Jiang Jianhuan remained seated there, unmoved, showing none of the reaction one would expect from someone directly involved.
After the recording finished playing, Jiang Yuan put away her phone, looked around at them, and said seriously.
"I'm sure you all know about this, and quite a few people have reacted quite strongly..." She looked meaningfully at Zhou Ran's group, her words carrying a deeper meaning.
Recalling how they had taken the opportunity to vent their anger and retaliate against Jiang Jianhuan during this period, they felt somewhat embarrassed and immediately lowered their eyes to stare at the table, trying to make themselves less noticeable.
Xie Shuang was somewhat indignant. At the time, there was no evidence, and who knew she had been wronged.
She thought to herself, but still didn't dare to utter a sound.
"Now the truth is out. I have spoken with Fang Xiaoli and dismissed her. She has no objection."
"Furthermore, such an incident is the most intolerable thing in a designer's career. The negative impact on both the person involved and the company is enormous. I hope that none of you here will ever repeat this mistake."
"Cherish your reputation. Find inspiration in everyday life, do what you are capable of, and don't be overly ambitious. One must know how to examine and understand oneself, and be content with what one has."
“One wrong step can affect your whole life. Also, I’ll repeat what I just said to Fang Xiaoli to you again.”
"Using other people's things for too long will make you lose yourself."
"Please remember this sentence throughout your future design career and use it as a constant reminder."
Jiang Yuan's words silenced the room. Although she was usually serious, she rarely spoke in such a harsh tone, indicating that she was truly angry. After all, Fang Xiaoli and Jiang Jianhuan had both been her assistants, and she had practically mentored them.
Xie Shuang didn't dare to grumble to himself. He kept his eyes down and his breathing became much softer, for fear of attracting attention.
"Finally, after these past few days, I've seen a lot. I initially thought it was unnecessary, but I think I still overestimated you." Jiang Yuan's expression remained solemn. This beginning gave many people a sense that a storm was brewing.
“Many people always think that I favor Jiang Jianhuan and give her more opportunities than others. I didn’t say anything when people talked about it behind my back before, but what happened recently has really disappointed me.”
"Before joining the company, Jiang Jianhuan worked as an assistant to designer Weiwei abroad for a period of time. This experience alone was enough to make me look at her differently, not to mention her continuous performance after joining the company."
"All you see is dissatisfaction; you've never considered the gap between yourselves and others. Blinded by jealousy, you deliberately ignore the abilities of others." Jiang Yuan's gaze turned cold as she swept her eyes over the people sitting below, her tone almost reprimanding.
"Stop with your messy little schemes and focus on your work, or don't blame me for being impolite."
The entire conference room fell silent. Jiang Jianhuan remained calm and composed, while Xie Shuang and Zhou Ran stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Weiwei is a renowned designer among Chinese people. He is particularly picky about his assistants. Anyone who can stay under his supervision for three months must have some kind of 'extraordinary talent', otherwise it would be difficult for ordinary people to persevere.
In an instant, everyone looked at Jiang Jianhuan with admiration, and forgot about the unpleasant things that had happened before.
Apart from a few people who had previously targeted her, everyone else looked constipated.
After the meeting, Jiang Jianhuan and Xu Xue walked out of the conference room together, and she immediately couldn't help but ask questions.
"Jianhuan, is what the director said true?"
"Yes."
"Oh my god, I heard being Weiwei's assistant is incredibly tough, especially since he's a Virgo. How did you manage to put up with it?!"
Jiang Jianhuan thought for a moment, then smiled.
"Probably because they're poor."
So even if I'm called out of bed to the office in the middle of the night, yelled at until I cry, and work overtime until I have low blood sugar, I still don't dare to quit.
When they came out, Fang Xiaoli had already left. Her desk was now spotless, as if waiting for its next owner.
Jiang Jianhuan looked away and turned on his computer.
The aftershocks lingered, and even though it was already working hours, the whispers coming from all around were still very clear. They were nothing more than things like, "You can know a person's face but not their heart," "It's hard to imagine that Fang Xiaoli is such a person," and "Oh my god, she pretended to be so pitiful that day, I almost believed her!"
When Jiang Jianhuan went to the cafeteria for lunch, he received a wave of concern from his colleagues. He had been a loner for the past few days, occupying a table by himself, but for the first time, he was surrounded by colleagues, and the table was completely full.
Everyone was discussing human nature.
"Jianhuan, you're really in a bad situation, to have run into something like this. You've always been so good to Fang Xiaoli, helping her edit and view pictures, but I never expected you to be such an ingrate, no, even worse than an ingrate."
"Yes, yes, at least they won't bite you back."
"You wouldn't believe it, that day she cried and said, 'Even though you're better than me, this idea really came from me...' My god, why doesn't she go into acting? She'd be a star, she could even win an Oscar for Best Acting." The female colleague who spoke rolled her eyes dramatically, mimicking the character perfectly, and everyone else burst out laughing.
"Exactly, she's a peerless white lotus flower!"
Everyone still felt lingering fear when they recalled that day. Even with a thousand mouths, no one could explain what had happened. Fortunately, evidence was eventually found; otherwise, their future would have been very difficult.
Thinking about it this way, everyone's gaze towards Jiang Jianhuan even carried a hint of pity.
That's terrible, really terrible.
Jiang Jianhuan felt alright, because the most difficult time was over, and the losses had been minimized. She finished the design draft overnight, without delaying the competition.
and...
Forget it, don't think about it anymore.
When Jiang Jianhuan was leaving get off work, she received a call from Lili. She knew the importance of that recording and had specifically asked her about the progress of the matter today. After learning that the bad woman had been fired, she was very happy for her.
"Sister! I've booked an entire venue to celebrate for you!"
"???Um?"
The twelve-year-old girl spoke with a very mature tone and attitude.
"It's right here at the Mountain Folk Bar, hurry up and come!"
"......"