Following the car all the way to the south of the city.
As the car exited the highway, Chen Jiaojiao called Hu Jiasheng.
Hu Jiasheng was driving back, his body weary.
"I just left the club and was about to head home. Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Don't go home tonight. I'll be there soon. Wait for me at the usual spot."
"What? You're coming over?"
"When I say I want to see you, I mean immediately. What, you're not welcoming me?"
How could that be?
For a delicate young lady to travel hundreds of kilometers in the middle of the night to see him, Hu Jiasheng was too moved to be anything but pleased.
"Okay. I'll go to the usual spot and wait for you."
The car sped along and finally arrived in front of the hotel where they had previously dated.
Hu Jiasheng, in a white shirt and black suit, tall with long legs, stood at the entrance looking out.
The car stopped steadily, Chen Jiaojiao got out, called out "Asheng," and then ran towards him with a cheerful skip.
Hu Jiasheng walked down the steps, pulled her into a tight embrace.
The two clung to each other, sweet and happy, like lovers reunited after a long separation.
After several seconds of hugging, Hu Jiasheng released her, cupped her chin, and leaned down to kiss her.
In the taxi, Lu Mingzhe stared at the pair with dark, resentful eyes and secretly recorded the scene.
After admiring it for a moment, he sent the video to Zhan Beijue.
Zhan Beijue, unlike these single individuals, had a wife and children to care for and was living like a health enthusiast, sleeping on time.
While he might not have been genuinely asleep, he absolutely did not touch his phone during his interactions with Jiang Nanfang.
It wasn't until the next morning, after breakfast, that he discovered the video sent by Lu Mingzhe.
Jiang Nanfang tidied herself up, bid farewell to the children, and prepared to head to the company.
Zhan Beijue stopped her.
"Come here and help me see if this woman is Chen Jiaojiao."
Chen Jiaojiao?
They hadn't been in much contact since she returned to Jincheng.
Hearing her name after several months, uttered by Zhan Beijue, was truly strange.
Jiang Nanfang walked over, tapped the video on his phone, and watched it repeatedly.
"Isn't she Lu Mingzhe's fiancée? How did she get together with Hu Jiasheng?"
"Judging by their behavior, this isn't a recent development. Lu Mingzhe sent this to you at past two in the morning? It seems he's furious."
Men and women think differently.
Through the video, Jiang Nanfang saw Chen Jiaojiao abandoning Lu Mingzhe and getting together with Hu Jiasheng.
Zhan Beijue, however, immediately felt Hu Jiasheng's untrustworthiness.
He had no intersection with Chen Jiaojiao, so how did they end up together?
Knowing Chen Jiaojiao's relationship with Lu Mingzhe, he still insisted on being with her, and in such a clandestine manner...
Being men, he understood very well what such behavior implied.
And Lu Mingzhe, sending him this video wasn't just to complain about his breakup.
Normally, something so embarrassing would be mentioned verbally, there would be no need to show details.
He definitely wanted to guide something.
The thought of the entire Zhan Group being controlled by someone with impure intentions made him lose the mood to be a professional stay-at-home dad.
"I'm going to the company with you."
Jiang Nanfang felt he was overreacting somewhat.
"Why? Chen Jiaojiao isn't married to Lu Mingzhe yet, they have the freedom to date."
"Even if Lu Mingzhe is your friend, you can't trouble your own brother over something like this, can you?"
Zhan Beijue glanced at her.
"Am I that petty?"
"I don't care if they're dating. What I want to know now is how he pursued Chen Jiaojiao. Whether he used his position to transfer benefits to others."
"Zhan's is not solely Hu Jiasheng's. I can't let him act so recklessly."
Actually, Jiang Nanfang had also doubted Hu Jiasheng's qualifications to manage the company before.
After all, he had been sent abroad since childhood.
Although he had some Zhan family blood, his background was not well-known.
Especially when Zhan Beijue had gotten into trouble.
If the entire Zhan's fell into the hands of someone with ill intentions, wouldn't the old man's life's work be in vain?
She had asked the old man in person.
The old man's answer was.
Although Hu Jiasheng had been raised abroad, he had people looking after him.
His life trajectory from childhood was arranged by himself.
The old man knew everything about the people around him and his experiences.
If he hadn't completely trusted him, he wouldn't have handed the company over to him.
It seemed this question would be asked by Zhan Beijue again.
After dropping Jiang Nanfang off at Grei Electric, Zhan Beijue went to the group headquarters.
Seeing him, Zhou Jinbei was quite surprised.
"Why do you have time to come over today?"
Hu Jiasheng was not there, so Zhan Beijue went directly to the president's office.
He asked Zhou Jinbei to find all the project proposals he had worked on since leaving the company and have them ready for his review.
"Did something happen?"
"Just go do it, less nonsense."
Zhan Beijue retorted coldly.
"You've been working for so long and still have no professional awareness. With you like this, do you expect me to get you a company car?"
It was truly hitting a nerve.
Zhou Jinbei's lips immediately pouted as she left.
About half an hour later, all the documents were found.
Within ten minutes of flipping through them, Zhan Beijue discovered a clue.
Shortly after he left, Zhan's decided to invest in a major landmark project in Jincheng.
It was supposed to be a collaboration with a very old local company.
Later, it was replaced by another company.
Legal counsel had investigated that company.
After confirming everything was in order, Hu Jiasheng had signed off.
Zhan Beijue opened a software and entered the company name.
Soon, he found that the company's controlling shareholder's surname was Chen.
Using this name, he searched on Baidu.
He quickly learned that this person was Chen Jiaojiao's father.
No wonder he could get together with Chen Jiaojiao.
They had known each other for so long.
And he had even provided her with such great convenience.
Hu Jiasheng was quite good at charming women.
This single piece of evidence was enough.
Zhan Beijue couldn't be bothered to look further.
He asked Zhou Jinbei to return the remaining documents, and he took the relevant files back to the Zhan residence.
The old man was playing with the children in the garden after breakfast.
Zhan Beijue walked over.
In the living room, after finishing the documents, the old man looked at Zhan Beijue with a profound gaze.
"So what do you want to tell me?"
Zhan Beijue stated directly.
"Because I trusted your judgment, I didn't hesitate when you said he should join the company."
"But now, I have to start questioning it."
"Grandpa, as soon as he took over the company, he dared to openly transfer benefits to others. Such unprofessionalism worries me that Zhan's will have problems in the long run."
The old man picked up his teacup, took a sip, and after a long pause, said.
"Although A Sheng wasn't raised under my direct supervision, his every move was within my control, and I've always trusted him."
"That this situation has arisen today is also something I didn't expect."
"I'm old, my eyes are failing. Do as you see fit. The company is yours now, you don't need to consult me."