Chapter 124 Are you looking for death?
After Xie Duo left, the air pressure in the club's box became terribly low.
Ou Shan kicked over the coffee table, and the wine glass smashed to the ground, with fragments flying everywhere. He grabbed the collar of the man who was in charge of surveillance and said in a cold voice: "Useless! Who are you looking for?!"
The subordinate's face turned pale, and he trembled as he tried his best to explain: "Mr. Ou, Mr. Ou, I really tried my best to find her! That woman even came out to tell the waiter that the person I found had the same nail color as hers, bright red. I also specially..."
"Nail color?" The assistant beside him suddenly frowned and interrupted, "But, the woman at the hotel entrance didn't seem to have a manicure on her hands..."
Ou Shan's pupils shrank, and he immediately reacted, slapping him hard: "Idiot! You've been fooled!"
"How, how is it possible, I clearly..." The subordinate covered his face, and suddenly reacted, his eyes widened: "Could it be that waiter... A waiter went in, could it be that at that time..."
"Shut up!" Ou Shan was furious and kicked him to the ground, "Get out!"
His men fled tumbling, leaving only Ou Shan and the gloomy-faced Deputy Director of Finance in the box.
Ou Shan's temples were throbbing. During this period, the company was inexplicably investigated, and several core projects were blocked one after another. The outside world and long-term partners have begun to question his ability. He originally wanted to rely on this government project to turn things around, but Xie Duo's attitude became more and more ambiguous, and today he even directly showed his displeasure to him...
"Brother-in-law..." Ou Shan barely suppressed his anger and tried to seek support from the deputy director.
The deputy director interrupted him coldly: "I have done everything I can to help you, and you have to deal with the rest yourself." After that, he picked up his coat and left without even giving me a glance.
Ou Shan stared at his back, her nails digging deep into her palms.
——Sure enough, when the crisis really comes, this brother-in-law will definitely distance himself from the matter at the first opportunity to keep his official position.
He took a deep breath, took out his cell phone and dialed a number: "Hello, go find out who Xie Duo has been in contact with recently, and also, help me contact a private jet..."
After hanging up the phone, Ou Shan walked to the window and overlooked the city lights.
Anxiety entangled my heart like a poisonous snake.
If we can't stop this situation...
His eyes turned cold and he made another call: "Transfer all sensitive information. Also, have the people in the Finance Department work overtime tonight to redo the accounts. Make sure it's flawless!"
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Xie Duo got into the car, tapping lightly on the steering wheel with his slender fingers. The neon lights outside the car window cast changing light and shadows on his stern profile.
He took out his cell phone, his fingertips paused on the address book for a second, and finally dialed the familiar number.
The "beep-beep" waiting sound is particularly clear in the quiet carriage.
"Hello?" The call was connected, and Jiang Tingwan's voice came through the receiver, with a bit of laziness and an expected smile, as if she had expected him to call.
"Are you having fun?" His tone was calm. Although he had expected that with her intelligence she would not be restricted by Ou Shan's people, he still felt a little disappointed.
"Not bad." Jiang Tingwan chuckled, with a hint of pride in her voice, "Ou Shan's brains are even dumber than I thought." She seemed to be standing in some open place, and there was a faint sound of wind coming from the other end of the phone.
Xie Duo closed his eyes, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and when he spoke again his voice was already a little hoarse: "...You're just not going to wait for me?"
There was a sudden silence on the other end of the line, with only the slight sound of breathing proving that the call was still going on.
"I'm afraid of interfering with Consultant Xie's work." Jiang Tingwan's voice suddenly became cheerful. Xie Duo could hear that she seemed to be fiddling with something, probably the flowers and plants she raised.
"I didn't expect you to come out so soon." There was a hint of teasing in her tone.
She stood on the balcony, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the petals of a blooming rose. The moonlight shone on her side face, outlining a soft outline. Ou Shan was polite to Xie Duo, apparently because she was afraid of his identity, unlike to her...
Just as she was thinking about it, a pair of warm hands suddenly wrapped around her waist.
Jiang Tingwan's whole body froze, and before she could react, Lu Zhaoye's aura had already enveloped her.
He had appeared silently behind her without her noticing, and was now whispering in her ear: "Who are you calling?" His warm breath sprayed on her earlobe, causing a slight shudder.
Jiang Tingwan turned around and looked at the man in surprise. Didn’t she send him to the kitchen to cut fruit?
She mouthed silently: "Get out!" and winked at him vigorously.
If these two people were to talk on the phone, they would probably argue for a long time.
However, Lu Zhaoye seemed to have completely misunderstood what she meant. Instead, he rested his chin on her shoulder even more.
He deliberately raised his voice and said, "It's time to get off work now. Tell those people not to bother you at this time, okay?"
His eyes were fixed on the phone in her hand, with a playful smile on his face.
Although he couldn't see the words on the phone screen, he just heard the words "Thank you, Consultant".
If he guessed correctly...
"Lu, Zhao, Ye..."
Sure enough, the man's voice on the other end of the phone suddenly turned cold, like a blade tempered by ice.
The corners of Lu Zhaoye's lips curled up in a provocative arc, and he suddenly reached out to grab the phone.
"Oh, I didn't expect it to be Master Xie," he said in fake surprise, his voice full of false apology, "I'm really sorry, I just thought it was someone who had nothing better to do and called Wanwan, but it turned out to be you."
This was intentional escalation, Jiang Tingwan rolled her eyes and reached out to grab it.
Although she was over 1.7 meters tall, she was still shorter than Lu Zhaoye, who was nearly 1.9 meters tall. She grabbed his shoulders and tried to reach up, but he took advantage of the situation and held her tightly in his arms with his other hand.
Jiang Tingwan patted his chest hard.
"Why are you so anxious?" Lu Zhaoye seemed not to feel her attack and deliberately said loudly, his voice full of teasing, "Hug me later, I'm still listening."
"Sorry, Xie Duo." He continued to talk to the phone: "She pestered me as soon as she came back. There's really nothing I can do. Let's talk some other time."
After saying that, he hung up the phone neatly.
It goes without saying that the atmosphere on the other end of the phone was extremely low.
Who made him want to grab that position? Lu Zhaoye's previous depression was relieved a lot.
Jiang Tingwan finally broke free and pinched his thin waist.
"Lu Zhaoye, are you looking for death?"
Lu Zhaoye hissed in pain, but continued to laugh heartily.
He handed the phone back to her, his eyes gleaming with a sense of triumph: "It's worth it to die in your hands."
Jiang Tingwan stepped on his shoe and said, "If you keep making trouble, you will move downstairs!"
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In the office, sunlight poured in through the French windows, casting a light golden halo on Jiang Tingwan's profile. She supported her temples with one hand, tapping the tabletop with her fingertips, making a subtle sound.
After Zhou Luoyao confirmed that the office door was locked, she rushed to Jiang Tingwan in two steps and exclaimed in a low voice: "You mean, Xie Duo took you to meet the project leader?"
Her eyes lit up surprisingly. "Does that mean we can get this project?"
Jiang Tingwan raised her eyes, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips: "It should be. Judging from his attitude towards us, he is quite satisfied." She paused and added, "However, we still have to see the final result. Bring me the plan later."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Zhou Luoyao crossed her arms, leaned on the edge of the desk, and smiled meaningfully, "Xie Duo is really a man who does great things quietly."
She suddenly leaned forward, her eyes gleaming with gossip, "Could it be that he...came here to help you from the beginning?"
"You're overthinking it." Jiang Tingwan raised an eyebrow and flipped through the documents on the table. "He is a man who clearly distinguishes between public and private matters."
"Really?" She didn't think so. Zhou Luoyao pouted and complained in her heart, you want him to distinguish between public and private. She rolled her eyes, supported her head and thought for a while, then changed the subject: "So, he also had a share in the troubles Ou Shan encountered recently?"
"Hmm." Jiang Tingwan's fingers paused slightly, "I'm afraid he came to Hongcheng this time not only for this project." She looked out the window thoughtfully. Xie Duo's identity was always so changeable. Sometimes he was classmate Xie, sometimes he was Dean Xie, and sometimes he was Young Master Xie... ?
I don’t know what his final identity will be this time.
The office suddenly became quiet.
Jiang Tingwan suddenly thought of the anonymous file he mentioned.
"By the way." Zhou Luoyao noticed that Jiang Tingwan looked different. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Jiang Tingwan sitting up straight, frowning slightly, and slowly said, "Have you seen Ou Ya recently?"
"Ouya?"
Zhou Luoyao was stunned for a moment, tilted her head and recalled, "I haven't seen her much recently." She counted on her fingers, "I used to run into her at client receptions or when I was shopping, but in the past half month..." She shook her head, "I haven't seen her at all."
Jiang Tingwan's brows furrowed more and more, and he felt vaguely something strange in his heart.
She picked up the phone in a deep voice and dialed a number. It was the person she sent to follow Ou Ya.
"Where has Ou Ya been recently?"
"Ms. Jiang, Miss Ou is still going to the club frequently recently, but she has been getting close to her aunt recently. Other than that, there is nothing unusual in her daily activities."
A deep male voice came from the other end of the phone.
Zhou Luoyao was also listening, watching Jiang Tingwan's slender fingers unconsciously drawing circles on the table, her nails shining like pearls in the sunlight.
"Club? Aunt?"
Jiang Tingwan repeated the key information in a calm voice, "Are you sure there are no other abnormalities?"
After getting a positive answer, she hung up the phone, but the worry between her brows did not dissipate.
"How is it?" Zhou Luoyao couldn't help but ask.
"Everything seems normal on the surface." Jiang Tingwan let out a breath slowly, "She often goes to the club, accompanies her aunt shopping, and has a regular schedule..." Her voice gradually became lower, and finally she started talking to herself.
It sounds so normal that it's disturbing.
The sunlight was suddenly blocked by passing clouds, and the light in the office dimmed.
She always felt that there was something wrong with Ou Ya's expression when she spoke that day. Could it be that Ou Shan did something?
She doesn't want Ou Ya to become the next Ruan Yue.
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