However, after Ran Qiuye visited the courtyard, Qin Huairu discovered that He Yuzhu had quietly found a partner. Although she had previously come to terms with the situation, thinking that being his secret lover would be enough, she was devastated when she saw the woman with her own eyes and learned that He Yuzhu intended to marry her.
The next day at work, Qin Huairu was even more distracted. She made multiple procedural errors, keeping her colleagues on the assembly line in a constant state of anxiety. Eventually, she committed a grave mistake: she mistook a steel bar for a component and threw it into the running machinery, damaging a piece of equipment worth hundreds of thousands. This machine was a vital facility for the workshop; without it, the entire operation could barely function.
The incident was quickly reported to the office, and the office in turn notified Director Li. When Director Li arranged for an investigation, an Elder Uncle claimed it was a mechanical failure. Although the coworkers in the workshop had their doubts, they felt it was not their place to argue in front of the Elder Uncle. While the matter was not fully settled, the Elder Uncle received only a minor reprimand.
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