Married by Accident: The Rich CEO's Deeply Rooted Pampering Tactics

Chapter 155 Clearing one's name in public

Her questioning made Lin Mei reflect. It seemed that, as Qiao Luo said, there were many people who had conflicts with Lin Mi, and it was indeed wrong to only suspect her.

However, she was still Qiao Luo's boss, and it was impossible for her to admit that she was wrong in front of her.

So she said, "Okay, I understand. Go back to work."

Qiao Luo stood there without moving.

Seeing this, Lin Mei asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Qiao Luo said, "Editor Lin, you can't just doubt me like that. You have to give me an explanation."

Lin Mei frowned. "What other explanation do you want?"

Qiao Luo said, "You called me into your office in front of so many colleagues, which is basically telling everyone that I'm the one who reported Lin Mi. Now you're telling me to just leave like this, what will my colleagues think of me?"

When she came in earlier, she noticed that her colleagues were looking at her strangely, clearly misled by Lin Mei's actions.

Lin Mei found it amusing. She stared at Qiao Luo and sneered, "Qiao Luo, do you expect me to apologize to you in front of everyone?"

It's ridiculous.

Qiao Luo said, "There's no need for an in-person apology, since you didn't tell everyone that I did it. You just need to clear my name in public."

Lin Mei scoffed, "Who's the boss here, me or you? You're trying to order me around!"

Qiao Luo remained composed and assertive. "You are indeed my superior, but a superior cannot falsely accuse someone for no reason. Why don't we go and discuss this with Editor-in-Chief Tang?"

Editor-in-Chief Tang is Lin Mei's superior. He is known for his integrity and uprightness, but he had been away on business for some time and I heard he only returned yesterday.

Lin Mei was intimidated by her. After all, she was in the wrong in this matter, and if it really came to Editor-in-Chief Tang, she would probably be the one who suffered.

Adhering to the principle of minimizing major issues and resolving minor ones, Lin Mei agreed to help her clarify the situation.

So, when Qiao Luo went out, Lin Mei followed her and said to everyone, "Everyone, stop what you're doing and listen to me. I believe you all already know about Lin Mi's matter. I hope you can all learn from this and not discuss it in private. If you have any thoughts, you can come to me privately."

The implication is that people shouldn't speculate wildly, as the matter is still unresolved.

Sure enough, Lin Mei's explanation cleared up the misunderstandings her colleagues had about Qiao Luo, and they finally stopped looking at her with gossipy eyes.

As soon as Qiao Luo returned to her seat, Bai Ge came over and asked.

"What did that old hag want from you just now? Did she want you to come back to work?"

Hearing Bai Ge ask this, Qiao Luo nodded. Lin Mei had indeed just notified her to come back to work.

"Great, we can finally fight side by side again."

Bai Ge was very happy, because Qiao Luo had been away for the past few days, and she had been fighting alone.

"By the way, have you decided whether you want to attend that cocktail party?"

Bai Ge suddenly remembered to ask her.

After all, Lin Mi is no longer here, and it's still unknown who will win this project.

Qiao Luo then remembered this matter and said, "I was determined to participate, but the situation has changed now."

Qiao Luo was telling the truth. After being ridiculed by Lin Mi yesterday, she did intend to participate. After all, she felt that those unreasonable unspoken rules in the industry should be eliminated. Since no one was willing to take that step, she would take it herself.

But now the situation is different. Lin Mi has been suddenly suspended from his post and is under investigation, which has changed the nature of the matter.

This means that she has lost her reason to take that step.

Bai Ge understood her concerns. In fact, that was what she wanted to say as well, since it was she who had encouraged Qiao Luo to snatch this business.

She told Qiao Luo, "You're right to be cautious. Things are different now. Lin Mi isn't here anymore, and everyone is watching that project. If you rush into it, you'll definitely be ostracized and targeted."