Wang Keding sneered. "Lu Qianzhou has been good to Miss Lu. You two have a deep friendship. But now Miss Lu is pleading for Shengshi. Aren't you afraid of hurting his feelings?"
There was a hint of mockery in his tone.
Yan Xia said firmly, "Business is business, and personal affairs are personal affairs. Third Brother and I can both tell the difference."
Wang Keding knew very well what the real relationship between Lu Sheng and Lu Qianzhou was.
Ever since Lu Qianzhou had arranged without hesitation to send Lu Sheng to his bed, he knew that the two of them were at odds despite their polite appearance. Moreover, this young wolf cub Lu Qianzhou had now grown into a big, man - eating wolf. He had to be more vigilant.
After all, who could stay calmly by the side of their enemy day after day?
After arriving at the hospital, Wang Keding was arranged to have a physical examination, while Yan Xia went to have her wounds treated first.
The area corroded by the two drops of sulfuric acid on the instep was not large, but there was a burning pain. The glass shards in her hand were also embedded quite deeply.
Shangguan Yao accompanied her throughout the process.
During the doctor's treatment of her wounds, Yan Xia remained silent all the time, her mind filled with some fragmented details.
She remembered the distant gaze when she left in a hurry, the blood dripping from her fingers. And then she thought that Yuan Qiuping had also been at the scene. Suddenly, she felt a sense of unease.
After the doctor finished treating her wounds, Shangguan Yao asked with concern how she felt.
Yan Xia looked up and said, "Shangguan, I'm a bit thirsty. Could you please get me a glass of water?"
Shangguan Yao agreed.
As soon as he left, Yan Xia immediately took out her phone and called Lu Qianzhou. Fortunately, Lu Qianzhou answered the call.
"Third Brother, do me a favor," she said briefly but meaningfully. "I got injured accidentally at the venue this afternoon and left my DNA information there. Yuan Qiuping has always suspected my identity. She may very well take my information to the hospital to verify who I am. Please make some preparations."
If Yuan Qiuping were to confirm that she was Cheng Yanxia with the bloodstains from the scene, even if she didn't expose her, having such a big handle in her hands would only do harm and no good.
Sure enough, the hospital successfully intercepted Yuan Qiuping's order for a DNA test that day.
With Lu Qianzhou interfering, the information Yuan Qiuping received was naturally negative. When her subordinate handed the verification result to her, she was completely stunned.
"How is that possible! She's clearly Cheng Yanxia," she said, carefully examining the verification report from top to bottom, her brows knitted. "Could it be that I really misjudged..."
But since Cheng Yanxia returned from abroad, there had been no more records of her leaving the country. It could be concluded that she was still active in the capital city. How could a living person just disappear without a trace?
Either she had been secretly killed, or she was being hidden in a place unknown to others.
"Madam, the blood used for the DNA test was collected from the scene. It must be Lu Sheng's blood. The test report can't be wrong. So... could it be that you misidentified her?" the assistant asked carefully.
Yuan Qiuping pondered. "Keep an eye on Lu Sheng. I don't know what she's up to."
After this incident, Yan Xia didn't bother Wang Keding for several days.
Fang Jiangyi's team quickly came up with an upgraded version of the Changling plan, intending to bid for the project. The situation seemed to be under control.
A few days later, there was news from Wang Keding. He had made a decision to give the reclamation permit to Shengshi Group and ordered that Lu Sheng go to collect it in person.
Now Shengshi had completely taken the initiative in the Xinghaiwan project. Coupled with the upgraded version of the Changling plan, it was almost a certainty that the whole project would fall into their hands.
Hearing this news, Changling should be in a complete mess.
Perhaps with this in mind, in order to stimulate Changling and announce Shengshi's initiative to the outside world, as soon as they received the notice, Shengshi announced to the public that they had obtained the reclamation permit.
The outside world was in an uproar.
Such a large project was about to fall into the hands of Shengshi, which meant that Shengshi's development in the next few years was very promising. One day, it might even surpass Changling and become the largest real - estate company in the capital.
On the day the news was announced, Fang Jiangyi received several invitation messages from people who were eager to curry favor with him.
Yan Xia had brought Changling's plan to Shengshi and also obtained the reclamation permit for them. She was the most important person in this project. It could be said that her presence determined the success or failure of the project.
She was undoubtedly a great hero of Shengshi.
At the same time, Lu Qianzhou's special assistant became increasingly uneasy.
Since Shengshi had publicly announced that they had obtained the reclamation permit, Lu Qianzhou's mood had been very unstable.
The atmosphere in the entire office was oppressive and heavy. It was an indisputable fact that the performance of the real - estate - led profit - making projects had been declining for two consecutive months. And today, Lu Qianzhou finally began to deal with these problems head - on. Looking at his expressionless face, everyone was extremely careful, afraid of provoking his anger.
In fact, the special assistant had noticed that the secret document about the Xinghaiwan project had been tampered with since the day they got home. He had added a very thin fuse to the seal.
It was very difficult for an uninformed person to notice, but he knew it clearly.
But on that day, the only people who had the opportunity to access this document alone were him, Lu Qianzhou, and Lu Sheng.
But after all, she was the boss's favorite younger sister, and the boss never avoided talking about work in front of her. So he thought that Lu Sheng could be trusted.
However, today, with Shengshi's announcement of obtaining the reclamation permit and seeing the boss in such a bad mood, combined with the turmoil in the Lu family over the past period, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
It was better for the boss to know about this.
Trembling, he reported the situation of that day to Lu Qianzhou. He didn't even have the courage to look up.
Unexpectedly, Lu Qianzhou remained very calm in the end. He just quietly broke the pen in his hand into two pieces, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged.
He asked, "Where is Lu Sheng?"
The assistant beside him said, "It's working hours. Miss Lu should be at the Shengshi Company now."
Lu Qianzhou threw the broken pen on the table, raised his eyes and said to the special assistant, "You make the arrangements. Have someone pick up Lu Sheng this afternoon."
To avoid any complications, Yan Xia immediately made an appointment with Wang Keding to meet that evening to get the reclamation permit. But in fact, she was a bit afraid to be alone with Wang Keding, perhaps because of the fear from the previous incident.
So she specifically invited Shangguan Yao and made an appointment to meet him at the designated place.
In the afternoon, just as she arrived downstairs and hadn't left the Shengshi Building yet, she was sharp - eyed enough to notice the special assistant, whom she had only met once, standing in front of the car downstairs, as if waiting for someone.
The moment she saw the special assistant, she knew that Lu Qianzhou might have already discovered that she had stolen Changling's confidential plan. He was coming to settle the score with her.
The score could be settled at any time, but not now. She had more important things to do. Once she got the reclamation permit, her position as the deputy general manager would be secure, and her mission would be accomplished.