Chapter 436: Chapter 436

"Cancel the 4:30 meeting," Li Zishen said indifferently as he set down his phone.

Immediately, the assistant sprang into action and promptly cancelled the subsequent meeting arrangements for Li Zishen. While waiting for further instructions, he couldn’t help but speculate about what had happened.

Moments later, three knocks sounded from outside the study. The assistant hurriedly turned and swiftly went to open the door.

It was Chen Xin, who had come to deliver documents.

They looked at each other and remained silent.

"The application from Wanhua Jewelry?"

"Yes, it just arrived," Chen Xin replied with a frown, placing the folder on the desk. "Huang City wants to renew it for three years this time."

Li Zishen nodded slightly, then waved his hand at the assistant, signaling him to step out first.

The study suddenly grew quiet.

Actually, even without the assistant giving Chen Xin a knowing look just now, he had sensed that something was amiss.

At this moment, his heart jumped to his throat, suspecting either a roadblock in the Chicheng plan or that Li Zishen had found out about his visit to Chen Yu.

"Do you think between Leng Lingxiao and Wang Junchen, who is more ruthless?" Li Zishen suddenly asked.

Chen Xin frowned, "Wang Junchen."

"Bai Long just called. There’s news from country D, around ten this morning, our partner’s chief engineer, Luca... committed suicide by shooting himself in his study. The maid discovered it half an hour ago."

Chen Xin took two steps closer upon hearing this.

The medical equipment exchange is the day after tomorrow!

"Brother Shen, it must be Leng Lingxiao. He wants to sabotage our collaboration with country D."

"Why not Wang Junchen? Or maybe Luca really..." Li Zishen’s eyes darkened as he paused, then continued, "The police found antidepressants and a letter left for his ex-wife."

"Brother Shen, do you suspect that Wang Junchen is deliberately creating... a conflict between you and Leng Lingxiao?"

"I’m not sure, I’m just guessing."

"Hasn’t Du Jiahao been missing for several days? If it was Wang Junchen who sent him to country D, could it be that besides Luca..." Chen Xin pondered aloud.

"Call Fang Yun immediately!"

Chen Xin didn’t dare delay, immediately making the call to Fang Yun.

If Luca’s death was indeed caused by Du Jiahao, then Fang Yun, currently in country D, would also be facing great danger.

She is a medical doctor, and even more so, a capable subordinate of Li Zishen.

"Fang Yun, where are you?"

"What’s going on with you and Bai Long? He just finished calling me and even sent someone to protect me. Is there trouble at our pharmaceutical factory?"

Chen Xin glanced at Li Zishen, who shook his head. He then responded gently, "The factory is fine, just be careful yourself. Don’t wander alone at night, it’s different from back home."

"Okay, got it, thanks!"

After hanging up, Chen Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Long always had meticulous thoughts; indeed, he was one step ahead in making arrangements.

"Brother Shen, what about the application from Wanhua Jewelry..."

Li Zishen fell into deep thought.

Ye Wanhua is Wang Junchen’s wife, yet Wanhua Jewelry has long cooperated with Yishen Mall. If they suddenly terminate the deal without sufficient reason, it would undoubtedly cause quite a stir within the group.

His feud with Wang Junchen had to be resolved covertly, settling accounts privately, one by one.

"Let it sit for now, we’ll talk after the exchange."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xin understood and nodded faintly, then quickly left the office.

5:30 PM, Haisong Office Building.

Tang Xiaowan had just finished the senior management meeting and was preparing to return to Lingxiao Manor. She did not take the elevator but chose the less frequented stairway instead.

She always took this route to avoid unnecessary trouble, such as reporters.

Although the stairs were somewhat old, they were cleaned quite tidily, making Tang Xiaowan’s descent smooth. She remained light on her feet as she walked down, making no noise whatsoever.

Upon reaching the entrance to the parking lot, Tang Xiaowan spotted her black SUV from afar.

Instantly, Cheng Shi opened the car door for her.

"Who does that person think they are, that’s outrageous!" Tang Xiaowan exclaimed angrily.

As she spoke, a can of drink was popped open. Tang Xiaowan frowned, guzzled down the beverage, and then forcefully crushed the can.

Actually, she had seen the message from Chen Yu as soon as she woke up from her nap and got into the car.

However, since Shen Yiming, who was overly nosy, was also in the car at the time, and she still had to attend a meeting with several senior executives from Haisong, she suppressed her anger, holding it in until now.

Cheng Shi, puzzled, thought some manager had offended his young mistress.

"Mis, don’t get angry, later..."

"What is going on? That damned Chen Xin, how dare he target Chen Yu? The nerve of him!" Tang Xiaowan erupted.

Cheng Shi seemed to understand a bit now.

"Miss, did Chen Xin bother Chen Yu? Did he use Chen Yu to pry into your personal information?"

"Maybe Zishen doesn’t know about this, it must be Chen Xin acting on his own, yes, definitely," Tang Xiaowan replied gritting her teeth angrily.

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"Miss, should I call to ask? Will he go after Chen Yu again?"

"Yes, definitely call him, give him a piece of my mind."

Tang Xiaowan felt utterly annoyed and frazzled.

She picked up her phone, quickly recalled Chen Xin’s number, then dialed swiftly, ready to discuss the matter thoroughly.

How could Li Zishen be so lacking in boundaries, when she was already Leng Lingxiao’s wife?

Moments later, the call connected.

"Hello, Lady Tang, what can I do for you?" Chen Xin’s voice carried a hint of surprise.

Could it be that Chen Yu had been exposed?

Oh no, I’ve caused trouble for Brother Shen!

With a stern and cold demeanor, Tang Xiaowan cut straight to the point, "Chen Xin, I want to know why you approached Chen Yu?"

On the other end of the line, Chen Xin paused briefly, then thoughtfully said, "Lady Tang, you..."

"Did Zishen tell you to do this? Did he ask you to use Chen Yu to find out about our company’s internal affairs and my whereabouts?"

"I’m sorry, Lady Tang. I know what I did was wrong. I just wanted to know if you were coming to Jin City on Saturday, but I had no ill intentions and was not deliberately spying for Haisong, I assure you."

The man’s voice sounded slightly nervous and somewhat panicked.

He was just trying to help his boss.

Tang Xiaowan was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath, softening her tone slightly, "Chen Xin, Zishen and I may be friends, but we need to have clear boundaries. Since Zishen has started to venture into the medical equipment field, he and I... are business rivals. I hope you understand this and respect my privacy."

"I understand, I assure you that nothing will happen again. Lady Tang, this was my personal action, and it has nothing to do with Brother Shen, he didn’t know about it, please don’t blame him," Chen Xin hastened to explain.

Hearing Chen Xin’s attitude and statement, Tang Xiaowan felt somewhat reassured.

"Alright, don’t worry about it."

From the other end, Chen Xin’s voice came through filled with gratitude, "Lady Tang, thank you, thank you!"

"Oh, and one more thing..."

However, before Tang Xiaowan could finish speaking, she saw through the car window a smiling Shen Yiming quickly approaching them.