Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Does Chapter 157 actually exist?
On the other side, after reviewing the documents that Li Manzhi brought, Director Liu already had his answer.

"I will personally report this matter to President Qiu afterward. Don't worry, you are a member of our Yayu Group, and after discussing it with President Qiu, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."

Li Manzhi was overjoyed: "Then thank you very much, Director Liu."

"You're welcome. I don't want to have such an incompetent, thieving, and hypocritical person working under me."

Li Manzhi's eyes darted around, remembering what Du Anrao had mentioned yesterday: this Director Liu had encountered similar situations before, which was why he deeply resented people like Lai Yiwen.

Now it seems to be true!

As the two were talking, there was a sudden, urgent knocking on the office door.

"Come in."

"Director Liu, please come quickly, something has happened in the design department." A female employee in a suit rushed in with a worried expression.

"What happened?"

"It seems...it seems that someone from the design department stole an expensive piece of jewelry from the company. They were caught red-handed, and now it's causing quite a stir over there."

"What?!" Director Liu was taken aback. He didn't care about anything else and quickly walked out.

Li Manzhi knew that the show had already begun, and if she, as the person involved, didn't hurry back, she would be silenced and convicted without even a chance to explain, so she quickly followed.

When the two arrived at the design department, in addition to the staff of the design department itself, there were also many other onlookers from other departments who came to watch the spectacle.

As soon as Lai Yiwen's lackeys saw Li Manzhi appear, they immediately started shouting, as if afraid that the people around them wouldn't hear them.

"They're here! The thief is here!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Who are you calling a thief?" Li Manzhi walked closer and saw that her workstation had been ransacked, and the drawers were all open. At the very bottom, she could see a sparkling gemstone necklace and some loose earrings and rings.

"Whoever's seat the stolen goods were found on, that's who the thief is, of course."

"Exactly! If you weren't a thief, how would you have the company's finished jewelry in your drawer?"

“I knew some people weren’t exactly well-off, so how come they have money to buy designer brands and jewelry all the time? Turns out they started out by stealing. This is all we’ve found so far; who knows how much more they’ve stolen before. This can’t just be left like this; we have to report it to the board of directors and make sure she returns all the stolen jewelry!”

Unaware of the situation, the onlookers, incited by the group, began pointing and whispering among themselves at Li Manzhi.

Li Manzhi's eyes flashed. Knowing who Lai Yiwen's backer was, she immediately understood these people's plan. They were preparing to have Lai Yiwen's uncle step in and nail her to the pillar of shame, completely blacklisting her from the industry!

What a vicious heart, what a wicked plan! If she hadn't been lucky enough to run into An'an, she would have been bullied to death by these scoundrels today.

Director Liu is a veteran of the company and has seen a lot. Li Manzhi is someone the general manager specifically wants to protect. Regardless of her character, just based on this relationship, it is certain that she would not be so shallow as to steal jewelry from inside the company.

Most importantly, the timing of this incident was too coincidental. Li Manzhi had worked at the company for three or four years without ever making a mistake.

She was only given the document that proved someone had plagiarized her design today, and this happened immediately. It's hard not to suspect that someone did this intentionally to silence her!

"What are you shouting about? Before the matter is settled, who taught you to gossip and convict people?" "There are witnesses and physical evidence, yet Director Liu says the matter is not settled. Are you trying to openly protect someone?"

Lai Yiwen's appearance further confirmed Director Liu's guess.

However, with her powerful aunt's husband, Chairman Qiu, following behind her, Director Liu had no choice but to endure it for the time being, even if she was dissatisfied.

"I just feel that we shouldn't draw conclusions too early without concrete evidence, lest we wrongly accuse innocent people."

"Wrongfully accusing an innocent person?" Chairman Qiu sneered. "A thief has infiltrated the company, and you're still protecting this so-called good guy? Liu Qifeng, I think you don't want to be the director anymore! Step down and let someone more capable take over; it'll save face for both of us. Otherwise, a charge of dereliction of duty will be enough to make you suffer and ruin your reputation!"

"Who dares to threaten even Director Liu? I'd like to see who can so easily make our company's director suffer and ruin his reputation in his later years."

"General Manager...?" Lai Yiwen never expected Qiu Jichen to appear at this moment, and her smug expression suddenly froze.

Chairman Qiu's expression changed drastically, and he stared at the other person with wide eyes in surprise: "Ji... Ji Chen, what brings you here?"

Compared to Lai Yiwen and her companion's flustered state, Li Manzhi's eyes lit up. She knew that this person was most likely there because of her and Lai Yiwen's affair, which meant...

Li Manzhi glanced subtly at the surveillance camera in the corner not far away, a slight smile playing on her lips, feeling reassured.

Qiu Jichen was indeed after Li Manzhi. After speaking with Du Anrao on the phone yesterday, he not only had surveillance cameras installed in the vicinity immediately, but also specially assigned someone to keep an eye on the design department.

He received the news as soon as there was some commotion and rushed downstairs without stopping.

"I should be asking Uncle San that. It's rare to see Uncle San come to the company. Is there something important?"

Just moments ago, Chairman Qiu was quite arrogant in front of Director Liu, but in front of Qiu Jichen, he seemed to shrink in embarrassment. He forced a smile and said, "I was just here for an inspection when I heard some noise and came in to take a look."

After finishing speaking, Chairman Qiu gave Lai Yiwen a wink, and she immediately stepped forward to complain: "Chairman Qiu, a thief has appeared in our department and stole the company's jewelry."

Qiu Jichen raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance as he asked, "Oh? Is that so?"

"It's true! Look, there are witnesses and physical evidence, so there's no way to deny it."

"Witness testimony? Physical evidence? Which witness testimony? Which physical evidence?"

“This…this jewelry was found under the drawer of her seat; it’s physical evidence. As for witnesses, they all saw it.” Lai Yiwen pointed, and everyone’s eyes immediately focused on her three lackeys.

"You're the witnesses? You saw her stealing with your own eyes?"

None of them expected to be facing the big boss face to face, and their prepared speeches suddenly faltered.

"We...we..."

While he hesitated, he subconsciously glanced at Lai Yiwen, as if afraid others wouldn't realize they were in cahoots.

Qiu Jichen was so angry at these idiots that he laughed. He immediately shouted, "What do you mean 'you'? If it exists, it exists; if it doesn't, it doesn't. So, does it exist or not?"

(End of this chapter)