At that instant, Ye Yuning hadn’t expected to go to Nanjia Peak. When she heard that Lord Xiao wanted to see her, she initially thought it was because her backbiting had been discovered. Sigh, one really should strive to be a person of integrity! But Nanjia Peak was a disaster waiting to happen; after all, they all knew it was plagiarized. It’s just that Xiao’s bunch of fools hadn’t discovered anything. Ye Yuning waved her hand and headed towards the office. "Tell him I’m very busy right now!" Now that they were calling, saying Lord Xiao wanted to see her personally, Ye Yuning had a good idea of the situation. It was simply about getting her to save the situation! When they had their falling out, they treated her with utter disdain. Now they acknowledge her as a business partner? How laughable! Just as she entered the office, Lei An approached with a dark expression. "Boss, my manuscript was plagiarized! I want to defend my rights." Ye Yuning was rendered speechless. Chen Wei, too. The air grew utterly still. After a long moment, Ye Yuning’s lip twitched as she looked at Lei An. "Your manuscript was plagiarized? Who plagiarized it?" No, hers wasn’t... Ye Yuning’s mind went blank. When they had previously inspected Nanjia Peak’s work, they hadn’t found any of their studio’s manuscripts included. Back then, she had even thought Ye Tong wasn’t entirely beyond redemption. But now... what in the world had happened? Ye Yuning hadn’t seen the manuscripts Ye Tong later submitted to Xiao’s, so she was unaware of this. Lei An, having somehow obtained Xiao’s manuscript, now handed it to Ye Yuning. "This latter section is from the project I’m currently working on for President Cao’s team." "Currently working on?" "Yes," Lei An nodded. Ye Yuning asked, "How could something you’re currently working on be plagiarized by her?" Something in progress means it hasn’t been finalized, and the manuscript shouldn’t be known to outsiders yet. How on earth did Ye Tong plagiarize it? Chen Wei also looked at Lei An in confusion. Lei An, now livid, exclaimed, "It must have been when Ye Tong bumped into me! I realized back then that a page from the manuscript was missing." She hadn’t suspected Ye Tong at all back then. That woman! Plagiarizing her own colleague’s work—she’s truly shameless to the extreme...! The crucial thing was, it was just a small portion, but she had managed to weave it in. One had to admit, the designers at Ye Tong’s studio possessed some skill; otherwise, how could they have integrated it so perfectly in such a short time? Patching it together piece by piece like that must have been quite a task for them. Chen Wei gasped. "Ye Tong must be insane! Doesn’t she realize that if this blows up, she’ll be finished?" Or does she think that patching things together from various sources won’t cause any issues? Any designer whose own work is stolen while still in the painstaking creation phase would undoubtedly be incensed. It’s equivalent to half of one’s hard work going to waste. Chen Wei looked at Ye Yuning. "Boss, should we call in the legal department?" "Of course. Doesn’t Lei An want to defend her rights?" "I’m definitely defending my rights! This is outrageous!" Lei An seethed, practically jumping in anger. She had pulled several all-nighters to produce that. Ye Yuning said, "Lawyer Yang can handle your case." Their studio had never been involved in any lawsuits since its establishment. And their very first lawsuit was, incredibly, to defend their own rights. "Thank you, Boss," Lei An nodded. Ye Yuning turned and went into her office, with Chen Wei following. Lei An immediately started contacting Lawyer Yang, her mind replaying images of Ye Tong’s smug, overbearing demeanor from that day. To plagiarize someone else’s work and still dare to be so arrogant! Just wait, I’ll show her! Ye Yuning picked up her water cup and took a sip. Although their studio’s manuscript had also been copied, her mood clearly hadn’t suffered. In fact, she seemed rather pleased. "Is Xiao’s in an uproar?" Her tone clearly held a hint of schadenfreude. Chen Wei nodded. "Didn’t we say before? Once that design manuscript is released, there’s bound to be a huge mess!" After all, the scale of Ye Tong’s plagiarism was quite large. One project incorporating designs from several different firms, even if the details were executed exceptionally well. But any designer would be able to spot the issues in their own work at a glance. She really was audacious. Or was she just overconfident, believing that as a young lady of the Ye family, no one would dare to cause her trouble? Ye Yuning scoffed. "Let Lei An sue. Just don’t do it in the studio’s name." "Understood," Chen Wei nodded. A designer suing her is entirely different from the studio suing her. Zheng Cai and the others wouldn’t even have a chance to play the sympathy card. Meanwhile, Ye Tong hadn’t even taken off her evening gown. She was still daydreaming about wearing the dazzling dress the next day, certain she would be the center of attention. Just then, a call came from Xiao’s, summoning her there immediately. Ye Tong, still clueless about what had transpired, heard the curt tone on the other end, and her own temper flared. "I’m busy right now! Is it something important?" She was Xiao’s exclusive designer now! How dare these people speak to her like that? She fumed silently, thoroughly displeased with the attitude of the person on the phone.