Chapter 1012: Rumors
"With just that, do you think the company will side with me or you?" Li Xiaoyun sneered, "This is not the same as your dealings with wealthy women."
"Is your connection with Vice President Lu more valuable than with Zhao Dingli?" Li Xiaoyun said softly, "If not, then just bear with it."
"As long as I still have ties with Zhao Dingli, the company has to value me." Li Xiaoyun said.
"You making such a fuss, letting the whole company know I have connections with Zhao Dingli." Li Xiaoyun curled her lips, "I have to thank you."
"Now, the whole company should be quite wary of me." Li Xiaoyun laughed.
Zheng Xuelin: "..."
He just wanted to tarnish Li Xiaoyun’s name, and perhaps it wasn’t even slander.
Seeing Zhao Dingli’s attitude towards Li Xiaoyun, no one would believe they weren’t close.
He might have really hit the nail on the head.
Li Xiaoyun might have really offered herself to Zhao Dingli.
In that case, doesn’t it further prove that Li Xiaoyun won the contract by selling herself?
Moreover, if she can sell herself once, she can sell herself countless times.
If she sold herself to Zhao Dingli this time, who knows if her previous contracts were also gained this way.
Zheng Xuelin felt his idea was spot on and quite logical.
And even if others heard, they would think what he said made sense.
He never expected Li Xiaoyun to find a different angle, and one that actually benefits her.
Yet, after hearing it, Zheng Xuelin thought it was quite reasonable!
At this moment, President Lin hurriedly arrived.
He grabbed Zheng Xuelin’s raised arm, "Zheng Xuelin, what are you doing!"
With President Lin’s arrival, Lin Lingli and Zhou Yunyun felt relieved and let go of Zheng Xuelin’s arm.
Zheng Xuelin’s face twisted with anger.
But faced with President Lin’s reproach, Zheng Xuelin could only explain, "President Lin, you’ve misunderstood."
Zheng Xuelin couldn’t swallow this grievance, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Even though just now Li Xiaoyun slapped me twice."
The words "slapped twice" were particularly emphatic.
"But as a big man, I can’t lay a finger on a woman." Zheng Xuelin spoke as if bearing great humiliation.
"You had your hand raised." Zhou Yunyun said.
"..." Zheng Xuelin’s face stiffened, saying, "I was too angry and raised my hand to block. Otherwise, should I just let Li Xiaoyun hit and scold me indefinitely?"
"This serves you right for doing what deserved such treatment." Li Xiaoyun folded her arms, speaking coldly, "Do you even know you’re supposed to be a man? Then why do you act like a gossiping woman, yapping incessantly?"
"Spouting baseless accusations without evidence?" Li Xiaoyun sneered.
"I know all about your shady dealings. If I wanted evidence, I could get it anytime. But until now, apart from warning you privately, I’ve never blown it out of proportion." Li Xiaoyun said.
"What? Do you want me to spread it around and let everyone know?" Li Xiaoyun said coldly, "I don’t mind at all. It would just prove that I’m not making baseless accusations against you."
"When the time comes, you’ll have to worry about how your contracts were negotiated, and if your previous contracts were obtained the same way." Li Xiaoyun said.
She didn’t lower her voice for these words.
Though not exaggeratedly loud like Zheng Xuelin.
But it was enough for people within a certain distance to hear.
As long as someone heard, it would spread.
Li Xiaoyun didn’t need to shout.
Those who heard Li Xiaoyun’s words immediately thought of it.
If Li Xiaoyun is indeed familiar with Zhao Dingli, and if Changlin’s reason for replacing Zheng Xuelin is truly related to his methods of securing contracts.
Then the first to know would be Changlin, and Changlin must have evidence to dare say so.
If Li Xiaoyun really demanded it from Zhao Dingli, she would most likely get it.
And now that Li Xiaoyun dares to speak openly, it shows she is quite confident.
Then Zheng Xuelin... might have actually done those things.
Colleagues’ views on Zheng Xuelin changed immediately.
But although they were suspicious of Zheng Xuelin, they also didn’t let go of their suspicions about Li Xiaoyun.
After all, the matter didn’t concern them personally.
They were just spectators.
A rare day at work with some gossip to watch.
In their minds, they didn’t want to miss any suspicions about either Zheng Xuelin or Li Xiaoyun.
"Although it’s highly likely that Zheng Xuelin did engage in some unspeakable dealings with Vice President Lu as rumored, I don’t think Li Xiaoyun is any better." Someone whispered to their deskmate.
The deskmate nodded in agreement, analyzing, "Everyone knows how Li Xiaoyun got her contracts. Otherwise, why would Changlin give them to her and not someone else?"
"I also think, for such a large contract, if it was negotiated by Zheng Xuelin, and if they take it away from him due to his conduct, there should be some competition or selection, right? After all, it’s a windfall. Without any selection process, directly assigning it to someone is just corruption."
"Not to mention, Li Xiaoyun is so young, yet her performance in the business department is outstanding, even surpassing the veterans who’ve been in the field for years. If it’s purely about skills, maybe she has them, but with such exceptional performance, without anything else? I don’t believe it."
"I’ve always thought her business methods must be as unclean as Zheng Xuelin’s." Another person said, "After all, she’s so young, has only been in the company for how many years? But she’s surpassed all those veteran seniors. Her business results are remarkable, always competing with Zheng Xuelin for the top spot every year, and now she’s on her way to becoming a manager."
"Exactly, the business department’s work isn’t like other departments. In other departments, it’s not just about experience but personal capability. But in the business department, besides personal capability, it’s also about connections."
"The longer you run in this market, the more connections you accumulate, the easier business becomes. Even if there’s competition, if you maintain good relations with clients and offer appropriate favors, they’ll naturally prefer to work with you. Even if other colleagues from the same company want to snatch business from you, it wouldn’t be easy. After all, long-term collaboration builds relationships. Why would anyone arbitrarily switch to someone else, even within the same partner company? In this situation, Li Xiaoyun surpassing so many seniors... does her capability alone warrant such a high level?"