Chapter 1872: Clearing Gu Yihan’s Name
In contrast to the orderly jewelry design department, the fas.h.i.+on design department was in a mess after losing Gu Yihan. Although there was still Bai Ling, Nan Nan and Jing Jing—all of whom were talented fas.h.i.+on designers with upright personalities—it was still a major challenge for them to step into Gu Yihan’s shoes.
Wen Xinya was very vexed by this.
To find a balance between work and life, she must first be able to let go of her control and delegate the work.
Hence, Wen Xinya made a daring decision. She invited Gu Yihan to join the Wen Corporation again. It would be a pity if Gu Yihan’s fas.h.i.+on design talents were lost just like that. She also didn’t want Gu Yihan to continue in her desolate state.
Her G.o.d-given talent should not be wasted in this manner.
It took a lot of effort to persuade Gu Yihan. Not everyone had the courage to re-emerge after such a spectacular failure, to face all the pointing fingers and whispers of the crowd. But in the end, Gu Yihan couldn’t resist her love for fas.h.i.+on design and accepted Wen Xinya’s request.
Wen Xinya made the announcement during the board meeting. “I hope that everyone here will give Teacher Gu another chance, to give the Wen Corporation another chance. If things don’t work out, I will personally step up and bear all responsibility for the department.”
Her guarantee suppressed any dissenting opinions.
Everyone was well aware of what Wen Xinya meant by her words.
They also knew very well these were no empty words.
Wen Xinya also held impressive fas.h.i.+on design skills and a good reputation within that industry. The fas.h.i.+on design department would not fall as long as Wen Xinya was around.
Moreover, it was not that difficult if Wen Xinya wished to repackage Gu Yihan and bring her back to the fore. Her group of hardcore fans would make that possible.
If successful, the addition of Gu Yihan to the Wen Corporation would be like adding wings to a tiger.
If it failed, wouldn’t the Wen Corporation still have Wen Xinya, anyway?
The media soon got hold of this news, and Gu Yihan felt an immense pressure on her comeback.
“Miss Wen, CEO Cao just updated that the lobby of the Wen Corporation is filled with reporters.” a.s.sistant Yang, who was doubling up as their chauffeur, glanced worriedly at Gu Yihan.
As expected, Gu Yihan shuddered and clenched her fists on hearing that.
Wen Xinya reached out to hold her icy-cold hands. “Teacher Gu, you shouldn’t hide your talents just because of public scrutiny. Otherwise, you will be wasting your G.o.d-given talents. We all make mistakes, but no matter what, we must always be brave enough to face up to them and take responsibility. Anyway, you still have me. Since the Wen Corporation made this decision, we will bear all the consequences.”
There was only so much she could say.
She hoped that Gu Yihan would make a wise choice.
Gu Yihan kept silent, but Wen Xinya could feel that her hand was still trembling.
Wen Xinya didn’t continue persuading but just looked at Yang. “Continue on.”
The car reached the front entrance of the Wen Corporation and was quickly surrounded by a bevy of reporters. All of them had cameras that were aimed directly at the car.
At this point, a bunch of Wen Corporation security guards rushed over and s.h.i.+elded the car.
The doors to the vehicle opened and Wen Xinya was the first to emerge.
The reporters were instantly roused.
“Miss Wen, the Wen Family is taking back Miss Gu Yihan. Do you really not mind the fact that her drug use scandal caused such ma.s.sive losses to the Wen Corporation?”
Wen Xinya took over one of the microphones and said, “Strictly speaking, the Wen Corporation has a certain responsibility toward Teacher Gu’s drug use incident.”
The reporters were all stunned at her proclamation.
“Miss Wen, can you please explain what did you mean by that?”
Wen Xinya continued, “Everyone here knows very well that over the past 10 years, Teacher Gu created about half of Wen Corporation’s new clothing designs. As a result, after her drug use was exposed, the Wen Corporation’s position in the clothing industry was in dire straits. The company’s revenues plunged and we were in the red for a long time.”
All this was common knowledge. The media had previously conducted their own a.n.a.lysis of the situation.
“This was Wen Corporation’s own failure at managing risks. The company placed its entire fate in Teacher Gu’s hands and relied too heavily on her talents. With all that responsibility bearing down on her, Teacher Gu was under such immense pressure that she ended up taking drugs.”
Wen Xinya’s speech caused an instant commotion.
“I hereby represent the entire Wen Corporation, to offer our most sincerest apologies to Teacher Gu. I hope Teacher Gu will accept my apology.”
With that, she turned toward the car. One could vaguely make out a figure behind the brown-tinted gla.s.s.
The reporters also all turned their attention toward Gu Yihan, who was still sitting inside the car. They were all wondering why had Gu Yihan not exited the vehicle with Wen Xinya.
At this point, the door was pushed opened and the elegant-as-ever, but obviously weary-looking Gu Yihan came out. She faced the mad flas.h.i.+ng of camera lights and bowed deeply, before lifting her head to address the reporters.
“I’m sorry!”
Just three simple words, but they were uttered with heavy emotion.
Silence descended.
Wen Xinya said, “I’m not trying to make excuses for Teacher Gu, but I just wish to say that everyone makes mistakes. For example, before I returned to the Wen Family, I committed many petty crimes to survive out on the streets. It was only because I was lucky enough to be given a second chance that I managed to reinvent myself. So I hope that everyone will give Teacher Gu a second chance too.”
Her words were stirring.
In life, everything was relative.
By comparing Gu Yihan’s situation to her own, Wen Xinya managed to show that it was not such a big deal.
She managed to successfully bring this message across to the crowd.
Even Gu Yihan was astounded by Wen Xinya’s speech. She had been all ready to face the media onslaught, but this girl had managed to take control of the situation. Before all those reporters could start interrogating her, they were already made speechless by Wen Xinya’s words.