Page 619 of Assistant to My Contracted Husband

People of Chinese heritage were few and far between at the exhibition.

If Jian Ran were to win the award...

She would be the first person of Chinese heritage...

Secretary Zhou had been tense the whole time, thinking that CEO Gu truly had divine foresight. Lan Xing indeed came to cause trouble.

Lan Xing, facing the incessant chatter of everyone around, suddenly broke down in tears as if she had become a different person.

"But... all of this is false... because these designs aren’t Jian Ran’s at all... they’re mine... wu wu..."

Having said that, Lan Xing immediately burst into inconsolable sobs.

Witnessing this, Jian Ran’s narrow, beautiful eyes slightly narrowed, a chill passing through them.

Herself...

Why did she feel... as if the acting was overdone?

She was, after all, the person who was truly wronged.

Jian Ran narrowed her eyes slightly, watching Lan Xing’s woeful complaining in front of everyone. The others... indeed, upon seeing Lan Xing crying so pitifully, immediately... turned their gaze towards her, seemingly suspecting that she might truly have plagiarized.

People really are swayed by the tide.

Jian Ran responded with a faint smile, not bothering to intervene, waiting for Lan Xing to continue.

Secretary Zhou coughed to clear his throat. In the absence of CEO Gu... it was naturally his duty to protect the lady of the house.

"Lan Xing, when you speak, you need hard evidence. What exactly is your proof?"

"Hmph... Everyone, please look... These are the original design drafts from my computer."

Upon saying this... Lan Xing brought out her laptop and connected it to the projector.

The creation date displayed on the projector was indeed before Jian Ran’s trip to Italy...

"As the head of the design department, I’ve always held Jian Ran in high regard."

At this point, Lan Xing didn’t forget to shed a couple more tears, acting according to Dong Qin’s instructions.

"So... when I learned that CEO Gu intended to use performance to decide the next new department head, I was happy, because.

.. I also wanted to give more opportunities to the younger generation.

.. In my view, Jian Ran was one of the most promising youngsters in the design department, even though she had been with the Gu Family for only three months. "

Jian Ran: "..."

This tale was developing with quite the melodrama.

Lan Xing, compared to her previous airheadedness, was truly making remarkable progress this time.

She knew how to garner everyone’s sympathy.

The woman... was obviously doing very well...

As Jian Ran thought this, she pursed her lips, her gaze sweeping over the crowd, who were more or less touched by the performance.

"You wouldn’t know Lan Xing had this side to her usually... Who knows what’s real and what’s fake."

"Ah... I don’t know, those tears... they really tug at your heartstrings, they must be real..."

"Ah... then, in that case... is Jian Ran too heartless?"

"What do you know, what does it mean to rise to the top... Understand?"

Jian Ran: "..."

Hearing her colleagues already starting to waver, Jian Ran’s gaze fleetingly met Secretary Zhou’s in midair. Secretary Zhou got the hint and immediately spoke up.

"Lan Xing... if you have anything else to say, speak all at once. Just having the preliminary draft of the design case appear on your computer isn’t enough to prove anything, is it?"

Secretary Zhou looked serious. This was a thorny issue, and without CEO Gu present... he was quite at a loss, moreover... it was precarious.

With Gu Mochen around, the man would’ve already been orchestrating everything confidently amidst easy laughter.

Lan Xing, seeing that she had achieved more or less the desired effect, wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes with a pretense of being aggrieved, and then said in a pitiful tone.