The office was so quiet that only the sound of their breaths could be heard. At this moment, Xie Ru heard a sound outside the door, and the corner of her mouth curled up slightly.
"What are you doing, Xie Zhen."
As soon as the old master of the Xie family entered the office, he saw Xie Zhen aiming the porcelain piece at Xie Ru's neck. This was his biological niece. How could he be so cruel?
"Grandpa, my neck hurts so much."
"Don't worry, Little Ru. Everything will be alright. We're going to the hospital now. Grandpa will take you there."
Xie Ru nodded and looked at Xie Zhen coldly. Xie Zhen was surprised and stood still. Xie Ru was the one who bumped into him and made the porcelain piece scrape her neck.
"President Xie, I thought you were Xie Ru's biological second uncle, so I was relieved to arrange for Xie Ru to join your Xie family. Could it be that you can't even afford an easy position?"
"Young Master Gu, this is the fault of our Xie family. I hope you won't blame us."
Gu Liao didn't say anything in front of the old master of the Xie family. He just took a deep look at Xie Zhen.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. You could have just laid low, stayed home with me, and enjoyed some good food. But you just had to go to Xie Corporation. It's only been two days and you've already become like this. How tragic."
Xie Ru glared at Gu Zhe fiercely, worrying about nothing.
Because of the injury, Xie Ru returned to her daily life of eating and sleeping. Occasionally, she would chat with Joseph and ask him to help investigate Jiang Tao's whereabouts.
"My dear, I have good news for you. The matter you asked me to investigate has been settled."
"I'd like to hear the details."
"Jiang Tao went abroad 15 years ago. Every month, he received a monthly stipend while in that country. We investigated the source and it was from a woman who is actually the mistress you asked me to investigate in the Xie family."
Joseph continued, "I also asked someone to further investigate this man named Jiang Tao. Apparently, this man has been wanting to return to the country for a long time, but because he had killed someone here and someone has been using that evidence to threaten him, it has been quite impossible for him to return to his homeland at the moment."
"Killed someone?"
"Yes, this person told us everything after a glass of wine. His former boss had someone tamper with his car. According to the plan, he wanted to intentionally create a car accident."
Xie Ru fell silent as she held her phone in a daze. The betrayal she felt was greater because it was from someone she had trusted the most.
"My dear, I think there's one more thing you might want to know as well."
Xie Ru stiffly requested him to divulge the information.
"The car accident of the Xie family's eldest son was not from a single effort. It was a tragedy that was caused by the joint efforts of many."
"What do you mean?"
"My dear, everyone knows that wisdom hurts. Do you know why those wealthy families in the capital had been willing to hand over their businesses to the next generation recently? It's because those who decided to retire were the ones who witnessed the tragedy."
"They witnessed it?"
"Basically everyone involved had already retired."
And which were the families in the capital that had their grandchildren inherit their business? The first ones that came to mind were the Gu family, the He family, and...
Were these people truly involved fifteen years ago?
A tear rolled down from a corner of Xie Ru's eye before soaking the silk on her body. Her hands and feet turned cold and despite being under sunlight, she could not feel the slightest bit of warmth.
"My dear, I pretty much know who you are already. I can give you some help, but if you need manpower, it's better to look for Q."
"Thank you, Joseph, but there's no need. I think I can handle it myself."
How could her father be regarded as a thorn in the flesh of so many people?
Beep, beep, beep.
She had just received a phone message from an unknown number. It was just a short message but it did not mention a time and place: 'Miss Xie, I'm a friend of your father's. Let's meet when we have the chance. I look forward to our meeting. It will be a happy one.'