Six Years Later: Wrecking His World with Quadruplets - Chapter 176

Chapter 176

Nan Zhiyi listened and suddenly saw the light. She felt that what her grandmother said made a lot of sense.

Her grandfather agreed wholeheartedly. “That’s right. If Grandpa Di provides cover, the five of you-mother and children-plus us two old folks, could all get together. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

As soon as he said this, Hengheng and Wanwan, who were nearby, also chimed in that it was a great idea.

The prospect of a reunion for the ‘five of them’ was very tempting to Nan Zhiyi.

However, she still had her reservations.

Grandpa Di’s stance on the matter was not entirely clear.

After all, the Old Master had never mentioned the existence of Hengheng and Wanwan to her.

She had no idea what he was thinking.

After considering it for a while, she finally said, “I’ll bring it up when the right opportunity arises.”

The two elders didn’t push her further.

After chatting for a bit, Nan Zhiyi headed to Di Corporation for work.

Shortly after she entered Research Lab 2, Lin Zhizhi immediately leaned in and whispered, “Nan Wanyue is back!”

“Oh?”

Nan Zhiyi was a bit surprised. “Wasn’t she injured?”

How was she back so soon?

Given Nan Wanyue’s White Lotus personality, shouldn’t she have stayed in the hospital for two or three days to play the victim?

“She is injured. She came back with gauze wrapped around her forehead.”

Lin Zhizhi responded, her tone suddenly laced with disdain. “You should have seen her; she looked so pitiful. If you didn’t know better, you’d think she was the one being slandered! Right now, she’s already gone to the President’s Office. She’s probably there to fish for sympathy.”

Nan Zhiyi nodded after hearing this. “It seems she really hasn’t changed.”

Her style of doing things remained exactly the same.

Seeing her indifferent attitude, Lin Zhizhi couldn’t help but ask, “Aren’t you going to take a look?”

Nan Zhiyi was taken aback, her face full of confusion. “What would I go see? I have no interest in watching someone act. I’m afraid it would ruin my appetite!”

At that moment, Nan Wanyue was indeed in the President’s Office, her eyes brimming with tears as she spoke. “Jing, regarding the video of the conflict between Zhiyi and me… could I trouble you to have someone take it down? I know this was an issue on my side. Jiang Xiaoyu misunderstood Zhiyi…

“It’s just that she was so worried about me at the time that she acted impulsively. She didn’t mean any harm. Besides, I didn’t actually admit that Zhiyi was the one who pushed me back then. So… for the sake of our long history together, could you just let it go?”

Di Shijing was completely unmoved by her words. He didn’t even lift his head.

Nan Wanyue felt a sting of embarrassment, but she braced herself and continued, “Having that video pinned in the group chat creates a bad influence…”

Di Shijing, who had been looking down at documents, finally reacted.

He spoke with chilling indifference. “If you came here just to say this, then get out.”

Nan Wanyue’s lips trembled, and tears began to fall with a soft ‘patter.’ She called out aggrievedly, “Jing…”

The sound of her soft sobbing reached Di Shijing’s ears, and he found it inexplicably irritating.

He looked up. Nan Wanyue was weeping like a pear blossom in the rain, the gauze on her forehead making her look particularly pathetic.

Di Shijing frowned and asked in a cold voice, “What? Do you feel like you’ve been wronged?”

Sensing the man’s displeasure, Nan Wanyue’s pupils quivered, and she immediately lowered her gaze.

She did feel quite wronged in her heart. With a trembling voice, she tried to defend herself. “I… I’ve already received the punishment I deserve. Ever since Zhiyi came to the company, I’ve been demoted and injured. But in reality, I haven’t done anything, yet my reputation in the company is terrible now, and I’ve been subjected to so much cold treatment. I just don’t understand why things turned out like this…”

Di Shijing tossed the documents in his hand aside carelessly.

After a cold sneer, he spoke without a trace of emotion. “You don’t know? Then let me tell you!”
“You were demoted because you lack the ability to handle the position of Director. The video was posted to the group because I wanted to give Nan Zhiyi justice.”

“You feel wronged now, but what about Nan Zhiyi? Back then, when she was publicly slandered by Jiang Xiaoyu and insulted by everyone, didn’t she feel wronged?”

This string of questions left Nan Wanyue speechless.

After a long moment, she struggled to defend herself. “That’s not what I meant…”

“Then what did you mean?”

Di Shijing retorted mercilessly, “Do you think that just because the video was released, the matter is over and there’s no need to see it through to the end?”

“According to your logic, your reputation matters, but Nan Zhiyi’s doesn’t?”

The moment he finished speaking, the office became so silent that one could hear a pin drop.

Nan Wanyue was unable to say a word in response. She could only stand there silently, looking at the man with tearful eyes.

Di Shijing didn’t want to waste any more breath on her and barked coldly, “If there’s nothing else, get out.”

Knowing that anything she said would be useless, Nan Wanyue could only turn around, heartbroken.

Just as she was about to push the door open, the man behind her added another sentence. “Also, Jiang Xiaoyu doesn’t need to stay with the company anymore. We have no use for employees who can’t distinguish right from wrong.”

Startled, Nan Wanyue spun around and quickly tried to plead for Jiang Xiaoyu. “Jing, please don’t do this. Jiang Xiaoyu just had a momentary lapse in judgment.”

This assistant had, after all, followed her for many years and was fiercely loyal.

It would be very difficult to train another one like her.

Di Shijing frowned slightly, clearly displeased that someone was questioning and opposing his orders.

He looked at Nan Wanyue and said coldly, “If you’re so reluctant to let her go, then you can leave with her.”

Knowing Di Shijing’s character-that he always followed through on his word-Nan Wanyue immediately swallowed the rest of her words and left with a look of profound sorrow.

By the afternoon, the news of Jiang Xiaoyu’s dismissal had spread throughout the R&D Department.

Nan Zhiyi naturally heard about it as well, but she didn’t offer any opinion, though she was lost in thought.

Lin Zhizhi said, “This order came directly from Human Resources. It was likely the President’s idea.”

As she spoke, there was a meaningful look in her eyes.

Nan Zhiyi remained silent, but the suspicion in her heart grew.

Jiang Xiaoyu was fired… Could it be because of her?

No way, right?

Di Shijing was always strictly professional. How could he fire an employee for her sake?

Nan Zhiyi told herself not to overthink it and reminded Lin Zhizhi, “Stop gossiping and get back to work. Don’t you want to compete for the position of Director?”

“I do!” Lin Zhizhi replied without hesitation.

Nan Zhiyi smiled and said, “Then work hard. I’ve looked at your formula; it’s still missing something.”

Hearing this, Lin Zhizhi’s spirits lifted. Full of a desire to learn, she said to Nan Zhiyi, “Big shot, please point out any shortcomings and give me some guidance!”

Nan Zhiyi was amused by her exaggerated behavior and said with mock seriousness, “This is a technical skill. I don’t teach people for free.”

“What do you like? Just say the word, and I’ll bribe you fair and square!” Lin Zhizhi was very direct.

Nan Zhiyi smiled, her lips pursed. “I’ll have to give that some thought!”

As the two of them chatted and laughed, the other colleagues couldn’t help but chuckle as well.

The atmosphere in Studio No. 2 was very harmonious. The light and happy vibe was even felt by the people in the laboratory next door.

Nan Wanyue happened to be passing by the door. When she heard the laughter of Nan Zhiyi and Lin Zhizhi, the anger inside her nearly burned away her reason.