Stop There, Daddy

“It’s okay. I’ll accept full responsibility, whatever the consequences. Besides, I’m indeed the one to blame for this,” Wen Shuyue said gravely, having psyched herself up for the worst-case scenario.

However, this time the losses her company suffered were too heavy for her to make up for by taking full responsibility. Right now the only thing she could do was figure something out and devise a design better than the previous one before the deadline.

Vice-president Liang was very worried about Wen Shuyue. She patted Wen Shuyue on the shoulder and said consolingly, “All of us will be helping you get a chance. All you need to do is find out who leaked the design.”

“Mhm.” Wen Shuyue had found out some time ago.

Lu was a trusted subordinate of hers and would never do anything like that. Besides, Wen Shuyue had never shown her design to Lu before. Her mother was the only one who’d seen it. Wen Shuyue had trusted her mother so much that she’d left her laptop on. It had never occurred to her that the one she trusted the most would do her harm.

Her mother had repeatedly cautioned her to keep a weather eye on Lu Junhan, but Wen Shuyue had never thought that her mother was actually in cahoots with Lu Junhan. They had been working together to fool her. No wonder Lu Junhan had come here to talk to her for no apparent reason. It turned out that he had been trying to buy her mother some time.

They had put on a quite convincing act.

However, Wen Shuyue couldn’t understand what was in it for her mother. Would it really make her mother happy to victimize her own daughter with an outsider?

President Gu arrived very soon. He reached the company before Wen Shuyue could make any preparations. She had no choice but to hurry over to his office to face him.

“Look what you’ve done. The valuable design was stolen by them. Do you know how much money our company will lose because of it? You think you can take responsibility for it?” President Gu, furious, grabbed the house plant on the desk and hurled it to the floor.

Wen Shuyue kept her head down, silent. Apart from anything else, she was the one to blame for this, and she had no reason to defend herself.

Seeing that Wen Shuyue was too ashamed to lift her head, Gu Ning couldn’t help but stick up for her. “Some moles are impossible to defend against. Right now the top priority is to figure out a solution. Losing your temper won’t do us any good.”RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only

“Ning, I can’t believe you’re standing up for her even in these circumstances. Have you any idea how much money our company has lost because of her? If we fail to handle the matter of the design properly, we’d be running the whole project at a loss. That’s a huge amount of money. Do you think she can compensate for that? Can she?” President Gu glared at Gu Ning, mixed rage and disappointment on his face.

Gu Ning had no words to contradict him. He was like a child in front of President Gu, and there were words he could see no gracious way to utter.

The atmosphere in the office became even more grave. Wen Shuyue bit her lower lip. After hesitating for a moment, she said solemnly, “I promise I’ll compensate for all the losses, but President Gu, please give me a second chance. Tomorrow is the day for the release. I promise I’ll do my best-”

“Do your best? That’s all you know how to say. You think you doing your best would make any difference? I saw your previous design, and it’s divine. You think you can devise something better than that? Besides, we don’t have enough time. How are you going to make that happen?” President Gu angrily interrupted Wen Shuyue before she could finish her sentence.

He had attached great importance to this project, and given how perfect the design was, the product would definitely be a smash hit, but it’d never crossed his mind that everything would be ruined just like this.

“But I’ll do everything within my power to excel myself. What else would you have me do? You lashing out at me won’t get us anywhere!” Wen Shuyue became angry as well.

In these circumstances what they should do was unite and work together. Chewing her out wouldn’t do any good. Besides, she hadn’t done that on purpose, and she wasn’t trying to shift the blame.

President Gu had been consumed with anger all along, and Wen Shuyue’s words angered him further. He furiously pointed at her and flared, “You’re the one to blame, and yet you have the nerve to answer back? Get out! Get out right now!”

“Dad, she didn’t mean that.” Gu Ning, unable to keep his cool, promptly walked forward and grabbed her by the arm.

If he didn’t clear the air right away, the situation would only get trickier. Gu Ning knew his father only too well, so he made another attempt to persuade him.

However, President Gu hated that his son was sticking up for Wen Shuyue. Even his voice was trembling when he said, “Whose side are you on exactly? Do you know she nearly angered your old man to death? Also, Xi Ya is better than her in every way! What do you see in this woman exactly?”

“Since you don’t want to see me right now, I’ll get out.” Wen Shuyue knew what was good for her. She was aware President Gu was angry with her, that her lingering here would serve only to worsen the situation.

She bowed to President Gu and then left without a backward glance.

This incident had come as a devastating blow to her. She couldn’t stand this kind of betrayal, so she angrily took a taxi straight to the Lu group.

At the same time, Qin Weiwei and Lu Junhan were sharing the fruits of their victory. The two of them were chatting and laughing as they drank coffee.

“I wonder how that woman’s holding up. I think all executives of MK have joined hands to attack her,” Qin Weiwei said with a languid smile, swirling her coffee leisurely.

Playing with his phone, Lu Junhan said perfunctorily, “Who cares? All that matters is we’ve achieved our ends. Although we’re in this together, you should know my attitude towards you.”

The smile on Qin Weiwei’s face faded slowly at Lu Junhan’s apathetic words. Affecting a piteous air, she said, “Junhan, even to this day, you still can’t forgive me? I know I made a terrible mistake that day, but I didn’t mean to. I did that really because you broke my heart. I really-”

“Why are you explaining this to me even at this point in time? And the next time you want to do this, please make a different excuse. I’ve had enough of these excuses. I don’t want to hear them anymore.” Lu Junhan kneaded his temples, looking at Qin Weiwei, his eyes full of distaste.

They were working together only for commercial interests. There were no vibes between them whatsoever. Or, in other words, Lu Junhan would rather stay with Wen Shuyue than with Qin Weiwei.

“No matter what you say, I still love you deeply. In fact, I suspect someone spiked my wine that day. It must be Wen Shuyue’s doing. I’m positive…”

“Oh, so you think I’m the one to blame for all your actions.”

Before Qin Weiwei could finish her sentence, Wen Shuyue suddenly showed up and interrupted her. Wen Shuyue angrily stormed up to Qin Weiwei and slapped her across the face before the latter could react.