Xia Zhichu knew that no one believed her, so she told the whole story in a concise and shocking manner.
After hearing the last part, Lily muttered quietly, "So she's a copycat. No wonder she's been stealing the limelight from the design department all these years."
"What did you say?"
Although Lily's voice was soft, Manager Lan still heard it.
"No, nothing." Lily didn't dare to offend Manager Lan. After all, if she provoked her before the matter was investigated thoroughly, who knew if she would become the second Xia Zhichu.
Manager Lan refused to admit to plagiarism and put the blame on Xia Zhichu, saying that Xia Zhichu had taken away two design drafts yesterday and that the appraisal report was also forged.
Now that the appraisal report has been torn up, Xia Zhichu has no better evidence to prove his innocence.
For a moment, the focus of attention shifted to Xia Zhichu again.
Lily and others changed their stance and stood on Manager Lan's side again. Xia Zhichu was isolated and helpless. Listening to the accusations of his colleagues, he felt extremely wronged at that moment.
"Zhichu, now that things have come to this, you should just admit it and leave. Otherwise, if this gets reported to higher-ups, you'll get fired. That would tarnish your career and make it difficult for you to gain a foothold in the design industry."
"Yes, yes, Manager Lan is a very good person. If you admit your mistakes and can correct them, we are colleagues, and Manager Lan won't be too harsh on you."
Colleagues gave false advice.
Manager Lan crossed his arms and glared at Xia Zhichu coldly as if he was looking at a clown. With such low skills, he dared to fight with him?
Don't overestimate your abilities!
"Xiao Xia, everything requires evidence. Trying to convict someone based on empty words is foolish. Since this is your first offense, I'll forgive you this time. Please submit your resignation."
After saying this, Manager Lan turned around and was about to leave.
At this moment, a sharp male voice came from behind.
"The one who should leave is you!"
Everyone looked up and saw a handsome man appear at the door. He was the man they saw downstairs that day.
This is the "cousin" that Xia Zhichu mentioned.
Before, Si Mochen's height could not be seen clearly while he was sitting in the car, but now that he was standing, his tall and straight figure was a full 1.85 meters tall.
It looked quite stunning from a distance, and now seeing the real person up close, the female colleagues in the design department were already screaming.
"Xia Zhichu, your cousin is here."
Xia Zhichu was also surprised. Didn’t Si Mochen go to work? Why did he appear here?
When Si Mochen heard the name 'cousin', his handsome face stiffened slightly.
But he didn't expose her. He walked closer and handed a document back to Xia Zhichu, "I knew you wouldn't be able to handle it, so I gave you a copy. This is the original."
When Manager Lan heard this, it felt like the soles of his feet were covered with glue and he couldn't take a step.
Even the face turned green.
Xia Zhichu took out the original document and looked at it, then looked up and smiled at Si Mochen.
The man gestured for her to go ahead and do it. Xia Zhichu nodded and presented the report to her colleagues. "This is an appraisal report from a professional organization. The manager just tore up the copy after reading it. I guess you don't know what it says, right? But it's okay. I'll read it to you."
Xia Zhichu read the entire document from beginning to end and finally announced the result, "Manager Lan copied my work. She is the plagiarist!"
Originally, considering that Manager Lan was her superior, she didn't want to make things too awkward, but this woman insisted on putting herself to death. If she was being polite, she would be stupid.
"This report has the seal of the appraisal agency. If you don't believe it, we can take the two works to be appraised again."
Xia Zhichu straightened his back and glanced confidently at everyone present, finally setting his eyes on Manager Lan.
"I want to ask the manager, how did a newcomer like me offend you? Why did you frame me like this?"
Manager Lan seemed to have lost her soul and had no idea what was going on. After hearing Xia Zhichu's questioning, it took her a long time to come back to her senses.
However, instead of admitting that he had plagiarized, he continued to quibble.
"Xiao Xia, I'm your superior. Even if I don't have much design experience, I'm still better than a newcomer like you, right? You accused me of plagiarizing, and you even brought a fake report and even brought your family to cause trouble at the company. Who gave you the confidence to do this?"
Manager Lan would never admit it. Once she admitted it, she would have no place in Peak Group, and she would never be able to survive in this circle in the future.
As a result, his career plummeted and he had no chance of becoming a designer in this life.
“No, you…”
Xia Zhichu wanted to say something in rebuttal, but suddenly Si Mochen grabbed her wrist. The man's cold and icy voice came, "She is so upright that she wouldn't do such a sneaky and shameful thing!"
Xia Zhichu was very touched by Si Mochen's protection, and she raised her head and looked at him deeply.
Manager Lan sneered, "I think it's not that she didn't dare to do it, but that she did it, and someone in the company backed her up!"
Si Mochen narrowed his eyes. It seemed that his usual care for Xia Zhichu had caused dissatisfaction in Manager Lan, which made him have malicious intentions to deal with Xia Zhichu.
Even if Xia Zhichu entered the design department through a backdoor, he was still a designer with potential. With a little polish, he would surely shine.
He asked Xia Zhichu to come here so that she could create value for Peak Group instead of becoming the object of everyone's exclusion.
"Manager Lan, what support are you talking about?"
Xia Zhichu was confused when he heard this, but when he thought about it, after coming to the design department, it seemed that his colleagues would occasionally mention things like having connections and backers.
She didn't take it seriously at the time. After all, she was hired by Peak Group after submitting her resume and passing the interview.
But now Manager Lan's sarcastic look made her feel something was wrong.
Manager Lan looked at her with disdain and said sarcastically, "You got into the design department thanks to Manager Wang from the recruitment department, and the people in the president's office have repeatedly favored you. Do you dare to say that you didn't get into the company through connections?"
"I don't."
Xia Zhichu had no idea what she was talking about. She had only just met Manager Wang when she applied for the job. As for the people in the president's office, she had never met them once and didn't know them at all.
Now that Manager Wang has accused her of using a backdoor, she is completely stunned.
Si Mochen was thinking about a solution at the moment. He had asked Yan Sen to come down and warn Manager Lan. Presumably, all the employees in the design department knew that Xia Zhichu had the support of the President's Office.
Well, if that's the case, just admit it.
Maybe it will help Xia Zhichu to have a smoother future in the design department.
"Yes, she has a backer. Yan, the special assistant in the President's office, is my friend."
The tense atmosphere was broken by Si Mochen's words, and everyone's eyes were fixed on this handsome man who looked like a god.
The next second, bursts of surprised boos were heard.
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