Fated Love With the Billionaire
Chapter 376: Confrontation

Chapter 376: Chapter 376: Confrontation

An unrestrained speculation, so remarkable in content that even she, the person involved, was astounded.

It wasn’t until footsteps echoed in the corridor that the two stopped their discussion.

"Someone’s coming," Wang Qing whispered to warn.

Liu Yahui pretended nothing happened and walked to the sink, turning on the faucet, when she heard the door slam behind her.

Bang—

Both turned back simultaneously, and upon seeing Chen Ningxi, their eyes widened as if they’d seen a ghost, unable to hide their panic.

Liu Yahui’s throat seemed grasped by a large hand, lips slightly parted, failing to call out Manager Chen.

Wang Qing reacted quickly, forcing an awkward smile, "Manager Chen."

She hurriedly tried to pull Liu Yahui away but was stopped by Chen Ningxi standing at the sink.

"What’s the rush?" Chen Ningxi calmly washed her hands, "You two can sit in my office for a while."

Liu Yahui swallowed hard, instinctively looking at Wang Qing, her gaze clearly reproachful.

You said there was no one just now!

Wang Qing blushed, avoiding Liu Yahui’s eyes, unsure of how to turn the situation around, her mind in chaos trying to figure out how to respond.

"Manager Chen, the things we mentioned were also things we’d heard others say," Liu Yahui, being younger, was more composed in sudden situations compared to Wang Qing, "And we don’t believe them either."

Chen Ningxi took a paper towel to dry her hands and tossed it into the bin.

"Let’s go."

Wang Qing glanced at Liu Yahui, and the latter said, "Let’s go then, what else can we do."

Chen Ningxi led the way, with the two following timidly behind.

At the stairway, they met Lu Xingyan who was hurriedly coming up.

Upon seeing him, Chen Ningxi remained calm, while Lu Xingyan’s heartbeat inexplicably quickened.

Before Lu Xingyan could speak, Chen Ningxi said, "You come up with me."

"Uh..." Lu Xingyan was puzzled, but seeing Liu Yahui behind her, his anger surged, "Liu Yahui, I was just looking for you to settle this."

"!" Liu Yahui felt guilty but forced herself to appear composed, "Settle what?"

"Lu Xingyan," Chen Ningxi interrupted Lu Xingyan’s next words, "We’ll discuss this in the office."

Lu Xingyan looked toward Chen Ningxi, his momentum weakened instantly, nodded, and followed her up the stairs.

Entering Chen Ningxi’s office, she closed the door.

Lu Xingyan’s face was clouded with anger, his eyes fixated furiously on Liu Yahui.

Chen Ningxi slowly took a seat, "Which of you wants to speak first?"

Wang Qing and Liu Yahui both remained silent.

Chen Ningxi: "You were quite lively talking just now, why are you mute now?"

Wang Qing pressed her lips tight, Liu Yahui swept her hair back.

The office was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, the atmosphere was suffocatingly tense.

Chen Ningxi said, "No one wants to speak, is that right? If you don’t argue, I’ll handle this my way."

Wang Qing gambled that she wouldn’t dare to expose her own scandals, so she folded her arms, looking to the side, and Liu Yahui remained silent too.

Chen Ningxi took out her phone, playing the recording of their conversation in the restroom, and as the person concerned, Lu Xingyan’s face grew darker by the moment.

Wang Qing inadvertently met Lu Xingyan’s gaze and saw a look of sheer hatred in his eyes.

Really, she would rather have seen the fear and shame of being exposed on Chen Ningxi’s face, but clearly, the moment she appeared, there was no sign of those expected expressions, which made Wang Qing increasingly uneasy.

Chen Ningxi paused the recording, asking Liu Yahui, "You say there’s something inappropriate between me and Lu. Do you have evidence?"

Liu Yahui swallowed, she truly hadn’t expected Chen Ningxi would choose to confront her directly.

"Do you have evidence or not?"

Liu Yahui leaned on her age and seniority, "I... How do I even say such things."

Chen Ningxi spoke calmly, without visible anger, "You can’t say it in front of me, or is it that you have no evidence?"

Liu Yahui tucked her hair back again, not replying.

Chen Ningxi said, "Didn’t you say you recorded a video of Lu Xingyan entering my office? If you have evidence, why are you afraid?"

Liu Yahui gripped her phone, eyes downcast.

Chen Ningxi thought to herself, when there’s no one around, they act as if they’re right there in the scene, feeding off each other, but face-to-face, they’re surprisingly weak.

"Wang Qing," Chen Ningxi asked, "You say I seduced Lu Xingyan, he was forced to be a third wheel, what proof do you have?"

Wang Qing pursed her lips, "I also heard it from someone else."

Finally someone dared to confront, Chen Ningxi asked, "Who said it?"

Wang Qing hesitated, unable to provide a concrete answer, "Well..."

Chen Ningxi asked, "You can’t tell me, so can I assume you made it up?"

Wang Qing instinctively denied, "I didn’t."

Chen Ningxi seized the opportunity, "You didn’t make it up, then you saw it yourself. If you saw it, present evidence."

Wang Qing fell silent again.

Chen Ningxi: "If you don’t speak, I can only assume you fabricated it or that you’re the one who spread it."

Wang Qing continued to insist it wasn’t her.

Chen Ningxi said, "It’s not you, so tell me who it is, otherwise it’s you."

Wang Qing subtly looked at Liu Yahui, "It’s, it’s Liu who said it."

Upon hearing Wang Qing pushing her into the spotlight, it invisibly put her on the altar while protecting herself, Liu Yahui couldn’t be the scapegoat.

Her eyes sharp, she said, "Wang Qing, you’re so selfish, you want to blame everything on me? Was it just me talking?"

Wang Qing realized Liu Yahui wasn’t easy to deal with, so she shifted again, "I also heard her say it, as for who she heard it from, I don’t know."

Liu Yahui said, "Who can I hear it from? I heard it from you."

Wang Qing’s face oscillated between red and white, visibly flustered, "I just heard it from you, you said you saw Lu run into Manager Chen’s office, went in and didn’t come out, you even said you recorded a video."

The video wasn’t yet deleted from her phone, Liu Yahui feared it being discovered, said anxiously, "Who recorded a video? I just said it casually, and you believed it."

Wang Qing slipped up in haste, "You sent it to me that day, that video is still in our chat history."

The moment she said that, Wang Qing’s heart sank, between her and Liu Yahui’s chat history, a lot had been said that shouldn’t have been, if the phone gets checked, it’ll be impossible to refute.

Chen Ningxi put her gaze on Liu Yahui, "You recorded it?"

Liu Yahui couldn’t withstand the pressure, "Yes, I recorded it."

Chen Ningxi asked her, "So you’re the one claiming there’s something inappropriate between me and Lu? You’re sure?"

Liu Yahui blinked, now not admitting was useless, she could only evade, "That day Lu went to your office, stayed in there for a long time, anyway I didn’t see him come out."

Chen Ningxi asked, "What day? Tell me the time."

Liu Yahui believed she had reason but didn’t want to offend the leadership, but now she was backed into a corner, she could only recall roughly the date she mentioned.

Lu Xingyan frowned, he hadn’t been to Chen Ningxi’s office for some time now, based on Liu Yahui’s timing, he tried to deduce it was the day he delivered Party membership procedures, needing Chen Ningxi to act as his recommender, writing in the form a recommendation note.

"I remember now," Lu Xingyan said.

The three focused their gaze on Lu Xingyan, he explained, "I went up to submit Party membership application materials."

Wang Qing recalled the matter clearly, she and Lu Xingyan had submitted documents together, "You submitted them with me already, why again?"

Lu Xingyan explained, "Secretary Lei said the materials I submitted last time couldn’t be found, so he asked me to rewrite them. Manager Chen is my recommender, I asked her to help draft the Party recommendation statement, after she finished, I delivered the materials to Secretary Lei’s office, Secretary Lei also visited Manager Chen’s office, I even lit a cigarette for him, if you don’t believe it, you can confront Secretary Lei."