"Some people hate me for being in their way. Now that the old man is gone, those people have been getting restless for a while."
If it weren't for his forceful suppression, it would have already escalated into public opinion.
Bai Yajing also had a headache. "Everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged. You definitely have a tough battle to fight tomorrow. You should rest first."
I've already had Liu Liu burn all those letters that might have a tendency to expose secrets.
Without evidence, his plan won't succeed!
Xiao Che gently embraced her, softly reassuring her, "Don't worry, Liu Liu is a sensible child. She won't hold us back. Look how perceptive she was this time!"
...
Sure enough, Xiao Che deliberately called his workplace early the next morning, saying he was sick and needed to take leave.
When I secretly went to work, I saw this scene.
His rival, Shang Yanzheng, used a tone of "concern" and "reminder" to spread rumors among other cadres in the department, especially those with conservative views or those who disagreed with him: "Old Xiao's adopted daughter seems to have a bit of a crush on his eldest son, Bai Jingxing... Sigh, the more children there are in the family, the more trouble there will be. Old Xiao is busy with work and probably hasn't noticed."
"What? That can't be!"
"Old Xiao has always been an upright person, that's impossible!"
“Hey, my daughter and his adopted daughter go to the same school and are in the same dorm. She saw it…”
Such ambiguous rumors spread the fastest and are the most malicious.
His gaze darkened, and he stared coldly at the retreating figure.
She strode over confidently and, under the panicked gazes of the crowd, raised her hand and slapped Shang Yan hard on the shoulder as he continued to speak freely.
"I'm so sorry to trouble you, Comrade Shang, for your concern about my family affairs! My daughter is still in university and has always been well-behaved and sensible. Such unsubstantiated rumors are pure nonsense!"
"Isn't it a bit too despicable of you, her uncle, to ruin her reputation like this?"
Shang Yan's heart skipped a beat. Ignoring the pain in his shoulder, he quickly begged for mercy, "Ouch, ouch, it hurts! Lao Xiao, I just heard it from someone else! Let go!"
The others looked at each other, unsure of whom to believe.
Xiao Che let go, his face ashen as he glared at him. "Old Shang, what do you mean? You're supposed to be a comrade the organization values, but your character and morals are so bad?"
Don't you have any judgment? To catch a thief, you need to catch him red-handed; to catch an adulterer, you need both of them!
You say my daughter and son are misbehaving, where's the evidence? Show it to me! My son grew up in Shanghai and only went abroad to study with the organization's approval when he got older. My daughter and son only see each other once or twice a year. Where did these rumors come from?
Could this be a malicious rumor-mongering?
Among the people who can work here, who is stupid?
"That's true, Old Xiao's eldest son rarely comes home!"
"If you can't even see the person, where are you going to talk about love... cough cough, get along with them!"
Thinking of the recent promotion opportunity and Xiao Che's formidable abilities, it's clear that he has long been favored by his superiors and they have intended to promote him.
Everyone immediately understood, and some even looked at Shang Yan with disgust, disgusted by his behavior.
"Pah! How despicable!"
"That's right, how could they harm such an innocent young girl like that!"
"Old Shang, fair competition is normal. What you shouldn't have done was involve someone's innocent child. What can I say to you?"
Shang Yan gritted his teeth inwardly and cursed Xiao Che half to death.
Didn't you take sick leave today? Why are you back again?
He just wanted to take a risk and try it out while he was away. Once the rumors started spreading and the impact became significant, regardless of whether they were true or false, the higher-ups wouldn't let him be promoted, and the spot would be his!
What a pity!
Just as he was pondering how to turn the tide, someone inside came to call them.
"The minister has arrived and wants everyone to go to the main conference room for a meeting!"
Xiao Che felt a little regretful. If Shang Yan had argued a little more, he would have found an excuse to beat him up!
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