Fang Guoxu's injustice was cleared and he resumed his normal work. His colleagues at the company also learned that his suicide was a rumor.

Fang Guoxu is an employee of the company, so he naturally saw the statement released internally by the company without me having to relay it.

Near the end of his shift, he called me with a very flattering tone.

"Sister Xiaoshan, come over for dinner tonight! You helped me clear my name, so I have to thank you formally!"

I frowned in disgust and rejected him directly: "That's not necessary. Also, just call me by my name, don't call me sister. We're not that close yet."

I warned him coldly. When he said the word "sister", I got goosebumps all over my body.

He doesn't really think that just because I helped him once, I tacitly acknowledge that he is my brother-in-law, right?

Fang Guoxu laughed awkwardly twice and tactfully changed his tone: "Xiaoshan, your sister also wants to thank you very much. She specially prepared a large table of dishes, all of which are your favorites. Since she has been busy all afternoon, come and have some..."

I was a little moved, but I still found an excuse to refuse: "The Huake project is not finished yet, and I have to work overtime tonight. You guys eat."

"Is that so? Then your sister and I will wait for you..."

I hung up the phone before he could finish his words.

At this time, Qiu Qiu pushed the door open and came in. Seeing that I looked worried, he asked with concern, "What's wrong? Do you have plans tonight?"

"No. Lan Feng asked me to go to her place for dinner." I answered while packing my things.

Qiu Qiu knew what happened between Lan Feng and me, and asked me tentatively, "Do you want to go? After all, she's your sister, and apart from that incident, she should have been pretty well behaved recently, right?"

If Lan Feng hadn't blackmailed me with the video from five years ago, I would have gone to her house for dinner without hesitation.

But things have happened. I can forgive and not pursue it anymore, but the knot in my heart is still there, and I can't pretend that nothing happened.

I said calmly, "No. Let's go home. I need help with something from you, a tech expert."

When I got home, I repeated to Qiu Qiu what Han Zicang said in the office. The more Qiu Qiu listened, the angrier he became.

"What's wrong with the chairman? He usually hates it when his superiors and subordinates collude with each other! Why is he now protecting Yuan Yaxin? The evidence is irrefutable. I don't believe the chairman doesn't suspect Yuan Yaxin."

"Perhaps..." I paused, thinking of Yuan Yaxin's conversation in the corridor, "Someone is secretly protecting her. Even the chairman is a little wary of her."

Qiu Qiu was puzzled. "Who is this Yuan Yaxin? Why are so many people protecting her? Isn't Lu Zhiyuan enough? She actually has other backers behind her?"

This time, it definitely wasn't Lu Zhiyuan protecting Yuan Yaxin. After all, Lu Zhiyuan's status wasn't enough to make Han Zicang obey his orders.

When it comes to Yuan Yaxin's background, I don't know much.

"I only know that Yuan Yaxin had been working in the United States before, and it seems that her position was quite high..."

I couldn't help but think of what Lu Zhiyuan said when he was drunk. He was entrusted by someone to take care of Yuan Yaxin.

My heart trembled. If Lu Zhiyuan wasn't lying, didn't that prove that there was an even more powerful force behind Yuan Yaxin? Was it the one who entrusted Lu Zhiyuan with Yuan Yaxin's care?

The fact that she could make Han Zicang give up his principles shows that the power behind her cannot be underestimated.