Chairman Husband, Too Boorish - 94

Chapter 94 : Chairman Liang, do you suspect me?

When the designer from Far East officially put the design drawing on the projection, Yan Liang suddenly stood up from her position and looked at the big screen in disbelief——

That's, that's her design!

What's going on?

Why does her design appear on it? Why ... She hasn't given a speech on behalf of EC yet, and the representative from the Far East is actually holding her design?

What happened? What exactly is going on?!

Yan Liang was completely confused, her mind went blank, and waves of projected light flooded in front of her eyes. She stood upright, her face was pale, and her breathing was rapid. Her only reaction was to instinctively hold on to herself. The joints of the hands at her sides were also pale.

"Come out with me."

Liang Xi Cheng suddenly stood up, grabbed Yan Liang and walked towards the back door of the bidding venue. Only then did Yan Liang react. She struggled subconsciously, "... Chairman Liang, I ..."

"Go out first."

Liang Xi Cheng was the first person to see Yan Liang's design. How could he not know whose design that Far East was explaining now? He was also surprised, but compared to Yan Liang's chaotic mood, he was obviously much calmer. "If there's anything, let's talk about it when we go out."

Not allowing her to reply, Liang Xi Cheng pulled Yan Liang towards the back door with a sullen face.

When the two of them passed by where Chu Yi Sheng was sitting, Yan Liang subconsciously turned her eyes to him.

Chu Yi Sheng sat there lazily, with his two long legs crossed elegantly, one hand holding his chin, and the other casually tapping the edge of the stool. He was also looking at Yan Liang. The moment their eyes met, Yan Liang only saw his eyes that were half-smiling but not smiling. It was completely a kind of mentality of watching a good show.

It's him, it must be him!

Chu Yi Sheng, this bastard! He actually stole her design blueprints openly and smiled at her so nonchalantly——

Yan Liang wanted to rush up and tear his hypocritical smile to pieces.

Disgusting man!

As soon as Liang Xi Cheng left the venue, he called Guan Jiu directly and said, "Tell the people above that EC will abstain from the bidding this time."

When he explained the situation to Guan Jiu, his tone was low but calm. Yan Liang just looked at his side face, the tight lines, and his jaw seemed to be tense. She bit her lip subconsciously, naturally knowing how angry and disappointed he was!

She knew exactly how long EC had been preparing for this bidding. When she was still his secretary, she knew that he had vowed to win this project. In the end, when he handed over the project to her, she failed. Something like this happened ...

Yan Liang felt guilty. Although she knew nothing about the whole thing, she still felt that she had betrayed his trust in her.

She wanted to explain, she wanted to say that she really didn't know anything ... But when all the words came to her throat, they seemed to be blocked by stones, unable to say a word.

"Go back to the company first." Liang Xi Cheng spoke first, his voice was very low and concise, "Get in the car."

When Yan Liang saw that he didn't mention a word, not questioning her, and didn't say anything else, she felt even more uneasy.

Of course she wouldn't expect him to comfort her at this time, but she would rather he questioned her than not saying a word like this ...

The warmth he had been able to give her before seemed to have shrunk in an instant. At this moment, Liang Xi Cheng was filled with a kind of hostility, and he deliberately kept a certain distance from her ...

Yan Liang didn't like this feeling, as if she had really betrayed him ...

She felt that she could no longer remain silent like this. She didn't want him to misunderstand. The moment he opened the car door, she finally couldn't help calling him, "... Chairman Liang, can you listen to my explanation?"

Liang Xi Cheng paused as he got into the car. He looked up and saw the woman opposite, her long eyelashes hanging down like butterfly wings, her white fingers tightly clasping the car door, so cautiously, as if like a child who has done something wrong.

Liang Xi Cheng narrowed his eyes unconsciously and said in a low voice: "I know what you want to say, but you don't have to say anything now. I don't know anything about this matter, so now, get in the car and go back to the company with me to figure things out.”

Yan Liang's heart sank. She didn't want to deny how much she hoped he would say to her, 'I believe you'.

But he didn't say anything. He said it in a business manner and he would go back and investigate thoroughly ...

Is it possible that there is a scale in his heart, and to him, whether she is on the left or on the right, she actually has the same weight?

She shouldn't be disappointed, nor should she be sad, because what he did was not wrong at all, but she couldn't help it but feel sour in her heart ... She couldn't tell what it felt like.

The car was speeding along the way, and Yan Liang was still sitting in the passenger seat. She supported the car window with one hand and looked at the scenery passing by outside the car window with dim eyes.

"Disappointed? Are you thinking that I'm also suspecting you, huh?"

The silent car gave people a particularly depressing feeling. Just as Yan Liang secretly took a deep breath, she suddenly heard Liang Xi Cheng's deep voice.

She was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously turned her face away, only to see Liang Xi Cheng holding the steering wheel with both hands, looking ahead to control the speed of the car, but the lines on his profile were no longer as tight as before.

Yan Liang pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and then said slowly: "... Chairman Liang, I don't know how to explain it to you, but I really don't know anything about this matter, and I don't know why Chu Yi Sheng ... I don't know why the Far East has my design, but I am innocent."

She paused, took a deep breath secretly, and said the last words very quietly, but in this silent carriage, it seemed to be loud, "I ... never thought about betraying you."

The hostility in Liang Xi Cheng seemed to be dissipating little by little. He raised his eyebrows and asked her in a low voice: "If I want you to rate yourself now after entering social work, 100 points is the perfect score. How many points would you give out of 100 points?”

Yan Liang was startled.

Liang Xi Cheng's topic jump was really big, but it wasn't the first day she followed him. Knowing that his words and actions were always targeted, she thought for a while before answering seriously, "I don't I know what aspect you are referring to. If it is work attitude, I think I can score 80 points."

"80 points?" Just as they reached the corner of the intersection, the light turned from green to red, Liang Xi Cheng turned the steering wheel, and the car was stuck in a long queue of traffic. He then turned to look at her, with a hint of familiar 'sexual' curve at the corner of his mouth. "So, what about dealing with others?"

"…"

"You can't give it a score?" Liang Xi Cheng smiled emotionlessly, "Then you should have a good experience this time and see how many points you can get in this aspect."

He dropped these incomprehensible words, stopped talking, stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, and soon arrived at EC.

Yan Liang had been trying to figure out Liang Xi Cheng's so-called "score" along the way. She didn't understand what Liang Xi Cheng meant when he asked her such a question for no reason.

Of course, she really wants to figure it out.

The car drove to EC, and the two got out of the car one after the other. Guan Jiu was already waiting at the door with a solemn expression. He was not surprised to see Yan Liang and Liang Xi Cheng coming back together.

"Chairman Liang." Seeing Yan Liang, he nodded towards her.

Liang Xi Cheng glanced at Yan Liang and saw that she looked dazed, so he said, "Go back to the office first." He quickly walked towards the elevator entrance.

Guan Jiu followed closely, and the two of them quickly entered the dedicated elevator. The moment the elevator door closed, Yan Liang saw Guan Jiu leaning over to Liang Xi Cheng, as if he was saying something, and their faces were not very good.

When the elevator door was completely closed, Yan Liang felt as if all her strength had been drained away. She leaned against the nearby wall, her eyes hanging down, quietly adjusting her emotions and organizing this matter in her mind.

She doesn't know why her design leaked, but it's actually not difficult to understand, because everyone in the EC design department knows her design. If someone wants to harm her intentionally, it's not difficult to understand.

What's more, at such a coincidental time ... she could easily fix her eyes on one person ...

But without evidence, she certainly wouldn't say anything.

What surprised her was that the other party turned out to be Far East ...

Chu Yi Sheng, that guy, could it be possible that what happened last night was also intentional?

He deliberately led her to the villa on the top of the mountain. It was impossible for him not to know that Liang Xi Cheng also had properties there. He also knew the time when Liang Xi Cheng would appear. He just wanted to make Liang Xi Cheng suspect his relationship with her. So it is only natural that she would sell the design to the Far East?

Her thoughts gradually became clearer, and Yan Liang felt that this was the most likely possibility.

However, there is still ... no evidence.

Everything was her imagination and she could not testify against anyone.

When Yan Liang returned to the design department, the first person to greet her was Gao Fan, "Yan Liang, you are back? So fast, what happen to the bidding? Did you win it in one fell swoop?"

It seems that people here still don’t know anything.

Yan Liang slowly exhaled and smiled reluctantly at Gao Fan, "I'm a little thirsty. Let's go drink a glass of water."

She avoided talking about it, and Gao Fan was so smart that he thought the bidding might already be fail. He was a little stunned for a moment and didn't react because he didn't know how to comfort her, so he was naturally disappointed.

The other employees in the design department all looked like they were watching the show. No one knew that the design had been leaked. With Yan Liang's expression, everyone just thought that her design were not on the table at all.

The senior employees who had a lot of objections to her were now looking at her with a sneer, and their eyes were all conveying one meaning—

Just depend on you? Is it worthy? You deserve to fall to death!

Yan Liang's mouth twitched  and swallowed the bitter taste in her throat. Not wanting to say anything more, she walked directly into the tea room.

She drank a large glass of water in one breath, and just as she put down the glass, a familiar female voice came from behind her, "Originally, I was thinking that if you really won the municipal party committee building project, I would really admire you. But now it seems ... I think too highly of you. Yan Liang, why don't you admit defeat? The design department is not suitable for you."

She was really timely.

Yan Liang loosened her fingers holding the cup, turned around slowly, and saw Liang Jing Shan leaning against the door. Her belly was slightly bulging, and she was wearing a pair of flat shoes. Because she was already an expectant mother, she didn't look as sharp as before.

"Ms. Liang, you shouldn't be the one to tell me whether I'm suitable or not." Yan Liang sighed softly, not wanting to fight with her. She tried to use a calm tone and said: "Also, I'll do it. The design department is not for anything else, as you said, I am just here to fulfill my dream, and I hope you will stop treating me as a thorn in your side."

"Dream?" Liang Jing Shan didn't buy her retreat at all. She crossed her arms around her chest and sneered, "What is a dream? Yan Liang, you have been in society for so many years, don't you even know what a dream is? A dream is nothing more than a dream. It's something accumulated with money and status. Do you think you can enter the design department without my brother? Do you think you can participate in that kind of bidding without my brother? Without my brother, your dream is worthless. Why don't you go to another company? Go and give it a try. I want to see who would choose a third-rate designer like you. To put it bluntly, you are just relying on these three words, Liang Xi Cheng, my brother. Also, this Liang Xi Cheng, do you know how many people in City A want to have a relationship with our Liang family? But you are not worthy!" Liang Jing Shan slowly approached Yan Liang and said word by word: "My brother, he can't have any outcome with you. You have some self-awareness, so leave on your own."

"So? Because you think I don't deserve it ..." Yan Liang took a step back and put her backhand on the bar behind her. Of course, she wouldn't be afraid of what Liang Jing Shan said. She just smiled and said, "So you just leaked my design to Chu Yi Sheng from Far East? Miss Liang, you know everything about the bidding meeting, so that's why you come here to say these things to me so confidently?"

Liang Jing Shan was quite smart this time. There was no flaw in her expression. She even opened her eyes in surprise, "Is it? The design was stolen?"

After a pause, she pointed her finger at herself again with an incredulous expression on her face. "What are you doing looking at me like this? You wouldn't be so ridiculous, would you? You've caused such a big disaster, and now you're blaming me? Do you think I framed you?”

“...”

Yan Liang was fed up with her inconsistency, this hypocritical smile, her once best friend ...but now, she wanted to kill herself ...

She closed her eyes very quickly, passed Liang Jing Shan and walked towards the door of the tea room, "Whatever you say, God is watching what you do, who did it, I believe Chairman Liang will insvestigate it thoroughly."

"Oh, you are right, my elder brother will investigate thoroughly."

Liang Jing Shan's voice was particularly confident. Yan Liang paused when she walked to the door. She didn't know if it was her imagination, but she always felt that this matter ... seemed to be not so simple.

Liang Jing Shan would not do or say anything that she was not sure of, let alone her own affairs.

If it wasn't accurate, she wouldn't take action at all.

She actually dares to swear so confidently now. Is there any other plan?

But she had no time to think too much, because Guan Jiu quickly asked Yu Jing Wei to inform her and ask her to go to the CEO's office on the top floor.

Before Yan Liang went up, she had been feeling uneasy, but when she stood at the door of the CEO's office, she actually calmed down.

No matter what awaits her in the future, as long as she has never done it and has a clear conscience, why should she be nervous or afraid?

Her hand subconsciously covered her lower abdomen, her lips moved, and she said silently to herself: "Baby, cheer on mom, let's become a brave person!"

Taking a deep breath at the end, Yan Liang calmed down her emotions and reached out to knock on the door.

When she pushed the door open and walked in, Liang Xi Cheng was sitting on the sofa with a solemn expression. The man in the leather chair behind the dark rose-colored table had an expressionless face, but his facial features seemed to be covered with thin ice, and every inch was transparent, exuding a chill.

There was a laptop in front of him, and his long legs were crossed casually. When he heard her footsteps, he said without raising his head, "Come here."

Yan Liang subconsciously looked at Guan Jiu, but unexpectedly Guan Jiu's phone rang suddenly.

A regular ringtone broke through the somewhat depressing atmosphere at the moment. He leaned over and asked, "Chairman Liang, I'm going out to take the call."

Liang Xi Cheng glanced at him, and Guan Jiu immediately lowered his voice and said: "... Chairman Liang, this is the phone number from XX Hospital. There may be some news."

Liang Xi Cheng waved his hand and said, "Get out."

Guan Jiu quickly walked out of the office. Yan Liang was only thinking about the design at the moment. Although she had been telling herself before coming in that she had a clear conscience, but just looking at Liang Xi Cheng's cold and distant expression, she simply couldn't remain indifferent.

So when Guan Jiu and Liang Xi Cheng talked about the word "hospital", she looked so dazed that she didn't listen carefully at all.

"Come here." Seeing her standing there motionless, Liang Xi Cheng tightened his palms slightly and repeated it calmly.

"... Chairman Liang, is there a result already?" Yan Liang didn't walked towards him obediently. She felt that she should face it head-on now, "If there is a result, Chairman Liang, please tell me, I really want to know.”

Liang Xi Cheng narrowed his eyes and slowly lowered his long legs. After a moment, he raised his eyebrows and pushed the laptop in front of him towards her, "Want to know the result? Come and see for yourself!"

Yan Liang raised her head following his gaze. The laptop's monitor screen was facing her. She hesitated for a moment, then walked over slowly.

But when she saw the picture on the screen clearly, she was already stunned, "... Chairman Liang, is this, is this my email address?"

Liang Xi Cheng flicked the edge of the laptop monitor, "That's right, your email. Take a look at the first email yourself. You sent it yourself before you left the company yesterday. As for the content, I don't need to explain it, do I?"

A chill surged up in Yan Liang's heart, and she shook her head instinctively, "No, I didn't do it! I didn't—"

"EC company's network management system is very powerful. As long as there is any computer in this building, what has been sent and what has been done will be recorded in the background. But this is about the personal privacy of employees. If not because something like this happened today, I wouldn’t ask Guan Jiu to investigate.”

Yan Liang said nothing, as if waiting for Liang Xi Cheng to continue talking.

"Guan Jiu did this, just to find out who was behind this matter step by step. But unfortunately, he saw your email. Yesterday at noon, before you left EC, your company email sent out an email. The recipient of the email is Chu Yi Sheng, and the attachment is your design drawing and your design concept."

Liang Xi Cheng's slender fingers tapped on the computer keyboard a few times very quickly. The mailbox opened, and there was a sending record in it. It was indeed as he said ...

Yan Liang's heart sank to the bottom. Her long eyelashes trembled uneasily, and her eyes were a little red. She raised her head and looked at his tense handsome face, bit her lip and said: "... Chairman Liang, do you suspect me?"

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