Fated Love With the Billionaire
Chapter 377 Dog Bites Dog

Chapter 377: Chapter 377 Dog Bites Dog

Wang Qing didn’t expect Lei Dechang to be involved. Secretary Lei is extraordinarily upright and especially dislikes forming small cliques and gossiping secretly. If he found out about people gossiping, her chances of joining the Party are probably over.

Lu Xingyan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Wang Qing, do you have anything to say?"

Wang Qing lowered her eyes, "How would I know about these things."

"How could you not know if you’re spreading rumors?" Lu Xingyan glared at her with disgust, "You really like throwing dirt behind people’s backs, don’t you?"

Wang Qing immediately recalled confronting Lu Xingyan in the office, the tone of the questioning was the same, even the look of disgust was exactly alike.

"If you haven’t done those things, how could anyone misunderstand you." Wang Qing decided to go all out, admitting that even if there was nothing between them, the fact that Lu Xingyan liked Manager Chen was true, "Manager Chen was sick with a fever, you brought food and medicine, what do you mean by that? Can you dare to speak up?"

Lu Xingyan was stunned into silence for a few seconds. Seeing this, Wang Qing became even more confident, saying, "Why don’t you speak? Guilty conscience, afraid to speak?"

Chen Ningxi furrowed her brow, thinking Lu Xingyan was really causing trouble.

With just a few words, they fell into a trap of self-justification, causing the situation to rapidly shift from a position of strength to weakness.

"Lu Xingyan, go call Secretary Lei over." Chen Ningxi interrupted him, turning the topic back to Wang Qing, "You think just because Lu gave me medicine that there’s an inappropriate relationship between us, right?"

Instead of self-justifying, it’s better to let the other party do it.

Throw the topic out, change the angle, enter the game once again.

Wang Qing opened her mouth, "...Well,"

Clearly, Chen Ningxi’s perspective change worked, disrupting Wang Qing’s rhythm.

Chen Ningxi analyzed from her own perspective, "From my viewpoint, this is just a young newcomer trying hard to perform and make a good impression on his superiors."

Liu Yahui took a deep breath; she was now more concerned about how to handle the situation once Secretary Lei arrived.

After a short while, Lu Xingyan returned, closed the office door, and said, "Secretary Lei is not at his office."

Chen Ningxi knew he went to a meeting in the city, deliberately took out her phone pretending to send a message, and only after putting it down did she say:

"I sent him a message."

With one sentence, she put the two sitting on the sofa back into a state of panic.

Chen Ningxi remained calm throughout. Her presence, calm and authoritative, was eerily disquieting.

"Now, you two believe there’s an inappropriate relationship between Lu and me. Who said that? Is there any evidence?"

"..."

"..."

Both remained silent.

Chen Ningxi asked Lu Xingyan again, "As a party involved, have I ever hinted or explicitly expressed wanting any relationship with you beyond work?"

Lu Xingyan responded with certainty, "Never."

Chen Ningxi asked, "Have we ever had any interaction outside work?"

Lu Xingyan: "No."

Chen Ningxi’s sharp gaze moved back to the two, "Now it’s your turn, do you have any evidence?"

When it comes to substantial evidence, they actually had none.

The video on Liu Yahui’s phone, if viewed without bias, showed only normal work interactions. But because of Wang Qing’s embellished description, watching their interactions, even an accidental brush-by in the corridor, seemed like a flirtatious behavior.

In the current situation, Liu Yahui felt Chen Ningxi was using her status as a leader to suppress her words.

"Manager Chen, neither Wang Qing nor I intentionally talked about this, it’s something everyone’s been discussing, we were just listening for fun. You really want us to provide evidence, it’s a bit difficult."

Such a passive-aggressive attitude, Chen Ningxi intended to cure her of the stubborn problem.

"Since you think so, I don’t need to keep the matter between us four." Chen Ningxi took out her phone, "You cannot provide evidence of any inappropriate relationship between Lu and I, but I can provide evidence of your rumor spreading. As women, I’m considering you both, not wanting to make this a big deal, leaving some room for you, but your hostility towards me is too great, so I can only seek formal channels to defend my rights and prove my innocence through the law.

Once the police call is made, I am no longer your leader, I am just a victim of your obscene rumors."

Liu Yahui panicked, "I didn’t mean that, Manager Chen, are you misunderstanding."

Chen Ningxi was firm, decisively dialing the police number on her phone, Liu Yahui rushed to her office desk begging her not to call.

"Manager Chen, calling the police over such a trivial matter is not worth it. You explained, and we believe, isn’t that enough?"

Chen Ningxi’s finger paused on the button, asking word by word, "I explained, do you really believe it?"

Liu Yahui hesitated for a moment, then said, "Believe, of course, I believe."

Chen Ningxi looked into her eyes and said, "You don’t believe."

Wang Qing, although unwilling to admit it, could only dishonestly say, "Manager Chen, we really believe."

Believing and fearing are two different attitudes, with Liu Yahui and Wang Qing’s current attitudes, they don’t truly believe; they’re afraid of her calling the police.

Chen Ningxi’s cold gaze wandered over their faces, "I said to call the police, shouldn’t you support it? This is the only opportunity to prove that what you said is the truth. With police involved, they have various technical means to find out if there’s any evidence of an inappropriate relationship between Lu and me, like checking my hotel records or our call records. What a great opportunity, and you’re not taking it; there won’t be any chance afterward."

Wang Qing argued, "If this thing gets big, it won’t be good for your image either."

Chen Ningxi said, "Things I haven’t done, I’m not afraid to make big."

Wang Qing choked, "I was just considering you."

Chen Ningxi retorted, "Are you really considering me? Are you brave enough to admit your true thoughts? Your real purpose?"

Lu Xingyan originally didn’t want to mention Wang Qing pursuing him, but now the only thing that could explain Wang Qing’s motivation is unrequited desire.

He said, "Wang Qing pursued me a while ago, but I didn’t agree. If you use this matter to throw dirt on Manager Chen and me, I can only say, I made a wise choice at the time."

Liu Yahui also caught on, seeing Chen Ningxi’s fearless and open attitude, she started doubting Wang Qing’s motives.

She looked at Wang Qing, "You’re the one who told me in the cafeteria that Lu and Manager Chen had something."

"Who said so, you must have remembered wrong. I didn’t say that." Wang Qing panicked and could only deny.

Liu Yahui’s tone was firm, "You said it, you told me, how could I falsely accuse you without any reason."

The two started bickering fiercely.

Seeing it got to the point of physical conflict, Chen Ningxi promptly intervened.

"Enough, calm down." Chen Ningxi tapped the table.

The noise stopped abruptly.

Chen Ningxi said, "Now it can be confirmed, Liu Yahui, you heard from Wang Qing the rumor of inappropriate relations between Lu and me, is that correct?"

Liu Yahui nodded, "Yes."

Chen Ningxi harshly asked, "Wang Qing, who did you hear from?"

Wang Qing was speechless, "..."

Chen Ningxi sternly said, "You can’t say, you are the first person to spread the rumor."

Wang Qing’s lips moved, "I..."

"Who told you, can you say a name?" Chen Ningxi assertively questioned.

Wang Qing lowered her head, speechless.

The fact was clear, Wang Qing was the one spreading rumors.

Liu Yahui said, "Manager Chen, it was Wang Qing who started, I was deceived by her, misunderstanding you two."

Chen Ningxi’s gaze was calm yet authoritative, her words were firm and powerful, saying, "Wang Qing’s rumors are certainly infuriating, but you, being older, not only fail to distinguish truth but stir the pot from the side, spreading gossip, do you not have any fault?"