After the meeting, Ye Lingfei challenged Lu Anning as she left, "Team Leader Lu, I was just discussing the matter at hand. You're not angry or thinking I'm picking on you, are you? I'm just like that. I take my work very seriously, so don't overthink it."
"How could that be! I'm also very serious about my work. I just hope Director Ye doesn't misunderstand me."
The two women laughed hypocritically twice, and Ye Lingfei returned to the design department with confidence. As soon as they left, Lu Anning frowned, vaguely sensing that something was wrong.
Lin Tao called her from behind: "Team Leader Lu, Mr. Tang asked you to go to the office."
Lu Anning came back to his senses: "Okay."
Putting aside his guesses, Lu Anning followed Lin Tao to the office. Unexpectedly, Xiang Yang was there too. Both men looked unhappy. Tang Jingyuan's worry was understandable, but even Xiang Yang looked worried.
Seeing this, Lu Anning smiled and stepped forward to greet them: "Boss Tang, Vice Boss Xiang, are you looking for me?"
Xiang Yang uttered two words in a cold voice: "Big heart."
Tang Jingyuan sighed helplessly: "You can still laugh, but you are not worried at all."
Lu Anning raised an eyebrow: "What am I worried about? Isn't it just resigning? It's not like my husband can't support me."
Xiang Yang rolled his eyes. Tang Jingyuan coughed twice. "No matter what, if you make a promise in public, you should consider the consequences first. You know there's someone behind this, and you still dare to promise to resolve it within a week. If you don't say anything, Xiang Yang and I can protect you."
"But if you do that, you two won't be able to convince others. What will my colleagues think of me? It was President Tang who was biased before, and now even Vice President Xiang is speaking up for me. Who knows what will get out then. I don't care what others say, but I can't let your reputations be jeopardized. I'm already very touched that Vice President Xiang is willing to speak up for me today."
"If you mess up, you'll be the one to disgrace me. I didn't mean to help you."
Lu An Ning smiled faintly and didn't say anything.
"Do you think Director Ye's reaction today was a bit extreme? I feel like she's pretty sure I won't be able to handle this and is hoping something goes wrong with this project."
As a designer, modifying design drawings is a common occurrence, but her reaction today was particularly strong. She deliberately incited other executives to target her.
Something is wrong!
"You suspect she's involved in this?" Tang Jingyuan saw through Lu Anning's thoughts and immediately denied them: "She wouldn't do such a stupid thing."
On the side, Xiang Yang remembered what Ye Lingfei mentioned to him that night, and said nothing.
"Then once we understand Li Shun's situation, we'll know what's going on. Besides..."
Lu Anning lowered her voice and expressed her thoughts. If she could deal with Li Shun, it would be best if she didn't design the blueprint. Today's meeting was just to prepare for both scenarios. She certainly had a better plan, and Li Shun's family was the breakthrough point.
The three of them discussed in the office for a long time. When Lu An Ning came out again, he had a smile on his face and deliberately passed by the design department. The news soon reached Ye Lingfei's ears.
She closed the office tightly and contacted Lu Yunxi again.
"One week! Have someone make this as big a fuss as possible so she can't handle it. The bigger the situation, the greater the chance of success. Keep an eye on the person you're looking for."
After hanging up the phone, Ye Lingfei leaned back in her chair and hummed a little tune, as if she had already seen Lu Anning's embarrassed look as he packed up and left.
That evening, the incident escalated. Li Shun posted an incomplete video online, which garnered widespread attention and instantly went viral. The demolition and reconstruction became a hot topic, with netizens in the comment section expressing their sympathy for Li Shun's family and accusing Feiyun Technology of bullying as the contractor. The impact continued to grow.
At this time, Li Shun actually pulled his parents to start a live broadcast, crying and complaining in front of the camera to gain everyone's sympathy. For a time, he was scolded online, and even the injured colleague was implicated and was said to be a lackey and minions of the powerful.
The scolding still affected Lu Anning's appetite. She couldn't help but put down her chopsticks forcefully, feeling aggrieved for her injured colleague.
"I'm not even angry, why do you still care?"
"This Li Shun is a scoundrel." When encountering such a person, ordinary methods really don't work. The only way is to find Li Shun's weakness.
"The public relations department will handle these issues, so please be patient. It should be almost done!" As soon as Tang Jingyuan finished speaking, Lin Tao brought Li Shun's information.
It turned out that he was just a small-time gangster who only knew how to eat, drink, gamble and have sex. Before this, he had never cared about the life and death of Mr. Li and his wife. No one expected that he would come back at this critical moment.
Lin Tao stood aside respectfully and said, "I also found out that Li Shun is addicted to gambling and owes a lot of money. Just in the past two days, Li Shun suddenly paid off his gambling debts and has been frequenting high-end places, spending lavishly."
Lu Anning and Tang Jingyuan looked at each other tacitly. That was the problem.
"Can you find out where the money came from?"
Lin Tao shook his head: "The remittance was made to a space account, there's no way to check it."
"Have someone keep an eye on him and see who he's in contact with. Only by finding out who's behind this can this matter be completely resolved."
Lu Anning thought that there was only a week left, so he reminded him, "Since he loves gambling, when the time is right, try to seduce him. People like him are simply uncontrollable and will squander all their money. If he has no money, he will definitely contact that person."
Tang Jingyuan smiled and said, "Smart."
Lin Tao immediately made arrangements. When he was about to leave, it started to rain heavily outside. Lu Anning asked Lin Tao to stay for dinner. Lin Tao was stunned and looked at Tang Jingyuan.
"Why are you looking at me? The mistress has the final say."
Lin Tao smiled and thanked her quickly. Lu Anning was shocked by the word "hostess" and it took her a long time to calm down.
The torrential rain lasted all night and continued into the next morning, even the air was filled with a dull, musty smell. Watching the news reports on flooding in the suburbs and urban villages, Lu Anning frowned and suddenly stopped before leaving.
"I'm not going to the company today. I'm going out to do something. Is that okay?"
Tang Jingyuan looked up at the weather and guessed Lu Anning's intention: "I'll arrange a car to pick you up."
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