Chapter 50

Zhang Gang was initially full of confidence, but Xu Xuanming told him last night that his illness was almost cured and that the old man had promised him that as soon as he returned to Haixi, he would kick Xu Wanyi out and not let her stay even a day longer.

Zhang Gang was in charge of transferring the funds last time. Xu Shenzhao signed the document so readily, his face full of concern for his son, that Zhang Gang had no suspicions and was convinced that Xu Wanyi was about to be fired, which was why he was so arrogant today.

No matter how much he planned, he never expected that the Xu family members would be so ruthless and cunning. As a lawyer, he knew perfectly well what he had done and what the consequences would be.

But he was unwilling to accept defeat. He had come from a poor mountain village and had endured countless hardships and humiliations to get to where he was today. Yet these rich kids had brought him back to his original state in just a few moves, even to a worse state than before.

A strange malice rose within him, and the more he looked at Xu Wanyi's pretty face, the angrier he became. He suddenly took a step forward, grabbed Xu Wanyi's neck with a large hand, and said with a ferocious expression, "Since the chairman won't give me a way out, then we'll die together!"

Everyone in the conference room was stunned, including the police officers. They hadn't expected anyone to be so crazy, daring to commit violence right under their noses, and they even forgot to intervene immediately.

At that moment, everyone's eyes blurred as a person rushed out from the conference table and leaped onto it through the gap in Jiang Yu's seat. Before anyone could see what happened, the person kicked Zhang Gang in the face, sending him flying, and then jumped off the table, half-embracing Xu Wanyi.

"How are you? Are you alright?" Li Ye asked softly, patting Xu Wanyi's back gently.

At this moment, everyone came to their senses.

The police immediately took Zhang Gang into custody, and then, according to the list, took away the criminal suspects in the conference room one by one. The senior executives of Leguang Group who colluded with Zhang Gang were like people in a death game. Vice Presidents Zhang Qingshan and Zhao Baile, Deputy General Manager of Sales Liang Ming, General Manager of Business Department Feng Zhang, General Manager of Marketing Department Lü Xiang, and Assistant General Manager of Risk Department Meng Sheng were all like frightened birds, looking panicked and hoping that their names would not be called and that they could get away with it.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Now that the net was closed, there was no reason to let the big fish escape.

Chen Chunlin and Jin Haifeng were terrified by this sudden turn of events, trembling all over. They didn't know what had happened, but they were on Zhang Gang's ship, and if the ship capsized, none of them would survive. Seeing that the police hadn't called their names, the two sneaked away when no one was looking.

Of all these people, only Chen Fang remained calm. He stepped forward and said, "Chairman Xu, I have a lot of evidence of Zhang Gang's misdeeds, and I want to report him! Please give me a chance."

Xu Wanyi still felt a burning sensation in her chest, so she had no time to care about this person. She leaned against Li Ye and only glanced at Chen Fang slightly. That look sent a chill down Chen Fang's spine.

"You bastard, you traitor, you forget your benefactor! Have I ever treated you badly? With your abilities, how could you become the general manager of Yuanda New Energy? If it weren't for me, you'd still be stuck here collecting dust!"

Upon hearing Chen Fang's words, Zhang Gang, who was being held down by two policemen, could no longer contain himself. He was so angry that he felt like he was about to choke on blood. He started cursing and swearing without restraint. He was no longer the decent person he usually was. He was even worse than a street ruffian.

Those in the meeting room who weren't involved in the incident secretly rejoiced at the sight of this dog-eat-dog scene, especially Zhang Gang's loud shout, which made those colleagues who hadn't been promoted because they didn't curry favor with Zhang Gang ecstatic.

Everyone wanted the chairman to hear how the group's legal department usually dealt with the company's employees.

It took Xu Wanyi a while to catch her breath. It seemed that Zhang Gang really hated her; he had gone for the kill. She immediately couldn't breathe and felt as if her neck was about to be snapped.

She heard and saw everything Chen Fang said, Zhang Gang said, and the employees' expressions. She hadn't expected Zhang Gang to be so arrogant. If this continued, her "good brother" could really ruin Leguang Group. Without the people's hearts, what could possibly develop?

At this moment, Feng Jing, Jiang Yu, Wang Du, and others gathered around Xu Wanyi and Li Ye, deliberately separating Zhang Gang. Li Ye and Xu Wanyi were surrounded by the crowd and were not so conspicuous. Li Ye openly hugged Xu Wanyi, his face full of heartache.

Xu Wanyi was surprised to see Li Ye there. She knew that with so many people in the conference room, Zhang Gang couldn't possibly have really killed her, but she never expected that Li Ye would be the first to rush over. A sweet feeling welled up in her heart, mixed with some bitterness, leaving her at a loss for what to do, and she could only bury her face in Li Ye's arms.

Li Ye thought Xu Wanyi was seriously injured, so he gave Feng Jing, who was standing nearby, a wink and gestured towards Lin Hong and Wang Du with his chin.

Feng Jing had been anxiously trying to check on Xu Wanyi, but seeing her boss leaning motionless in Lawyer Li's arms, looking even more docile than a house cat, she wisely refrained from disturbing her. However, her attention remained focused on the boss, and upon seeing Li Ye's gesture, she immediately understood and nodded to him.

Li Ye quietly led Xu Wanyi out of the conference room and back to her office.

"Don't move, let me see." As soon as she entered the office, Xu Wanyi tried to break free from Li Ye's arm, but Li Ye wasn't going to let her have her way this time. He didn't budge an inch. Xu Wanyi had no choice but to let her do as she pleased.

Li Ye knew that Zhang Gang had just lost his temper and was completely irrational, and had become extremely ruthless. She had already noticed Xu Wanyi's red neck in the conference room.

Li Ye had Xu Wanyi sit on the small couch, and he squatted down beside her, carefully lifting her long hair. Xu Wanyi's entire neck was exposed to Li Ye, and several bluish-purple finger marks were clearly visible on her fair and soft skin, a shocking sight.

"Is your breathing easy?"

Xu Wanyi didn't look at her or say anything, but nodded.

"Besides your neck, is there anywhere else that hurts?"

The young lady still didn't look at her or speak, and shook her head.

"What? Is Miss Xu still shy around me?" Seeing this, Li Ye couldn't help but tease Xu Wanyi. After being "seduced and then abandoned" by this woman that day, she was angry for a short while, and then depressed for a few days, but her emotions passed. It's not like she's a teenager in love, making life and death threats and the sky falling down all the time.

Li Ye knew all too well that sex wasn't everything among adults; it could bring people closer or drive them further apart. One-sided love was the most terrifying thing in the world.

Upon hearing this, Xu Wanyi's face flushed red.

"You..." He was stunned when he opened his mouth, his voice so hoarse.

Li Ye frowned, not expecting her vocal cords to be injured as well. She had originally planned to go to the hospital after these people left, but now it seemed she had to go immediately.

"Sigh." She sighed, stood up, and touched Xu Wanyi's hair. "Her soft tissue and vocal cords are injured. We need to go to the hospital for a full check-up now, just in case there are other problems that can't be seen."

Xu Wanyi was naturally unwilling to go; if they went out at this time, wouldn't everyone see them? Although... although she was very moved by Li Ye's actions today, she still didn't want the news to spread like wildfire.

Seeing her stubborn expression, as if she wanted to refuse but couldn't say anything, Li Ye didn't want to put her in a difficult position.

"I'll have Feng Jing take you there, to that private hospital from last time."

After saying that, she took out her phone, made a WeChat call to Feng Jing, explained the situation, gave him a few instructions, and then hung up. Then, ignoring Xu Wanyi sitting next to her, she took care of finding Xu Wanyi's scarf, coat, and slippers, and dressed her herself.

"I've taken my coat. It's perfect for this season." While rummaging through drawers, Li Ye suddenly found his coat. He had left it in Xu Wanyi's office at the beginning of the year. At first, he didn't know how to ask for it back, and then he was too busy to remember. Now that he saw it, he decided to take it with him.

"You...you..." Xu Wanyi seemed to want to say something, but didn't. Li Ye took a piece of white paper and a pencil and handed them to Xu Wanyi.

“That cabinet hasn’t been used in a long time. You can leave it there. Once it’s cleaned, I’ll have Feng Jing deliver it to you.” These were the words in large, flamboyant characters.

Looking at this sentence, Li Ye didn't know what Xu Wanyi meant. Was this a gesture of goodwill? Or was she just being a germaphobe? She didn't know how to ask, knowing that even if she did, Xu Wanyi wouldn't tell her.

She glanced at the clothes draped over her arm, and then, almost without thinking, put them back down.

"Chairman, Attorney Li, are you there? I'm coming in."

Having learned from her previous experience, Feng Jing is now extremely cautious whenever she knows that the two of them are under the same roof, for fear of stumbling upon something she shouldn't have seen again.

"President Feng, please come in," Li Ye said, gesturing towards the door.

Feng Jing opened the door and saw two people, one standing by the wardrobe and the other sitting on a small stool. "Thank goodness, thank goodness, this time we didn't ruin anyone's good time." He had just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the large patch of red and purple finger marks on Xu Wanyi's neck, and his heart jumped into his throat again. No wonder Attorney Li told me to take the chairman to the hospital immediately!

"President Feng, Wanyi, uh, I'll leave Chairman Xu to you. It's the same place as last time, I've already spoken to them, you can go directly there."

Feng Jing pretended not to hear the intimate address. "Okay, Attorney Li, don't worry, I will take good care of the chairman."

Feng Jing and Li Ye conducted the handover as usual, but Xu Wanyi, the person involved, felt uneasy. Didn't these two find it strange? Why would an outsider ask my assistant to take care of me? Why did they accept their actions so readily...?

"Chairman, are you able to walk?" Feng Jing bent down and asked softly.

Xu Wanyi nodded, and Li Ye hurriedly opened the door. "You guys go first, I'll go out later."

Jiang Yu watched the drama unfold and ate a lot of gossip before realizing that her lawyer Li and Chairman Xu were no longer in the conference room. She was overjoyed.

The boss's heroic rescue of the damsel in distress has undoubtedly won over the beautiful chairwoman's heart; the two are surely off there for a romantic getaway. Where there's a will, there's a way—the boss has finally gotten married! While there might be less gossip now, the couple can be openly shipped. Besides, Attorney Li's situation is more like marrying into a wealthy family—something that only happens in dramas.

However, Attorney Li's efficiency in pursuing women is terrible. From the last time he saw her back in the parking garage to Ms. Xu crying in his arms, it's taken so long—spring, autumn, and winter have passed. It's so indecisive. In the end, Jiang Yu couldn't help but laugh at her boss in her heart.

As Jiang Yu pondered these aimlessly, she watched Chen Fang being led away by the police, dejected and the last to be taken away. Chairman Xu's move was ruthless; anyone in Haixi who was even remotely connected to this matter, even a new recruit, hadn't escaped. He truly embodied the phrase "wipe them all out."

Unbeknownst to her, the beautiful Ms. Xu had once again turned her boss away.

Marrying into a wealthy family isn't so easy.