Chapter 7 — From Noodles to Glory

"I don't know. He only knew that I had worked as a designer before, but never knew the name and scale of the workshop. Maybe he thought it was just a few small projects I did big." "So how did he find your backstage?" "He knew my computer password. The backstage bookmark of the workshop was still saved. He probably accidentally discovered it, then... discovered something much more valuable than he imagined." Dao Vi was silent for a moment. "To Niem, you Are you really going to hide it from him forever?" "It won't be long." "Until when?" "Until he comes to beg me himself." The document from Tri Vien Group was sent to Chu Han company on Friday afternoon. That night when he came home, his face was pale. The sound of the door slamming made the whole house vibrate. Dai Bao was scared to cry. I came out of the bedroom and saw him sitting on the sofa in the living room, both hands buried in his hair, his whole body bent down like a building about to collapse. "What's wrong?" He looked up at me, his eyes filled with blood. "There's a problem at Tri Vien." "What problem?" "They said... our design plan is suspected of copyright infringement. We request you to replace the visual team within a week, otherwise the contract will be terminated." I sat down opposite him, with a neutral expression on my face. static. “Copyright infringement? How is that possible?” “I don't know either!” He suddenly stood up and paced back and forth in the living room. "The designs that Luong Uyen made, I saw with my own eyes, they are all original! How much overtime she worked, how many nights she stayed up, you know! How could that be copyright infringement!" He took out his phone and made a call. "Luong Uyen! Have you seen Tri Vien's document? What is it all about?" Luong Uyen's voice came from the phone, and I could vaguely hear her crying. "Mr. Chu, I don't know... my designs are all done by myself, I swear..." "So on what basis do they say there is infringement?" "They said... they discovered that the digital watermark... belongs to another factory..." Chu Han's face changed. Not the outraged kind. But guilty. I see very clearly. His eyes flashed briefly, his fingers holding the phone tightened, his throat moved. "Which workshop?" His voice lowered. "The name is not written in the document... it only says there is an authentic technical inspection report..." Chu Han hung up the phone. He stood in place, his back to me, not moving for several seconds. I could see his back muscles tense. He is scared. “Husband.” I spoke up. He turned around to look at me, his expression quickly regaining composure. "It's okay, it might be a mistake. Tomorrow I will find side A to discuss." "So Luong Uyen side..." "She has no problem." He interrupted me, his voice a bit urgent. "There's no problem with her design, it's definitely a misunderstanding. I'll handle it, don't worry." After saying that, he went into the office. The door closes. I heard him calling inside, his voice was very low, I couldn't hear the content clearly. But I don't need to hear it. Because I know who he called and what he said. He's destroying evidence. Clear download history, clear browser cache, format stolen files from behind the scenes of my workshop. Unfortunate. It's too late. For the next three days, Chu Han left early and returned late every day. When he returned home, his face became increasingly unsightly. The first day, he made seventeen phone calls. On Monday, he and the company boss had an emergency meeting all afternoon. On the third day, Luong Uyen came to my house. Don't come looking for me. I came to find Chu Han. When she entered the door, her eyes were red and her makeup was smudged. Compared to the stunningly beautiful woman at the launch ceremony that day, they were completely different people. "Mr. Chu, what should we do? The company said that if Tri Vien authenticated the infringement, the project team would have to bear all the fines for violating the contract. General Director Truong has already begun to pursue responsibility..." Her voice trembled like a bird.

Rabbit is scared. Chu Han pulled her into the office to sit. The door is not closed tightly. I held my daughter to breastfeed outside in the living room, I could hear the conversation inside. "Don't panic. I've deleted all those files, they can't find the source." "But they said there was a watermark... what is that watermark? I don't know if there's a watermark in those documents..." "I'll handle the watermark thing. I remember one thing... those designs were made by myself, I don't know any factory, and I've never seen any documents. I just kept biting. Check this point." "But if they do a technical appraisal..." "The appraisal also needs the original file for comparison. As long as the other party can't retrieve the original file, it won't be able to authenticate it 100 percent."I finished breastfeeding and put my daughter in a chair to rock the baby. Then I picked up the phone and sent Dao Vi a message. "Tell Truong Loi to make an official appraisal result to compare with the original file. Notarize it." "It's being done. Come out tomorrow." "Okay." In the office, Luong Uyen was still crying. "Mr. Chu, if this matter can't be forced down, will I be fired?" "No, I'm here." "But I don't want to implicate you..." "I can't implicate you. The worst outcome is just replacing an iron team." Next, the project will continue. At that time, I will think about how to fill this hole."