"Wait a moment," Yè Mián said, looking directly at Dīng Wǎnyíng. "Are you sure these ten design drafts are the ones you lost?"
Dīng Wǎnyíng's eyes flickered. She looked at the design drafts and said, "Although these ten are not the original manuscripts, they are indeed the design drafts I lost."
Listening to this answer, Yè Mián's eyebrows slightly raised, and a smile played on her lips, completely unannoyed. *This Dīng Wǎnyíng actually has a bit of cunning. But what I want is your admission.*
*Shouldn't Yè Mián be angry and hysterical? Why is she smiling so calmly?* Dīng Wǎnyíng muttered internally, seeing Yè Mián's demeanor. On the surface, however, she remained composed and said gently, "If you want to learn design, you can come to me, and I can teach you. Why did you steal my design drafts!"
"This Ms. Ding from the Design Department is good. She's a true comrade."
"Yes, if you want to learn design, you can definitely ask her to teach you. What's the deal with stealing from others!"
The onlookers who had gathered to watch the commotion couldn't help but praise Dīng Wǎnyíng for her gentleness and generosity. After praising Dīng Wǎnyíng, they began to condemn Yè Mián.
"Doesn't this newcomer have too much nerve, daring to steal the factory's design drawings."
"Could she be a bad person! I heard some bad people specialize in lurking and stealing our country's assets!"
"It's possible. I didn't expect this young lady, who looks so pretty, to be so wicked."
Yè Mián ignored their speculations and looked at Dīng Wǎnyíng calmly. "But these are clearly design drafts that I drew myself."
"I don't know why you stole my design drafts and claimed them as your own. I'll say it again: if you truly want to learn, I can teach you. But why steal them!"
"Moreover, if you truly have talent, why didn't you come to the Design Department?" Dīng Wǎnyíng asked sharply, hugging the design drafts tightly.
"I didn't come to the Design Department because they aren't hiring!" Yè Mián replied.
"An excuse. If you truly had such design talent, with these design drafts, the Design Department would definitely have recruited you," Dīng Wǎnyíng said righteously.
"Heh, isn't this a case of the pot calling the kettle black?"
Yè Mián's gaze was too direct, as if she were telling Dīng Wǎnyíng, *You are the thief*. This startled Dīng Wǎnyíng, and she instinctively took a step back.
"How about we have a competition!" Yè Mián said with a cold laugh, walking step by step towards Dīng Wǎnyíng. "I wonder if this comrade who claims to have lost her design drafts dares to compete."
Upon hearing this, Dīng Wǎnyíng panicked for a moment. Recalling her previous answer, she immediately tried to cover up. But how could Yè Mián give her the chance? "We've already confirmed with you that these are the design drafts you lost. Don't tell me that what I draw next is also something you lost."
"If you keep playing like this, I could draw a hundred pages, and you'd say you lost them all."
"I, I've drawn too many drafts recently, and my inspiration is exhausted." Hearing that her intended excuse had been blocked by Yè Mián, Dīng Wǎnyíng immediately thought of another one.
*She doesn't believe Yè Mián's inspiration is inexhaustible. It takes her half a month or even months to design each piece.*
*How could this foolish woman who throws her design drawings around be truly that smart?*
*She was just lucky to have drawn a few good design drafts!*
"Heh~" With a cold laugh, Yè Mián walked back to her desk and, under everyone's watchful eyes, quickly drew several designs.
"Wow, they're so beautiful!" Ruǎn Língzhú took the first one and praised it.
"Wow! I love this jacket so much." The second one, again, was stunning.
"My heavens, this dress is so pretty!" The third one, utterly breathtaking.
...
"Little Mian, you're amazing!" By the tenth design, Ruǎn Língzhú had decided: from now on, Yè Mián was her idol!
"How about it? Comrade who claims to have lost her design drafts, you're not going to say these that I'm drawing now are also yours, are you?" Yè Mián stopped drawing, smiled at Ruǎn Língzhú, and then said to Dīng Wǎnyíng with a cold sneer.
"Th-these are all design drafts I drew at home. Did you sneak into my house and steal them?" Seeing that Yè Mián had drawn ten designs in just ten minutes, Dīng Wǎnyíng suppressed the surging jealousy in her eyes and accused Yè Mián of stealing.
The onlookers were now wavering, and even the staff from the auditing department didn't know who to believe.
After all, Dīng Wǎnyíng's performance was quite intriguing.
"Heh! Are you sure these drawings are exactly the same as yours?" Yè Mián asked Dīng Wǎnyíng, holding up her newly drawn design drafts, smiling instead of getting angry.
"Yes, they are identical to my design drawings!" Looking at Yè Mián's still calm smile, Dīng Wǎnyíng had a bad premonition, but she had come this far and could only continue to bluff.
"Then please tell me, what does this symbol on the design drawing mean!" Yè Mián pointed to the symbol.
*Bang!*
Seeing the symbols, Dīng Wǎnyíng felt her heart leap into her throat. Her mind raced as she tried to explain, "These symbols are my personal markers."
"Your surname is Ye?" Yè Mián smiled and asked Dīng Wǎnyíng.
Although Ruǎn Língzhú found it strange that Yè Mián asked Dīng Wǎnyíng if her surname was Ye, she quickly answered for Yè Mián, "Her surname isn't Ye, it's Ding. Her name is Dīng Wǎnyíng."
"Then that's really strange. I thought this comrade who claimed to have lost her design drafts was surnamed Ye!" Yè Mián said.
Dīng Wǎnyíng found Yè Mián incredibly annoying. The irritation made her head feel like it was about to explode. She retorted, "What do you mean?"
"This pattern clearly looks like the character 'Ye.' Yet, this Comrade Ding says it's her personal mark. Isn't that strange?" Yè Mián pointed to the pattern.
"You're right. If you don't look closely, you might think it's just a pattern, but if you examine it carefully, it really does look like the character 'Ye'!" Someone with strong curiosity leaned in for a closer look and exclaimed in amazement.
"Oh my, it really is the character 'Ye'! Could Ding Wǎnyíng from the Design Department be falsely accusing someone because their design drawings are good?" Sister Qi also leaned in to take a look. Recalling Yè Mián's words about false accusations, she immediately made a guess.
She had no idea that her guess had hit the nail on the head.
Hearing the discussions, Dīng Wǎnyíng's heart pounded even faster. She tightened her grip on the design drafts.
Thinking about the consequences if she were discovered as the thief, she continued to put on a brave front. "Th-this, I didn't notice. I clearly wrote a 'Ding' character, but you changed my drawing."
"Who should we believe now!"
"I believe Dīng Wǎnyíng. After all, she's in the Design Department. If that Yè Mián were really that capable, why wouldn't she be in the Design Department? Why did she come to the Sales Department!"
"I heard the Design Department has good salaries, ten yuan more than the Sales Department!"
"Exactly. And if a design drawing is finalized and approved, there's a bonus. If Yè Mián truly had this skill, would she be foolish enough to pass up an extra ten yuan in salary and a bonus?"
The crowd analyzed the situation, and in the end, they leaned more towards believing Dīng Wǎnyíng.