Superstar Assistant [GL] - Chapter 23

Chapter 23

 

Dai Xiaxia was captivated by Li Ziyu after watching various compilation videos of her. She saw in the girl a rare directness, assertiveness, and genuine nature that many girls lacked. She admired and liked this kind of girl, and since she had recently broken up with her boyfriend and needed a distraction and emotional anchor, she naturally became a fan of Li Ziyu.

 

Lately, there were many people like Dai Xiaxia, which explained the rapid increase in Li Ziyu’s fanbase.

 

This visibly effective publicity and fast fan growth caught the attention of the company. In the top-floor conference room of Nanxing Entertainment, Luo Na presented a report to the Director of Artists, Zhu Jianye: “Zhou Tiantian herself looks very gentle, and I used to think she was the type of person who’d be easily bullied. But based on these recent marketing campaigns, she really has a talent for promotion. Moreover, her personality isn’t as weak as she appears on the surface, so she has potential for development.”

 

Zhu Jianye glanced through Zhou Tiantian’s file, then took out his phone to check the trending topic #LiZiyuBoyfriendPower#, and finally clicked into Zhou Tiantian’s Weibo.

 

Zhou Tiantian’s Weibo had nothing to do with herself; all content was related to Li Ziyu. Whether photos or videos, they all showed dedication. The very first video she posted only had tens of thousands of views, but her latest video had already reached millions, demonstrating how many fans she had attracted through her promotion efforts during this period.

 

Zhu Jianye nodded and said to Luo Na, “Since Li Ziyu herself has this idea, and Zhou Tiantian is capable, we can make an exception and promote her to be Li Ziyu’s work assistant.”

 

Luo Na nodded, then added, “Besides that, there’s one more thing I’d like to apply for, Director.”

 

Zhu Jianye motioned with his eyes for her to continue. Luo Na proceeded, “Zhou Tiantian has demonstrated her capability in these marketing incidents. Therefore, I hope she can have the right to participate and make decisions in Li Ziyu’s future work.”

 

Zhu Jianye raised an eyebrow and looked at Luo Na, asking, “Do you want to quickly train her to become an agent?”

 

Luo Na let out a soft laugh. “Director, you know I still have many artists, and I often can’t handle their work in a timely manner. The company is indeed short of agents this year, especially capable ones. Since we have such a good prospect now, I think we should be bold and see if we can cultivate an outstanding agent to solve the company’s talent problem.”

 

Zhu Jianye laughed heartily. “Agreed. There are only so many top-tier agents in the industry, and every company is vying for them. But for most management companies, training their own agents is very necessary. I also know that agents trained by the company have deeper affection and loyalty for the company. Although the process is very difficult, we fully support your effort to cultivate more talents for the company.”

 

Luo Na and Zhu Jianye reached a consensus on this issue. Hearing all of this, Yang Ruoyun’s jealousy grew. If Zhou Tiantian was only promoted to work assistant, she might just be slightly unhappy and think Zhou Tiantian was lucky. But now, Luo Na’s words suggested she wanted to train Zhou Tiantian to become a new artist agent, which Yang Ruoyun felt should have been her special treatment. Now, an outsider, Zhou Tiantian, was more special and had stolen Luo Na’s attention. How could she swallow this, especially since she had been with the company for several years and had more seniority than Zhou Tiantian?

 

When Zhou Tiantian received the news, she was ecstatic, and Li Ziyu finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that the promotion was successful. Then, with a life assistant, Zhou Tiantian wouldn’t have to handle the tedious daily chores anymore. Li Ziyu immediately asked the company to find a new life assistant.

 

Luo Na said to Li Ziyu with resignation, “Don’t worry. As soon as Zhou Tiantian’s personnel transfer is done, your assistant will be in position and can officially start tomorrow.”

 

Li Ziyu was relieved and immediately told Zhou Tiantian, “To celebrate, I’m taking you out for soup and mushrooms.”

 

Zhou Tiantian was a little worried. “Your popularity is soaring now. Will it be inconvenient to eat out? Does the restaurant have a private room? Is the privacy and security sufficient?”

 

Li Ziyu raised her hand and flicked her forehead. “I’ve been a celebrity for so long; do you think I wouldn’t have thought of these things?”

 

Zhou Tiantian blushed, feeling she had underestimated Li Ziyu with her remark. “I’m just worried about you.”

 

Li Ziyu curled the corner of her mouth. “I know you care about me. That place is opened by a friend of mine, so the privacy is naturally strong.”

 

Subsequently, Li Ziyu drove Zhou Tiantian to a bustling commercial district. Wearing sunglasses and a mask, they took the elevator up to the top floor of the building.

 

When they arrived, a handsome, short-haired girl walked out of the restaurant and opened her arms to Li Ziyu, pretending to hug her, with a familiar expression. “My big star, I’ve finally waited for you! Tell me, how long has it been since you came for a meal?”

 

Li Ziyu stepped forward and hugged her. Then, the short-haired girl quickly led her and Zhou Tiantian to a private room.

 

The restaurant was on the top floor of the building, and the outer walls were entirely glass. From inside, one could clearly see the entire city view outside the window. The short-haired girl then looked at Zhou Tiantian and curiously asked Li Ziyu, “Who is this? It’s rare for you to bring a friend over.”

 

Li Ziyu rolled her eyes at her, leaned back against the chair, and placed her arm on the back of Zhou Tiantian’s chair, seemingly embracing her, staking her claim and announcing her ownership. With a slightly boastful tone, she said to the short-haired girl, “Her name is Zhou Tiantian. She is my work assistant, and also the mother of my child.”

 

Both Zhou Tiantian and the short-haired girl instantly spat out the water they had just drunk.

 

The short-haired girl stared at Li Ziyu. “Damn, you either don’t show up, or you come with a huge bomb. Are you trying to scare me to death!”

 

Li Ziyu shrugged. “I’m not scaring you. Everything I said is true. She is indeed pregnant, and the child is indeed mine.”

 

By now, Zhou Tiantian’s face was as red as could be. She never expected Li Ziyu to tell this woman the truth.

 

The short-haired girl’s eyes darted back and forth between Li Ziyu and Zhou Tiantian. She looked at Li Ziyu with uncertainty. “Did I show off my last relationship too much in front of you, so now that I’m single, you’re randomly finding someone to show off to and get back at me?”

 

Li Ziyu acted nonchalant. “Showing off? I never thought about showing off, okay? It’s just a fact. You asked, so I told you.”

 

Then, Li Ziyu looked at Zhou Tiantian and introduced the short-haired girl to her. “Her name is Zhao Qing. Don’t let her butch appearance fool you; she’s actually a bottom on the inside, hoping to find a true top to satisfy her.”

 

“Bullshit!” Zhao Qing glared at Li Ziyu. “Don’t slander me! When did I ever say I was a top? I just have short hair. Who told you short hair means butch?”

 

At this point, the server continuously brought the dishes. Since there was an outsider, they stopped chatting. After the dishes were served and the door was closed, Zhao Qing looked at Li Ziyu again. “That sentence of yours just blew me away. Now I realize the most important thing isn’t that your assistant is pregnant, but how you got her pregnant? Did you go abroad for surgery?”

 

Zhao Qing knew of several countries where female-female pregnancy surgery was possible, but it was very complicated, and as far as she knew, Li Ziyu hadn’t been abroad recently.

 

Li Ziyu served Zhou Tiantian soup while telling Zhao Qing, “My mother has a good friend working in a research institute who is researching this very topic. They recently developed a medication that can allow two girls to conceive and give birth without surgery. It’s just still in the trial phase and hasn’t been announced yet.”

 

Zhao Qing looked at Li Ziyu and Zhou Tiantian enviously. “The life you’re living now is truly enviable. Not only do you have a wife and a child, but you also have your wife with you every day under the guise of an assistant. Good for you!”

 

Li Ziyu paused slightly, placing the bowl of soup in front of Zhou Tiantian. Zhou Tiantian, who hadn’t spoken since entering the restaurant, finally found a chance to speak. She softly explained to Zhao Qing, “I’m not her wife. We got pregnant accidentally because she was drunk.”

 

Zhao Qing: “…”

 

Zhao Qing: “Hahahaha!”

 

Zhao Qing: “Li Ziyu, I thought you were so capable, but it turns out you got her pregnant in a drunken mistake, and she doesn’t even acknowledge you. What are you bragging about here? Why boast about not being acknowledged!”

 

Li Ziyu gnashed her teeth. “When did I say I was here to boast! I’m here to eat!”

 

Zhao Qing quickly nodded. “Alright, alright. What do you want to eat? I’ll have the kitchen make it for you. You’re so pitiful; we need to care for and love pitiful people!”

 

Li Ziyu’s face darkened, and her eyes suddenly turned murderous as she looked at Zhao Qing, lowering her voice. “Are you tired of living?”

 

Zhou Tiantian subconsciously reached out and held Li Ziyu’s wrist, slightly afraid that she would suddenly rush over and fight with Zhao Qing.

 

Zhao Qing shivered and immediately fell silent. “No, no, no. I still want to live, still want to live. Please, eat, Boss.”

 

Li Ziyu snorted softly. “Refusing a toast only to drink a penalty.”

 

Then she gently served Zhou Tiantian some black truffles. “Try this. If you like it, I’ll bring you to eat it every day.”

 

Zhao Qing twitched her mouth. “Boss, are you really holding a grudge against me? Coming here to eat my black truffles every day and not paying, right?”

 

Li Ziyu slightly raised her eyebrow. “We’ve been friends for so many years. I have a child; shouldn’t you do something? If my child loves black truffles, would you, as an aunt, be stingy over this little money? You’re getting it at cost price.”

 

The phrase “at cost price” nearly made Zhao Qing spit blood. “Alright, alright, I can’t afford to mess with you, Boss!”

 

Li Ziyu nodded, then continued to speak to Zhao Qing. “I came to see you today because I have one more thing to trouble you with.”

 

Zhao Qing quickly waved her hand. “Not a trouble, not a trouble. Boss, just give the order.”

 

Li Ziyu said, “Tiantian is pregnant, right? Since you run a restaurant, you must have channels to get some good ingredients, like free-range chicken and duck fed on farm grains, and some precious delicacies. Have your restaurant’s purchasing team keep an eye out for me. If there are good things, help me buy them. I’ll bring Tiantian over to eat once the chef has prepared them.”

 

“Don’t worry,” Zhao Qing patted her flat chest. “Leave it to me. I’ll use the best ingredients to fatten up my goddaughter!”

 

Li Ziyu nodded with satisfaction and then began serving food to Zhou Tiantian, making a mental note of what Zhou Tiantian liked and disliked. Zhou Tiantian had never been waited on like this. After Li Ziyu served her twice, she quickly covered her bowl and told Li Ziyu, “I’ll do it myself.”

 

Li Ziyu sneered. “Don’t I know you? You say you’ll do it yourself, but in the end, you’ll be too embarrassed to eat too much. Do you think I’m worried about you? I’m worried that the baby in your belly won’t get enough nutrition.”

 

Zhao Qing, across the table, twitched her mouth. “Why do I still feel like you two are showing PDA, even though I know you’re not a proper couple? Am I single for too long?”

 

Li Ziyu nodded gravely.

 

…

 

The next morning, Zhou Tiantian and Li Ziyu went to the company together to complete the procedures for Zhou Tiantian’s promotion.

 

Although the popularity of #LiZiyuBoyfriendPower# had subsided, Li Ziyu’s fanbase had grown by another 500,000. Luo Na looked at Zhou Tiantian with a beaming smile. “Tiantian, we’ve seen your work performance in the company. We’ve made an exception to promote you this time, and we hope you’ll work even harder in the future. The company will give you the rewards you deserve.”

 

Zhou Tiantian smiled softly and said to Luo Na, “I will continue to work hard and live up to the expectations of the company and Ziyu.”

 

Luo Na nodded, had Zhou Tiantian sign a few documents, and then said to her, “You no longer need to take care of Ziyu’s daily life. A new life assistant will start today. Your main job is to set Ziyu’s schedule, and most importantly, you need to contact and liaise with the relevant media or organizers involved in Ziyu’s schedule. This job is very important. If not handled well, it can offend the media and organizers and cause trouble for Li Ziyu’s work.”

 

Zhou Tiantian nodded seriously. “I know. I will study hard and do my best.”

 

Luo Na smiled faintly. “Good. I hope you work diligently. Afterwards, I’ll have Yang Ruoyun hand over the work to you. She will tell you all the details of Ziyu’s related work and give you the contact information of the relevant people in charge. From now on, you shouldn’t wait for Yang Ruoyun to notify you; instead, you need to proactively contact the relevant person in charge based on Ziyu’s schedule and accompany Ziyu directly.”

 

Zhou Tiantian indicated that she understood. Luo Na then had Yang Ruoyun take Zhou Tiantian out of her office to hand over the work.

 

Yang Ruoyun smiled faintly, led Zhou Tiantian to her office, poured her a glass of water, and congratulated her with a smile: “Congratulations. You’ve only been with the company for half a year and have already become Ziyu’s work assistant. I think it won’t be long before you surpass me.”

 

Zhou Tiantian humbly shook her head. “Not at all, Sister Yang. You are still very capable. I wouldn’t dare compare myself to you.”

 

Yang Ruoyun lowered her eyes, picked up a thick stack of documents from the desk, and handed it to Zhou Tiantian. “Many of these documents are Ziyu’s past work records. I’ve collected them all for reference. You can look at them when you have time, or you can just leave them there. At the end of the documents are the latest schedule records, which are the schedules Ziyu has already signed contracts for. You can look at these when you have time, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t. Today, I’ll go over all these schedules with you from beginning to end. You can take notes in your notebook, which will be more convenient for your future work.”

 

Zhou Tiantian was surprised that Yang Ruoyun was so responsible. Her smile grew brighter. “Thank you, Sister Yang.”

 

Then, Zhou Tiantian checked her phone, placed it aside, and took out a notebook from her bag, starting to listen to Yang Ruoyun discuss Li Ziyu’s work schedule, meticulously recording all the relevant details.

 

By the time Yang Ruoyun finished, it was already dark outside. Zhou Tiantian stood up and said to Yang Ruoyun, “Sister Yang, thank you for being so responsible today and telling me all this, and for delaying your dinner time. Let me treat you to dinner tonight, also to thank you for telling me so many things I need to pay attention to in my work.”

 

Yang Ruoyun laughed. “Why thank me? We are colleagues. Besides, I’m on a diet recently and don’t eat dinner, so it doesn’t affect me. But if you’re hungry, go get something to eat early. I was too verbose and wasted your time.”

 

Zhou Tiantian said, “Not at all. I appreciate you taking so much of your time to hand over the work so clearly.”

 

Yang Ruoyun smiled at her again, and the two walked out of Yang Ruoyun’s office together. Zhou Tiantian initially wanted to take a taxi home, but as soon as she left the office, she saw Li Ziyu. She asked in surprise, “Why are you still at the company? Didn’t you already go home?”

 

Li Ziyu stood up and said to her, “How could I go home if you haven’t? Let’s go.”

 

Yang Ruoyun looked at them both in surprise. “Tiantian, are you still living at Ziyu’s place?”

 

Zhou Tiantian nodded. “Yes, I’m still staying at Ziyu’s house.”

 

Yang Ruoyun smiled slightly. “You and Ziyu have such a good relationship.”

 

Then, Yang Ruoyun greeted Li Ziyu. Li Ziyu nodded to her expressionlessly. After the three of them entered the elevator, Li Ziyu didn’t pay much attention to Yang Ruoyun.

 

Once in the car, Zhou Tiantian asked Li Ziyu, “Do you dislike Yang Ruoyun? Why didn’t you respond when she spoke to you?”

 

Li Ziyu said, “It’s not that I dislike her, I just don’t have a good impression of her. I don’t have a good impression of most of the company’s staff and colleagues.”

 

Zhou Tiantian nodded thoughtfully, and finally smiled slightly.

 

Li Ziyu chuckled. “What? Are you secretly happy now that you know I’m special to you? If it weren’t for the fact that you were my classmate in high school… do you think I would be so good to you?”

 

Zhou Tiantian secretly glanced at her, smiling sweetly.

 

…

 

Subsequently, on the day before each of Li Ziyu’s announcements, Zhou Tiantian would go to the company to find Yang Ruoyun. Yang Ruoyun would tell her how to contact the organizers or media, and then listen beside her while she made the calls to the organizers and media.

 

After Zhou Tiantian handled one online media interview and one endorsement event appearance, Yang Ruoyun said to her, “You’re now generally familiar with the workflow. You can actually work independently. I believe you won’t have any problems.”

 

Zhou Tiantian nodded. Personally, she felt that these tasks weren’t too difficult; it was just a matter of being slightly polite during communication but not lowering her own status too much.

 

However, just when Zhou Tiantian thought that the work assistant job wasn’t that hard to handle, an incident occurred in her work.

 

That day, Li Ziyu had already gone to school for class. Zhou Tiantian was at home sorting through the script Luo Na had sent when she suddenly received a call from Luo Na. Luo Na’s voice on the other end was anxious, yet tinged with blame. “Zhou Tiantian, isn’t today Ziyu’s drama signing ceremony? Why haven’t you brought Ziyu to the signing venue yet?”

 

Zhou Tiantian was immediately confused. “What signing ceremony? I don’t know Ziyu has a signing ceremony today.”

 

Luo Na was slightly stunned, then said, “I don’t care what the reason is, but you must bring Ziyu to the company to sign the contract immediately. If you can’t arrive within half an hour, you can submit your resignation and leave!”

 

Zhou Tiantian immediately felt a sense of crisis and dared not make any excuses. She immediately said to Luo Na, “I understand. I’ll contact Ziyu right away.”

 

Zhou Tiantian didn’t care if Li Ziyu was in class or on break. She called Li Ziyu’s number, and when Li Ziyu answered, she hurriedly said to her, “Sister Luo just called and said you have a signing ceremony at the company today. We need to rush to the company in half an hour.”

 

Li Ziyu was calmer than Zhou Tiantian. “Don’t worry. I’ll rush over from school immediately. Don’t worry, we’ll make it in time. You don’t need to wait for me. Go downstairs now, take a taxi, and head straight to the company.”

 

Zhou Tiantian also realized that as Li Ziyu’s assistant, she was more flustered than Li Ziyu. She immediately calmed herself down. Considering the distance between Li Ziyu’s school, the apartment, and the company, they would definitely make it if there was no traffic jam.

 

Fortunately, they were lucky today. Neither of them encountered traffic congestion on the way to the company, and they arrived within half an hour.

 

The two of them arrived at the bottom of the company building almost simultaneously. After getting out of the car, Li Ziyu looked at Zhou Tiantian and saw that there was no trace of tension or anxiety on her face. She was finally somewhat relieved and walked into the company with Zhou Tiantian.

 

Even at this point, Zhou Tiantian didn’t know what contract Li Ziyu was supposed to sign today because there was no record in her notebook.

 

She felt she had been negligent. In the elevator, she asked Li Ziyu, “Do you know what contract we are signing today?”

 

Li Ziyu took her hand and squeezed it gently, comforting her. “It should be a drama contract. Sister Luo and I discussed it before. I accepted the role of the second female lead in a historical drama.”

 

Zhou Tiantian turned her head to Li Ziyu and apologized softly. “I’m sorry. I didn’t do my job well.”

 

Li Ziyu said, “You don’t need to apologize. Since you didn’t even know what contract to sign today, this matter likely has little to do with you.”

 

Zhou Tiantian didn’t think so. Whether someone was trying to frame her or she was negligent, as long as there was a problem with Li Ziyu’s work, she should bear some responsibility. However, if someone was indeed trying to harm her, she would absolutely not let that person off the hook.

 

Stepping out of the elevator, Li Ziyu patted Zhou Tiantian’s shoulder. “Alright, stop blaming yourself. Think about the baby in your belly.”

 

Zhou Tiantian immediately cheered up and walked into the conference room with Li Ziyu. Fortunately, they were only half an hour late. In this traffic-congested city, the production company was quite understanding.

 

This drama was a palace intrigue show, and Li Ziyu was playing the dark and vicious second female lead. Many celebrities were unwilling to take such a role. If you didn’t act well in a drama with this setup, people would criticize you. If you acted too well, people would still criticize you because the character’s personality was vicious. So, it was not a crowd-pleasing role, but Li Ziyu wanted to try such a character. She felt it would be quite interesting to play a villain with a hidden agenda in a TV series.

 

After the contract was signed, Luo Na began to assign blame.

 

In the office, Luo Na sat in her office chair. Standing in front of her were Yang Ruoyun and Zhou Tiantian. Li Ziyu pushed a chair for Zhou Tiantian from the side and then silently walked to the guest sofa and sat down, remaining silent but indicating her presence in this small meeting.

 

Luo Na looked at the chair behind Zhou Tiantian, sighed, and said to Zhou Tiantian and Yang Ruoyun, “Sit down.”

 

Yang Ruoyun then found a chair and sat down.

 

Then, Luo Na looked at Yang Ruoyun and Zhou Tiantian and asked, “First of all, the reason for Li Ziyu’s lateness today must be due to an issue with one of you. Either Yang Ruoyun did not do a good job in the work handover, or Zhou Tiantian did not carefully check the work documents when receiving them.”

 

Zhou Tiantian stated confidently to Luo Na, “I did not receive any notification about this work schedule, so I didn’t know Ziyu had to come to the company to sign this contract today.”

 

Luo Na looked at Yang Ruoyun. Yang Ruoyun turned her head, looking at Zhou Tiantian very seriously. “When I handed over the work to you, I not only gave you a file but also verbally informed you of the precautions for every one of Ziyu’s subsequent schedules. I remember you even took notes.”

 

Zhou Tiantian took out the notebook from the bag behind her and flipped through it again and again. She then confirmed to Yang Ruoyun, “There is no record of this schedule in my notebook. You indeed did not tell me that Ziyu would come to the company to sign this contract today.”

 

As the two were talking, the office door was pushed open. Zhu Jianye walked in, looked around, and said to Luo Na, “How is the investigation going?”

 

Luo Na said to Zhu Jianye, “Zhou Tiantian insists that she was never notified of the relevant schedule, while Yang Ruoyun claims she told Zhou Tiantian everything, and not only gave her a hard copy but also verbally notified her of all the schedules.”

 

Zhu Jianye walked to the sofa opposite Li Ziyu and sat down. He looked at Luo Na and asked, “Where is the evidence? Who can provide evidence?”

 

Zhou Tiantian pushed her notebook towards Luo Na. “Sister Luo, you can look at this work notebook. There is indeed no record of this schedule, otherwise, I wouldn’t have forgotten.”

 

Yang Ruoyun was somewhat unconvinced. She turned her head and looked at Zhou Tiantian. “Tiantian, how can you do this? What if you forgot to record it yourself? How does that prove that I didn’t tell you?”

 

From this sentence, Zhou Tiantian knew that this was a well-designed conspiracy. She retorted, “But why would I not record it in my notebook? And why would I not notify Ziyu to come for the signing? Ziyu is very important to me. I wouldn’t risk her career as a joke.”

 

Li Ziyu, sitting on the sofa, curled a faint smile on her lips.

 

At this moment, Yang Ruoyun took a USB drive from her bag, a USB drive she often used and that many colleagues had seen, including Zhou Tiantian.

 

She then handed the USB drive to Luo Na and said, “I have the source file of the documents I gave Zhou Tiantian here. The file folder contains the relevant information for this contract. I also printed it out that day, and I have a backup copy on my desk.”

 

Luo Na took the USB drive and inserted it into her computer. She then opened the file folder and indeed saw the relevant information for this schedule. Luo Na looked at Zhou Tiantian again, implying that Yang Ruoyun’s evidence was more convincing than Zhou Tiantian’s. Zhou Tiantian’s handwritten notebook could not prove her innocence. Even if Zhou Tiantian were to produce her copy of the documents now, Luo Na wouldn’t know if Yang Ruoyun hadn’t given her the document or if Zhou Tiantian had lost it herself.

 

Zhou Tiantian’s face instantly darkened. She was now certain that Yang Ruoyun had done this intentionally. She wanted to cause a problem in her work; she wanted to harm her.

 

As for the reason, Zhou Tiantian could guess it was because she had taken Yang Ruoyun’s job. Before Zhou Tiantian’s transfer, these duties belonged to Yang Ruoyun.

 

Yang Ruoyun turned her head to look at Zhou Tiantian, with a hint of disappointment in her eyes, as if she never expected Zhou Tiantian to accuse her like this. Yet, she maintained a very kind heart and said to Zhou Tiantian, “Tiantian, since you just took over this job, it’s understandable that a problem like this occurred today. If you sincerely apologize to the Director and Sister Luo, they will forgive you.”

 

Yang Ruoyun actually had a point. Zhou Tiantian had only just taken over the work. Although she made a mistake today, it did not cause any irreparable loss. So, as long as she sincerely apologized, Luo Na and Zhu Jianye could forgive her this time.

 

But Zhou Tiantian did not apologize. Instead, she turned back and met Yang Ruoyun’s gaze, asking Yang Ruoyun in a firm tone, “Are you sure you verbally mentioned today’s schedule when you handed over the work to me that day?”

 

Yang Ruoyun nodded. “Of course. I have never made a mistake with Ziyu’s schedule. I know what she has to do every day, and this drama is so important. I couldn’t have forgotten to tell you.”

 

Zhou Tiantian nodded, then turned to Luo Na, looking serious and sincere. “I have one more piece of evidence.”

 

Yang Ruoyun slightly stiffened but told herself to remain calm. She looked at Zhou Tiantian with curiosity and doubt, as if she didn’t believe Zhou Tiantian could have any more evidence.

 

However, at this moment, Zhou Tiantian took out her phone, placed it on Luo Na’s desk, and said to Luo Na, “Sister Yang did not verbally tell me all of Ziyu’s schedules. Although I took notes, I was worried that I might miss something, so I took out my phone and recorded the conversation, so I could review and verify it later.”

 

Yang Ruoyun’s face turned pale. She never expected Zhou Tiantian to record it!

 

She tried her best to stay calm, her eyes remaining cold as she chuckled softly. “Tiantian, this recording shouldn’t be handled casually, should it?” She was using her words to guide Luo Na and Zhu Jianye to suspect that Zhou Tiantian was deliberately trying to frame her and had edited the recording.

 

Zhou Tiantian looked at her and said, “This is the original recording from the phone. No matter what instrument is used for testing, there will be no trace of secondary processing.”

 

Luo Na took her phone and played the recording of their conversation that day. The office suddenly became quiet, and everyone listened carefully to the dialogue between the two in the recording.

 

Yang Ruoyun was indeed very responsible and told Zhou Tiantian all the work involved, and she meticulously told her how to communicate with the relevant staff and what attitude to maintain.

 

If one only listened to the beginning or the end, they would think this recording was flawless because Yang Ruoyun had shared all her years of experience with Zhou Tiantian.

 

But in this recording, the schedule for today was simply missing. Yang Ruoyun did not mention it, not even a single word.

 

Luo Na quietly listened to the recording, which lasted for several hours. In the interim, no one left except when Li Ziyu took Zhou Tiantian to the restroom, as if everyone had no other work to do.

 

After the recording finished, the truth of the matter was clear. Luo Na looked at Yang Ruoyun with a dark expression. “Do you have anything to explain?”

 

Yang Ruoyun looked at Luo Na with a deathly pale face. “Sister Luo, no, this might be a misunderstanding. I remember telling her about this very clearly at the time, but I don’t know why it wasn’t in the recording. Maybe I forgot during the explanation, thinking I had already covered everything.”

 

Luo Na looked down at the file folder on her computer screen. Before she could speak, Li Ziyu questioned Yang Ruoyun first. “Then why is today’s schedule missing from the recording, missing from the notebook, and I believe it’s also missing from all the related documents for today’s incident?”

 

Yang Ruoyun’s face turned white, and she looked at Zhou Tiantian. The Zhou Tiantian in her impression was such a soft and gentle person, but at this moment, Zhou Tiantian’s eyes were unusually firm, hiding all her usual meekness. She looked extremely serious. She heard Zhou Tiantian use her still somewhat soft voice to say to everyone with extreme indifference, “I don’t know why Sister Yang forgot to give me today’s schedule, but if we’re going to hold someone accountable, the primary responsibility does lie with Sister Yang.”

 

Yang Ruoyun opened her mouth and looked at Luo Na for help, hoping Luo Na would save her, especially since she had been with Luo Na for so long. However, Luo Na ignored her and dealt with the matter in an official capacity, saying to her, “Regardless of your intentions or reasons, today’s mistake has caused a significant loss. I will re-evaluate your ability and demote you.”

 

Yang Ruoyun was immediately flustered. She never thought Zhou Tiantian would record the conversation. Her meticulous plan had been exposed.

 

After hearing Luo Na’s words, she immediately stood up, presenting herself as both wronged and assertive as she looked at Luo Na. “Sister Luo, how can you trust her? I’ve been diligently working by your side for so long. Are you going to demote me just because I suddenly forgot to hand over one item of work?”