When Qingnuan Technology ran into trouble, Huo Linsheng received the news immediately as well.
"The whistle - blowing happened recently. The employee who reported is Yang Qin. Yang Qin seems to have connections in this area, so the process went quickly and no news was leaked."
Fang Chao reported the situation of Qingnuan to Huo Linsheng.
Previously, Huo Linsheng had asked Fang Chao to investigate Qingnuan. Before they could look into the tax issue, Ling Nuan had already taken action. Naturally, Fang Chao noticed it right away and then started the investigation from this aspect.
"Yang Qin?" Huo Linsheng inquired.
Fang Chao let out a soft "hmm" and introduced Yang Qin's situation, "Yang Qin is an old employee who started the business with Qingnuan. She used to be a copywriter there. She was quite capable, but for some unknown reason, she was suddenly fired by the company in the second half of this year."
"What's her relationship with Ling Nuan?" Huo Linsheng asked.
Fang Chao paused slightly before continuing, "It was found that Yang Qin, Secretary Ling and Shen Shaoqing graduated from the same university. They knew each other during their college years. Moreover, I found that Yang Qin seemed to have always been at odds with Secretary Ling. The time when Yang Qin was fired was also after Secretary Ling took over the cooperation with Qingnuan."
Fang Chao didn't dare to say more, but the meaning was obvious.
It was highly likely that Yang Qin was fired because of Ling Nuan.
Fang Chao guessed another thing, "She had been in Qingnuan for many years, so she must have had some evidence in her hands. After being fired by Qingnuan, it's possible that she harbored hatred and wanted to bring Qingnuan down."
Huo Linsheng gave him a sidelong glance and asked, "Do you believe it?"
Fang Chao shut up.
He didn't believe it.
Although there was no evidence to prove it, Fang Chao had a hunch that Yang Qin reported Qingnuan at Ling Nuan's instigation.
"Mr. Huo, what shall we do next?" Fang Chao didn't pursue this matter and changed the topic.
"Does it have anything to do with us?" Huo Linsheng retorted, "Even if Qingnuan runs into trouble, it won't have much impact on our company. It's the end of the year. Are you that idle?"
Fang Chao smiled and immediately understood.
"Okay, Mr. Huo. There's a lot of work to do at the end of the year in the company. If Miss Huo comes for something, I'll decline her on this pretext."
Huo Linsheng gave a soft snort but didn't scold Fang Chao.
Actually, Huo Linsheng didn't think that Huo Xiao would come to him because of this matter at this time. Most likely, the person she would turn to was Huo Zhen.
Huo Zhen had lost the right to inherit the Huo family and was eager to build his own market. He wouldn't give up Shen Shaoqing's Qingnuan. However, the fact that Qingnuan had tax problems was undeniable. If he wanted to save it...
Ling Nuan had dug a pit and was luring Huo Xiao to jump in.
After Fang Chao finished reporting, he left Huo Linsheng's office. After he left, Huo Linsheng called Ling Nuan.
Ling Nuan had already separated from Qin Rao. At this moment, she was having coffee with Yang Qin.
"I really didn't expect that one day I would join hands with you." Yang Qin laughed, with a touch of self - mockery.
"The relationships between people are complex. I believe there are no eternal enemies, only interests that haven't been unified." Ling Nuan replied.
Yang Qin gave a soft snort but didn't refute Ling Nuan's words.
She just recalled the time when she accidentally met Ling Nuan after being fired by Shen Shaoqing.
Yang Qin hated Shen Shaoqing and also Ling Nuan. She had joined Qingnuan because of Shen Shaoqing back then. But after years of hard work in Qingnuan, it had also become her career. Her years - long effort had been destroyed by a simple word from Shen Shaoqing.
From that moment on, all her feelings for Shen Shaoqing had vanished into thin air. All she felt was hatred for the destruction of her career.
But what good did hatred do?
She still had to look for a new job to make a living.
Then, during a job interview, she happened to meet Ling Nuan who was there to discuss a cooperation with the company. So coincidentally, they met face - to - face in the lobby on the first floor of the company. There was no way to avoid it.
"Yang Qin?" Ling Nuan called her name first.
Yang Qin wanted to hide, but it was precisely this attempt that made Ling Nuan deliberately call out to stop her.
Beside Ling Nuan was the president's assistant of that company.
Hearing this, the assistant looked at Ling Nuan in surprise, "Secretary Ling, do you know her?"
Before Ling Nuan could answer, the assistant's gaze fell on Yang Qin. Yang Qin wasn't wearing a work badge, but she was in the company's working area. Thinking that the company was recruiting recently, the assistant quickly came to a conclusion, "Are you here for a job interview?"
Yang Qin really wanted to turn around and leave, but she was quite satisfied with this company. At that time, she still hoped that Ling Nuan might not have the ability to influence the interviews of other companies.
So, she nodded, "I'm here for the copywriting planning position."
Hearing this, the assistant didn't respond to Yang Qin but asked Ling Nuan with a smile, "Secretary Ling, is she an old acquaintance of yours?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Yang Qin's heart sank. It was obvious that the assistant was waiting to see Ling Nuan's attitude.
Yang Qin assumed that Ling Nuan would surely speak ill of her, saying that she had a bad character and that she had been forcibly fired by her previous company.
She even wanted to run away.
But then she heard Ling Nuan's smiling voice, "She's my college classmate, but we're not from the same department. Later, we worked in the same company. We just know each other."
Hearing this, the assistant smiled and understood.
They were not close and there was no grudge between them.
So, whether Yang Qin would be hired or not had nothing to do with Ling Nuan, because she wouldn't care about Yang Qin's future.
Yang Qin was surprised by Ling Nuan's choice.
The assistant had already ignored Yang Qin and walked into the elevator with Ling Nuan, chatting and laughing.
Yang Qin couldn't figure it out, so she didn't leave immediately. Instead, she waited near the company. Two hours later, she saw Ling Nuan being sent downstairs by the assistant.
Ling Nuan didn't let the assistant accompany her any further. After the assistant left, Yang Qin immediately rushed up.
"Why?" Yang Qin got straight to the point.
Ling Nuan smiled and retorted, "Why what? I don't think I have any reason to deal with you."
Yang Qin frowned, "I've always targeted you in the company and said so many unpleasant things."
"If it were before, I would have cared. But now I see things more clearly. What you did was just because of Shen Shaoqing's indulgence. If Shen Shaoqing had stopped you from the very beginning, would you have continued?" Ling Nuan asked her.
Yang Qin didn't say a word, but the answer was obvious.
Yang Qin targeted Ling Nuan and kept pestering Shen Shaoqing when Shen Shaoqing and Ling Nuan were in a relationship, only because Shen Shaoqing had given Yang Qin some signals that she could take advantage of.
For example, he had used the non - competition agreement to tie Ling Nuan down, but hadn't asked Yang Qin to sign such an agreement.
"Moreover, I still dislike you to this day, but I won't destroy your job opportunity just because I dislike you. Your working ability is really good. Whether they will hire you or not should be judged by their company's own review, not because of our personal grudges."
If she did that, how was she different from Huo Xiao?
Yang Qin suddenly laughed.
It was as if she had suddenly seen the light or felt ashamed of herself.
That day, Yang Qin finally asked Ling Nuan, "I have something on Qingnuan. Do you want it? You want to take revenge on Shen Shaoqing. Coincidentally, I also don't want to see him well."
Ling Nuan replied with a smile, "It's not the right time yet."
When the time Ling Nuan mentioned came, Yang Qin reported Qingnuan's tax problems as she had instructed.
Yang Qin came back from her memory and looked at Ling Nuan in front of her, "I still owe you two words."
"Sorry, and thank you."
Ling Nuan smiled. Just as she was about to reply, her phone rang.