Hello, Heir - Chapter 686

Chapter 686: Proven Wrong! Nainai Strikes Back! (4)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Then, with Si Zhengting’s assistance, Zhuang Nainai slowly walked out and got into the car with him.

 The car sped toward the Imperial Group. The bodyguards’ van paved the way for their car. Si Zhengting was wearing a black suit, a sharp glint dancing in his eyes. He suddenly regained that cold and noble aura that Mr. Si was known for.

He wasn’t driving today. Instead, he was seated at the back with Zhuang Nainai. On the way, he even took out Zhuang Nainai’s meal and asked her to eat it.

 His composed aura made Zhuang Nainai feel less guarded. Her panicked breathing also became more regular.

 She took a deep breath, then ate her meal, which tasted like sawdust to her, and looked out the window.

 It was the seventh day of the Chinese New Year. Most of the people who worked here had yet to return to the capital, so the roads were less packed with traffic. They quickly reached the entrance of the Imperial Group.

 Even from a distance, they could see a vast crowd of people outside the entrance of the Imperial Group.

 The reporters and the cameramen were stationed right outside the entrance, and it was so packed that even a drop of water couldn’t leak out.

 As the car drove past and the reporters confirmed that it was Si Zhengting’s car, they swarmed toward the car as though they were a horde of crazy bees.

 Even though the windows were not rolled down, they started asking questions as they chased after the car:

 “Mr. Si, what does the Imperial Group think about suppressing workers?”

 “Mr. Si, Mr. Si, why did you fire Mi Nuo? Was it because Madam had a bone to pick with her?”

 “Mrs. Si, how did you persuade Mr. Si to fire Director Mi?”

 “Mr. and Mrs. Si, you both…”

 The car continued on its way without stopping. Ji Chen worked his way out of the car and greeted everyone, “Alright, reporters, we’ve said that we’ll organize a news conference today. We won’t go back on our word. Everyone, please go to your allocated positions and enter with the invitations that we’ve sent out. Thank you for your cooperation!”

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 The car slowly entered the underground carpark. With their bodyguards’ protection, Si Zhengting and Zhuang Nainai went to the top floor first. It was only after Ji Chen called Si Zhengting and confirmed that everything had been sorted out that Si Zhengting stood up and helped Zhuang Nainai on their way.

 Zhuang Nainai lifted her head high and took in a few deep breaths nervously as she walked toward the conference room with him.

 All the reporters would be there. She would have a personal battle to fight today.

 “Creak!” The door to the conference room opened.

 “Click!”

 “Click!”

 The flash from the cameras flickered, and the reporters turned in unison to watch her entering.

 When they saw Zhuang Nainai and Si Zhengting, the hustle and bustle in the conference room suddenly quietened into a dead silence. Then, there was a sudden uproar louder than ever before!

 “Mr. Si, Mrs. Si, you’re finally here!”

 “Mr. and Mrs. Si, as the upper management of the company, what kind of criterion do you adopt when determining whether to hire employees?”

“I heard that Mr. Si has physically hit an employee before and has even fired that individual. Is it true?”

 “Mrs. Si, Mrs. Si…”

 Among the chaos of the various questions, Si Zhengting assisted Zhuang Nainai and the couple walked toward the stage.

 She stood on the stage and looked at the dark crowd beneath her, then suddenly asked a cameraman holding his camera, “Is this a live stream?”

 The cameraman was taken aback. It took a while before he nodded at Zhuang Nainai.

 Zhuang Nainai nervously curled the corner of her lip stiffly downward. Then she sighed deeply and looked into the camera as she said, “Mi Nuo, since you’ve accused me of plagiarism, would you dare to come over and have a face-off with me right here?!”

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Chapter 687: Proven Wrong! Nainai Strikes Back! (5)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

After Zhuang Nainai said this, the entire conference hall grew silent.

 Everyone held their breath as they stared at Zhuang Nainai.

 After it had gone quiet for a moment, someone asked, straight to the point, “Mrs. Si, what do you mean by that?”

 “You aren’t going to confess that you’ve committed plagiarism?”

 “Mrs. Si, are you trying to threaten Ms. Mi to stop?”

 “Mrs. Si, what do you mean by a ‘face-off’? Do you want Ms. Mi to take back whatever she had said right in front of you?”

 Zhuang Nainai: “…”

 The questions swarmed toward her endlessly, and Zhuang Nainai clenched her fist.

 She took in a deep breath. She was so nervous that even her fingers were shaking.

 Ever since she had been a young child, besides being surrounded by the reporters last time, she had never seen such a huge spectacle. But she couldn’t succumb to stage fright at this moment. Yes, she couldn’t be scared.

She said this to herself on the inside, then spoke into the microphone. “I’ve never plagiarized anything before. Why would I admit to doing it?”

 Before the crowd of people could bombard her with more questions, she continued, “I’ve been thinking about how the Internet has now become so accessible to everyone and how there are now a lot more news reports out there. But this has also caused people to become more impulsive. I’ve also been thinking about how, as reporters, you should be reporting facts with sufficient evidence to back them up instead of blindly following the crowd. You’ve outrageously announced that the Imperial Group is suppressing its employees, and you’ve been making such a big fuss based on the words of one person. You’ve hurt the Imperial Group’s reputation so badly. May I ask if doing so is in line with your profession’s ethics?”

 The murmuring among the reporters grew into a loud outburst.

 “We’re just calling a spade a spade! Mrs. Si, what do you mean by that?”

 “Mrs. Si, are you angry with us for going public with what your company has done?”

 “Mrs. Si, you’re being too subjective!”

 Zhuang Nainai pursed her lips and said, “If you want to prove that what you did was fair, why don’t you quiet down and listen to what I have to say next?”

 The reporters were taken aback. It was only then that they realized that they had fallen for Mrs. Si’s goading tactics.

 They each pursed their lips. They weren’t too happy about this, but they couldn’t say anything more at the moment.

 Zhuang Nainai continued, “Since she has the guts to go on television and to post on Weibo, why can’t she come here and engage in a face-off against me? And with all of you reporters present, I can’t possibly do anything to her, can I?”

 The reporters fell silent.

 Zhuang Nainai glanced at the clock on the wall. “I believe that Mi Nuo is now monitoring whatever’s going on here. This conference is not going to be broadcasted live on television but on the Internet. She’ll definitely be able to watch it. So, I’ll wait for her for half an hour. If she doesn’t rush over or doesn’t give us a call, don’t you think that there’s no point to this reporters’ conference?”

No point?

 That was right. If she didn’t come over, then it didn’t matter if whatever she was alleging about the Imperial Group suppressing her was true or false. There would be no point.

 The reporters held their breath. Zhuang Nainai walked to the side and Si Zhengting warmly helped her sit down.

 Ji Chen walked out at this moment. A smile was always on this benign man’s face. “Alright, we also need to give Ms. Mi some time to rush over, so we’ve specially prepared some refreshments for everyone. Please keep calm and wait for a moment.”

The conference room was loud with murmuring.

 The reporters were seated beneath the stage. As they murmured among themselves, they pointed at Zhuang Nainai and Si Zhengting, who were seated in the corner of the room.