Yi Yun’s expression froze for a moment upon hearing Wu Tian’s words.
Then, he immediately cursed at Wu Tian, "What the hell are you saying?"
"This is our General Manager Yang, don't act like you know her well!"
As he spoke, he turned to Yang Huilan and said, "General Manager Yang, you see, this guy is just shameless. He's trying to get close to you here!"
But Yang Huilan didn't reply to Yi Yun. Upon seeing Wu Tian, she was also deeply stunned.
After a moment, she took off her sunglasses and said with a face full of surprise, "Wu Tian, how could it be you?"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "It is indeed me. I never expected we would meet again in this way."
Wu Tian and Yang Huilan's relationship was no ordinary one.
Putting aside the fact that Wu Tian was her private appraisal consultant, they had even slept together. Yang Huilan would naturally not stand on the opposite side of Wu Tian.
She immediately questioned Yi Yun, "Yi Yun, what exactly is going on? Why are you in conflict with Wu Tian?"
Yi Yun had been waiting to watch a good show, but Yang Huilan’s sudden question caught him completely off guard.
He stammered, "General Manager Yang... what is this? Do you know each other?"
Yang Huilan said sternly, "I am asking you the questions now, not the other way around. Tell me honestly, what happened?"
Yi Yun’s mind went blank, and he even felt his scalp tingle.
With his life experience, he could naturally tell that Yang Huilan and Wu Tian knew each other.
No wonder Wu Tian had said those words earlier. It seemed Wu Tian really had a connection with Yang Huilan!
Intense emotions immediately churned within Yi Yun.
But of course, he couldn't admit it was his fault, so he braced himself and said, "Well... General Manager Yang, haven't I told you the whole story?"
"This guy is a fraud. He brought a fake blue and white porcelain vase to sell, trying to cheat us out of our money, and I discovered it."
"Look at the shards on the ground. He got angry in his shame and smashed the vase."
Yang Huilan didn't rush to a conclusion. Instead, she stared intently into Yi Yun's eyes and said, "Yi Yun, I'll give you one more chance. You'd better tell me the truth."
"You are an old employee of our branch. I hope you will conduct yourself properly and not do anything detrimental to yourself."
Yi Yun's heart began to pound.
From Yang Huilan's gaze, he saw deep doubt, which made him realize that Yang Huilan might know something.
But then he thought, Yang Huilan wasn't even here when the incident happened. What could she possibly know?
It must be because she knew Wu Tian that she believed him.
He felt that as long as he stuck to his story, and with others corroborating, it shouldn't be too difficult to cover it up and achieve the goal of distorting the truth.
With this thought, he continued, "N-no, General Manager Yang, please believe me. It's precisely because I've been doing this for so many years and have my professional integrity that I exposed him!"
"If it were those irresponsible people, they wouldn't have investigated as thoroughly as I did!"
"So, General Manager Yang, you must believe me."
"This guy is a fraud. He just wants to cheat us out of our money with fakes!"
"Con artists love to trick people they know. You must not be fooled by him!"
Seeing Yi Yun still being stubborn at this point, deep disappointment flickered in Yang Huilan's eyes.
She sighed and said, "Yi Yun, do you know who Wu Tian is?"
Yi Yun blinked and replied, "He... he's your friend, right?"
Yang Huilan said, "He is indeed my friend, but our relationship is more than that."
"Let me tell you, Wu Tian is the appraisal director of our company. Do you think an appraisal director would do something like this?"
"What did you say?!" Hearing Yang Huilan's words, not only Yi Yun but also everyone else was greatly astonished.
Yi Yun said incredulously, "He's the new appraisal director in the company?"
"No way, General Manager Yang, are you joking with me?"
Yang Huilan looked at him coldly and said, "Do you think I'm the type of person who likes to joke with my subordinates?"
Yi Yun shivered violently.
That's right, Yang Huilan had always been a strong businesswoman, rarely joking with her subordinates, which was why everyone in the company feared her.
If Yang Huilan said Wu Tian was the appraisal director, then Wu Tian was definitely the appraisal director. There was no need for her to lie to him.
With things having developed to this point, Yi Yun had basically lost the ability to think and was speechless for a moment.
Yang Huilan ignored him further and turned to Wu Tian, saying, "Wu Tian, why don't you tell us what happened?"
Since Yang Huilan had asked, Wu Tian began to recount the entire story, starting from when he dug up the blue and white porcelain vase from the village.
After listening to Wu Tian's account, Yang Huilan's expression became extremely cold.
Her gaze fell on Yi Yun again, and she said, "Yi Yun, do you admit everything Wu Tian said?"
Yi Yun's lips trembled slightly. To be honest, he really didn't want to admit it.
But given how things had unfolded, far beyond his expectations, it didn't really matter whether he admitted it or not.
Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, there was essentially no need for further discussion.
Yang Huilan reprimanded Yi Yun, "You good-for-nothing Yi Yun! I made you a store manager to serve customers, but look at the mess you've made. Is this something a human being would do?"
"I'm telling you, your actions are a serious violation. You will no longer work here. You should honestly come with me to the police station first!"
Hearing this, Yi Yun immediately became frightened.
Being fired was one thing, but being sent to the police station was a completely different matter!
Given what he had done, he didn't even need to think about it. If it went to court, it would be at least a three-year sentence!
The thought of spending his future in prison made his heart bleed, and his expression instantly turned mournful.
He hurriedly pleaded with Yang Huilan, "General Manager Yang, I know I was wrong, General Manager Yang!"
"I had no choice. The store's performance didn't meet the target, and I was too anxious, so I did something bad!"
"General Manager Yang, please spare me. I'll resign, I'll resign right now, just please don't send me to the police station, please!"
Yang Huilan was not a soft-hearted person. She coldly reprimanded, "Don't talk nonsense to me, it's useless."
"You go and surrender yourself now. If you don't, I will call the police for you."