Chapter 293
"I just called you and you didn't even answer!" Xia Ruoan didn't care too much about this matter.
But when she saw Leng Zexi, all the grievances instantly came to her heart, and she couldn't help but seek comfort from him.
After hearing this, Leng Zexi stretched out his arms without hesitation and hugged Xia Ruoan tightly in his arms very gently.
He whispered softly, "I'm so sorry. I was busy in the conference room just now, dealing with work matters, and I didn't have time to bring my phone with me."
"When I later found out you were calling, I called back but couldn't get through."
"I had no choice but to go find the bodyguard to ask about the situation, and then I found out that you had already arrived."
Then, Leng Zexi patiently explained: "Regarding the cocktail party, I have arranged for other people in the company to attend it on my behalf."
"After all, in my heart, the cocktail party is not as important as you and our lovely children."
"Moreover, the rumors about the so-called dance partners and booking a room are purely fabricated and untrue!" At this point, his tone became more firm and powerful.
Finally, Leng Zexi once again gazed at Xia Ruoan with tender eyes, and solemnly promised: "Ruoan, please leave this matter to me. I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation, and will never let those false rumors affect the relationship between us in the slightest."
At the same time, when he turned to look at Hu Li who was standing beside him, his eyes suddenly became extremely cold, as if they could emit bursts of cold light.
Hu Li never dreamed that the woman in front of him was actually the president's wife!
She stared at each other blankly, secretly comparing each other's appearance in her heart.
There was no doubt that, whether in temperament or appearance, she was far inferior to the president's wife, and there was no chance of replacing her at all.
When he thought of this, Hu Li couldn't help feeling despair and loss.
What's worse is that because I just tried to stop him without knowing my own limitations, I might even be punished for it!
But on second thought, maybe things are not that simple.
Maybe the president was just worried that his wife would make a big fuss here and it would have a bad influence, so he deliberately said such harsh words to scare people?
Thinking of this, Hu Li rekindled a glimmer of hope. She tried hard to put on a pitiful and sympathetic look, and looked at Leng Zexi affectionately.
However, Leng Zexi felt extremely disgusted by Hu Li's hypocritical behavior.
He didn't even bother to take another look, and turned his gaze directly to the assistant beside him, and ordered in a cold tone: "Turn on the surveillance here to me immediately, and notify Liu Qing to get over here quickly!"
Hearing this, Hu Li was suddenly shocked. It seemed that the president was serious this time.
At the same time, Hu Li finally understood that this cocktail party was of vital importance.
The president had already made arrangements - the sales department staff would be fully responsible for attending the social events, and he himself had no intention of attending in person.
Hu Li was in a panic at the moment, with cold sweat dripping down his forehead. He said in a trembling voice: "Boss, this is really my fault. Please forgive me."
"I really didn't know she was the president's wife before. When I saw her coming, I thought she was just a woman who wanted to seduce you, so I impulsively wanted to drive her away..."
However, Xia Ruo'an obviously had no intention of giving up easily. She stared at Hu Li fiercely and asked coldly, "Then tell me why you said that you and the president are about to get married?"
"You even instigated people around you to spread the word that I, the legitimate wife, would soon be abandoned and replaced by you? Isn't this your deliberate attempt to become a mistress?"
Faced with Xia Ruoan's questioning, Hu Li's face turned pale, his lips trembled but he couldn't utter a word.
At this time, Leng Zexi, who had been silent, heard these words and his face suddenly became extremely gloomy, as if a layer of frost could form.
He hurriedly explained to Xia Ruoan: "Ruoan, don't listen to the nonsense of that crazy woman!"
"You are the only one in my heart, and my body belongs only to you. Now or in the future, I will never do anything to let you down!"
Then he added: "All our family's money is in your name. I am just working for you for free."
"You are the most important to me. Even if someone is interested in me, I will never be interested in her!"
After saying that, Leng Zexi held Xia Ruoan's hand tightly and looked at her with firm eyes, hoping to make her believe his sincerity.
Just when the two were at a stalemate, the assistant hurried over, handed a document to Leng Zexi, and said, "President, this is the surveillance video after the wife came in. It has been found according to your request."
At this time, Liu Qing also walked over with a puzzled look on his face, and asked, "President, what do you want to talk to me about?"
The assistant just shook his head and said softly, "You will understand in a moment."
After saying that, the assistant quickly turned on the surveillance footage and related video and sound.
As the screen lit up, the series of events that happened to Xia Ruoan from the time he entered to the time he was blocked were presented clearly in front of everyone, like a movie.
Liu Qing stared at the screen intently. The more he looked, the more frightened he became. There was even a layer of fine beads of sweat on his forehead.
How could he not understand after watching the whole process?
At this moment, when he noticed the president's sharp hawk-like eyes shooting towards him, Liu Qing's heart suddenly tightened, and he quickly shook his head like a rattle, and shouted anxiously: "President, this is really a huge injustice!"
"I definitely didn't ask her to get a room! I'm a married man. My wife is not only gentle and virtuous, but we also have a lively and lovely child."
"I have always been loyal to my family, how could I do something like this to betray them?"
"As for bringing her there, it was purely to discuss business!"
"I never thought of having her as my dancing partner. I only brought her with me because I wanted her to help me with some public relations problems."
"After all, if she wasn't there to keep the peace, who knows how many other women would take the opportunity to get close to me."
Liu Qing explained anxiously, with a thin layer of sweat even on his forehead.
He then added, "I have already made it clear to my wife a long time ago that as soon as the reception is over, I will rush to pick her and the children up, and then go back to my hometown together to celebrate the birthday of my father-in-law and mother-in-law!"
"Look here. There are also chat records between us."
"Apart from some work-related interactions, I have no private contact with Hu Li at all! This matter really has nothing to do with me at all!"
After saying this, Liu Qing quickly handed his cell phone to his assistant as if he was afraid that others would not believe him.
He urged again and again: "If you don't believe me, you can check my phone at will. It's absolutely real. I haven't deleted anything!"
Seeing that Liu Qing was so eager to prove his innocence, the assistant hesitated for a moment and then reached out to take the phone he handed over.
After a careful check, it was just as Liu Qing said, and no signs of deliberate deletion were found.
"President, what Minister Liu said is true, and as far as I know, Hu Li has always insisted that he accompanied you."
"Presumably, she had no idea that the person who ultimately went there was Minister Liu." The assistant carefully observed the president's expression while explaining the situation to him in detail.
"In my opinion, Hu Li must have thought that it was your instruction when she saw Minister Liu arranged for her to go with him, and thus developed unrealistic fantasies."
The assistant secretly glanced at Hu Li's guilty look again, and thought to himself: It seems that I guessed right this time.
At this time Hu Li finally realized that from the very beginning, the president had no intention of attending the cocktail party in person.
All this was due to Minister Liu's arrangement, which was a temporary decision to let her go.
From the beginning to the end, the president never considered attending the cocktail party with her, not to mention making excuses for fear of arousing his wife's suspicion.
After realizing this, Hu Li's mood instantly plummeted. Her face flushed red, and she stammered to Leng Zexi, "President... I know I was wrong... I really shouldn't have had any delusions... I just... I just like you too much."
"I made such a mistake in a moment of confusion. Please forgive me..." As she said this, she lowered her head nervously, not daring to look directly into Leng Zexi's cold eyes.
The female colleagues standing next to her all looked pale as paper, especially Xiaomei, who was extremely nervous and terrified.
Just now, she seemed to have agreed with Hu Li to belittle the president's wife!
At this moment, she could only pray silently in her heart, asking the president and his wife not to punish them for this matter.
"Yes, this is all Manager Hu's fault! It has nothing to do with us! It was Manager Hu who misled us!"
Xiaomei thought quickly and without hesitation pushed all the responsibility onto Manager Hu.
"That's right! It was indeed Manager Hu who misled us. We didn't mean to do that!"
Several other people echoed the voice, and as they spoke, they all took several steps back at the same time, as if they wanted to completely draw a line between themselves and Manager Hu.
These people all knew it very well in their minds. Not to mention how the high and mighty president would deal with this matter, just the president's wife would probably not let Hu Li off easily.
After all, who can tolerate others slandering them so wantonly?
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