Chapter 323 She actually hoped that today's wait would be in vain.
Butler Fei stood in the hallway leading to the master bedroom and bowed his head to him.
"Sir, Madam has already gone to bed. She said that if you come back late, please don't wake her."
Liang Yizhi frowned. "Did she give any other instructions?"
Butler Fei lowered his voice even further, "Madam made a steamed custard dessert when she came back this afternoon. She ate half of it. Tonight, she instructed me to throw away the other half."
"So you threw it away?" Liang Yizhi's brows furrowed completely.
"Not yet," Butler Fei answered cautiously. "It's still in the refrigerator for now, and I plan to throw it away tomorrow morning."
"Bring it to the study."
After Liang Yizhi finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the study.
He did not sleep well in his study that night.
The next day at daybreak, he got up and went back to his bedroom to wash up.
When I opened the door, I found that the room was empty.
"Old Fei!"
Butler Fei came running over, even slightly out of breath.
"Where is Madam?" Liang Yizhi asked.
She left before dawn, saying that there was an urgent matter at the company that required her to work overtime, so you don't have to wait for her to have breakfast.
Going to work overtime before dawn?
Looking at the first light of dawn just outside the window, Liang Yizhi understood.
"Did your wife go out last night?"
Butler Fei nodded. "Madam said she hasn't gone out."
Liang Yizhi did not press the matter, but instead kept all the turmoil to himself.
...
In the morning, Ji Ying took a short break in her office.
Jiang Ran brought over some snacks.
"Mr. Liang said you must be hungry since you left early, so he asked the kitchen to make these pastries and send them to you. I also bought the coffee."
Ji Ying didn't touch the pastries, but instead picked up her coffee and took a sip, almost spitting it out.
Why does it smell like Chinese medicine?
Jiang Ran smiled and said, "This is a new product from a nearby coffee shop, a Chinese herbal coffee. Your cup is made with astragalus, which can... help with nerve recovery."
Currently, Ji Ying's biggest worry is her vision in her left eye.
The inability to correct vision with glasses has threatened the progress of the experiment, and the project is at risk of being interrupted.
Yesterday, she called Liang Yizhi hoping he could come home early and spend time with her. She finally wanted to lean on a man's shoulder, but fate played another cruel joke on her.
Remembering the important matter, Ji Ying got back to the point and asked, "What about that woman's information?"
Jiang Ran immediately sent her the files on her phone.
"Her name is Bai Ning. She's from Kunshi. After graduating from nursing school, she used connections to get a job as a nurse at Minghe Hospital. During the time you were hospitalized, Mr. Liang often came to see you, and she was always there to take care of you. Later..."
At this point, Jiang Ran's voice became softer.
"...Just before you arrived in Beijing, Mr. Liang had her quit her job at the hospital and secretly sent her to Beijing. Ostensibly, he arranged for her to work at Jingque Club, but in reality, all her performance and spending at the club were supported by Mr. Liang. It was more like a kind of... risk-avoidance support."
Ji Ying took a sip of coffee and seemed to find the taste of Chinese medicine much more palatable.
"Anything else?"
Jiang Ran whispered, "I heard from her friends that she's going to the Wanzhenxing boutique at Global Center this afternoon to choose jewelry."
Ji Ying nodded. "I'll go and meet her."
“Sister Ying,” Jiang Ran said hesitantly, “why don’t you talk to Mr. Liang first? What if it’s a misunderstanding?”
Ji Ying didn't respond to her words, and got up to walk out of the office.
...
In the afternoon, at the Wanzhenxing counter in the Global Shopping Center.
Bai Ning and a close friend are picking out jewelry.
"Ningning, Mr. Liang is really amazing to you! Not only does he help you achieve your sales targets every month, but he's also willing to buy you jewelry from Wanzhenxing! Look at this little bracelet, I asked about the price last time, and it's easily enough for a down payment on a house for someone else. He's really going all out to spoil you!"
Bai Ning smiled shyly, but her gaze was involuntarily drawn to a flower ring displayed alone in the center of the counter.
The sales assistant, noticing your expression, immediately smiled and stepped forward to introduce the piece: "You have excellent taste. The center stone of this ring is an 11-carat unheated pigeon blood ruby, designed by the master Fabio Fini. Strictly speaking, it's not just a piece of jewelry, but more like a collectible. However..."
The sales assistant abruptly changed the subject, "This flower ring has already been reserved."
Upon hearing this, Bai Ning's girlfriends immediately puffed up their chins like cats whose tails had been stepped on.
"So what if it's been decided? My friend likes it, so it's hers! I don't care who decided it. Do you even know who my friend works for? She's Mr. Liang's woman!"
Bai Ning tugged at her sleeve, signaling her not to be so high-profile.
But the young woman was in high spirits and wouldn't listen. Instead, she became even more arrogant and made some harsh remarks to the sales assistant.
"Let me tell you, if you make my sisters unhappy today, believe me, I'll make sure your shop can't stay open in Beijing!"
At that moment, the manager walked towards them.
"Madam, we have just been notified that a valuable brooch has gone missing from the display case. According to the surveillance footage, the area you were in is a prime suspect area, and we need to check your and your companion's belongings."
The scrutinizing and disdainful gazes of the surrounding customers pierced Bai Ning like needles, and her face turned pale instantly.
"You're talking nonsense! How could she possibly steal anything!"
Bai Ning's friends were both embarrassed and angry.
But the manager remained very calm.
"This flower ring was ordered by a distinguished guest this morning, and it's quite valuable. Given your spending level, you probably can't even afford a small diamond, yet you're making such a boastful statement. I think you're either delusional or dishonest."
The manager's words did make some sense, and everyone's gaze towards Bai Ning became even more disdainful.
"I...I didn't steal it," Bai Ning whispered.
"Then let the security guards search you to prove you didn't steal anything," the manager said.
Bai Ning felt deeply humiliated. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the only person she could think of to rely on was Liang Yizhi. She immediately took out her phone and dialed a number with a sob in her voice.
The manager did not forcibly stop her; in fact, after she finished making the call, he politely said, "Since you've already contacted someone else, let's wait until the person you called arrives before we talk about it."
After saying that, he told the security guards to keep an eye on them, and then he retreated to the VIP room at the back.
VIP room.
Ji Ying took a sip of coffee and said to Jiang Ran, "Even instant coffee tastes better than the one you bought this morning."
Jiang Ran, "..."
The manager bowed slightly, unable to hide his worry. "Mr. Ji, are you sure this won't cause trouble for my store?"
Ji Ying put down her coffee cup, her expression calm.
"Keep doing as I say, you'll be fine."
Jiang Ran, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but say, "Sister Ying, as far as I know, Mr. Liang is currently attending a very important meeting. He might not come over in person for such a trivial matter."
Ji Ying lowered her eyes; she actually hoped that today's wait would be in vain.
However, just twenty minutes after Jiang Ran finished speaking, Liang Yizhi appeared in front of the counter. He walked briskly, clearly in a hurry.
Upon seeing him, all of Bai Ning's pent-up grievances instantly burst forth. She immediately rushed forward and grabbed his arm, tears streaming down her face.
Liang Yizhi gently patted the back of her hand to comfort her, then gave a look to his secretary Yue Zheng behind him.
Yue Zheng stepped forward to negotiate with the manager.
"Unfounded accusations, public humiliation, and illegal restriction of personal freedom are sufficient to constitute criminal defamation and unlawful detention. Give me a reasonable explanation within five minutes, or you can go to the police station for a chat, and Wan Zhen Hang can go bankrupt."
The manager was sweating profusely and couldn't handle the situation, so he hurriedly asked a shop assistant to bring over the flower rings that were packed in a velvet box.
“We have no intention of offending you. This ring was ordered by Madam Liang. She specifically instructed us that if ‘you’ come, please help her take this ring back.”
All the words of accusation that Yue Zheng had prepared instantly stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say them.
Her face paled, and she turned to look at Liang Yizhi...
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