96: Putting the facts aside, are you not wrong?!

“This is the Huaxia News Agency. If there is nothing important, please do not occupy valuable call time.”

“If you intentionally make harassment calls, we will block your phone number!”

“It’s simple. Since we’re helping you promote, you should pay five million in publicity fees. Our newspaper is popular nationwide, so five million is already a good deal for you.”

“Anyway, our newspaper isn’t lacking your five million.”

“Can’t even afford five million? Your factory is truly useless.”

“I think you should just close down. Why even bother running a factory?!”

Beep beep—

......

The sound of the call disconnecting echoed in the office.

Just a few short sentences,

but everyone present, including Editor-in-Chief Chief Editor Xie Guanglai, was stunned, frozen on the spot.

After a long while,

someone finally came back to their senses, asking with a hint of doubt, yet also certainty:

“That voice is… Yu Bingluo?”

The voice was very soft, but in the office, which had just fallen silent, it was like a pebble dropped into a calm lake.

No matter how small the pebble, it still created ripples on the surface of the lake.

In the office,

almost simultaneously,

everyone’s gaze focused on Yu Bingluo.

The colleagues who were blocking Yu Bingluo’s front also automatically moved to both sides just before Chief Editor Xie Guanglai’s gaze fell upon her.

Chief Editor Xie Guanglai’s angry gaze stared directly at Yu Bingluo.

Everyone else remained silent.

They understood that now was not the time for them to speak.

The arrogance in Yu Bingluo’s voice during the recent phone recording made everyone present feel uncomfortable.

Since when did it cost five million for their Huaxia News Agency to publish something in the newspaper?

Aside from the weekly, the daily could even be published for free, as long as the news was sufficiently novel.

Even to be featured in the weekly, it only required one million.

Of course,

if it needed to be on the weekly’s front page, that would cost two million.

But even so, it never reached the astronomical figure of five million!

Furthermore,

from her arrogant tone, they all heard that Yu Bingluo subjectively wanted to make the other party retreat in the face of difficulty.

If it were a general order, it would be nothing.

But coincidentally, this order was a major piece of news that could directly push the weekly’s sales to over fifty million!

Let alone asking the other party for money, it wouldn't be an exaggeration for their Huaxia News Agency to pay them.

If their Huaxia News Agency could get this news on the weekly’s front page,

they could at least retain their position as the nation’s top newspaper for more than ten years!

This news was no less significant than a nuclear bomb explosion!!

“Yu Bingluo, I ask you, since when did our Huaxia News Agency’s weekly increase to five million? Did you take a kickback or something?!”

Chief Editor Xie Guanglai narrowed his eyes.

A sharp, cold glint flickered in his eyes, like a venomous snake, capable of taking a life at any moment.

“I… I just said it casually, wanting him to retreat in the face of difficulty. Who knew he was so capable, actually developing this Numerical Control Machine Tool.”

Yu Bingluo cried out softly, feeling guilty.

In her words, she showed no recognition of her mistake.

“Yu Bingluo!!”

Chief Editor Xie Guanglai slammed the table and shouted loudly.

His upper body, which had been leaning back in the chair, now sat upright, his face full of anger.

Clearly,

Yu Bingluo’s answer did not satisfy him.

“Why are you shouting so loudly? I’m not deaf, and besides, I know my mistake, okay? What else do you want?”

Yu Bingluo finally retorted with conviction.

After being yelled at, she was no longer so scared.

“You!”

Chief Editor Xie Guanglai was furious.

Facing such an unyielding 'little fairy,' he was completely helpless.

The most he could do was fire her.

Could he really have someone teach her a lesson?

After all, she was a woman, so he couldn't stoop to her level.

“What ‘you’? Setting aside the facts, aren’t you also at fault? You knew I was on my period, and when I asked for leave, you flat-out refused. What exactly do you want from me?”

Hearing such a statement,

Chief Editor Xie Guanglai’s eyes widened, his face flushed red, infuriated. He felt like he was about to suffocate, and the hand pointing at Yu Bingluo trembled uncontrollably.

At this moment, he was extremely grateful that he didn't have heart disease.

Otherwise,

just that one phrase, 'setting aside the facts,' he would have surely met Jesus today!

The other colleagues

were all looking at their female colleague with shock.

They never expected that the colleague who usually seemed approachable would say such words!

Was this still the colleague they knew?

Setting aside the facts, then what would they talk about?

She clearly made a mistake, yet she wanted to set aside the facts. What kind of divine logic was this?

Everyone’s foreheads were full of question marks.

“You, you get out! From now on, you are no longer an employee of the Huaxia News Agency. Get out immediately!!!”

Chief Editor Xie Guanglai no longer wanted to listen to her nonsense and immediately made a decision.

He believed that his decision was definitely correct; talking to such a woman was simply foolish!

She could even set aside the facts when she made a mistake. He didn't know how this person had lived until now.

“I’ll leave, but why do you have to say ‘get out’?

Who do you think you are?!

Not even my parents have ever spoken to me like that, hmph!!!”

Yu Bingluo snorted angrily, turned around, and left without any hesitation.

Her words in the office were all heard clearly by colleagues outside the office.

Many people were astonished by the phrase ‘setting aside the facts.’

In this world,

how could there be such a person?

“Holy crap, that phrase ‘setting aside the facts’ was truly impeccable. Even the Editor-in-Chief was left speechless!”

“What the heck is that? Setting aside the facts, then what are we supposed to talk about?”

“I never realized that Yu Bingluo was such a person. Oh my god! My worldview is completely shattered!”

“We’ve been colleagues with such a person for so long, I’m truly going to faint.”

“Even if the Buddha himself came, he probably couldn’t handle this outrageous statement!”

...

As soon as she left the office,

Yu Bingluo heard her colleagues whispering.

Many people

even cast strange glances at her.

Some people passing by her quickly tensed up and moved to the side, avoiding her as if she were a plague.

Yu Bingluo immediately started crying, feeling wronged.

Didn’t she just make one mistake?

Why was it as if she had done something that angered both heaven and man, something that was universally condemned?

Where exactly did she go wrong?

Why was everyone treating her this way?

Thinking of this,

Yu Bingluo sobbed and ran out of the building.

In the office,

Chief Editor Xie Guanglai held his forehead, feeling a persistent headache.

Yu Bingluo’s phrase ‘setting aside the facts’ had almost made him ascend to heaven on the spot.

After a long while,

he finally calmed down.

Looking at the few people present, he immediately ordered:

“Go and find the location of this Steel Factory now, as quickly as possible. I want to personally visit and apologize!”