Chapter 24
After everyone quieted down, Li Ye knew that this matter would definitely continue to circulate for a while. She had experienced so much gossip over the years that she had become somewhat immune to it.
The best way to deal with these external voices is to ignore them and continue doing what you're doing.
Thinking of this, Li Ye sat down next to Jiang Yu and said to her:
"You've revised that entire chapter according to the latest data this year. Don't jump to conclusions about the valuation, just give a range, hmm..." Li Ye paused for a moment, looked at the computer, and continued:
“Make a table, find several similar companies for comparison, put in the technical data, production capacity data, price and transaction time, and then set a price range for the target company.”
“Okay, Li Lu. I’ll send it to you as soon as it’s done.” Jiang Yu immediately understood what Li Ye wanted.
After assigning Jiang Yu her homework, Li Ye turned her attention back to her computer screen. She needed to study this niche industry further to avoid any major mistakes.
Regardless of Zhang Gang's purpose in having a lawyer do a preliminary valuation, it's a hassle for the lawyer. If he does it well, people will think he's meddling; if he does it poorly, people will laugh at him for being arrogant.
However, Li Ye has seen all sorts of strange things in his career. Since you want a lawyer to value your property, I will give you one. It's not like I haven't taken the CPA exam before!
After reading the materials for twenty minutes, Li Ye felt something was wrong. She was usually a very energetic person, what the internet called a "high-energy" person. But today, for some reason, after only twenty minutes, she felt tired and her forehead was throbbing.
"Could Zhang Gang have poisoned that paper?" She started to have wild thoughts.
"Li Lu, why are your eyes so red?"
Jiang Yu also noticed that Attorney Li was a little different than usual. Usually, she would sit quietly next to her, but today she saw her pick up her water glass seven or eight times.
When she looked at Li Ye again, she noticed that her eyes were all red.
"Li Lu, are you sick? Should you go back and rest?"
Li Ye sighed and slumped into his office chair. He felt uneasy, his head was spinning, and he couldn't make any decisions in this state, let alone make decisions at any moment, since each paragraph might be a decision in itself.
"Okay, I'll go back now. Don't look for me unless it's absolutely necessary."
"It's not like I can find you. You should go back now. Do you want me to take you?" Jiang Yu replied without hesitation.
"No need. You just focus on your work and take care of this business. Your boss isn't that weak."
After saying that, she took out her phone and immediately called a ride-hailing service.
Jiang Yu watched her actions without saying a word. Li Ye usually drives to and from work, but now she doesn't even plan to drive, so it seems she's really not in a good state.
"They're gone."
"Mm," Jiang Yu replied softly, without mentioning that she would take Li Ye home.
She knew very well that Attorney Li was a good boss, kind and approachable in life, and seemed easy to talk to, but in reality, he had a very strong sense of boundaries and was exceptionally stubborn. No matter how much others persuaded or recommended him, she would not do what she did not want to do.
At 9 p.m., Xu Wanyi finally finished her work for the day and took the private elevator directly to the underground parking garage.
Considering that she might be stationed in Haixi for a long time in the future, she didn't want to call a driver all the time, so she simply got herself a car, which would be more convenient and give her more privacy.
Soon, she discovered the freedom and enjoyment of driving. When she was tired, the car provided her with a private space, which was not closed off or deserted. She could look at the bustling city, the busy crowds, and the endless stream of vehicles on the road, which made her feel more relaxed.
So, aside from business trips, she now drives herself to and from work almost every day. Her driver, on the other hand, is quite content, sitting in the office all day doing nothing, yet receiving the same salary as before, working long hours driving.
As she opened the car door and got in, she suddenly realized that the Mercedes across the street looked very familiar. She remembered that it was Li Ye's car, the one that had taken her to the hospital last time.
"Could it be that she hasn't left yet?" A thought popped into Xu Wanyi's mind. Then she thought about how Li Ye looked this morning: his wet hair, wet face, and wet eyes, like a wounded fawn that made her heart ache.
But so what? She started the car, her foot on the accelerator, her hands on the steering wheel, but she didn't move for a long time. The engine's roar, high and low, sounded particularly jarring in the quiet garage.
After a while, she shook her head, pursed her lips, suddenly turned off the engine, put the car in park, and the underground garage instantly returned to silence. Then she opened the door and got out of the car.
"Just go check on her, make sure she's alright, then I'll leave." The clattering of high heels was very hurried.
It was late at night, but many offices in the building still had their lights on, indicating that the employees were working very hard. As the big boss, Xu Wanyi couldn't say he was dissatisfied with this.
She knows that it's not good to keep employees working overtime, but if you don't move forward, you fall behind. Now that the group is at a critical moment of development and expansion, she still hopes that her subordinates have that drive, and she hopes that someone can fight alongside her on the front line.
When she arrived at the conference room on the twenty-first floor, the public area was almost empty, but the project team's conference room was still brightly lit. She quickly went inside and saw that there were still a few people left, all from Li Ye's team.
But Li Ye himself was not there.
Xu Wanyi didn't see anyone and was about to leave when Jiang Yu heard the noise and looked up, just as they met eyes.
Jiang Yu was startled. Why was the mature and powerful CEO coming to the conference room so late? Had something happened?
Or perhaps...? Although Jiang Yu had doubts, these doubts could not stop the fire of gossip from burning fiercely.
Seeing that Xu Wanyi had no intention of coming in, she quickly left the meeting room, closed the door, and blocked the prying eyes of others.
"Chairman Xu, why did you come down here in person? Is there something you need?"
"Where is Attorney Li? I saw her car was still there, and I wanted to ask her some questions about the report."
As expected, she went to see Attorney Li. Jiang Yu shouted in her heart, "Hard work pays off! All that overtime wasn't for nothing."
It's a pity that Attorney Li wasn't there; a great show is missing one of its parts. But seeing the beautiful CEO personally come down to find Attorney Li is worth the price of admission!
"Ah, Attorney Li went back this afternoon, she..." Jiang Yu glanced at Xu Wanyi, whose expression was neither friendly nor unfriendly.
But the woman standing there exuded an air of authority, making Jiang Yu hesitate about whether to tell her that Li Ye was ill. Originally, she thought everything would be fine once Attorney Li returned, but what if she told her Li Ye was sick and she thought she was making excuses?
Jiang Yu had encountered similar situations before. The client believed that lawyers' excuses, such as being sick or in a car accident, were just that—excuses, as if lawyers weren't carbon-based beings.
Besides, Attorney Li had just been beaten on the head by Le Guang's legal chief this morning, and now he's claiming to be sick, which sounds like he's taking advantage of his illness to file a complaint.
"What happened to her?" Xu Wanyi waited for Jiang Yu to continue, but after a long time, she didn't hear anything more.
"Attorney Li must be sick. She left this afternoon. Oh, right, she took a taxi, so the car is still parked downstairs."
"What does 'should be sick' mean?" Xu Wanyi thought to herself. If you're sick, you're sick; if you're not sick, you're not sick. What the hell is this "should be sick" nonsense?
"Well, since she hasn't been to the hospital, I didn't dare to take Lawyer Li's temperature, but her eyes were very red, as red as a rabbit's, and her forehead... was swollen." Jiang Yu's voice trailed off.
Xu Wanyi felt a chill in her heart. It seemed that she was really sick, and that Li Ye hadn't taken her forehead seriously at all from beginning to end. He definitely hadn't done anything to treat it. Judging from Jiang Yu's description, it must be inflamed.
"Since you know she's sick, why don't you go to the hospital with her?" Xu Wanyi's tone was cool, making Jiang Yu's back tingle.
Beautiful lady, do you know how difficult Attorney Li is to deal with? You've all been fooled by her gentle appearance. If I could handle her, I'd be her boss, but right now she's my boss! What does that mean? It means I can't handle her.
"Chairman Xu, um, Attorney Li, um, don't let her gentle demeanor fool you, she can be quite stubborn at times. If she's not going to do something, she won't do it even if a gun is pointed at her head," Jiang Yu stammered.
Xu Wanyi knew perfectly well! She believed that no one else in the world knew this better than her. She came to her senses and realized that her tone had been somewhat cold and had frightened others.
"Okay, I understand. Ask her how she is when you have time. Also..." Xu Wanyi was already planning to leave, but couldn't help asking another question.
Where does she live?
"Uh." This stumped Jiang Yu. She didn't actually know where Li Ye lived. He always delivered documents at the entrance of the residential complex, so she really didn't know his home address.
But that sounds more like a lie. What assistant doesn't know where their boss lives? What if there's an emergency?
"Chairman Xu, I'm not lying to you, I really am not lying to you. I don't know where Attorney Li lives. I only know that she lives in the 'Xia Yun' residential area."
Xu Wanyi knew that Xia Yun Residential Area was a high-end residential area not far from here, with the famous Wu Su River flowing through the middle of the area. In terms of absolute distance, it was not far from the river.
Jiang Yu's caution was justified; anyone else would have thought she was talking nonsense, but she wouldn't. As for Li Ye's style, it had remained unchanged for decades.
"Understood. Thank you for your hard work, Attorney Jiang. Go home and rest early after you finish today's work."
Jiang Yu was a little confused. Did Chairman Xu believe it or not?
"Mr. Xu, are you going to Attorney Li's house to see her?"
When she said those words, she wanted to slap herself. What kind of question was that? What was Chairman Xu doing at Attorney Li's house in the middle of the night?
"Oh, no, that's not what I meant. I meant, you want to go to her house and discuss the issue with her?"
The more she talked, the more something seemed off. Jiang Yu wondered where her confident demeanor from the court hearing had gone.
"No, it was just a casual question."
Xu Wanyi appeared completely unconcerned, but her inner thoughts were not as calm as her outward appearance suggested. She keenly sensed that the girl probably knew something.
"Yes, Mr. Xu, I'm glad you trust me. Attorney Li is always in good health, she'll probably recover by tomorrow. If she comes tomorrow, I'll ask her to come see you. Oh, no, tomorrow's the weekend, let's do it next week, let's do it next week."
Jiang Yu touched her hair, so engrossed in work that she had forgotten tomorrow was Saturday.
"No need, no need to tell her. If I have any further questions, I will contact her myself."
"Oh, okay."
Watching Xu Wanyi leave, Jiang Yu was a little confused. Did Chairman Xu have a problem or not?
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