Chapter 20 Her presence brings peace of mind

Song Li woke up at twelve o'clock in the middle of the night. After Big Ben struck 12 long strokes, she sat up in bed, half asleep and half awake.

After a few minutes of rest in the darkness, her memory came back to her, and she remembered exactly what had happened...

He Qian had brought her back, so why did he rescue her? He had dug a fire pit for her with his own hands, and then helped her out in times of crisis. Did he really enjoy toying with her?

Song Li felt sore all over. She threw off the quilt and got out of bed. She turned on the bedside lamp and found that He Qian had changed her pajamas.

Her pajamas were clean, but she still felt dirty.

"What are you doing?" He Qian's voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Song Li was so frightened that he almost fell down when he stood up. He trotted forward a few steps and saw the man lying next to him in the dim light.

He Qian stood up and sat on the bed, questioning, "Should I take some time to take you to the hospital to see if you have aphasia?"

"I'm going to take a shower..." Song Li only said four words, and it hurt his dry lips.

He Qian didn't say anything else, his eyes moving with her movements... He watched her walk to the cloakroom, put on a set of pajamas and go into the bathroom. He listened to the faint sounds of her showering, and soon after, the sound of a hairdryer blowing her hair...

At this moment, Big Ben rang dully.

He Qian was also very sleepy, but he couldn't sleep, not because of Song Li's quarrel, but precisely because Song Li's actions were so familiar to him... It was an addiction that he might never be able to quit in his life.

It's an addiction and a disease.

Her presence brings peace of mind.

The more at ease you are, the more sinful you become.

That's why he couldn't sleep... Because Song Li was the evil man who tore his family apart! He killed his mother, set fire to the laboratory, and burned his three-month pregnant fiancée to death! How could he forget such a blood feud!

But he was addicted to her and couldn't live without her.

Song Li took a long time to come out of the shower. There was no trace of He Qian in the room. Just then, she faintly heard the sound of the door being locked, which must be that he had left.

It is one o'clock in the morning, and the city is so quiet that only the north wind is howling.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Song Li arrived at the company on time. The atmosphere in the entire secretarial office was even colder than outside. It seemed that He Qian had come early again.

"Has breakfast been delivered?" Song Li asked in a low voice.

Zeng Xinyue was still in shock. "Assistant Yang packed the breakfast for me. I just made a cup of coffee and went in. I didn't even dare to look at Mr. He!"

"What time did he arrive?"

"About 8:30, or even earlier... I just got to my seat when Assistant Yang came in with breakfast."

Song Li took a sip of warm water and thought, then he should sleep in Fenghua Manor.

"Sister Song Li, are you okay? Yesterday..." Zeng Xinyue asked cautiously with a bit of gossip in her mind.

Song Li smiled and said, "Let's do something."

After she finished speaking, she walked out of the tea room, sat back in front of the computer, plugged in the USB drive and started printing information.

After printing, she took a deep breath before mustering up the courage to enter the president's office.

"Mr. He, this is the research and development data for Chen Pharmaceutical's P-n58. Tomorrow morning at 10:00, Chen Group will hold a press conference on the second floor of the C World Pharmaceutical Research Laboratory. What do you want to do with this information?"

He Qian stared intently at the computer screen, scrolling the mouse from time to time, and ignored her words.

Song Li didn't dare to put it down and leave, so he could only stand in front of the desk and wait.

He Qian finished looking through the documents he had left behind yesterday, then looked up at her coldly, "Yang Xiao will send you an address and contact person. Take the data you sorted out and hand it over to the other party. Bring back what he gave you."

To be honest, at this point, Song Li was not surprised to hear him say this, although he really couldn't guess what his ultimate goal was. "Don't you want to take a look?"

"As long as you think it's okay." He Qian looked indifferent again, and his eyes refocused on the computer screen.

"Can... can someone else run for me? I..." Her knees hurt so much that she could hardly move!

"I heard that your mother was in the hospital?" He Qian didn't look at her directly, his tone full of threats.

Song Li's breathing stopped! His meaning was very clear. If she didn't go, he would attack her mother!

She really lived in his control. The night before yesterday, her mother had a sudden myocarditis and was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. He found out about it so quickly!

She had already lost her father, and her sister's life was ruined. She didn't want anything to happen to her mother again...

He Qian knew that she was trying her best to endure it at the moment, but so was he!

"I understand." Song Li took back a stack of documents on the table and left the office. After a while, he received the location address and a contact number sent by Yang Xiao.

It took an hour and a half to reach the destination, a fishing club in the northernmost part of Yuancheng.

Today is not the weekend, and there are not many people around early in the morning, so Song Li quickly met that person.

"Boss Yan?" Song Li recognized the middle-aged man in front of him who was nearly fifty years old. He was the owner of a small pharmaceutical company, Yan Xu.

"Ms. Song, that's very accurate!" It was obvious that Yan Xu knew that the person coming would be her.

Song Li keenly sensed that something was wrong. Why did He Qian give such important information to Yan Xu? Was he going to use Yan Xu to ruin this press conference?

The Yan family had been targeting the Chen Group for a while, but ultimately, their scale was too small and their strength was limited, so they hadn't been able to hurt them. The Chen Group probably wouldn't have taken such a small fry seriously. But why would He Qian go after this guy? Or did he have something He Qian wanted more?

"Have you brought the information?" Yan Xu went straight to the point.

"Where are your things?" Song Li asked tentatively.

Yan Xu took out a very small brown paper bag, and the things inside must be very heavy.

Song Li also took out a file bag from the document bag and said, "You have to show me what's inside first."

Yan Xu stepped over, pushed the things in his hand to her, and took her file bag. "Here, here, here, if you want to see it, take a look quickly. Why are you so talkative, little girl?"

Song Li took his brown paper bag. It was indeed quite heavy. At first touch, it felt familiar. He thought it might be gold bars, about five or six kilograms...

Things seem to be getting more and more complicated, but also more and more clear.

Yan Xu had already opened the document and was looking through it. Song Li had just opened his mouth when two men in black came running up from behind and said, "Hand over the stuff!"

Yan Xu wanted to turn around and run, but unexpectedly, two men in black came out from behind him and captured him!

Before Song Li had time to think, Du Zhanrong walked out from behind her!

Du Zhanrong had been hiding in the corner and observing their transaction. He knew everything they did and said just now!

He looked at Song Li in disbelief, his expression even distorted...

When Song Li saw Du Zhanrong's sudden appearance, she was a little surprised for a moment, but as smart as she was, she reacted quickly!

Yan Xu was punched several times and fell to his knees, howling. A man in black picked up the information on the ground and handed it to Du Zhanrong.

Du Zhanrong's eyes were still fixed on Song Li. He still couldn't accept it! Why did she lie to him? Why did she put the Chen family in danger?

He'd received an anonymous text message early that morning, saying someone had sold confidential documents from Chen's Pharmaceutical Research Institute, preventing P-n58 from being released to the market. The text also included an address! With the press conference imminent, he was skeptical, and when he arrived, he saw her!

"Why?"

Song Li was speechless. She didn't know where to begin. She had indeed peeked into his computer to compile the information, and now she was indeed at the "transaction" site...

Du Zhanrong pulled over the stack of documents. It was indeed P-n58 data! The front pages were likely a conversation between him and Huang Nai, and the back few pages… were the confidential files on his computer!

The night before yesterday, he got drunk and Song Li sent him home. When he woke up the next day, he didn't see her. He called her many times but she didn't answer. Worried, he checked the surveillance camera at home and saw that she had opened his computer and taken pictures...

He had doubted her and secretly cursed himself for doubting her! But now, the facts were before his eyes!

"Why!" Du Zhanrong asked with such an uncomfortable tone! If this information was given to Yan Xu, she would know what disaster Chen Pharmaceutical would face!

He asked himself that he had never done anything bad to her and treated her sincerely, so why did she use him!

"Sorry." Song Li lowered his eyes, not daring to look at him.

These two words were equivalent to her admitting it! Du Zhanrong's face turned pale, his eyes filled with disappointment and anger.

"Boss Du, how should we deal with this?"

"You take him away first and keep an eye on him. No one can touch him without my permission! Also, don't tell anyone what happened today!" Du Zhanrong was still soft-hearted. Song Li was involved here, and he was worried that it would be bad for her if her family knew about it.

Song Li really felt guilty. He risked his life to save Song Youran. He had always protected her since they met, but she stole his confidential documents. If he pursued the matter, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After they left, Du Zhanrong snatched the things from her hand with a somewhat rough movement, and three gold bars fell to the ground with a clang.

Song Li was also dumbfounded. They were really gold bars! Of course she recognized them. He Qian had asked her to withdraw them from the bank two months ago. She had even chosen the gray cloth bag! He Qian was really putting on a complete show!

Du Zhanrong looked at the three gold bars on the floor with the words "1000 grams" engraved on them, then looked at Song Li, "Just for this?"

Song Li's mind was still racing. Did He Qian have a complete plan from the moment he asked her to approach Du Zhanrong? Or was it even earlier?

Du Zhanrong seemed unwilling to give up and spoke again: "Who told you to do this?"

Song Li's heart was filled with a lot of apologies, "It's not anyone else, it's just me."

He Qian must have expected her to say such a thing. Song Li suddenly felt that the more flawless He Qian's plan was, the more of a failure she was in life.

Du Zhanrong's heart felt like it was on fire. He had already made up his mind to cherish the woman in front of him! It turned out that it was all his wishful thinking!

"If you need money, just tell me! I can give it to you! Aren't you ashamed of yourself for stealing Chen's confidential documents while I was drunk? Such despicable and shameless means! Are you worthy of your profession and your parents?"

Song Li's face felt like it had been slapped hard, burning. Occupation, parents...

Du Zhanrong lost control and dragged her to the ground. He said to the gold bar, "Just for this? Song Li, are you willing to do something illegal just for this?! To you, I am nothing! Being close to me, taking care of me, cooking for me... I never thought you were so scheming!"

"I'm sorry..." Song Li couldn't explain, she really felt guilty.

What Du Zhanrong wanted was not the word "sorry". He grabbed a gold bar and raised his hand to throw it into the lake!

"No!" Song Li panicked, grabbed him, and reached out to grab the gold bars. He Qian had ordered her to take them back!

Du Zhanrong was even more disappointed with her...

While Song Li was stunned, he jumped up, reached his arm, and quickly snatched the gold bar!

If she doesn't take them back, she and her family will probably have no peace again!

"You are so... greedy!" Du Zhanrong watched her snatch back the gold bars and quickly put them away in a panic. It was really ridiculous!

Song Li nervously held the gold bars in his arms, which looked even more dazzling in Du Zhanrong's eyes!

"If anything goes wrong at tomorrow's press conference, I'll call the police!"

What he meant was that he didn't want to see her again! Even if they confronted each other like now, he didn't want to!

Du Zhanrong left the fishing club with a heavy breath in his chest, leaving Song Li standing there alone...