Chapter 86 So close, yet so far
The next morning, at Huitong Bank.
A black Volga sedan drove smoothly toward the bank entrance.
The car's interior was not spacious, and the scent of leather seats mixed with a faint fragrance of gardenias drifted into Lu Jingyan's nostrils.
His heart clenched suddenly.
That was Su Wantang's favorite soap scent—light, clean, just like her.
Lu Jingyan's hands gripped the steering wheel, veins bulging. Through the rearview mirror, his gaze involuntarily fell on the woman in the back seat.
Bai Shu was looking down at a document, her well-tailored women's suit perfectly outlining her slender waist and full breasts.
But that profile was as cold as ice, without a trace of the gentleness he remembered.
The more I looked, the heavier my heart became.
She was so unfamiliar. So unfamiliar that he wondered if he had really gone mad to mistake a stranger for his deceased wife.
But the scent of gardenias...
His Adam's apple bobbed violently, and the word "you..." almost burst out.
"arrive."
Bai Zhu's cold voice was like a bucket of ice water poured over someone's head.
She looked up and met his gaze in the rearview mirror. In his beautiful peach blossom eyes, there was no emotion, only a calm indifference.
Lu Jingyan forcefully suppressed all his surging emotions.
He got out of the car, walked around to the back seat, opened the car door, and moved with the precision of a real bodyguard.
Su Wantang walked past him without looking to the side, her high heels clicking crisply on the ground.
The Volga stopped in front of the Huitong Bank.
The former president of this bank, surnamed Wang, was dismissed from his post long ago for colluding with Lu Wenbo. He's probably contemplating life on some farm now.
The manager Wu in front of me was the one who helped her scumbag father transfer assets. Later, he was transferred to Beijing and became a pawn planted by Su Wantang.
In the VIP reception room, Manager Wu personally brewed tea and served it with both hands.
His slightly plump face was covered with a respectful smile, but deep in his eyes, there was a hint of fear that he could not hide.
"Miss Bai, it's an honor to have you here. I'm so sorry for not welcoming you properly."
Bai Zhu took the teacup but didn't drink from it. Instead, she placed the cup on the table, making a crisp, light sound.
She got straight to the point, her voice calm and even: "Manager Wu, I need the bank's cooperation to help Ocean Trading Company with an account transaction."
“A sum of overseas funds, which is quite large.”
Manager Wu's smile froze for a moment.
He certainly knew what the so-called "cooperation in making a deal" meant.
The ocean trading business has just changed hands and its foundation is unstable. This Ms. Bai is trying to use their bank's channels to conduct a gray transaction that skirts the edge of policy.
If this were in the past, when Master Lu was still alive, he wouldn't have even blinked.
But now, things are getting too tense.
The tyranny that old man from the Lu family stirred up in Beijing still sends chills down the spines of countless people.
“Miss Bai, this… it’s not that I don’t want to help, it’s just that the inspections have been too strict lately, and the risks are too great…” Manager Wu wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking troubled.
Bai Shu smiled.
She did not argue with Manager Wu about the extent of the risk, nor did she threaten him with any words.
She simply took a thin document from her briefcase and gently pushed it in front of Manager Wu.
It was a research report on the latest clinical drugs for childhood blood diseases, printed in English.
Su Wantang gently tapped the cover of the report with her fingertip, her voice soft.
"Manager Wu, I heard that your daughter's illness seems to have relapsed recently?"
“A friend of mine happens to work at this overseas research institute. He said that this new drug has a miraculous effect on your daughter’s condition.”
Manager Wu's pupils instantly shrank to pinpoints!
The color drained from his face in an instant, his lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a single word.
His daughter's illness is his biggest weakness in life!
He nearly went bankrupt trying to treat his daughter's illness, but her condition kept fluctuating. He never mentioned this to anyone!
This woman… this devilish woman, how did she know?!
"I...I'll take care of it! Miss Bai, don't worry! I'll make sure it's handled perfectly for you!"
Manager Wu dared not hesitate for a moment longer. He practically lunged at the table and grabbed the report as if it were his last lifeline.
Bai Shu smiled as she looked at his dejected appearance.
"Manager Wu is a smart man."
"It's a pleasure to work with you."
...
The soundproofing of the VIP room door isn't top-notch.
Lu Jingyan stood outside the door, and every word of the whispered conversation inside reached his ears.
ruthless.
This woman is ruthless.
Her methods are like the sharpest scalpel, always able to pinpoint someone's most vulnerable spot, and then, with a single cut, without a trace of blood, leave the other person with no strength to resist.
This is so different from the Su Wantang he remembers.
The Su Wantang he knew, though intelligent and vindictive, always had a soft spot in her heart.
She would scald the wicked servant with boiling water to protect Wang Ma; she would also feel compassion when she saw Zheng Xiaorou's miserable state.
But the "Bai Shu" in front of me, her eyes only held calculation and self-interest, devoid of any other emotion.
perhaps……
For the first time, a thought that pierced Lu Jingyan's heart surfaced in his mind.
Perhaps, she really was just a stranger who looked somewhat like Wan Tang.
A stranger who was more dangerous than he had imagined.
Squeak—
The door to the VIP room opened.
Bai Shu walked out from inside, a completely composed smile on his face.
She didn't even glance at Lu Jingyan, walking straight past him and leaving behind only a cold, curt instruction.
"Next stop."
"The abandoned private hospital in the west of the city."
Lu Jingyan's body jolted violently!
That hospital was the very place where Zhou Yali used to forge the "transfer" records of the children from the welfare home!
This is also the key location he has always suspected is related to the disappearance of his sister, Lu Jingyue!
What is she doing there?!
Lu Jingyan forcibly suppressed the turmoil in his heart, turned around, and stared intently at her, his voice hoarse and dry from the extreme suppression.
What are you going there for?
Bai Shu stopped and looked back at him.
That look in his eyes was filled with undisguised mockery and scorn, as if he were looking at a servant who overestimated his abilities.
"Bodyguard Lu".
She parted her red lips slightly and uttered the words.
"Your job is to ensure my safety. As for my purpose... you're not qualified to ask."
After saying that, she walked straight past him in her high heels, leaving a trail of fragrance in her wake.
Lu Jingyan stood frozen in place, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
humiliation!
This is a blatant insult!
He's a dignified king of the army, when has he ever been treated like this!
But he couldn't retaliate. Because it was a condition he had agreed to himself.
He took a deep breath, strode forward, and caught up with them again.
The car started again and headed towards the west of the city.
Lu Jingyan gripped the steering wheel tightly, the veins on the back of his hands bulging.
He didn't know what this woman wanted to do at that abandoned hospital, but his intuition was screaming that this was no coincidence!
This must be related to his sister's disappearance!
He turned his head and looked at the woman who was always gazing out the window, leaving him with a cold profile. His eyes became incredibly complicated.
good.
If you don't tell me, I'll look it up myself.
No matter who you are or what your purpose is, from this moment on, I will be watching you like a shadow.
We must thoroughly investigate your background!
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