Yan Xia suddenly let out a laugh. "It seems that the last time Third Brother had the media expose Yuan Qiuping's affair with a gigolo didn't have much of an impact on her. She and Director Wang are truly devoted to each other."
Mentioning these two names suddenly, Yan Xia's expression changed.
She originally thought Fang Jiangyi and Peng Shiyi were a perfect match, but she didn't expect Wang Keding and Yuan Qiuping to be even better actors. Wang Keding's tolerance was truly beyond compare. He could act as if nothing had happened even after his newly - wed wife cuckolded him.
Wen Liang knew Yan Xia had a grudge against these two, so he nodded.
"In fact, Director Wang is probably just putting up a tough front. After the rumor came out last time, he even sent lawyer's letters to those media outlets as a form of clarification." He sighed. "But in private, he beat Yuan Qiuping, which shows he's not as magnanimous as he seems."
Since ancient times, this kind of thing has probably been the most taboo for men.
Yan Xia turned to look at the glass splashed with paint. "Keep an eye on Yuan Qiuping and see what she's up to. She's targeted me several times, and last time she even suspected my identity. I don't know if she spotted any flaws."
"Understood."
On the second day after Peng Shiyi was locked up in the detention center, the phone calls from all sides never stopped.
There were calls from the Peng family, Peng Zixu also called, and even Fang Jiangyi came to Yan Xia's office.
Yan Xia was just instructing Li Hong on today's work matters when Fang Jiangyi suddenly burst into the office.
Yan Xia finished giving her instructions. It wasn't until Li Hong left the office that she looked up at Fang Jiangyi and said, "You should knock on the door before entering or leaving the office. This is a principle even interns in the company understand. What do you want, Mr. Fang?"
Fang Jiangyi lowered his eyes and gave her a cold look.
Yan Xia knew that he was starting to suspect her again. Whether it was the media exposure of the news that they were in the same room or the fact that Peng Shiyi was locked up, he suspected her.
She took a slight breath and smiled. "So, Mr. Fang, are you here for private or public matters?"
Being too assertive isn't always a good thing. And through previous interactions, she clearly found that Fang Jiangyi was more receptive to the weak - girl approach.
"First, the media inexplicably exposed something that happened a long time ago, and then Shiyi went to your mansion to cause trouble. Do you think these two things are just coincidences, Miss Lu, with no connection at all?" Fang Jiangyi's gaze was deep.
Yan Xia pretended to be stunned, her eyes full of confusion. "What do you mean by that, Mr. Fang?"
His voice was cold. "I've already promised you that there's only one month left between Shiyi and me. Why can't you still tolerate her? What you've done will only make things more difficult for me to handle."
Yan Xia looked at Fang Jiangyi with a hurt expression, perfectly playing the role of a wronged weakling.
She was silent for a moment before saying,
"Mr. Fang thinks I was the one who had the media expose that incident. I deny your speculation. If I really wanted to expose it, I wouldn't have waited until now to arouse your suspicion. I'm not that smart either, to be able to calculate that Peng Shiyi would send people to smash my house."
She composed herself perfectly.
"All I've done is to defend my own rights. She sent people to deliberately smash my house. Should I just swallow my anger and act as if nothing happened?"
Not to mention that the house was an asset of Third Master Lu.
Fang Jiangyi leaned forward, propping his hands on the table. "If Miss Lu didn't have any schemes, how could she be smart enough to play the recording of our conversation for her to hear?"
He was quite perceptive and knew Peng Shiyi's character well.
Yan Xia said, "But you promised me that you would break it off with her. Now why are you blaming it all on me? Mr. Fang, when you agreed to my request and asked me to help you get the Xinghaiwan project, your attitude wasn't like this."
Now he seemed just like an ungrateful man who kicks away the bridge after crossing the river.
Fang Jiangyi seemed to see through her intentions. Yan Xia had a suitable explanation for every one of her goals.
But he had enough power to nip Yan Xia's goals in the bud. He could separate her from Peng Shiyi, but he never did. Instead, he let things develop. He let Yan Xia provoke Peng Shiyi and let Peng Shiyi retaliate against Yan Xia.
All because he was still testing her.
Yan Xia suddenly woke up and realized that she had been overconfident, thinking that after reaching an agreement with him, she could control him. But she forgot that this man had lain in wait in front of her sister and father for three years. He had extraordinary endurance.
She looked at him calmly. "Mr. Fang thinks Peng Shiyi couldn't bear it anymore and sent people to smash my house, but he doesn't know that I'm the one who couldn't bear it anymore."
"Is Miss Lu starting to play the trick of the villain filing the first lawsuit?" Fang Jiangyi's smile was mocking.
Yan Xia was very calm. If she didn't have enough evidence, she wouldn't have brought this up.
She rummaged through the drawer and took out a stack of photos, then pushed them across the table to Fang Jiangyi.
"I've always been suspicious about the incident where I almost got kidnapped last time, so I had someone investigate the backgrounds of those people. Coincidentally, before this incident, Miss Peng's assistant had frequently met with one of them. After that, I almost got kidnapped."
Seeing Fang Jiangyi frown, Yan Xia added, "These photos were captured from the nearby traffic electronic eyes. They're absolutely true."
She sat up straight. "Mr. Fang should know that with these pieces of evidence, if I continue to pursue this, Miss Peng will face consequences. I've given her a chance and endured again and again, but she didn't know how to restrain herself and brought people to smash my house. Please make it clear, Mr. Fang. I'm the victim, not her."
Fang Jiangyi was calm and composed.
Yan Xia could read a sentence from his eyes: We're all old foxes; no need to play ghost stories with him.
Even if what Yan Xia said was true, it couldn't erase the fact that she had indeed used means to provoke Peng Shiyi.
Fang Jiangyi said, "Release her. I'll have the Peng family take her back and discipline her for a while. By the time this period is over, the one - month deadline will also be up."
"I'm afraid it's not up to me." Yan Xia lifted her eyes slightly. "She probably didn't do her research before taking action. The villa I'm currently living in is an asset under my father's name. I originally didn't want him to know about all this mess so as not to worry him, but this time the matter has gotten too big and has reached his ears. If he doesn't give the green light, Peng Shiyi probably won't be able to get out of the detention center so easily."
Yan Xia really noticed the changes in Fang Jiangyi now.
In the past, the image he presented in front of them was that of an ordinary man from a single - parent family with a mediocre family background. Even though he was ordinary, he wasn't willing to be ordinary. He wasn't self - abased or discouraged, with a strong will, as if there was some powerful force in his heart always supporting him.
But now he had changed. He was no longer ordinary, but he had compromised and pleaded for others several times.
Was it because his love for her sister wasn't deep enough, or because he had never truly given his heart?