501 Sky's anniversary arc (6)
It was clear from the drafts present Cui Fen’s phone that Huan’s story matched hers. As Yunru also read it, he couldn’t believe the truth he was seeing with his own eyes. It was exactly what Huan wrote because he accompanied her the whole time.
Then how could this story be Cui Fen’s?
“Isn’t it clear now that Miss. Shi stole the story?”
Huan froze. “Impossible…this is my story.”
pAnD a(-)n0ve1.com The reporter continued. “Or rather it was President Chen who felt pitiful for the woman he loves. So to help her out, he rejected Miss. Cui’s story but handed it to Miss. Shi on a silver platter.”
The speculations and discussions rapidly shifted from ear to ear amongst hushed whispers.
“Is that how Shi Publications wanted to regain their foothold in the industry?”
“I guess Shi Publishing was really desperate huh…”
“But taking help from its own rival seems so far-fetched!”
“To be able to make Sky’s President to go against his own company and support her like this…Miss. Shi is frightening.”
“And then she also came to be a part of Sky’s anniversary celebration where the Miss. Cui was right before her!”
The bitter words fell on her ears that made her feel like a cheater. Her hands trembled, thinking of all those days she poured her dedication and energy into her story. She could hardly wait for her book to be out and it was extra special to her because Yunru had been helping her this whole time.
To see all her efforts go into the drain and being labelled as somebody who used Yunru for her own good could be nothing more humiliating than this. She felt the accusing and disdainful stares from everyone.
“…Don’t…talk to her like this.”
Huan looked up but her sight was blocked by Yunru’s back. She stared at him in a daze feeling as if Yunru seemed even to look even taller.
His fingers were clenched into a fist and his angry gaze facing the reporters and guests. “Don’t say anything against Huan! I won’t forgive anybody who talks to her disrespectfully…If you have anything to say, then talk to me. But don’t you dare drag Huan’s name into mud because nobody has any idea how hard she has worked! She has poured her soul into her story and now it is being tarnished as a plagiarized one. I won’t spare anybody who hurts Huan like this!”
Tears welled in Ai’s eyes and for some reason, she felt proud of Yunru.
Huan lowered her head and felt even more ashamed of standing behind Yunru’s protection. She wanted to speak for herself but with everything going on, her feet and voice felt frozen at their place. But her heart was enveloped with warmth.
Jun ruffled Yunru’s head and smiled. “Nobody can talk this way towards you either.”
Liu Hai glared his nostrils. “Of course! I will punish anybody who bullies my grandson! Come forward you all! Let’s fight!”
Jun narrowed his eyes at Cui Fen. Then he signaled Chyou and she understood with a single glance. She placed her palm forward and said, “Give me your phone.”
Cui Fen stiffened. “A-Ah? Why?”
“Just give me your phone. Or are you accusing me that I will erase yoei documents?” She smiled.
“Of-of course not! H-How can I doubt you?”
Chyou took her phone and did a quick but thorough check. “When did you join Sky?”
“Around 2 months back…a little less but around that…” she nervously answered.
After two minutes, Chyou sighed and said, “There is no problem with her drafts. There is no sign of downloading them later. She created the documents on those dates. Even the author of those documents is named as Cui Fen.”
“Y-yes it’s mine. I wrote the story…S-So…” Cui Fen trembled.
The reporters were unforgiving. “Mr. Liu, how could you investigate your own author and not President Chen?”
“Even if he is your cousin, you cannot show bias like this.”
Jun smiled. “Oh really? Will you tell me how to investigate matters related to my company? Do you think that I will grant the position of Sky’s President to just any random person? Chen Yunru might have feelings for Shi Huan but he won’t do anything to jeopardize Sky’s ethics and reputation.”
Jin snorted as he teased. “He is way too pure to do that.”
Yunru didn’t know if he should feel insulted or not.
He looked at Sun Bai and asked again, “I don’t want to doubt you either but are you sure you never received Cui Fen’s story?”
“I am positive. I am not sure why Miss. Cui is being stubborn about this. I would never forget an important detail like this. I also make records of all my work and if you check them, you will see that Miss. Cui never approached me with any story.”
Cui Fen trembled. “I-I am telling the truth! I really did showed my story to Miss. Sun…”
Yunru gritted his teeth. “And she never came to me bringing any of your story! Why are you hell bent on framing Huan like this!?”
“I don’t know why Miss. Sun is lying!” She cried.
He gasped with disbelief. “You…not only me but now you are accusing Miss. Sun too!? Do you even know that she has been working in Sky since the beginning!? You mean to say that everybody should trust a newbie rather than Sky’s Chief Editor?”
“A Chief Editor who supposedly sold one of Sky author’s drafts to Shi Publishing?” A reporter questioned as she scrolled on her phone.
“Say what?” Jun asked in a quiet voice. “Who sold what and to who?”
The reporter sneered as if she just got her trump card. She showed Jun her phone and said, “This news just came out a minute ago. Apparently, Lu Bohai, a man working in Shi Publishing’s marketing department is fired on charges of unethically receiving and using a few story drafts belonging to an author from Sky. That author whose story was leaked is none than your girlfriend, Miss. Zhou Ai and the one who sold those drafts to Lu Bohai is Sky’s Chief Editor, Miss. Sun Bai.”