Summer Kiss

Chapter 115 It was her doing.

Director Wang's face darkened, and his voice carried a hint of reprimand, "This won't work, that won't work. You can only manage yourself, how can you manage others?"

“Designer Jiang, you need to understand one thing: you are just an ordinary designer. In this design department, I’m the one who calls the shots.”

Jiang Yuning's heart clenched for no reason. This was the first time she had seen the director so angry. Was she really wrong?
She lowered her eyes and said in a low voice, "Director, I'm going back to work now."

Jiang Yuning walked out of the conference room, went to the restroom, and stood by the window. She made a phone call to Meng Shuyu.

Her eyelashes drooped slightly, and her already pretty face now showed a hint of anger.

"Shuyu, what's wrong with you today? Didn't I tell you the client was coming to sign the contract today?"

Meng Shuyu was sitting in Xie Linzhou's car at this moment. She hadn't even had time to eat and was rushing to the company.

She could tell that Jiang Yuning was angry, so she quickly admitted her mistake, "I know, but I drank too much last night, Yuning, I'm sorry, I was wrong."

Jiang Yuning's expression changed slightly, and she began to complain, "You know you're about to sign the contract, and you're still drinking like this. What am I supposed to say to you?"

"Your absence has actually benefited Gu Xinghe."

Upon hearing this, Meng Shuyu breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that she hadn't lost the client, and patted her chest.

"It's better to sign the order with Xinghe than to lose it."

“Yu Ning, Xing He is actually quite pitiful. She cried to me last night that her dad accidentally broke his leg and her mom keeps calling to urge her to send money.”

“If we let her sign this contract, she’ll definitely send all the money she earns to support her family. It’s really not easy for her to work hard in Haicheng all by herself.”

Jiang Yuning suddenly raised her head, feeling a surge of anger rising in her chest.

Meng Shuyu believed everything Gu Xinghe said. Didn't she ever consider that Xinghe might be lying?

She asked instinctively, "It was Gu Xinghe who invited you for drinks last night, right?"

Meng Shuyu nodded. "Yes, is there a problem?"

Jiang Yuning finally figured out the whole story. It turned out that Meng Shuyu's absence from work this morning was all Gu Xinghe's doing.

Meng Shuyu is still completely in the dark about what Gu Xinghe has done; she has no idea what happened.

Jiang Yuning couldn't help but get angry. Her best friend was great in every way, except that she was too naive.

"You idiot, you've been sold out and you're still helping them count the money."

"Meng Shuyu, let me tell you, Gu Xinghe did it on purpose. She deliberately got you drunk so that today's orders would end up in her hands."

Although Gu Xinghe hadn't been in the design department for very long, Meng Shuyu thought she was a nice person.

She retorted, "Yu Ning, Xing He isn't that kind of person."

Hearing Meng Shuyu still speaking up for Gu Xinghe, Jiang Yuning pinched her brow and tried to sort out her thoughts.

“You’ve been fooled by her, Meng Shuyu. Gu Xinghe is much more cunning than you. Actually, I’ve never told you this, but after she pushed me out that day, our relationship broke down.”

"What do you mean by 'push out'? Yu Ning, what are you talking about? You're confusing me."

Jiang Yuning didn't explain in detail to Meng Shuyu; she planned to go to Gu Xinghe to get the clarification.

"I have to take care of this, Shuyu, I'm hanging up now."

Meng Shuyu hung up the phone, sighed, and looked up at the man driving. "Xie Linzhou, do I look particularly stupid?"

Xie Linzhou glanced at her sideways and said in a flat tone, "She's not stupid, just a little dim-witted."

Meng Shuyu raised her hand and slapped his thigh, a hint of anger creeping onto her pretty face. "What are you saying? How am I stupid?"

Xie Linzhou didn't want to pay attention to her; he was worried that arguing with her would cause a traffic accident. He said helplessly, "Sweetie, stop it. I'm driving right now."

Meng Shuyu lowered her head, pondering what Jiang Yuning had just said.

...

Jiang Yuning returned to her office with her phone and went straight to Gu Xinghe's desk, trying hard to suppress her anger.

"Gu Xinghe, come out with me for a moment."

Gu Xinghe was staring at the computer screen looking at the information sent by the client when she heard this, and she looked up.

"Yu Ning, I'm talking to a client right now. Can we talk about it after get off work?"

Jiang Yuning immediately lost her temper. She walked up to her and saw that she was contacting the person in charge of Yuecheng Company.

She said sarcastically, "So busy, which client are you communicating with? This client you have is one I personally found, Gu Xinghe, don't you have any self-awareness?"

Gu Xinghe slowly stood up, looking just like a pitiful little white lotus.

She defended herself, saying, "Yu Ning, this client was given to me by the director. If you have any objections, go talk to the director."

Huh~
Why doesn't Gu Xinghe think about how she got this client?

The methods she used were truly despicable.

Her brow furrowed, and she couldn't help but raise her voice, "Gu Xinghe, do you have any conscience? If you hadn't gotten Meng Shuyu drunk last night, this client wouldn't have come your way."

"Gu Xinghe, is it really worth going to such lengths for just one client?"

Gu Xinghe's eyes were red-rimmed, and she gripped the hem of her skirt tightly.

Jiang Yuning is a very direct person. She made her point out in front of so many people, which could easily offend people.

Gu Xinghe raised her head, tears welling up in her eyes.

She denied this fact.

"Yu Ning, I didn't. It's not what you think. I did go to see Shu Yu last night, but Shu Yu insisted on drinking, saying that drinking a little would help her relieve her sorrows. I don't know how she ended up drinking so much."

"If you don't believe me, we can confront each other when Shuyu arrives."

Gu Xinghe slowly lowered her eyes, and a few clear tears slid down her cheeks.

She did everything flawlessly, and she wasn't worried at all about any unexpected situations.

She looked aggrieved.

“I don’t want to steal Shuyu’s clients either. I know it’s not fair to do it, but the director asked me to take charge of this client. I can’t just refuse him.”

Jiang Yuning gave a cold laugh. Today, she finally saw Gu Xinghe for who she really was.

How come she never noticed before that she was so good at disguising herself?
Jiang Yuning met her gaze directly, trying to calm the turmoil in her heart.

"Gu Xinghe, you don't need to be so pretentious. Why bother pretending in front of me?"

Gu Xinghe lowered her head, tears silently streaming down her face.

To those unaware of the situation, she appeared to have been severely bullied by Jiang Yuning.

Just then, the design director appeared at the office door.

He glanced at them, his stern voice tinged with anger, "Designer Jiang, come out with me."