Chapter 156

Chapter 156: Sent to Home Base

Her second cousin-in-law’s whole family felt their hearts jump a few times, and their faces did not look so good.

[But since Mr. Qiu is being so straightforward, and he and my second cousin-in-law happen to have a common enemy, it would not hurt to sell him a favor.]

Thinking this, Du An Rao covered the phone’s mic and called out: “Sister-in-law.”

Her second cousin-in-law hurried over at once: “An An, what is it?”

Du An Rao leaned close to her and whispered a few questions. As soon as the second cousin-in-law heard it, she could not help laughing: “What is the big deal? I am not doing anything shady. Why would I be scared of cameras? Tell him it is fine. I do not mind at all.”

Du An Rao immediately gave her an OK sign, then went back to talking with Qiu Ji Chen.

“Mr. Qiu, from what you said, it sounds like there is some unrest inside your company. My sister-in-law does not want to get dragged into these fights, but when the nest falls, not one egg is left whole. It is hard to say no one will target her. Do you want to consider putting a camera near her desk? Maybe there will be… a pleasant surprise.”

Qiu Ji Chen was not stupid. He understood the meaning behind her words right away. His eyes flashed: “I can, but will your sister-in-law mind…”

“She will not, she will not. I just asked her. She does not mind at all.”

Hearing that, Qiu Ji Chen felt even more that this camera would be very useful. He answered in a rush: “Alright, I will have someone install the camera at the company right away.”

“Sorry to trouble you.”

[This is perfect. As long as they put a camera near my second cousin-in-law’s desk and catch Manager Lai or one of her people stealing jewelry and planting it on my second cousin-in-law, they can grab them on the spot. If they are lucky, they might even send Manager Lai herself to the police bureau for a little tour. That will give Mr. Qiu a proper reason to fire her, and it will solve my second cousin-in-law’s problem once and for all. One move, many gains. Perfect.]

Fifth Aunt and Fifth Uncle both showed happy smiles. The hearts they had been holding up finally settled back down.

The two younger ones, however, were thinking even further. They glanced at each other without meaning to, itching with excitement.

If they really got the chance to call the police and send Lai Yi Wen in, would that not be perfect? They would be sending her straight into her husband’s home base.

With her husband’s personality, he would not bend the law for personal gain, but as long as they followed the law, and this really was something she had done herself, then getting punished for doing bad things would be more than enough to make someone like her suffer.

The more her second cousin-in-law thought about it, the more excited she became. The anger that had been stuck in her chest for so long finally cleared a lot. She felt a deep sense of joy.

After exchanging a few polite words with Qiu Ji Chen, Du An Rao hung up. She let out a small sigh of relief, then told Fifth Aunt and the others who were waiting for news: “My second cousin-in-law’s problem is already solved. That Manager Lai only got into the company through connections. Mr. Qiu did not know at first, but now that he knows, he will definitely handle it. Sister-in-law just needs to go back and wait for news.”

“As for what we said earlier, about having sister-in-law tell the higher-ups how she copied your work in the past, I already mentioned that to Mr. Qiu too. Sister-in-law can bring the evidence tomorrow. Someone will come talk to you. After they confirm it, they will help you announce it to the industry and give you back the honor that belongs to you.”

Her second cousin-in-law had not expected such a bonus on top. She was so moved that she rushed forward and grabbed Du An Rao’s hand, eyes full of tears: “An An, thank you. I never thought something that has troubled me for so many years would be settled today. I really do not know how to thank you.”

Seeing her mama thank Du An Rao, the little girl quickly ran over too. She hugged Du An Rao’s leg and whispered a soft “thank you.”

Unable to resist, Du An Rao reached out and pinched the child’s soft, tender cheek. A little embarrassed, she said: “If you want to thank someone, thank Mr. Qiu. I only said a few words. He is the one who really did the work.”

“That may be true, but if you had not spoken up, why would Mr. Qiu bother to help us? So she is not wrong to thank you. Our whole family should be thanking you,” Fifth Aunt said.

“That is right, that is right. She is right,” Fifth Uncle echoed.

Surrounded by Fifth Aunt’s family, all praising her again and again, Du An Rao’s face turned red. In the end, it was Mother Du who stepped forward to rescue her.

“Since the company matter is settled, your sister-in-law should be fine now, right?” Mother Du asked.

Only then did Du An Rao snap out of it and remember her second cousin-in-law’s health. She reminded her again: “Right, right. Now that the company issue is handled, sister-in-law also needs to relax a bit. Especially if you feel anything wrong with your body, you should go to the hospital early for a checkup. Otherwise, small problems can easily drag on and turn into big ones. That would not be worth it.”

Normally, if someone were suddenly told to go to the hospital more and warned that small illnesses could become big ones, they might feel it was unlucky to hear.

But her second cousin-in-law knew that Du An Rao meant well, and she also felt that she really had developed some small problems because of Lai Yi Wen’s stress. So instead of getting angry, she nodded and accepted it happily: “Alright. I will go to the hospital in a couple of days for a full checkup.”

As for why she was not going tomorrow but in a couple of days? Of course it was so she could watch the show first.

The next morning, after sending her child to kindergarten, Li Man Zhi hurried to the company.

Unlike the past few days when she had been tired and worn out, now that the heavy stone on her heart was gone, Li Man Zhi had gotten up early on purpose to put on makeup. She was even wearing a new, fashionable little white dress she had just bought. She looked bright and refreshed, stunning at first glance.

She had barely stepped into the office when a sour voice drifted over from the next workstation: “Sister Li, did something good happen? You dressed up so nicely today. That outfit must have cost quite a bit, right?”

Li Man Zhi glanced at the speaker. As expected, it was one of the department’s biggest bootlickers for Lai Yi Wen.

“It is not that much. My husband was just promoted recently. He bought me several new outfits as gifts. Since they are already bought, they cannot just sit in the closet gathering dust. I have to wear them out once in a while. But getting a compliment from you means my husband’s taste is pretty good.”

As soon as she said that, the office fell silent.

Most people said nothing and just watched this daily drama with cold eyes. Only the woman who had spoken earlier, and one or two colleagues beside her, had changes in their expressions.

“What is she so smug about? As if people do not know what her husband is really like…” The jealous woman was still muttering when someone knocked on the office door.

Everyone turned toward the sound and saw that their supervisor’s supervisor, Director Liu, was standing at the door. No one knew how long he had been there or how much he had heard.

“Is Li Man Zhi here?” he asked.

Li Man Zhi could roughly guess why he had come, so she did not panic. She stood up on her own.

“Hello, Director Liu. I am Li Man Zhi.”

Director Liu looked her over twice: “Bring your things and come with me.”

Li Man Zhi did not dare delay. She quickly picked up the documents she had already sorted and followed him out.

She did not know that as soon as she left, the same female colleague started muttering again: “Dressed like that and going to Director Liu’s office… who knows what shady thing she is going there for?”

When she realized no one was agreeing with her, her face darkened. She lifted her head to look at the colleagues sitting on her left and right.

She gave the two of them a meaningful look, then quietly stretched her hand toward Li Man Zhi’s workstation.