Mrs. Gao offered her a fake smile.
"But now it's better, now that you're in Nancheng, we can socialize properly again."
"Leave your contact information, come visit Auntie anytime when you're free, and feel free to tell me if you need anything. Don't be polite with me."
The two of them soaked in the hot springs for half a day and talked a lot. Before it got dark, Tang Nannan left Kangqiao Mountain Villa with everyone.
Mrs. Gao sat by the floor-to-ceiling window in her room, watching Tang Nannan stand around Hu Jiasheng, her brows furrowed in displeasure.
Their status meant that their affairs were kept confidential.
Therefore, no matter how capable Zhan Beijue was, it would be very difficult for him to investigate her past.
She was confident that Zhan Beijue could not find any leverage against her, but she hadn't expected a young girl to appear at this time.
A young girl who knew her past like the back of her hand, a young girl who could expose her affairs at any moment.
Mrs. Gao was very unhappy.
What made her most unhappy, however, was that Tang Nannan was getting close to Hu Jiasheng.
A long time ago, Mrs. Gao knew that Tang Nannan was a smart person, deeply inheriting her parents' traits.
Not only was she beautiful and capable, but her mind was also exceptionally meticulous.
A fallen phoenix was worse than a chicken. If she had any intentions towards Hu Jiasheng at this time, it would be a big problem.
Mr. Gao had contributed significantly to the downfall of Tang Nannan's father.
In a way, Mr. Gao was an enemy of Tang Nannan.
Therefore, she would never allow Tang Nannan and Hu Jiasheng to get together.
Shortly after Hu Jiasheng was born, Zhan Beijue's mother had secretly hired someone to deal with her, resulting in Mrs. Gao being unable to have any more children.
Hu Jiasheng was her only son in this life.
Everything she was doing now was for Hu Jiasheng.
A considerable portion of the Zhan family's assets belonged to Hu Jiasheng.
She could not stand by and watch Zhan Beijue and his venomous mother flaunt their power for a lifetime.
She wanted to snatch back what rightfully belonged to Hu Jiasheng.
The Tang family was full of scandals. She would never allow someone like that to ruin Hu Jiasheng's future!
"Tang Nannan, don't blame me for being heartless. Blame yourself for not being observant. You walk down whatever path is narrowest."
The project signing was successful and soon launched.
On Monday, Hu Jiasheng convened a project kickoff meeting with all department heads to assign departmental tasks.
As the meeting was about to conclude, everyone uniformly found an anonymous举报信 (jǔbào xìn -举报信) in their emails.
Upon opening it, they discovered it was about Tang Nannan, an assistant in the technical department.
The email detailed Tang Nannan's family background in Sucheng and her educational experiences.
It stated that she was merely a high school graduate who hadn't completed her studies at the academy of drama, not a mechanical and electrical professional from Sucheng University. It alleged that she had forged her qualifications to infiltrate Grey Electric, and moreover, into such an important technical department, raising suspicions about her motives.
One person opened the email and couldn't help but ask the person next to them if they had received it.
Soon, everyone opened their emails.
Whispers began in the conference room, and the HR manager's face turned pale with fright.
Seeing that everyone's attention was diverted, Hu Jiasheng paused and asked what was wrong.
The HR manager, knowing that the matter could not be concealed, quickly stood up to apologize.
She stated that regarding Tang Nannan, it was due to her lack of rigor in her work and that she would investigate and resolve it immediately.
Hu Jiasheng opened the email and his brows furrowed.
Tang Nannan was not the kind of naive person who would say anything carelessly, especially concerning matters of her fate and future.
Besides himself and her, no one knew her past. Who would report her at this time, and with such detailed information?
He thought of Old Third He from Sucheng.
This was the first time the company had encountered such an incident. Everyone was waiting to see how the HR manager would handle it and what Hu Jiasheng's attitude would be.
Hu Jiasheng's reaction was more indifferent than they had expected.
"She's just a minor assistant in the technical department, yet she's dragging personal grudges into the company. Talk to her and tell her to be more careful in the future and not to disclose company information casually."
He attributed the matter to Tang Nannan's personal grudges, suggesting someone was deliberately slandering her.
The HR manager caught his underlying meaning and quickly agreed.
"Alright, I'll have someone investigate the sender of the email. Spreading false information and illegally invading our company's systems is something we will not tolerate."
Hu Jiasheng nodded, "Speaking of which, we are in the technology field, and our internal email system was easily hacked. This is also my dereliction of duty."
"We will strengthen security measures in the future, so this matter must not be publicized to avoid damaging the company's reputation. Let's adjourn."
As everyone dispersed, the HR manager stayed behind, and Tang Nannan was soon called into the conference room.
Not only the department heads but every employee in the company had received the email. It seemed this matter could not be swept under the rug without an explanation.
The HR manager checked the educational certificates provided by Tang Nannan on the relevant websites and found them to be indeed forged, which made her very angry.
According to company regulations, Tang Nannan should not only be fired but also penalized.
Seeing Tang Nannan's face as pale as a sheet, Hu Jiasheng reminded the HR manager.
"If you publicly announce that she indeed forged her qualifications, your department will be in a very passive position in the future."
"After all, she has been employed for a month, and you only found out after an outsider informed you. Everyone will question your work capabilities."
"Therefore, I suggest handling this matter as a personal grievance. Issue a notice and proceed as I say..."
Hu Jiasheng managed to protect Tang Nannan and also provided the HR manager with a perfect professional image to the outside world.
However, Tang Nannan felt extremely guilty.
She didn't know who had offended her to the point of trying to harm her so publicly, and whether they would target her again in the future.
With this hidden threat, if it exploded again, could Hu Jiasheng still protect her?
She had caused Hu Jiasheng too much trouble; she felt too embarrassed.
Moreover, even if Hu Jiasheng didn't say anything, the HR manager now had reservations about her. With them seeing each other every day, how could she have the face to stay?
Tang Nannan was preoccupied all day.
When she returned home, she apologized to Hu Jiasheng and then said she wanted to resign.
Although she was very reluctant to leave this job and didn't know what she would do if she resigned, and she was unsure of Hu Jiasheng's current opinion of her, she truly felt too ashamed to continue staying.
Hu Jiasheng didn't try to keep her. After listening to her, he pondered for a moment.
"That's fine. After all, your qualifications were indeed faked. If that Third Brother He is targeting you, and he didn't succeed this time, he will think of other ways in the future."
"Paper can't wrap fire forever. If there are other slip-ups in the future, it will be harder to cover up the lies."
"How about this. Since qualifications are an insurmountable hurdle, why don't you find another job first, calm yourself down, and study while you work."
"Strive to obtain the graduation certificate in mechanical and electrical engineering from Sucheng University as soon as possible. Hard work pays off. As long as you have the genuine certificate, no one will be able to do anything to you in the future."