Chapter 7 — The Scariest Betrayer Is The One You Trusted

At this point... The matter was no longer simply that she slandered me. The fake price quote that she stole... Thinh Vien actually used it. General Manager Tran gritted his teeth, his voice full of anger.

“Trieu Bang!”

“Thinh Vien Company, you guys are really bold!”

Trieu Bang stammered.

“I... I don't know...”

“This has nothing to do with me…”

The police looked at him coldly.

“Related or not…”

"We'll know when we go back to the investigation station."

Lam Hieu Hieu's legs were soft. She fell to her knees, sitting on the floor. She is truly afraid. Before being taken by the police to take a statement, Lam Hieu Hieu was still crying and calling my name.

“Miss Truong!”

“I was wrong!”

“I'm really just confused for a moment!”

“Can you tell the police this is just an internal conflict within the company?”

“Please save me!”

Her cries echoed throughout the hallway. I never turned back. It's not because I'm cruel. But because there are mistakes... Once committed, they cannot be erased with just a few tears. Chu Thien was also invited to coordinate the investigation. As she passed me, she said softly:

“Director Truong... sorry.”

I looked at her.

“The story you said you heard me calling... was made up, right?”

Chu Thien's face was gray.

“Hieu Hieu said... just wanted to scare you.”

"She said I definitely don't dare report to the police. As long as I resign, everything will be over."

I asked again:

“What benefit did she promise you?”

Chu Thien was silent for a long time before speaking.

“She said... after replacing me as director, she would nominate me to be deputy director.”

I won't say anything more. Among adults... There are choices that don't need too much explanation. Once interests are put before eyes... Conscience will automatically be pushed aside. It's just a pity... They all forgot. The knife cuts into others... Then one day it will turn back on itself. Everyone in the meeting room left one by one. The colleagues who had just loudly scolded me also came forward to apologize.

"Director Truong, I'm sorry. We were also scared just now, that's why we did this."

“That's right, the main thing is that those pieces of evidence look so real.”

“Don't take it to heart.”

I looked at them and nodded slightly.

“It's time to work.”

“Everyone go back to your positions.”

They were momentarily stunned, then awkwardly left. I'm not a saint. I can understand... When people don't know the whole truth, it's easy to make wrong judgments. But I cannot immediately forgive the malice that is blurted out. Sentences like...

“You have no shame.”

“Sell out the company.”

“Betrayed because of men.”

I heard everything very clearly. It's not just one sentence...

“Don't take it to heart.”

Everything can be considered as if it never happened. General Director Tran called me into his office. He poured me a cup of hot water, his voice rarely softening.

“Truong Nghien.”

“You suffered a loss today.”

I received the glass of water. Fingertips are still cold.

"General Director Tran, I hope the company will officially issue an announcement and make the entire incident public."

“I do not accept ambiguous handling.”

He nodded.

“Of course.”

I continued:

“Previously, I submitted an official transfer request to Lam Hieu Hieu.”

“Now me officially withdraw that proposal.”

General Director Tran sighed softly.

“Now it's no longer a matter of whether an official contract is signed or not.”

“If Thinh Vien Company really used the documents she stole…”

“We will pursue responsibility to the end.”

I was silent for a moment then asked:

“Is the Tinh Ha Trade Center project... affected?”

General Manager Tran gently rubbed between his eyebrows.

“But that's not necessarily a bad thing.”

"They used fake data, but instead exposed the problem themselves."

“If the company handles this case well, the Tinh Ha project will trust us even more.”

I nodded slightly. Finally breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as she walked out of the office... Hua Duyet was holding a stack of documents and waiting outside the door. The girl looked at me cautiously.

“Director Truong... are you causing more trouble for me?”

I shook my head.

“You were very brave today.”

Hua Duyet's eyes immediately turned red.

“Actually... I knew it a long time ago.”

“Sister Hieu Hieu really hates you.”

“She often said behind her back that she was just lucky to join the company a few years earlier.”

“She also said... women must be ruthless enough to survive in the workplace.”

“Otherwise, we will forever be oppressed by others.”

“When did she start contacting Trieu Bang?”

Hua Duyet thought for a moment.

“About two weeks ago.”

“One time I saw her calling in the tea room and mentioned Thinh Vien Company.”

“As soon as she saw me walk in, she immediately hung up.”

That moment... Almost coincided with the moment I discovered my file cabinet had been ransacked. From that moment on, she started setting traps.