After returning home with the child, her ex-husband knelt down and gently coaxed her.

"Manager Sun, on what basis do you accuse my project proposal of plagiarism?"

In the supervisor's office, An Ning stood straight in front of Sun Liangying. "They held a meeting in my absence, announced that my work was plagiarized, then convicted me, and then fired me? Do you think that's reasonable?"

Whether something is reasonable or not is not up to you to decide!

Sun Liangying turned the computer screen back on and pointed at her project proposal PPT, "An Ning, do you dare to say that this project proposal isn't plagiarized?"

An Ning looked her straight in the eye and retorted, "What makes you say it's plagiarism?"

Sun Liangying stared at An Ning and shouted, "Li Hui, you tell her whether she plagiarized or not!"

The office door was wide open, and about a dozen colleagues had gathered at the entrance.

Li Hui walked in triumphantly, standing at the front. "An Ning, you can fool outsiders, but you can't fool insiders. The style of your project proposal is reminiscent of MOON, the authoritative nutritionist who won a gold medal patent abroad! Moreover, the algorithm for the nutritional data also uses her patent. Do you dare say this isn't plagiarism?"

Upon hearing this, a murmur of surprise rippled through the room.

Anyone who has obtained a nutritionist certificate and entered this industry knows MOON. He is a rising star who has emerged from abroad in recent years. He is extremely talented and has won numerous gold awards and patents in just a few years. He has also been internationally certified as an authoritative nutritionist.

But this person is also very mysterious. He only participates in competitions, but never shows his face or accepts any interviews.

What's even more surprising is that, despite her immense authority, she refuses any offers of help from either businesses or government entities.

Some in the industry say that she participated in the competition and won the patent award purely for fun.

"Are you still going to try to deny it? I thought you had some real talent, but it turns out your talent is just taking other people's things for your own use."

Sun Liangying looked at An Ning haughtily, "I didn't tell President Dong about this to save you face. You should thank me. You can pack your things and leave Haowei now."

"I do not accept this reason."

An Ning stared intently at Sun Liangying, "Just because it resembles someone else's work, does that make it plagiarism? Besides, MOON nutritionist has publicly stated that her patent allows all nutritionists in the industry to adopt it or further improve it."

Anning opened her project proposal. "My project proposal does not plagiarize any of her unpublished patents, and my nutritional data algorithm is a further optimization of her publicly used patents."

"I can understand that Supervisor Sun doesn't understand our profession as nutritionists, so it caused a misunderstanding." Her gaze shifted to Li Hui, "But you're in this profession, and to accuse me of plagiarism based on this little bit of evidence, isn't that a bit too much of an overreaction?"

"Yes, Anning is right!" Huang Yuanyuan shouted from outside the door. "Anyone can use MOON's publicly disclosed patents, and they're even used by teachers in professional courses for teaching and analysis. Haven't any of you taken any professional courses? Or are you all plagiarists?"

Huang Yuanyuan's words made everyone outside the door look at each other in confusion. Sun Liangying turned to look at Li Hui, her eyes signaling to her what was going on.

She really didn't understand the industry. Just now, after Li Hui said that, she felt that she had caught An Ning in a compromising situation and wanted to kick her out of Haowei.

Unexpectedly, she refuted him with her sharp tongue.

Li Hui insisted, "An Ning, stop making excuses! This is plagiarism! Don't you have anything new to offer? You want to optimize the work of a master? Do you think you're more capable than the master?"

After saying that, she turned to Sun Jingying and said, "Manager Sun, Anning's project proposal cannot be used. If MOON makes a fuss with Hao Wei, it may constitute patent infringement."

An Ning looked at the two of them and suddenly chuckled, "If Supervisor Sun insists on convicting me so arbitrarily, then why not report this matter to President Dong and let him make the decision?"

Sun Liangying's expression immediately changed. "Are you trying to use President Dong to pressure me?"

"I wouldn't dare," Anning said. "I just don't want to be falsely accused again."

"Fine," Sun Liangying laughed dismissively, "Then let President Dong handle it."

......

In the spacious and bright conference room, the heavy frosted glass door was tightly closed, and a meeting was in full swing inside.

Suddenly the screen on the desktop lit up.

The man in the main seat glanced at it and frowned slightly.

The senior executive who was giving a report immediately stopped when he saw his displeasure.

Lu Xiyan looked at the message on the screen: "Mr. Lu, I'm so sorry, something came up and I can't make it this afternoon. Please forgive me, we can reschedule for another day."

Every word and phrase was polite, but they all pointed to one thing: he had been stood up by her.

The man sneered. Did she really think he had time to read her lousy project proposal every time?

The man in the main seat had an unpredictable expression on his face, and the people below didn't dare to breathe loudly, thinking that something had gone wrong in some part of the meeting.

Sitting to his left, Liang Xu also noticed that his expression was off. His eyes only glanced at his phone for a second before looking away, and he guessed what was going on.

It's highly unlikely that a dignified CEO like Mr. Lu would be distracted by phone calls or text messages during a meeting.

The only possibility is that the person on the other end of the phone is An Ning.

Only she can influence him.

Liang Xu shook his head helplessly.

What is meant to be will be; what is meant to be will be.

The man's eyes darkened as he stared at the words "something went wrong".

The next moment, he swiped his phone and dialed a number.

The call was answered quickly, and he spoke casually, "Mr. Dong, your company arranged to discuss a project with me this afternoon. Why did you stand me up?"

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Lu." Dong Chenghai apologized hurriedly on the other end of the phone. "There's been a problem with Miss An's project proposal. I'm afraid I can't deliver it to you today. I'll definitely come to apologize in person another day."

"No need for an apology, but Mr. Dong, I'd like to offer a friendly reminder," Lu Xiyan said, his eyes deep and his lips curling up, "It's not good for your subordinates to be too jealous. If a group is constantly having news of employees being framed, then our Ou Teng will not consider cooperating with your company."

After hanging up the phone, the man's smile faded, and his eyes regained their coldness.

......

Dong Chenghai broke out in a cold sweat after receiving a phone call.

He looked up at Sun Liangying, who was standing in his office. "What did you just say? You want to fire An Ning? Isn't that ridiculous?! I hired her at a high price!"

Mr. Lu specifically requested her to work on the project; if she leaves, the cooperation will fall through!

If cooperation fails, Haowei could be swallowed up by Ou Teng at any time!

And judging from what President Lu said, does he know about today's incident?

Is he maintaining peace and tranquility?

What exactly is the relationship between these two?

Dong Chenghai frowned, unable to figure it out, but he knew one thing: Anning was very likely Haowei's cash cow!

"Then we'll have to ask Anning to abandon this version of the project proposal. If it constitutes copyright infringement, our company will be in trouble," Sun Liangying suggested again. "Or we could ask Anning to obtain authorization from MOON himself, then we could just let it go, and our colleagues wouldn't say anything."

Upon hearing this, Dong Chenghai realized it wasn't a difficult matter; it was simply a matter of getting someone to grant him authority.

"Let's do it that way."

Sun Liangying smiled and left the office.

......

Back home, Anning looked at the message from Sun Liangying and sneered.

Those in the industry know that it's impossible to contact MOON.

Because no one in the entire industry can contact her, let alone obtain her authorization.

Sun Liangying did this for two reasons: first, to be a good person in front of Dong Chenghai; and second, to drive her out of Haowei.

Sun Liangying was relatively "generous" and gave her three days.

An Ning replied with "Thank you, Manager Sun" and then exited the chat.

She then saw in another chat window that her message had not received a reply.

An Ning took a deep breath; he must be angry.

This brings us one step closer to cooperation.

She looked at the clock on the wall. It was six o'clock in the afternoon. Sister Zhao said she had taken Xuanxuan to the nearby amusement park and would be back in a little while.

Anning was just getting up to prepare dinner when the doorbell rang.

She smiled helplessly and went to open the door.

"Sister Zhao, you don't remember the password—"

The door opened, and An Ning's smile froze on her face.

Physiological fear caused her muscles to twitch for a moment, and she subconsciously took a few steps back.