City’s Best Divine Doctor
Chapter 856 - 0856: True and False

Chapter 856: Chapter 0856: True and False

Seeing the hesitant looks on those three female designers, Liu Xueying had already guessed this would happen.

"I treated you all so well normally, and now that something has happened, none of you even see me as a sister anymore."

Liu Xueying pointed at them with her orchid-shaped fingers and spoke in a flamboyant tone.

At this moment, Liu Xueying seemed quite angry. Turning to Liu Die, he asked, "Liu Die? What about you? Just now, Shen Yueru said I was a spy colluding with Li Yingjun. You were so close to Li Yingjun before—aren’t you afraid Shen Yueru might suspect you as well?"

Immediately, Liu Die, who had been silently bowing her head, looked shocked. Could it be true that President Shen had said such things?

Moreover, the matter had long passed, and neither Xingyue Group nor President Shen had pursued it. Besides, back then, she had no idea Li Yingjun would do such a thing.

"I—I didn’t do anything to betray the company!"

Liu Die defended herself.

"True, you didn’t. But Shen Yueru and Xingyue Group question your character. Because you were always hanging out with Li Yingjun, staying at Xingyue Group won’t give you much of a future. At best, you’ll get a flat salary, and it’s even possible they’ll let you go after some time,"

Liu Xueying persuaded earnestly.

"No, that’s not true!"

Liu Die protested.

"Fine, I won’t put pressure on you all anymore. Anyway, I don’t think I can stay here much longer—I’m planning to spread my wings and leave!"

...

At Xingyue Group, ninety-nine percent of the employees were women, and as the saying goes, "three women make a drama." Earlier, Liu Xueying and Shen Yueru’s conversation in the elevator and in the corridors was already overheard by other employees.

When the employees heard, of course they spread the gossip around; it was impossible to keep anything secret.

"Hey, have you heard?"

"About Liu Xueying, flamboyant Liu Jie’s story!"

"You mean that Director Liu? What happened?"

"He had a huge fight with President Shen in the elevator! Apparently, Mr. Ye promised to send him to Paris for three years of study abroad, all expenses covered by the company, but neither President Shen, HR, nor the Finance department agreed to it."

Upon hearing this, those gossiping female employees were astounded. Workers from other departments already envied the designers in the Design Department, who each got six months of training in fashion capitals.

And all those expenses were covered by Xingyue Group—something their departments didn’t enjoy as a benefit.

But now, Liu Xueying was asking for three years abroad?

Three years—what kind of privilege was that?

They didn’t know, but if someone could undergo training abroad for three years, who wouldn’t want such an opportunity? And the company would still foot the bill while maintaining salary and benefits!

Such perks wouldn’t be approved by President Shen, HR, or Finance.

So it was understandable why Liu Xueying clashed with President Shen.

But what shocked them even more was that this incident involved Mr. Ye.

Ye Qiu had created several lingerie designs for Xingyue Group back-to-back. They knew very well how stunning his creations were—they rivaled those of foreign luxury brands.

It was just that the lingerie was too expensive; one piece cost as much as their monthly salary. They couldn’t bear to spend that much unless they had a wealthy boyfriend splurging on them.

"So it really was Mr. Ye who said it?"

"I’m not sure. Personally, I trust Liu Jie’s character—he might be flamboyant, but he’s always been dependable. How could he lie? But President Shen called Mr. Ye herself, and he denied ever making such promises to Liu Jie over the phone."

In their view, Mr. Ye was such a remarkable designer that he had no reason to lie. So, the female employees speculated—was it Liu Xueying lying, or did Mr. Ye agree initially and then go back on his word?

Xingyue Group employed over a thousand workers. The gossip spread rapidly, and by the time everyone clocked out, almost all of them had heard.

Even though Xingyue Group was at its peak period of business, unexpectedly, there was conflict between Liu Xueying and President Shen.

The female employees understood that President Shen likely felt that the Design Department, particularly Liu Xueying, hadn’t contributed any impressive designs for quite some time. With Mr. Ye’s creations turning into blockbusters, what use was Liu Xueying now? If he resigned, it wouldn’t matter!

In Liu Xueying’s office, after the three female designers and Liu Die left, he slumped over his desk and began crying, sounding just like a wailing woman.

The crying was piercing; female employees outside the office could hear it clearly.

But none of them dared go in to comfort Liu Xueying.

They could only privately speculate—Director Liu must have had a falling-out with President Shen. If so, and President Shen truly intended to force Liu Xueying out, who would take over as the new Design Department Director?

They had no idea.

Liu Die looked at Liu Xueying’s pitiful state but thought to herself—this man was naive to expect a three-year study abroad program. She used to be naive herself, but Liu Xueying was clearly even more so now.

Such benefits were rare even in large corporations, let alone their private enterprise.

After most female employees had clocked out for the day, Liu Xueying secretly used eye drops to make his eyes appear red and swollen, as though he had been crying endlessly.

Then, he grabbed his decorative purse and left the Design Department Director’s office.

Since the entire company was busy, many female employees were working overtime. Even though it was after hours, they hadn’t gone home or gone out to eat—they stayed in the cafeteria.

Liu Xueying, clutching his purse, entered the elevator with visibly swollen, red eyes from "crying," squeezing into the crowd of female employees.

Normally, Liu Xueying was treated as a sister by these female employees without any awkwardness. But now, following his clash with President Shen, the employees avoided him as soon as he entered, pretending not to know him.

Clutching his decorative purse, Liu Xueying rode the elevator down to the first floor, stepped out delicately, then abruptly turned to take the elevator back up.

Throughout it all, the female employees only gathered that Liu Xueying seemed to be crying, looking both distressed and furious.

Returning to the Design Department, the female designers still there assumed Liu Xueying had already left. They were surprised to see him come back.

Originally, they had been gathered gossiping behind his back. Now that he was back, they hurriedly scattered, looking awkward.

Liu Xueying walked back into his office and said, "Damn, I forgot something."

He pretended to have come back to retrieve something, applied more eye drops, and then left his office again. He stuffed his wallet into his purse before heading out of the Design Department.

It was only after Liu Xueying left the department that the female designers there finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Xueying rode the elevator down as before, but this time, the female employees got the impression that he really couldn’t last much longer at Xingyue Group.

Reaching the underground parking lot, Liu Xueying got into his car, pulled out his phone, and sent a text message to Ye Qiu’s private number.

"Mr. Ye, I’ve done as you instructed."