But Ming Chuyan's reaction, in the eyes of his parents, indicated that he had been severely bullied by this deputy unit chief at the unit.
This resulted in Ming Chuyan not daring to complain despite the unit's fault.
He still faced the deputy unit chief,
So cautious and terrified,
He didn't even dare to defend himself.
Immediately, his parents were heartbroken.
Unbeknownst to them,
How much grievance had their sixth child endured?
His mother's eyes reddened with heartache, and she looked at the deputy unit chief with a hint of resentment.
"Deputy Unit Chief, no parents in this world would not dote on their children! Today, even if it costs me this old life, I must get an explanation from you for Chuyan!"
"If the deputy unit chief cannot give me a reasonable explanation, I don't mind escalating this matter to the Unit Chief!"
"Mom..."
Ming Chuyan never expected that his attempt to stop his mother would only make her even more aggressive towards the deputy unit chief. His entire face turned pale.
In his heart,
Although he always believed he was not wrong,
The fault lay with the woman named Mo Zheng.
It was Ming Zheng's fault.
But he also knew very well that
He hadn't completed the cruise ship mission.
His achievements were stolen by Mo Zheng.
However, he hadn't expected that his parents would have another chance to see the deputy unit chief.
So he had exaggerated.
If the unit were to find out... that he had spoken of the unit in such a manner at home.
Then he would have no opportunity to return to the unit for reinstatement in the future!
Ming Chuyan's face grew paler. He immediately wanted to apologize to the deputy unit chief and interrupt his mother's interrogation.
The deputy unit chief did not give him that opportunity.
"Is Madam Ming Chairman making a threat?" the deputy unit chief chuckled, his voice stern yet calm.
"No... Deputy Unit Chief, please don't misunderstand, my mother didn't mean that..." Although others couldn't tell, Ming Chuyan could see that the deputy unit chief was on the verge of anger.
His mother's attempt to pressure him by invoking the Unit Chief had completely touched the deputy unit chief's bottom line.
"Of course, we are not threatening the deputy unit chief." Ming's father, like his wife, looked at his usually proud son, who was so subservient in front of the deputy unit chief, not even daring to seize an opportunity to clear his name.
This was hardly the demeanor of a Ming family member!
He pulled Ming Chuyan over.
Then, he adopted the "dominating CEO" demeanor he used to exude in the business world, also known as the "overbearing CEO face," and looked up at the deputy unit chief.
Although Ming's father also had the standard 1.88-meter height of a dominant CEO, standing among the unit members who were all over 1.9 meters, especially the deputy unit chief who had decades of experience in battles,
Both in height and aura, he suppressed Ming's father, who could only look up to speak to the deputy unit chief.
"We are merely reminding the deputy unit chief not to ruin his reputation because of one woman."
As he spoke, he glanced meaningfully in Ming Zheng's direction.
"Heh."
The deputy unit chief let out a cold laugh.
His deep, stern eyes, still sharp despite his age, fell on Ming Chuyan: "At home, do you always slander the unit like this?"
Before Ming Chuyan could hastily defend himself,
The smile on the deputy unit chief's face suddenly vanished, and his expression turned stern.
The imposing solemnity that didn't need to be expressed made the air instantly heavy.
"Alright, although you, as family members, should not have the right to know about the disciplinary review of unit members, out of respect for Miss Ming Zheng, I can exercise this discretion and let the higher authorities approve it."
He spoke word by word, his gaze fixed on Ming Chuyan.
In his eyes, there was a sharp authority.
This made Ming Chuyan straighten his body, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.
He opened his mouth, wanting to speak.
The deputy unit chief interrupted him again: "However, before that... I have a few questions for you."
Ming Chuyan's words, about to be spoken, had to turn into: "Yes... Yes, Deputy Unit Chief."
"Did you complete this mission?" People from the unit never beat around the bush.
Ming Chuyan's pupils trembled.
Ming's father and mother waited for Ming Chuyan's answer, but seeing his forehead covered in cold sweat and his lips tightly pressed, they couldn't help but urge him anxiously: "Sixth child, answer! That mission was completed by you, there's nothing you can't answer!"
Ming Chuyan's brows furrowed, and he turned to his parents with a hint of annoyance, yelling, "Dad! Mom! Can you please stop talking!"
Did they want to add to his current embarrassment and misery?
Did they want to help him,
Or harm him!
"Sixth child, what are you afraid of? With Mom and Dad backing you, just take back what belongs to you!" His mother's heart ached even more. At this critical juncture, their sixth child was still intimidated by the deputy unit chief's authority, not even daring to speak of his own grievances!
When had their Ming family's children ever suffered such great injustice?
Ming Chuyan caught a glimpse of the deputy unit chief's increasingly serious face out of the corner of his eye. The cold sweat on his forehead increased, falling onto his eyelashes and even splashing onto his glasses like droplets of water.
"Ming Chuyan!"
As if losing patience, the deputy unit chief called out in a deep voice.
Ming Chuyan instinctively straightened his chest, stood at attention, and shouted, "Here!"
Deputy Unit Chief: "Answer!"
Ming Chuyan's body tensed, his thin lips bitten tightly.
After a few seconds,
He closed his eyes: "I'm sorry, Deputy Unit Chief, the cruise ship mission... was not completed by me!"
"Sixth child!"
Ming's father and mother looked at Ming Chuyan in disbelief: "What nonsense are you spouting? That mission was completed by you! For that mission... didn't you almost... almost sacrifice yourself?"
As his mother spoke, she suddenly thought of something and abruptly turned to the deputy unit chief: "It's you! You are threatening him, aren't you? Your unit wants to monopolize my son's achievements!"
"Mom, stop talking!" Ming Chuyan said loudly to his mother, his eyes reddening, "I lied to you. That mission... was indeed not completed by me..."
His mother still couldn't believe it.
Her son, who was so outstanding,
How could he possibly lie to them?
"Sacrifice?" the deputy unit chief sneered, "Does that even qualify as sacrifice?"
His mother: "What do you mean?"
The deputy unit chief cast a cold glance at Ming Chuyan: "A coward who fears death, someone whose eyes only see merit and not human kindness, is not qualified to stand in the unit, nor is he qualified to undertake any further missions."
Fearing death?
Lacking human kindness?
Was this... the unit's evaluation of their sixth child?
No!
This was absolutely impossible!
Ming Chuyan lowered his head in shame, his hands clenched into fists by his sides.
Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at the deputy unit chief: "Under the circumstances at that time, I could only make a judgment based on my assessment, making the most advantageous choice with the highest probability of success!"