The next day.
As soon as Li Ruo entered the company early in the morning, she noticed that the atmosphere was a bit strange. It seemed that all her colleagues were secretly observing her.
Thinking about all the strange things that had happened recently, Li Ruo had an ominous premonition.
After enduring it all morning, she finally asked a female colleague she usually got along with quite well: "Why are you staring at me too? Is there something on my face?"
Hearing her say that, the female colleague was somewhat surprised: "Vice Minister Li, you don't know about that matter, do you?"
Li Ruo asked, somewhat puzzled, "What is it?"
Seeing that she genuinely didn't know, the female colleague sighed, took out her phone, opened a news article, and handed it to her: "Take a look at this."
Li Ruo took the phone and saw that it was the headline of an entertainment news story.
The headline reads, "Wen Family Heir and Fu Family Daughter Go on Date; Two Powerful Companies Join Forces, Good News Imminent!"
Below were high-definition photos of Fu Zhiqing entering and leaving the Wen family home, and photos of Wen Huaiyan returning home.
The photos, pieced together, really do look like a blind date.
Li Ruo glanced at the date time on the screen, and her heart skipped a beat.
Yesterday morning?
Wasn't that the time Wen Huaiyan left after receiving the phone call?
Is this news true?
Just then, Sun Ye walked over and said with a provocative look on his face, "Oh, Vice Minister Li is really something else. Even after being dumped, he can still calmly look at the photos of President Wen dating other women. That's rare."
Li Ruo frowned, just about to speak.
But the other party continued sarcastically, "Well, that's true. Since things have already come to this, there's no use crying now. It's just a pity that without President Wen as your protector, your future days are probably going to be tough..."
The two of them had no connection whatsoever, yet the woman in front of her seemed to wish she had nothing at all.
As he spoke, a smug smile appeared on his fairly handsome face: "After all, what value can a woman who has been abandoned have? What President Wen wants to marry is naturally a rich young lady like Fu Zhiqing. What are you? Just a plaything."
Li Ruo didn't want to get entangled with Sun Ye, but after hearing her words, she couldn't bear it any longer and went up to slap her.
With a sharp "smack," Sun Ye, who had been smug, froze instantly: "You actually dared to hit me?"
Li Ru snorted coldly: "Sun Ye, I've let some things slide in the past because we were colleagues. But don't forget who you are. This is Wen's. As an employee of Wen's, you must abide by Wen's rules and regulations. How dare you talk about President Wen behind his back?"
As she spoke, she took a few steps forward, her gaze icy: "And... don't mess with me. If I dare to hit you once, I dare to hit you a second time. If you don't believe me, come and try."
"you!"
Sun Ye was speechless after being rebuked, but he couldn't swallow his anger and instinctively wanted to fight back.
But to her surprise, Li Ruo didn't dodge or flinch. Her beautiful eyes were filled with coldness as she stared intently at her.
Meeting her gaze, Sun Ye paused, the anger in his heart slowly disappearing, replaced by a trace of fear.
Her hand froze in mid-air, and feeling a little embarrassed, she simply yelled, "Li Ruo, even now you still dare to use President Wen as a shield? Aren't you afraid he'll be angry if he finds out?"
"angry?"
Li Ruo scoffed, "What do I have to be afraid of? The news only showed photos of them entering and leaving the Wen family home one after the other. How can that be taken as a date?"
Upon hearing this, the crowd began to whisper among themselves.
After all, there were no photos of Wen Huaiyan and Fu Zhiqing together in the news.
As everyone knows, their CEO Wen has always been aloof, and over the years, only Li Ruo has been able to appear by his side.
If this news is false, wouldn't she be openly breaking ties with Li Ruo?
Thinking of this, Sun Ye panicked a little and didn't know how to refute it for a moment.
Just as she was at a loss, Wen Zhi's voice slowly rang out.
"Why not?"
She walked through the crowd and headed straight for Li Ruo, a slightly provocative smile on her face.
"This news is indeed true. My brother and Miss Fu did have dinner together that day."
As she spoke, she took out her phone and showed several photos: "During that time, my brother made it clear that he really liked Miss Fu. Others may not know, but I guess Miss Li should know that if my brother didn't like someone, he wouldn't waste any time on them. I don't need to say more about their current situation!"
Looking at the photo of the two sitting together, gazing into each other's eyes, Li Ruo's heart trembled violently.
Although she kept telling herself that her relationship with Wen Huaiyan was just a transaction.
Seeing this scene so unexpectedly still brought a pang of sadness to my heart.
Could it be... that she really has fallen for Wen Huaiyan?
Thinking of this, Li Ruo suddenly took a few steps back, came to her senses, and said in a flustered manner, "If all of this is true, then I will naturally wish President Wen happiness. Well, it's getting late. If Director Wen has nothing else to do, I'll go and get back to work."
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