The man was never caught, but when Jiang Ze returned, he brought good news.

After being discovered, the guy panicked and fled into the alley. The direction he went happened to be monitored by surveillance cameras, so perhaps they could use that opportunity to find some clues.

Li Ruo was naturally overjoyed at this.

For a moment, he even forgot about being entangled with Bai Chuan. Today was a good day. First, he got a clue about the mastermind, and now he had a handle on Wen Changfeng.

It seems her plan can be put on the agenda!

Back home, Li Ruo spent the entire night planning how to maximize the use of the recording, completely unaware that Wen Huaiyan had entered the room.

Seeing her lost in thought, the man slightly bent his fingers and tapped the table, making a few sounds.

Li Ruo was taken aback, and subconsciously looked up at the man's handsome face. She quickly stood up and asked, "Mr. Wen, you're back?"

"Um!"

Wen Huaiyan gave her a deep look, then suddenly asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Scheming against your cousin?

Suppressing the amusement welling up inside her, Li Ruo shook her head: "It's nothing..."

"lie!"

But before she could finish speaking, she heard Wen Huaiyan's cold and deep voice.

His sudden anger startled Li Ruo!

Could it be... that she has offended the other party in some way again?

Before Li Ru could figure it out, Wen Huaiyan suddenly said casually, "Never mind, I'm going on a business trip out of town in a few days, you can come with me."

"On business trip?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ru frowned subconsciously, looking somewhat embarrassed: "There's a lot of talk about you and Fu Zhiqing in the company right now. Is it really appropriate for me to go on a business trip with you?"

After all, her reputation in the company was already terrible. If she were to get involved with Wen Huaiyan at this critical juncture, her reputation would be completely ruined.

"What's wrong with it?"

Wen Huaiyan was speechless. Why did she bring up Fu Zhiqing at this time? It was really a downer: "You are an employee of Wen's Group. It is only natural for you to go on business trips with me. Who dares to gossip?"

"That's true."

Li Ruo nodded, about to agree, but then she suddenly remembered something, and her expression instantly turned dejected: "Never mind, I won't go."

Wen Huaiyan frowned: "Why?"

Li Ruo took a deep breath, feeling quite helpless: "My adoptive mother is seriously ill right now and needs someone to take care of her. If I go on a business trip with you, what will happen to her?"

Wen Huaiyan sneered, "Doesn't your adoptive mother have a son?"

Although Li Ruo had explained things very clearly that day, he still didn't have a good impression of Jiang Ze.

But Li Ruo was still a little worried: "I'm afraid that if something happens to her, it would be better if I were by her side."

Jiang Luo's health is currently quite unstable, so she cannot and does not want to leave.

Seeing that she was determined not to budge, Wen Huaiyan finally became impatient: "You won't agree?"

These three short words carried a chilling undercurrent.

Before Li Ruo could even process the danger, the man swept her up in his arms and carried her straight to the bedside.

"you……"

Although she was aware of what Wen Huaiyan was going to do next, Li Ruo was still a little nervous.

"Shut up!"

Wen Huaiyan didn't even glance at her, only gave a low rebuke, and then threw her onto the bed.

Immediately afterwards, the tall body pressed down on him.

...

While Li Ruo was in dire straits, little did she know that there were others in the company who had their eyes on her.

After not seeing that annoying figure for several days, Wen Zhi finally couldn't hold back any longer. She grabbed a woman passing by and whispered, "Where did Li Ruo go?"

"Minister Wen!"

The woman was startled. She greeted him first, then said cautiously, "Vice Minister Li hasn't been to the company for a long time. I heard he's on leave."

Ask for leave?

Wen Zhi raised an eyebrow; she had heard about this news before.

That was only half a month ago!

Why hasn't that woman returned after all this time...?

"You don't really think you can do whatever you want just because your brother is backing you up, do you?"

Wen Zhi snorted coldly, feeling indignant at the thought of Wen Huaiyan's favoritism towards Li Ruo.

So that evening, right after she got off work, she invited the minister out under the pretext of having dinner.

In the secluded private room, Wen Zhi poured a glass of wine for the minister.

Seeing this, the minister was somewhat flattered: "Why did you suddenly think of inviting me to dinner?"

Wen Zhi smiled and said, "Look at what you're saying. With our relationship, it's perfectly normal for me to invite you to dinner."

Seeing her sincere expression, the minister's heart stirred: "It's so good that you think that way."

Anyone who's managed to get to this position must be a cunning old fox.

Of course he knew that Wen Zhi wasn't truly sincere in being with him!

But for the dignified eldest daughter of the Wen family to lower herself to coax him, no matter what the reason, he is always the one who benefits more.

Seeing that the minister was in a good mood, Wen Zhi took the opportunity to casually ask, "I overheard some colleagues in the break room today saying that Li Ruo hasn't come to work for several days?"

"Yes, it seems like she's been taking care of her adoptive mother a lot lately."

The minister's brows furrowed with anger at the mention of the matter.

He still hasn't forgotten Li Ruo's blatant defiance that day.

This woman is so arrogant!