Things developed exactly as expected.
As soon as I left the Fu Group, this matter began to ferment in the circle.
I asked Lu Shiyan, but he hadn't taken any action yet. It was Fu Jinan who asked someone to spread the news.
——The deputy director of Fu Group plagiarized.
Most people were easily led astray. After all, she was the first one to submit the design draft.
Everyone hated this kind of thing and scolded me very harshly.
"You're a copycat, you don't deserve this job, get out of the design world!"
"Stealing someone else's labor is a crime, and your whole family will die."
"How shameless! They're from the same company, and yet this Ruan dares to plagiarize something else?"
“…”
Just as I was about to turn off my phone, the official MS blog posted a notice, which roughly meant that Fu Jinan and I would be invited to the MS building tomorrow to make a conclusion on the plagiarism issue, and colleagues and friends were also welcome to come and watch.
…
The next day, I got up early, washed, put on some delicate makeup, and went out wearing high heels.
When I arrived, there were already quite a few people waiting at the gate of MS Group, as well as Lu Shiyan who was waiting for me.
I walked over with my bag in hand and greeted him with a smile, "Senior."
His voice was gentle, "Are you ready?"
"Um!"
I smiled and was about to go to the elevator with him when I heard a noisy sound coming from the door.
I subconsciously looked up and saw a shiny Bentley parked ostentatiously at the door. The driver opened the door and out came Fu Jinan in a white dress!
He was very affectionate and even sent a car to bring Fu Jinan over personally.
"Nanzhi?"
Seeing that I was lost in thought, Lu Shiyan called out softly.
I suppressed the complicated emotions in my heart and smiled, "Well, let's go to the bathroom first."
"Ruan Nanzhi."
In front of a large crowd, Fu Jinan suddenly stopped me and said, seemingly confused, "You used to be very talented in design, so why did you copy mine?"
“…”
I sneered, "It's still unclear who copied whom."
"You've done it, and you still don't admit it..."
Fu Jinan said sympathetically, "Actually, we don't have to make such a fuss. Just apologize to me, and Ah Chuan and I won't pursue the matter any further."
"Fu Jinan, do you think that if you submit your design draft first, the other party will be able to do nothing about plagiarism?"
She was immediately speechless. "You, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"You know it."
I ignored her and went upstairs with Lu Shiyan.
The venue was set in a large conference room, and many colleagues came. Even if they were not there to eat melons, it would be good to take the opportunity to build a relationship with MS.
Few designers who want to move up the ladder would miss this kind of opportunity.
Before entering the tomb, I heard someone making a final judgment on the coffin.
"Did you see what car Fu Jinan came in? That's one of Mr. Fu's cars from the Fu Group!"
"I heard from my friends at Fu's that she is Mr. Fu's secret wife?"
"Nine out of ten! In my opinion, she must have been the one who was plagiarized. As the wife of a dignified CEO, is she really going to all sorts of trouble to plagiarize for such a small thing?"
"Who says not? Besides, she was the director of the design department before, so she must be more capable than the deputy director!"
“…”
Fu Qichuan didn't show up, but he still supported Fu Jinan in disguise.
I don’t know whether this was Fu Jinan’s request or he took the initiative to bring it up.
Lu Shiyan suddenly strode in, his aura a bit stern and his voice slightly cold, but everyone suddenly fell silent, as if they were very afraid of him.
"Mr. Lu!"
"Mr. Lu, I've long heard of your name!"
“…”
Then, they couldn't wait to flatter and compliment each other.
Over the past few years, Lu Shiyan and I didn't have much interaction in our work. Although I knew that he was very powerful in the design world, this was the first time I saw with my own eyes his status in the circle.
Unexpectedly, he didn't respond immediately. Instead, he tilted his head and looked at me. "Let me introduce everyone. This is my teacher's favorite student and my junior, Ruan Nanzhi."
I was stunned and extremely surprised.
Is he...supporting me?
I was already very grateful that he had complete trust in me and did not plagiarize, and I never thought that he would publicly defend me.
He is the president of MS. Such an introduction is enough to show his position. For a moment, everyone looked at me with more restrained eyes.
I couldn't help but look at him gratefully, then stepped forward and spoke in a calm and collected manner: "Good morning, colleagues. I'm Ruan Nanzhi. I'm here today to explain this matter clearly to everyone."
Fu Jinan followed closely, "Don't you want to prove your innocence? Let's start?"
As if extremely certain.
If I hadn't habitually held back, this matter would have unfolded at her own pace, and I wouldn't have been able to argue.
"First, let's listen to a recording."
I took out my cell phone and played the recording of my conversation with Lin Nian yesterday.
Everyone's expressions suddenly changed. Fu Jinan seemed to have expected this and said slowly, "What can this prove? Lin Nian is your assistant, right? Who knows if you guys staged this?"
"You have a point."
I nodded happily and took out the manuscript of my design from my bag. "Everyone, take a look. This is my design manuscript. You can clearly see from the revisions that the version submitted by Fu Jinan is my second-to-last version, not the final version."
Fu Jinan did know a thing or two about design, and he refuted it quickly, "Are you taking us for fools? If someone plagiarizes, they copy it exactly. Isn't it normal to make some changes?"
I stood up, pointed out the details on the second version, and asked with a smile, "So, may I ask, are you secretly in love with me? Why did you put my name on the design?"
"What?"
Her expression froze, and she hurriedly stood up and looked at the places I pointed out. Then she said dismissively, "Isn't this just a matter of a few finishing habits..."
"RNZ."
I glared at her and said calmly, "Are you used to collecting my initials when you collect pens?"
This is a habit I developed when I was in college. Before formally submitting the design draft, I would leave my initials in an inconspicuous place.
Before submitting, erase it and finalize it.
"impossible!"
Fu Jinan's face changed drastically. When she wanted to take a closer look, her colleagues had already taken the manuscript. When they looked at it, everyone looked at Fu Jinan and saw that something was wrong.
However, because of her identity as "Mrs. Fu", no one dared to say a word.
Only one person was outspoken and scoffed, "It's like the thief crying thief! The wife of the dignified Fu Group CEO is so despicable as to plagiarize her own designer and then turn the tables! This is truly shameful and shameful."
"Shut up!"
Fu Jinan stood up in anger and shamelessly said, "Now that you know I'm Mrs. Fu, you still dare to talk nonsense. Do you want to stop living in Jiangcheng?!"
After she finished speaking, she glared at me fiercely and walked away in her slender high heels!
It can be said that he fled in panic.
It is obvious who is right and who is wrong.
I was too lazy to say anything else. Lu Shiyan looked at me and said gently, "Nanzhi, please go out and wait for me."
"good."
I got up and went out. About two minutes later, Lu Shiyan opened the door and came out.
"Would you like to sit in the office?"
"No, you go ahead and do your thing. I'll leave first."
I refused with a smile.
He's already helped me a lot with this matter, and I don't want to waste his time any more. Being the CEO of MS isn't easy.
While waiting for the elevator, I ran into some colleagues who were just in the office.
They changed their attitude towards me and said, "Ms. Ruan, we misunderstood you. Sorry."
"Yes, yes. I hope you will forgive my mistakes and say a few good words to Mr. Lu."
"By the way, don't worry. We know what to do about Fu Jinan. We will definitely make sure she doesn't make it in the design world."
I frowned in confusion. What did Lu Shiyan just say to them? Why did these people change their attitudes faster than turning the pages of a book?
However, I didn't say anything, just smiled politely and said, "Yeah."
After exiting the MS gate and about to head for the parking space, Fu Jinan appeared out of nowhere.
"Ruan Nanzhi, stop!"
"What else do you want to say?"
I looked at her coldly, thinking of my own child, and my tone was also very cold.
Her face was grim as she approached, "You did this on purpose, didn't you? Ruan Nanzhi, you deliberately messed up the manuscript and waited for me to copy it, deliberately embarrassing me!"
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