The right way to rescue someone who has been out of the closet

Chapter 31

When she went to work the next day, Ye Lan specially brought a few pendants to her colleagues.

Lu Qiaoqiao still didn't want to talk to him. Before Yan Hui said it, he didn't see Lu Qiaoqiao's secret thoughts at all, probably because he subconsciously regarded himself as gay, and he never expected that a girl would like him .

You can comfort yourself when you don't know that Lu Qiaoqiao's indifference is sexual discrimination, but after knowing it, he can no longer stand on the victim's side.On the contrary, he was like a villain, unknowingly hurting the girl in front of him.

But in this matter, he was really helpless, and he didn't know how to remedy it.

Ye Lan sighed inwardly, and put the pendant on her desk, next to the newly bought candy box: "I went to Yunwu Mountain on the weekend and bought a souvenir for you."

Lu Qiaoqiao lowered her head and did not touch the pendant on the corner of the table.

It probably won't get better, Ye Lan thought helplessly.He looked at Hua Hui's seat, it was empty, as if someone had been there.

Ye Lan walked towards Fei Yuande's office full of doubts, stopped at the secretary's desk at the door, and handed the pendant to Yan Hui: "A small gift."

Yan Hui took it over and smiled: "Thank you, you and Qiaoqiao haven't reconciled yet?"

Ye Lan shook her head with a wry smile, how did he know that the girl's thoughts were so subtle, and in this situation, he couldn't apologize.

"It's okay, it should be fine in a few days." Yan Hui comforted him.

"By the way, why didn't you see Hua Hui? I also brought him a gift. Didn't he come today?"

"He didn't come. He seems to have asked for leave. Mr. Fei mentioned it casually in the morning."

"Well, thank you." Ye Lan flashed Hua Hui's resentful face, hoping he would come out soon...

"Are you looking for Mr. Fei? He's here, you go in."

Ye Lan thanked her, opened the door and walked into Fei Yuande's office.After the order was completed, Min Wenwei finally moved away from Limei, and he no longer had to worry about it when he came here.Ye Lan breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that a signature would save so much trouble, and the price was worth it.

Fei Yuande was still leaning on his large boss chair, with his feet raised high on the desk, staring at the computer screen in front of him.

Ye Lan walked over to give him the pendant, and repeated what she had just said.

Fei Yuande picked up the pendant with his index finger, facing the background light of the computer screen, the flocculent impurities inside the pendant were immediately revealed, hooking and pulling each other, like an unclear human relationship.Fei Yuande stared at it for a while, then suddenly laughed: "Ye Lan, sometimes I don't understand you. Others design jewelry for the sake of being tall, but you just like this kind of ordinary jade."

Ye Lan sat down across from him, and waved her hands nonchalantly: "That's the me you haven't seen before. I used to talk about emeralds and rubies, wishing to inlay the most expensive and best jewelry on the design, but then I found With my background and experience, I can’t design works that match precious jewelry. Just like I rejected Min Wenwei, not because of my relationship with him, but knowing that I am not suitable for Wanhua.”

He thought for a while, and then added: "At least it's not suitable now, I can't design that kind of natural luxury, I'd better make Swarovski rhinestones with peace of mind."

"That's good, stop it, otherwise I'm afraid that Limei won't be able to keep you." Fei Yuande grinned, and happily tied the pendant on the car key, "By the way, Min Wenwei called and said Regarding the autumn new product launch event, Wanhua’s chairman seemed to disagree with his draft submission, but he said that everything was done, and your design draft has been selected and announced on Wanhua’s website.”

Hearing "your design draft", Ye Lan frowned involuntarily. Fei Yuande turned the computer screen at an angle as if he hadn't seen it: "Do you want to take a look?"

There was a design draft on the display screen. The theme was the common bird facing the phoenix. The phoenix in the center was studded with all kinds of jewels, and each feather was decorated with a drop-shaped emerald.

Ye Lan looked at the unfamiliar design draft, and the designer's name in the column was so eye-catching.He pushed the screen back: "When will the press conference end?"

"You want to end it before it even started?" Fei Yuande laughed loudly, leaning his head on the chair, and sighed long, "This matter really wronged you."

Ye Lan remained silent, he knew this and could not blame Fei Yuande.

"Now that I think about it, it's really comfortable to work in a state-owned enterprise! Drinking tea and reading the newspaper every day, opening and closing eyes, a day passes. Although the salary is a little less, it's easy. How can I be as busy as a dog now?" It seems that I don’t make money yet.” Fei Yuande looked at the ceiling, the crow’s feet at the corners of his eyes slightly narrowed, “By the way, do you know why I don’t work in a state-owned enterprise?”

He also didn't want to wait for Ye Lan's answer, so he muttered to himself: "Because there are so many rules in state-owned enterprises, I think it's too restrictive. At least in state-owned enterprises, it is absolutely impossible to sit like I am now." He shook He raised his feet and sighed again, "But I only realized after I went into the sea that no matter where I go, people are bound. Even if I am the boss, I can't do whatever I want. When people are alive, the so-called freedom is Limited, if you think about it, there is no difference."

"I know."

"That's good..." Fei Yuande opened his eyebrows, regained his smiling face, and tapped his finger on the desktop, "Hua Hui asked for leave, but he didn't say how long he would take it, just said he would take a break to adjust. Our company's You and him were the designers, but now that he is on leave, do you want to pick up a few more Taobao orders and draw some of the same style as celebrities?"

"I don't want to draw anymore." Ye Lan straightened her back and looked at him quietly, "Don't you think this is boring? Now that you have decided to make an original, don't make an exception."

Fei Yuande's sharp eyes shot over, Ye Lan didn't look away, and didn't speak again.The two looked at each other for a while, and Fei Yuande turned his eyes away first: "You are right. Anyway, after Wanhua's autumn conference starts, the orders will be pouring in immediately. Then ask the finance to hold on."

"Ah."

Everything will be fine, Ye Lan said to herself.

Three days later, Ye Lan saw such a message on Weibo.

The well-known designer Xia Xun claimed that the work "Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix" selected for Wanhua Jewelry's autumn new product launch conference was his design, and he never authorized Ye Lan, a designer of Limei Company, to use this work.This kind of imposter theft is very shameful, and he strongly demanded that Wanhua Jewelry and Ye Lan himself pay compensation and apologize publicly.So far, Wanhua has not responded.

Ye Lan stared at the screen, it took a long time to remember who Xia Xun was.

Three years ago, Ye Lan participated in a very small overseas jewelry design competition, and the No.1 selected was Xia Xun's work.He was originally a designer of Wanhua, but after winning the award, he was rushed to report by the domestic media, and became the most shining rookie in the jewelry industry for a while.Later, he quit his job at Wanhua and set up his own studio, focusing on the style of abstract concepts.Although it is not recognized by the high-end mainstream, it has won many awards, large and small, for its avant-garde ideas.

Ye Lan remembered the selected design draft that Fei Yuande had shown him. If Xia Xun hadn't admitted it himself, no one would have been able to tell that it was his work.The old-fashioned auspicious theme is not Xia Xun's style at all. It turns out that Min Wenwei is looking for him...

The phone suddenly vibrated wildly, it was Min Wenwei calling, Ye Lan felt a "thump" in her heart, glanced at the computer screen, and answered the phone.

As soon as the call was connected, Min Wenwei's eager voice poured out like a flood: "Ye Lan, listen to me! I've already talked to Xia Xun, and he promised me that he would never tell. Signed the contract! I don't know what trick the old woman used to get him to post on Weibo, but I will solve it! You must believe me! Hey, are you listening?"

"I'm listening," Ye Lan asked lightly, "You mean, after signing the contract, he broke it?"

"Yes, but I contacted him, and now he doesn't admit that he signed the contract. If there is a lawsuit, he can be said to be coerced by me..." Min Wenwei paused awkwardly, then said hastily, "You believe me , I will definitely get it done! We must speak with one voice, don’t act rashly, don’t say anything! Promise me!”

"understood."

Min Wenwei repeatedly told him a lot, just asking him to keep silent.Ye Lan sighed, dropped the phone and lay down on the table.

This was not the first time he encountered such a thing. The last time he was slandered, he was terrified and put all his hopes on Min Wenwei, but he ended up alone.This time, he couldn't even trust Min Wenwei, and he didn't know who else he could rely on.When Limei was involved, Fei Yuande couldn't protect himself, so it was impossible for him to be able to protect him.Thinking about it carefully, he didn't have anyone who could help.

Phone screens are dimmed, computer screens are dimmed, and all light seems to be dimmed.The strange thing is that Ye Lan's heart is extremely peaceful.The busy office life was suddenly suspended, and he could hear the low voices of discussions among his colleagues, the strange turning of the air conditioner above his head, and the sound of someone's phone.

It took him a long time to realize that it was his own phone ringing.

The call was from Fei Yuande, probably he also knew about the aliasing.

After the call was connected, Ye Lan didn't make a sound, and Fei Yuande might not have spoken for a long time.Ye Lan waited patiently, Fei Yuande sighed faintly.

Ye Lan was suddenly afraid of hearing what he was going to say, so she rushed to say: "You fire me."

"what?"

"I mean... I resign." Ye Lan recalled what Fei Yuande said just now, "The reputation of the company is more important. As long as I leave Limei, the company will be able to keep it."

Fei Yuande didn't answer, Ye Lan pinched the phone line, her heart was like a grassland that had been burned by wildfire, it was dead silent, not even a little bit of dead grass was left.

Finally, Fei Yuande took a long breath: "Go back and rest first."

Ye Lan opened her mouth, but could no longer say the words of resignation.Damn it, at this time, he still has nostalgia.

The autumn conference of Wanhua Jewelry was a major event in the industry, and Xia Xun was a well-known jewelry designer. The combination of the two hot spots sparked a sudden explosion of public opinion.

People began to flesh out Ye Lan's information like the gossip entertainment circle.Ye Lan's personal information and work experience were thoroughly scraped, and her photos were also posted online.Soon, someone discovered that he was the person photographed in the gay bar last month.

Others found out about his participation in the jewelry design competition based on his experience.At that time, he did not win the award, but was mentioned by the local media and was invited to attend the awards ceremony.The troublemaker deliberately intercepted this piece of information and exposed it along with his sexual orientation.

A person claiming to be an employee of Wanhua posted a message below and revealed that Ye Lan's design was personally submitted by Wanhua CEO Min Wenwei for review, and even contradicted the chairman because of it.However, it has been rumored in Wanhua that Min is always gay. In the early years, Ye Lan was introduced by him and worked in Wanhua for a short period of time, but was kicked out of Wanhua because of plagiarism.Unexpectedly, after many years, it is still a dog who can't change eating shit.

A gay jewelry designer from a small knockoff company pretended to be a well-known designer's work, and was successfully selected for Wanhua Jewelry's autumn new product launch conference.

All kinds of information gathered together, making this simple plagiarism incident more and more complicated.

Overnight, Ye Lan became red.