Chapter 17 An Important Matter
As the company president, Zhang Yurong was very aware that Zhou Shiru was not so double agent, nor a Heaven Group undercover. Just hours before the press conference, she had a hurried eting with the company executives to discuss strategies. Therefore, the sudden change in the press conference was completely unexpected.
Moreover, judging from Hai Fu’s surprise, this wasn’t due to anyone else’s efforts; everyone thought it was her doing, yet she was sleeping soundly last night, leaving all matters to Li Yan alone!
Zhou Shiru had been bought off with shares worth billions; what greater benefits could Li Yan offer him? Even if a bit more, it might not be enough to sway soone. A price more enticing than billions wasn’t sothing he could co up with, especially not in such a short ti. From when he was alone here to the start of the press conference, it was only a bit more than an hour.
Just like Hai Fu, Yurong worried whether Li Yan had resorted to threats or intimidation.
At this mont, her heart was a jumble of emotions. She was naturally grateful that Li Yan could assist her in such a manner, but his impulsive thod was very risky.
She imdiately dashed to Li Yan’s bedroom.
Li Yan had just finished washing up and was changing clothes when he saw her enter. Jokingly, he covered himself, "What are you doing here? Spying on so early in the morning?"
Zhang Yurong was still in her pajamas and not in the mood for jokes, directly asking, "Did you go out last night?"
"No, why would I go out?" Li Yan feigned ignorance.
"No? Then what’s going on now?"
"What’s going on? How would I know? I just sent orders using your phone. Did sothing go wrong?" Li Yan continued his act, feigning surprise.
Seeing his expression, for a mont Yurong couldn’t tell real from fake. Think carefully; the ti last night was very short, and Zhou Shiru’s press conference was suddenly moved up by half an hour. At that ti, Zhou Shiru would certainly be under Changhe’s Group’s protection, even if one wanted to threaten or intimidate, there’d be no opportunity. Even capturing family for threatening would take ti.
She sighed, "Maybe... I’m being a little paranoid. You’re not really hiding any special secrets from , are you?"
Li Yan smiled, "Of course I am!"
"Hmm?"
"Check your phone’s photo album when you go back and carefully look at the pictures I took last night. There might be surprises waiting for you." After saying this, Li Yan blinked, openly admitting he was hiding sothing but was yet to disclose everything.
After hearing this, Zhang Yurong hesitated for a mont, then hurriedly ran back to the office. Her mood now felt like being on a roller coaster, with bouts of good news followed by worry of bad news. Hearing his words, without seeing the specifics, she didn’t know whether it was good news or bad news.
When she found the pictures Li Yan took last night on her phone and enlarged them to inspect, Li Yan had already quickly dressed and followed her.
"Is this... did you take these?" Yurong reacted quickly, linking the first picture with the previous night’s circumstances where she wasn’t there.
"What do you think?" Li Yan pointed to his computer still here.
Continuing to look at the next photo, Yurong’s eyebrows furrowed, "Is this... the PR Director Lin Fenni? She betrayed the company too?"
In that group, everyone’s nicknas were their real nas, but the nickna visible on Lin Fenni’s own computer wasn’t real, making it hard to match who the person was at once. It was through correlating the remarks in the two photos and through private and group chats, that it was deduced as Lin Fenni.
She gazed up at Li Yan standing beside the office desk, solemnly saying, "Li Yan, how did you obtain this? This is not sothing to joke about; you know the consequences are very serious!"
"I’m not joking, nor do I have a need to forge sothing. I rely observed so situations, guessing that my words wouldn’t be believed if I said them, so I recorded them using your phone, letting you judge for yourself. Of course, you could suspect I spent last night here playing with Photoshop and copied the images to your phone."
Yurong shook her head, "Though hard to believe, I still trust what you say. I know you wouldn’t hold a personal grudge against Lin Fenni, and you definitely stand by , for the sake of the company. But... how did you manage this?"
Li Yan chuckled and spoke honestly, "You know, being here alone in front of the computer is a bit boring for . And I’m not a noble person; in this situation where there’s betrayal in the company, I’m most maliciously suspecting everyone. I suspect there are insiders among the executives cooperating with Zhou Shiru. Due to the ti constraints, I couldn’t get everyone’s phones, nor could I eavesdrop on their calls, but since you required everyone online waiting for ssages, I wanted to see if they’d reveal any clues on their computers."
With such sinister thoughts and boredom, I moved my computer here and sent every executive’s QQ number to a hacker friend, asking him to find their IP addresses through online QQ and invade their computers, transferring their screens to my computer. After monitoring for a while without seeing anything, I didn’t look so detailed, until later when Lin Fenni inford Zhou Shiru about the press conference in the group, at which point I conveniently found her computer and glanced at what she was doing, which is the scene recorded in the first photo."
"Afterwards, I used your phone to send a ssage to every executive except Lin Fenni, instructing them to act according to the eting arrangents. To avoid attracting Lin Fenni’s attention, I dissolved the group after telling everyone to leave, which resulted in the situation recorded in the second photo."
"What happened later?" With Li Yan telling such a dramatic story, Yurong listened in shock.
"I was worried you wouldn’t believe it, so I recorded it. But monitoring others’ computers isn’t legal or moral; I’m a good person, and I’m not interested in Lin Fenni. Knowing she was a traitor, there’s no need to waste ti seeing how treacherous she was anymore. Then, I waited online for news, wanting to see how Zhou Shiru’s press conference would unfold."
Later I realized they indeed advanced the event, proving Lin Fenni was treacherous. Regarding Zhou Shiru’s issue, I believed that even if the PR departnt delayed, the other departnts would collaborate well; it was too late by then, even waking you wouldn’t necessarily solve anything. So, I decided to discuss it in the morning. Unexpectedly, the press conference turned dramatic, as this guy suddenly had a conscience and slipped up, revealing major news."
Given this outco, naturally, I wouldn’t wake you up; even I slept peacefully."
Yurong’s lips slightly parted, listening to Li Yan’s words, which seed reasonable, except for using hacking technology to catch Lin Fenni, unrelated to him otherwise. Could it really have been an accident?
"Then why were you sleeping on the sofa this morning?"
"I intended to return to my room to sleep, but I worried you’d wake up at night uneasily, check and find not here, assuming I was slacking off, incapable of explanation, hurting you. So, I slept on the sofa until dawn."
Hearing Li Yan’s offhand words, Yurong felt touched. Given her usual impression of him, if she woke at night and found him not here, she might really misunderstand him. Unexpectedly, he understood her so well; yet she hadn’t trusted him enough. He, however, could disregard comfort to reassure her by enduring a night on the sofa.
"Fool... you could wake up."
With her murmuring, Li Yan smiled faintly, "I believe you’d finally fallen asleep last night, and waking you would spur you into midnight engagents, busy until dawn, unsure of falling back asleep, and how long you’d sleep if you did. Sleeping a bit on the sofa is nothing... hey, aren’t you touched? If so, don’t cry, just casually kiss for five or ten minutes."
"Get lost!" Initially moved by his words, her mood was lightened by his last sentence. "What’s there to be touched about? Wasn’t soone determined to be the man behind ? This isn’t even a minor test, is it?"
Unwittingly admitting he was her man, she felt no discomfort, rejection, or anything unnatural.
Li Yan nodded, speaking seriously, "Alright. As the man behind you, I still have one important matter to report to Madam!"
"What Madam, disgusting. Report away?" Though seeing his serious expression, Yurong mimicked his relaxed banter.
"Despite being busy absorbing tons of information early, despite being naturally beautiful and not needing grooming, you’re the prettiest; I must remind you today is important, you should tidy up, have breakfast, and go to work!"
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