"Keep your woman in check, and make sure she doesn't mess with my wife, or don't blame me for being ruthless."

The person on the other end of the phone looked suspicious for a moment: "Where would I get a woman from? How come I don't know anything about her?"

Gao Dan gave a cold laugh, then uttered two words: "Zhao Lan!"

During the phone call, Zhao Lan came in downstairs and immediately wanted to see the bureau chief.

Director Gong was already waiting at the stairwell to finish the conversation, and since he wasn't far from downstairs, he could clearly hear what the woman who had just come in and started shouting said.

His brows furrowed involuntarily. He moved quietly to the door of his office, went inside, and closed the door behind him.

The staff downstairs, having witnessed their director's behavior, knew he didn't want to see this person and said to Zhao Lan:

"Hello, comrade. I'm so sorry, our director is out."

Zhao Lan, being the kind of person she was, naturally saw through the trickery in these people's eyes. She was so angry that her lungs felt like they were about to explode: "Don't give me that. My company pays so much tax every year, is this how you treat your taxpayers?"

The receptionist was at a loss; the bureau chief was clearly avoiding her: "Comrade, our bureau chief is really not here. How about I get the director for you? If you need anything, you can talk to the director."

How can they be the same? One is a director and the other is a bureau chief. Can a director make decisions about a bureau chief?

Zhao Lan pushed aside the person blocking her way and said, "I'm going to find your bureau chief myself!"

However, just then, the door to the upstairs reception room opened, and Ye Wanying appeared on the wooden railing of the corridor, smiling as she looked down at Zhao Lan, who was nearly going crazy.

"Hi, see you at the Industry and Commerce Bureau. I didn't expect it to be so soon?"

Zhao Lan looked up and saw Ye Wanying's face. Her expression darkened. She had come so quickly.

Thankfully, I arrived in time; otherwise, what would have happened to this woman's disheveled appearance?

The major project I'm currently working on can't afford even the slightest mistake; otherwise, it wouldn't be worth having the big boss like Zhao Lan personally handle such a small matter.

"You, come down here, let's talk." His tone was habitually forceful and domineering, and his eyes seemed to shoot out sparks!

However, before Ye Wanying could respond, another figure walked out of the reception room behind her. When Zhao Lan looked at that person, she was speechless.

His mouth was agape, unable to utter a word. After a long while, he finally spoke, almost to himself, "You, how did you get here?"

Gao Dan stood beside his wife, in a protective posture, looking down at Zhao Lan with undisguised mockery and disdain in his eyes.

Zhao Lan knew that her beloved son, Rao, was married, but she didn't know who his wife was. She wanted to investigate thoroughly, but the Gu family wouldn't help, and the Xu family didn't offer any assistance either. In the end, the matter was dropped.

The two children of the Xu family head were both once members of the elite group. Although Zhao Gao, the eldest grandson, stepped down to inherit the family, his son was still around. How could the two brothers possibly reveal the private information of their most respected elder brother to this scheming aunt?

Unexpectedly, this despicable woman turned out to be Xu Jia's daughter-in-law. Zhao Lan's face grew increasingly ugly, even contorting.

These people are all so annoying, why did I let them appear in front of me? Why didn't Xu Jia's son die unexpectedly when he ran away from home?