Fog clears from Hong Kong Island

Chapter 12 Either apologize or leave the company
Sang Yu thought for a moment, "I can explain all the sources of my design inspiration and prove that I am original."

Ning Xiaoya: "I can do that too."

The two were in a stalemate, and Anna had a headache. "I can't decide for a while. I will report this matter to the president. If someone really plagiarizes, I will not tolerate it." She pinched her eyebrows and waved her hand, "You all go first. Let's go back."

Sang Yu and Ning Xiaoya left the office together.

"In order to defeat me, you abandoned your original design intention. You have already lost." Sang Yu said in a cold voice.

Ning Xiaoya was sulky, her nails almost digging into her palms, "If you don't slander others, I won't lose."

Sang Yu didn't want to argue with her about this topic anymore, "You took the photos too, right?"

Ning Xiaoya denied it, "I don't know what you are talking about. If you have a bad style, don't blame me."

After saying that, he walked forward quickly.

Gossip in the company spread quickly. In just one morning, everyone knew about both things, and Sang Yu was directly labeled as a plagiarist.

As a result, her colleagues began to alienate her intentionally or unintentionally.

Meng Qing had already explained to Sang Yu in the group, but to no avail.

Some people don't actually care about the truth of the matter and just want to watch the fun. This is the dark side of human nature.

"It's true that you're going to lose your legs if you spread rumors and refute them." Meng Qing comforted Sang Yu, "Sang Sang, just ignore them. They just follow the trend without knowing anything."

"Well, don't worry, I'm fine." Sang Yu is not as fragile as she thought. Her experiences from childhood to adulthood have created her strong psychological endurance.

I met Xu Minglang by chance when I was eating in the cafeteria at noon. He walked straight to the table of Sang Yu and Meng Qing with his dinner plate. He looked at the empty seat next to Sang Yu and asked, "Is there anyone else here? If not, I will take a seat."

Meng Qing said nothing and Sang Yu nodded.

Xu Minglang then put down his dinner plate and sat down.

The hero of the public opinion sat at the same table and immediately attracted countless secret glances, wishing he had a pair of clairaudiences.

Xu Minglang hesitated for a moment and then took the initiative to mention: "Sang Yu, I know they are all spreading rumors, and I believe you."

Sang Yu pursed his lips slightly and said "thank you".

Meng Qing poked the braised pork on the plate with her chopsticks and complained angrily: "It doesn't cost anything to spread rumors now. You just open your mouth."

Xu Minglang couldn't help but worry about Sang Yu, "How are you going to deal with the design draft?"

Sang Yu: "I don't know yet, but I believe the truth will eventually come out."

At least Xi Jinbai knew that she couldn't plagiarize.

Seeing that she was not affected, Xu Minglang felt a little relieved, "Then are you and Special Assistant Cheng friends?"

"Well, they are just ordinary friends." Sang Yu used this to make it clear, "I won't consider anything else except work at the moment."

Xu Minglang understood what she meant. That day she insisted on transferring the money for the dessert to him, so he guessed that she didn't want to owe him a favor.

Sang Yu never accepted his pursuit from beginning to end. She had always had clear boundaries.

Xu Minglang: "We are also friends. If you need my help, just ask."

Sang Yu responded politely, "Okay, thank you."
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Things were not as simple as Sang Yu thought. She thought that the design draft would be solved when Xi Jinbai came back, but she didn't expect to alert the company's vice president in advance.

The next morning, she, Ning Xiaoya and the design director were all called to the deputy general manager's office. The vice president is Liu Yang, who is in his early forties. He joined the company when it was founded and now has a certain say.

He knocked on the table and asked, "Why hasn't this matter been dealt with?"

Anna explained: "There is not enough evidence yet to prove who borrowed whose design draft."

Liu Yang: "So there's no need to deal with it?"

Anna: "That's not what I meant. I have already told Assistant Cheng about this..."

"What's the point of telling him? Do you still have to wait for Mr. Xi to come back and handle it personally?" Liu Yang frowned unhappily, "Now everyone in the company knows about it. If we don't stop it, if it spreads and affects the integrity of the brand, who will take responsibility? Can you afford it?”

Anna remained silent.

Liu Yang asked directly: "Who submitted the manuscript first?"

"Ning Xiaoya handed it over first, but..."

Anna was interrupted by Liu Yang before she could finish her words, "Since Ning Xiaoya submitted it first, she can also explain all the design points, which proves that her design draft is fine."

Sang Yu expressed shock at his remarks, which were blatant partiality, "Mr. Liu, are you biased in saying this? I can also introduce all the details of my design clearly, does that also prove my design draft?" no problem?"

Liu Yang looked at her and said in a pressing tone: "Can you prove that your first draft was before Ning Xiaoya's?"

Sang Yu said calmly: "Then how can she prove that she is ahead of me?"

Ning Xiaoya asked coldly: "I submitted the manuscript before you. What do I need to prove? If you finished it first, why did you delay it?"

Sang Yu met her gaze calmly, "I told you that I'm improving the details. I can't just rush through the work just because I'm rushing to finish the manuscript."

Ning Xiaoya: "Who knows whether you are perfecting details or modifying other things?"

Liu Yang interrupted their argument and looked at Sang Yu, "She did submit the draft before you. Now you need to prove it. If you can't prove it, apologize, admit that you borrowed from Ning Xiaoya's design draft, and promise not to do it in the future." If you do it again, you can hurry up and draw another one when you go back, and this matter will be over."

"I won't admit anything I haven't done. The design draft is my original work. Whoever plagiarized the fruits of my labor knows it." Sang Yu's attitude was firm.

Ning Xiaoya's eyes darkened, "You are still so stubborn."

Sang Yu was calm and composed, "It's really very low-level for you to use this method. Be careful of backlash."

Liu Yang ran out of patience and said in a deep voice: "If you insist on doing this, then don't stay in the company anymore. If I give you a chance, you don't want it. The company doesn't need a dishonest person."

Seeing that the situation was getting more and more out of control, Anna hurriedly tried to persuade her: "Mr. Liu, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."

Liu Yang said plausibly: "What's inappropriate? I'm thinking about the overall interests of the company."

Sang Yu didn't react much, and didn't seem to take his words seriously, "You don't have the right to fire people at will, and you don't have the right to forcibly label me as a plagiarist."

This sentence completely angered Liu Yang, and he protested, "I, the dignified vice president of the company, don't even have the power to fire an employee? You either apologize or leave the company."

The eyes staring at Sang Yu seemed to tear her apart.

Ning Xiaoya watched the excitement from the side and laughed at Sang Yu for being too impatient and openly confronting the leader. Wasn't this cutting off his own path?

Liu Yang was so angry that Anna didn't dare to speak rashly at this time.

The atmosphere froze for a moment, and a low and cold voice suddenly came: "Who do you want to apologize? Who do you want to fire?"

(End of this chapter)