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In Gu’s home.

Gu Yi didn't sleep well all night cause something lingered in his mind so that he got up early. Before going out, he took a look at the second room and decided to leave an apology note for Yu Fei after thinking about his behavior of last night, and then he left the house.

Actually, the moment Gu Yi opened the bedroom door, Yu Fei woke up. She waited silently until he went out, and then she sat up from the bed and washed quickly. She didn't want to stay for a more second and escaped from Gu Yi's home.

Yu Fei left in a hurry and didn't see the note Gu Yi left for her. It's still early and there are few pedestrians on the road while the breakfast shop is full of people. Yu Fei is hungry and wants to eat something. However, the moment she smells greasy food, she feels nauseous and retches several times.

Daring not to eat any more, Yu Fei has to go home directly. After drinking a glass of milk, she lies down on the bed. She slept uneasily last night, but now when she comes back to her home, she feels secure and sleepy soon. She breathes lightly and sleeps soundly.

In Gu’s block.

Gu Yi comes early today which makes the security guards on duty surprised and they greet: "Mr. Gu ’s really early today". It's reasonable to say that no one has come to work at this time. However, Gu Yi still finds that someone has arrived at the company earlier than him, and this person is none other than Lin Miaoxin. Having turning the phone off after sending those photos last night, he hasn't turned it on, and he doesn't know what her reaction is when she sees those pictures.

Hearing the sound, Lin Miaoxin raises her head and sees Gu Yi. She calmly raises a professional smile at him which is no different from usual. Gu Yi also responds with a smile. He expresses nothing on face, but he is confused. Without saying anything, he walks into the office and turns on the phone. With several messages popping out, Gu Yi ignores others, and first checks Lin Miaoxin’s which is replied simply with only two words: not me, and there is no other explanation.

Gu Yi looks at the screen banteringly and curls up his eyebrows. Although he didn't doubt Lin Miaoxin, he has to admit that her answer is very agreeable, simple and powerful. Lin Miaoxin is the university junior schoolmate of Gu Yi and they come from the same department. It can be said that she is the most familiar person of Gu Yi in Gu's company. Originally, Gu Yi was a little surprised to see her resume from the personnel department. However, it's a pity to be a secretary with Lin Miaoxin's ability.

His mind suddenly drifts back to several years ago. Gu Yi still remembers that he asked Lin Miaoxin, who had just joined the company, that why she chose to be an assistant among many promising positions. Lin Miaoxin’s answer has impressed him until now. Lin Miaoxin, who just graduated from the university, was still a little naive, but her eyes were earnest. She only said that “this position is closest to you.” Because of this, Lin Miaoxin has worked by his side for so many years.

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Gu Yi slumps down. If he was asked to exclude someone first who would not frame him in the company, he would choose Lin Miaoxin without thinking. But now things are developing like this. Though he believes Lin Miaoxin's words, he has to say that the trust is covered with a layer of dust, not as pure as before.

It seems that Lin Miaoxin doesn't intend to explain anything else except that. Gu Yi has been sitting in the office, looking up at the door from time to time. Actually, he has some implicit expectations that Lin Miaoxin will explain it to him. Eventually, the manager of the planning department comes first instead of Lin Miaoxin. He sits down trembling in the reception chair with the fat on his belly that hinders his movement, which makes his movement look slow.

Without any superfluous words, Gu Yi asks directly where he got those photos. From the shooting angle, those photos of Lin Miaoxin are not simple, but extremely professional, which were taken deliberately. Sweats trickling down his forehead, the manager wipes with an handkerchief and stutters, "I don't know. I went home last night and the email appeared in the mailbox..."

Before he finishes his words, a folder is thrown at his feet which interrupts him. Gu Yi stares at him apathetically, and his voice is full of disbelief: "just with these unexplained photos, you put the ill fame on Ms Lin'? I don’t think you want to work here any more." The manager is so scared that he falls down on the ground and he is shaking with the fat all over his body, which makes him look like walking flesh.

Gu Yi is upset as soon as he sees him. Such a person has no need to stay. "You're fired." Gu Yi says coldly and turns away from him. The manager raises his head in disbelief, and his face is all sweaty, and he explains in a panic: "Mr. Gu, my family lives on my salary. Mr. Gu, don't fire me, please believe me, I will find out the leaker today..." Gu Yi impatiently waves his hand and doesn't listen to him at all. He says in a firm voice "I won't say it the second time. Leave now."

The manager sits on the ground with a dead heart, looking very embarrassed. Gu Yi calls the security guard to come in and drags him out. The news that the manager of the planning department was dismissed soon spreads in the department and everyone has their own plans. Now Gu’s company is in such an important moment. Firing a manager, there must be another person to replace him, so the candidate becomes important. Although nobody says it on the surface, they are secretly guessing.

In the office, Gu Yi calls Lin Miaoxin over, pushes the paper with only two names to her and asks her for advice: "I want to find someone to replace Yang Ko from these two people, who do you think is more suitable?" Yang Ko, the fat planning manager who was dismissed. Lin Miaoxin doesn’t say a word but stares at the two names for a long while. While Gu Yi doesn't hasten her, and waits quietly. Lin Miaoxin is always the most reassuring. He would like to know which of these two men she believes more.

"If you say qualification, it must be Wang Hui; but if you say achievement, it's Zhang Le. If you ask my opinion, I prefer Zhang Le. Although he doesn't usually say anything, he has a strong business ability. Recently, he has done a few beautiful cases. As for Wang Hui, he is too flaunting his qualification." Gu Yi curls up his lips. Lin Miaoxin's evaluation is objective, similar to what he thinks.

Drawing a circle around Zhang Le's name, Gu Yi looks at Lin Miaoxin and asks the second question: "who do you think is the leaker of this case?” Suddenly the atmosphere quiets. Gu Yi and Lin Miaoxin look at each other in silence, as if they were in a contest.