Zhan Jiayi said solemnly, "Lawyer William, I want to ask you a favor."
"Go ahead."
"From the content of the letter, Xie Qining didn't seem to commit suicide; there's something suspicious about his death. Can you discreetly investigate for me? Inform me immediately of any clues."
William was a little surprised and asked, "Mr. Xie really didn't commit suicide but was murdered?"
"Yes, the letter he wrote to me was a week before his supposed suicide. It didn't express any suicidal thoughts but rather hope for the future," Zhan Jiayi said with certainty. "I don't believe he would commit suicide."
"Alright, I understand," William replied. "If it was murder, as his former legal representative, I also have an obligation to investigate."
"Then I'll trouble you." As she said this, she heard someone pushing the door open outside and quickly hung up.
Xie Zhendong walked in, looking exhausted. Seeing her putting away her phone, he asked, "Who were you talking to?"
"My mother," Zhan Jiayi said with a smile. "She's been worried about me because of what happened at the wedding yesterday."
"Oh," Xie Zhendong unbuttoned his shirt. "I shouldn't have let the Feng family bring Feng Rou out. It's probably her causing trouble again."
Zhan Jiayi helped him take off his coat and said, "What else can Feng Rou do? Perhaps someone else wants to harm us?"
"Besides her, who else would be most displeased with us holding a wedding?" He had already had someone investigate Zhan Jiayi's past at university the previous night.
It was true that someone had committed suicide at university for Jiayi, but it wasn't Jiayi's fault. He was relieved and had paid to silence her university classmate.
He had also warned that woman that he wouldn't be polite if she dared to spread rumors again, so the matter had been settled.
Zhan Jiayi said as if casually, "You made Yang Shasha give up custody of the child. Might she hold a grudge?"
"Why would she have a grudge? I'm making Jie Jie the heir."
"That's true." Zhan Jiayi didn't mention Yang Shasha anymore and asked him with concern, "What were you busy with last night? I'll draw you a bath. You should rest well."
Xie Zhendong patted her hand and said, "Age catches up with you. I really need a good night's sleep."
Zhan Jiayi busied herself in the bathroom, preparing the bathwater for him. She then personally heated milk in the kitchen and made bacon and eggs for a sandwich.
...
Shasha couldn't find any news online about Xie Zhendong's wedding yesterday. Angrily, she turned off her phone and said to Yu Wei, "It seems that Xie Zhendong has suppressed all media coverage. He's really protective of that woman."
Yu Wei saw that she hadn't slept well again and said, "However, many celebrities attended the wedding yesterday. With Zhan Jiayi's university classmate causing such a scene, even if Zhan Jiayi becomes Xie Zhendong's wife, her reputation won't be very good."
"Yes, at least everyone will think she's a mistress, a slut." Shasha couldn't help but smile.
Yu Wei advised her, "Don't worry about these things for now. After breakfast, get some good sleep. Look at your dark eye circles; you look so haggard."
Shasha quickly looked in the mirror and said, "Yes, why aren't I pretty anymore? When Jie Jie sees me, he might not recognize me."
Yu Wei brought the breakfast he had prepared to her. "A child will not fail to recognize their mother. No matter how you change, his nature will recognize you."
Shasha finally ate breakfast with less anxiety. Yu Wei, with brotherly concern, gently patted her head and said, "No matter what happens, I will help you. Sleep peacefully."
...
Feng Rou had been in her room for the past two days and hadn't come out. She looked at the files related to Xie's Group that her second sister-in-law had brought from Feng Yan's company.
She discovered that Feng Yan's company had recently shipped a batch of materials not to Xie's Group but to a construction group.
The boss of this construction group was named Zhao Jianhua. The name seemed so familiar.
She suddenly recalled the information Shasha had found earlier: Zhan Jiayi was originally Zhao Jianhua's mistress.
It was through Zhao Jianhua that she met Xie Zhendong and then became Xie Zhendong's woman.
It seemed that to force Xie Zhendong to withdraw from the board of directors and hand over the real power of Xie's Group, they had to start with this person named Zhao Jianhua.
Feng Rou called her second sister-in-law and asked about the dealings between the Feng family's company and this construction group.
Her second sister-in-law thought for a moment and said, "Your second brother has no dealings with this company; all the materials were sent according to Xie Zhendong's instructions."
"After sending the materials, someone must have been in contact with people from this group, right?" Feng Rou asked.
"That was just to check the quantities; there was no deep understanding or interaction." Her second sister-in-law asked curiously, "Is there something wrong with this construction company?"
"No, I just want to understand why Xie Zhendong is so generous to this company."
Her second sister-in-law shook her head, neither she nor Feng Yan knew the inside story.
Feng Rou looked at the files in her hand silently, wondering if her cousin could help by establishing business with this building materials group to find their vulnerabilities.
...
Jin Dan held the materials Feng Rou had given her, unsure how to bring up the matter with her husband.
But in front of Feng Rou, she had readily agreed.
Now that Rou Rou was in such a miserable state, she couldn't stand by and do nothing. Before going to bed that night, she asked about some matters within the group.
Her husband, Huangfu Sishu, initially answered all her questions but then suddenly felt something was amiss and asked, "You never cared about these things before. What's wrong tonight?"
Jin Dan applied the last layer of face cream in front of the mirror and wiped her hands, sighing, "I want to help Rou Rou. She's too pitiful right now."
"How do you want to help her? Do you want me to use the group's resources?" Huangfu Sishu asked.
Jin Dan didn't know how to explain it, so she hummed in agreement. "I need your help. Rou Rou wants to take away Xie Zhendong's Xie's Group. She wants to become the real controller of Xie's Group."
"She dares to think that. How is that possible? Xie's Group is originally the Xie family's property. She's already divorced Xie Zhendong, so how can she control Xie's Group?" Huangfu Sishu thought this was wishful thinking.
Jin Dan retorted, "Didn't the former Xiao's Group also change its name? And your Huangfu family's financial building isn't your own property either."
"That's not the same thing," Huangfu Sishu said. "Does she want Xie's Group to be renamed the Feng family's?"
"If it's possible, why not?" Jin Dan thought that as long as it could make Rou Rou vent her anger, destroying Xie's Group would be even more satisfying.
Huangfu Sishu said helplessly, "You also know that I'm just a nominal administrative director in the group and have no real power. Asking me to help her seize Xie's Group is probably beyond my ability."
Jin Dan sat on the bed and leaned against him, saying, "It hasn't reached that stage yet. I just want you to use the Huangfu family's name to establish contact with this construction group."
As she spoke, she showed him the relevant information about Zhao Jianhua.
Huangfu Sishu glanced at it and said, "It's not a large group and has no foundation in Lancheng. What's the use of establishing contact with this person?"