Chapter 461: Lost in Thought
Huo Yunting's face turned grim. "I can't help it. When I see others scolding you, I can't suppress the anger in my heart."
Ke Ning, who was sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but laugh. He said, "Ms. Xiao, you don't know. The president was so angry that he opened a small account to curse you, and someone reported him and blocked his account."
Shock flashed in Xiao Muzhen's eyes, and her eyes widened slightly. She didn't expect that Huo Yunting would do such a childish thing.
Huo Yunting couldn't help but glare at Ke Ning, his tone a little angry, "Do you need to say more?"
Ke Ning quickly apologized, "Forget it, I won't say anything. The CEO might destroy my body later."
Huo Yunting became even angrier and said coldly, "If you keep talking nonsense, get out of here."
Xiao Muzhen glanced at him unhappily, "Ke Ning was telling the truth, and he was doing it for your own good. Why were you so mean to him?"
Huo Yunting: "..."
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xiao Muzhen continued, "You really shouldn't worry about this matter anymore. I said I can handle it, and I will definitely handle it. Whatever these people are scolding me for now, they will go back and scold Ding Yue a thousand times more later."
Huo Yunting had a cold face and didn't say anything. Even if he wanted to help Xiao Muzhen, she would not give him the opportunity.
Knowing that he was angry, Xiao Muzhen suddenly hugged his arm and shook it, whispering, "Don't be angry, I can really handle it myself, and I don't want to become someone who only relies on others."
Huo Yunting turned to look at her, his eyes full of confusion, "But I am your husband, not someone else."
Xiao Muzhen raised an eyebrow. "Then I don't want to rely on you all the time. I want to rely on myself. No matter how capable you are, there will always be times when you are too busy. I want to handle this kind of thing myself. I don't want to be the woman behind you, but the woman who can stand by your side. Do you understand?"
When meeting Xiao Muzhen's serious gaze, the softest part of Huo Yunting's heart seemed to be pinched by a small hand. A throbbing came from his heart, making him unable to help but hug Xiao Muzhen in his arms.
Xiao Muzhen was stunned for a moment, and then his deep voice came from above his head, "Zhenzhen, I understand what you mean. I will no longer care about this matter, but you must also promise to tell me if you can't handle it. I will always support you."
His steady and strong heartbeat reached her ears, and Xiao Muzhen's heartbeat also quickened unconsciously, and she felt warm in her heart.
She reached out and hugged him back, "I know, don't worry, I'm not that weak."
"I don't think you're weak. I just want to protect you and don't want you to get hurt."
Xiao Muzhen nodded, "I know, but it doesn't matter. I have to face these things."
The next morning, Xiao Muzhen had just arrived at the company and before she even got on the elevator, she saw someone whispering to her with contempt and disdain in their eyes.
Someone even said to her directly with a mocking expression: "I didn't expect that you would plagiarize other people's design drafts and still have the nerve to come to work in the company. It really opened my eyes."
"Stop talking! Don't you know? Yesterday, a few people in the design department were beaten up for saying a few words. Don't mess with them!"
"There are actually people like this. It's simply lawless."
Xiao Muzhen didn't care at all about such sarcastic remarks. After all, they couldn't hurt her at all.
But if anyone dares to swear, she will not let him go.
Soon, the elevator arrived. Seeing Xiao Muzhen walk in, the others all took a step back, obviously not wanting to ride in the same elevator with her.
There was no emotion in Xiao Muzhen's eyes, and he directly pressed the close button.
After arriving at the design department, Yan Nan quickly came to find her.
"Xiao Sheji, the company's investigation results are out. Please come with me."
Seeing Yan Nan's ugly expression, Xiao Muzhen knew that the result would not be very good.
The two went up to the top floor of the company together. When they walked into the conference room, two unfamiliar leaders and Ding Yue were already sitting in the room.
Seeing her and Yan Nan walk in, one of the leaders said coldly, "Sit down."
As soon as the two sat down, the leader looked at Xiao Muzhen and said, "I called you here today because of the company's plagiarism incident. Xiao Design, do you admit that you plagiarized Ding Design's design draft?"
Facing the other party's questioning look, Xiao Muzhen's face was expressionless. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Does this mean that I have been convicted?"
Seeing her arrogant attitude, the leader couldn't help but frown.
"Xiao Sheji, please answer my questions. As for the outcome, we will determine it based on today's meeting."
Xiao Muzhen smiled and said, "My answer is that I didn't copy her, she copied me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ding Yue, who was standing beside him, said with a sad face: "Designer Xiao, I have produced evidence to prove that you copied my design draft. Why are you still refusing to admit it?"
Xiao Muzhen cast a mocking gaze on her, "Do you think there's anything about you that's worth me copying? Even if you give me your design draft, I won't accept it."
Ding Yue's face turned pale, and she couldn't help biting her lower lip. "Xiao Design, it's fine that you copied me, but you actually insulted me. I originally wanted to make this matter less serious, but with your attitude now, I'm afraid it won't work out."
Xiao Muzhen showed no fear at all. He looked Ding Yue in the eyes and said word by word, "Are you sure you really want to make a big deal about this?"
Meeting Xiao Muzhen's half-smile, Ding Yue's eyes flashed with guilt, and her hands under the table clenched unconsciously.
After several seconds, she took a deep breath and said slowly, "Xiao Designer, it's you who wants to make this a big deal, not me. If this gets out of hand, your design career will be ruined. But if you're willing to apologize to me now, I can pretend that this never happened. As long as you resign and leave Qingshang, I won't mention it again."
Xiao Muzhen didn't bother looking at her anymore and looked directly at the leader who had just spoken, "Doesn't she have evidence that I plagiarized her? Take it out now. I want to see how she proves that I plagiarized her!"
When the leader saw Xiao Muzhen's arrogant attitude, his impression of Xiao Muzhen took a sharp turn for the worse, and he directly put the evidence on the big screen.
"From this surveillance video, it can be seen that Ding Design did indeed ask you for help with revisions to her design. Furthermore, Ding Design submitted her design two days earlier than you did, and completed it before you. What else do you have to say?"
Xiao Muzhen laughed when she heard this, "Just based on this, you can judge that I plagiarized her?"
The leader's expression was icy, and he said in a cold voice, "Of course, we can't accuse you of plagiarism just because of this. There is another piece of evidence. Ding Design is the famous designer Elia. Her design this time is very similar to her previous style. This alone is enough to prove that you plagiarized her."
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