault, he couldn't help her.

Xia Lan returned to her office, packed her things, and prepared to leave.

"Comrade Xia Lan, where are you going?" Liu Ning looked at Xia Lan in astonishment as she began to pack her things, while the other men exchanged bewildered glances.

Isn't it enough to just say a few words to her? Why do you have to pack your things and leave?

"The leaders don't need me here for the time being, so I'll head back now. Thank you for taking care of me during this time. Goodbye," Xia Lan said with a smile to Liu Ning and the others.

They really took good care of her when she came here, so it's only right that she say goodbye before she leaves.

"No, it's just a small matter, why are you leaving?" Liu Ning asked in surprise, and quickly grabbed Xia Lan.

"Old Li!!" Liu Ning shouted.

Li Jianmin walked in and said to Liu Ning, "Comrade Liu Ning, there is a difference between men and women, please be mindful of your manners."

Liu Ning frowned and had no choice but to let go of Xia Lan, who then took the opportunity to slip out of the office.

Liu Ning watched Xia Lan's departing figure and felt extremely uncomfortable.

“Old Li, you know perfectly well it wasn’t Comrade Xia Lan’s fault, how can you pin the blame on her? The investigation is about to begin, you…”

"There's no other way. The deputy factory director insisted that I do it, and I couldn't refuse." Li Jianmin sighed, and everyone's faces fell.

They knew Li Jianmin was weak, but they didn't expect him to be this weak.

Suddenly I felt this job was really meaningless.

As Xia Lan left the factory area, she happened to pass by the entrance of a department store. Xiao Ling saw Xia Lan holding her breath, frowned, and quickly pulled her into the office.

"Why are you back? What happened?"

"They don't need me for the time being. They told me to go home and wait for news before going back to work," Xia Lan said sullenly.

"What would I do with you if I don't need you? Tell me the truth." Xiaoling looked at Xia Lan and said seriously, noting that she didn't seem to be alright.

Under Xiaoling's watchful eye, Xialan told Xiaoling what had happened, and Xiaoling angrily slammed her hand on the table.

"These people are going too far! What business is it of yours!"

Xia Lan's relationship has temporarily shifted there, and we must bring her back first.

"Wait for me, I'm going to find my brother-in-law and have him get you back!"

"Let's not bother Minister Yang anymore! I'm fine." Xia Lan shook her head, patted Xiao Ling's hand, and felt much better after saying that.

Xiaoling looked at Xia Lan with concern. "Are you really alright?"

"It's alright!" Xia Lan shook her head and smiled.

Just as Xiaoling was about to see Xialan out, she opened the door and caught a figure red-handed before she could escape.

Zhao Li glanced at Xia Lan triumphantly. "Oh my, isn't this Comrade Xia Lan? Weren't you temporarily transferred to the factory? Why are you back?"

"Hahaha, so he got kicked out! Oh my, that's hilarious."

"Comrade Zhao Li, what nonsense are you talking about! Stop spouting nonsense," Xiao Ling said, frowning.

"What? Is she afraid of people finding out what she did? She's already been sent home, does she still want to turn things around?" Zhao Li sneered. If she didn't take this opportunity to mock Xia Lan, how could she live up to her own reputation?

Zhao Li laughed triumphantly.

"That's called karma, hahaha."

Xia Lan rolled her eyes at Zhao Li, feeling utterly helpless.

"Ugh, I'm so afraid of running into someone as brainless as you. I don't even know what to say! I'm just too popular and getting harassed, not that I can't keep doing this job! Okay?"

"You haven't even heard the whole story yet. You only heard half of it, you're just a half-baked listener, and you still have to shout about it."

Xia Lan looked Zhao Li up and down and chuckled.

"It's all my fault for being too charming, making even the deputy factory director's son infatuated with me. You would never understand my pain! After all, your looks... are really not good enough."