Wen Zhi seemed to have already guessed that she wouldn't agree easily, so she deliberately raised her voice: "It's just a competitive project. Is Vice Minister Li afraid of not winning this project because she's delaying it like this?"

Seeing that people around her were looking at her, she chuckled and drawled, "If you can't even do this simple thing right, I don't think Vice Minister Li is very capable. The Wen family has never tolerated idlers. If you can't do this job, shouldn't we replace you as vice minister?"

It has to be said that after suffering several setbacks at her hands, Wen Zhi has learned her lesson and is now even using reverse psychology.

Noticing the curious glances from several onlookers, Li Ruo frowned, momentarily caught in a dilemma.

The other party has already put it this way; if she refuses, she'll be ungrateful.

With that in mind, she gritted her teeth and accepted the project: "I will come up with a solution as soon as possible."

"Then I'll wait and see!"

Seeing this, Wen Zhi smiled with satisfaction and turned away gracefully.

As Li Ruo had expected, the project Wen Zhi gave her was extremely difficult, and she worked several all-nighters to write down the preliminary plan.

On the last day of submitting the proposal, she stayed at the company all night.

The plan wasn't considered complete until the first ray of sunlight shone in at dawn.

Looking at the time, Li Ruo realized that her colleagues would be arriving at work soon, and she subconsciously touched her face.

After staying up for several days, the dark circles under her eyes were very noticeable.

If Wen Zhi saw him like this, she would probably take the opportunity to mock him again.

Thinking of this, she hurriedly got up and went to the bathroom to wash up, then went into the tea room to drink a cup of coffee, which made her feel more energetic.

However, when she came out of the break room, she was surprised to find that several of her colleagues, who were usually late, had arrived unusually early today.

Li Ruo didn't pay much attention at first, but when she returned to her workstation and was about to organize the plan and submit it, she found that her computer screen had inexplicably gone black.

"What happened?"

She frowned, just about to check, when she heard the sound of high heels. Immediately afterward, Wen Zhi's question rang out: "Vice Minister Li, how is it going? Is the plan ready?"

Li Ruo glanced at the black screen of the computer, then at her colleagues who were gloating, and immediately understood what was going on.

Her face darkened, and she sneered, "I finished the plan overnight, but unfortunately, someone in the company doesn't want me to succeed. They destroyed my computer while I was away. I demand to see the surveillance footage to find out who's behind this!"

Unexpectedly, she was so direct. The group of people who had been smug just moments before were taken aback, and their expressions changed drastically.

Before they could react, Wen Zhi spoke first: "Li Ruo, how could you come up with such an outrageous reason? Don't you think it's ridiculous? Someone destroyed your computer? I think it's just an excuse you made up because you're incompetent and can't complete the plan!"

"I……"

Just as Li Ruo was about to explain, Wen Zhi spoke up again: "But you really know how to lie. You know that the company is currently doing electrical maintenance and has stopped all the surveillance cameras, yet you still use that as evidence. Do you think I'm easy to fool?"

The surveillance has been stopped?

Upon hearing this, Li Ruo's eyes widened suddenly, staring blankly at Wen Zhi, but she keenly caught the smugness in the other's eyes.

"If you're incompetent, you're incompetent. You always try to find excuses. I really don't know what your brother sees in you."

Before she could think it through, Wen Zhi suddenly sneered and turned to leave.

Li Ru clenched her fists and hurriedly tried to chase after him, but her phone suddenly rang.

"Ruoruo, Mom's condition has worsened again, come quickly!"

Hearing Jiang Ze's tired voice, Li Ruo's eyes widened.

For a moment, he didn't care about anything else, took off his work badge, turned around, and ran out.

Upon arriving at the ward, Jiang Luo was indeed pale and lay weakly on the bed, completely different from how she had appeared a few days ago.

Seeing this, Li Ruo hurriedly grabbed Jiang Ze's arm and asked anxiously, "What's wrong with Mom?"

Jiang Ze lowered his head, took a deep breath, and said with a heavy expression, "The doctor said that Mom needs to have surgery as soon as possible, otherwise she may never be able to stand up again."

"What?"

Upon hearing this news, Li Ruo nearly collapsed: "How could this happen..."

She had thought that Jiang Luochu would hide his illness, but she never expected that his illness would be so serious.

But as her daughter, she knew absolutely nothing about it.

In an instant, a huge sense of guilt overwhelmed her, coupled with her worry for Jiang Luo. Li Ruo couldn't bear it for a moment, but she was afraid of waking the patient in bed, so she could only stumble out of the ward, and then tears suddenly streamed down her face.

Jiang Ze followed behind her, and seeing her so distraught, he rushed forward and gently patted her shoulder to comfort her: "It's okay, Mom will be alright."

But Li Ruo was already deeply remorseful, and unconsciously murmured, "If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have spent more time with her before."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ze's expression darkened slightly, and he sighed softly, saying, "I'm the one who should be saying that. I didn't take good care of her!"