Chapter 46: It Was Him Who Stole My File!

The company.

The technical department is holding another sharing session.

The theme of this sharing session is user experience, mainly to be completed by interns, to see what conclusions the interns have reached after conducting market research and what inspiration they have for future design concepts.

Bai Shuruo does not know if it is because she has a new mobile phone, but she has many thoughts this time, and she has even prepared several plans for different age groups; it can be said that she is quite well-prepared.

Before the meeting, one must send the prepared plan to the clerk, so the clerk can compile them and project them using a projector during the meeting.

Just as she was about to send it, she discovered that her file was missing.

Drive E, Drive F, all the drives—it was nowhere.

She could not help but grow anxious; she clearly saved it after writing it, so why couldn't she find it?

"Shuruo, have you sent your plan to the clerk yet?" Xiang Feifei asked Bai Shuruo while leaning over the partition at this moment.

She added, "I heard the team leader say in the pantry this morning that this plan is very important; it is an assessment for us interns and might relate to whether we stay or go. I worked all night on mine!"

"Is that so?" Bai Shuruo became even more nervous.

But the more nervous she got, the less she could find the file.

"Shuruo, what's wrong with you?" Xiang Feifei noticed something was off with her.

"My data is gone," Bai Shuruo had no choice but to say.

"No way? Did you delete it by mistake? Go check the recycle bin, or you can check the history logs."

"I've checked everywhere, it's not there," Bai Shuruo was extremely frustrated.

Xiang Feifei also grew nervous: "How could this happen? You were too careless. Think again, has anyone touched your computer?"

Bai Shuruo could not recall.

Her desk rarely had visitors, unlike He Piaoxue, who always had male colleagues surrounding her.

Right now, He Piaoxue is surrounded by three male colleagues who are giving her guidance on her plan.

"Shuruo, if your file can't be found, then... how much can you remember? Is there still time to redo it now?" Xiang Feifei asked again.

"Obviously there isn't enough time!" said Bai Shuruo.

She remembers the framework and the outline, but some of the data collected online needs to be found again, and the language needs to be reorganized.

"Then what should we do?" Xiang Feifei seemed even more anxious than Bai Shuruo.

Bai Shuruo said, "Forget it, I'll go explain it to the clerk and just improvise at the meeting."

The sharing session.

He Jian is presiding, and Wei Zhuguan and several other team leaders have also arrived.

As soon as Wei Zhuguan arrived, he asked the department clerk: "Has everyone submitted their schemes?"

The clerk glanced at Bai Shuruo and said, "Everyone else has submitted theirs; only Bai Shuruo said her file is missing, and she will improvise in a moment."

Wei Zhuguan immediately became displeased: "How many days have you been working, and you can still make such a mistake."

Bai Shuruo dared not explain; missing is missing.

Wei Zhuguan said, "Let's begin."

Then, he leaned back in his chair and listened to the people below presenting their drafts in a posture of review.

He Jian asked the interns: "Who wants to speak first?"

Since no one volunteered, they would go by seating order, from left to right.

Bai Shuruo was glad she was sitting in the last seat, so she still had time to prepare. She opened her notebook and began to organize her thoughts and outline without stopping; as long as she could speak fluently in a moment, it would be fine.

At the same time, she did not forget to listen to what the people in front were saying; it could be called multitasking.

He Piaoxue's plan was quite attractive, and she expressed herself clearly, occasionally using body language. Her voice was gentle with varied intonation, just like a kindergarten teacher telling a story to children, so Bai Shuruo heard a bit of it as well.

Xiang Feifei is straightforward; although she does not use body language, her voice is loud. When she reaches the exciting parts, her volume goes up by several decibels, so her plan was also quite attractive.

Next was Zhang Liang's sharing.

Zhang Liang stood up, looked at the projection on the wall, and said: "I mainly want to share through several age groups: the elderly, the youth, housewives..."

Bai Shuruo could not help but lift her head.

Zhang Liang's plan is the same as what she had thought of before.

Later on, the more she listened, the more wrong it felt. Although the phrasing was different, the overall framework of Zhang Liang's plan was the same as Bai Shuruo's, even the arguments, the evidence, and the examples cited were the same as Bai Shuruo's.

Could there be such a coincidence?

Bai Shuruo swore that her plan was all inspired by her own feelings; although she looked up some data online, the feelings were her own.

Could Zhang Liang have coincidentally looked up the same data and had the same feelings as her?

After Zhang Liang finished sharing, he said politely: "My sharing ends here."

He Jian nodded, clearly very satisfied, and then said: "Next."

The last one is Bai Shuruo.

Bai Shuruo stood up.

Because she did not submit a file, there was no projection of her file on the screen on the wall. After she stood up, she remained silent.

Seeing her silent, the others all looked at her in confusion.

One moment she said the data was missing, the next she said she would improvise, and now that she's standing up, she won't speak—what exactly is she trying to pull?

Wei Zhuguan also looked at Bai Shuruo.

Could it be that this girl, who usually looks so well-behaved, obedient, and careful, is a fake?

Or is it that she wants to slack off?

Just as Wei Zhuguan was about to lose patience, Bai Shuruo suddenly bit her lip, pointed at Zhang Liang, and said: "I suspect that Zhang Liang stole my plan; the file he just explained is mine!"

"..." The crowd was in an uproar.

……

Because Bai Shuruo pointed out Zhang Liang in public, what followed was a series of investigations.

Bai Shuruo and Zhang Liang were taken to the Human Resources Department, where the two of them had to wait for the results in a small conference room.

The Personnel Department dispatched security to investigate the surveillance footage; if the footage showed that Zhang Liang had touched Bai Shuruo's computer, then Zhang Liang would be fired immediately, and if not, then Bai Shuruo would be fired—in short, one person had to go.

Inside the small conference room, Zhang Liang and Bai Shuruo sat; Zhang Liang's face was calm and composed, without a trace of guilt.

But Bai Shuruo was certain that her data had definitely been stolen by him.

The two did not speak, just sitting there waiting for the decision.

After about half an hour, the recruitment supervisor from the Personnel Department came over; she first glared at Bai Shuruo, then said, "Security has already retrieved the surveillance video, and no one touched your computer. Go back, pack up, and prepare to go through the resignation procedures!"

"……" How could that be?

Bai Shuruo looked at Zhang Liang, and Zhang Liang smiled at her triumphantly.

"Sister, did you really check it carefully?" Bai Shuruo asked.

The personnel supervisor said, "Are you still doubting us?"

"But……"

Zhang Liang stood up at this moment, rolled his eyes at her, and said triumphantly, "If you don't have any ideas or creativity and can't produce a proposal, don't blame others."

……

Bai Shuruo returned to the office in a daze.

The whole office knew about their situation and naturally knew the outcome, so the colleagues looked at her with strange gazes; some even said she was a person who sought quick success and instant benefits, not only marrying an old man but also accusing others of theft.

Only Xiang Feifei came over to ask her with concern, "Shuruo, are you okay?"

Bai Shuruo shook her head.

Although tears were swirling in her eyes, she held them back, refusing to let them fall.

She slowly packed her things.

Because she hadn't been working there long, she didn't have many things: a succulent plant, a few pens, a notebook, and her water cup.

She silently hugged these items and walked out of the office; when she passed by Zhang Liang, she paused.

Zhang Liang glanced at her with contempt.

A male colleague next to him said, "Why are you still looking at her? Hurry up and leave."

It was as if Bai Shuruo were some annoying fly.

And rightly so; in their eyes, she married an old man and slandered others for stealing—was she not an annoying person?

After exiting the office building, she did not go home, but sat for a while in the pavilion in front of the company.

The weather today was truly cold, with both rain and wind; the cold wind made her whole body shiver.

Bai Shuruo sat for a while, took out her brand-new fruit phone, and as if possessed, dialed Han Yangting's number.

"Ruoruo, is something the matter?" Han Yangting's voice was as pleasant as ever—low, magnetic, mature, and gentle.