Chapter 123 Attacked

Xie Ming raised his eyes and stared at Han Que again, a smile on his lips: "I heard some things about you and Gu Ningwei. Congratulations, Gu Ningwei is a kind and loyal person. I was wrong about him."

Han raised an eyebrow: "What's the matter?"

Xie Ming chuckled and teased, "I heard that he was determined not to marry into the He family for your sake. Is that true?"

Han murmured, "Oh, that's indeed the case."

Xie Ming looked at him, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes, "Then congratulations! You're about to marry into a wealthy family and achieve a social class leap."

Han could not deny it.

Xie Ming added, "Hey, you women are the best. You can easily live a good life with your looks and figure, unlike us men who have to rely on ourselves for everything."

Han frowned after hearing this, "Mr. Xie, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. I have something else to do..."

Xie Ming stared at her bright face, a hint of jealousy flashing through his heart. He paused, then sarcastically said, "But I wonder if this dream of marrying into a wealthy family will be shattered soon. After all, the good days of Chengguang Group are numbered..."

Han suddenly looked up at him and smiled faintly, "That's exactly what you want. Aren't you looking forward to this day?"

Their eyes met, and Han glared back without hesitation.

Finally, Xie Ming lowered his head and said through gritted teeth, "Of course I was looking forward to this day coming sooner. I literally watched him build a tall building, watched him entertain guests, and watched it collapse. So, too much evil will eventually lead to its own downfall. If you do too much evil, there will definitely be no good end."

Han narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Mr. Xie really hates evil."

"Of course." Xie Ming held his head high, his expression proud. "This is the basic quality of us as media professionals."

Han secretly curled her lips, hummed, and leaned back in her chair rather casually, smiling as she drank the boiled water in her glass. She thought for a moment and told him, "Gu Ningwei has already sent someone to investigate Zhang Yuming's matter, but the results haven't been released to the public yet."

Xie Ming said, "I heard that Mr. Gu sent someone to H County to conduct an audit and investigation. They turned Chengguang Group's internal projects upside down, which made many people uneasy and even very angry."

Han looked up and glanced at him: "Mr. Xie is well-informed."

Xie Ming nodded without saying anything, but his expression was quite proud.

He thought about it and felt a little indignant. "Gu Ningwei is a person who uses others to achieve his own goals. He used Yu Ming's affairs to investigate his own affairs and achieve his own goals."

Han, however, lowered his head to play with the charm on his phone case and chuckled. "Whatever his purpose is, at least he's investigating. Don't forget, this is the company his father founded, and he owns shares. Besides, he's not some superhero who can save the world. Mr. Xie, there's no need to expect too much from him. As long as he can help you partially and achieve your goal, that's enough."

Xie Ming snorted, "His goals and mine will never align."

Han glanced at him and said sarcastically, "Oh, right, I almost forgot. Your goal is to bring down Cheng Guang, which is of course inconsistent with his."

However, Han didn't like his cynical and paranoid personality in the first place. Later, because his report hurt Liu Suping and almost killed Lao Tiantian, he liked him even less.

But Xie Ming just likes to look for her.

Every time he would throw out some news that made her curious, half true, half false, half hidden.

Xie Ming glanced at her and said, "You're quite loyal. Oh, and you're about to marry into a wealthy family."

Han then said softly, "In that case, why did you come to see me today? I will not help you bring down Chengguang. Not only will I not help you do so, but I might even stop you from doing so."

She blinked as she spoke, her smile a little playful and mischievous.

Xie Ming raised his head and looked at her, slightly embarrassed. He was silent for a moment and said, "Actually, I know that in your current situation, you certainly won't cooperate with me, nor will you stand on my side."

"That's good to know."

Xie Ming continued, "But I still think there's a possibility for us to cooperate."

Han raised his eyebrows in surprise, crossed his arms, leaned back in his chair, and said thoughtfully, "Tell me. What are your conditions?"

Xie Ming's face tensed, and he looked up in surprise and asked, "Why did Miss Han say that?"

Han pursed his lips, picked up the water glass on the table, drank a few sips slowly, put the glass down, and said with a smile: "Is there anything wrong with what I said? Mr. Xie said on the phone that he wanted to tell me the news because of Gu Ningwei. I asked you to go to him directly, but you refused and were so coy. Of course, you want to negotiate with Gu Ningwei through me. So what are your conditions?"

Xie Ming was embarrassed when his secret was revealed. He felt more and more that Han Que was difficult to deal with and should not be underestimated.

Han Que's fingers intertwined as he played with the beads hanging from his phone case. He lifted his eyelids and looked at him with a smile. "If you have any conditions, just tell me directly. I'll see if I can meet them. If not, there's no need to tell me Mr. Xie's so-called news. We owe each other nothing."

The smile on her face was light, but it inadvertently revealed a charm and gentleness that she had never had before. Xie Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he inexplicably thought of Qin Yani.

Qin Yani had also spoken to him with this kind of tenderness in her early years.

But later on, Qin Yani didn't even want to answer his calls.

He recalled the last time he spoke to Qin Yani, and what she had said: "Xie Ming, this time I spoke well of you and persuaded Gu Zhiguang to let you go. If you continue to be stubborn and refuse to change your ways, don't blame me for not helping you if something happens."

"Have you ever used your brain? Can you afford to offend outsiders like them? You even threaten the He family's daughter. Let me tell you, the He family is many times more powerful than Chengguang. Be careful and don't play with fire."

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Han looked at him in a trance and frowned slightly: "Thank you, Mr...."

Xie Ming recovered, gathered his composure, looked directly into her eyes, and said, "I want that investigation report."

"Investigation report? What investigation report?"

"It's the report on this investigation that Gu Ningwei conducted."

Han narrowed his eyes and said, "That's Chengguang's internal report. What do you want him to do?" After thinking for a while, he understood, "Oh, Mr. Xie, you're not a reporter anymore. Why are you still thinking about exposing the inside story? Aren't you afraid of being banned again?"

Xie Ming said, "Although they can get Caijing Weekly to fire me and block my account, they can't silence me. Unless they literally cut out my tongue and throat, rendering me unable to utter a single sound, I will not give up."

Han looked at his angry expression and shook his head silently: "I'm sorry, I can't help you."

Xie Ming said, "Why? Do you really think that old man named Gu will let you marry into his family? Do you think that just because you're pregnant with Gu Ningwei's child, you can become a mother of honor? You're really too naive. People like them are capable of anything."

Han, however, said angrily, "Whatever I think is none of your business. I don't want to be your spy."

Xie Ming added, "Then don't you want to know what they are doing to Gu Ningwei?"

Han asked in return: "What can they do to Gu Ningwei?"

Xie Ming smiled cunningly and said nothing.

Han understood that this was the so-called information he wanted to exchange. She fidgeted a little, trying to calm her uneasy mood, and continued, "If you don't want to tell me, there's nothing I can do. The report you want hasn't been made public within the Chengguang Group, so I can't get it."

"It's not public within Chengguang Group, but if you want to know, there will definitely be someone willing to tell you."

Han sneered, "I didn't know I was so charming."

Xie Ming moved closer to her and whispered, "As far as I know, the person in charge of the investigation team is Jiang Jin."

After he finished speaking, he stared at Han Que and smiled slightly.

Han stared at him for a moment, then stood up and said, "Mr. Xie, I'm afraid you not only overestimate me, but also overestimate yourself. I have no reason to help you."

After saying that, she walked away. She walked so hurriedly that she almost knocked over the round table next to her.

The coffee cup and water cup shook a few times, splashing and wetting the several pages of paper on the table.

Xie Ming frantically sifted through the documents on the table, wiping the papers with a tissue. He raised his head, watching her hurriedly leave, and sighed heavily. He muttered to himself, "You really thought you could fly up to the tree and become a phoenix."

Han walked out of the cafe and walked aimlessly to the crosswalk, waiting for the traffic light to change to cross the road.

The sun was hanging right in the middle, shining softly and hotly on the asphalt road, and she felt a little dizzy.

Twenty seconds later, the green light came on, and Han was about to cross the road when suddenly, a motorcycle came speeding in the opposite direction and hit her head-on.

Han tried to dodge, but the motorcycle suddenly sped up and hit her head-on. The person on the motorcycle was wearing a helmet that covered his entire face and was gripping the handle to speed up.

Han dodged in a hurry. The motorcycle whizzed past her body but did not knock her down. Han staggered but did not fall.

The car made another turn, came around, increased its speed, and sped towards her again.

Han was so frightened that she was stunned. She thought it was over. This was deliberately targeting the baby in her belly.

She ran back and forth, trying to avoid it, but the car kept chasing her, and the tires rubbed against the ground, making a screeching sound.

Han was unable to dodge and was hit by the handlebars, falling to the ground. Just as she closed her eyes and was ready to accept her fate, she suddenly heard someone shouting on the side of the road: "What are you doing!"

She opened her eyes and saw a figure rushing towards her.

The motorcycle that was about to run over her suddenly stopped, turned around, and sped away.

Han half-fell on the ground stupidly, his mind blank.

Xie Ming ran over breathlessly, stretched out his hand, and prepared to help her up: "Han Que, are you okay?"

Han's throat felt dry, she felt dizzy and had pain in her lower abdomen. She bent over and covered her stomach.

Drops of sweat fell from her forehead and her face was pale.

Xie Ming said anxiously: "Speak up!"