Qiao Zhen glanced downstairs and saw that Tang Yue was still surrounded by reporters. It seemed that the reporters wouldn't let her go unless Tang Yue said something.

Qiao Zhen sighed. Tang Yue had brought this upon herself; no one had forced her.

"Sister Qiao Zhen."

Just then, a sound suddenly came.

Qiao Zhen turned her head and saw Song Shiyi looking at her awkwardly.

"What's the matter?"

Qiao Zhen frowned. Although Song Shiyi had shown her goodwill last time, she still couldn't trust her because of what Song Shiyi had done to her before.

"Sister Qiaozhen, this is the dessert I brought for you."

Song Shiyi seemed a little nervous; her hand holding the dessert trembled slightly.

"No need, I don't like desserts, you can keep them for yourself."

Qiao Zhen waved her hand in refusal, but unusually glanced at Song Shiyi.

Song Shiyi's demeanor today is completely different from before.

It's as if they no longer intend to target Qiao Zhen.

"Sister Qiao Zhen, please accept it, otherwise I'll feel bad about it!"

Song Shiyi's attitude was very firm, and Qiao Zhen could only nod helplessly when she saw this: "Okay, I'll keep it, but don't bother me again."

Upon hearing this, Song Shiyi became anxious: "Then can you stop being angry with me?"

Qiao Zhen was stunned for a moment, then shook her head.

It seems that she has never been angry with anyone from the very beginning.

"That's great..." Song Shiyi seemed to want to say something, but hesitated for a moment, and finally said very carefully, "Sister Qiao Zhen, can you do me a favor?"

Qiao Zhen frowned and asked, "What kind of help?"

"It's about what happened that night. Could you help me make a statement? I want to sue that man."

Thinking back to that day, Qiao Zhen was somewhat dazed. Logically speaking, she didn't want to help, but... the man opposite her was Cui Yue, and if she could take him down, it would be more beneficial for the cooperation with Cui Yi's company.

Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen swallowed her words of refusal and nodded, saying, "Okay, when do we go?"

"If you have time, you can do it now!"

Song Shiyi excitedly pulled Qiao Zhen to take a statement.

Qiao Zhen tried her best to recall what happened that day, and tried to tell everything she saw exactly as it happened.

After giving her statement, Song Shiyi hugged Qiao Zhen tightly, expressing her gratitude: "Thank you so much, Qiao Zhen. I don't know what I would have done without you!"

Qiao Zhen smiled awkwardly, then tried to break free from her embrace.

"It's nothing, it's just helping to take a statement. It's not illegal. I can help colleagues with these kinds of small favors."

Seeing that Qiao Zhen wasn't angry at all, and instead had reconciled with her, Song Shiyi felt even more guilty.

"I was so wrong before, I actually treated you like that! Sister Qiao Zhen, don't worry, I have already repented and will definitely not do the same mistakes again!"

Seeing Song Shiyi's heartbroken expression, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright, alright, everyone makes mistakes."

The two returned to the company, where Song Shiyi was called away by Qiao Yun, and the two went to the restroom.

"What do you mean? Are you trying to get back together with Qiao Zhen?"

Hearing Qiao Yun's questioning tone, Song Shiyi nodded defiantly and retorted, "No matter what, Qiao Zhen is my savior. When I collapsed, Qiao Zhen was the only one in the entire company who saved me. And you, as my former partner, what did you do for me? You just stood by and watched coldly?"

Hearing Song Shiyi's accusations, Qiao Yun became even more furious. She wanted nothing more than to slap her: "What do you mean? Just because someone saved you doesn't mean they were sincere. Maybe it was all an act she and that man put on together!"

Hearing this, Song Shiyi laughed. She had originally wanted to save face for Qiao Yun, but now it seemed there was no need to.

"Qiao Yun, this is my last warning to you. I will never do anything to hurt Qiao Zhen again, and don't come looking for me again."

Song Shiyi was determined to sever ties with Qiao Yun.

Qiao Yun stared at Song Shiyi's departing figure, stomped her foot, and angrily cursed, "You and Qiao Zhen are friends, but I'm your enemy! I won't let you get away with this!"

Meanwhile, Qiao Zhen was thinking about Cui Yi's project and wondered how it was going, so she knocked on Lu Zheng's office door.

Surprisingly, no one responded from inside.

Qiao Zhen couldn't help but frown, knocked twice more, and finding that there was really no one inside, she pushed the door open and went in, intending to tell Lu Zheng directly when he returned.

After Qiao Zhen went in, she sat down next to Lu Zheng's desk, only to find a document on his desk.

The above is the data from Lu Zheng's investigation of Cui Yi's company.

Upon seeing this, Qiao Zhen's brow twitched, and she began to read.

It was only after this investigation that Qiao Zhen discovered that the company Cui Yi had mentioned was riddled with problems. Not only was it evading taxes, but it also had some opaque businesses, which would be extremely fatal for any company.

Upon seeing this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but frown. She took photos of all the documents and saved them before quickly leaving the office.

"Cui Yi, do you have time to meet?"

Cui Yi on the other end of the line readily agreed: "Sure, you can decide the time and place."

"Let's go to Wenjing Hotel now."

Qiao Zhen hung up the phone after speaking and drove there.

When she arrived at the hotel, Qiao Zhen saw Cui Yi already there, staring intently at her.

Qiao Zhen approached with a blank expression, smiled at Cui Yi, and said, "We meet again."

Cui Yi smiled gently and asked, "Miss Qiao, is there something you wanted to ask me to come out with all of this time?"

"Yes, how's your company doing lately?"

Qiao Zhen pretended to ask casually, but was actually secretly observing Cui Yi's reaction.

Sure enough, Cui Yi's expression stiffened upon hearing this, then he smiled and said, "What can I say? Everything is progressing smoothly."

"I see." Qiao Zhen nodded, then said, "Cui Yi, let me give you a piece of advice: if you have anything to say, tell me right away. Don't hide anything. We are partners, and you know the consequences of hiding things."

Upon hearing this, Cui Yi lowered his head, clearly deep in thought.

He quickly met Qiao Zhen's eyes and said very seriously, "I understand, Qiao Zhen. I am indeed hiding something from you."

Since things had come to this point, Cui Yi knew that Qiao Zhen must know about the shady dealings in his company, so he spoke frankly and openly.

"My company did engage in some tax evasion due to poor management, but it was not voluntary on my part. I would like to run a legitimate business, but the profits are too meager."

Listening to Cui Yi's explanation, Qiao Zhen simply made a pause gesture and then shook her head: "No matter what, a mistake is a mistake. Don't make excuses for yourself. It's not too late for you to correct it now. If you realize your mistake, there's still time. Don't go down a crooked path and end up losing both your money and your life."