Chapter 354 Posting photos leads to misunderstanding

Xia Guoguo hesitated for a moment, then added, "There's one more thing. He Wanqing seems to be spreading rumors about you and Chi Wenyan everywhere, saying that you've been having an affair for a long time and that she deliberately seduced him into participating in the competition."

"How could she do this?" Ji Wan was furious. "It was clearly she who gave up the opportunity to partner with Chi Wenyan."

"I find it strange, too," Xia Guoguo said. "She could have competed with Chi Wenyan, but she suddenly changed her partner. It seemed like she did it on purpose."

Ji Wan thought for a moment and suddenly realized, "She must have seen something, so she deliberately gave up her seat, and then took a photo and sent it to Chi Lin to sow discord."

"What do you mean?" Xia Guoguo asked in confusion.

Ji Wan shook his head. "Nothing. Go back first. Be careful not to let the Hua family notice you."

After Xia Guoguo left, Ji Wan stood in front of the window, looking at the darkening sky outside, feeling as if a huge stone was pressing on his heart.

"Knock knock knock." There was another knock on the door.

Ji Wan asked warily, "Who?"

"It's me, Chi Wenyan."

Ji Wan breathed a sigh of relief and opened the door. Chi Wenyan stood outside the door with a gloomy expression.

"I heard that someone from the Hua family is here." Ji Wan whispered and let Chi Wenyan in.

Chi Wenyan asked directly: "Did you injure Hua Junyi?"

Ji Wan was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "He touched me and I just fought back. I didn't expect to get hurt so badly."

Chi Wenyan looked at her with complicated eyes, "Do you have any evidence?"

"No," Ji Wan said bitterly, "It's just my side of the story."

"That's going to be troublesome." Chi Wenyan frowned. "The Hua family's influence in Yucheng cannot be underestimated. They will definitely get to the bottom of it."

Ji Wan lowered his head, "What should I do?"

Chi Wenyan pondered for a moment and said, "Don't panic, I will handle it."

"You don't need to get involved," Ji Wan said hastily, "This is my own business."

"It's too late." Chi Wenyan said lightly, "He Wanqing has spread our scandal everywhere, and Chi Lin also called me and questioned our relationship."

Ji Wan looked up in shock, "He even questioned you?"

Chi Wenyan nodded, "He seems to believe that there is an improper relationship between us."

"This is ridiculous." Ji Wan said angrily, "We are obviously just ordinary friends."

Chi Wenyan gave her a meaningful look, but didn't respond. He just said, "The most important thing right now is to resolve Hua Junyi's issue. You stay in the room first, don't go out, and wait for my news."

"But--"

"No buts," Chi Wenyan interrupted her, "The Hua family is not to be trifled with, especially when it comes to their only son's 'lifeblood'."

Ji Wan blushed, and remembered what the cleaner said, "The egg is broken," and became even more worried.

"I really didn't mean it," Ji Wan whispered, "He suddenly attacked me, and I just reacted reflexively..."

Chi Wenyan's expression softened a bit, "I believe you. Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you."

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Ji Wan alone in the room, feeling uneasy.

In the evening, Ji Wan received a call from Fu Qichuan, saying that Ye Yang wanted to see her.

"Mr. Ye? What does he want from me?" Ji Wan asked warily.

"I don't know, but he seems very interested in you." Fu Qichuan said, "Do you want me to go with you?"

Ji Wan thought for a moment and said, "No need, I'll go by myself."

She met Ye Yang in the restaurant. Ye Yang was sitting alone at a table by the window. Seeing her coming, he stood up and smiled.

"Manager Ji, please sit down." Ye Yang said gently.

Ji Wan's heartbeat quickened, and he sat down pretending to be calm.

"I heard that Hua Junyi had some problems," Ye Yang said straight to the point. "I wonder if Manager Ji knows about the situation?"

Ji Wan answered cautiously: "I heard that he was injured. I'm sorry."

Ye Yang gave her a meaningful look and said, "I have known Hua Junyi for many years. I know his personality and behavior very well."

Ji Wan's heart tightened, not knowing what Ye Yang meant by this.

"He likes to harass beautiful women, especially married women." Ye Yang continued, "I'm afraid it's the same this time. He's offended someone he shouldn't have."

Ji Wan didn't dare to respond, he just lowered his head and drank water.

"I heard that the Hua family has retrieved the surveillance video, but unfortunately, the video at that time malfunctioned for some reason and we can't see anything." Ye Yang's tone was flat, but there was a shrewd gleam in his eyes.

Ji Wan looked up in shock, "The surveillance is broken?"

"Yeah, what a coincidence." Ye Yang smiled slightly, "So now there is no evidence to prove who hurt Hua Junyi, nor is there any evidence to prove that Hua Junyi did anything wrong to anyone."

Ji Wan didn't know how to respond and could only remain silent.

"Manager Ji, don't worry," Ye Yang said suddenly, "this little incident won't affect our cooperation. In fact, I admire women who are courageous and principled."

Ji Wan's heart moved, realizing that Ye Yang seemed to know something, but he chose to help secretly.

"Thank you, Mr. Ye." Ji Wan said sincerely.

Ye Yang stood up and extended his hand. "I look forward to further cooperation with you, Manager Ji. I will remember you."

Ji Wan also stood up, held Ye Yang's hand, and felt the appreciation in his eyes and a kind of unspoken tacit understanding.

Just then, Ji Wan's phone rang again. She took a look and saw that it was another message from Chi Lin.

"Ji Wan, no matter what happens between you and Chi Wenyan, don't forget your identity. Also, I've heard about the Hua family's affairs. You'd better pray that they can't find evidence, otherwise don't say that I don't care about you."

Ji Wan looked at this threatening message with even more complicated emotions.

On the one hand, there is the threat from the Hua family, on the other hand, there is Chi Lin's questioning, and on the other hand, there is He Wanqing's instigation. The situation is more difficult than before.

But strangely, when she looked up at the place where the sea and the sky met in the distance, a trace of courage arose in her heart.

Ji Wan returned to her room from the restaurant. She was exhausted from the tension of the past few days.

She fell weakly on the bed, looking at the ceiling, her mind full of thoughts.

The threat from the Hua family is like the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, ready to fall at any time.

Chi Lin's misunderstanding and questioning made her even more upset; the company's business and customers could not be delayed.

She felt caught between triple pressures, with no way out.

“Ding Dong——”

The phone rang again.

Ji Wan forced herself to pick up her phone and took a look. It was a message from Xia Guoguo: "Sister Wan, are you okay? I heard that the Hua family has sent someone to retrieve the hotel's surveillance footage."

Ji Wan replied: "Mr. Ye just told me that the surveillance seems to be malfunctioning and nothing can be seen."

Xia Guoguo quickly replied: "Really? That's great. Are you safe now?"

Ji Wan smiled wryly and shook his head. Safe? It was probably far from that simple. The Hua family wouldn't let him go easily, and He Wanqing wouldn't let him go. Chi Lin's attitude was even more unpredictable. This storm had only just begun.