"you……"
Old Master Wen was already furious with Wen Changfeng, and the mother and daughter's provocation only made him more enraged. He was so overwhelmed that he suddenly fainted.
Upon seeing this, the butler rushed forward: "Master!"
The old man's eyes were closed, and his breathing was already very weak.
Startled by his appearance, the butler turned pale. He first glared angrily at Sun Lan and her daughter before growling, "Go and call the doctor quickly."
While the Wen family was in complete chaos, Li Ruo finished up the cleanup work, parted ways with Lin Meng, and returned home late at night.
The housekeeper had already gone to sleep, and it was pitch black all around, with only two small lights in the living room on, barely enough to see the way.
Li Ruo carefully changed her shoes and went inside, intending to return to her room. However, she was startled by the figure sitting on the sofa as soon as she reached the living room.
"ah!"
She screamed suddenly and instinctively reached out to turn on the light.
But when she saw Wen Huaiyan's cold and hard face, her eyes widened: "Mr. Wen, aren't you resting yet at this hour?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Ruo clearly felt a cold gaze coming from in front of her: "Why are you back so late again?"
She subconsciously looked up and, sure enough, met Wen Huaiyan's deep eyes.
The man didn't say a word, just stared straight at her.
Seeing this, Li Ruo felt a little guilty, blinked unconsciously, and whispered, "Were you waiting for me?"
After all, Wen Huaiyan was always aloof. Although he had been dissatisfied with her coming home late before, he had never shown his emotions so openly.
Wen Huaiyan did not answer directly. Instead, his brows furrowed and his voice was cold: "You've been doing this for several days in a row. What exactly are you doing?"
These past few days, he hasn't seen the woman when he gets home, and she often doesn't answer his calls.
Do you really think those conditions he mentioned before were just for show?
Thinking of this, Wen Huaiyan's anger rose even higher.
Seeing the man's displeased expression, Li Ruo's heart skipped a beat.
After all, she was indeed in the wrong first, but if she had told Wen Huaiyan in advance, he would definitely not have let her put herself in danger.
Moreover, it concerns the Wen family's reputation. Would he really let her scheme against Wen Changfeng?
The plan has progressed to the point of ninety-nine steps, with only the final step remaining. She cannot stand by and watch all her hard work go to waste.
As her thoughts raced, Li Ruo took a deep breath, blinked, and whispered, "The company has so many projects lately. I'm working overtime until this late every day. You'd better give me extra overtime pay."
Unexpectedly, even now, Li Ruo is still lying. Wen Huaiyan's face darkened suddenly: "You say you're not lying, but I can find out with just a phone call. Are you sure you've been working overtime at the company these past few days?"
Actually, he had a feeling about it from the very first day she stopped answering the phone.
Although Li Ruo's plan was secretive, it could not be hidden from him if he wanted to investigate.
The reason he chose not to interfere was to see when Li Ruo would confess to him.
After all, this was no small matter. If she were to be discovered by Wen Changfeng and Sun Lan, she might lose her life.
But to his utter surprise, Li Ruo didn't tell him the truth until the matter was almost over.
Upon hearing this, Li Ruo was indeed stunned, and a hint of guilt flashed across her pretty face.
Having spent so much time together, it was impossible for her not to hear the warning in Wen Huaiyan's tone.
Fearing that he might actually interfere, Li Ruo gritted her teeth and turned her head slightly: "No need to investigate. I wasn't working overtime at the company. I was working overtime at... the coffee shop downstairs from the company."
Upon hearing this, Wen Huaiyan could no longer contain his anger. He immediately stood up, grabbed the woman's waist, and pulled her towards him.
"you……"
Pulled by the force, Li Ruo couldn't help but stumble, her body falling onto the man's chest.
Her eyes widened, her voice trembling slightly: "What...what do you want to do?"
"If you're not going to tell the truth, then there's no need to say anything more."
The man sneered, picked her up in his arms, and carried her straight upstairs.
Once inside the room, Li Ruo immediately realized what he was about to do and said in a panic, "Stop messing around, I'm very tired today and want to rest early!"
It wasn't that she was afraid to do this with Wen Huaiyan, but the man in front of her had a gloomy face, which made her a little uneasy.
However, Wen Huaiyan was already furious and ignored Li Ruo, throwing her directly onto the bed.
The next moment, he suddenly pressed down on her, his large hand landing on her collar.
But as she met the flames flickering in his deep eyes, Li Ruo's heart grew increasingly panicked: "Wen Huaiyan, stop!"
Wen Huaiyan finally stopped. He paused slightly, then asked in a cold tone, "Now, are you going to tell the truth?"
His tone was low, and his dark eyes seemed to see through everything.
Upon hearing this, Li Ruo was slightly taken aback, but still shook her head and denied it, saying, "I'm not lying, I really am working overtime!"
Wen Huaiyan sneered, then suddenly lowered his head and leaned closer: "The overtime you mentioned is to deal with Wen Changfeng... or Sun Lan?"
"You...you know?"
Upon hearing this, Li Ruo trembled and unconsciously widened her eyes.
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