Qingyan glanced casually at Hening and said, "Hening, call the police."
Upon hearing the words "call the police," Xia Yihui was instantly frightened. She, who had been filled with aggression just moments ago, suddenly became weak in front of Qingyan and practically pleaded while leaning on the table.
"No, please don't..." Xia Yihui's voice trembled as she spoke, "President Qing, let's talk things out..."
"I had originally intended to let you off the hook, but it was you who insisted on settling this score with me," Qingyan raised an eyebrow and expressed a hint of helplessness. "I hadn't planned on making you compensate for the company's losses, nor did I want to see you go to jail... But it was you who insisted on reporting this matter to headquarters, blowing it out of proportion."
Regretting her actions, Xia Yihui felt an immense sense of remorse. "President Qing, every mistake, every single one, is my fault! I shouldn't have tampered with the attendance records, deceiving and claiming full attendance every month! And I definitely shouldn't have shamelessly accepted the company's annual bonus... I was wrong! I was outrageously wrong! Can you accept my apology?"
"Is that the only thing you're sorry for?" Qingyan's gaze fell upon her, carrying a trace of pressure.
"Are there... are there other things?" Xia Yihui's tears welled up in her eyes. In her panic, she couldn't recall any other incidents that Qingyan had caught her in.
"In the past few days, when I logged into the company's official email, I recovered everything that had been deleted. Care to guess what I found?" Qingyan seemed to realize something, but she couldn't be sure. Timidly, she asked, "What did you find?"
"I found sixty-three complaint letters written by people who left the company in the past year. Complaints about you," Qingyan said with a tone of shock. Xia Yihui was stunned, and her colleagues outside were equally amazed. So many complaints?
It appeared that Xia Yihui had indeed bullied quite a number of people.
"You abused your authority, sheltered colleagues who engaged in misconduct with you. Those honest individuals who refused to cooperate with you were all driven away by you! The reason why the company couldn't retain its talents was because of you!" Qingyan's gaze turned colder as she spoke.
"President Qing, please let me explain. Those people didn't cooperate with the company's regulations..." Xia Yihui's words were interrupted before she could finish. Qingyan's gaze grew even colder. "At this point, you still want to falsely accuse them?!"
You shed tears only when the coffin is being lowered!
"President Qing, I was wrong! Please give me another chance!" Xia Yihui pleaded, "I will personally apologize to each and every person I forced out! I will return all twelve months of salary and bonuses the company gave me within three days! Please don't call the police! If you do, my life will be ruined!"
Qingyan looked into her eyes and spoke each word clearly, "When you drove them away, did you ever consider that you were ruining a part of their lives as well?"
"President Qing..."
"When you tarnished their reputation, did you ever think about how they would feel?" Qingyan looked coldly at the woman with short hair in front of her. "I saw in the complaint letters that you even used some of your colleagues' personal matters to threaten them. Two or three colleagues transferred money to you to settle things down. The amounts were not small. If you consider all the offenses, you'll be sitting in prison for at least two years."
"Qingyan...," Xia Yihui was scared, tears streaming down her face. "I was wrong! I truly regret it..."
"It's too late."
He Ning had already called the police earlier, and now several officers arrived, inquiring about the situation and preparing to take Xia Yihui away.
"Qingyan, please, you're a magnanimous person... Say something..." Xia Yihui didn't want to be arrested. She pinned her last hope on Qingyan, crying uncontrollably despite her image. "Qingyan, give me another chance, I promise to change my ways and start anew!"
"I've already given you a chance, but you didn't cherish it."
"Qingyan, Qingyan..."
Seeing Xia Yihui being taken away by the police, there was a commotion outside.
"I never expected Minister Xia to be so wicked..."
"And secretly accepting benefits."
"Truly, we can't judge a book by its cover."
...
"Have you had enough of the excitement?" Qingyan's voice suddenly rang out.
People outside hurriedly scattered, not daring to linger. It seemed this new CEO was not to be trifled with.
Seeing everyone leave, He Ning couldn't help but enter and offer a cup of coffee to Qingyan. "Qingyan, if Xia Yihui hadn't come to see you, were you planning to let her go?"
As Qingyan lowered her head to drink the coffee, He Ning continued, speaking to himself, "She's done so many terrible things. If you let her off the hook like that, it would be too lenient!"
"Of course not." Confidence glimmered in Qingyan's eyes. "She will definitely come."
"How do you know?"
"I've read those previous complaint letters. The fact that she dared to confront General Hu over a trivial matter shows she has a fiery temper and won't tolerate any criticism. By firing her, she will feel utterly humiliated, and she will definitely come to argue with me."
"So, you anticipated this and set a trap for her... Regardless, you were going to call the police in the end!"
"Of course." Qingyan would never let her go. How much money had this company's parasite cost them over the years?
After taking a few sips of coffee, Qingyan added calmly, "Inevitably, there are people in the company who love to watch drama. They'll know she's coming and surely gather around to eavesdrop."
He Ning stared at Qingyan in astonishment, as if looking at a divine figure. "So, you anticipated that someone was hiding outside and eavesdropping just now?"
He had been pleading with these people to leave with clasped hands, but it turned out that Qingyan deliberately let them see, using it as an opportunity to warn others by killing a chicken to scare the monkeys?!
"The company has been chaotic this year, and many people and things need to be reorganized." Qingyan didn't take it seriously and spoke indifferently, "You can go down first."
"Yes." He Ning couldn't help but marvel even when he left. Qingyan is truly amazing, with full control over all developments...
On the other side.
Si Yechen looked at the message he had sent, one hour and forty-two minutes had passed, and still no reply.
This little girl forgets about her fiancé as soon as she starts working!
His fingers couldn't help but tap on Qingyan's profile picture, which was a shadow projected on the wall.
Although the shadow was black, there was no doubt that the beautiful bone structure and shape belonged to her.
He never expected her shadow to be so attractive.
Si Yechen stared at her profile picture for a while and couldn't help but imagine what the weather was like when she took this photo, what clothes she was wearing that day, and how she was feeling...
Thinking of her beautiful and delicate appearance, Si Yechen's gaze unconsciously softened.
He tapped on her profile picture to save it, returned to the chat box, but she still hadn't replied.
What could she be busy with?
She doesn't even have time to check her phone...
Qingyan had intended to reply to a WeChat message, but her phone vibrated at that moment—it was her father calling.
She swiped to answer and just as she said "Dad," Li Yuanfu cheerfully exclaimed, "My dear Yan Yan, you went to the company so early in the morning?"
She's so dedicated!
"I heard about Xia Yihui's matter from the people at the company! I never expected her audacity to be so great, daring to deceive everyone... You did well, just a few days after joining the company, you exposed such a big troublemaker."