Chapter 13 Who is the mole?
The atmosphere became serious as the meeting began.
Su Youling's new design impressed everyone, but its bold style and unconventional approach were met with opposition from the deputy director.
Not wanting to be left out, Lin Lexi stepped forward and said, "Director Shen, your previous design style was elegant, sophisticated, and naturally fashionable. Why have you started using those unorthodox and low-class methods this time?"
"The design is too simple, the colors are too plain, and some details are too bold and unrestrained... This kind of design is simply not in line with the high-end luxury positioning of Li's Jewelry!" Shen Jiang frowned. "Xi Yue, are you too eager for quick success and have forgotten your original intention?"
The design department is mostly staffed by well-educated young designers who have ideas, insights, and unique perspectives on fashion design.
However, the downsides of staying in the ivory tower for too long are also obvious—the fashion designs these people see are too ethereal and lack real appeal.
Su Youling glanced at her colleagues who were all opposing the new design style and suddenly said, "This is the new design that impressed CEO Ding!"
Everyone was shocked that CEO Ding had actually accepted a new design that Shen Xiyue had rushed out all by herself? This was completely contrary to Yaosheng Group's design requirements in previous years.
Lin Lexi glanced at everyone and smiled. "Since the director has gained the approval of President Ding, he has made amends for his mistake. Let's consider this matter over. From now on, let's not bring up the matter of selling the design drafts again."
Shen Jiang looked up at Su Youling. "Director, if Yaosheng's deal can really be salvaged, let's leave the past behind..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Youling interrupted him, "Why didn't you mention it?"
Everyone was stunned. Did this person have no sense of right or wrong? The deputy director was speaking up for her!
Su Youling then pressed on, “Where did I go wrong? The design draft was stolen because there was a mole among us. This debt still needs to be settled.”
"A mole? Who is it?" Everyone was a colleague who worked together day and night, and apart from Lin Lexi, no one wanted the person next to them to be a traitor. The situation immediately erupted.
Xiao Han suddenly stood up and pointed at Lin Lexi, "It must be her! If Lin Lexi hadn't deliberately ruined the director's original design draft, we wouldn't have..."
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We'll work through the night to make a second version, and there won't be any more problems like what happened later!
Lin Lexi felt extremely wronged. "Xiao Han, I know you side with the director, but you can't slander a newcomer like this, can you? Didn't the surveillance footage capture it that day? It was clearly the deputy director who bumped into me, and that's why I accidentally ruined the design draft."
Shen Jiang is a veteran of the design department. This gentle and refined gentleman in his thirties has always been very popular. He doesn't need to say a word; he already has many followers who will defend him.
“We were all there that day. Lin Lexi sneaked into the director’s office first, and the deputy director followed her out of concern. Everyone knows how the design was destroyed!”
“That’s right! The first design was also the deputy director’s hard work, and the deputy director has been mentoring her since the director joined the company. How could the deputy director possibly harm her?”
"Don't think that just because you seduced the president and he's backing you up, you can run wild in the design department. Isn't the secretary's office enough for you to have your way?" Xiao Han also spoke up for Su Youling.
Lin Lexi's eyes turned red with anger. She slammed her hand on the table and stood up, shouting, "You're all ganging up on me! Director Shen, is this what you wanted too?"
"Enough!" Su Youling raised her eyes calmly. "Everyone's hungry after a busy morning. Let's eat first. This afternoon, Xiao Han and Teacher will come with me to Yaosheng..."
Lin Lexi immediately said, "I want to go too."
Before Su Youling could speak, Shen Jiang's face turned cold. "Secretary Lin is from the president's office. What is she doing hanging out with a bunch of ordinary people in our design department who only know how to bury themselves in drawing and don't know how to please the president?"
The implication was that Lin Lexi was not allowed to go with them.
Everyone had long disliked Lin Lexi, and these words were very satisfying. They all felt that Shen Jiang was mocking the mistress and standing up for his student.
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Xi, holding onto Li Tingxi's command, said, "Director, I'm listening to Tingxi and want to learn more from you. Is that wrong?"
The aroma and flavor of tea!
Knowing full well that they're involved in something, yet acting so self-righteously!
Everyone was waiting to see Su Youling, the legal wife, make a comeback, but Su Youling actually nodded and agreed, "If you want to go, then come along."
Everyone was shocked. Xiao Han whispered, "Director, didn't you kick her out of the design department? Why bring along a troublemaker?"
"This is the president's decision." Su Youling was the first to leave the conference room and head to the staff cafeteria.
Her pregnancy is unstable right now, and she has to take her medicine and eat regularly every day. She doesn't want to bother with unnecessary people.
The Li family's staff canteen has an elegant environment and also has exquisite private rooms.
Su Youling took out the medicine prescribed by the doctor and had just taken a sip when Xiao Han knocked on the door and came in. Seeing that she was taking so much medicine, she asked worriedly, "Director, are you feeling unwell?"
Su Youling calmly put the medicine bottle away. "It's just a side effect of staying up late. I'm just taking some medicine to replenish my qi and blood. Did you need something from me?"
"You're too thin, you need to eat more. I'll go get you another bowl of chicken soup." Xiao Han hurriedly ran to the windowsill, washed a bowl of chicken soup, and came back, unable to contain herself, asking, "Director, Lin Lexi is so arrogant, do you have any ideas on how to deal with her?"
Su Youling did not deny it, "Don't take it to heart."
Seeing her honest and straightforward assistant, she added a word of advice, "After all, she's someone the president has taken a liking to, why are you arguing with her?"
Xiao Han found it hard to believe.
After joining the company, what he heard most about was the romantic love between the president and the director. They were a perfect match, envied by everyone. Although he had never seen the two of them being affectionate in the company before, at least they were respectful to each other on the surface. President Li never messed around with random women.
Everyone thought the two were a model couple, openly envying them while secretly being jealous.
But now even the mistress is stepping on her head, given the director's work...
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With a personality that can't tolerate any flaws, he should have torn Lin Lexi to her knees and begged for mercy in no time.
Why does the director seem so indifferent, like it's none of his business?
"Director, you and President Li..."
Have they already broken up?
"Ugh..." Su Youling suddenly felt nauseous, and with tears welling up in her eyes, she covered her mouth and rushed to the bathroom.
The chicken soup on the table was bubbling with flavor.
"Director!" Xiao Han quickly caught up with him, concerned. "Is there something wrong with the chicken soup? You look terrible! I'll take you to the hospital!"
It took Su Youling a long time to suppress the nausea in her chest. "I'm fine, I just haven't been feeling well lately."
She was worried that Xiao Han would overthink things, and since she had no appetite, she simply left.
Xiao Han anxiously followed behind her, "Director, if the medicine isn't working, we still need to go to the hospital... Uh, President Li?"
He was startled when he suddenly saw Li Tingxi come out of the next private room.
The president has a private rest room and never eats in the staff canteen. Is the sun rising in the west today?
Looking further back—Lin Lexi stood intimately behind Li Tingxi, as if afraid others wouldn't know about her relationship with the president.
Bah! Shameless!
Su Youling didn't expect to run into Li Tingxi here. Seeing the two inseparable, she didn't react much, just nodded lightly as a greeting, "Xiao Han, let's go."
Xiao Han suddenly realized, "They're here!"
"What medicine are you taking?" Li Tingxi asked, noticing her pale face. He couldn't help but worry, but Su Youling replied businesslikely, "I just didn't sleep well. Thank you for your concern, President."
This indifferent attitude infuriated him even more than complete disregard.
Remembering Qin He's words that she probably hated him last night, a strange look rose in Li Tingxi's eyes that he himself didn't notice, and he subconsciously ordered, "Stop."
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