The famous person above is not her, but someone named Zi Ran.
Apparently, someone had eaten her manuscript.
Then, Gu Qingning pretended to be nonchalant and asked the bookstore owner, "Boss, when was this newspaper published?"
She had always thought that her novel was not selected for publication, but now someone has taken her place.
In the provincial capital's newspaper office, some people are trying to replace the original with the fake.
The boss didn't notice her unusual behavior and smiled. "It was published a few days ago. You know what? The stories in this issue are really good. They're really eye-catching. Many people come to me just to buy the newspaper and read the stories."
Gu Qingning smiled and said, "Then I'll go first. Thank you, boss."
Gu Qingning also bought a newspaper and took it directly to the provincial capital newspaper office.
She is not the kind of person who would hide her grievances and not make a big deal about them. If some people don't expose her, she won't know who she is.
At that moment, in the newspaper office, a group of people surrounded Qin Lili, all flattering her. "Xiao Qin, your writing skills are getting better and better. Since your article was published, it has received widespread attention. Many people have even written to inquire about it. The newspaper's sales have been increasing this month."
"This article is really well written and full of passion. This era needs people like you who are progressive in their thinking and can create value for the country."
"Lili, you have to guide me when you have time. You are really amazing."
The vice president is Qin Lili's relative. Seeing Qin Lili's success, he also wanted to benefit from it.
Qin Lili was extremely proud. She got the job through connections. She was only a temporary worker before, but now she was finally a regular employee.
But he said modestly: "You are too kind to me. Thanks to your help, I was able to create such a good article and give back to the public."
I have to say, these words touched everyone's heart.
There are really not many people who can remain so low-key despite having achieved great results.
Fang Yuanyuan, the short-haired girl sitting on the side, had a blank expression on her face and did not go up to compliment her. Obviously, she did not believe that Qin Lili had such talent.
The two of them grew up together, how could she not know how capable she is?
I don't know where this article came from.
Qin Lili was very proud and walked up to Fang Yuanyuan with a haughty look on her face. "Comrade Fang doesn't seem very happy? What's the matter? Now that I'm a regular employee, we can all work together. Doesn't Comrade Fang welcome this? Or is Comrade Fang not very satisfied with the novel I wrote?"
It’s not the first day that the two have had a bad relationship. Fang Yuanyuan is hardworking and has excellent performance, and there is no room for criticism.
Qin Lili is very pampered and can't do anything. If she didn't have a backer, these people probably wouldn't buy it.
Many fence-sitters sided with Qin Lili and accused Fang Yuanyuan, "Yuanyuan, what's wrong with you? We are all comrades. Your thinking is unacceptable. Comrade Qin is very conscious and has created a lot of value for the newspaper. We must get along well from now on."
"That's right. Comrade Qin did something real this time. Even the president praised him."
"Comrade Fang, please apologize to Lili right away."
Fang Yuanyuan didn't even have time to speak before someone else finished talking.
Fang Yuanyuan stood up and looked at those people. "How do you know that this article was written by her? She has such talent, but she still works as a temporary worker?"
Hearing this, Qin Lili's expression was flustered for a moment, and then her eyes reddened. "What do you mean? Fang Yuanyuan, I know you don't like me, but you can't slander me like this. You're trying to destroy me."
Tears fell like pearls. The girl next to him was filled with indignation. "Fang Yuanyuan, you've gone too far. Apologize to Lili immediately. How can you have such a dirty mind?"
"Fang Yuanyuan, we really misjudged you. You are so vicious."
There were accusations in these people's eyes, but Fang Yuanyuan remained unmoved.
The commotion here attracted the president who came over with a serious look on his square face.
"What's going on?"
The president walked forward and saw Qin Lili looking aggrieved. He frowned. What happened?
Qin Lili is just a show-off. If the vice president hadn't given him repeated assurances, he wouldn't have planned to recruit her.
But he has made real progress recently, and his writing is very talented.
Before Qin Lili could even speak, the people around her couldn't wait any longer. "Boss, people like Fang Yuanyuan are simply a scourge to the newspaper. How can they casually speculate and doubt their own colleagues? She's slandering Qin Lili for plagiarizing other people's manuscripts."
Qin Lili's eyelids twitched, and then she breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that no one would notice anyway.
The others were chattering too.
"If such a narrow-minded person works with us, we might end up in trouble one day. President, you have to make the decision for us."
"That's right, this kind of behavior must not be tolerated."
The president looked unhappy, but he also knew Fang Yuanyuan's character and knew she wouldn't say such things for no reason.
"Comrade Xiao Fang, what do you say?"
If he really slandered him, he would probably not be able to stay in the newspaper. He would never allow people with bad conduct to come in.
Fang Yuanyuan looked at the president calmly, "Logically, such a brilliant article should have a preliminary draft, which should be polished before being finalized. But Comrade Qin doesn't seem to have one. I have to suspect she took someone else's."
Qin Lili quickly said, "I just accidentally dropped the first draft. Are you so jealous of me?"
If you didn’t know him, you would think he had suffered a lot of injustice.
"Boss, you must give me an explanation today. I cannot afford this accusation. The manuscript is mine."
Qin Lili insisted that this was hers.
The president is in a dilemma because the first draft is lost and there is no way to verify it.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. "Excuse me, is this the place for manuscript review?"
Hearing the sound, everyone turned their heads. The moment Qin Lili saw Gu Qingning, she was extremely flustered.
"Where's the security? What's going on? They let a stranger in casually. What if he's a dangerous person?"
Qin Lili scolded him, and her heart felt like it was about to jump out of her chest.
The security personnel stopped Gu Qingning and did not allow her to take a step forward.
"Please ask everyone to leave. No one who is not important is allowed to come in without permission. If this manuscript is lost, no one can afford it."
Qin Lili's fingertips trembled, fearing that what she had done would be discovered.
Fang Yuanyuan noticed her abnormality from the beginning, and thought of something, so she quickly stopped her.
"Comrade, is there anything I can help you with?"
Fang Yuanyuan's words made Qin Lili hate him to death, but the most important thing now was to solve Gu Qingning's problem.
She spoke first, "What could be the matter? She didn't submit an article, and there was no invitation. I even suspected she had some other motive. Comrade Fang, this is a newspaper office, not a vegetable market. You can walk around as you please."
She spoke righteously, but her panic betrayed her.
"I'm here to check the manuscript." Gu Qingning pointed at the article in the newspaper and asked politely.
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