In the end, Director Chen succumbed to the allure of the large, single-level apartment.
Actually, it's not our Director Chen's fault. The fault lies with those unscrupulous businessmen like Li Qun, who are just too good at currying favor.
After being bombarded with sweet words and promises, which cadre can withstand such a test?
After Li Qun left, Chen Tao took out a cigarette and leisurely wrapped it up.
The thought of moving into a large apartment soon and having my daughter play a beautiful piano fills me with immense excitement.
In fact, the approval document is just a formality, and the other party is following the national standards, so even if he signs it, it doesn't count as a mistake.
However, the most difficult thing to deal with right now is Chen Ning, this troublemaker.
If we want to get this done, we have to deal with this troublemaker.
The thought of Chen Ning made Chen Tao's face darken.
Thinking about what happened today makes me furious.
I didn't expect this girl to be so stubborn. She's only been here a few days and she's already going against me!
Working in an office building is like being in a melting pot, and the worst thing that can happen in such a place is for a pure, innocent person to emerge.
It's obvious that Chen Ning is a hypocrite. If they don't deal with this hypocrite, their health department will never have a good life again!
Thinking of this, Chen Tao's eyes narrowed slightly.
"This place isn't one where you can remain untainted just because you want to be! Whether you want to be tainted or not, I'm going to make you be tainted!"
After considering the matter for a moment, Chen Tao made a phone call.
...
The next day, Chen Ning went to work as usual.
"Director, so early!"
Chen Ning was slightly surprised to see Director Wang Ming.
In the few days since she started working, she has been the first one to arrive every day. Other seasoned employees either arrive right on time or take a leave of absence altogether.
Wang Ming's early arrival today surprised her somewhat.
Wang Ming smiled awkwardly, "Well, I got up early today to take my child to school, so I just came early!"
"Oh, I see!"
Chen Ning smiled and nodded, not thinking much of it.
After a while, most of the people had arrived.
Wang Ming addressed the group, saying, "Everyone, grab your pens and notebooks and head to the conference room. Director Chen is holding a morning meeting for us today!"
Upon hearing this, everyone opened their drawers and prepared pens and notebooks.
Chen Ning opened the drawer as well, but he couldn't help but be taken aback after opening it.
There was an exquisite watch box in the drawer!
She subconsciously took it out, opened it and glanced at it. Immediately, an exquisite diamond watch came into her view.
"Oh my God!"
A female employee next to him gaped in shock. She usually loved luxury goods and recognized it at a glance. "Deputy Director Chen, your watch is an Omega Constellation series, and it's a mainland limited edition! There are only a few dozen in the whole country. This watch must cost hundreds of thousands, right?"
Her startled reaction drew the attention of everyone around her, who were all taken aback.
These bastards are usually careless at work, but they're really dedicated to researching these things; almost everyone knows them.
The value of Chen Ning's watch can be seen at a glance.
Chen Ning stammered, "Uh, this, this isn't my watch! I, I don't know where this came from..."
Chen Ning was stunned. She never expected to find a watch in her drawer, and one worth hundreds of thousands of yuan?
"Not yours?"
At this moment, Wang Ming walked over, took the watch, and said, "Tsk tsk, Deputy Director Chen, I've been a director for so many years and I've never seen such a high-end watch. I didn't expect that someone would give you a gift after only a few days at work. No wonder you're the deputy director handpicked by the mayor. You really have a bright future ahead of you!"
His tone was sarcastic and clearly mocking.
This is an insinuation that Chen Ning accepted bribes!
Chen Ning quickly explained, "Director, please let me explain, this watch really isn't mine..."
"Alright, stop explaining!"
Wang Ming waved his hand dismissively. "Now I understand why you made things difficult for President Li at the dinner yesterday. I never expected this... Tsk tsk, Deputy Director Chen, let me warn you, don't think you can act with impunity just because you have someone backing you up. President Li and his team are working on a major project that concerns the development of Xidu. Even Director Chen doesn't dare to make things difficult for them. Do you dare? If the inspection department finds out about this, do you know what kind of crime that is?!"
After being guided by his words, everyone suddenly had an expression of realization.
Then they began to look down on them.
Good grief, I thought this woman really cared about the people, but it turns out she's just after money! Acting all righteous and self-righteous is truly speechless.
Chen Ning's feet pounded in her chest, and she immediately waved her hands, "It wasn't me, I didn't..."
"The things are all here now, and you still say there's nothing there?" Wang Ming shook his head and said, "When I gave you the key before, I said that each person only has one key to their drawer. Only you can open your drawer. Could it be that someone secretly opened your drawer and put this watch in there?"
Everyone nodded, their expressions showing deep agreement. Each office staff member carried important documents and had a key; this was office policy.
No one else could possibly open Chen Ning's drawer!
Deny it? Who would believe that!
Chen Ning was truly miserable at this moment; he was in a situation he couldn't clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
"What happened?"
Just then, a figure walked in from outside.
It was Director Chen Tao.
Wang Ming hurriedly went up to him and explained in a sarcastic tone, "Director, our Deputy Director Chen has really struck it rich this time! He actually accepted an Omega watch from someone, which is worth hundreds of thousands! Enough to buy a two-bedroom apartment in the city!"
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