Chapter 49: The only option is to beg Zhu Jin.
Finally, the dinner party ended, and Shen Shuangmiao breathed a sigh of relief, seeing Zhao Mobai off from the restaurant.
She walked to the door and had just opened the car door for Zhao Mobai when a gentle voice rang out.
"Wonderful."
Shen Shuangmiao never expected Zhou Wu to appear here.
On second thought, if Zhu Jin was drunk, who else could have picked her up if not her?
She nodded slightly, without making a sound.
Zhao Mobai sat down directly.
"You two talk first, I'm leaving."
"Take care, Mr. Zhao." Shen Shuangmiao gave a polite smile and watched the car drive away.
Zhou Wu walked up to her and looked at the car as well.
"It seems you're quite familiar with President Zhao already. Is the investment going smoothly?"
Her tone suggested she was very concerned about the future prospects of Shen Shuangmiao Studio.
Shen Shuangmiao glanced at her and said indifferently, "It went fairly smoothly."
"I just received a call from Zhu Jin, who said that something unpleasant happened between you two."
Zhou Wu's tone was filled with a subtle, tentative undertone.
Her gaze shifted downwards, landing on Shen Shuangmiao's slightly red wrist, and she gasped.
Her wrist was visibly red and swollen. With a look of worry on her face, she lifted Shen Shuangmiao's hand and said softly, "Miaomiao, I'm so sorry. I didn't expect this to happen. It must hurt a lot."
“Zhu Jin didn’t get a good night’s rest last night. He had a lot of work at the company and wasn’t feeling well, so he lost control of his emotions. He didn’t mean to hurt you. I apologize to you on his behalf.”
She spoke gently and humbled herself, but every word she uttered was like a needle, piercing Shen Shuangmiao's heart with precision.
Zhou Wu apologized on behalf of Zhu Jin, acting as if he were the closest and most understanding person to him.
Just like in this marriage, Shen Shuangmiao was the newcomer, another ridiculous third party.
Shen Shuangmiao heard her own voice was very calm: "Were you together all night last night?"
Zhou Wu was slightly taken aback, then revealed a helpless yet shy smile.
She whispered, "Oh, he had a headache. You asked me to make him some nourishing soup, so I stayed with him. I didn't expect that I wouldn't keep an eye on him today, and that he would cause you trouble by attending a dinner party outside."
Shen Shuangmiao looked at her smile, then looked at Zhu Jin who had already walked out behind her.
While Zhu Jin was angrily questioning her, he allowed another woman to stay with him all night, showing her care and concern.
She had no idea how utterly confused a person's logic had to be when they were drunk to say something like, "I don't want him anymore."
From beginning to end, it was Zhu Jin who abandoned her first.
Shen Shuangmiao didn't say anything more, nodded to Zhou Wu, and left first.
She left directly and went to the intersection ahead to hail a taxi.
The wind blew on her face, and Shen Shuangmiao felt cold all over her body.
All I could think about was getting the divorce certificate as soon as possible.
Shen Shuangmiao raised her hand and hailed a taxi directly back to her studio.
All the way there, the red marks on her wrists throbbed, a constant reminder of what had just happened in the restaurant.
Exhausted, Shen Shuangmiao returned to her studio and only wanted to clear her mind in her usual place, temporarily forgetting the unpleasantness from earlier.
However, it seemed that fate did not want to give her a chance to catch her breath.
Shen Shuangmiao had just entered the studio and greeted the others when her phone rang sharply.
It was Xiao Lin, who was out on fieldwork.
Xiaolin's voice was filled with unprecedented panic and sobs.
"Boss, something terrible has happened! A few people suddenly came to us with documents, saying our studio was suspected of violating regulations, and they took Fu Xuan's assistant and Gao's assistant away!"
"What?" Shen Shuangmiao, who had just sat down in her office chair, suddenly jumped up, her heart skipped a beat, and her blood seemed to freeze.
"If you can wait, explain yourself clearly: why did you take them away?"
"That's right, the market supervision staff said they received a real-name report with solid evidence. What should we do now?" Xiaolin was so frightened that she couldn't speak coherently.
Shen Shuangmiao felt a sudden dizziness.
How is that possible?
Her business was operating legally and her accounts were clear, so how could such a big problem have occurred?
At this critical juncture, if Zhao Mobai believes that the studio really has a problem, or even that he might be implicated as a result, he will definitely withdraw his investment immediately.
The studio has just started to take off, with investment supporting it, allowing it to expand and recruit more staff.
What should you do if your cash flow dries up?
Moreover, having offended Zhao Mobai, how will she survive in this industry in the future?
Shen Shuangmiao forced herself to calm down and quickly went around asking around for information.
Whether it was her former classmates or people she knew in the business world, they all told her that the staff were very tight-lipped, and that she couldn't get any specific information from them.
Shen Shuangmiao felt a wave of despair.
Her network of connections wasn't particularly deep, especially when it came to serious matters involving an investigation.
With trembling hands, Shen Shuangmiao looked through the names in her contact list one by one, only to find that there was almost no one who could help her.
Just then, her phone rang again.
It was an unfamiliar landline phone number.
Shen Shuangmiao immediately answered.
"Hello, is this Chen Shuangmiao?"
The other party's tone was businesslike.
Shen Shuangmiao immediately said, "I'm asking who you are..."
"We are the investigation team's office." The other party's tone carried an air of undeniable authority. "Just informing you that your employee is currently being questioned. As you are the legal representative and principal person in charge of the studio, please keep your communication channels open and be ready to cooperate with our investigation at any time."
Shen Shuangmiao's heart sank to the bottom. "I believe our studio is absolutely innocent. There must be some misunderstanding!"
Whether there's a misunderstanding or not, we'll know once the investigation is complete.
The other party interrupted her, "Besides, the nature of this matter can be minor or serious. If you want to resolve it as soon as possible, perhaps you can ask Zhu Jin. He still carries some weight in this field."
After saying that, the man hung up the phone without waiting for Shen Shuangmiao's reaction.
Shen Shuangmiao gripped her phone, frozen in place.
Wishing you annihilation...
Perhaps the staff saw that she was struggling with her small business, or perhaps they sensed that she might have been wronged, so they kindly revealed that the key to resolving this matter lay with Zhu Jin.
But she has to beg him?
She is seeking help from her ex-husband, who repeatedly misunderstands her, humiliates her, and brazenly displays affection in front of her.
Shen Shuangmiao slumped back onto the sofa, feeling an unprecedented sense of absurdity.
Even if she could give up everything to go find Zhu Jin, so what?
Zhu Jin didn't seem like the type to help her.
"Boss, what happened?"
"Yes, what happened to the boss? We just heard someone call and say that our studio's manager, Mr. Fu, and others have been taken away."
Several employees cautiously blocked the entrance, asking Shen Shuangmiao for the latest information.
Shen Shuangmiao's mind was in a mess, but she managed to calm herself down.
"I will handle this, don't worry. Go back and wait for news. I guarantee that no one in our studio and no project will be affected."
After saying that, she seemed to have made a huge decision and picked up her bag from the sofa.
She is now isolated and helpless, forced to the brink of despair.
The only person who can help her solve the problem, whoever it may be, is someone she has to go all in to try.
She couldn't let her career collapse to the bottom like this.
Absolutely not allowed.
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