After Zhu Weidong finished speaking, he also realized that he was wrong. He said slowly, "Xiaoling, I don't mean anything else. Zhou Yuanbin and Xu Li's relationship is their business. There is no need to drag you into it just for a breakup. As for Xu Li's problematic lifestyle, when she was with Zhou Yuanbin, she was with someone else. These have nothing to do with us. Breaking up is just a matter of words. There is no need to do this."

"Do you think it's still because of Ji Ke's incident, and that the Gao family is behind this?"

"That's what I think. Think about it carefully. Does Xu Li have such means?"

"Xu Li doesn't have it, but she has a chance, and Xie Qiangguo has the ability." Ji Ling also expressed her thoughts calmly.

Perhaps because he had already lost his temper before, Zhu Weidong's attitude and tone did not get any worse afterwards, and he patiently expressed his thoughts.

"Xiaoling, I understand that you believe in Zhou Yuanbin. You have had a lot of contact with him and you know his character well. Let's leave this matter here for now. What do you think? I will ask Yaowu to investigate and notify us immediately when there is any news."

Ji Ling nodded. "You believe in yours, and I question mine. Everyone has their own ideas, and it's not necessary for you to believe me, right?"

Zhu Weidong felt uncomfortable after listening to these words, but he couldn't tell where he felt uncomfortable. He knew that ever since the two of them had quarreled that night, there had been something between them, a feeling that was hard to describe.

"I still have to go to work. You go back and come pick me up in the evening." Ji Ling looked at the time, nodded to him, turned and left.

Zhu Weidong stood there, feeling like an abandoned child.

I feel a little lost, a little sad, and my heart aches.

Zhu Weidong knew that it would not be good to stay any longer and it would also annoy his wife. He felt powerless and went home directly.

After Ji Ling returned to the office and sat down, she heard Huang Man humming a little tune. When Ji Ling looked over, she looked back at her without avoiding the view and without stopping the little tune.

Ji Ling thought about what happened between her and Zhou Yuanbin, and why Xu Li used this to scheme against him. Then she thought about what Zhou Yuanbin said about meeting Huang Man, and her mind moved a little, wondering if she was overthinking it.

"Huang Man, come here." Ji Ling put down the pen she had just picked up.

Huang Man was stunned for a moment, then stood up and walked over, "Chief, what's the matter?"

Ji Ling stared at her and didn't speak in a hurry. Huang Man frowned and said, "Chief, I'll go back if nothing happens. I still have a lot of work to do."

"You said in front of my friend that my relationship with my friend was not normal. I want to ask, what did you see? Or do you just like to spread rumors?"

At first, the people in the office thought that Ji Ling was looking for Huang Man about work, but when they heard this, they stopped what they were doing and didn't dare to look back, but they were all paying attention.

Huang Man's expression changed.

Ji Ling didn't give her a chance to speak. "You went to Zhou Yuanbin's girlfriend and said that Zhou Yuanbin and I had an improper relationship. So you said those things in front of Zhou Yuanbin that day. You think this matter is not important. Zhou Yuanbin and I are only busy cleaning up the mess. We don't have time to care about what you do, right?"

Huang Man's face has turned pale.

Ji Ling didn't expect that her guess was right. No wonder Xu Li dared to plot against Zhou Yuanbin in this way. It was because Huang Man was behind the scenes fanning the flames.

Ji Ling said coldly, "Go back. You think you can just say a few words about this matter, but you think it's too simple. I will go directly to your father."

"Ji Ling, I did it. You are coming after me. Why are you looking for my dad?" Huang Man got scared when she heard that he was looking for her dad.

"I got in on my own, without relying on my dad."

Ji Ling ignored her and continued with her work.

Huang Man was ignored and pursed her lips. "Ji Ling, what about you? Did you become the section chief on your own? It was all thanks to Rong Junjie. Without him, would you have been promoted so quickly? Don't make yourself sound so clean. Don't you know you are no better than him?"

Ji Ling looked up and smiled, "So this is why you have always disliked me. This is easy to handle. If you have doubts about my work ability, you can report it to the higher-ups. I am not afraid of investigation. As for you saying that I was promoted because of Rong Junjie, keep your mouth shut and don't say anything without evidence. But it doesn't matter if it's you. I can tell my father directly when I see him later."

Huang Man also knew that she was going to have a falling out with Ji Ling today, "You don't have to go find my dad, I'll go find him now."

"Okay." Ji Ling leaned back in her chair. "I'll give you leave. Go ahead."

Huang Man was angry and annoyed when she saw Ji Ling's indifferent expression, so she just walked away with her arms swung.

The office was quiet and no one dared to say anything.

Ji Ling didn't care what people in the office thought of her. She didn't say it, but she knew that there were many people who didn't respect her in their hearts, but because she was now superior to them, they endured it.

Huang Man usually has a lot of things to do, and now she has caused something like this. Ji Ling is not going to tolerate it any longer.

Director Huang came over before noon. He had a serious look on his face and Huang Man was by his side.

After entering the office, he walked directly to Ji Ling's desk and said to his daughter, "Now apologize to Section Chief Ji."

Huang Man's eyes were red and half of her face was swollen, and it was obvious what had happened.

"Chief Ji, I'm sorry. It was me who spread the rumor before. Please forgive me. I was narrow-minded and jealous of you." Huang Man said while crying.

Ji Ling didn't look at her. She stood up and called Director Huang first, then said, "Let's go outside and talk."

She was also saving face for Director Huang. Otherwise, how would people see her if she said it in front of so many people? Director Huang smiled bitterly, "Xiao Ji, I'm sorry to embarrass you."

The three of them left the office and finally went to Director Huang's office on the fourth floor.

As soon as the door was closed, Director Huang began to complain, "Xiao Ji, I'm sorry to have made you laugh. This child is really ignorant. Her mother passed away early. I loved this child since she was young, but she ended up being spoiled. I didn't expect her to do such a thing. I feel ashamed to talk about it."

"Director Huang, Huang Man is not a child. If you keep an eye on her, she will correct her mistakes. Besides, she is not bad. The fact that she was admitted by herself is proof of that."

Huang Man thought Ji Ling would take advantage of her misfortune, but she didn't expect her to praise her. She looked at Ji Ling in surprise.

Ji Ling met her gaze and said, "Let's talk about the facts. There is no grudge between us. What I said is also the truth."

Huang Man turned her head away. She was ashamed of Ji Ling's magnanimity.