Chapter 15 I'll Take You Down with Me
Lin Lexi clenched her fists, her heart filled with intense jealousy.
Is Ding Muyan out of his mind? No matter what she says, he's bewitched and siding with Shen Xiyue, even going so far as to openly recruit a discarded woman!
Su Youling didn't respond, "Mr. Ding, are there any other problems with the contract?"
Ding Muyan walked up to Su Youling with a smile, leaned down and said in a deliberately ambiguous tone, "If you agree to join Yaosheng, I'll sign the papers immediately."
"I appreciate Mr. Ding's kind offer," Su Youling politely declined without changing her expression. "However, I plan to leave here, so I'm afraid I won't have the honor of serving Yaosheng."
Upon hearing this, everyone reacted with varying expressions.
Ding Muyan raised an eyebrow. "It's alright, I can wait."
He didn't make things difficult for her anymore, and the contract was successfully completed. He even had Amy personally see the person off.
It wasn't until we returned to the Li family and handed the contract over to the legal department that everyone felt a sense of relief that the contract had been successfully signed.
Back in the design department, Xiao Han insisted on celebrating their success.
Lin Lexi couldn't stand everyone fawning over Chen Xiyue, so she turned to leave.
Su Youling closed the door and said, "The contract is settled. It's time to settle accounts with the mole."
Lin Lexi looked over angrily, "Director Shen, do you know that you're taking revenge on me like this? I'll say it again, I'm not the one who betrayed the design."
Shen Jiang advised, "Xi Yue, let it go! Since Secretary Lin was personally appointed by President Li... the company hasn't suffered any losses this time, so don't confront her head-on."
Zhang Ying protested, "Teacher, Director Shen is your student! She is the rightful Mrs. Li. Both publicly and privately, Lin Lexi, this traitor, should not be let off the hook!"
The crowd raised their voices in agreement.
Lin Lexi was speechless with anger, her eyes red with rage. "A bunch of brainless idiots! I'm going to find President Li to uphold justice!"
Su Youling suddenly spoke up, "Teacher, besides money, what other benefits did Li Qidong promise you? A director position? Or a vice president position?"
Everyone held their breath, and the smiles on their faces vanished.
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Zhang Ying was shocked and angry. "Chen Xiyue, do you have any conscience? The teacher has been on your side from beginning to end. You're a coward and don't dare to confront the mistress, and you even drag the teacher into it. You're so ungrateful!"
Shen Jiang scolded, "Zhang Ying, you're not allowed to talk to the director like that!"
His expression remained calm. "Xi Yue, do you have some misunderstanding about me?"
Su Youling threw the printed evidence in front of him and turned on the surveillance footage from the underground parking lot. "Your communication records with Li Qidong's assistant show that you contacted each other after we finished the design draft. You went to the underground parking lot first, and half an hour later, Li Qidong's assistant appeared in the underground parking lot and lingered near your car for a few minutes before leaving."
Shen Jiang frowned. "I was working overtime late into the night and just went to my car to get a spare jacket. As for Li Qidong's assistant, I don't know him. He might be here to hand over to Lin Lexi."
Lin Lexi retorted loudly, "Bullshit! I never took your design drafts."
Everyone believed in Shen Jiang's innocence. "Director, you can't just pin this on him because he's easygoing and approachable. The security footage didn't show Li Qidong's assistant taking the design drafts. Making up a story based on a picture is too far-fetched!"
Shen Jiang said sadly, "Xi Yue, I know that at the beginning of that day, I misunderstood that you had betrayed the design draft, and I said some harsh words in anger. I understand that you were upset."
Su Youling looked at the man's hypocritical demeanor, opened the file containing his private account statement, and found a candid intimate photo.
The photo shows Shen Jiang passionately kissing a young woman.
"You did a very discreet job, even opening the profit-making account in your mistress's name."
"If we hadn't uncovered your affair, no one would have been able to connect you with a beautiful random girl."
Shen Jiang's expression changed, and he grabbed the photo, tearing it to shreds. "Chen Xiyue, you investigated me!"
Such a display of anger and embarrassment is tantamount to admitting guilt.
Everyone was stunned and questioned their lives. They could hardly believe that their wise teacher, who usually considered himself a "perfect husband," was secretly keeping a mistress, betraying the company, and slandering others!
Lin Lexi realized what was happening and angrily retorted, "You hypocritical scoundrel, trying to drag me into this mess!"
Shen Jiang didn't even bother to look at her.
Zhang Ying had a good relationship with Shen Jiang's family. Seeing this, she questioned, "Teacher, how can you do this to your wife and children? Why did you betray the company?"
Shen Jiang suddenly sneered, sweeping all the documents to the ground. "Because this lousy company doesn't deserve it! If it weren't for Shen Xiyue parachuting in, with my abilities and experience, I would have been the design director long ago. I've had enough of being bossed around by this little girl all these years!"
"I finally got Shen Xiyue to leave, and now President Li has brought in another mistress to shove into the design department. Is this Lu Tingxi's dumping ground for mistresses? I've had enough. Li Qidong can give me the fairness I want, so why can't I turn to a wise leader?"
Zhang Ying seemed not to recognize him. "Teacher, if you're not satisfied, you can resign and leave here openly and honestly! But what you're doing now... is a crime!"
Xiao Han looked at Su Youling with heartache and questioned Shen Jiang, "In these three years, Director Shen has produced so many ingenious new designs, attended countless banquets, and fought countless negotiation battles. She has earned one big client after another with her strength and hard work, making the design department the most prestigious department in Li's Group. How dare you so simply and crudely use 'status' and 'age' to negate all her efforts!"
Shen Jiang sneered, "If she weren't Mrs. Li, those big clients would..."
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Why would you give a little girl like her a second thought?
Su Youling looked at Shen Jiang in silence; it would be a lie to say she wasn't disappointed and sad.
She wasn't the real Shen Xiyue. Initially, she knew nothing about jewelry design or the workplace. She was forced into the position of director and lived cautiously every day.
Shen Jiang's patient guidance and encouragement greatly benefited her, and she always respected him as her mentor.
“If the identity of ‘Mrs. Li’ is truly a universal pass, why would I have to humble myself and beg Ding Muyan this time?” Su Youling did not want to argue.
Shen Jiang has been blinded by greed and desire. What this hypocrite wants is never the truth, but to put himself in the position of a victim and whitewash his crimes.
She told Xiao Han to call the police, saying expressionlessly, "Shen Jiang, you have to pay the price for doing something wrong. Save your resentment for the Economic Crime Investigation Department."
"Don't call the police!" Shen Jiang didn't expect her to be so heartless, and his face instantly turned to one of grief and remorse. "Xi Yue, I was just confused and did something wrong. At first, I just couldn't stand Lin Lexi's filthy relationship with President Li, and I wanted to stand up for you..."
Lin Lexi angrily shoved him, "Who are you calling filthy?"
Shen Jiang smashed a vase in the corner, his hands bleeding profusely from the cuts, his face contorted in pain. "Chen Xiyue, do you have to be so heartless to me?"
"You knowingly broke the law, and there's nothing I can do about it." Su Youling couldn't bear to watch any longer and turned to leave.
Shen Jiang suddenly lunged forward like a madman, clutching a sharp shard of a vase in his hand, and viciously slashed at Su Youling's throat. "I'm going to die with you! You're the one who made me who I am today!"
Su Youling's expression changed, and she quickly reached out to block, but suddenly someone pushed her from behind.
She slammed her entire face into the porcelain shard in Shenjiang's hand—
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