Page 674 of Assistant to My Contracted Husband

"Don’t... don’t call the police, Jian Ran... you’ve won, all of this, it was indeed me who framed and set you up."

Dong Qin: "..."

Lan Xing is truly useless, trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice, not the slightest bit helpful.

Dong Qin’s entire demeanor turned ashen, her face unspeakably ugly.

Before Jian Ran could react, she took the initiative, raising her hand and ferociously slapped Lan Xing across the face.

"You shameless wretch, harboring delusions, how dare you frame and sabotage a colleague from the design department? Speak, what are your intentions, did someone from outside send you here to cause trouble?"

Jian Ran: "..."

It really is a case of dog-eat-dog, fur in one’s mouth.

Jian Ran watched as Dong Qin angrily struck Lan Xing with a slap, her lips twitching slightly.

Dong Qin really is a person who knows the way of the world, recognizing that the situation is beyond help, she immediately changed like she was another person altogether.

Lan Xing also really blinded herself, selecting such a woman as her backer.

The force of Dong Qin’s slap was genuinely not light; with that slap, Jian Ran clearly saw the blood at the corner of Lan Xing’s mouth, and Lan Xing’s face immediately turned red, the prints of five fingers unmistakable.

In a state of shock, Lan Xing stretched out her hand to cover her own cheek, having not expected Dong Qin to suddenly slap her.

"Madam Dong... I..."

"Don’t call me, you are not worthy... Tell me, did you deliberately seek me out when I was weak from sickness six months ago to look at the design drafts?

I was so ill and feverish that I was delirious.

.. but thinking it was for the company’s sake, I still struggled to get up, bending over backward for the company’s benefit. "

"I didn’t expect that... you’d just casually bring a design draft to fool me. Just two days ago, you even stated unequivocally that these design drafts were the same as the ones you showed me half a year ago."

Jian Ran understood.

It seemed Dong Qin was claiming she had been feverish and delirious half a year ago when she saw the design drafts, so it was forgivable if there was a problem with her judgment then.

Now... she had blatantly shifted all the responsibility onto Lan Xing.

Wang’s wife, who stood behind Dong Qin, clearly felt it was not enough and chimed in.

"Lan Xing... just a week ago, when you came to ask our madam for help, you were kneeling on the ground begging... Our madam has always been kind-hearted and compassionate, not knowing how to refuse others... I would never have imagined that you’d exploit that, the way you clung to madam’s legs pleading with her, I saw it all.

.. Ah, I did not expect you were lying..

. Madam, don’t be sad, don’t be angry, lest it harm your health. "

Jian Ran: "..."

How perfectly this pair of master and servant complemented each other in their performances.

In a trice, they had deflected all of Dong Qin’s problems clean away.

People can only think that Dong Qin was diligent even while ill to help the Gu Family with the design drafts.

Unknown to them, this woman is skilled at disguising herself, like a venomous serpent.

Jian Ran’s lips curled into a cold smirk...

Lan Xing appeared completely stunned, stiff on the spot, disbelievingly staring at the changed Dong Qin before her, stammering.

"Madam Dong... You..."

Initially... it was she who had sought her out, planning this ordeal to take down Jian Ran.

This scheme had not been her own idea to begin with.

Now, it was clear that Dong Qin had no intention of owning up to it.

The implication was that all the blame was being pushed onto herself, forcing her to carry the burden.

Dong Qin, seeing Lan Xing wanted to retort, immediately changed her expression and harshly said.

"Lan Xing, you are no child, you know you need to take responsibility for your words and actions; some things simply cannot be said carelessly."

Jian Ran: "..."

That was clearly a threat and intimidation.

Sure enough, when Lan Xing heard Dong Qin say this, her face changed, and then she opened and closed her mouth, unsure what to say for a moment.

"I..."

The situation took a dire turn, and watching Lan Xing unable to defend herself, Jian Ran knew that persisting in this would only be endless.

With her beautiful eyes serene, Jian Ran looked toward Lan Xing before her, then addressed all the employees of the design department present.

"I believe that in order for a designer to produce good work, she must first learn to be a person, to be serious, meticulous, and upright. It’s not about being wealthy or superior to others... Basic integrity is the most important... So, that’s what I think too."

Jian Ran pursed her lips, seriously speaking.

"Therefore... regarding today’s matter, let’s be clear and fair. I hope everyone will compete fairly... there’s no need for colleagues to be so cutthroat."

Secretary Zhou, hearing Jian Ran’s magnanimous words, was full of admiration.

This lady has spent time with President Gu, and the words she speaks are powerful and beyond dispute.

So domineering...

Jian Ran smiled faintly, her gaze shifting toward Dong Qin next to her, her eyes gentle as water...

"Madam Dong, I think although you are advanced in years, it’s inevitable to have some misjudgments, but... in this matter, you have slandered me. Now that everyone from the design department is here, would you like to apologize in public?"

As she spoke, Jian Ran looked at Dong Qin with interest. Upon hearing her words, Dong Qin’s face darkened.