Lu Rang's voice was deep and cold.
“Mr. Qi, the accident has already happened. Blaming and threatening won’t solve the problem. We sincerely apologize and are seeking a solution. Remaking is the most feasible solution. As for the timing, we can discuss it…”
"Lu Rang?"
Qi Yan seemed to be stunned for a moment, then sneered, his tone becoming extremely sarcastic.
"Heh, who do we have here? So it's Attorney Lu here too. What, are you making decisions for Miss Freya now?"
"She is my fiancée, and I naturally have the right to inquire about her affairs."
Lu Rang remained unyielding, his tone firm, "Mr. Qi, state your actual demands besides a remake. You can name your compensation amount."
"Actual requirements?" Qi Yan chuckled softly on the other end of the phone.
"Alright. Since Attorney Lu is so straightforward, I won't beat around the bush either."
He paused, then said, word by word, "I want the Zhou family's underground winery. As long as Shang Wu transfers the winery to my name, I'll pretend this never happened. I don't want the brooch, and I don't need any compensation."
These words left not only Lu Rang but also Shang Wu, who was standing next to him, completely stunned.
The Zhou family's underground winery?
What was that? She had never heard of it before.
"What underground winery?" Lu Rang retorted coldly.
"Didn't Shang Wu tell you?" Qi Yan's tone was tinged with surprise. "It seems she wasn't entirely honest with you either. The Zhou family has a private, closed-off underground winery that houses the world-famous wines collected by Zhou Yanci's father throughout his life, which are priceless."
"More importantly, many of the wines there contain memories and traditions that money can't buy."
He continued slowly and deliberately, "When the Zhou family fell from power and their assets were liquidated, didn't Shang Wu, who was once Zhou Yanci's closest confidant, take that winery with him? I don't want much, just that winery."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Shang Wu took the phone. "I have no idea about any underground wineries. Zhou Yanci has never mentioned them to me. There is absolutely no such thing among all the Zhou family assets that I have taken over."
"You say there's no such thing as no such thing?" Qi Yan's voice was full of distrust and sarcasm. "Shang Wu, we're all sensible people. Zhou Yanci trusted you so much back then, he even handed you the knife he used to deal with me. Would he not tell you about his family's treasure vault?"
"Three days. I'll give you three days. Prepare the winery's ownership documents and related paperwork, and transfer it to my name. Otherwise..."
His voice suddenly turned cold, filled with undisguised threat.
"Otherwise, I wouldn't mind letting the whole of Ye City know how Freya Studio bullies its customers, damaging a customer's family heirloom and then denying it."
"By the way, I'm also curious, if Mr. Zhou's old friends knew that his life's treasures had fallen into your hands, do you think anyone would want to take a look at them?"
"Qi Yan! You're being completely unreasonable!" Shang Wu gripped her phone tightly.
"Whether it's unreasonable or not, we'll know in three days." After saying that, Qi Yan hung up the phone without giving them any chance to refute.
All that could be heard through the receiver was a busy tone.
The studio was deathly silent.
Ah Ying was so frightened that she dared not breathe.
Shang's fingers, gripping the phone, turned white.
Her mind was a complete mess.
An underground winery?
She had never heard Zhou Yanci mention it.
How could Qi Yan know? And why was he so certain that she was with him?
Lu Rang's face was terribly gloomy.
He put his arm around Shang Wu's shoulder and looked at A Ying.
"Aying, go and carefully check all the asset details that were taken over from the Zhou family. Not a single detail can be missed."
"Yes, yes! I'll check right away!" Ah Ying felt like she had been granted a pardon and hurriedly ran to the filing cabinet and computer.
Lu Rang looked down at Shang Wu, who was filled with fear and uncertainty in his arms, and softened his voice: "Don't be afraid, Qi Yan is just trying to extort money. No matter what he wants to do, I'm here."
Shang Wu leaned against him, her mind in turmoil.
Three days...
Qi Yan only gave him three days.
Two hours later,
Aying searched through almost all of Shang Wu's asset documents, her eyes practically red with envy, but ultimately found nothing.
Exhausted and frustrated, she reported to Shang Wu and Lu Rang.
“I have checked all the property certificates and notarized documents, and even some handwritten memos. There is absolutely no mention of an underground winery or anything like that.”
This result was within Shangwu's expectations.
But it also made her heart sink even more.
Qi Yan's intention to extort money is already very clear.
Does that winery really exist? If so, where is it located?
Zhou Yanci had never mentioned her before.
Countless questions swirled in Shang Wu's mind.
"It seems we have no choice but to go back to Lincheng."
Shang Wu took a deep breath and made a decision.
Lincheng is the Zhou family's stronghold, the place where Zhou Yanci grew up.
Perhaps some overlooked clues can be found there.
Even the slightest clue is better than passively waiting here for Qi Yan to make a move.
Lu Rang immediately frowned: "I'll go with you."
He was absolutely unwilling to let Shang Wu return alone to that place filled with unpleasant memories, facing unknown risks that might be related to the Zhou family.
"Mm." Shang Wu did not refuse. With him by her side, she did feel more confident.
The two immediately booked the earliest flight to Lincheng.
However, the weather turned bad. On the day of departure, both Yecheng and Lincheng were suddenly hit by dense fog, with extremely low visibility.
The airport has issued a notice that all flights are delayed, with the specific departure times to be determined.
Standing in front of the airport's huge information screen, looking at the sea of red "delayed" or "cancelled" messages, Shang Wu's anxiety grew.
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