Powerless to Fight Back

"Not at all. Li Ye is an outstanding model worker in our unit, and his reputation has always been excellent. There is absolutely nothing like what you described, Director Nie."

"Is that so? Then I'll have to have a chat with him later. All sorts of rumors have spread as far as our side."

"..."

In an environment like the factory gate, Director Nie from Liu Muhan's unit was not in a position to "go into detail" about Li Ye and Liu Muhan. There were leaders from other units present, after all, so Director Nie merely touched on it like a dragonfly skimming the water before leaving with a faintly smiling expression.

But several people's hearts began pounding at a rate of one hundred and eighty beats a minute.

When you had done something guilty, you feared ghosts knocking at your door. And now... the ghost had already come calling.

These days, when someone was falsely accused of fooling around, how many women dared to stand up and argue loudly? Ninety-nine out of a hundred chose to swallow it and keep the peace.

But no matter how carefully they calculated, they had not expected the leaders from her unit to come straight to the door and "demand an explanation."

Wasn't she afraid that one rumor would breed ten more?

Guan Liang followed several leaders forward with a smile on his face, as though the matter had nothing to do with him and he was as calm as a gentle breeze. Yet his palms were already drenched in sweat.

If it had only been an ordinary anonymous report, he would not have been this nervous. After all, if he simply refused to admit it, what could they do to him?

But what Li Ye had pulled at yesterday's meeting had come