Xu Mo's expression remained one of shock as he spoke:
"Male and female prisoners won't be kept together, that would be terrible! They probably won't be able to reunite easily."
Lin An sighed and waved his hand, "It's not important. When you're married, the most important thing is to understand each other."
"Did Zhang Wanru really poison you?" Xu Mo asked.
"No, the food she sent should be fine."
"Then why did you send her to jail? I know you don't like her, but reporting to the police requires solid evidence. You can't do whatever you want just because you have money."
"I have a feeling she's going to commit a crime!" Lin An'an continued, looking at the bewildered Xu Mo.
"Her current boyfriend is one of Qian Sanyuan's men, the one I just told you about. Do you think she'll be honest? I suspect she might be stealing company trade secrets or causing trouble!"
Xu Mo gasped upon hearing this. He was utterly shocked. A woman nearing fifty with a husband had found a new boyfriend in just a few days! What speed! What efficiency!
Her home is a mess, her son and daughter have both left her, how can she possibly be in the mood for dating?!
"Incredible!" Xu Mo exclaimed in astonishment. "What's she after? Can't she live without a man?"
"It's probably just a matter of habit. After being a parasitic plant all my life, I'm not used to suddenly having no one to rely on," Lin An said casually.
Xu Mo shook his head; he simply couldn't understand:
"I don't understand. If she's after money, she should just focus on getting your forgiveness. Even a little bit of money between your fingers would be enough for her to live the life of a wealthy lady."
Lin An sat up straight and said earnestly to Xu Mo, "Of course you can't understand, because you're lucky to have a normal, qualified mother."
When you earned less money, did your mother ever complain that you were useless?
“Never!” Xu Mo said firmly.
When he lost money in business before, his mother even took out her own savings to help him out, and kept comforting him, telling him not to get upset and to take it slow.
Would your mother leave your father because he doesn't earn enough money?
“Of course not, my dad has never earned much money in his life.” Xu Mo couldn’t help but feel proud and said, “On the contrary, my mom, as a doctor, treats and saves lives, and she earns more and more as she gets older. She says she wants to work until she retires at sixty-five.”
A hint of envy flashed in Lin An's eyes:
"That's the difference! Your dad is your mom's husband, not her money-making tool; you are your mom's child, not her investment in your life."
“Zhang Wanru definitely wants to reconcile with me, but she is unwilling to really make any effort for me because making effort is exhausting. She would choose to take the shortcut to get the greatest benefit with the least cost.”
As they spoke, Lin An opened a photo sent from the studio. In the photo, Zhang Wanru was in a restaurant, packing the food prepared by the restaurant into her newly bought exquisite lunch box.
Lin An sneered, "Look, this is the taste of my mother that she sent me. She can't stand any bitterness."
"Instead of bothering to apologize to me, you might as well find a rich man, kiss and hug him, and you'll get everything you want."
“I’ve seen through her. That’s just the kind of person she is. We need to understand biodiversity! Sometimes the difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs.”
Hearing this, Xu Mo felt a pang of sadness and a touch of bitterness in his heart. If Lin An had a normal mother, even if she wasn't outstanding, as long as she was normal, he would be much happier.
Lin An probably saw through what Xu Mo was thinking and laughed, "She's not your mother, why are you sad!"
"Zhang Wanru has enjoyed a life of luxury for half her life; it's time for her to face the harsh realities of society."
Xu Mo asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Does the company only have surveillance cameras at the main gate?"
"Yes, only that one!"
"Arrange for security personnel to install surveillance cameras in every corner of the company, especially my office and the finance office," Lin An said seriously.
"Install those small, inconspicuous ones. Aren't there those monitors that look like robot dolls? Buy a few more."
Lin An felt that with Zhang Wanru's intelligence, she might not even be able to detect obvious surveillance cameras.
Xu Mo nodded: "Okay, I'll make the arrangements now."
"No need to buy expensive ones, cheap ones are fine," Lin An instructed again.
Xu Mo asked, puzzled, "Don't the more expensive ones last longer?"
"I estimate that Zhang Wanru will make her move in the next few days. Once she is caught, we will take away these surveillance cameras. It is impolite to monitor employees at work."
Xu Mo thought about it for a moment, and realized that it would be really uncomfortable if there was a surveillance camera in his office watching him every day.
After all, he would occasionally chat with the female anchor, and sometimes he would pick his nose in the office, stalk Lin Xia's WeChat Moments with a secondary account, and comb his hair while looking in the mirror...
He agreed, saying, "That's very impolite! It should have been removed after use."
After Xu Mo finished speaking, he walked out of the president's office.
Just then, the front desk rang.
"Mr. Lin, Ms. Zhang Wanru has brought you dinner. I told her to just leave it at the front desk, but she insisted on bringing it in herself."
Lin An's face was as cold as ice. His fingers unconsciously squeezed the phone. It had been eighteen years since he had eaten a single meal cooked by Zhang Wanru.
Now look what's happened, they're sending food over twice a day just for this pig-butchering scam.
He suppressed his anger and said in a calm tone, "Let her in."
"OK."
Upon hearing that she could go in, Zhang Wanru put on that arrogant expression again when facing the receptionist.
She was a little afraid of the receptionist, like at noon, who might tell her to get out or have security throw her out, so she begged her to let her in politely.
In an instant, she changed her posture, tilting her chin towards the person, and gave orders in the tone of a tycoon's wife:
"You, take me inside!"
The receptionist took a deep breath, really wanting to kick this idiot, but she suppressed her anger and led Zhang Wanru inside.
Looking at the spacious and bright office and the busy employees in front of her, Zhang Wanru was pleasantly surprised. It was even bigger and had more employees than Lin Haoran's company.
A surge of pride welled up within Zhang Wanru. Everything within her sight belonged to her son, and by extension, to her. She automatically assumed the role of the protagonist, looking arrogantly at her employees with an undisguised smile on her face.
Zhang Wanru couldn't help but sigh in her heart:
"Could my life be a script for a powerful female lead? All the men around me are so strong, and they all have intricate connections to me..."
This might be the worst time a female lead has ever been portrayed negatively.
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