After Zhao Mei returned to school, she attended her first class normally. She only looked at the situation after class. After the essay was sent out, public opinion was almost completely one-sided. She was about to put away her phone and go to dinner with Qiu Jiahe when she was called to the company by Huo Cailiang.
So, now Zhao Mei could only sit in front of Huo Cailiang with an empty stomach and a sullen face, hugging her chest. It was really hard for her to put on a good face: "So, this is the nth time you've interrupted my dinner? You better have something important to do."
Huo Cailiang said helplessly: "Isn't the matter about the engagement banquet important?"
"Didn't I agree to go? And it seems like the engagement party is only the day after tomorrow, right?"
"It's related to the plan, and I need to inform you. At that time, only you and I can enter."
Zhao Mei raised her eyebrows in confusion: "What's wrong? What other plans do you have?"
Huo Cailiang nodded and handed the laptop on his lap to Zhao Mei: "This is some information I collected before and during this period."
Zhao Mei took it and just read one page before her expression changed from impatience to seriousness. She looked up at Huo Cailiang and said, "Can you get this on your own? Can you guarantee its authenticity?"
Huo Cailiang rested his elbows on the sofa, pressing a dent into the leather. "I asked a friend for help. The authenticity is of course guaranteed."
Zhao Mei tapped the computer screen, her slender finger pointing at the evidence that could send ten Bai Jianzhongs to jail in a matter of minutes. "Is your friend really just an ordinary friend? Can he even get this kind of stuff?"
Huo Cailiang tapped his fingers on his legs and said, "Of course, it's just that his abilities are not ordinary."
Putting the computer on the coffee table, Zhao Mei couldn't help but ask, "So why didn't you just sue directly? Why did you insist on waiting until today?"
"Because I want to completely destroy Ye Bai." Huo Cailiang shifted his gaze to the computer. "During my investigation, I found that if I just prosecute Bai Jianzhong, he has ten thousand ways to stall for time, allowing me to either escape or completely wipe out my two sons."
"Only by exposing all their shameful deeds in public, exposing all three of them simultaneously and punishing them on the spot, can we eradicate them from the root."
"If I show mercy at this point and don't root out the problem, his two good sons will put aside their past grudges and work together. For the sake of the family's interests, they will try every possible means to exonerate their father. Then what's the point of all my efforts?"
Looking at him, Zhao Mei could see hatred and anger in his drooping eyes, as well as a sense of confidence in victory, but she could not find any joy of revenge.
Zhao Mei was silent for a moment. "I don't think you did anything wrong, and I will do my best to support you. But, I don't know if you've thought through the question I asked you that day?"
Huo Cailiang paused his tapping fingers for a moment, raised his eyes and met Zhao Mei's gaze, then chuckled softly, "...I still owe you my life."
Zhao Mei felt relieved after hearing this answer. She immediately returned to her lazy state and remembered the purpose of her visit today: "So how do you plan to get me to cooperate with you?"
The plan was not long, and Huo Cailiang finished speaking quickly. He ignored Zhao Mei, who looked at him with a look of "So this is how I am in your mind", and stood up to get two glasses of water. When he came back, he did not forget to hand one to Zhao Mei.
Zhao Mei raised her hand to take it, and the next second she slammed it heavily on the coffee table, gritting her teeth and saying, "Can't your plan be more normal?"
Huo Cailiang lowered his eyes and took a sip of water. "This is the most reliable one I've thought of countless times, and I think you can definitely play it true to yourself."
Zhao Mei closed her eyes after hearing this and felt the veins on her head and her eyelids throbbing wildly: "I really am, you know I paid a lot, right?"
Huo Cailiang nodded expressionlessly: "Rewarding you for your hard work, isn't this worthwhile?"
Zhao Mei didn't know how to refute it for a moment. She tried to calm down and asked a more crucial question: "Are you sure it's legal?"
"Sure, I've already asked." Huo Cailiang had finished his water, and with his bony hands he gently placed the cup on the table.
After getting the answer, Zhao Mei didn't want to face the facts here anymore. She didn't even drink the water. She packed her bag, said goodbye to Huo Cailiang, and left.
Huo Cailiang was about to ask her if she wanted to eat, but his words were cut off in the middle. After thinking about it, he guessed that Zhao Mei didn't want to see him now, so he stood up, put away his laptop, and walked to his desk to continue reading documents.
After going downstairs, Zhao Mei was starving and just wanted to eat something quickly. She originally thought of finding a restaurant to have a bite, but suddenly remembered that she seemed to have only asked Qiu Jiahe to wait for her for a while before leaving, so she called Qiu Jiahe to ask if he had eaten. After knowing that Qiu Jiahe had been waiting for her, she called a car and went straight to the school.
Zhao Mei hurried back to the dormitory with an empty stomach. When she saw the meal that Qiu Jiahe brought her, she almost burst into tears. She did not forget to thank her lovely best friend. After chatting, she changed into a comfortable pajamas and sat in front of the table to prepare to eat.
Qiu Jiahe, who was leaning back on the bed and browsing on her phone, suddenly spoke up: "Meili, Xi Yun's matter has been reported."
Zhao Mei paused as she picked up the chopsticks: "What's wrong?"
Qiu Jiahe stared at the phone screen with a complicated expression: "The notice was issued in the evening, and the arrest was made that night."
"...So fast."
"Well... why don't we give Sister Xu Yan a call and ask?"
Zhao Mei knew what Qiu Jiahe was worried about. After thinking it over carefully, she refused. "No need. Sister Xu Yan is an adult now. The wound will heal eventually. Even if the scar itches occasionally, I'll just laugh it off."
In fact, Zhao Mei and Qiu Jiahe both noticed the hidden uneasiness in Xu Yan that day. Xi Yun couldn't see it because her mind was occupied by fear. She could only focus on herself and couldn't see others clearly.
But Zhao Mei did not expose this matter. People need their own space to comfort themselves. When she saw Xu Yan's long tweet, Zhao Mei already understood that she had moved on.
However, the necessary concern was still there. The next day, Zhao Mei and Qiu Jiahe took advantage of the lunch break to make a dinner appointment with Xu Yan.
After sitting down in the restaurant, they did not forget to care about Xu Yan's current mental state. Qiu Jiahe seemed particularly worried, while Zhao Mei was in control and just focused on eating.
Sure enough, after Qiu Jiahe was ridiculed by Xu Yan with the question "How old do you think I am?", he got angry and dragged Zhao Mei, who had just finished her meal and was resting, back to school for class.
While Zhao Mei was feeling thankful for finally getting through another full day of classes, she also knew that the most important thing tomorrow was the engagement party between the Han and Bai families to be held at the Yinhao Hotel at 7 p.m.
Zhao Mei, lying in bed, had nothing to do, so she searched for Yinhao Hotel, which is a chain hotel under the Han family and has always been an evergreen in the domestic high-end hotel market. Recently, the chain hotel, which is not short of money, suddenly accepted an investment inexplicably and continued to decline. As expected, the investor was Yebai Investment Company.
Zhao Mei smiled, put down her phone, and gathered her energy to prepare for tomorrow's big show.
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