After Mr. Xiang divorced, the president regretted it

"What did you say?!" Xiang Yu suddenly jumped up from his chair, his knuckles turning white while holding the phone, and his face was completely bloodless. The panicked voice of the project manager came from the other end of the phone, reporting intermittently that the project had encountered a major technical failure, resulting in heavy losses, and might even affect the future development of the entire company.

Before Xiang Yu could digest the bad news, the door of his office was flung open. Director Zhou looked pale and said in a trembling voice, "Boss Xiang, something bad has happened!"

"It's being said on the company's internal forum... that someone deliberately tampered with the information, saying... that we were harboring industrial spies..." Director Zhou spoke in a halting tone, and it was obvious that he was frightened by the comments on the Internet.

Yan Jin snatched Director Zhou's phone. On the screen, the company's internal forum page was flooded with all kinds of sensational posts, and the words were full of suspicion, panic and anger.

"How could this happen..." Yan Jin muttered to himself, his expression turning ugly.

Xiang Yu grabbed the phone, the content of the post stung his eyes. The discovery of the previous financial data and emails had already caused a storm within the company, and now the sudden accident in the project was the last straw that broke the camel's back. All the blame was directed at the "insider". The company, which was already in a panic, fell into chaos at this moment.

"Stop the news immediately! Control the situation!" Xiang Yu made a prompt decision, with a fierce look in his eyes. These groundless rumors were undoubtedly making things worse for them.

"It's too late... The news spread too fast. I'm afraid the entire company and even the entire industry knows about it now..." Director Zhou's voice trembled and his face was full of despair.

"Damn it!" Xiang Yu slammed his fist on the table with a loud bang, and the documents were scattered all over the floor. His eyes were bloodshot, and the desperate voice of the project leader on the phone and the malicious and speculative words on the forum kept echoing in his mind. Anger and powerlessness surrounded him.

Yan Jin, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, "The most important thing now is to stabilize people's hearts and find out the truth. Only in this way can the problem be solved." Her voice was calm and firm, like a ray of dawn, illuminating the gloomy office at the moment.

"Yes, Mr. Yan is right. We can't lose our composure now." Director Zhou nodded repeatedly as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

Xiang Yu took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He looked at Yan Jin, his eyes full of fatigue and... a hint of dependence that he himself didn't even notice. "What should I do now?"

Yan Jin didn't say anything, but walked to the window and looked at the busy city outside with deep and firm eyes.

"Hold a general staff meeting." She turned around and said in an unquestionable tone, "I want to explain everything to all the employees in person."

"But..." Director Zhou wanted to say something, but was stopped by Yan Jin's eyes.

"Now, you can only trust me." Yan Jin looked at Xiang Yu with a burning gaze, "Believe in yourself too."

Xiang Yu looked at Yan Jin in front of him. In his eyes, she was a smart and strong woman and a good partner in planning strategies. But at this moment, he saw an extremely powerful force in her, a force that could turn the tide and calm people's hearts.

"Okay." Xiang Yu nodded, "I'll arrange it right away."

However, what they didn't know was that in a corner of the company, a pair of conspiratorial eyes were flashing in the darkness, with a cold smile on the corner of his mouth...

"This is just the beginning..." Manager Liu put down his phone. On the screen, the discussion about "insiders" in the forum became more and more intense...

Manager Liu's cold eyes swept over the comments dominated by anger and fear on the forum, and a triumphant smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He pretended to walk to the tea room casually, deliberately lowering his voice, but enough for several colleagues around him to hear, "Have you heard? This accident seems to be related to Director Wang of the technical department. I heard that he has been very close to General Manager Xiang recently..."

"Is this true? Director Wang is a company veteran!"

"You can only know a person's face but not his heart. Who knows if he is selling out the company for profit..."

Manager Liu watched the rumor spread like a virus and left the tea room with satisfaction. He knew that at this time, any unfounded news would be infinitely magnified, and what he had to do was to fan the flames and make the fire burn more vigorously.

On the other hand, employee representative Chen was extremely anxious as he watched the increasingly outrageous speculations on the forum. He opened the company's internal communication software, created a group called "Rational Discussion, Overcoming Difficulties Together", and pulled all his colleagues in.

"Dear colleagues, please stay calm and do not believe rumors! The most important thing now is to unite and overcome the difficulties together!" Employee representative Chen sent a message in the group, but what responded to him was a barrage of doubts and abuse.

"That's easy to say. After such a big incident, do you think you can just brush it off with a simple 'don't believe rumors'?"

"That's right, the company must be deliberately hiding the truth, and we are all kept in the dark!"

"I think you are just a lackey of the company, speaking for them here!"

After seeing the news, employee representative Chen felt extremely powerless and heartbroken. He just wanted to do his part, but he didn't expect to become the target of public criticism.

In the office, Xiang Yu and Yan Jin watched the situation develop, their faces were extremely solemn. "What should we do now?" Xiang Yu clenched his fists tightly, and his knuckles turned white due to the force. Yan Jin didn't say anything, but picked up the phone and dialed a number, "Hello, Consultant Wu, we need your help now..."

On the other end of the phone, Management Consultant Wu's calm voice came, "I have understood the situation. The top priority is to rebuild trust, and at the same time, we must prepare for the worst..." He paused, "I suggest that the emergency plan be activated immediately and the company's network and systems be fully upgraded..."

"Full upgrade?!" Xiang Yu and Yan Jin exclaimed in unison. They both understood what this meant. It would be an astronomical expense!

"I know this will be a huge expense," said Wu, a management consultant, calmly and rationally. "But the situation now cannot be delayed any longer. Rather than waiting for a bigger loss to occur, it is better to act now and make up for the loss."

Xiang Yu's brows were tightly locked together. He certainly understood this truth, but the company's capital chain had become very tight due to this accident. If a comprehensive upgrade was carried out, I'm afraid...

"Are there any other ways?" Yan Jin asked. She believed that since Management Consultant Wu proposed this plan, he must have considered other possibilities.

"There is also a temporary safety measure plan," said Wu, the management consultant. "It can temporarily control the situation, but it is only a temporary solution and does not address the root cause. It also requires a lot of manpower and time to maintain."

"Let's implement the temporary plan first," Yan Jin made a prompt decision, "I will do my best to raise funds and strive to complete the comprehensive upgrade as soon as possible."

Xiang Yu looked at Yan Jin with admiration and trust in his eyes. He knew that at this time, only if they united together could they lead the company out of the predicament.

However, the development of things was far more serious than they had imagined.

Human Resources Director Zhou walked into the office with a pale face, holding a stack of resignation letters in his hand. "Mr. Xiang, Mr. Yan, these are the resignation letters we received this morning. They are all from the company's technical backbones..."

"How could this happen?" Xiang Yu took the resignation letter and felt that every time he opened it, his heart was hit hard by a heavy hammer.

"People are panicking. Many people are worried about the company's future," HR Director Zhou explained feebly, "especially the technical backbones. They have the core technology in their hands. Now there are many headhunting companies outside trying to poach them..."

There was dead silence in the office.

Yan Jin took a deep breath and said slowly, "It seems that we have to do something..." Her eyes were firm and calm, as if she had made an important decision, "Notify everyone to hold a general staff meeting tomorrow morning..."

The next morning, the company's conference room was packed, but the atmosphere was unusually solemn. Everyone's eyes were focused on the podium, where Yan Jin and Xiang Yu stood side by side.

"Dear colleagues, I called you all here today because I want to have a frank talk with you." Yan Jin's voice was clear and firm, echoing in the conference room. "During this period of time, a series of things have happened in the company, which has caused trouble and anxiety to everyone. We are deeply sorry for this."

Yan Jin briefly reviewed the whole incident and disclosed the progress of the investigation. "At present, we have found some clues and locked in several key suspects. I believe there will be results soon."

"During this period, we hope that everyone will not believe in rumors, let alone be suspicious of each other." Xiang Yu's voice was steady and powerful. "The company will definitely give everyone an explanation and clear everyone's name!"

However, the employees' response was not positive. There were whispers from the audience, and doubts, concerns, and dissatisfaction spread in the air.

"That sounds nice! Who knows if they are just trying to please us?" A young employee couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

Chen, an employee representative and experienced veteran who was sitting next to him, patted him on the shoulder gently and signaled him to stay calm.

"Boss Yan, Boss Xiang, we believe the company will find out the truth." Employee representative Chen stood up and spoke on behalf of the employees, "But now the company is in a panic and many projects are at a standstill. If this continues, the losses will only get bigger and bigger."

"We also know that the current situation is very serious." Yan Jin's tone was a little tired, "But please believe us, we will definitely solve the problem as soon as possible and restore the normal order of the company."

However, no matter how Yan Jin and Xiang Yu assured them, they could not completely eliminate the doubts and uneasiness in the hearts of the employees. Once trust collapsed, how easy would it be to rebuild it?

After the meeting, Yan Jin and Xiang Yu returned to the office. Neither of them spoke, but just sat opposite each other in silence. The atmosphere was so depressing that it was suffocating.

"It seems that this crisis of trust is more serious than we thought." After a long time, Xiang Yu broke the silence.

"It will be hard to lead the team if people's morale is low." Yan Jin rubbed his brows, his tone full of helplessness and fatigue.

Outside the window, night fell and the lights came on. Yan Jin stood up and walked to the window, overlooking the dazzling night view of the city, but his heart was at a loss.

Suddenly, her eyes fell on a window of the office building opposite. A faint light shone through the window, which looked particularly abrupt in the night.

That is...the office of Department Manager Liu!

A strange feeling suddenly arose in Yan Jin's heart...