Chapter 49 Dismissal
After watching the video, Mu Nanyan said to Chen Wenyue:
"What else do you have to explain now? You just took my design draft."
Chen Wenyue also knew that the facts were now before her eyes. She had no way of getting away with it, so she could only argue:
"I found it in the aisle. How would I know it was your design?"
"Even if you didn't know it was my design, wouldn't you have asked about it when your colleagues came the next day? You shouldn't have just used my design as your own. You're plagiarizing."
"Chen Wenyue, I'm so disappointed in you. You've been in the company for so many years. Don't you know that this is what the company hates most? And your previous designs have always been good. Why do you suddenly want to use someone else's design this time?"
Chen Wenyue came to Pinshang Clothing Company when she first entered the society. Liu Dahai watched her get promoted step by step to a mid-level designer. She has always been very hardworking. I don’t know why she did such a thing this time. Isn’t this ruining her career?
"Director Liu, I know I was wrong. I was just possessed by a ghost for a moment. Can you forgive me this time? I won't dare to do it again next time."
Chen Wenyue was about to cry as she spoke. She looked quite pitiful and had lost all her previous pride.
"It's no use for you to come to me about this matter. The decision on this matter now lies with Mr. Shang."
Liu Dahai's words were a reminder to Chen Wenyue that he couldn't make the decision on this matter now and had to see what Shang Yu meant. How could Chen Wenyue not understand the meaning behind his words? As long as Mr. Shang didn't pursue the matter, she wouldn't be punished. But Shang Yu knew Mu Nanyan, so why would he help her?
Chen Wenyue was unsure, but there was nothing she could do now. She could only place her last hope on Shang Yu.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Shang. I know I was wrong. I can withdraw from the new product design. Can you please not fire me?"
"The person you should apologize to is not me, but Nan Yan. She is the person involved. If she is willing to forgive you, the company can let it go."
Shang Yu didn't care about this matter. He just wanted to see Mu Nanyan's reaction. Since he helped her this time, she shouldn't reject him anymore.
Chen Wenyue's face turned a little ugly after hearing what he said. She could apologize to the director and the boss's son, but why should she apologize to Mu Nanyan? She had only been in the company for a short time. If other people knew about it, where would she put her face? She just stood there, not moving or speaking.
Mu Nanyan also saw that Chen Wenyue didn't want to apologize to her, and Mu Nanyan didn't want her to apologize either. Rather than an apology, she wanted Chen Wenyue to be punished. Now that she could plagiarize her work, she didn't know what else she would do in the future. Moreover, this time she and Chen Wenyue had completely broken up. If she continued to stay in the company, would she still have a good life in the future? Before this incident, Chen Wenyue had already begun to target her everywhere, and she knew it.
"Boss Shang, if Chen Wenyue doesn't want to apologize, forget it. After all, I won't forgive her even if she apologizes. If it weren't for your help, I might have been accused of framing my colleague. She will definitely not admit it on her own initiative."
"Since Nan Yan has said so, forget it. Director Liu, just fire her. And make a public announcement in the design industry to let everyone know why she was fired. Let's see which company dares to hire her again."
Shang Yu said this very casually, as if he was just chatting about family matters, but such a casual remark directly ended Chen Wenyue's career.
Liu Dahai wanted to say a few words to help Chen Wenyue, but when he saw Shang Yu's eyes, he shut up and could only bite the bullet and say:
"Yes, I understand."
When Chen Wenyue heard this, she started to panic. She walked to Mu Nanyan's side, pulled Mu Nanyan's clothes, and said sincerely:
"Nan Yan, I know I was wrong. Please don't let Mr. Shang fire me, okay? This job is really important to me. I can't live without him. Please, please help me put in a few words. I will never do it again. I swear."
Chen Wenyue almost knelt down to Mu Nanyan, but Mu Nanyan was not moved at all. She pulled Chen Wenyue's hand away, looked at her coldly, and said:
"I gave you a chance before. I asked you twice in the conference room if you drew this design. If you had admitted it then, we wouldn't have come to this. And if I let you go, would you let me go later? Chen Wenyue, you know very well that there is only room for one of us now. If you don't leave, I will be the one to leave."
Shang Yu was listening on the side and didn't expect the relationship between the two to become so strained. It seemed that Chen Wenyue was not a good person and must have targeted Mu Nanyan before.
"Okay, it's settled. Now that everything has been investigated, and Chen Wenyue's design drafts are also Mu Nanyan's, they will all be under Nanyan's name. This year's autumn new products are set."
Shang Yu finally made the decision, and then he pulled Mu Nanyan out of the monitoring room directly, ignoring Liu Dahai and Chen Wenyue.
Seeing Shang Yu and Mu Nanyan leave, Liu Dahai finally spoke:
"Wen Yue, you're really confused. With your abilities, it's easy for you to enter this autumn's new product competition. I've always been optimistic about you, but I never thought you'd do something like this. I'm afraid you won't be able to make it in this industry anymore. The design world doesn't tolerate plagiarists. You should find another job."
After saying that, Liu Dahai was about to leave, but Chen Wenyue stopped him:
"Director Liu, I'm sorry I disappointed you. I had no intention of plagiarizing, but when I found those designs on Monday, my own designs couldn't surpass hers. The deadline was getting closer and closer, and I was so anxious that I ended up using those designs. I'm truly sorry. I've let you down for all the years of training you've given me."
"But Director, I've studied this major for four years and have been working here for six. It took me a full ten years to achieve my current results. Could you please ask Mr. Shang not to issue the announcement? I can leave Pinshang, but I still want to continue working in this industry. I really love design. Please give me another chance."
As Chen Wenyue spoke, her eyes turned red and tears kept welling up in them. She looked very touching. Liu Dahai was also moved by what she said. After all, Chen Wenyue was like his student. Liu Dahai had seen how difficult it had been for her along the way.
"Okay, I can help you talk to him again, but Wen Yue, don't do something like this again. Next time, no one will be able to save you."
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