When Mo Beichen returned to the company, just as he got out of the elevator, Xu Wei rushed over with a document in his arms and reported, "Li Yumin is a real - estate developer from City S. He used to be overseas but suddenly returned to China in the past two years, and his company has been developing steadily. He suddenly showed up in the capital city a week ago and has met the young mistress twice. The first time was in the hospital, and they only stayed together for five minutes. The second time was today..."
Xu Wei didn't continue because the president had witnessed the second encounter with his own eyes.
Seeing that there was no trace of emotion in Mo Beichen's unfathomable eyes, Xu Wei lowered his head and went on, "He wants to cooperate with the young mistress on jewelry development. Strangely enough, he had no intention of this field before. It seems like a sudden impulse."
There was another thing Xu Wei dared not say, which was that the young mistress had been followed by President Li all the way to the restaurant today. He simply said, "This man is extremely calculating. We must be on guard against him."
"Not only is he calculating, but he also looks sneaky!" Mo Beichen suddenly said coldly. His words were like ice shards dropped on the table, giving off a chilling aura.
Xu Wei shivered involuntarily. He stood respectfully to one side, took out another document, and handed it to Mo Beichen. "This is Mo Donglin's recent deployments in the company. He's been very active lately. Several of our employees have been replaced."
Mo Beichen was in a fit of anger at the moment. Without even glancing at the document, he said directly, "Find their faults immediately. Fire those who deserve it without showing any mercy."
"Yes," Xu Wei replied promptly.
The moon was hazy. Outside the window, the shadows of the trees danced. The silver curtains fluttered gently in the breeze, and the moonlight streamed in, falling on a worried little face on the bed.
Xia Weilan kept telling herself to go to sleep, but she just couldn't. The longer she lay there, the more annoyed she became.
With a "snap", the light in the room suddenly came on. Xia Weilan sat up, rubbed her head irritably, then lit up her phone with the other hand. She stared at it absent - mindedly and then let out a sigh.
Mo Beichen really refused to talk to her. She had sent him a text message before going to bed, but he hadn't replied.
Unable to hold back, Xia Weilan gritted her teeth and sent another message, "Don't you trust me at all? If you want to sentence me, you should at least give me a chance to defend myself. This is unfair."
After that, Xia Weilan flung her phone down forcefully. Fuming with anger, she reached for a glass of water and gulped it down. Her eyes, however, were fixed on the phone screen. To her disappointment, there was still no response.
Xia Weilan took a deep breath and stroked her belly. For the sake of the baby, she mustn't get angry. After some thought, she sent another message, "I was framed. I was like that because I ate the food from the old mansion. Someone from the Mo family must be targeting me, which is why I moved out. Please reply if you see this?"
But after waiting for just ten seconds, Xia Weilan grew impatient. She simply made a call. Hearing the beeping sound on the phone, she thought the call would be hung up again. Unexpectedly, it was answered.
Before Xia Weilan could say anything, a woman's impatient voice came from the other end, "What's wrong with you? We're busy. Can you stop sending messages? It's so annoying!"
Xia Weilan was instantly wide - awake. "Who are you? Where are you?"
How could there be a woman beside Mo Beichen, especially at night? What was going on?
"Who I am is none of your business!"
The line went dead with a series of "beeps".
Xia Weilan got out of bed and paced around anxiously. When she called again, no one answered.
Wearing her slippers, Xia Weilan walked out while calling Xu Wei. "Where is Beichen now?"
"This..." Xu Wei hesitated for a moment and then played it safe. "It's so late. It's not work - related. How would I know?"
"Really? Do you want to cover for him?" Xia Weilan detected something unusual in Xu Wei's voice.
Hearing the word "cover", Xu Wei broke out in a cold sweat. His voice dropped several octaves. "Young mistress, this isn't as serious as it seems. Miss Feiyan suddenly returned to China. Since she's an old friend of the president, they made an appointment in advance to catch up. I guarantee there's nothing improper between them. Their relationship ended five years ago."
From Xu Wei's words, Xia Weilan pieced together the following story: Mo Beichen had been in love with a woman named Feiyan five years ago, but they didn't end up together. Then the woman went abroad, and Mo Beichen gave up. Until recently, the woman came back, and now they were together.
"Where did that woman make the appointment with him?" Xia Weilan asked.
After getting the address, Xia Weilan was about to rush out, but the butler blocked her way. "Miss, where are you going so late?"
"I'm in a hurry. I don't have time to explain." Xia Weilan looked as if the sky was falling.
"Then I'll send the bodyguards to escort you." The butler said seriously.
Outside the bar, under the neon lights, Feiyan was supporting the drunk Mo Beichen alone as they walked towards the car parked at the entrance.
Just as she was about to open the car door, a woman got out of another car and walked over. Without hesitation, she pressed her hand on Feiyan's and glared at her angrily. "Where are you taking my husband?"
Feiyan looked at the woman standing in front of her. This was Xia Weilan?
The same woman who had called just now.
Thinking of how Mo Beichen had kept mumbling Xia Weilan's name in his drunken state, Feiyan was convinced that it was this woman who had made Mo Beichen drink so much in distress.
"Miss, you're being unreasonable. How can you just come and snatch someone?" Feiyan grabbed Mo Beichen's sleeve tightly and refused to let go.
The two of them were at a standstill.
The bodyguards were stunned for a moment and then quickly helped Xia Weilan support Mo Beichen.
"This is my husband. I'm here to take him home!" Xia Weilan said with a stern face, looking like she was defending her sovereignty to the death.
Feiyan laughed. "You can't even control your husband. Otherwise, why would he be here drinking with me and pouring out his troubles? We told each other everything."
Feiyan looked at Xia Weilan with a smug smile, challenging her.
She had kindly accompanied Mo Beichen to drink and was sending him out properly. Not only did the other woman not appreciate it, but she was also targeting her. She must be a shrew. No wonder she had made Mo Beichen so miserable.
Thinking of this, Feiyan intended to teach Xia Weilan a lesson. "I think it's you who made him unhappy. If you keep acting like this, I won't mind stealing Beichen back."
Xia Weilan was furious. She had never seen such a shameless mistress. How dare she provoke her so brazenly.
Straightening her back, Xia Weilan said forcefully, "You'll never have a chance in your life. We're a loving couple!"
It was late at night, and several people were coming out of the bar towards them. Gritting her teeth, Xia Weilan didn't want to make a fool of herself. She took Mo Beichen and got into her car.
Feiyan stood there, smiling victoriously. Her eyes were fixed on Xia Weilan, sizing her up. From this angle, she could only see Xia Weilan's side face. Her fair and tender face was taut, and her lips were tightly pursed. Her small hand held Mo Beichen's arm as she carefully helped him into the car and then got in herself.
Judging from her back, she was quite a beauty.
Feiyan imagined Xia Weilan's vivid eyes when she had glared at her. They were like black pearls, quite spirited.
She never thought Mo Beichen would finally fall for this woman.
In the Xia family's old mansion, the lights were still on. The butler had been standing at the door, looking out. Finally, he saw the car coming back.