The item was lost at the Huo Corporation.
Surveillance cameras were installed throughout the Huo Corporation. After Fang Chao rushed over, he immediately checked the surveillance footage.
The thief had indeed destroyed the surveillance footage.
However, the surveillance cameras of the Huo Corporation had backups.
After checking the backup footage, the suspect was quickly identified.
By the time Huo Linsheng arrived, Fang Chao was already interrogating the suspect.
It only took an hour from the moment Fang Chao started handling the case to the time the thief was finally caught.
"I stole the item, but it wasn't because of greed. I just couldn't stand it!" The thief was an old employee from the administrative department. After being discovered, he didn't struggle or deny it. Instead, he said something rather puzzling.
Meng Shuluo was surprised and asked, "I remember that the Huo Corporation has always treated its employees well. What couldn't you stand? And what could be so serious that you made such a wrong choice?"
The employee looked at Meng Shuluo contemptuously and replied, "What I can't stand is you!"
Meng Shuluo was confused and pointed at herself. "Me?"
Although the matter hadn't been made a big deal of in order to track down the thief, quite a few people from the Huo Corporation had come, especially the high - level management.
The employee's answer left everyone present bewildered.
Not to mention that the Meng family and the Huo family had a good relationship, but Meng Shuluo had nothing to do with the Huo Corporation. What could the employee possibly dislike about her?
This time, without Meng Shuluo asking, others asked on her behalf.
"Miss Meng doesn't have much interaction with our company. What do you dislike about her? Find a better excuse if you're going to make one up."
"Don't just randomly frame others when you've been caught."
The employee spat and said, "What kind of eldest daughter of the Meng family, rich and beautiful? In fact, she's just a mistress!"
The people around were shocked by this statement.
The employee then looked at Huo Linsheng and said, "Mr. Huo, I used to admire you very much. I thought you were a capable and decisive boss who cared about his subordinates. But only now have I realized that you men have all the same bad qualities."
"What exactly do you want to say?" someone asked impatiently.
After rambling on for a while, the employee finally got to the point. "Mr. Huo, you're already married, but you're still entangled with Meng Shuluo! I can't stand you betraying your wife and having an affair outside. I also can't stand Meng Shuluo, who already has such a good background, but still does such disgraceful and immoral things!"
As soon as he said this, there was an immediate uproar.
Hearing this, Meng Shuluo seemed to be furious and her eyes turned red. "I didn't! There's nothing more than a friendship between Huo Linsheng and me. Who on earth instructed you to slander my reputation?"
The employee was about to say something else when Huo Linsheng suddenly said, "That's enough."
Huo Linsheng quickly understood what was going on in this farce.
The so - called theft and the current righteous indignation were actually aimed at Ling Nuan.
"Don't try to shift your evil deeds onto others. No matter how many reasons you come up with, you can't deny the fact that you've committed a crime. Fang Chao, call the police." Huo Linsheng said sternly.
Fang Chao also realized what was going on. He immediately called the police and told the security guards to take the person away.
He didn't give the employee any chance to continue talking nonsense.
Although the employee was scolding Huo Linsheng and Meng Shuluo, who would be affected by this incident in the end?
Huo Linsheng and Meng Shuluo didn't have that kind of relationship at all, and Meng Shuluo would never stoop to being a mistress. Any sensible person would know that they wouldn't believe the employee's words. Instead, they would wonder who had instructed him to do this.
Even if they didn't think of it at first, after Meng Shuluo said that, they should have guessed.
Who was the instigator?
There was another person involved in this incident.
Huo Linsheng stopped the situation in time, but although the employee was taken away, there were still many people around.
"What nonsense. If Miss Meng had a relationship with Mr. Huo, where would Secretary Ling come in?"
"Exactly. Mr. Huo and Miss Meng have known each other for so many years. They're well - matched. If they were going to be together, they would have been a long time ago."
"What's that guy's problem? Besides, this is Mr. Huo's family matter. Why does he need to interfere?"
"Is he trying to defend Secretary Ling? I never saw them having a close relationship before."
"Well, actually, they seem to have a pretty good relationship."
The people around were chatting away.
They were all whispering. Huo Linsheng heard a few words and his face darkened.
"Are you all so free?" Huo Linsheng looked at Fang Chao. "The company doesn't need employees who only know how to gossip and spread rumors."
With this one sentence, everyone fell silent.
Meng Shuluo also said seriously, "What does this matter have to do with Ling Nuan? Your boss chose Ling Nuan because she's excellent and worthy of his choice. It has nothing to do with me. Do you like being compared to others and being seen as a substitute?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Meng Shuluo continued, "This person was clearly instructed by someone with ulterior motives. At first, I thought they wanted to slander me, but now it seems that they clearly want to sow discord between our Meng family and the Huo family! How can you blame an innocent victim for someone else's mistake?"
Meng Shuluo was just and righteous as she defended Ling Nuan.
Then, she looked at Huo Linsheng. "Linsheng, since there's a misunderstanding, let's just make it clear. We've always been just friends, nothing more. We never dated, and we're not dating now. I'm really happy for you as a friend that you can marry a wife like Ling Nuan."
Huo Linsheng looked at Meng Shuluo with a complicated look in his eyes.
Again and again, things were related to Meng Shuluo.
Was she really just involved or was she part of the scheme?
Huo Linsheng didn't say a word, while the other employees were ashamed after being told by Meng Shuluo.
"Miss Meng is right. We shouldn't have suspected Secretary Ling like this."
"Actually, Secretary Ling is a nice person. She helped me in the company before."
"Secretary Ling is actually very beautiful, has a high EQ, and is very capable at work. She's very excellent on her own, and she and Mr. Huo are a perfect match."
Everyone began to reflect.
Huo Linsheng didn't care about them anymore. Instead, he looked at Meng Shuluo. "What are you going to do now?"
Meng Shuluo had come in a hurry and hadn't finished her styling. She helplessly adjusted her hair. "This will do. It's okay like this."
Hearing this, Huo Linsheng didn't say much. Instead, he looked at his watch and asked, "I'm going to the hotel now. What about you?"
"Let's go together. I'll catch a ride with you." Meng Shuluo smiled.
The annual meeting of the Huo Corporation was held at a hotel in the city center. It would take about half an hour to drive there.
Since they were going in the same direction, Huo Linsheng gave her a ride.
On the other side, Fu Qili had already picked up Ling Nuan.
When Ling Nuan saw Fu Qili, she was stunned for a moment and then gave a complicated smile. "Mr. Fu, we're quite fateful."
"Who says we aren't?" Fu Qili spread his hands helplessly and then asked, "Can we go?"
Ling Nuan stood up, holding the hem of her dress.
Fu Qili drove and took Ling Nuan to the hotel.
The two cars coming from different directions finally arrived at the hotel entrance one after another.