202: Chapter 202: Public Relations Department Director Zhao Hairong 202: Chapter 202: Public Relations Department Director Zhao Hairong “What?
Situ Nan is dead!”
The moment she hung up the phone, Xu Ruolan was still somewhat distracted, feeling as though a raging storm had erupted in her heart.
“I remember I went to Situ Nan’s mansion last night.
Why did I wake up at home?”
Her memory was a bit blurry and fragmented, which made Xu Ruolan furrow her brow deeply, unclear about whether she had indeed met Situ Nan last night.
Xu Xiaoqing and Ning Fan were laughing and eating breakfast together, appearing completely normal, but Xu Ruolan still keenly noticed something slightly amiss.
“Is it just my imagination?”
Xu Ruolan murmured softly.
Even as she got into the car ready to leave, Xu Ruolan still felt somewhat uneasy, looking at Ning Fan who was fiddling with his hair in the passenger seat, appearing utterly relaxed.
Xu Ruolan frowned slightly and asked in a low voice, “Ning Fan, can I ask you something?”
“What is it?
Go ahead.
Why so serious?”
Ning Fan turned to look at her and said with a teasing laugh.
“Situ Nan is dead.
Did you know about this?”
After saying this, Xu Ruolan’s gaze fixed intently on Ning Fan’s eyes, believing that if Ning Fan were lying, his eyes would surely reveal some information.
But clearly, she was disappointed.
Ning Fan was initially stunned, then a surprised look flashed through his eyes as he laughed and asked, “Really?
I wonder which ‘Hero’ did it.
It’s truly gratifying, haha!”
He even clapped his hands, not hiding his schadenfreude towards Situ Nan at all.
“Could it really not be him?”
Ning Fan’s excellent performance instantly dispelled Xu Ruolan’s suspicions about him.
Throughout the morning, Xu Ruolan kept thinking about this matter.
On one hand, she was almost certain that she had received a call from Situ Nan yesterday and had gone to meet him, but on the other hand, this memory was like a dream—unreliable and without any witness.
Even Xu Xiaoqing and Ning Fan unanimously said she hadn’t gone out.
“Should I go to the police station to learn about the latest progress in the case?”
A thought flashed through Xu Ruolan’s mind.
But in an instant, she dismissed the idea, “If I go, wouldn’t it seem like I’m unintentionally revealing a guilty conscience?”
Caught in a dilemma, Xu Ruolan spent the morning hardly reviewing any documents, her mind in a mess—an extremely rare state of distraction for her.
Ning Fan, of course, didn’t take this matter to heart and walked into the Xu Corporation building with a whistle and an easy demeanor.
But the scene before him immediately made him frown.
…
At that moment, next to the elevator, a mature and attractive woman was loudly scolding someone.
Ning Fan recognized her immediately.
Zhao Hairong!
The head of the Public Relations Department at Xu Corporation.
Extremely beautiful, very seductive, very mature, a typical ‘Fox Spirit,’ always flirting with others, and according to rumors, Zhao Hairong was Lv Zhengliang’s mistress within the company,
Thanks to Lv Zhengliang’s high-level connections in the board, he had climbed to the position of the director of the Public Relations Department in the company.
He was eloquent, skilled in flattery, good at seducing people, and had landed quite a few big contracts.
At this moment, Zhao Hairong stood at the elevator entrance, and facing her was Lan Kexin.
“You little bitch, is this deliberate?
I just bought this dress yesterday.
Tell me, how are we going to settle this!”
Zhao Hairong glared fiercely at Lan Kexin, pointing at the stain on the hem of her dress, and cursed loudly.
Lan Kexin, with a face of grievance, explained, “Director Zhao, please hear me out.
I did not dirty your dress.
Today is the first time I have seen you, and I’ve had no contact with you at all.
How could I possibly have dirtied your dress?”
“Bitch, you dare talk back!”
A glint of intense irritation flashed in Zhao Hairong’s eyes as she shouted loudly, “Don’t think I don’t know what schemes you, ‘Fox Spirit,’ have up your sleeve,
you are just afraid of being overshadowed by me, aren’t you?
Look at the slutty way you dress.
You come to work just to seduce men, right!”
Zhao Hairong’s harsh words turned Lan Kexin’s face beet red as she stepped back, explaining, “Director Zhao, I think there’s a misunderstanding.
I don’t know how I might have offended you, but I really didn’t step on your dress,
and I would never… seduce men!”
Lan Kexin’s eyes welled up with tears as she spoke word by word.
Even with such an explanation, it was difficult given the number of people present.
Zhao Hairong’s lips curled into a cold sneer, crossing her arms as she said, “You say you didn’t do it, so it didn’t happen?
This dress cost me eight thousand yuan, and now you’ve deliberately dirtied it.
Tell me, how are you going to solve this!”
“I’m sorry, really very sorry.
It wasn’t intentional.”
Lan Kexin bowed repeatedly to Zhao Hairong, sobbing as she apologized.
But this attitude not only did not soften Zhao Hairong’s heart, but it made her even more relentless.
She looked at Lan Kexin’s tender, fair face and a trace of jealousy flashed in her eyes.
“Leveraging that pretty face of yours, you must have seduced quite a few people.
Otherwise, how could you have become the manager of the HR department in just a few years?” Zhao Hairong sneered as she spoke.
Lan Kexin shook her head vigorously, her face displaying an angry expression as she looked at Zhao Hairong and said, word by word, “Director Zhao, I respect you, and I hope you can respect me too.
Don’t bring up these groundless accusations,
otherwise, I reserve the right to sue you for defamation!”
“Oh, grown some wings, have you, thinking about suing me?
With what right?”
Zhao Hairong snorted coldly.
The more she saw Lan Kexin’s delicate demeanor, the angrier she became, and she instantly slapped her across the face.
Although it was peak office hours and many people were coming and going within the Xu Corporation, Zhao Hairong was the director of the Public Relations Department and reportedly had significant connections with the top levels of Xu Corporation’s board,
so, although some saw what happened, no one dared to intervene.
“Enough.”
Ning Fan frowned slightly, moved like lightning, grabbed Zhao Hairong’s arm, and said in a low voice, “There’s a limit to fooling around.
Can’t you just accept a gesture of goodwill?”
Lan Kexin, seeing Ning Fan stepping in to defend her again, a flicker of emotion passed through her eyes as she said softly, “Ning Fan, she’s the director of the Public Relations Department…”
“Heh, what are you supposed to be?
Is this any of your business?”
Zhao Hairong furrowed her brows deeply, looking at Ning Fan who had stepped forward, and smiled maliciously, “What’s this, your little lover is being bullied, and you can’t sit still?
I suppose you and this little bitch are an item!”
Zhao Hairong’s harsh words caused even the usually broad-minded Ning Fan to frown slightly.
“Watch your language!”
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