"Mengting is so pitiful. Look at her clothes. She has been wearing them for several years."
"Her family is in financial difficulty and she has no money to buy new clothes."
"How can we be short of money? Our designers' salaries are not low, not to mention the company also gives us a lot of benefits. We can't afford to buy a piece of clothing."
Someone said, "You don't know Mengting's situation. Her father has advanced stomach cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy in the hospital every day. This is a huge expense."
"Yes, I heard that she will be undergoing an operation soon, and the cost of the operation is not low."
"I just saw Mengting answer a phone call. When she came back, her eyes were red. I guess she was worried about money."
Xia Zhichu listened quietly. He didn't expect that Li Mengting's life was so difficult.
She stood up and wanted to talk to Li Mengting, but unexpectedly heard something she shouldn't have heard.
Li Mengting is on the phone in the conference room.
Although the voice was very low, Xia Zhichu had good ears and could still hear it clearly.
Not knowing who she was calling, Li Mengting's voice was anxious. "Give me a little more time. I promise to complete the task. Please be sure to pay me the balance. I really need this money."
The other party clearly disagreed, making Li Mengting emotional. She called out the other party's name, "Zhao Sichun, you can't just stand by and watch him die. My dad still needs this money to save his life. You also promised to pay me the balance. You can't go back on your word."
Zhao Sichun?
Hearing these three words, Xia Zhichu paused, turned around and went to a corner without disturbing anyone.
Then Li Mengting was heard crying again, "I really tried my best. I contacted Xia Zhichu this morning to test her, but she didn't admit that she was Rumeng. She even came to the company to explain. Don't force me anymore..."
At this point, Xia Zhichu understood.
The reason why Li Mengting called her in the morning was not to kindly remind her, but to test her identity.
So, Li Mengting was bribed by Zhao Sichun.
No wonder he had just tested me intentionally or unintentionally and asked about Xiaozhou's whereabouts. It turned out that he was doing things for someone else.
Xia Zhichu should have shown up to expose Li Mengting's conspiracy, but she didn't. Instead, she pretended not to hear anything and disappeared quietly.
When she returned to her seat, packed her things and prepared to leave, she happened to run into Li Mengting walking in with red eyes.
The two met at the door.
Xia Zhichu asked, "Have you ever cried?"
Li Mengting looked at Xia Zhichu, clasping her hands tightly on her thighs. She was clearly helpless, but she endured it without showing it. She smiled bitterly and said, "It's okay, there's sand in my eyes."
Xia Zhichu didn't say anything, just patted her shoulder and left.
As soon as she turned around, Li Mengting secretly chased after her without giving up.
Just now on the phone, Zhao Sichun was absolutely certain that Xia Zhichu was Rumeng. Li Mengting had no bottom line in order to get the balance and could not care less.
Of course, Xia Zhichu was naturally aware of her tracking.
Xia Zhichu didn't expose her and let her follow.
After driving all the way back home, Xia Zhichu looked back and saw Li Mengting's back disappearing around the corner.
She curled her lips into a cold smile, went back to the villa, took the soup, and rushed to the medical room.
When he met Si Mochen, Xia Zhichu told him about this.
Si Mochen asked, "You said Zhao Sichun is investigating you?"
Xia Zhichu nodded. "Yes, she suspected me of being Rumeng and bribed a colleague from the design department to test me. Li Mengting even followed me to my residence just now. I suspect she'll be following me constantly these days."
When Si Mochen heard that his woman was being targeted, his first reaction was to remove the obstacles.
However, Xia Zhichu stopped her, saying, "Let her follow. She won't find out anything anyway. Besides, Li Mengting only cooperated with Zhao Sichun because she was forced into it for money. Her crime doesn't deserve the death penalty!"
Si Mochen raised an eyebrow and drank the soup Xia Zhichu fed him. He said calmly, "You are kind, but others are not as kind as you. In my opinion, since Li Mengting suspects you, she will definitely use underhanded tactics to deal with you. You must take measures to deal with her."
Xia Zhichu certainly knew this truth.
There are too many tragedies in this world, all because of money.
When a person is forced into a corner, he will do anything.
Therefore, Xia Zhichu would naturally be on guard against Li Mengting and would not let her scheme succeed.
"But there's one thing I don't understand. Zhao Sichun was disgraced and fled abroad back then. What has she been doing these past few years? Also, why is she investigating Rumeng?"
"unless……"
Xia Zhichu suddenly thought of something and turned his head to look at Si Mochen.
Si Mochen continued, "Unless she has found someone to support her, and that person urgently needs to cooperate with Rumeng to develop the clothing industry."
Xia Zhichu didn't expect that Si Mochen had guessed her thoughts again, and looked at the man in surprise.
Si Mochen added, "If I'm not mistaken, that person has a deep hatred for me and can't wait to bring me down."
Xia Zhichu nodded, showing that he still had self-awareness.
It's because Si Mochen has been too popular in recent years and his methods are too drastic, making him have countless enemies internationally, which is why so many people want to bring him down.
But Ru Meng is a dark horse in the fashion industry, mysterious and powerful, so naturally she becomes the object that people are vying to cooperate with.
Xia Zhichu sighed, "Who do you suspect?"
Si Mochen curled his lips and sneered, "It's hard to say who it is, but he's definitely not a good person."
Xia Zhichu guessed it was Gu Bai. Xiaozhou had mentioned before that Gu Bai had approached Xiaozhou to discuss cooperation, and then someone followed Xiaozhou's whereabouts, hoping to find out Rumeng's whereabouts through Xiaozhou.
Now that Xiao Zhou has come to Dingfeng Group to become her assistant, this may have aroused suspicion from some people.
Xia Zhichu had a strong premonition that her life would not be peaceful from now on.
Seeing her lost in thought, Si Mochen reached out and flicked her forehead. "A woman doesn't need to be too outstanding. It's easy to attract people's attention. So keep your identity a secret and don't flaunt it too much."
Xia Zhichu: “…”
Is she showing off?
She has been very low-key in the past six years.
If she was too high-profile, everyone would know her as Ru Meng.
Xia Zhichu said reluctantly, "I understand, old man."
Si Mochen frowned, obviously dissatisfied with this title.
He corrected her, "Call me husband."
Xia Zhichu, however, pursed her lips proudly and didn't shout. After Si Mochen finished the last mouthful of soup, she quickly took the soup bowl and stepped back a few steps, "No, old man."
After saying that, he proudly left the medical room.
Si Mochen was so angry that he laughed. He was only in his thirties, how could he be old?
Old man.
This woman can actually shout that out!
After Xia Zhichu left the medical room, he immediately called Xiao Zhou.
The little girl was still enjoying the romance on the sea when the sound of the whistling wind came from the microphone, "Sister Meng, why did you suddenly remember to call me?"
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