The three were still talking in the conference room when Shang Wu arrived at the project site.

None of the project staff are here.

Shang Wu walked alone through the office area and pushed open Wen Xiang's office door to go inside.

She turned on her computer, sat down at the table, entered the account information using the password Wenxiang had given her, and saw the cooperation projects that the project department would be bidding on in the next two months.

Our next collaboration will take place tomorrow.

Wenxiang had already explained to her that this collaboration was something Zhou Yanci valued highly. He personally led the entire project team through countless days and nights of revisions before finally submitting a proposal that satisfied Zhou Yanci.

After review, Zhou Yanci decided to personally participate in the bidding process tomorrow with this proposal to show its importance.

Upon seeing the specific project details, Shang Wu smiled slightly, lightly tapped the keyboard, changed a few words in the project, and then copied it to a USB drive to take with her.

...

Nine o'clock the next morning.

The bidding meeting is about to begin in one hour.

Shang Wu timed it perfectly and went to the location of the bidding meeting.

The bidding teams haven't arrived yet.

She looked around to make sure no one was there, went inside, found the proposals that each team had prepared and submitted in advance, opened a drawer, took out the copy she had made the night before, and replaced Zhou Yanci's original USB drive.

After doing all this, Shang Wu breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, opened the conference room door, and went out.

As soon as she stepped outside, she saw the client's team hurrying towards her.

When the team saw Shang Wu come out of the meeting room, they immediately frowned: "What are you doing here? Why did you come into the meeting room without permission!"

While they were going downstairs to greet the boss, someone actually managed to sneak in.

The man's eyes suddenly sharpened and became wary as he walked straight toward Shang Wu.

Shang Wu's body tensed slightly, but her expression remained natural: "I went to the wrong place. I didn't go in on purpose."

"Impossible! We just cleared the area. No one is allowed to enter this meeting place except for essential personnel. How could you have gone to the wrong place?"

A person strode over and tried to pull Shang Wu away.

Shang Wu's heart tightened, and she was about to dodge when suddenly someone grabbed her waist from behind.

She turned her head in surprise and saw Lu Rang's familiar profile.

A faint scent of ink draws near.

Shang Wu relaxed almost immediately.

Lu Rang put his arm around her and nodded to the staff: "She's my girlfriend. She really didn't know the way and got lost. Sorry to bother you."

The man was stunned.

The boss behind him changed his expression slightly, then immediately walked over with a smile and extended his hand to Lu Rang.

"So you're Attorney Lu's girlfriend. I didn't know you were dating. Congratulations, you look like a perfect match."

The staff member looked puzzled and wanted to say something more, but was silenced by a warning look from the boss.

The staff member immediately lowered his head and dared not utter a sound.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Lu Rang put his arm around Shang Wu and turned to the side, gesturing for them to go inside.

Only after everyone had entered the conference room did he pull Shang Wu into the stairwell next door.

As Shang Wu felt him step back, his fingertips unintentionally brushed against her waist.

The staircase was dimly lit, and Lu Rang's gaze was calm and solemn: "You took a risk. Be more careful next time."

Looking at Lu Rang's face so close to hers, Shang Wu blurted out, "Why are you helping me? I thought Attorney Lu never liked to meddle in other people's business."

Lu Rang's eyes flickered slightly: "You are my client."

"You're also responsible for helping clients with things other than cases?" Shang Wu raised an eyebrow.

Lu Rang paused, seemingly speechless at her words, "Are you ever going to stop?"

Shang Wu couldn't help but laugh out loud. Just as she was about to speak, Lu Rang suddenly leaned closer.

His warm, dry hands tightly covered Shang Wu's red lips.

At the same time, footsteps could be heard outside.

Zhou Yanci's voice rang out: "Hurry up, we still have time to chat with the other bidding teams over a cup of coffee before they do."

Shang Wu blinked, looked up at Lu Rang, and could even smell the ink on his fingertips.

The smell of being in constant contact with paper documents.

Lu Rang's gaze went past her, fixed on the outside.

Until a group of people passed by the stairwell door.

He relaxed slightly, wanting to withdraw his hand.

Shang Wu stared at him, then suddenly raised her hand and tightly grabbed his wrist.

Lu Rang looked down at her.

Her icy fingertips gripped his wrist bone tightly, turning slightly white.

His gaze faltered slightly: "What are you doing?"

Shang Wu stared at him meaningfully: "Attorney Lu has quite the influence. The other party is the CEO of Liujin Group, yet he still shows such deference."

Her words carried a clear hint of inquiry.

"Are you really just an ordinary lawyer?"