novelraw Chapter 259: The Real Victim
Chapter 259: The Real Victim
Mu Yan woke up early in the morning, checked the news, and almost laughed in anger.Is Li Shangjia out of her mind? Is she unaware why Ning Shishen fired her?
Does she think that just because there was no evidence left at the time, she can distort the truth? That’s too naive, isn’t it?
Does she not know that once it’s proven she’s the plagiarist, she’ll become the target of everyone’s criticism?
The more Mu Yan thought about it, the more bizarre the whole situation seemed. Li Shangjia was really leaving herself no way out.
She looked at her own Weibo, and because of last night’s revelations, now a bunch of people were calling her and Ning Shishen a scoundrel pair, a snake and a rat in a den.
"Didn’t someone say yesterday that you two weren’t involved? Slap in the face, isn’t it? It’s one thing to copy someone else’s work, but you even go so far as to chase them down relentlessly. Doesn’t your conscience hurt?"
"Never seen someone so righteous in harming others, disgusting."
"There were already rumors of her being ’kept’ in the entertainment industry, it really is a chicken farm."
Of course, there were also people staunchly defending Mu Yan and Ning Shishen.
"I’m an IOC employee, Li Shangjia was fired for committing an unforgivable mistake. I don’t understand where she gets the nerve to slander Mu Yan and Mr. Ning."
"This is purely someone targeting Yan Bao’s fame on purpose."
"Seems like keyboard warriors think a group president from a listed company is as lowly as they are. This is an outstanding young entrepreneur we’re talking about; would he fire an employee over a woman? Use your brains and think."
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Not long after, an unfamiliar call came in.
Mu Yan answered to find it was Ning Shishen.
"Mr. Ning, do you need something from me?"
"Miss Mu, you’ve probably seen the online slander. I plan to publicly announce that you’re the designer of IOC’s bestselling new product."
Mu Yan directly refused, "I disagree."
"I understand your concerns, but what I want to say is, for an outstanding designer, what’s important isn’t the hand that draws, but the soul. You possess such a soul."
Mu Yan’s expression slightly changed, a soul?
"This is the result of my careful consideration. As the president of IOC, I must expose this matter and publicly acknowledge your talent to protect IOC’s interests."
Mu Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Okay!"
This matter started because of her, and naturally, she couldn’t let it burden IOC.
Perhaps Ning Shishen was right; what’s important in design is the soul.
"Thank you."
After Ning Shishen finished speaking, the call ended.
Not long after, Mu Yan saw the latest Weibo post released by the IOC’s official account.
IOC Group V: Regarding the dismissal of Miss Li Shangjia, it is an internal affair of the group. To protect the involved party’s reputation, we cannot disclose the specific reason, but IOC has a clear conscience.
Recently, there have been a lot of defamatory statements about our spokesperson, Miss Mu Yan. There’s something you’d never guess.
The "Starry Sky" themed bracelet designed by Miss Mu Yan is our best-selling new product.
We are unaware of the details surrounding the plagiarism incident from years ago, but we must acknowledge her considerable talent.
In her work, we see a pure soul.
We believe that women who choose this bracelet do so for this exact reason.
Truth, even if buried for a long time, never fades but lacks someone to unearth it.
Netizens following this matter couldn’t stay calm; this post by IOC undoubtedly shelters Mu Yan.
The relationship between Ning Shishen and Mu Yan is undoubtedly out of the ordinary.
What’s more, did Mu Yan really not plagiarize? Or is IOC reversing black and white?
Just when some were demanding evidence from IOC, several major media outlets in the industry simultaneously revealed that Mu Yan was actually the true victim in the plagiarism incident.