Six Years Later: Wrecking His World with Quadruplets

Chapter 194

Nan Zhiyi remained silent for a long while, telling herself not to get angry.

But after trying to restrain herself for a moment, she couldn’t hold back. Her damn intuition was as accurate as ever!

As if she had heard a joke, Nan Zhiyi met Di Shijing’s gaze, her tone turning several degrees colder.

“So, President Di, did you call me up here just to interrogate me?”

Di Shijing stared straight at her and said, “It’s not an interrogation. I’m simply informing you of the information I’ve received.”

Nan Zhiyi let out a scoffing laugh.

Wasn’t Di Shijing putting on the air of a grand tribunal right now?

Her eyes were icy, but her mind was incredibly clear. She asked, “May I ask which executive from the Ling Group disclosed this information?”

Di Shijing looked at the middle-aged man beside him and told her, “This is the manager of the Business Department, Chen Jing. He was university classmates with a high-level executive at the Ling Group.”

Upon hearing this, Nan Zhiyi turned a cold gaze toward Chen Jing.

Chen Jing spoke up quickly. “Miss Nan, I heard the President hired you at a high salary to optimize our company’s formulas. But isn’t this ‘crossing the sea under camouflage’ act of yours a bit inappropriate?”

His words were extremely sharp. “You’ve caused the company such massive losses. How do you plan to take responsibility?”

Chen Jing spoke with an aggressive stance, as if trying to seize the initiative from the start. He threw the accusation at her as if it were already a settled fact that Nan Zhiyi was the thief.

Anyone would look upset after being wrongly accused like this.

Nan Zhiyi’s face was frosty as she looked up and countered, “You certainly have a lot of nerve… Chen Jing, was it? You’ve convicted me from the moment you opened your mouth, claiming I sold the Di Corporation’s formula to the Ling Group. Then tell me, what was the specific time?”

“When I dealt with the Ling Family, did we communicate via email, or did I go to the Ling Group in person for a meeting?”

“Furthermore, what was the transaction amount? Do you have evidence for any of this? If not, it’s just your word against mine. I can sue you for defamation, you know.”

Nan Zhiyi’s expression was frigid, and the aura she exuded was no less imposing than Di Shijing’s.

Chen Jing seemingly hadn’t expected Nan Zhiyi to be so assertive. He froze for a moment but quickly struck back.

“Everything I’ve said is the truth! First of all, the President has investigated the three people from Research Lab 2. There are no issues with those three. Setting aside the fact that they are veteran employees, they had no contact with anyone from the Ling Group during the development and optimization of the formula, nor did they have any large financial transactions…”

Chen Jing looked at Nan Zhiyi and continued, “Meanwhile, you are an outsider to the Di Group. On top of that, the Ling Group has already personally admitted to it!”

With that, Chen Jing took out his phone and started playing a recording.

It was a recording of a phone call. The content began with Chen Jing calling his old classmate at the Ling Group and berating him.

“Your Ling Group stole our formula and started selling it. Don’t you think such behavior is shameless? You’re supposed to be a big company, a prominent family. To act so dishonorably-aren’t you afraid of ruining your reputation?”

“I’m telling you, if the Ling Family doesn’t cease this behavior, the Di Corporation won’t hesitate to take you to court over the theft of this formula!”

Listening to Chen Jing’s questioning in the recording, it didn’t sound fake to Nan Zhiyi. It truly sounded like he was defending the company’s interests…

Her brow furrowed deeply as she continued to listen.

Then, another voice appeared in the recording.

The other party replied to Chen Jing, “We’re old classmates, so don’t have such a temper! The Ling Group did nothing wrong in this matter. We paid money for that formula, alright?”
Chen Jing couldn’t hold back a curse. “Bullshit! This is clearly Di Corporation’s formula, and the copyright belongs to Di Corporation. Who would have the right to sell it?”

The person on the other end replied, “The developer, naturally…”

There was more to the recording, but Chen Jing stopped it there.

Chen Jing looked at Nan Zhiyi and demanded, “What do you have to say for yourself?”

Nan Zhiyi’s gaze was icy.

Listening to the whole thing, the chain of evidence and the logic were exceptionally clear. If she weren’t the one being framed, she might have believed it herself.

However, she would absolutely not take the fall for this.

“The word of one person counts as evidence? Anyone can talk. Besides… I can check the finances too!” Nan Zhiyi said calmly.

Chen Jing let out a laugh, as if he had caught Nan Zhiyi in a loophole. “You already thought of that, didn’t you? That’s why during the transaction, you had the Ling Group wire all the money to an offshore account! The recipient’s name isn’t yours-you really are cunning!”

Nan Zhiyi’s expression soured.

By now, how could she not understand that someone was trying to frame her?

Almost instantly, Nan Wanyue’s face flashed through her mind. Aside from her, she couldn’t think of anyone else!

Seeing Nan Zhiyi’s expression, Chen Jing became even more convinced of her guilt. He took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire, addressing Di Shijing. “President, this Miss Nan is not only an outsider, but her position at ZELING is merely an assistant. It’s inevitable that she would be tempted by greed. Now that the evidence is conclusive, how do you want to handle this?”

Di Shijing’s face was cold and grim. He didn’t respond, his gaze fixed on Nan Zhiyi, seemingly waiting for her to speak.

Meeting his eyes, Nan Zhiyi’s curled hands tightened further.

Lately, she had tentatively retracted her thorns to get closer to Di Shijing. But at this moment, they all flared up again.

The corners of her mouth curled into a mocking smile as she asked Di Shijing, “So… do you also think I sold the formula?”

Sensing the change in her emotions, Di Shijing asked her in a very calm tone, “Well, did you?”

Nan Zhiyi grit her teeth. “I didn’t! But if I say so, will you even believe me?”

Her tone grew more derisive, as if she were certain Di Shijing would think the worst of her. It was just like back then, when she was surrounded by public outcry and rumors; he had maintained this same attitude.

Di Shijing felt a pang of discomfort. He was even a little angry!

Did this woman really think he suspected her? Could she not give him even a shred of trust?

“President, since she did it, she’s obviously not going to admit it,” Chen Jing couldn’t help but interject from the side.

Nan Zhiyi had never been one to have a mild temper, and she snapped back immediately, “What kind of bullshit evidence is this? You want to convict me based on a few words from the Ling Group and some supposed fake account? Are you the judge? Who gave you the right to be so arrogant?”

“You… you’re still unrepentant!” Chen Jing’s face turned red with frustration.

“Enough!”

Di Shijing’s eyes darkened, and his expression turned as cold as frost, filled with displeasure. “Did I say she was the one who did it? Why are you in such a hurry to convict her? She’s right… a few words from the Ling Group are not enough to serve as evidence! The Ling Group doesn’t have the standing to earn my trust!”