"Fiancée?"
The entire meeting room was stunned.
Zhao Ran was flabbergasted.
Not to mention Zhao Ran, even Ling Nuan herself was dumbfounded.
Her position as a girlfriend was still in an ambiguous state, but now she had directly been promoted to a fiancée?
Ling Nuan recalled how she had played the victim in the elevator not long ago... Originally, she had hoped that when she caused a scene during the meeting, Huo Linsheng would take pity on her and not stop her so quickly.
But now... There was nothing to stop. He had directly taken her side from the very beginning.
While Ling Nuan felt a complex mix of emotions, she was also somewhat touched. Who wouldn't be moved by such unconditional favoritism and protection?
In the meeting room, everyone had different expressions, but Huo Linsheng remained the calmest.
He gently patted Ling Nuan's shoulder to comfort her, and then looked at the people in the meeting room and said, "As my fiancée, Ling Nuan has absolutely no reason to be detrimental to the company. Unless," Huo Linsheng sneered, "she has a mental problem."
The director who had questioned before nodded repeatedly: "Since Secretary Ling is General Manager Huo's fiancée, then there is indeed no need for her to harm our company's interests."
If she was just a girlfriend, it was very likely that the relationship wouldn't last. It would be understandable if Ling Nuan chose short - term interests when faced with a dilemma.
However, the status of a fiancée was completely different from that of a girlfriend.
At this moment, everyone couldn't help but secretly sized up Ling Nuan.
No one had expected that the future boss's wife had hidden herself so well. Especially when they thought that the future boss's wife seemed to have been excluded and had just been slandered this morning, their feelings became even more complicated.
To show that they really didn't suspect Ling Nuan, the people in the meeting room quickly expressed their opinions.
"I said something was wrong just now. If someone really wanted to do such a thing, they would surely do it without leaving any traces. Why would they choose to send the document in the company? Isn't this just clearly telling others that they did it?"
"Yes, yes. It's obvious that someone is trying to frame Secretary Ling."
"This person is so vicious. If Secretary Ling weren't General Manager Huo's fiancée, with the evidence right in front of us, there would be no way to defend herself!"
"This is also a direction. The person who did this must be someone around Secretary Ling and who could access her computer."
While looking for various excuses for Ling Nuan, they also didn't forget to apologize to her.
"Secretary Ling, I'm sorry. We were too angry just now. We were blinded by anger for a moment."
"Secretary Ling, we're really sorry. We were actually deceived by such an obvious frame - up!"
They weren't stupid.
Among the list of suspected people, Ling Nuan had the shortest time in the Huo Corporation. An accident happened during her first contact with such an important project, so her suspicion was the greatest. Coupled with the conclusive evidence, it was no wonder others suspected her.
Ling Nuan smiled gently: "I can understand everyone's thoughts. I really am very suspicious. Everyone's starting point is for the company. It doesn't matter that I was misunderstood. The most important thing is to find out the person who betrayed the company."
Everyone nodded.
They couldn't help but praise Ling Nuan for being understanding, considerate, and magnanimous.
After resolving the conflict with a smile, it was time to continue to catch the insider.
"Since the email was sent in the company, then we can check the surveillance to see who used Secretary Ling's computer at that time." Someone suggested.
Hearing this, everyone agreed.
Soon, the surveillance footage was retrieved.
They focused on the time when the email was sent.
The surveillance clearly showed that at the time when the email was sent, Ling Nuan was sitting in front of the computer, which also seemed to prove that this email was indeed sent by Ling Nuan herself.
Ling Nuan couldn't help but glance at Zhao Ran.
She had arranged things quite thoroughly.
It was too obvious if the email was sent from her computer, but with the surveillance as proof, it could really pin the blame on her.
But unexpectedly, Huo Linsheng didn't play by the rules.
Before Ling Nuan could complain, someone spoke up: "It's also possible that this email was sent on a timer."
"Yes. The surveillance should be retrieved from the time when Secretary Ling joined this project until the time when this document was sent. Whoever used Secretary Ling's computer will be clear at a glance."
Zhao Ran's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure.
Ling Nuan had been paying attention to her expression.
Seeing that the director was about to call someone to retrieve the surveillance again, Ling Nuan estimated that Zhao Ran had used up all her tricks, so she finally spoke up.
"Actually, this matter doesn't need to be so troublesome." Ling Nuan suddenly said.
Everyone looked over.
Ling Nuan showed a shy smile: "Some time ago, I noticed that there seemed to be traces of someone tampering with my computer. Considering that the files on the computer were confidential, I gave some suggestions to Manager Shen from the technical department."
When they found out that the source code had been leaked, Manager Shen was very angry. But besides being angry, they just realized at this moment that he seemed very calm and had never expressed any opinions about suspecting Ling Nuan.
"What suggestions?" Huo Linsheng finally spoke at this time.
Ling Nuan looked innocent: "I specifically asked Manager Shen to encrypt all the files on my computer."
"Besides, the only key project I'm currently involved in is this one. I suspected that the other party was targeting this project, so I suggested to Manager Shen that we could make a mark on the source code."
A small mark that wouldn't affect the operation of the program.
Manager Shen looked a bit strange, but he still continued Ling Nuan's words: "The source code of the files received by each person seems to have the same operation effect, but the marks in the relevant codes are different."
Simply put, the relevant files on Ling Nuan's computer were encrypted. The other party couldn't use the files on Ling Nuan's computer to leak the confidential information. If the other party wanted to leak the confidential information, they could only use the files they had obtained.
As long as they checked whose mark the file in the email belonged to, they could find out who the culprit was.
Zhao Ran's face instantly turned pale. She never expected that Ling Nuan would have such a backup plan.
Manager Shen had already opened the file in the email, found the mark he had made, and finally fixed his gaze on Zhao Ran.
"The mark on this file belongs to Secretary Zhao."
The people in the meeting room were shocked again.
Zhao Ran had been in the Huo Corporation for many years. No one had expected it to be her!
But thinking carefully, besides Zhao Ran, the other suspected people were even more unlikely!
At this time, Ling Nuan started acting. She looked at Zhao Ran in shock and frustration: "Sister Zhao, how could it be you? Why did you frame me?"
Zhao Ran wanted to argue, but she knew that she had fallen into Ling Nuan's trap this time and there was probably no way out.
She sneered: "Because I hate you! Why do you get to take away the project I've worked so hard on without doing anything?"
Ling Nuan seemed to be hit: "I didn't." But soon, she shook her head: "No, Sister Zhao, the grudge between you and me is not worth you taking such a big risk."
Suddenly, her eyes lit up. As if she couldn't accept being betrayed by her friend, she held Zhao Ran's hand and said earnestly,
"Sister Zhao, is someone threatening you to do this? You were forced, right?"
Zhao Ran was stunned.
She suddenly understood something.
Ling Nuan's target wasn't her, but - Huo Xiao!