Night Fire Lingering

In the audience, Ye Sisi's expression gradually changed from disdain to shock, and then to terror.

Because when she checked the tender documents, she found that every word, every sentence, and even every piece of data that Wen Yan said matched the contents of the tender documents.

Wen Yan had been isolated by her in the latter half of the project, so how come she still knew the project so well...?

Wen Yan... she's terrifying!

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The presentation is now complete.

The entire project team stood in the break room with solemn expressions.

"Wen Yan, aren't you going to explain yourself?" Ye Sisi said indignantly. "Even if you want to stand up for yourself, you shouldn't risk the hard work of so many of us!"

Wen Yan suddenly went on stage and even grabbed the microphone from Sun Xingbai. She delivered her presentation fluently, and no one believed her when she said she hadn't prepared in advance.

Sun Xingbo looked at Wen Yan with a gloomy expression; he had the same thought.

“I wasn’t involved in the creation of the PPT at all. If Ye Sisi hadn’t assigned me this task at the last minute, I wouldn’t have had the chance to even touch PPT.” Wen Yan looked at Ye Sisi with sarcasm. “If I really did this on purpose, Ye Sisi, are you my accomplice?”

"Wen Yan, what nonsense are you spouting!" Ye Sisi immediately jumped up, grabbed Sun Xingbai's arm, and said coquettishly, "Brother Bai, look at her! She just knows how to frame me and bully me!"

"Wen Yan, even if you succeeded in the presentation, the law firm has lost face today, and you must take responsibility for it!" Sun Xingbo patted Ye Sisi's hand reassuringly. "Wen Yan, you haven't graduated yet, have you? If our law firm's internship feedback isn't good, will you be able to graduate smoothly?"

Wen Yan understood his implication: "Attorney Sun, are you implying that I should go to the partner and take full responsibility so as not to affect you?"

Sun Xingbo glanced at the other colleagues in the project team and said insincerely, "We shouldn't affect the other colleagues in our project team."

The colleague who had originally intended to plead for Wen Yan immediately shut up.

In the workplace, self-preservation is naturally the first priority.

Wen Yan glanced at Sun Xingbo, then at Ye Sisi who seemed secretly pleased with herself, and immediately smiled: "You two really are a perfect match."

Ye Sisi couldn't hold back any longer, "What do you mean?"

Wen Yan commented: "Birds of a feather."

Sun Xingbai's face darkened. "Wen Yan, don't think you can bully others here just because you have some shady nepotism with the higher-ups of the Gu Group!"

Just as Wen Yan was about to speak, a male voice burst in first.

"Not clear at all? Do I need to show you my marriage certificate?"

Gu Yanci walked leisurely and languidly to Wen Yan's back, then looked at Sun Xingbai opposite him and said, "Sorry, I was worried that my wife would be bullied, so I rushed in. I hope Lawyer Sun won't mind?"

Wen Yan turned her head and saw him, somewhat surprised but not shocked.

He's been a bit clingy lately.

Sun Xingbai's expression changed the moment he saw Gu Yanci walk in. He tried to force a smile but couldn't control his facial expression, making his smile look more like a grimace: "Mr. Gu..."

He was initially wary of the relationship between Wen Yan and Gu Yanci, but he thought that Wen Yan was at most a plaything for a big CEO like Gu Yanci. More importantly, he couldn't bear the blame for the failure of this bid and affect his future, so he dared to use Wen Yan as a scapegoat.

But Gu Yanci actually said... marriage certificate?

"W-what marriage certificate?" Ye Sisi was stunned and speechless.

"My marriage certificate with Wen Lu," Gu Yanci said, placing his hand on Wen Yan's shoulder in a gesture of asserting ownership, and politely asked Sun Xingbai, "Do you want to see it?"

Someone noticed the silver men's ring on Gu Yanci's left ring finger.

Sun Xingbai suddenly remembered that when Wen Yan first joined the company, she was wearing a huge diamond ring. At the time, he thought it was just a casual accessory that Wen Yan bought. Who in an ordinary family would buy such a big diamond ring? Unexpectedly, it was actually real!

“No, no, no need…” Sun Xingbo was under increasing pressure and was already stuttering, completely lacking the elite feel of a professional lawyer.

No one in the project team dared to speak, and they didn't even dare to look Wen Yan in the eye.

Gu Yanci seemed completely oblivious to the deathly atmosphere and continued to ask Sun Xingbai, "I just heard you say that you hope my wife will take responsibility?"

“I…” Sun Xingbo swallowed hard. “President Gu, if there’s a problem at work, we have to hold people accountable internally…”

Having already said what he just said, Sun Xingbo didn't want to contradict himself, so he could only stubbornly insist that it was an internal procedure.

Gu Yanci glanced at Wen Yan. She was more than half a head shorter than him. He could see her curled eyelashes when he looked down. She looked quiet and easy to bully.

Tsk, whose family are they bullying?

Gu Yanci chuckled: "Then let me confirm with your company's partner whether the project manager can walk away unscathed and let the intern take the blame if problems arise?"

Aside from murder, arson, and other crimes, what responsibility can an intern bear?

Sun Xingbai's face turned deathly pale.

Ye Sisi gritted her teeth and glared at Wen Yan with a hidden look, as if she were looking at a coward who only knew how to hide behind others, with a hint of jealousy in her eyes.

Gu Yanci turned his fire on Sun Xingbai, because Sun Xingbai was in charge.

However, Wen Yan had no intention of letting Ye Sisi off the hook.

“Attorney Sun,” Wen Yan said, “that PPT can only be opened once after being copied. It will report an error the second time it is opened. It must be a program that someone planted in advance. I couldn’t have done that. I didn’t have the opportunity or time.”

The PPT was ultimately saved by Ye Sisi, and Wen Yan also obtained the original PPT from Ye Sisi, making Ye Sisi the most suspicious.

Ye Sisi's face turned ugly, but she forced herself to remain calm: "You're slandering me based on a mere 'should' guess? Does marrying well give you the right to bully others?"

A cold glint flashed in Gu Yanci's eyes as he glanced at the person in charge of the event who had accompanied him.

The person in charge said, "Our IT department has just checked and found that your company's PPT file contains a virus program. As this lady said, the file can only be opened once after it is copied."

Wen Yan was slightly surprised.

In such a short time, Gu Yanci actually realized what was going on and had someone investigate... just as she had thought.

“Sisi, you…” Sun Xingbo looked at Ye Sisi in disbelief.

He knew Ye Sisi had been targeting Wen Yan, but he never expected her to sabotage this crucial part of the bidding process!

"No, I didn't!" Ye Sisi's face turned pale, and she shook her head in panic.

Wen Yan smiled dismissively, too lazy to say anything more.

Whether it is true or not, the partners will investigate and make a judgment.

Gu Yanci suddenly grabbed Wen Yan's hand and asked, seemingly oblivious to everyone else, "Going home?"

That was his real purpose for coming here.

In front of everyone, Wen Yan rudely pulled her hand away, saying, "It's not time to leave work yet, I have things to do back at the law firm."

Gu Yanci's palm suddenly felt empty, and he subconsciously rubbed it a couple of times.

The others exchanged glances, not daring to utter a sound.

Wen Yan was surprisingly assertive in front of her husband, Gu Yanci...