Quick Travel: Destiny for Thirty Lifetimes

Xiao Zhang's eyes widened, and he blurted out, "But Manager Gu, all our documents are lost! Isn't the most important thing now to find out who did this? We don't have the materials or the PowerPoint presentation, so how can we explain this?"

Gu Quechen didn't even look at him, and took the lead to walk out of the office. The others followed. Xiao Zhang was left behind. He gritted his teeth in hatred, and slammed the office door after going out.

The people in front showed no sign of anxiety or sadness over the lost files. They walked beside Lian Qingyang and spoke to him, "Thanks to Qingyang for telling us to pack a copy and send it to Manager Gu. This saved us the trouble of copying it to the computer in the conference room. It's just a bit troublesome for Manager Gu."

The voice wasn't too loud, so Xiao Zhang naturally heard it. He took a few quick steps and stood in front of Lian Qingyang. His hands clenched into fists at his sides, and his angry expression didn't seem fake. "Lian Qingyang! It wasn't you who deleted our files, was it? You're trying to frame me just because I complained to Manager Gu last time, right? You only told those three people, but didn't tell me. You want to see me look bad, but you can't turn the tables on me, right?"

Lian Qingyang raised an eyebrow and didn't argue. Xiao Zhang ignored the crowd that gathered around him after hearing the noise and raised his head like a phoenix rising from the ashes. "But your plan failed! I also made a backup. How's that? It's not a pleasant feeling when your schemes fail, right?"

Lian Qingyang looked at Xiao Zhang and nodded in agreement: "It's indeed uncomfortable."

"You finally admitted it! Since you can do such a thing, maybe your outstanding work ability is just pretending. Lian Qingyang, you are really hypocritical." Xiao Zhang found someone to take the blame and frame, and in a moment of heat of the moment, he directly began to discredit Lian Qingyang.

Xia Xunyang stepped forward and stood in front of Lian Qingyang, frowning as he spoke up for him. "What's wrong with you today? How did Lian Qingyang offend you? You're slandering him like this. I'm the closest person to him, so don't I know what he's like? Putting aside the fact that he didn't do this today, I'm sure he completed all the tasks he was responsible for before independently. Not only me, but other seniors have also seen Lian Qingyang's usual behavior. You can't say that Lian Qingyang bribed everyone in the department to testify on his behalf, can you?"

Xiao Zhang noticed from the corner of his eye that some people had started to gather and point fingers at him, so he decided to throw in the towel. "Is there any point in this? The current situation is that Lian Qingyang has admitted to deleting our files. He's admitted it himself, so why are you pointing the finger at me?"

Lian Qingyang scoffed, "When did I admit it? And Xia Xunyang was just being kind and trying to prove my innocence. Are you suffering from paranoia? You think anyone is out to get you, right? I only said 'It really hurts,' but I didn't mention I was the subject! Shouldn't you be the one who plotted our failure?"

"...I wouldn't sacrifice my own future just to frame you, that would be too stupid." Xiao Zhang suddenly caught a glimpse of Gu Quechen who had come over at some point, and suddenly started stammering and talking nonsense.

Lian Qingyang raised his eyebrows and nodded: "Yeah, so you just said you backed it up yourself."

Lian Qingyang had obviously noticed Gu Quechen's undeniable presence. He turned to look at him and said, "Manager Gu, since Xiao Zhang also has a backup, let's start the meeting first so as not to waste your time."

Seeing Lian Qingyang change the subject so lightly, Xiao Zhang suddenly felt like he had punched cotton. He had a bad feeling that if he missed this opportunity, he would definitely not be able to throw dirty water on Lian Qingyang in the future. But he did not seize this opportunity either, after all, there was still Manager Gu over there who needed to deal with.

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Manager Gu was very patient. He sat upright in his seat and listened to everyone's report. After each person finished speaking, he would ask them five questions and let them return to their seats regardless of their answers.

The last person to give a report was Lian Qingyang. He first finished talking about the PPT content of the planning proposal, answered the questions raised by Gu Quechen, and then opened another PPT to continue speaking. His speaking speed was moderate and his words were clear. When he talked about the more important points, he would pause appropriately and look at Gu Quechen to indicate that he wanted to get his response. Gu Quechen was not stingy and nodded for him to continue when he looked at him.

This back-and-forth interaction was actually normal, but in Xiao Zhang's opinion, they definitely had a private transaction, so after the report was finished and they left, he followed Lian Qingyang to the tea room.

Everyone was working at that time. Lian Qingyang had been talking for too long and felt a little thirsty, so he went to the tea room to drink some water to moisten his throat. He had just taken a few sips when he saw Xiao Zhang walk in and close the door of the tea room.

Lian Qingyang changed his posture, leaning against the table with his legs crossed, and looked at the person who came: "What's the matter?"

"You and Manager Gu have a special relationship, don't you?" Xiao Zhang, believing he had something on him, leaned forward and asked confidently, "Why else would he treat you differently? You were even blatantly flirting with me during the meeting, under the pretext of a report. Unfortunately, I saw it all."

"Oh." Lian Qingyang's throat was already dry, and after hearing him talking nonsense, he didn't want to waste his throat talking anymore. He just responded and continued to drink water.

He took another sip, but before he could swallow it, the paper cup was knocked to the ground by a slapping hand. Xiao Zhang was furious to see him acting as if he was not involved, and continued to put the blame on him: "You look so guilty, aren't you afraid that I will tell others about you and Manager Gu? Otherwise...ah!"

Lian Qingyang frowned, glancing at the fallen paper cup and spilled water. He raised his hand and slapped the nagging man in front of him. His throat felt much better after being moistened. He opened his mouth to retort, "Are your eyes on your knees? Which eye saw that I was guilty? You just made up every plot in your head, right? What does what happens between Manager Gu and me have to do with you? You have no right to bark here?"

After avenging the loss of his own water, he looked at the man in front of him, who was covering his face with anger. He suddenly curled his lips into a smile, and imitated Xiao Zhang's actions just now, moving closer, with a warning in his voice.

"Instead of self-righteously slandering me, you should clean up the evidence of your involvement with Manager Zhou so that no one can use it to threaten you. Don't let yourself get stuck in the same situation I've been in! But you're probably worse off than me, because the person who has you can produce real evidence, not just baseless accusations like you."

Xiao Zhang's face changed, his eyes filled with fear, and he trembled in denial: "What nonsense are you talking about? What is the relationship between me and Manager Zhou? Don't try to slander me!"

Lian Qingyang withdrew and took another cup of water. He drank it all in one gulp and threw the paper cup into the trash can. He then left the tea room and left a few words as he passed by Xiao Zhang: "If you still don't repent, I don't mind sending the stuff to everyone's mailbox in the company, and also, clean up the floor."