Chapter 471: Not Interested
"Since you are Wanqi's friend, then you are one of us. Sit wherever you want. You are welcome."
Fang Shirou smiled and responded to Xiao Ran, then walked to the kitchen to take a look, turned back to the people in the living room and said, "The meal will be ready soon. Let's talk after dinner!"
Lu Wanqi saw that Fang Shirou's smile seemed a little forced. Thinking of Su Ran's words just now, she suddenly began to feel uneasy.
But there was no better way now, Lu Wanqi could only be patient and wait until after lunch.
…
After a lunch that made Lu Wanqi feel very tortured, she immediately took the initiative to take on the task of washing the dishes. After dragging Xiao Ran, who looked reluctant, to clean up the dishes, the two immediately returned to the living room and waited for Fang Shirou's answer.
Fang Shirou first poured a cup of tea for each of them, then made an inviting gesture and said, "The tea was sent by Su Ran's family. Please try it."
At this moment, Lu Wanqi had no intention of tasting tea. But Fang Shirou had already said so, and she couldn't refuse, so she had to pick up the tea.
After noticing that the temperature of the tea was a little high, Lu Wanqi immediately asked, "What happened to Tang Shuo?"
“…”
Fang Shirou looked at Su Ran beside her and sighed deeply.
"Is something wrong with him?" Lu Wanqi asked again in panic.
Seeing Lu Wanqi's anxious eyes, Su Ran said, "Tiantong has already contacted her, but it didn't work. Tell her!"
Fang Shirou nodded slowly and said to Lu Wanqi, "We haven't heard from Tang Shuo in almost a month."
Lu Wanqi took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. She asked, "What's going on?"
When she said this, even she herself did not notice that her tone was trembling slightly.
"Tang Shuo went to the British Empire to handle a matter, and then he had a conflict with a European family," Fang Shirou replied. "According to the latest information we have, Tang Shuo was already seriously injured at the time, and he was also attacked by an axe and a gun."
Whack…
After Fang Shirou finished speaking, the teacup in Lu Wanqi's hand fell to the ground instantly.
A large cloud of mist instantly rose from the boiling hot tea, and some of the tea even splashed onto Lu Wanqi's exposed ankles.
Lu Wanqi seemed unaware of the burns and pressed on, "Is he dead?"
Xiao Ran, who was sitting next to Lu Wanqi, immediately took out two sheets of tissue paper from the tissue box on the table, wiped Lu Wanqi's face, and asked, "Are you okay?"
Lu Wanqi shook her head, but her eyes were always on Fa Fang Shirou's face.
Fang Shirou mumbled a few times. Although she really wanted to tell the other party no, these words could not even convince herself, let alone others.
"No body has been found." Fang Shirou said in a calm tone, "But the person who had a conflict with him is now dead. We've also checked the area where the incident occurred, but there are no clues."
After hearing this, Lu Wanqi felt a black screen in front of her eyes and her body fell backwards in an instant.
Is Tang Shuo really dead?
Xiao Ran, who was standing by, immediately supported Lu Wanqi and asked in panic, "Wanqi, are you okay?"
Fang Shirou hadn't expected that Lu Wanqi couldn't even bear such a shock, so she hurried forward and said, "Wanqi, Wanqi!"
Lu Wanqi slowly opened her eyes and said calmly, "Where in the British Empire did Tang Shuo get into trouble? I want to go find him!"
"Someone's already looking for them. We just need to wait for news." Fang Shirou immediately dissuaded him, "If you go, you might just cause more trouble."
Fang Shirou had actually considered going to Tang Shuo, but then she realized that if Tang Shuo really did get into trouble, then someone would have to take care of all the things going on in Yanjing. And Su Ran was about to give birth, so Louise and her daughter would need to be taken care of...
And she is the perfect person to handle these matters.
Xiao Ran on the other side immediately dissuaded him, "Senior Sister is right. If you go there, you'll have to find someone to take care of you. Besides, you're unfamiliar with the place, so where do you know where to find someone?"
She is the person who knows Lu Wanqi best here, and she knows that although she looks gentle, she is very stubborn at heart.
Back when they hadn't even confirmed their relationship, Lu Wanqi had dared to help Tang Shuo take the blame. Not to mention now that she was just running off to the Sun Never Sets.
Seeing that Lu Wanqi didn't say anything, Xiao Ran continued, "Besides, it doesn't necessarily mean that Tang Shuo is in trouble. Given how insidious that guy is, maybe this is a smokescreen he deliberately released, hiding from everyone and plotting something bad."
After Xiao Ran finished speaking, Lu Wanqi didn't react at all, but Fang Shirou and Su Ran's eyes lit up.
What if Tang Shuo really hid? What would the other party do?
Fang Shirou and Su Ran looked at each other, and they saw a glimmer of hope in each other's eyes.
Then Fang Shirou and others took turns to dissuade Lu Wanqi for a long time. Only after they told her their own guesses did Lu Wanqi finally give up the idea of going to the British Empire in person.
Seeing that it was getting late outside, Lu Wanqi said, "Senior Sister, it's time for us to leave."
"It's getting late, let's stay here tonight." Fang Shirou said immediately, "There are enough rooms upstairs for you to stay."
After hearing Fang Shirou's words, Xiao Ran glanced upstairs. Suddenly, he remembered something and a shy blush appeared on his cheeks.
Lu Wanqi shook her head and said, "I want to go and see where Tang Shuo and I used to live."
After hearing what the other party said, Fang Shirou could no longer dissuade them and sent Lu Wanqi and the other person out of the villa.
After Lu Wanqi said goodbye to Xiao Chuxia, she walked out of the community with a heavy heart.
Fang Shirou walked to the side of the road, took out her phone, dialed a number, and then instructed: "Someone should be following them, follow them. As long as these people don't do anything threatening them, you don't have to do anything."
After explaining everything, Fang Shirou returned to the villa.
"Have you arranged everything?" Xiao Ran, who was flipping through a baby-raising manual, asked.
Ever since the news of Tang Shuo's disappearance, they had been targeted. However, the women didn't show anything, pretending to be unaware, but behind the scenes, they had already thoroughly investigated these people.
Shida's Swallow Sect may not be able to do big things, but when it comes to cheating and deceiving people, they are all experts.
"It's been arranged." Fang Shirou replied, then asked, "Do you think Tang Shuo really has gone into hiding?"
Su Ran closed the manual, nodded and said, "I think it's very likely."
"Should we cooperate?"
"Need not."
"No need?" Fang Shirou said excitedly, "Tang Shuo must be targeting those among the five major families who have grievances with him. If we make arrangements in advance, wouldn't it be more efficient if he really takes action?"
Looking at Fang Shirou's expression, Su Ran was really worried that she wouldn't be able to handle the unexpected information.
The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.
What if this conjecture is finally proved to be nonsense? What will happen to Fang Shirou then?
"This is just speculation on our part and it's completely unfounded."
Su Ran poured cold water on Fang Shirou before continuing, "Even if that's true, Tang Shuo must have his reasons for not telling us. Furthermore, if the enemy notices something unusual about us, it could affect Tang Shuo's plans."
Fang Shirou was silent for a moment, then replied, "Then let's just pretend Tang Shuo is dead. This should help him."
“No need.”
Su Ran shook his head and said, "Just keep it this way for now. There's no need to change. If you react rashly, it might not be a good thing."
"I understand." Fang Shirou agreed.
…………
The sun never sets, Tangyun Group.
In recent days, the company has maintained a relatively tense atmosphere. Almost all employees have witnessed Jiang Tiantong's thundering methods and dare not take work matters lightly.
Even some foreign employees began to feel insecure and handled their own affairs with trepidation.
A vice president who had masterminded the company's resignation was demoted to an ordinary employee in the marketing department with a piece of paper.
This kind of disappointment was felt not only by the people at that time, but also by some other employees who saw the appointment letter with their own eyes.
Marketing Department.
Yang Chen looked at Zhang Jingxin, who was sitting at the group desk, and said with a wry smile, "What's wrong with you just admitting your mistake? Why do you have to be so angry?"
"No."
Zhang Jingxin replied with a sullen face, "It would be better if she came to me to admit her mistake."
“…”
Yang Chen shook his head helplessly. He felt that Zhang Jingxin must have taken the wrong medicine, otherwise why would he be so angry about such a thing?
At the last meeting, after Zhang Jingxin angrily left the meeting, the plan promoted by Jiang Tiantong began to be officially implemented.
Originally, everyone thought that this was just a minor friction between Zhang Jingxin and Jiang Tiantong, and Jiang Tiantong did not pursue any fault on the spot.
But who would have thought that the next day after Zhang Jingxin learned that the plan had been implemented, he rushed directly to Jiang Tiantong's office, made a big fuss, and then secretly convened an executive meeting like a madman. The topic of discussion at the meeting was the shortcomings of Jiang Tiantong's plan.
After learning about this, Jiang Tiantong immediately transferred the other party to the marketing department as an ordinary employee.
This matter was already unbelievable enough, but what was even more surprising was that Zhang Jingxin actually agreed!
Now the other party has moved out of his originally luxurious and spacious office and is working in a shared office area with everyone else.
Yang Chen failed to contact Tang Shuo and could only continue to lobby for these two people.
Jiang Tiantong's request was very clear. As long as Zhang Jingxin could apologize to her and all the employees of the company, she would directly help him to his deputy position.
Zhang Jingxin's request was also very clear, that is, Jiang Tiantong just had to apologize, and he would not pursue the plan.
However, Yang Chen didn't even consider the reasons Zhang Jingxin put forward, and he didn't even dare to think about asking Jiang Tiantong to apologize to Zhang Jingxin.
"Let's go eat together tonight!" Yang Chen sighed.
He now realized that it was impossible to convince these two people for the time being. He could only put the matter on hold for the time being and deal with it later.
"I'm not going!"
Zhang Jingxin refused, "Don't bother me for the time being. You're the second-in-command of the company now, and you have a lot of things to deal with. If you get implicated because of my affairs, that wouldn't be worth it."
Yang Chen narrowed his eyes, his gaze lingered on Zhang Jingxin's face for a while, then he turned and left the marketing department.
He vaguely felt that he seemed to have figured something out, but at the same time, he seemed to be confused.
Zhang Jingxin glanced at the other person's back, smiled self-deprecatingly, opened a simple game on the computer, and started playing it while staring at the computer screen.
After a while, the phone he had placed on the table suddenly rang.
Zhang Jingxin picked up the phone and saw an unfamiliar number from China. He muttered, "Holy crap! This is amazing!"
After that, he answered the phone and asked in an extremely impatient tone: "Who is it?"
"Hello, is this Mr. Zhang Jingxin?" A gentle male voice came from the receiver.
"It's me." Zhang Jingxin agreed, then asked doubtfully, "Who are you?"
"I want to see you. I have something important to discuss."
“Not interested!”
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