Jiang Ling walked over with a dark face, and everyone was stunned when they saw her.

"What's going on? Why are you making such a commotion during work hours!" The sharp gaze looked at Zhou Daxia with a hint of guilt.

Zhou Daya hesitated for a moment before saying, "Lu Qiaoqiao suspects Daya of stealing..."

"Stealing? Do you have any evidence?" Jiang Ling frowned and asked Zhou Daxia again.

Seeing Jiang Ling's expression, Zhou Daxia knew that this matter had blown up, so she could only recount to Jiang Ling the whole story she had just heard.

Jiang Ling's eyebrows furrowed more and more as she listened, until they finally formed a deep frown.

"Are you done talking?" Jiang Ling glanced sideways at Zhou Daxia.

Zhou Daxia was startled by the cold glint in Jiang Ling's eyes. She shrank back, nodded, and didn't dare to continue speaking. She could only nod in response to Jiang Ling's question.

Jiang Ling's gaze fell upon the arrogant Lu Qiaoqiao and the cowering Daya on the ground. She pointed at the two of them and said, "You two come here!"

Although Lu Qiaoqiao felt she had made a huge mistake, she still glared at Da Ya and walked towards Jiang Ling. Da Ya wiped away her tears and followed closely behind, dejected.

"Lu Qiaoqiao, right?" Jiang Ling asked, glancing at the girl in front of her.

Lu Qiaoqiao was a smart woman. As soon as she heard that the boss remembered her name, she quickly nodded obsequiously, "Yes, yes, Boss Jiang, I am Lu Qiaoqiao!"

"Okay! Then let me ask you, is everything Zhou Daxia said true?" Jiang Ling nodded and pressed on.

Lu Qiaoqiao naively thought that Jiang Ling was also from Lujia Village and would definitely stand on her side, so she nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Aunt Zhou is right!"

"Fine! Then tell me, what evidence do you have to prove that Da Ya stole this?" Jiang Ling's tone became much sharper when she said this, and it also carried a hint of anger.

Lu Qiaoqiao, who had just been smug, froze on the spot. She didn't even have time to wipe the smile off her lips. She looked at Jiang Ling in shock and opened her mouth to utter a sentence, "Aunt Jiang, my surname is Lu, my name is Lu Qiaoqiao, and I'm from our Lu Family Village!"

Jiang Ling wasn't stupid; how could she not understand the meaning behind Lu Qiaoqiao's words? Ignoring her, she looked at Lu Qiaoqiao and continued to ask, "I know you are Lu Qiaoqiao, and I know you are from Lu Family Village, but what evidence do you have to prove that Daya stole your bracelet?"

"I...I..." Lu Qiaoqiao stammered for a long time, still not understanding what she meant. She bit her lip and looked at her desk, saying, "Xiao Hong said it! Only Daya went to my workstation today. I can't just steal from her and then cry 'stop thief'!"

Jiang Ling nodded and looked at Daya, asking, "Daya, Auntie is asking you, what did you do at Lu Qiaoqiao's workstation today?"

When Jiang Ling asked Daya again, her tone softened considerably. Daya felt a little relieved after hearing this, and she glanced at the wax plum and repeated what she had said before.

"Auntie, I...I really didn't steal anything!" Daya hesitated before adding another sentence.

Jiang Ling's gaze fell on Lu Qiaoqiao again, and she said, "Lu Qiaoqiao, on your way to the restroom, did you search around your workbench?"

These words stunned Lu Qiaoqiao. After Jiang Ling said that, she suddenly remembered that she had not actually looked for her. She had only heard that Daya had come to her workstation, so she immediately rushed to look for her.

She bit her lip, sweat beading on her forehead. At that moment, she suddenly didn't know what to say, or what to say at all. She gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, trying to think...

However, she was completely unaware that Jiang Ling had seen through all her little actions.

"Alright, go look for it at your workstation first!" Since they both shared the same surname, Jiang Ling couldn't say anything more and could only give her a way out.

Lu Qiaoqiao wasn't stupid. Upon hearing this, she ran towards her workstation, and soon found the silver bracelet she treasured in the bamboo basket next to her seat.

It turned out that this morning, Lu Qiaoqiao had to go to the toilet and put down the bracelet. When she got up, she didn't notice that her sleeve had snagged the bamboo basket, which happened to contain a lot of scraps of cloth and cotton. The scraps fell into the basket without making a sound.

When Lu Qiaoqiao returned, she discovered that her bracelet was missing. Already harboring resentment towards Da Ya, and upon hearing that Da Ya had come to her workstation, she immediately accused Da Ya of stealing her bracelet without ever having searched for it carefully.

It was only after Jiang Ling reminded him that he realized it.

Lu Qiaoqiao awkwardly put the bracelet on her wrist and walked to Jiang Ling's side. "Found it... found it!"

How could Jiang Ling not know that Lu Qiaoqiao had found the bracelet? She looked at Lu Qiaoqiao meaningfully and said, "From now on, you must rely on evidence for everything you do. It's not a good habit to slander people without cause!"

Lu Qiaoqiao was somewhat indignant. She felt that she and Jiang Ling were both members of the Lu family, so why should they help an outsider?

Thinking of this, Lu Qiaoqiao pouted and said, "Just because we found them now doesn't mean they'll be quick to act later. Didn't you drive Er Ya away from here? They're sisters, shouldn't I be on guard?"

Lu Qiaoqiao's words immediately made Jiang Ling laugh in anger. Jiang Ling glared at Lu Qiaoqiao and scolded, "You drove away Er Ya and kept Daya. So what if they're sisters? Isn't it obvious to everyone that Daya is hardworking? Besides, it was wrong of you to wrongly accuse Daya of losing the bracelet! Apologize to Daya now!"

Lu Qiaoqiao was somewhat unconvinced after hearing this, but seeing Jiang Ling's sharp eyes, Lu Qiaoqiao still reluctantly walked up to Daya and said, "I'm sorry!"

Daya timidly shook her head and waved her hand, "No...it's okay!"

"Hmph!" Lu Qiaoqiao said somewhat unhappily as she prepared to walk towards her work area.

Lu Qiaoqiao is just a child after all. If Jiang Ling really gets serious with Lu Qiaoqiao, it will probably give people something to gossip about. Thinking of this, Jiang Ling looked at Zhou Daxia, her face darkened, and said in a low voice, "Daxia, come with me!"

Zhou Daxia felt a tightness in her scalp and followed Jiang Ling with her head drooping.

The two arrived at a relatively secluded and deserted place. Jiang Ling looked at Zhou Daya and said, "You can't take your anger out on Daya just because of Er Ya! Daya is your apprentice. Don't you think your apprentice is a worry?"

Zhou Daya scratched her head with some guilt, not knowing what to say. Jiang Ling's words were indeed correct. She had indeed targeted Daya more or less because of Er Ya's matter, but Daya still worked hard without complaint and kept her head down to do her job!

“After what happened today, instead of protecting Daya immediately, you joined Lu Qiaoqiao and the others in bullying her. Lu Qiaoqiao is still a child, and I'll get criticized if I say anything too harsh or too mild. But Daya, you're different! At least Daya calls you Master!” Jiang Ling poured out her heart.

To be honest, what happened just now really angered Jiang Ling, especially when she saw that Zhou Daxia did nothing, Jiang Ling was even more furious.

Zhou Daxia also realized that she had indeed gone too far. She bit her lip and said to Jiang Ling, "Big sister, I... I was wrong, I shouldn't have..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Ling reached out and interrupted Zhou Daxia.