Listening to Chen Wei, Ye Yuning was so exasperated she almost laughed.
She shot her an irritated glance. "Deal with *her*? What do you take me for? Some kind of tyrant who resorts to vigilante justice?"
Chen Wei was speechless. Aren’t you?
The ruthless way Ye Yuning had dealt with Xiao Shuo flashed through her mind; she wished Ye Yuning would use the same methods on Ye Tong.
For such an insidious and malicious person, they deserved to be held underwater until they thoroughly came to their senses; that would be truly satisfying.
Ye Yuning knocked on the table again.
She said to Chen Wei, "Get a grip. I’m running a legitimate business here, don’t make it sound like some underworld operation~!"
Chen Wei mentally rolled her eyes.
Now she talks about a legitimate business? Who was it that acted like a mafia boss before? And now she has the nerve to lecture me.
But she really, really wanted to beat up Ye Tong.
Snatching away Xiao Corporation, then two small projects, and now she’s even trying to get her hands on the Blue Island project! It’s infuriating!
"Have Lei An come in," Ye Yuning said, not wanting to waste any more time on Ye Tong’s matters. In their line of work, results were proven over time. Ye Tong certainly had an impressive start. Whether she could maintain her position when the wind shifted, that would be the true test of her ability.
Chen Wei snapped back to attention and nodded. "Okay."
Shortly after, Lei An came in. "You wanted to see me?"
Ye Yuning handed Lei An the draft for the Nanjia Peak project. "Does this draft look familiar to you?"
Lei An glanced at Ye Yuning before taking the draft and looking at it in her hands.
To be honest, she did feel a flicker of familiarity.
"I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere before, but I can’t quite place it right now..."
"So, I’m not the only one who feels this way," Ye Yuning remarked.
Where could she have seen it?
And this sense of familiarity was very strong.
Hearing Lei An say the same thing, Ye Yuning became even more convinced that she had indeed seen it before.
Lei An scrutinized the draft. Familiar fragments flickered in her mind, but she couldn’t quite grasp them.
The feeling of familiarity grew stronger and stronger!
Lei An looked at Ye Yuning. "I’m positive I’ve seen this draft before. That woman definitely didn’t create it herself!"
Hearing this, Ye Yuning’s brow twitched. "Are you saying... she might have plagiarized?"
"Not might. Definitely!"
Ye Yuning was silent for a moment.
Since they were both certain they had seen this draft before, it meant Ye Tong had used plagiarism to secure the Nanjia Peak collaboration with Xiao Corporation.
They looked at each other, the earlier gravity in their eyes replaced by a knowing smile.
Before Ye Yuning could speak, Lei An said, "You’d better not get involved in this."
Ye Yuning raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
"Xiao Corporation has been so ungrateful and unjust," Lei An continued. "Who would have thought karma would strike so quickly."
They had been wondering how Xiao Corporation could have possibly approved Ye Tong’s draft, and where Ye Tong even got such abilities.
Now it was obvious—it was plagiarism!
As for whose work she plagiarized, once Xiao Corporation released the renderings and started promoting them, the original creator would naturally step forward.
Ye Yuning nodded. "Indeed, what goes around comes around."
Actually, if Xiao Corporation hadn’t completely burned their bridges, and if Lai Shuo hadn’t poached her designers, she might have shown some mercy.
But considering their despicable actions, she couldn’t be bothered to care anymore!
She would just wait and see what kind of laughingstock Ye Tong would lead Xiao Corporation into becoming.
Even though her husband worked at Xiao Corporation, it wasn’t his money that would be lost.
With that thought, Ye Yuning was even less inclined to get involved.
Because of what happened that morning, Ye Yuning was too embarrassed to ask Xiao Linye to have lunch together.
She even planned to go home alone in the evening, but Xiao Linye came early to wait for her.
In the car, Ye Yuning kept her gaze fixed out the window, her body tense.
She completely lacked the composed, commanding presence she usually exuded at work.
Xiao Linye, on the other hand, acted as if nothing was amiss.
He handed her the yogurt he had brought, breaking the silence. "Why didn’t you call me at lunchtime?"
Ye Yuning stiffly took it, twisted open the cap, and took a sip.
The tart flavor was wonderfully satisfying to her, as she’d been hungry all afternoon.
The cool yogurt also helped to alleviate the lingering awkwardness she felt.
"The boss treated everyone to lunch, so we all ordered takeout together."
She had been in a whirlwind all morning and was initially quite upset. But after confirming with Lei An that the draft was plagiarized, she became so happy that she impulsively treated the entire studio to lunch.
Xiao Linye raised an eyebrow. "Does your boss often treat you to meals?"
"Mhm," Ye Yuning nodded.
Actually, she treated her employees to meals quite a few times a year, always celebrating after a project was completed.
Xiao Linye was beginning to understand why this girl didn’t want to leave her current studio.
Even though that Boss Ye was a piece of work, the atmosphere within the studio itself was good.