Chapter 1017: Please Don’t Be Mad at Me
"It’s just that there weren’t many before, but now that Zheng Xuelin said it, more people have started to think this way." Li Xiaoyun spoke more calmly now than she did at noon.
It seemed like she wasn’t talking about her own affairs.
Zhao Dingli smirked, silently praising Li Xiaoyun’s strong psychological resilience.
"So, it’s not just your colleagues who think you have a connection with me, but also previous clients?" Zhao Dingli’s expression darkened slightly.
"That’s right." Li Xiaoyun answered, a bit frustrated.
"Then, as long as the evidence of Zheng Xuelin with those clients is presented, won’t it prove that the one truly using the underhanded methods to secure contracts was Zheng Xuelin, not you?" Zhao Dingli said.
"You could say that." Li Xiaoyun said, "But the trouble was stirred up for me by Zheng Xuelin. Although Vice President Lu and Zheng Xuelin’s relationship is problematic, she didn’t trouble me directly. There’s no need for me to involve Vice President Lu. She has her own responsibilities, but they don’t concern me."
Suddenly, Zhao Dingli laughed.
Li Xiaoyun asked with curiosity, "Do you think my thoughts are too naive?"
Zhao Dingli holds the power of life and death in the business world and has experienced all kinds of battles; perhaps he finds her ideas too kind-hearted.
"No." Zhao Dingli shook his head, "There’s something I need to be honest with you about, please don’t be mad at me."
"What is it?" Li Xiaoyun asked.
What could Zhao Dingli do that would anger her?
"Because of yesterday’s incident, I guessed not only Zheng Xuelin had a strong reaction, but other colleagues in your company might as well." Zhao Dingli said, "So I asked Rui Changhuai to keep an eye on the public sentiment in your company."
Li Xiaoyun was shocked but still reacted quickly: "So, when Assistant Rui called me today, you already knew?"
"Actually, he just wanted to see if you needed help." Zhao Dingli said.
Li Xiaoyun chuckled and said, "Yet I acted like a fool and said there was no issue."
"You shouldn’t put it that way, and besides, you’re not a fool." Zhao Dingli said.
"Rui Changhuai thought you were strong and didn’t want to trouble us." Zhao Dingli said.
Not wanting to trouble them was indeed one reason.
"Moreover, I speculated on the reasons you didn’t express and told Rui Changhuai. It turned out to be exactly what you just said. It was just my guess at the time, and I didn’t expect to guess it right." Zhao Dingli said.
"That’s why I laughed earlier." Zhao Dingli said, "I originally dared not tell you, fearing that my investigation might make you feel uncomfortable."
"But encountering such a coincidental event, I still wanted to let you know." Zhao Dingli said.
Li Xiaoyun didn’t blame Zhao Dingli, she just wondered when Zhao Dingli had come to understand her so well.
How could he accurately grasp her thoughts?
Clearly, they hadn’t been together for long.
Even those who have been in a relationship for months, a year, or even two years, are not necessarily well acquainted with each other.
If not, there wouldn’t be so many divorces.
Divorces due to incompatibility in various aspects, but honestly, wasn’t it because they understood each other well enough before deciding to marry?
However, after living together, they still found numerous incompatibilities.
There might be differences in ideology, or a feeling that the other person doesn’t understand them, not knowing what they are thinking.
Of course, you can’t say this is correct, if others don’t know what you’re thinking, why not just say it directly?
Few people are so in sync that they can read your mind without you saying anything.
Yet, even after many years of relationship, people still don’t fully understand each other.
How could Zhao Dingli know her so well in such a short time?
Li Xiaoyun’s heart involuntarily quickened, and kept speeding up.
"It’s... too coincidental." Li Xiaoyun said awkwardly.
"I know your concerns, but what if we only expose Zheng Xuelin?" Zhao Dingli said.
Li Xiaoyun looked at Zhao Dingli, then heard him say: "In the photos, only Zheng Xuelin’s full face will be shown. Others will be shot from angles that obscure their faces, only revealing a general age. If it’s hard to find a suitable angle, we can simply pixelate the face. The focus should be on exposing Zheng Xuelin."
"This way, others won’t be able to guess who the people are. The focus will remain on Zheng Xuelin. It won’t implicate others." Zhao Dingli said.
"Is it possible?" Li Xiaoyun was pleasantly surprised; if that could be done, it would be great.
"Since I’m suggesting it, it naturally can be done." Zhao Dingli smiled.
"Wouldn’t it—" Li Xiaoyun hadn’t finished talking.
Zhao Dingli interjected: "It won’t."
"It won’t what?" Li Xiaoyun countered immediately; she hadn’t finished speaking.
Zhao Dingli interjected: "It won’t trouble me."
Li Xiaoyun was now truly shocked, her heart racing wildly.
What she wanted to say was "Wouldn’t it be too much of a burden for you?"
Of course, she meant "you guys."
Li Xiaoyun knew that even if they handled this, the actual work would be done by Rui Changhuai.
Zhao Dingli certainly wouldn’t handle it personally.
But Rui Changhuai is Zhao Dingli’s assistant, without Zhao Dingli’s orders, Rui Changhuai couldn’t act.
"But wouldn’t digging up the evidence from Zheng Xuelin’s previous deals be troublesome?" Li Xiaoyun asked.
"When we initially investigated Vice President Lu and Zheng Xuelin, those were already documented. Rui Changhuai is always thorough in his work. Without needing my instruction, he investigated not just one case, but all of Zheng Xuelin’s past dealings too." Zhao Dingli said.
"That’s how we confirmed that Zheng Xuelin hasn’t been just this one time, but has always been this way. Such a person, how can we be at ease to have him manage partnerships?" Zhao Dingli said.
"So, the evidence is ready-made, you need not worry." Zhao Dingli said.
Even though Zhao Dingli didn’t say it, Li Xiaoyun, being a corporate worker, could easily understand.
Rui Changhuai has been with Zhao Dingli for so long; his qualities are undeniable.
He’s meticulously diligent.
No need for Zhao Dingli to instruct, he performed many seemingly extra tasks.
This way, as soon as Zhao Dingli needs something, he can provide it promptly.
Otherwise, Zhao Dingli might never have to use them.
Rui Changhuai might have done work in vain.
Yet despite all this, Zheng Xuelin still persisted.