Chapter 21 There is no substitute for Shang Wu
Lu Rang froze, his usually calm eyes filled with astonishment.
Shang Wu lifted his foot and kissed him.
Lu Rang remained motionless.
When there were only two centimeters between them, and their breaths were tangled together, Shang Wu's expression suddenly changed.
She pushed Lu Rang away, stumbled to the trash can, and vomited.
Lu Rang's fingertips curled up, his face turned cold for a moment, and he returned to the car.
Shang Wu only drank half a glass of strong liquor, but didn't vomit anything; her stomach was burning with pain.
Pain makes people more alert.
Shang Wu regained her senses and guiltily opened the passenger door and got in.
"that……"
Before she could say anything, Lu Rang stepped on the gas.
"seat belt."
Shang Wu nearly hit the windshield and frantically tried to pull on her seatbelt.
A faint awkwardness filled the carriage.
Shang Wu tried several times to apologize for her impolite and rash behavior.
Unfortunately, Lu Rang was either focused on driving or looking out the window while waiting at a red light, unwilling to discuss the previous topic again.
Shang Wu could only sit in the passenger seat, lost in thought. After hesitating for a moment without finding an opportunity, drowsiness came first.
She simply closed her eyes and took a short nap.
Without realizing it, my breathing gradually became regular and even.
Lu Rang glanced at Shang Wu in the rearview mirror and slowed down his driving.
A dozen minutes later, the car arrived at the entrance of an apartment building.
Lu Rang opened the car door: "Wake up."
Shang Wu opened her eyes and looked at the apartment in a daze.
"This doesn't seem to be my home."
“I don’t know where you live.” Lu Rang got out of the car. “I’ll call you a car. Come on down.”
Shang Wu was taken aback: "Why didn't you take me home?"
“I’m not your driver. Besides, I went to the bar on business and I have to work overtime tonight, so I have to be back as soon as possible.”
Lu Rang tapped his phone and hailed a car on the platform.
Shang Wu was speechless.
If you're not going to take her, why let her get in the car?
She unbuckled her seatbelt and got out.
Lu Rang's eyes flickered, and he added, "I'm here to deal with your brother's matter."
Shang Wu immediately turned around, perked up, and went around to the other side of the car.
"What have you found? Is there a breakthrough?"
Lu Rang nodded slightly: "Li Chengzhang, who was seriously injured by your brother, had all his medical records at a hospital deleted three years ago. It is possible that he was infertile and used this as an excuse to frame Mr. Shang."
Shang Wu's heart was pounding.
At the time, she trusted Zhou Yanci completely, and she believed everything the lawyer Zhou Yanci hired said.
Everyone said that it was indeed her brother who accidentally injured that person, causing her infertility, and the lawyer regretfully informed her that she could not fight for a lighter sentence.
Shang Wu thought that things really wouldn't turn around, and that her brother was so unlucky that he got into trouble just because he stood up for her.
Now it seems that this is not the case at all.
It was a trap carefully set by Zhou Yanci from beginning to end!
Shang Wu pursed her lips and slowly gripped her sleeve.
A cold wind blew by, and her mind became incredibly clear. She took a deep breath: "Is there any way to recover the deleted medical records?"
"No."
Lu Rang paused, then looked at Shang Wu: "In previous years, personal medical records could be synchronized to family members' medical accounts. If we get Li Chengzhang's wife's account, we should be able to find it."
"Even if they erased the traces back then, it's possible they overlooked this one."
Shang Wu's heart pounded: "Okay, I'll find a way to get close to his wife."
She gritted her teeth and said, word by word, "I will find the evidence. These people ruined my brother's life, and they will all pay the price!"
Lu Rang looked down at her: "You're being watched by Zhou Yanci, so don't make any rash moves. I'll handle it."
Shang Wu's eyes flickered slightly, and she hesitated, "But you're a lawyer, wouldn't it be too obvious for you to approach his wife so abruptly?"
"It's none of your business. I'm just doing what people pay me to do."
Lu Rang raised his hand, signaling the driver to come over.
He took out his phone, snapped a picture of the license plate, and reminded Shang Wu, "The car's here, let's go back."
Shang Wu nodded unconsciously, but after taking a few steps, she couldn't help but turn back.
Lu Rang was still standing there when he saw her looking over, and he raised his eyebrows slightly.
Shang Wu smiled and said, "Thank you, Attorney Lu."
Lu Rang paused, then said casually, "If I've taken ten times your money, I should create ten times the value."
He climbed the steps in a few steps, opened the door, and went inside.
Shang Wu then got into the car, feeling an unprecedented sense of joy.
Only now did she feel as if she had fallen into an abyss and then seen the light at the end of the tunnel.
She couldn't wait to overturn the verdict and bring her brother out to reunite with the family.
This led to the oversight that Lu Rang already knew that Zhou Yanci's imprisonment was related to her brother's.
Just then, the cell phone rang.
Shang Wu was in a great mood and answered the phone.
Ah Ying's anxious voice came through: "Director Shang, are you alright?"
"Why are you suddenly asking this?" Shang Wu was stunned, and even thought that A Ying had made a mistake.
Aying sighed: "The jewelry department received a notice that you are not feeling well and need to rest for two days. Designer Ji will be the acting director for these two days. I thought something serious had happened to you."
Shang Wu paused, then found it amusing.
Suspend her from her post and promote Ji Yu to acting director?
OK.
Then let Zhou Yanci wake up, open her eyes and see clearly that she is not a pawn that can be kicked away at will.
Shang Wu calmly reassured her: "It's okay. Just do your job well these next two days. If Ji Yu makes things difficult for you, don't be afraid. Tell her that if she does it again, you will expose her bullying behavior to the whole company."
"Then, will I be fired?" Aying asked hesitantly.
Shang Wu chuckled: "No one can touch you if I don't give the word. Do as I say. Only when you stand up for yourself will others not dare to bully you. When will you ever become truly strong and independent if you always rely on me to protect you?"
These words were spoken to Aying, and also to herself.
Fortunately, even though she has been completely devoted to Zhou Yanci and Ji Yu all these years, she has always maintained her own value and has not completely become the woman behind Zhou Yanci, nor a docile and obedient canary.
Even if Zhou Yanci wanted to deal with her, he would have to consider what losses he would suffer by taking a boat.
After hanging up the phone, Shang Wu went home to take a shower and go to bed.
At 2 a.m., the top of the Chengzhou Building was brightly lit.
Zhou Yanci was processing documents while occasionally picking up her phone to check them.
Shang Wu did not call or message him.
He was absent-minded, coldly placed his phone face down on the table, and simply turned it off.
...
the next day.
Shang Wu got up very early and went to the sanatorium with tonics and gifts.
Following Zhou Yanci's instructions, the nurse took the things she brought, but wouldn't let her go inside.
“Your parents are doing well. We send you photos every day, Ms. Shang. They are currently in a closed treatment room, so it is really inconvenient for you to see them.”
The nurse had a sincere smile on her face and spoke gently.
Shang Wu pursed her lips, somewhat disappointed.
She does receive photos every day.
In order to keep her calm, Zhou Yanci did not dare to be careless in treating her father.
The photos you see are different from the photos you see in person.
Shang Wu misses her parents.
Having no other option, she could only ask, "How long until the closed treatment ends?"
About a week.
"Okay, I'll come pick them up in seven days."
Shang Wu turned and left, getting into her car.
She gripped the steering wheel, thought for a moment, then grabbed her phone and searched online for a guesthouse near the mountains. She booked a room for two days and one night and drove straight there.
Upon arriving at the guesthouse, Shang Wu greeted Lu Rang and then immediately turned off her phone, cutting off all contact.
Meanwhile, Chengzhou Group.
Ji Yu appeared in the jewelry department, looking confident and triumphant, wearing high heels.
The employees greeted her warmly.
"Season design."
Good morning, Teacher Ji.
Ji Yu frowned in displeasure and pouted, "Didn't you see the internal notice? I'm the acting director now, you should call me Director Ji."
The crowd's expressions changed, and they quickly changed their tune.
Ji Yu snorted softly, crossed her arms, and looked down at them.
"Alright, from now on I'll work in Shang Wu's office. Bring me all the documents that she handles."
She turned around, pushed open the office door, and went inside.
Everyone looked at Aying.
Aying curled her lips without batting an eye and said sarcastically, "Since Director Ji is capable of replacing Director Shang, what are you all standing around for? Just send over all the documents that need to be processed."
Everyone understood immediately and went inside with various documents and files.
Ji Yu had just sat down, and before she could even warm up the leather chair, seven or eight people came in.
They placed the documents on the table.
"Director Ji, this contains all the promotional scripts submitted by the video bloggers we collaborate with. Please review them personally."
"Director, Xiao Liu and I are going to meet with our partner at 3 PM this afternoon. This is some information you need to review temporarily, so it shouldn't interfere with our normal work communication."
“Director Shang usually writes her own jewelry promotion column, which requires a 3,000-word text analysis. Could you write it for her?”
More and more people gathered around, and the documents on the table piled up like a mountain.
Ji Yu stared in astonishment, "So much work, and I have to finish it all in one day?!"
"Of course, today is the day with the least workload. She has to handle this much work almost every day."
Aying walked in, staring intently at Ji Yu with a half-smile: "Since Director Ji is so confident that she can take over her work, let's get started. Make sure all of this is done before you leave work this afternoon."
"You did this on purpose, didn't you!"
Ji Yu was furious and slammed her hand on the table, saying, "Aying, you're the director's secretary, you'll do these tasks for me!"
"Sorry, I don't know how. I only run errands for Director Shang. She does all these things herself."
Aying smiled: "Then I'll have to trouble Director Ji to work hard these next few days. The product pre-sale promotion period is very busy, so we can't let things fall apart."
Ignoring Ji Yu's gloomy expression, everyone left.
Ji Yu stood up angrily and called out twice, but no one paid any attention to her.
Having no other choice, Ji Yu went upstairs to find Zhou Yanci.
"Call Shang Wu back to be the director! I can't do this job. There are too many things to do, and it's too complicated. Just looking at all these documents on the table makes my head spin!"
Zhou Yanci's expression wasn't much better.
He was still annoyed because Shang Wu hadn't sent any messages to apologize, and said irritably, "We're breaking up, why don't you call her?"
Ji Yu pursed her lips speechlessly, took out her phone and called Shang Wu.
She called, and then her expression changed.
"It's turned off."
At that moment, Xiao Dong quickly went upstairs and knocked on the office door.
"Mr. Zhou, the financial channel has a meeting with the jewelry department to promote limited-edition items today. Director Shang is not here. Who can fill in?"
Zhou Yanci and Ji Yu looked at each other, both stunned.
Throughout the entire jewelry department, no one could be found to replace Shang Wu and take on the responsibility.
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