Chapter 83 Besides us, there was another group of people
The next day, Ruan Yao was awakened by the aroma of food.
She groggily opened her eyes, clutching her still slightly aching lower abdomen, and slowly got out of bed.
On the bedside table was a cup of warm brown sugar ginger tea, with a sticky note next to it.
"Drink it when you wake up, I'm going to work."
His handwriting is vigorous and powerful, just like him.
Ruan Yao held the cup and sipped it slowly, feeling as if her heart had been soothed by that warm current, both soft and sweet.
After fleeing the study last night, she was so embarrassed that she wanted to bury herself in the blankets all night.
But when Huo Yanzhi came in, he didn't say anything. He just pulled her out of the blanket, fed her the cup of brown sugar water, put a hot water bottle on her lower abdomen, and finally gave her a goodnight kiss on the forehead before going to the guest room.
His thoughtfulness and attentiveness completely melted away her shame and indignation.
How can this man be so good?
After drinking the brown sugar water, Ruan Yao felt warm all over. She changed her clothes and went downstairs, only to find that Huo Yanzhi had not only left her brown sugar water, but also prepared breakfast for her.
A plate of delicate millet porridge was laid out on the table, accompanied by several refreshing side dishes.
She picked up her phone, took a picture of the lovingly prepared breakfast, and was about to post it on her WeChat Moments when a message popped up.
It's Lin Weiwei.
Su Mingyuan started contacting those people early this morning; he seems to be in a hurry.
Ruan Yao quickly replied: 【Proceed according to plan and protect yourself.】
She put away her phone, sat down quietly, and sipped her porridge.
The porridge was cooked until soft, sticky, and sweet, just the texture she liked.
Su Mingyuan, it's time to get going.
*
The Nguyen Group, Manager's Office.
Su Mingyuan's eyes were bloodshot as he paced anxiously in his office.
Last night, he lost a large sum of money again.
The underground casino on the outskirts of Beijing was like a bottomless pit. The money he invested didn't even make a ripple, but the money he owed his creditors kept snowballing.
Yesterday, the Zhou family gave him another ultimatum.
If we don't get our hands on that guarantee fund soon, it won't be as simple as just losing a hand or a leg.
He dialed a number, bowing and scraping to the person on the other end, his voice so obsequious it was almost dripping with sycophancy.
"Brother Wang, don't worry! I'll definitely sign the contract today, and the funds will be in my account this afternoon! I guarantee it with my integrity!"
After hanging up the phone, the fawning on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a ferocious and ruthless expression.
Personality?
He has no dignity left!
He walked to his desk and pulled out a company financial seal that he had secretly made from the deepest part of the drawer.
Once this stamp is affixed and his name is signed, the pre-prepared contract—which provides a huge loan guarantee in the name of the company for his shell company registered overseas—will officially take effect.
When the promised funds from the Zhou family arrive, he will not only be able to pay off his gambling debts, but also have a large sum of money left over!
From now on, I'll soar far away, free to roam the world!
As for the Ruan family...
He gave a cold laugh.
Over the years, Ruan Minghui and Su Wanqing have outwardly taken good care of him, their relative, but what has been their true intention?
They won't even give him a key position!
We treat him like a thief!
Since they are heartless, don't blame him for being unjust!
He took out the contract, and with trembling hands, uncapped the pen.
Just then, there was a knock on the office door.
Lin Weiwei walked in carrying a cup of coffee.
"Manager Su, your coffee."
Startled, Su Mingyuan nervously shoved the contract into the pile of documents and snapped, "Who let you in! Don't you know how to knock?"
Lin Weiwei seemed startled by him, her shoulders shrank, her head lowered, and her voice was weak.
"I'm sorry, Manager Su, I knocked, but you might not have heard me..."
"Get out!"
Su Mingyuan waved his hand impatiently.
Lin Weiwei felt as if she had been granted a pardon. After putting down the coffee, she lowered her head and quickly retreated.
In the instant she turned around, her fingers, hanging by her side, gently pressed the record button on her phone in her pocket.
The coffee cup she placed on her desk was directly facing the direction where Su Mingyuan had hidden the contract, and an inconspicuous decorative rhinestone on the cup was shimmering with a faint red light.
In the office, Su Mingyuan made sure Lin Weiwei was far away before taking out the contract again.
He took a deep breath, as if making a firm decision, and finally signed his name on the last page, then forcefully stamped the bright red seal.
Mission accomplished.
He slumped in his chair, his whole body drenched in cold sweat, yet he trembled with excitement at the prospect of immense wealth.
Unbeknownst to him, the entire process of him signing his name had been clearly recorded by that cup of coffee.
Little did he know that all the bank statements showing his embezzled funds, as well as the evidence of his forged official seal, were already lying in someone else's email inbox.
*
That night, Ruan Yao received a call from Lin Weiwei.
“Yaoyao, he has already sent the scanned copy of the signed contract, and the bank has completed the processing.”
"good."
Ruan Yao's voice was devoid of emotion.
"Thank you for your hard work, Sister Weiwei. Starting tomorrow, please take leave on the grounds of feeling unwell and don't go to the company anymore."
"I see."
After hanging up the phone, Ruan Yao stood alone on the second-floor terrace of the villa. The evening breeze blew through her long hair, and her usually delicate face was now cold and indifferent.
In his past life, after Su Mingyuan's crimes were exposed, his brother Ruan Sheng was furious and went to confront him, only to have his legs broken by Su Mingyuan's men.
My mother fell seriously ill due to the double betrayal from her family.
My father's hair turned white overnight in an effort to save the company.
In this life, she will not let any of this happen again.
Just as she was lost in thought, a suit jacket with a familiar, crisp scent was gently draped over her shoulders.
Huo Yanzhi had somehow appeared behind her.
"It's windy at night, why are you standing here?"
His voice was gentle as he enveloped her cold hand in his palm.
Ruan Yao turned around and saw the concern in his eyes, and the vengeful anger in her heart was instantly soothed.
She leaned into his arms and spoke in a muffled voice.
"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt... a little cold."
Huo Yanzhi tightened his arms, encircling her completely in his embrace, his chin gently brushing against the top of her head.
"Then let's go back inside."
He didn't ask anything, he just held her and warmed her with his body heat.
Ruan Yao closed her eyes, greedily absorbing this warmth that belonged only to her.
Fortunately, he is still alive in this life.
Perhaps a storm was brewing, because Ruan Yao was unusually clingy to Huo Yanzhi tonight, insisting that he coax her to sleep.
Only when the person in his arms gradually became breathing steadily and slowly, and fell into a deep sleep, did Huo Yanzhi carefully and little by little pull his arm out.
He tucked her in, stood by the bed for a moment, and gazed at her unguarded sleeping face.
Then, he turned around and left the bedroom silently.
The study was dark, with only moonlight streaming in through the huge French windows, casting a cool, silvery glow on the floor.
Huo Yanzhi sat down behind the large desk, his whole being hidden in the darkness, as if he had become one with the night.
He's waiting for a result.
The phone suddenly vibrated in the silence.
It's Qin Feng.
Huo Yanzhi swiped to answer the call.
"explain."
"Boss, Su Mingyuan has already made his move." Qin Feng's voice was as calm and even as ever. "He signed the guarantee contract and, through channels we'd laid in advance, transferred 50 million of the company's working capital to his own overseas account, but..."
Qin Feng paused for a rare moment on the other end.
"Boss, there's one more thing."
"During the planning process, we discovered an unexpected event."
Huo Yanzhi tightened his grip on the phone.
"What accident?"
A hint of confusion crept into Qin Feng's voice.
"We discovered that, besides us, there is another group of people... also secretly targeting Su Mingyuan and the Zhou family."
"Moreover, the other party's methods... are extremely sophisticated."
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