That very evening, Li Rui received news.
“Yixin, we’ve found that place. It’s a property of the Xia family. Wang Cheng wants to take RP3 for himself. Wang Cheng bribed some thugs in the capital to imprison Professor Hao. The research lab has also been shut down, and all the students involved in the research are being threatened. He’s being very careful; the police don’t even believe the students’ reports. He’s trying to force Professor Hao to hand over the research results, but he hasn’t succeeded yet.” In reality, they’ve already placed the man under house arrest.
With a serious expression, Li Rui placed the investigation materials and photos in front of Xia Yixin.
"Did Grandpa reply to anything else?" Xia Yixin asked.
"No, the chairman only sent us a video and then we couldn't reach him," Li Rui said gravely. "What do we do next? Call the police?"
"We absolutely cannot call the police. Wang Cheng is a member of the Xia family, and he even placed people in our Xia family's construction site. If we alert them, he will desperately try to smear the Xia family. Moreover, Li Rui, even Professor Hao probably thinks it was the Xia family's idea."
Wang Cheng's scheme was truly ruthless; he reaped the benefits while Xia Shi played the villain.
"By the way, are you sure you didn't see Lu Yan?"
Li Rui gave her an expression that said, "I already knew you liked him." "No, our people checked. Lu Yan isn't at school, nor is he locked up with Professor Hao. Should I have someone check his travel records and contact him to come back?"
"No need." That guy went abroad my ass, he was alive and well in front of her just a few days ago.
Xia Yixin sensed a conspiracy.
Professor Hao was his mentor, yet he did nothing about Professor Hao's affairs and even had the leisure to go to a bar, where he was caught by the original owner of the body.
Something's not right.
Professor Hao's name doesn't even appear in the original work; the problem lies with him.
After a moment of contemplation, Xia Yixin came up with an idea: "Li Rui, we need to release Professor Hao first."
Li Rui noticed that Xia Yixin used the word "release" instead of "rescue".
"Yixin, what do you mean?"
"Sister Hua, do you think that Wang Cheng is so openly using the Xia family's name to do bad things, will the thugs he bribed know that I'm not with him?" Xia Yixin smiled, her smile like a fox.
Li Rui suddenly realized that, in the eyes of outsiders, Xia Yixin was a brainless rich girl who had an extremely good relationship with Wang Cheng!
“However, we need to go back to the company first.” Xia Yixin already had a plan in mind. Under Li Rui’s questioning gaze, she explained, “We need to do something to keep him occupied so that he has no time to deal with that side. Also, we need to get our hands on Wang Cheng’s other incriminating evidence before the person who recorded this video does it. We can’t let him ruin our whole plan.”
Li Rui instantly understood, her eyes filled with excitement. "Yixin, let's go together! I've been wanting to deal with those rotten apples for ages!"
Wang Cheng has controlled the Xia family for so many years and has placed many of his cronies in positions of power, most of whom are members of the Wang family. These people are used to wielding their power and acting like tyrants in the company, and they must have a lot of dirt on them. This is no secret.
After the two discussed the plan in detail, Li Rui left.
late at night.
After a comfortable shower, Xia Yixin rested her chin on her hand and lay on the bed, her fingers unconsciously twirling her hair as she sorted through the information in her mind.
She had a strong intuition that Grandpa Xia's sudden message was not a coincidence. If he had known about Wang Cheng's actions beforehand, he would never have stood idly by; it was evidence that could destroy the Xia family.
Unless, someone gave it this… A man’s image suddenly flashed into her mind.
Even with bloodstains on his body, the handsome man remained unaffected. Those wolf eyes... were completely different from the silly, smiling little wolf cub in his memory.
She sighed softly and complained, "What exactly happened to him? A perfectly good little wolf cub has turned into a gloomy guy. Lu Yan, his name sounds so upright."
As soon as she finished speaking, the system suddenly sounded a notification like it had come back from the dead: "Ding, male supporting character's happiness +10, total -380."
Xia Yixin was startled and immediately felt a jolt. Was this male supporting character crazy? Thinking of her good points in the middle of the night?
The system's response was provocative: "Host, no, I sensed the male supporting character looking at you~"
Holy crap, does it have to be this exciting? She's wearing a nightgown, lying on her stomach, her legs are exposed and swinging, you can definitely see her pink panties!
She was already going crazy inside, but she forced herself to look natural. She didn't know if he was in the room or where he was. She clearly remembered locking the door and windows. She hardened her heart, turned off the lamp, turned over, pulled the blanket over herself, and closed her eyes.
Her movements were fluid and effortless; she closed her eyes, attempting to deceive herself.
"Host, your acting is really bad," the system complained.
Garbage system, shut up!
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew in from somewhere, and the familiar scent in her nose told her who it was. Her heart skipped a beat because she smelled the blood and murderous intent in the air.
Why did he come?
Did he know she was investigating him? So he came to kill her to silence her?
Xia Yixin's mind was in a mess.
She suddenly regretted not having prepared a knife under her pillow for self-defense. She already had at least ten ways to fight back in her mind; if all else failed, she would gouge out his eyes.
She felt someone standing in front of the bed, and her whole body tensed up, her hands gripping the bed tightly.
However, after waiting for a while, the other person neither approached nor left, and the only other thing in the room was the sound of a breath that did not belong to her.
Suddenly, the cold breath brushed past her ear, like the chill of an early winter morning, penetrating her ear canal and stimulating her to get a layer of fine goosebumps.
"Xia Yixin, you really are a little liar."
The man's deep, mellow voice was like the strongest wine, tinged with a nonchalant smile.
A razor-sharp chill swept across her neck with lightning speed.
Oh no, this is bad!
She wanted to hide, but moving would expose her.
Her heart was pounding, but the blade only grazed her lightly.
Lu Yan already knew she was awake, and looking at the little woman on the bed, a hint of amusement appeared in his deep eyes.
His original idea was to destroy her.
He has a thousand kinds of potions that turn people into fools who can only be controlled by him; her face, to him, is a desecration of the past.
However, in the past few days, her every move has been under his surveillance, which made him discover something interesting: she has changed, becoming the way he remembered her.
Is she pretending to be weak while actually being strong, or does this woman have ulterior motives?
She's still pretending to be asleep; he'll see how long she can keep it up.
He put away the knife. If Xia Yixin were conscious, she would be very surprised that this knife was the last thing she had left for Lu Yan.
He leaned down and deliberately blew a breath on her neck. Seeing the hairs on her neck stand up suddenly, he smiled slightly and began to stroke her cheek with even more force, then his fingers slid down her neck, shoulders, and across her bare skin.
Good heavens!
That's a pervert!
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