Zuo Baixuan narrowed her eyes as she listened to Kan Yanghui's words, her gaze hardening into a resolute expression.
That's right, it will be fine in a few more days, and then everything will be settled.
Jiang Lingdan was dumbfounded as she watched Zuo Baixuan's expression change. Why did such a serious yet crazy expression suddenly appear on her face?
That expression looked vaguely familiar to her...
It's a bit like Luan Yenan before he unleashes his most ruthless move.
If she hadn't known how distraught Zuo Baixuan was when she heard about Luan Yenan at the hospital, she would have suspected that Zuo Baixuan was behind it all.
"Patient Luan Yenan's surgery is over, and he has been moved to the VIP ward upstairs," a nurse announced.
Luo Yun sighed, "It's good that you're alright. Let's go up and take a look."
Zuo Baixuan walked to Luo Yun's side and said seriously, "President Luo, if you want to reduce your holdings, that's fine too. I can buy out the entire portion you want to reduce."
"Oh, really? I do have an urgent need, but it's not to that extent. Are you trying to prevent me from making money from the increase in the contract between you and the Qin family?" With less concern for Luan Yenan's health, Luo Yun, the joker, started teasing again.
Zuo Baixuan shook her head slightly: "No, it's just that things like prices going up and down are unpredictable. Isn't that right?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Yun's expression changed. She looked at Zuo Baixuan with a strange expression, feeling a sense of oppression from this person.
Zuo Baixuan always appeared with Luan Yenan. She would lower her own presence and hide her aura under Luan Yenan's, so it wasn't noticeable.
Now that Luan Yenan is not around, and this person is clearly just a recent graduate who will be graduating this year, Luo Yun feels something is amiss.
She looked at Zhang Wanjun.
Zhang Wanjun pretended not to know that Luo Yun was observing her friend's Omega, and simply suggested with a cold face: "I still have my original idea, reduce the holdings first, after all, we really need the money urgently. And the stock price of 'Yituan' signing an agreement with the Qin family may not rise in the short term."
"On the one hand, there's the common saying in the stock market that 'good news is bad news' once the good news is fully priced in. On the other hand, 'Yituan' has been a hot stock for a long time, and everyone's expectations have been high. It's hard for this situation to continue. Plus... the Qin family might also make a move."
Luo Yun felt a headache coming on as she listened to this, and dismissed it by saying, "Alright, alright, I'm not a stock market novice, I understand all this. I just think it's such a waste to just throw away a bunch of stocks like this."
The group chatted as they arrived at Luan Yenan's hospital room.
Two bodyguards blocked his way.
"The doctor said that Mr. Luan needs to rest and is not suitable to be visited. Please wait here."
“I’m her wife, and I want to see how she is,” Zuo Baixuan said to the two bodyguards.
But the two bodyguards were clearly following orders and did not move, still blocking the way and preventing them from entering.
Tap—tap—tap—
The sound of the cane tapping on the floor drew everyone's attention.
Luan Lizheng appeared before everyone, his old but youthful figure still striking.
Even those who have never met him can guess his identity from his appearance, clothing, and demeanor.
His words were sharp: "Are you trying to harm her? Besides, you're only legally his wife now; you might not acknowledge it later. Zuo Baixuan, you should really think about whether you're even worthy of being his wife."
These words were infuriating, and Jiang Lingdan was the first to lose her temper: "Mr. Luan, aren't you going a bit too far? It's not Zuo Baixuan's fault for not taking good care of Luan Yennan! We arrived as soon as possible. Besides, it was Luan Yennan who begged Zuo Baixuan to marry him. Whether he's a good match or not isn't for you to decide, is it? Does this world really only care about family background?"
"Ha, I can disregard family background, but I'll ask Zuo Baixuan, why did you hand over the internal bidding documents to the Qin family?" Luan Lizheng asked sternly.
This question surprised everyone.
What?
Is there anyone who would make such a baseless accusation?
Everyone looked at Zuo Baixuan.
However, Zuo Baixuan did not refute it.
Jiang Lingdan was stunned.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
What an incredible plot twist! Did Luan Yenan ask his senior to investigate Xiao Zuo'er because of this?
The strange list of checkmarks in Xiao Zuo'er's notebook, with "divorce" written on the last line, was also because of this.
Is Zuo Baixuan a corporate spy?!
What?
Jiang Lingdan felt as if her worldview had been shattered.
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Chapter 78
Luan Lizheng and Zuo Baixuan stood facing each other, separated by the windows of the corridor, one on the left and one on the right.
Luan Li was leaning on his cane, looking at Zuo Baixuan with a cold gaze.
He was waiting for Zuo Baixuan's reply, wanting to see who this woman, who had bewitched his granddaughter, could seduce without his granddaughter's protection.
Zuo Baixuan held her breath.
Feeling a pang of sadness as Luan Lizheng questioned her like that.
In that instant, she couldn't shake off her emotions and could only think about one question: Had Luan Yenan investigated this matter, and did he know about it?
With Luan Yenan's abilities, even if he hadn't investigated, he must have noticed it at the bidding meeting today.
If she could, she would like to see Luan Yenan right now and tell her her secret face to face.
People always feel sentimental and regretful about the past when they lose something.
But she only wanted to show that affected confession to Luan Yenan.
Zuo Baixuan took a light breath, then raised her head and smiled faintly at Luan Lizheng: "Grandpa, what you said makes no sense. These unfounded accusations make me very sad. I'm even curious, who is sowing discord to make you think I would do this? Mr. Qin Yuancheng is Anan's uncle. If he were closer to her, why would I act as a meaningless middleman?"
"Or, if you have evidence, you can choose to report the case directly instead of wasting your breath talking to me."
Confused by Luan Lizheng's words, Luo Yun nodded repeatedly upon hearing Zuo Baixuan's reply, failing to notice the strangeness in Zuo Baixuan's tone.
That's exactly right, this is the reasonable way.
Even if the Qin family successfully wins the bid, any leaks of internal secrets are most likely due to Luan Yenan favoring his maternal uncle.
Zhang Wanjun stood to the side, expressionless, listening quietly while holding Luo Yun's arm, telling her not to get involved in the Luan family's mess.
Kan Yanghui, who is also one of the project participants, testified, "Mr. Luan, you don't need to doubt our company's confidentiality capabilities. If there are vulnerabilities in the enterprise cloud, the 'front-end' that cooperates with us the most will definitely be the first to discover them."
These words made Luan Lizheng frown, pondering the credibility of the information he had obtained.
Jiang Lingdan was the only one whose pores were open and whose whole body felt cold.
No.
Judging from Zuo Baixuan's reaction, it is indeed true that she leaked the information to the Qin family!
This subtle difference was something others couldn't discern, but Jiang Lingdan knew it.
Because she was all too familiar with this feeling; she had experienced it before.
That's something I'll never forget.
It was during my freshman year of college.
Zuo Baixuan was ostracized by some small groups because she "offended" Lin Xiaoxiao. But she was busy with her part-time job and didn't care about these things at all.
Jiang Lingdan has been good at socializing since childhood, and she can easily detect subtle differences in attitude between people when interacting with each other.
Whether it was Zuo Baixuan's indifference or the intentional or unintentional behavior of those small groups, it all made her very sad.
Once this attitude of exclusion is formed, it is very difficult to reverse.
This trend also spread to the dormitory of Lian Jianglingdan and Zuo Baixuan.
In the six-person dormitory, the other four would intentionally or unintentionally make sarcastic remarks towards Zuo Baixuan.
Whether it was her diligence and frugality or her eagerness to learn, these became targets of attack and her shortcomings in the eyes of these people.
They even pulled Jiang Lingdan aside, trying to persuade her not to associate with strange people.
They are the strange ones.
Then, the same childish actions were repeated over and over again.
Zuo Baixuan's things were rummaged through, misused, and thrown around. In fact, the floor in the entire dormitory was the only one that would be dirty for no reason. She even turned around and blamed others after being penalized.
Zuo Baixuan couldn't be bothered with these elementary school-level bullying incidents.
They kept their space spotless, even putting everything away in cabinets.
However, these people thought they had seen Zuo Baixuan's weakness, and they went even further in seeking amusement.
They fabricated a post where the person was complaining and then proceeded to slander and spread malicious rumors over a long period of time.
Although Zuo Baixuan's name was not written on it, the true information was revealed in the details.
When Jiang Lingdan was asked if she knew the person in the post, she immediately understood the person's intention and was stunned.
She couldn't understand why such pointless malice could escalate to this point, and why these people actually thought that Zuo Baixuan was in the wrong, so they naturally made her their target.
Just because Zuo Baixuan had to work a part-time job, she didn't attend the birthday party of a classmate she had no connection with.
She wanted to speak out for Zuo Baixuan.
Zuo Baixuan, however, was wearing a mask and stopped Jiang Lingdan.
Jiang Lingdan felt uncomfortable with that unapproachable attitude.
I also understand why Zuo Baixuan, who dislikes socializing and always keeps her distance from people, is seen as an oddball by those people.
Because she was academically gifted and beautiful, but didn't fit in, she aroused jealousy. Malicious people mingled in the crowd, all trying to hide their own filth, wantonly criticizing the flower standing in the spotlight, gathering a mob to attack her, wanting to destroy her.