Director Duan had not expected that Wu Menglan would dare to say such shameless words at this point.
"Wu Menglan, you twisted your ankle yourself, and now you're dragging Su Xiaotian into it. As a member of the team, you have no sense of the bigger picture. Instead of returning, you want to stay abroad and embarrass us?"
Duan Ziming was angry, and his words became unpleasant.
Wu Menglan had always thought Director Duan was an easy-going person, but she didn't expect him to suddenly lash out at her.
She burst into tears on the spot. The tears that had been on the verge of falling now streamed down like broken strings of pearls.
She was clearly the victim, so why was Director Duan speaking of her like this?
Su Xiaotian was beautiful, but she wasn't bad-looking either. Why did Director Duan not fancy her?
"Director Duan..." Li Jianjun couldn't bear it and quickly spoke up to defend Wu Menglan.
"Shut up." Director Duan's anger grew with every glance, and he finally couldn't help but start scolding.
Li Jianjun dared not say more, planning to play the part of a quail until Director Duan's anger subsided.
"Li Jianjun, tell me, did you really see Su Xiaotian push Wu Menglan?"
However, Director Duan did not intend to let Li Jianjun off.
Li Jianjun saw Wu Menglan crying profusely and felt distressed. His courage grew a little, and he immediately spoke in her defense.
"Of course, I saw it. I've already written it down. Can you give Comrade Wu Menglan justice?"
Although Li Jianjun had fabricated the story, it had to be said that this person had quite a good mindset.
Even at this point, he was not intimidated by Director Duan.
Duan Ziming picked up the paper Li Jianjun had written from the ground and glanced at it. His expression could no longer be described as merely dark.
"Elder Feng, could you tell us about your situation today?"
Director Duan directly addressed Elder Feng, who had been observing the scene as an audience.
Everyone found it strange that Director Duan suddenly asked Elder Feng Yushu to talk about his situation when they were discussing Wu Menglan's issue.
Feng Yushu watched with great interest. Young people these days were becoming more and more interesting.
He wanted to continue watching, so why was he being asked to speak?
He began to recount the events of the day.
"This morning, I was with Comrade Su Xiaotian the entire time, making clothes. She was my temporary assistant. She only left my side at one o'clock and did not go out alone during that time."
"Director Duan, did she go out alone later?"
Not content with just speaking himself, Feng Yushu thoughtfully provided Director Duan with an opportunity to continue.
At this moment, Li Jianjun's face was extremely grim.
He hadn't seen Su Xiaotian push anyone; it was all fabricated.
It had to be said that Li Jianjun was truly talking nonsense without thinking. He had written that he saw it in the morning.
And according to Elder Feng Yushu, in the morning, he and Su Xiaotian were busy making clothes and hadn't stepped out of the room.
Elder Feng Yushu had not seen Li Jianjun's written story, so his account was naturally credible.
Li Jianjun then realized that his lie was too outrageous.
He must have lost his mind. Wu Menglan was fine at noon, and he had even gone over to talk to her for a while. How could he have forgotten such an important detail?
Wu Menglan also looked at Li Jianjun with anger. This person clearly held a grudge against her and was deliberately trying to ruin her!
She was injured in the afternoon, not the morning, you idiot.
"Then I must have remembered incorrectly. It seems it was in the afternoon. Yes, that's right, it was in the afternoon!"
Li Jianjun hastily tried to cover up his mistake.
"Li Jianjun, that's enough."
When Wu Menglan heard Director Duan reprimanding Li Jianjun, she quickly said, "Director Duan, Comrade Li Jianjun was just seeing injustice. Su Xiaotian pushed me. Why are you reprimanding others here instead of dealing with Su Xiaotian?"
Wu Menglan questioned Director Duan, feeling she had a valid point.
"What is your intention in constantly implicating Comrade Su Xiaotian? Does Su Xiaotian have any reason to frame you?"
"She just doesn't want to see me shine. She wants to be the one who shines." Wu Menglan snorted coldly. "She's just a little translator who, relying on her beauty, wants to covet others' glory."
Hearing Wu Menglan's words, Director Duan almost laughed in anger.
This woman was truly confident.
She was just a little translator, so how high and mighty was she herself?
"Just a little translator? Do you have the ability to be this 'little translator' you speak of?"
This time, it was Elder Feng Yushu who couldn't suppress his anger and directly retorted.
She was merely a low-class individual living off her youth, yet she dared to look down on Su Xiaotian, who possessed true talent and skill.
In his opinion, Su Xiaotian was a hundred times better than Wu Menglan.
Wu Menglan was stunned.
This Elder Feng Yushu had treated her well before. How had he been won over by Su Xiaotian in such a short time?
"Elder Feng..."
But Elder Feng Yushu had no intention of listening to Wu Menglan any further.
"The 'little translator' you speak of is a genius translator who is proficient in multiple languages, and also a renowned expert in agricultural seed breeding. On what grounds do you claim she is just a little translator?"
"Furthermore, I can tell you without reservation that Comrade Su Xiaotian is also the designer of today's outfit."
These words were like a thunderclap.
Wu Menglan herself was a model and knew some of the industry's unspoken rules.
"As a designer, she understands the clothes best, so naturally, she can go on stage. If she wanted to perform on stage, you wouldn't even be considered; she could achieve it with a single word."
As for making such unnecessary moves to get on stage?
Elder Feng Yushu looked at Wu Menglan with disdain.
She really thought too highly of herself.
Did she really think she was anything important?
Now, it was truly Wu Menglan's turn to be surprised.
She wasn't surprised that Su Xiaotian knew foreign languages; she was a translator, so it was expected.
Being able to farm was also nothing special; she was just a farm laborer, which Wu Menglan didn't care about.
However, this time the designer was Elder Feng, wasn't it? How did it suddenly become Su Xiaotian?
She couldn't believe what she was hearing and even suspected that Elder Feng Yushu might be lying to protect Su Xiaotian.
But deep down, she also knew that Elder Feng Yushu wouldn't lie.
Therefore, this outfit was indeed designed and helped to be made by Su Xiaotian, just as Elder Feng Yushu said.
As the designer, if Su Xiaotian herself wanted to take the stage, no one would object.
Unless the designer was short, unattractive, and couldn't carry the outfit at all, people generally wouldn't object.
Even Director Duan would certainly not object.
Of course, designers rarely appeared on stage themselves, as they needed to maintain a high and mighty image.
Then what was the point of her making such a scene today?
Was it just to be a clown?
Wu Menglan was completely dumbfounded.
After all this, Director Duan's last shred of patience was finally exhausted.