Guiying's desperation was crystal clear as her countenance drowned in anxiety. "Assistant Ling, please believe me. I did as you told me and only sent the meeting invites that we had decided last week…"
The air turned a notch chillier as Zixin's gaze was filled with frost.
Assistant Ling said, "Miss. Cai. I believe that you would have sent the right invites. We had worked very meticulously together, after all."
Mr. Lang fumed. "I cannot believe that you are readily trusting her so much. She just recently joined last week, right? She is not as experienced as Assistant Ling so isn't it plausible that she made a rookie mistake?"
Zixin's gaze darkened further and his fists clenched. "They are my assistants."
He suddenly spoke in his quiet voice that pounded the pressure in the atmosphere. "I trust in their capabilities. So before everybody starts firing off their missiles, I suggest you calm down and civilly figure out what happened."
The cold warning was meant for both Xian Shun and the board of directors who targeted Guiying without mercy. Xian Shun pressed her lips and quietened down with his intimidating aura leaking out. The board of directors felt unrest and annoyed.
Assistant Ling asked, "Miss. Cai, please bring your laptop here so that we can clarify everything."
She rushed outside and quickly returned with her laptop. Hurriedly logging in, she opened her email and slightly pushed the laptop towards him. Assistant Ling clicked on the Sent Items folder to look for the meeting invite sent to the board of directors. He scrolled down to last week's emails.
He found the email sent to Xian Shun to which she furiously nodded. As he glanced one email up, he noticed another meeting invite email which he opened. As Guiying peered in, she froze and felt the ground shift beneath her feet.
There laid another email to the board of directors, exactly as Mrs. Huang showed on her tab.
Mrs. Huang narrowed her eyes. "Seems like you found the evidence and obviously you would. This is such a humiliation for you to cross verify us as if you are insinuating that we are lying. We are respectable members of the board of directors!"
Guiying shook hard. "Zix- Sir, I-I really don't know about this. I remember very clearly that I only sent the mail to Miss. Xian Shun. I don't know how this mail is in my Sent Items folder."
Her heart pounded hard and for several minutes, even she was left confused if she had really accidentally sent an email to the board of directors.
Her face turned crimson, not in embarrassment for herself but for Assistant Ling and Zixin, who showed trust in her only to be proven wrong.
Mr. Lang shook his head. "Now that it's proved, you are still denying your mistake. It's wise to own up and take responsibility. Though this wasted our time, I can be forgiving for one time, considering you are still new."
Guiying felt her breaths going haywire. In front of Zixin and important board members, a huge blunder from her was exposed. It was just one week since she joined, but she already brought shame to the company.
She contemplated apologizing and ending the matter here. But one tiny corner of her heart refused to accept that she made this error.
Something is wrong. I had triple checked before sending the mail!
Zixin was about to intervene when Guiying stuttered with a feeble protest. "I-If I can say something…"
He immediately nodded. "Go on."
She bit her lip. "Can I a-ask some time to investigate this? I know we can see the mail sent from my email, but I swear I didn't do it. I am sure of it. I was very cautious of my job precisely because I am new. Please give me some time to figure out what exactly happened…"
The board of directors weren't happy about this. "Just apologize and get done with it. What is there to search for anything?"
Zixin coldly said, "So you are saying we should admonish her without giving her a chance to prove herself?"
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His ice-coated voice brought a steep and sharp silence in the room. "I will let Miss. Cai figure out what happened. The strategy meeting will be next week as planned. Now, I will have my meeting with Miss. Xian. Please leave.'
Guiying rushed into the washroom as soon as the confrontation was over and broke down into tears, locking herself in one of the stalls. It took some time for herself to calm down and steel for the next steps she had to do.
She lightly sniffled and stepped out. She approached the wash basin and lightly sprinkled water on her tear-stained eyes.
"Oh my, is everything alright?"
Guiying turned and seeing Zheng Jiao, the discomfort in her heart increased. She didn't like the idea of being alone with her, so she wanted to quickly leave.
"Hey, it's fine. I don't bite," Zheng Jiao blinked and smiled. "Why are you so cautious of me? Nothing like the time we met last week."
She is talking about 'her'...
She pursed her lips, looking away.
"By the way, I heard what happened. I am sorry to hear that. The board can get quite nasty. You must have been terrified. Is that why you were crying inside?"
Guiying pressed her palms together. "I have to leave. Also…"
Zheng Jiao raised her brow.
"I admit I cried because it was sudden. I didn't want this to happen. But I didn't do it. I am sure I didn't send any wrong emails, and I will make sure that I will prove that. I am…I am not responsible for this mistake."
"Hooo. The road seems difficult dear," she smiled. "All the best. Unless you can prove a ghost sent that email, there is nothing you can do about it. But don't worry. Even if the CEO kicks you out, you are always welcomed in my department. See you later."