Chapter 93: Is This Shyness?

“Don’t even think about it.”

Si Hong rolled his eyes at her in exasperation, grabbed a stack of documents, stood up, and walked out.

Su Yiren wrinkled her nose behind him and muttered softly,

“Is he shy?”

As soon as this topic was brought up, Su Yiren suddenly realized that Si Hong had always been alone, never having a girlfriend.

He and Chi Muyang were complete opposites: one passionate and fiery, surrounded by female companions; the other indifferent and aloof, solitary.

“If Chi Muyang could split his girlfriends with him, that would balance things out…” Su Yiren muttered to herself.

Since this thought had crossed her mind, Su Yiren had a plan.

Si Hong was getting on in years. If he kept dragging his feet for another two years, all the good girls would be taken.

But seeing him in his old monk-like state, completely uninterested in finding a girlfriend, instead burying himself in work, impossible to pull away, Su Yiren couldn’t stand it.

No, as his boss, as his family, as a friend who had known him for so many years, she had to consider his future happiness!

So, Su Yiren immediately took out her phone, found a dating platform in Rongcheng, and registered as a member…

To deal with the company’s stubborn old-timers who were against her, Su Yiren and Si Hong came up with a plan.

Actually, there were only a few people who opposed her, the others were probably just observing.

After all, she was new to the company, while those old-timers were deeply rooted, and she couldn’t pull them out completely for the time being.

“Then we’ll take them down one by one.” Si Hong said in a quiet voice.

Su Yiren nodded, “That’s what I was thinking. Who should we start with?”

They looked at each other, and spoke in unison,

“Finance department.”

The finance department head never expected that when he arrived at his office that day, before he even had time to make a cup of tea, a few police officers walked in.

That afternoon, most of the colleagues in the finance department were called to the police station for questioning, leaving the entire department in a state of panic.

Su Yiren, however, was comfortably spinning in her boss’s chair, looking like a carefree person.

Hearing Si Hong’s report, she smiled and said:

“I’ve already checked his accounts. He’s full of shady dealings. He even dared to collude with those old foxes like Su Changhua. He’s really asking for it.”

Si Hong said calmly:

“They’ve been secretly colluding for years, they’re all tied together, even if he wants to break away now, he can’t.”

As he finished speaking, the secretary’s office called, saying that several department managers wanted to report their work.

Su Yiren and Si Hong looked at each other,

“Look, the fence-sitters are here.”

Su Yiren’s move of making an example of the finance department had made many high-level executives fearful.

Over the years, they had all been more or less involved in some shady dealings. They thought they could coast under the protection of the Su family’s elders, but they didn’t expect the new CEO to be so ruthless, directly throwing someone in jail.

Those who knew how to adapt to the situation naturally had to quickly choose sides.

After settling a portion of the company’s personnel, Su Yiren began to prepare for the launch of the new brand.

The new product launch event was scheduled for three days later.

During this time, she and the entire team worked tirelessly to double-check every detail, and invited many domestic fashion magazines and media outlets, hoping to use this opportunity to make the new brand S+ a hit.

Three days later, the new product launch event was held as scheduled.

Su Yiren sat on the stage, smiling brightly as she answered one question after another from the reporters.

“Ms. Susan, why did you decide to create the S+ brand?”

Su Yiren replied simply:

“There aren’t many clothing styles on the market that cater to teenagers. They’re either those monotonous sportswear or childish children’s clothing that looks too young. It’s hard to find styles that showcase the youthful energy of teenagers. So I wanted to create a brand specifically for teenagers, hoping that these ‘little adults’ can dress with their own unique style and better express themselves.”

The reporter chuckled and asked again:

“You’re basically hitting a lot of brands with that statement!”

Su Yiren’s lips curled into a smile,

“Companies that can’t take criticism will never progress. I believe no brand wants to be stagnant and stop there. The market needs healthy competition, and I hope that after S+ is launched, there will be competitors to point out our shortcomings. This will be very beneficial for us and the entire clothing industry.”

Applause erupted from the group of reporters.

Su Yiren then answered a few more questions until the slideshow of the new autumn collection began playing.

One reporter in the audience took a closer look and felt something was wrong. He quickly opened his phone and searched for a piece of news. Then he immediately raised his hand to ask a question:

“Ms. Susan, why is this autumn outfit exactly the same as the new ‘Youth’ item released online this morning?”

“Shaonianhao” was also a teenage clothing brand, mainly focusing on sportswear, which was theoretically different from their style.

Two other reporters in the audience had seen the photos online and, upon hearing this, quickly took out their phones to search.

Sure enough, apart from some minor differences, everything else was almost identical to the one on the slideshow.

The scene became chaotic, reporters whispering to each other, unsure of what was going on.

At this time, a young woman dressed as a reporter took off her baseball cap and pointed at Su Yiren, saying:

“Su Yiren! You stole my idea, modified it a little, and released it as your own work. You’re so outrageous!” As she spoke, she turned to the reporters and continued, “Luckily I sold my idea to Shaonianhao beforehand, otherwise it would be hers now!”

The reporters in the audience were in an uproar.

Who was Su Yiren? She was Susan! A world-renowned designer with her own unique style!

Her work was actually plagiarism?

If this news was released, it would definitely explode!

But most of the reporters were also rational. How could a designer as talented as her possibly plagiarize the idea of an unknown person?

Perhaps there were some inside stories they didn’t know about.

Everyone looked at Su Yiren on the stage, waiting for her response. But she remained calm, showing no sign of panic.

After listening to the woman’s accusations, she asked calmly:

“If I remember correctly, you’re Xiao Zheng, a colleague from our design department, right?”

Xiao Zheng tilted her neck and sneered:

“So you still remember me! I thought you’d pretend not to know me after stealing my idea!”

Su Yiren ignored her sarcasm and asked directly:

“You said I plagiarized your idea. Do you have any evidence?”

“Of course I do!” Xiao Zheng took out a USB drive and said to the reporters:

“This contains my drawing records from the moment I got the inspiration, with a clear timeline! This is the evidence!”

Su Yiren raised an eyebrow. The file that the little secretary had copied was actually in her hands.

But Su Yiren had anticipated this. She faced the reporters’ cameras and continued to smile gracefully and calmly,

“Sorry, but the stuff on this USB drive is fake.”