Ivan said helplessly, "At the meeting, Shawn said that I bought a new car just several days after I became the person in charge. He just hinted that I embezzled the money from the company. Even Flora believed Shawn. I didn't even have the chance to explain."

Alice replied, "Why do you waste time quarreling with them? You can just ignore them."

Ivan knew Alice was right. But he heard what the others said and couldn't pretend that he didn't.

"You didn't know what the other relatives say. They said that I bought a new car so soon, so I was supposed to buy a new house soon too. They...