E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World
Chapter 106: Episode 106: Could Li Ji’s Mother Be Framed?

Chapter 106: Episode 106: Could Li Ji’s Mother Be Framed?

"Go back and wait for the notification!" Zhou Xueyin personally interviewed Li Hua and Bai Ying, then sent the two out of the meeting room.

Li Hua and Bai Ying whispered to each other and acted as if they didn’t see Zhao Caiyun and Zhang Jingwan, pretending not to know these two people.

"These kids nowadays, their resumes are prettier than the next, but their abilities are worse than the last...sigh..." Zhou Xueyin and Ji Xiaoxi let out a sigh as they walked out of the meeting room, signaling that today’s interviews probably ended.

"Sister Yinyin, how were those two just now?" Zhao Caiyun tentatively asked Zhou Xueyin.

"Just so-so, their abilities aren’t as good as yours, don’t worry," Zhou Xueyin encouraged her with a reassuring look.

Zhao Caiyun felt like her question hadn’t been answered, but she dared not ask too much, for fear of raising suspicion, so she didn’t pursue it further.

In fact, Zhou Xueyin knew what she meant but deliberately played dumb and didn’t directly answer her.

"Yinyin. A woman who claims to be the wife of the gentleman who’s the general distributor of Vigorous Men’s Fragrance in Huabei District specifically asked to see Li Jiniang..." Sun Miao rushed in, looking flustered.

"Vigorous Men’s Fragrance? Is she sure it’s our company’s Li Jiniang? Or could there be someone with the same name?" Zhou Xueyin looked puzzledly at the plainly dressed lady standing at the door.

Although the woman’s outfit seemed simple and drab, she was actually clad in designer brands from head to toe. Moreover, she carried herself with an extraordinary presence; just standing there, she emitted a formidable aura.

Despite this, Zhou Xueyin wasn’t afraid; their company had no previous business dealings with Vigorous Men’s Fragrance, and the sudden visit by the wife of the sales general distributor was probably due to some misunderstanding.

"Hello, I am Zhou Xueyin, responsible for 51buy." She walked to the door and handed over her business card.

"Pleased to meet you, I’m not here to cause you trouble; I’m looking for that Li Jiniang!" The woman didn’t take Zhou Xueyin’s business card.

"Let’s talk in the office. It’s not really appropriate to stand here, right? Miao Miao, pour a glass of water, bring it to the meeting room!" Zhou Xueyin led the woman to the meeting room, personally opened the door for her, and pulled out a chair, "Please..."

"Yin... Manager Zhou, here’s the water!" Sun Miao handed over the water nervously.

"Go call for Li Jiniang too..." Zhou Xueyin whispered to Sun Miao while receiving the glass of water.

Zhou Xueyin placed the glass of water in front of the woman, "May I know what’s wrong with Li Jiniang?"

"Since you all seem busy, I’ll just be direct!" The woman took off her sunglasses, revealing eyes that had clearly been crying, "Someone sent a bunch of photos of my husband sleeping with another woman to my inbox... and they said that woman is from your company, Li Jiniang!"

"Could you please tell me... who your husband is?" This woman came in without identifying herself, starting with this story; who knew whether it was true or false?

"General distributor for Vigorous Men’s Fragrance in Huabei District, Pei Yonghua. I’m his wife, Yang Rui..." Yang Rui took out an envelope from her bag and handed it to Zhou Xueyin, "Here, these are the photos that were sent to my inbox, I’ve printed them all out!"

Zhou Xueyin frowned as she took the envelope, just about to open it when Li Jiniang pushed the door and came in.

"Yinyin? You were looking for me?" Li Jiniang looked confusedly at the two people in the room, "Who is this person?"

"So you must be Jixiang, right? So fair and clean-looking, how could you have the nerve to do such a disgusting thing!" Yang Rui started cursing as soon as she saw Jixiang, without any kind of discernment.

"Hold on, hold on, what did I do? What the hell did I do? You better not be spouting nonsense! Our company has legal advisers, you know!" Jixiang was also completely dumbfounded. She had just walked into the meeting room and immediately got cursed out, thankful that she was good-tempered and didn’t curse back.

"What did you do? I’m too embarrassed to even say it! How could a young woman like you do such a thing? I have evidence! See for yourself!" Yang Rui said angrily as she searched through her bag, "Eh? Where are the photos? The envelope?"

"They’re here with me... Look closely, this is a photoshopped picture. Someone has put Jixiang’s face onto this woman’s body!" Before Yang Rui could explode again, Zhou Xueyin spoke calmly.

"Photoshopped? What is ’Photoshopped’? I don’t understand your internet lingo!" Yang Rui said angrily, "Regardless, what I saw was Jixiang sleeping with my husband!"

"Hold on, hold on... Me? With your husband? Sleep?" Jixiang looked at Yang Rui in shock, "Who is your husband? I have a boyfriend, why would I sleep with your husband? Are you kidding me?"

"I’ll say it again, my husband is the general agent for Vehement Men’s Perfume in the Huabei District! About half a month ago, he didn’t come home at night! Yesterday someone sent these photos to my inbox." Yang Rui snatched the photos from Zhou Xueyin and threw them in front of Jixiang, "Take a good look, is that your face in the photos?"

"Even if that’s my face in the photo, it doesn’t prove that the body is mine," said Jixiang, glancing at the photo. The sloppy Photoshop job was evident; the face and neck were clearly lit differently.

Only someone unfamiliar with computers wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.

"What do you mean it doesn’t prove the body is yours? Then tell me, whose body is it? Speak up! Whose is it?" Yang Rui felt her intelligence was being insulted and started yelling defensively.

"Calm down, stop shouting! Can screaming solve the problem?" Zhou Xueyin said with an unusual calmness as she tried to soothe Yang Rui.

"Right, can shouting solve the problem? Just by shouting, can you tell who the person in the photo is?" Jixiang was also unusually calm, "Look carefully, look!"

Jixiang pointed at the woman’s neck and near the collarbone in the picture.

"Here, and here, there are moles, see?"

Then she pulled open her collar: "Look, look, look! I don’t have any here, here! Nothing!"

Yang Rui examined the photo closely, comparing it thoroughly: "It’s true, there aren’t any... then... then who can prove you didn’t have those moles removed?"

"Sister, could you have a bit of medical knowledge, please?" Jixiang said in exasperation. How could she just say anything that came to mind?

"Sister Rui, even if the moles were removed, there would still be slight scars on the skin. But take a good look at Jixiang’s skin, there’s nothing there!" Zhou Xueyin brought Yang Rui close to Jixiang for a better look.

"There... There’s really none..." Yang Rui’s voice gradually softened, "Then... who is this person?"

"We wouldn’t know, you’ll have to ask your husband..." Jixiang and Zhou Xueyin echoed each other.

"Besides, just looking at the bust size, mine is much bigger. If I were in that pose for a picture, forget about taking a photo, I’d barely be able to breathe, I’d only lie face-up like that if I wanted to die," Jixiang cupped her hands under her chest to emphasize the weight to Yang Rui.

"Hm? Jixiang, don’t you think these earrings look familiar?" Zhou Xueyin looked at the person in the photo and furrowed her brows.