Chapter 388 A Celebratory Dinner


    Andy stared at Autumn seeking a positive response. "Moreover, theunch event was a sess. If


    Father and Mother find out that I didn''t give you any bonus, they will scold me quite harshly. So please


    just honor me to do something for you simply based on your merits."


    Autumn blushed pink. After all, Pa did go out her way to ensure theunch event was ruined. She


    said awkwardly, "Uncle Andy, Pa had a problem with me. She stole all the merchandise as an act of


    revenge."


    "Don''t worry about that. You saved the day and that is all that matters now, " Andyforted her,


    "Once you informed me about the missing clothes, I immediately called the police. By now, I am sure


    the police must have arrived and will take her away for further questioning after conducting preliminary


    investigation."


    Andy thought to himself, ''A person as foul as Pa deserves what she gets. Autumn used to tolerate


    her while being generous towards her. But her kindness was repaid with ingratitude. So this time, I


    swear not to let her go unpunished.''


    Autumn was the reason Pa became so notorious. Pa would seize every chance to embarrass


    Autumn and put her down. She knew that today was Giant Promise Company''sunch event. After


    managing to sneak backstage without anyone noticing, she stole the samples from the mannequins


    which Giant Promise Company delicately prepared and hid them in a corner. She hoped that Autumn


    wouldnd in trouble.


    She was so confident that she would not get caught. Instead of leaving at once, she kept lurking on the


    premise to witness Autumn''s despair. If theunch event turned out to be a failure, it was unlikely for


    anyone to cooperate with Autumn. To her astonishment, theunch event had turned around and was a


    Company.


    The more Pa thought about it, the angrier she felt. Today''s scheme failed, but she would not give up


    on the pursuit of bringing Autumn down.


    She red at the stage as she was about to leave, when a group of policemen in uniforms blocked her


    way. Her instinctive reaction was to turn around and run. But a tall police officer lifted her up from the


    group easily almost like she was a child.


    "You…" What are you doing?" Pa asked the policeman with a rather guilty expression all over her


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    face, "Why did you stop me, Officer?"


    "Well, for start, why don''t you tell me why you were running away?" The policeman queried, "Is your


    name Pa Pan?"


    "Yes, " answered Pa in low spirits. She realized she could not escape her fate of getting caught.


    The policeman said with scorn as he noticed her expression, "It seems like you already know the


    reason why we are looking for you. Let''s go. Please follow us to the police office."


    I and Autumn saw Pa getting arrested as they walked out of the greenroom. Autumn sighed,


    "Why is she alwayspeting against me? I mean what is it that she wants to prove so desperately?"


    "Who knows?" I responded with a shrug, "Now it''s hopefully over. She will bear the punishments of


    her ill motivated actions. I guess she will be sentenced to more than one year in prison for such a


    spiteful act."


    "It''s none of our business, " Autumn responded happily. The event ended up sessfully with


    everyoneuding their efforts. Her mood was lifted and she simply did not care even when Pa shot


    her a nce with intense hatred.


    "The event we nned has been sessful. Why don''t we head out and celebrate this happy


    moment?" Autumn advised I, "What about having hotpot?"


    "Great. Wait for a moment. I will call them out, " I agreed. Other employees were inside winding up


    everything. She said with a wide smile as she spotted them, "Everyone, can I have your attention


    please? Dinner is Manager Ye''s treat. Please feel free to order anything you like to celebrate our


    sess tonight."


    Everyone was happy about the good news because their enduring efforts finally got a reward. When


    Autumn saw the excited faces, a grin spread slowly across her face.


    In an authentic Chongqing hotpot restaurant, tens of people were sitting around a table. I said,


    smiling at Autumn next to her, "Autumn, I won''t stand on ceremony."


    "Be quick and order away. Stop talking nonsense." Autumn smiled.


    I too was in good spirits, so she without thinking twice ordered a box of beer. Since Autumn was not


    interested in drinking, she sat in a corner drinking some hot and soothing tea. Today''s event was a big


    sess, which made all employees feel proud and ted.


    After going through rounds of drinks, Yoyo was already quite drunk. She gathered her courage as she


    took a seat beside Autumn and said, "Manager Ye, I have to apologize to you."


    "What happened? Why are you apologizing to me?" Autumn asked in surprise. She thought, ''I am


    under the impression that Yoyo is an honest girl. No matter what she has been asked to do, she always


    does the work perfectly. Moreover, she is also easy to get along with. Although I have very little


    personal contact with her, I know everyone in thepany is fond of her. I is particrly close to


    her.''


    "I want toe clean about something, " Yoyo forced a smile and exined, "Manager Ye, I mistook


    your disposition. Now I finally realized I was too naive and immature. I shouldn''t believe the rumors and


    assume the worst in you without seeing things for myself."


    Autumn knew what Yoyo was referring to. It was true that everyone initially judged Autumn rather


    harshly. She also knew it, but didn''t care much about it. Time reveals a person''s heart and intentions.


    She was confident that her employees would learn about what kind of person she was sooner orter.


    So Autumn didn''t me Yoyo. Instead, Autumn patted her shoulder andforted her, "That''s all in


    the past. Just forget it and move on."


    "No, just let me finish what I was saying." Yoyo insisted. She had consumed a lot of wine. On one hand,


    she was happy about the sessful event. On the other hand, she was ashamed to have


    misunderstood Autumn. The truth was she was good and upright.


    Therefore, she took the chance to talk about this frankly while she felt the buzz of alcohol.


    She burped loudly and the smell of wine pervaded the private room. There wasn''t any disgust on


    Autumn''s face. She poured some water for Yoyo. "Drink some water."


    Yoyo continued as she took a sip, "Manager Ye, Pa told us about the details of your act of


    giarism. We believed that. When Mr. Lu bought Cloud Advertising Company for you, we felt sort of


    jealous. Someone guessed you had an affair with him, or you were Mr. Lu''s mistress. We said many


    bad things about you."


    Yoyo added with an awkward smile, "There are two reasons for that. The first reason is that we envied


    you. The second is we underestimated your ability. Later, you were involved with Sam, which further


    tarnished your image. Many colleagues wanted to quit, including me. I persuaded us not to leave."


    Yoyo stared at Autumn and went on her speech, "I told me to stay for another month or two till I see


    the real you. To tell you the truth, I didn''t believe her but I stayed because of my respect for her. But a


    series of things that happened changed our thoughts.


    You are Mrs. Lu, but you don''t pull rank on us. Besides, Sam''s mother came to apologize for her rude


    behavior and misunderstanding. What''s more, without your timely return with the clothes, today''s


    <punch event would have fallen through."