Chapter 418: The Scheming of Office Colleagues

Looking at He Yu’s actions, Lin Fan had a puzzled face, what was this woman trying to pull?

"What’s going on?" Wei Qingxue came out of the office, frowning.

He Yu said apologetically, "I asked Mr. Lin to make a cup of coffee for the president, he probably didn’t hold it steady, and it fell to the ground. It’s all my fault, I shouldn’t have asked him to do this."

Huh?

Lin Fan thought he misheard; this blatant framing by He Yu.

At this time, Wei Zihan came in from outside, saw the mess on the floor, and scolded, "Lin Fan, what’s wrong with you, can’t even hold a cup of coffee, what are you staring at, clean it up, useless thing!"

Wei Qingxue was a bit speechless, "It’s nothing, just clean it up."

Wei Zihan sneered, "President, you can’t just protect him because he’s your husband, look how expensive the carpet is, now it’s dirty, he should compensate for it!"

"..." Wei Qingxue was at a loss for words; she couldn’t appear to overly protect Lin Fan, as this would lower her prestige in the Company.

Lin Fan chuckled, "The coffee wasn’t knocked over by me; it was deliberately spilled by He Yu."

"What did you say?" He Yu’s face changed immediately, angrily saying, "Mr. Lin, you make a mistake yourself, how can you falsely accuse others? Mr. Lin knocked over the cup, everyone saw it, right?"

People around all echoed, "It was Mr. Lin who knocked it over."

These people were clearly in cahoots, and Lin Fan couldn’t defend himself.

Wei Zihan said, "Lin Fan made a mistake and tried to smear others, it seems you want to be fired on your first day at work, Mr. President, it’s up to you."

Everyone pointed the finger at Lin Fan, which made it hard for Wei Qingxue to protect him even if she wanted to.

"Lin Fan, apologize to Sister He and then clean up the floor," Wei Qingxue said.

Lin Fan sweated; He Yu and others ganged up on him, he had no evidence, and Wei Qingxue couldn’t easily side with him, so Lin Fan decided to swallow his anger for now.

"Sister He, I’m sorry," Lin Fan said to He Yu.

He Yu originally wanted to make a bigger deal out of it but didn’t expect him to apologize so easily. In front of Wei Qingxue, she couldn’t continue to make a fuss, so she pretended to be magnanimous, "It’s okay, as long as Mr. Lin admits his mistake."

"Sister He is so generous. If it were me, I would have fired you! Really can’t bear to look! Quickly clean it up for me!" Wei Zihan shot Lin Fan a nasty look and walked away.

Wei Qingxue couldn’t say anything and went back to the office.

Lin Fan silently took a broom and started cleaning.

"He offended Sister He, serves him right."

"Isn’t it true, originally Sister He wanted to introduce her cousin to be the assistant, but he used nepotism to take it away."

Hearing someone whispering beside him, they thought Lin Fan couldn’t hear, but with Lin Fan’s hearing, he still caught it.

So He Yu was messing with him because of this, Lin Fan’s heart sank. If he didn’t handle He Yu, he might not have good days at the Company in the future.

Lin Fan wasn’t facing office struggles for the first time; before, when he worked at Blue Moon, he was schemed by colleagues and lost his job, forcing him to become a delivery driver.

Of course, back then, Lin Fan was powerless after being schemed and could only endure it bitterly.

But now, Lin Fan was no longer the same as before... How could he let people bully him for nothing?

The son-in-law of the president, knocked over coffee on his first day at work due to clumsiness, this news quickly spread throughout the Company.

Lin Fan became a joke.

The most talked about was how Lin Fan got into the Company through nepotism, with no usefulness, just a ghost payroll.

The president should never have brought Lin Fan in, he should be fired.

Wei Zihan became the main force of this mockery, wishing for a chance to tarnish Wei Qingxue, with Lin Fan being the tool.

"Our president brought a useless person into the Company, leading the way in nepotism, this is damaging the Company’s reputation!" Wei Zihan spread such remarks, trying to cause dissent against Wei Qingxue.

It must be said, Wei Zihan was quite successful, as many in the Company started having complaints about Wei Qingxue.

Lin Fan sat in the office, with nothing to do, colleagues ignored him. When they saw him, they either had an ambiguous look, openly despised him, or snickered.

Anyway, they all saw Lin Fan as a joke.

Lin Fan was bored, and He Yu came over, loudly saying, "Mr. Lin, the president wants to see you."

Lin Fan responded with an "oh," stood up, and went into Wei Qingxue’s office.

Colleagues immediately started discussing.

"Sister He, what does the president want with this worthless person?"

"Could it be that he’s being fired?"

"After all, his arrival has caused dissatisfaction among many."

"Laughable, fired on his first day."

He Yu laughed smugly, "Think he can compete with me, he’s still too green. I can tell just by looking at him that he’s not smart, no match for me to play with."

"Sister He, you’re amazing!" the crowd praised.

He Yu, the director of the president’s office, had quite the prestige among colleagues, while Lin Fan was a useless son-in-law, so everyone decisively sided with He Yu.

Lin Fan entered the office, and Wei Qingxue’s face didn’t look good.

"Lin Fan, it’s your first day at work, do you know what the Company’s colleagues are saying?" Wei Qingxue asked.

Lin Fan chuckled, "I know a little, but I didn’t take it to heart."

Wei Qingxue said, "You may not care, but I can’t. Maybe having you work here was a mistake."

Lin Fan replied, "Do you mean to fire me?"

Wei Qingxue said, "That Wei Zihan is spreading rumors in the Company, now everyone is gossiping that I engaged in nepotism, given your lack of ability to do the current job properly, you can’t even hold a cup of coffee steady. Do you have a better solution?"

Lin Fan said, "That cup of coffee, it really wasn’t me who spilled it; it was He Yu who deliberately knocked it over, wanting to frame me. Everyone else is siding with He Yu, so no one speaks for me, all agreeing with He Yu."

Wei Qingxue frowned, "Are you telling the truth?"

Lin Fan said, "Absolutely, I have no reason to lie to you."

Wei Qingxue said, "Do you have evidence to prove it?"

Lin Fan said, "I really don’t, I didn’t expect to be plotted against as soon as I started working, believe it or not."

Wei Qingxue was silent for a moment; knowing Lin Fan, he had no reason to lie over such a trivial matter.

"I believe you, but what use is that, no one else in the company believes it," Wei Qingxue said helplessly.

Lin Fan smiled, "I know the pressure you face as the president is great. How about you give me some time, I will handle this matter, and if I can’t solve it, then you can dismiss me."

Wei Qingxue nodded, "Okay."

Lin Fan said, "It’s almost time to leave, shall we go home together?"

Wei Qingxue said, "I can’t leave yet, there’s a meeting with the Company’s management, you go home first. By the way, Mom left a message for you to go home early and make soup."