First, an employee made inappropriate remarks, and the public opinion seemed to have calmed down. Then, a boss squatted outside the house of a woman living alone late at night. What do you call this?

It can be called “the upper beam is crooked and the lower beams are crooked”, or it can be called “snakes and rats live in the same nest”.

The anger of netizens was ignited again in an instant. With justice in mind, they left passionate messages under the official accounts of Xinlan Group on various platforms. The live broadcast room of Xinlan Group was reported, the official website was hacked, the company’s public phone number was bombarded with calls, and some people ran to the office building of Xinlan Group with banners and wreaths.

Jiang Han’s personal resume was posted online, and his mobile phone and WeChat received many obscene abusive messages.

He sat in the office, his face livid as he listened to Kang Cheng’s report, “At present, the online sales channel has been completely interrupted, there are a large number of returns, and offline stores have also suffered a certain impact...”

Kang Cheng looked at his face and lowered his voice, “I’m afraid our sales won’t be able to pick up before the Spring Festival this year.”

Jiang Han waved at him, “I understand, you can go out first.”

“The company’s middle and senior management have gathered in the conference room, waiting for you to attend the meeting.” Kang Cheng said cautiously.

Jiang Han lit a cigarette and said, “No need to hold a meeting, let’s go home first. If you have nothing else to do, you can go home after get off work.”

Kang Cheng saw that he was in a really bad mood, so he blinked silently and left.

He held a cigarette in one hand and scrolled through his phone’s address book with the other. He found Xu Yan’s number, but his fingers paused and he never dialed.

However, Jiang Qinghua and Qu Yaqiong received the news and drove over from Yuanhu Lake . When they entered the office, they were almost choked to death by the strong smell of smoke.

Qu Yaqiong said with heartache, “Why do you smoke so much? My lungs are going to be damaged.” Then he went to open the window for ventilation.

Jiang Qinghua sat on the sofa and asked his son sharply, “Is that person in the video really you?”

Jiang Han pressed the cigarette butt hard into the ashtray and replied, “It’s me.”

He smoked too much and his voice became a little hoarse.

Jiang Qinghua asked angrily, “Where is that? What are you doing?”

Qu Yaqiong complained to her husband, “Can you please talk to him nicely? Don’t you see how miserable he is?”

“That villa belonged to Cheng Ji. I had a stomachache and couldn’t walk, so I sat there waiting for Kang Cheng to pick me up.” Jiang Han said slowly.

“But Cheng Ji didn’t need to post this video? What kind of misunderstanding is there?” Qu Yaqiong said sadly.

“That yard was lent to Xu Yan by Cheng Ji.” Jiang Han said, rubbing his face with his hands.

“Why is it this Xu Yan again?” Jiang Qinghua was so angry that the veins on his neck popped out. “She deliberately posted this online to stir up hatred against the Xinlan Group. No, I have to find someone to take care of her.”

“Dad, calm down and don’t be so excited. If you touch Xu Yan, do you know what will happen next?” Jiang Han called out to Jiang Qinghua .

Qu Yaqiong wiped away tears and said, “How could she be so cruel?”

Jiang Han handed a tissue to her mother and said, “We were the first to be disrespectful to her.”

“You are still protecting her at this time. Do you dare to say that you have no thoughts about her?” Jiang Qinghua questioned his son.

Jiang Han propped his forehead with one hand and said, “Dad, let me calm down for a while. My mind is in a mess now.”

“What are you going to do about the current crisis?” Jiang Qinghua asked again.

Qu Yaqiong became anxious, “Why do you always ask about work? Why don’t you ask how bad he is feeling right now?”

Jiang Han sighed and said, “I don’t have any countermeasures right now. I won’t respond yet. Let’s just ignore it.”

Jiang Qinghua pointed at his son and was so angry that he was a little incoherent. “Your kind-heartedness will ruin Xinlan Group sooner or later. Xu Yan was just your assistant back then. If you weren’t soft-hearted, why would it be like this?”

Jiang Han said to his mother, “Mom, I’m very tired now, you guys go back first.”

Qu Yaqiong felt sorry for her son and nodded with tears in her eyes, “Okay, let’s go back first. Don’t do anything radical. There is nothing that cannot be overcome.”

After his parents left, Jiang Han dialed Xu Yan’s number. After three rings, the call was connected, but no one spoke.

Jiang Han’s throat seemed to be blocked and he couldn’t make any sound. He could only listen to her breathing quietly.

After a while, Xu Yan said coldly, “If you don’t say anything, I’m hanging up.”

“Wait a minute.” Jiang Han finally spoke anxiously, his voice sounding like rough gravel due to smoking too much.

Xu Yan didn’t hang up, waiting for him to speak. After a few minutes, Jiang Han said, “You are really cruel. Have you not thought about the consequences?”

“What are the consequences? You are going to say that you were not feeling well at the time and were resting outside a male friend’s yard. Didn’t you know that there was a female friend living in his house?” Xu Yan questioned him.

“What if I say I really don’t know?” Jiang Han said.

Xu Yan snorted coldly, “You can go and try.”

“Xu Yan,” Jiang Han called her name, his tone serious, “I didn’t know my dad would come to find you. I apologize to you on his behalf.”

Xu Yan’s eyes became hot when she heard him apologize again. She lowered her head and wiped her eyes with her hands, “Apologizing is useless. Public opinion has fermented to this point. I can no longer control it.”

“Those are not important. I, Jiang Han, don’t care about outside opinions and comments about me. I’m not a perfect person. I just want to ask, do you feel relieved after doing this?” he asked humbly.

Xu Yan didn’t know how to respond to his attitude. She had prepared a plan in her mind that if the Jiangs used coercion and intimidation to talk to her, she would definitely refute them speechless.

But he didn’t play by the rules, which was really unexpected for her.

She had no choice but to say, “I don’t care about the grudge between us.”

“I’m glad you’re relieved.” Jiang Han said and hung up the phone.

...

The sudden video destroyed the reputation of Xinlan Group and the people of Meisi Group were also shocked. No one cared to celebrate the increase in performance and speculated who did it.

Cheng Ji could tell at a glance that it was his suburban villa. He called Xu Yan to his office, stared at her for a long time, and then sighed, “This video is a perfect blow to Jiang Han.”

Xu Yan smiled vaguely, “How do you know it was me who let it out?”

Cheng Ji said helplessly, “There is no one else living in that house except you.”

“My USB flash drive containing surveillance video fell off and was picked up by someone who made up a story and posted it online,” Xu Yan said calmly.

Meisi Group is the biggest beneficiary of the video being posted online . I should be happy for the public, as this is actually a means of competition. But have you ever thought about it? The Internet is full of all kinds of people, and using the Internet to speak out may backfire.” Cheng Ji said with a serious expression.

Xu Yan chuckled, “Do you think I don’t have a backup plan?”

Cheng Ji narrowed his eyes slightly, “You are not acting on impulse?”

Xu Yan said, “ Xinlan Group’s luck has come, so I have this opportunity. If it is good, I don’t know how much effort Meisi Group will have to put in to surpass it.”

Meisi Group has been lagging behind Xinlan Group over the years , and he has gotten used to it. Now that it has suddenly jumped to the front, his uneasiness is a normal reaction.

“I don’t steal, I don’t rob, and I haven’t done anything wrong. What are you worried about?” Xu Yan asked.

“ What will Xinlan Group do next?” Cheng Ji asked.

Xu Yan looked up, sighed, and looked out the window with empty eyes. “Just ignore it and don’t respond, or review it online. If he does something bad, use other incidents to divert attention.”

Cheng Xu saw the video online and confirmed the time. It turned out to be the night when he asked Jiang Han to go out for a drink, and it was outside Cheng Ji’s villa. He hurried to find Cheng Ji and complained, “How could you let Xu Yan post that thing on the Internet?”

Cheng Ji said innocently, “I didn’t know she had this. She sent it out without telling me.”

“This concerns the Xinlan Group. Didn’t she inform you in advance? How are you doing as a boss?” he said nervously.

He was a vice president, and he was flustered when things happened. Cheng Ji became more and more annoyed, frowning and asked, “Then it has happened, what do you say we should do?”

“Immediately tell Jiang Han that this was not your idea. It was Xu Yan who sent it on his own initiative in order to take credit. It has nothing to do with us.” The more Cheng Xu spoke, the more wronged he felt.

Xu Yan had no idea how powerful the Jiang family was in Canghai City. He was rushing around for performance and didn’t know when he would end up dead on the street.

Cheng Ji chuckled, “I won’t fight. If we really have to die, we can all die together.”

Cheng Xu believed it and said, “If you don’t hit me, I will.”

He returned to his office, locked the door, and called Jiang Han, “Hey, I shouldn’t have asked you to go out that night.”

Jiang Han said calmly, “It’s nothing.”

“I just found out today that Xu Yan is now living in that house. She was the one who posted the video online. Cheng Ji and I didn’t know about it. I heard that Cheng Ji has criticized her.”

“Criticize her?” Jiang Han was absent-minded just now, but he became serious when he heard this, “How does he criticize people?”

“I don’t know about that. They talked about it in the office with the door closed. Don’t worry, I’ll let Xu Yan apologize to you later!” Cheng Xu didn’t hear the change in Jiang Han’s tone. He was always thinking about asking him not to blame Meisi Group.

“No need, there’s no need to do this.” Jiang Han hung up the phone.

Jiang Han came out of the office and saw that there were people sitting at every workstation in the office hall. Everyone seemed to be busy with work, but in fact they were all paying attention to his reaction.

He waved to everyone, “Everyone, go home. You’ve had a hard day. Go home and relax. Tomorrow the whole company will have a day off.”

After hearing his words, everyone turned off their computers and left in an orderly manner.

When the hall was empty, he returned to his office. Kang Cheng followed and said, “Mr. Jiang, do you want me to order takeout?”

He shook his head, “No, you go back too.”

Kang Cheng said worriedly, “You didn’t eat lunch, your stomach will be upset soon.”

Jiang Han still refused, “No, you can go back.”

He turned on the computer, lit another cigarette, and stared at the screen intently. After finishing the cigarette, he slowly typed on the keyboard, typing a line, deleting it, typing again, deleting again, and repeating this process over and over again.

Finally he pushed the keyboard away and decided to do nothing and just let things go.