Tang Li stood by the railing, looking down at the building below.

He met Huo Chenyu's gaze.

On the other end of the phone, Yao Che asked:

"The document bag is sealed properly. Would you like me to bring it to you, or would you like to come out and get it?"

Huo Chenyu said in a low voice:

"See you at the usual place in half an hour."

Is he going out?

Tang Li felt uneasy seeing him bend down and pick up the car keys he had already put down.

Then, she received a message on WeChat from Huo Chenyu, saying that he had to go out for a while.

Tell her to stay home obediently, eat well, and wait for him to come back.

Dinner was plentiful, but Tang Li had no appetite whatsoever.

Wei Chaoyu assumed she was feeling unwell due to her pregnancy and told her to go back to her room and lie down.

Tang Li, pacing back and forth in the bedroom, sent a WeChat message to Lu Zhixing, asking, "Do you have any way to get the test results? Huo Chenyu just went out, so there are probably some results that he can't let me know."

Lu Zhixing directly advised her:

"Don't overthink it. Wait until he comes back and ask him directly. Only by being honest with each other can a couple go the distance."

He was frank, open, and honest.

Tang Li felt a little ashamed and forced herself to calm down and open her computer to write an update, but after opening the document, she couldn't type a single word.

On the bus, Jiang Mian was uneasy for a long time, but in the end, risking having her bonus deducted, she admitted her mistake to Huo Chenyu:

"Boss, I think I said something wrong in front of Madam today."

Jiang Mian recounted the whole story, and added at the end:

"Anyway, Madam wasn't in a good mood after hearing it."

Huo Chenyu was speechless.

"No one will think you're mute if you don't speak, but if you have something to say, could you say a little more?"

Say more?

Jiang Mian, being so dense, was completely baffled.

Huo Chenyu sighed deeply:

"I absolutely have to get Lu Zhu working for me. With you around, you'll get me killed sooner or later. You've already said so much nonsense, why don't you tell me about how I attacked Lin Yiyun and how I helped Tang Sui teach those scumbags from the Qin family a lesson?"

Oh no, oh no.

In Tang Li's mind, he must have thought that he was deliberately favoring Lin Yiyun.

“But boss, don’t you have a mouth yourself?” Jiang Mian said, sounding slightly aggrieved.

How could he dare to act innocent in front of his wife? Shouldn't these things be private matters between husband and wife?

Huo Chenyu felt like hitting someone.

However, upon further reflection, he realized Jiang Mian was right, so he decisively picked up his phone and sent Tang Li a WeChat message:

"Honey, the results of the cigarette butts we sent for testing are in."

"I'll be back with the results soon. What would you like to eat? I'll bring it to you."

Shortly after leaving home, Huo Chenyu received a call from Wei Chaoyu, who said that Tang Li had a poor appetite and asked him to bring back some of Tang Li's favorite foods when he returned.

Huo Chenyu did not receive a reply from Tang Li until he received the test report from Yao Che.

Upon seeing the test results, Huo Chenyu, in disbelief, even called Song Nanxiu to verify them.

Did Chu Nai attend the Qin family's dinner party that day?

As Song Nanxi's ex-girlfriend, Song Nanxiu had a deep impression of Chu Nai.

"She was among those invited, but she did not attend the dinner."

Since Chu Ting's incident, the Chu family has kept a low profile and has not attended any similar banquets or parties since.

"Are you sure she didn't go?" Huo Chenyu looked at the test results on the cigarette butt test report and couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.

Who can be sure about something like this?

Song Nanxiu left himself some leeway: "I haven't seen her in the lobby. As for whether she appeared in the private room, I have to check the other surveillance videos again. But what I can say for sure is that Chu Nai definitely did not go to the floor where your sister-in-law had the accident."

Although there was only one surveillance camera at the entrance to the restroom on that floor, the surveillance cameras inside the elevator could clearly show who got off on that floor.

The only remaining option is the emergency exit, which is monitored by surveillance cameras, and the video feed is intact.

In other words, it can be almost concluded that Chu Nai had no chance to make a move against Tang Sui.

That makes the test result rather intriguing.

There was a brief silence on both ends of the phone. After a moment, Song Nanxiu smiled and said:

"Whether Chu Nai went to the Qin family banquet or not, you can find out for yourself. Today is the 80th birthday of the Chu family patriarch, and many people have been invited. You should have received an invitation as well."

"Besides, there are many people in the Chu family who are not of one mind with Chu Nai. If you want to find out where Chu Nai went that night, it's a very simple matter."

I'm going to attend the birthday banquet at this time.

OK.

"Let's go home and fetch your wife."

After hanging up the phone, Huo Chenyu patted Jiang Mian on the back.

He then called Tang Li and asked her to change her clothes so he could take her to a banquet.

Back home, Tang Li was still in her bedroom, writing furiously on her computer.

The first thing he said to Huo Chenyu was:

"I don't want to go. You should ask Sitang to go with you."

Huo Chenyu placed the test report in front of Tang Li, squatted down, looked up at her, and asked:

"Don't you want to stand up for Tang Sui?"

To vent one's anger?

"So you're convinced that Chu Nai did this?" Tang Li asked, his eyes clear and indifferent.

According to Lu Zhixing's investigation, Chu Nai's suspicion can be completely ruled out, because she appeared at the IFC building that day and met with Shen Linfeng.

The IFC Mall is close to the nightclub where Zhao Wenxun drinks, but far from the luxury residence where the Qin family holds their banquet.

Tang Li had seen Chu Nai's activity at the IFC that day. She met Shen Linfeng in the evening, and the two of them should have had dinner together. They didn't come down from the hotel until after 8:10 pm.

Then I went straight to the first floor of the mall, visited several luxury stores, bought a Hermes bag, and bought a bunch of other items.

"It's the 80th birthday of the Chu family patriarch today. I'll take you to join in the fun."

Huo Chenyu did not answer Tang Li's question directly.

He only opened his mouth briefly, then habitually closed it again.

"Okay, then you go downstairs and wait for me. I'll come over after I finish updating the chapter and change my clothes." Tang Li hesitated for a few seconds, but still agreed.

Chu Nai is clearly a scapegoat.

It seems Lin Yiyun does have some skill and cunning. First it was Zhou Qiang, and now it's Chu Nai; one after another, they're all willing to take the blame for her.

Let her go and meet this cunning Chu Nai again first.

After all, she hasn't settled accounts with Lu Zhixing for what she did to him.

Tang Li changed into her battle attire, grabbed her makeup bag, and prepared to quickly groom herself in the car. When Wei Chaoyu saw Tang Li's appearance as she came downstairs, she didn't say anything, but simply pulled Huo Chenyu aside:

"Right now, the matter concerning Lili is at a critical juncture. You can take her out, but as a man, you must protect your woman."

That's natural.

On the way, Tang Li, having finished her makeup, sent a message to Yunxi, who was attending the birthday banquet, asking if Lin Yiyun had attended.

Yunxi said no.

The Lin family is currently embroiled in a lot of trouble, so she definitely has no interest in attending a birthday banquet like this.

But fate had other plans. When the car arrived at the Chu family's residence, Tang Li got out and his gaze met Lin Yiyun's. Standing next to Lin Yiyun was her protector, Huo Yancheng.