Su Ziqing originally intended to go to Su Tianhao's office, but in the end she returned to her own office.

Although she didn't work here, Su Tianhao did her a favor by reserving an office for her in case she came back.

"Here's a joke: depression makes people jump off buildings." Su Ziqing hadn't even returned to her office when she heard whispers coming from the cubicles.

"Pfft, stop talking. Didn't the supervisor say that no one in the company is allowed to discuss this in the office? Otherwise, pack your things and leave," another whispered a reminder.

"Isn't it even stranger that you won't let people talk about it? I heard..."

"Miss Su." A sharp-eyed employee spotted Su Ziqing and immediately called out loudly.

Su Ziqing stood there expressionless, looking at the female employee who had been talking the most.

"Come in here for a moment." With that, she walked straight into the office.

No one expected Su Ziqing to return to head office at this time...

Her office is basically just for show.

Everyone looked at the talkative female employee with sympathy, and became even more determined to keep their mouths shut, after all, finding a job these days is not easy.

Su Ziqing entered her office, which was mostly empty but still kept clean.

Su Ziqing put down her bag and then looked at the employee who had followed her in, "Close the door."

"Ms. Su." An employee entered.

“Close the blinds too,” Su Ziqing said.

The employee was worried; would she be fired?

The thought of this almost brought her to tears. "Miss Su, I was wrong. Please forgive me this time."

Su Ziqing sat down in her office chair and looked at the employee. "What's your name?"

"Li Yaoyao".

Su Ziqing then asked, "How many years have you worked at the company?"

"Two...two years."

Well, I wouldn't call myself a long-time employee, but I am one with some seniority.

"You just said..."

"Miss Su, I was too talkative. I really know I was wrong, Miss Su." Li Yaoyao was almost in tears.

“As an employee who has been with the company for two years, you must know the company’s rules and regulations by heart. But you not only ignored the company’s rules and regulations, but also spread negative energy maliciously…” Su Ziqing paused for a moment, “Hand over your work and you’re fired.”

“Miss Su.” Li Yaoyao hadn’t expected to lose her job so inexplicably, and from Su Ziqing’s words, it seemed there was no way to turn things around.

Wiping away the tears that hadn't yet fallen, Li Yaoyao protested, "An employee jumped off a building at the company. As a former colleague, can't we even discuss it?"

Su Ziqing looked at her and said, "I believe my ears."

Li Yaoyao said angrily, "Miss Su, I never thought you were such a person who couldn't distinguish right from wrong."

"Whether I'm right or wrong is one thing, but as an employee, making fun of the deceased like that shows a lack of character." Su Ziqing made a call to the HR department and fired Li Yaoyao directly.

Even though he was dismissed, he still received the compensation he was entitled to.

Li Yaoyao left the office in just a few minutes, returning to her workstation to pack her things, a move that startled everyone present.

"Yaoyao, what's wrong?"

Li Yaoyao scoffed, "You've been fired, so you'd better keep your mouths shut. After all, this matter concerns the reputation of the Su family. Even if you're not of one mind, you can't let this escalate."

"Stop talking."

"Do you really think Secretary Fang committed suicide due to depression?" Since she'd already been fired, Li Yaoyao decided to give up entirely.

Meanwhile, Su Ziqing leaned against the door of her office, watching Li Yaoyao 'talking nonsense' with a blank expression.

A colleague's glance prompted Li Yaoyao to finally shut up.

Firing an employee is usually a trivial matter, but the fact that someone was fired because of discussing Secretary Fang's death makes it a kind of trend indicator.

The practice of "killing the chicken to scare the monkey" temporarily silenced anyone in the Su family from discussing the matter.

Su Tianhao naturally knew about this as well, and felt even more relieved. As expected, Su Ziqing was still one of his own, knowing when to take sides.

If the incident of an employee jumping off a building gets out of hand, it will do the company no good at all. Even a fool would realize that at this point, they should help cover it up.

At noon, Su Tianhao left the company, and Su Ziqing's phone rang. "Ms. Su, Su Tianhao has arranged to meet with the police captain."

The people Gong Chengjue left behind are still keeping an eye on Su Tianhao.

"Keep an eye on it." Su Ziqing hung up the phone.

The Su family still has influence in City A, and the incident of the employee jumping off the building has not escalated further and has been temporarily suppressed.

However, Su Ziqing wouldn't have thought anything of Su Tianhao going to see the police if he hadn't gone to see them. But since he couldn't wait to see the police, then things weren't as she saw them.

Lunch was eaten in the company cafeteria. The atmosphere in the cafeteria seemed normal, and no one mentioned Secretary Fang's death. However, the way people occasionally looked at Su Ziqing had changed.

Su Ziqing ate a few bites of rice without expression. Did everyone think she couldn't distinguish right from wrong?

She had no appetite, so she ate a few bites casually, then got up and left, returning to her office.

Thinking that it should be lunchtime for Gong Chengjue, and fearing that he might be too busy to eat, she called him.

However, to her surprise and delight, Gong Chengjue's phone was... switched off?!

Well, it's practically impossible for his private cell phone number to be turned off.

She immediately panicked and called Luo Jinhan again, but his phone was also switched off...

What's going on? Why are both of their phones off?

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Imperial Palace Family

At this time of weekday, almost the entire Gong family had gathered in the huge mansion.

From the younger generation to the grandchildren who are already working, everyone gathered at the Gong family home. Everyone's face was quite somber. The television, which was usually just for decoration, was turned on and the volume was turned up very high.

Looking at the reporter's report, Gu Mingyin finally couldn't hold back her tears and cried out, "Changzhou..."

"Sister-in-law, don't be sad. Your brother is a lucky man," someone whispered to comfort him.

No one expected that the international flight Gong Changzhou was on would have an accident. He had just left that morning, and now...

Gong Chengjue went to the crash site immediately after hearing the news. The plane crashed in the mountains, and it is still uncertain whether any passengers survived.

Grandpa Gong stared at the television screen. Despite having weathered countless storms in his life, the thought of his eldest son, whom he had been with just last night, possibly no longer being alive, was too much for him to bear. He couldn't catch his breath and fainted.

"Old man."

The Gong family was thrown into chaos.

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