The next few days passed normally.
He went to work as usual and carried on with his life.
Mu Yuan caused no trouble, and Xu Xiangjian gradually put the matter out of his mind, thinking Mu Yuan had found the money.
Until four days later.
The company director actually came to their planning department in person.
Then she called him out for a talk in front of everyone!
She opened in an earnest, admonishing tone.
Director Rong Fang said this.
"Xu, you've been at our company for many years, and you've always performed well."
"We know your family is having financial difficulties."
"The company explicitly prohibits part-time jobs. Everyone follows that rule except you."
"And no one has ever given you trouble over it, right?"
"But what you've done this time really isn't right."
"No matter how short of money you are, you can't steal!"
"How about this? Return the money to Manager Mu, and we'll pretend this never happened."
"Otherwise, we'll have no choice but to let you go."
"No matter how capable you are, the company can't employ you if you lack integrity."
"Think it over carefully. It's up to you."
"We have no evidence, so we can't call the police, but everyone knows perfectly well who did it!"
At that moment, Xu Xiangjian felt an immense sense of injustice and anger.
He could not control his emotions.
He grew so agitated that his voice rose considerably.
"I didn't steal the money! Why should I pay it back?! Why should I be fired?! If that's how it is, let's call the police and let them handle it!"
Rong Fang's face darkened, and she gave him a smile that never reached her eyes. "Xu, calm down. If you won't admit it, let's leave it at that. We're colleagues. There's