Jiang Yi's brow furrowed slightly upon hearing this.
Zhu Xiaoxiao's background was indeed quite pitiable.
However, Jiang Yi sensed something was amiss.
There were many inconsistencies in Zhu Xiaoxiao's account.
"What are you thinking about?" Zhu Xiaoxiao asked.
"Nothing!"
Jiang Yi snapped back to attention.
Perhaps he was overthinking things!
Jiang Yi glanced around the room. It was dilapidated beyond repair, utterly uninhabitable.
For now, Zhu Xiaoxiao needed to be settled.
"Come with me. You can stay at my place for now, and tomorrow I'll arrange a new place for you to live," Jiang Yi said.
"Okay!"
Zhu Xiaoxiao nodded repeatedly, appearing very happy.
Afterward, Zhu Xiaoxiao packed all her belongings into her suitcase and left the room with Jiang Yi.
Outside the room, Jiang Yi realized it was a place undergoing demolition.
This location was near the factory industrial park on the outskirts of the capital.
Jiang Yi hadn't expected Zhu Xiaoxiao to bring him to such a distant place.
By the time Jiang Yi brought Zhu Xiaoxiao back to the villa, dawn had broken.
Everyone was already awake.
Dongfang Mei was sitting on the sofa, sipping morning tea.
When Dongfang Mei saw Jiang Yi returning with another woman, her face immediately showed anger.
"Who is she?"
Dongfang Mei pointed at Zhu Xiaoxiao and said to Jiang Yi.
"Her name is Zhu Xiaoxiao, last night..." Jiang Yi started to explain.
Before he could finish, Dongfang Mei interrupted him.
"Jiang Yi, you've disappointed me greatly. You didn't come home all night yesterday and only returned this morning, bringing another woman. What do you take me for? A decoration?"
"Let me explain!" Jiang Yi said.
"I don't want to hear it!"
Dongfang Mei finished speaking and turned to leave the villa directly.
Jiang Yi felt speechless!
Dongfang Mei wouldn't even give him a chance to explain.
Dongfang Mei hadn't been like this before.
"I should leave then!"
Zhu Xiaoxiao said with a wronged expression.
"It's alright, you stay! Dongfang Mei doesn't know the situation. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so angry. I'll explain things to her when I go to work later!" Jiang Yi said.
Zhu Xiaoxiao nodded.
Jiang Yi arranged a room for Zhu Xiaoxiao to rest and then drove to the Royal Hotel.
Upon arriving at the Royal Hotel, Jiang Yi went directly to Dongfang Mei's office.
"I need to explain Zhu Xiaoxiao's situation to you clearly!" Jiang Yi said to Dongfang Mei.
"Alright, I'll listen to your explanation!" Dongfang Mei replied.
Just as Jiang Yi was about to speak, Shi Jin suddenly entered!
Shi Jin looked very anxious and barged directly into the office.
"Mr. Jiang, there's something wrong with that Zhu Xiaoxiao!"
Shi Jin said to Jiang Yi, "Just after you left the villa, Zhu Xiaoxiao went into the study and was acting suspiciously, I don't know what she was doing!"
Jiang Yi didn't seem surprised by this.
After all, Jiang Yi had suspected Zhu Xiaoxiao was problematic for a while.
The reason Jiang Yi hadn't exposed her and had deliberately brought Zhu Xiaoxiao home was to see what her intentions were and who had instructed her to approach him.
Jiang Yi recounted the events of the previous night to Dongfang Mei, then continued, "Although Zhu Xiaoxiao is a good actress, she couldn't escape my notice.
"I felt something was off with her from the beginning. In the entire capital, there's only one person who uses such methods, and that's Bo Ren. I suspect Zhu Xiaoxiao was deliberately placed by my side by Bo Ren."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Mei was no longer angry.
"Bo Ren is very clever, but the person he chose didn't have his abilities and was exposed immediately!"
Jiang Yi grinned, "I want to use this opportunity to catch Bo Ren."
"What are your plans now?" Dongfang Mei asked.
"I'll pretend I know nothing and keep Zhu Xiaoxiao in the villa. Then, I'll look for an opportunity to catch Bo Ren," Jiang Yi said.
"Many of Tiansheng Group's and my company's confidential documents are at home. If Zhu Xiaoxiao opens or steals these documents, it will be troublesome!" Dongfang Mei frowned.
"It's fine. Before I came, I secretly took away those confidential documents. Zhu Xiaoxiao will only find ordinary files and won't be able to find the confidential ones," Jiang Yi said.
Hearing this, Dongfang Mei said nothing more.
"Mr. Jiang, I'll head back now and keep an eye on Zhu Xiaoxiao from the shadows!" Shi Jin said.
"No need!"
Jiang Yi smiled slightly, "I've already connected all the villa's cameras to my phone. No matter what Zhu Xiaoxiao does, I'll be able to see it!"
Shi Jin nodded.
Shi Jin said nothing further and left the office.
"I won't bother you anymore!"
Jiang Yi said, then also left Dongfang Mei's office.
After returning to his own office, Jiang Yi slumped into his chair, reviewing documents on his desk while simultaneously watching Zhu Xiaoxiao on the monitor.
On the video feed, after Zhu Xiaoxiao went to Dongfang Mei's office, she began looking through the files in the office.
Then, Zhu Xiaoxiao went to Li Ping's office.
Zhu Xiaoxiao toured most of the villa.
Jiang Yi sneered.
Zhu Xiaoxiao was busier than everyone else.
Around ten in the morning, Zhu Xiaoxiao finally calmed down and returned to her room to rest.
Jiang Yi took a deep breath, got up from his office chair, and prepared to get something to eat.
It was just about breakfast time.
As Jiang Yi arrived at the cafeteria, he ran into Dongfang Mei.
"Don't you usually eat in your office? Why are you in the cafeteria today!" Jiang Yi chuckled.
"Not very busy today!"
Dongfang Mei sat down in the chair opposite Jiang Yi.
"Having Zhu Xiaoxiao at home is always a risk. We need to catch Bo Ren quickly; we can't drag this out for too long."
Dongfang Mei said.
"Also, during this time, I will cooperate with your act to deceive Zhu Xiaoxiao. We need to make her believe that we haven't become suspicious of her, so we can find a way to deal with Bo Ren through her as soon as possible."
"Mhm!"
Jiang Yi nodded.
As long as Dongfang Mei agreed to cooperate with his act, things would be much easier!
What Jiang Yi feared most was Dongfang Mei not cooperating.
"Do you know why Bo Ren is dealing with you this way?" Dongfang Mei asked.
"Why?"
Jiang Yi inquired curiously, "Have you guessed it?"
"Because Bo Ren knows very well that women are your biggest weakness, so she arranged for a very beautiful woman to get close to you. This way, you wouldn't be suspicious of anything," Dongfang Mei said lightly.
Although Dongfang Mei agreed to help, her tone suggested she was unhappy.
Jiang Yi felt innocent.
He wasn't a womanizer; he just happened to have a few more women around him.
Moreover, he had never harbored any improper thoughts towards other women.
Dongfang Mei, even though she was married to him, still didn't feel secure.