However, before Lu Lishan could get angry, Pei Nianxian became agitated.
She took a sudden step forward, raised her hand, and slapped Lu Ran hard across the face!
After that slap, the whole world fell silent.
Lu Ran raised her head blankly, her face burning with pain, only to meet those clear and bright eyes.
"You...you dare to hit me?"
"I was hitting a mad dog." Pei Nian said expressionlessly, enunciating each word clearly, "I'm a person who loves peace and quiet; I can't stand the sound of dogs barking!"
Lu Ran trembled with anger, let out a scream, and then looked ready to fight Pei Nian to the death.
But Lu Lishan blocked it with one hand!
Lu Ran lost her balance and fell to the ground with a thud. Before she could even lash out, Huo Junyang pulled her up.
"Don't touch me!" Lu Ran screamed hysterically.
Huo Junyang felt ashamed and, without saying a word, pulled her out.
He used to be very tolerant and forgiving towards Lu Ran, even when he held her hand, he was very gentle, so Lu Ran never expected that he would have such great strength!
"Lu Ran, that's enough!" Huo Junyang pulled her outside.
Ignoring the surprised looks from passersby, he gritted his teeth and forcefully uttered those two words:
"separate!"
Lu Ran stood frozen in place.
"What, what did you say?"
"separate!"
These two words were a shock to Lu Ran, but a relief to Huo Junyang.
He once thought he could never overcome that hurdle, but now he has finally crossed it with his own strength.
"Lu Ran, can't we each leave each other with a little bit of goodwill?" Huo Junyang took a deep breath, gave her one last look, and left without hesitation.
*
The next few days were uneventful, as if nothing had happened.
After breaking up with Huo Junyang, Lu Ran quickly moved out of the Lu family home. Lin Yuqing tried to stop her, but her mind was made up, and no one could persuade her otherwise.
Lu Lishan let her go, and didn't want to have anything to do with her anymore.
Lu Ming caused him to be separated from his family, Lu Ran almost ruined the Lu family, and Cheng Suyue also caused a lot of trouble when she had a split personality.
If he can still be magnanimous, then he is not a saint, but a fool.
Huo Junyang never received any more news from Lu Ran.
She blocked all his contact methods, and it seemed that the heavy stone that had been weighing on his heart for so long had finally been lifted.
It turns out that some things you really have to experience yourself to grow.
However, one day, everyone in the Lu Group suddenly received a secret email.
Because it was during working hours and everyone was using their computers, the sudden pop-up email surprised everyone. The email contained several photos that appeared to be screenshots from surveillance footage, showing a middle-aged man with his arm around a young woman, confronting another person.
Anyone with normal eyesight could recognize the man from his figure; he was Lu Lishan, and the woman he was embracing was Pei Nian.
And the one standing opposite them was Lu Ran!
The accompanying text was extremely offensive, portraying Pei Nian as Lu Lishan's kept mistress.
This email caused a huge uproar throughout the entire group.
"Is that Pei Nian from the sales department? No wonder, I heard she didn't even take the entrance exam, and General Manager Lu brought her in directly!"
"Young Master Lu is really generous, helping his father support his mistress?"
"I don't think so... Maybe even Young Master Lu is kept in the dark about this!"
"Sigh, you treat her like a sister, but she wants to be your stepmother! Hahaha..."
The incident became a hot topic of discussion in the company, with many people talking about it in the break room. The rumors spread and became increasingly exaggerated, with the comments becoming more and more unpleasant.
Huo Junyu summoned people from the technical department.
"Mr. Huo, this email was sent to a group via the company's internal network, but the IP address has been obscured. Although we can't find out who did it yet, we can be sure that this person is very familiar with the company's information technology."
Huo Junyu narrowed his eyes slightly. In fact, he knew without investigating that Lu Ran was the mastermind, but he didn't expect that there would be people helping her.
It seems that the remnants of Lu Ming's faction are still lording it over the Lu family.
"First, remove all traces of this email," Huo Junyu ordered in a deep voice. "We must minimize the impact of this matter!"
"Yes, Mr. Huo."
“Also,” he turned to look at them, “how long will it take you to find out who it is?”
The group exchanged glances, not daring to neglect this task.
Two days!
"Alright." Huo Junyu nodded. "Bring that person to me in two days!"
*
Pei Nian has taken annual leave from the company and hasn't come in for two days.
Ever since that email was sent, she has become the target of everyone's anger in the company. Even employees from departments that have nothing to do with her have made a point of coming to the sales department just to see what she looks like.
The sales department was also demoralized, with employees constantly complaining.
"People come to see me every day... How can I do a job when I'm being stared at like an animal in a zoo all the time!"
"Alright, that's enough." Someone stepped forward to stop them.
After all, Pei Nian usually treated them well. Although he didn't talk much, he always volunteered to do the work and often worked overtime for them.
"What, you won't let me speak? After something like this, how can you possibly stay here..."
"Actually, I don't think a blurry surveillance screenshot proves anything. Old Lu didn't do anything outrageous!"
"When they do something outrageous, do you even see it?"
"Hahaha……"
"Nobody's got anything better to do?!" Zhou Nan roared, standing coldly before the crowd.
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