The subordinate immediately bent down to apologize. "Sorry, M... Mr. Chairman."
Xiao Jinyu stood up, staring at Duan Xue expressionlessly. "Tell me all the truth word for word. Otherwise, you'll be thrown into the sea to feed the sharks!"
Duan Xue was so scared that she wanted to cry again, but was intimidated by Xiao Jinyu's terrifying look and just stood there, not daring to do anything.
"Speak!"
Duan Xue shuddered. Wiping away her tears, she stammered, "At that time, I really did have the idea of using the photos to threaten Xia Lin into dating me." Seeing Xiao Jinyu's expression turn even scarier, Duan Xue quickly added, "But I knew that with someone as powerful as you protecting Xia Lin, even if I exposed the photos, it would be a fruitless effort. Later, I deleted the photos. But before that, A Ya once looked at my phone, and she sent the photos to herself at that time."
Just as Xiao Jinyu was about to say something, Xia Lin pushed the door open and came in. "Is it true? Duan Xue, can you guarantee that every word you said is true?"
Seeing Xia Lin, Duan Xue was like a drowning man grasping at a straw. She crawled a few steps on her knees towards Xia Lin. "Xia Lin! Xia Lin, save me! I was wrong. I shouldn't have taken the photos or plotted against you! I'm sorry! But I really didn't send out the photos this time!"
Xia Lin observed Duan Xue's expression carefully. After thinking for a while, she walked up to Xiao Jinyu and said, "I don't think Duan Xue is lying. Although it was she who took the photos in the first place, to put it bluntly, she doesn't have the guts to upload the photos online!"
Being called timid, Duan Xue wasn't angry at all. Instead, she felt quite lucky. "That's right! I swear that if it was me who uploaded the photos, let me gain thirty pounds and grow a lot of pimples on my face!" Wow, hearing this, Xia Lin couldn't help but sigh. This was really a serious oath for a girl.
They knew that Duan Xue wasn't the one who released the photos, but since she was the source, she still had to be punished.
Duan Xue was shivering, worried that she might lose a hand or break a leg. She was so scared that her whole body was shaking. Although she tried hard not to cry out, tears kept falling.
Xia Lin smiled and blocked Xiao Jinyu. "Let me decide the punishment. Duan Xue, because of your photos, a big incident has occurred, so I'm going to give you a severe punishment!"
Duan Xue looked at Xia Lin fearfully. Xia Lin pretended to be serious and said, "To punish you, I've decided to cut your hair! You, go get a pair of scissors and shave Duan Xue's hair into a crew cut!"
"Ah?" Everyone was speechless.
In the end, Duan Xue's hair was still shaved into a crew cut. Her originally neat and beautiful bangs now looked like they had been chewed by a dog.
Seeing herself in the mirror, Duan Xue felt like crying but had no tears. It would take at least half a year for her hair to grow back to a barely presentable length!
Xiao Jinyu crossed his arms. "Xiaolinzi, you're soft - hearted again. How can this be considered a punishment?"
Xia Lin waved her hand. "Punishment isn't the goal. The goal is to let Duan Xue learn a lesson. After this experience, I believe this girl won't dare to do similar bad things in the future. And it wasn't this girl who released the photos in the first place. Are we really going to cut off her hand or gouge out one of her eyes?"
Xiao Jinyu's eyes turned sharp. "You're right. Now we have to catch A Ya and even all those girls in her group!"
Xia Lin was a bit worried, concerned about Xiao Jinyu. "If we catch them all, will we offend too many people?"
Xiao Jinyu laughed. "I'm not afraid!"