Under the dim light, Dai Shiya flipped through the documents one by one, her slender fingers exerted a little force, and her knuckles turned white. These documents were not evidence of Zhao Lei's love affair, but the financial statements of the Zhao Group! She quickly browsed through the lines of numbers and keenly captured the mystery. Although there were no obvious problems on the books, the whereabouts of several huge amounts of money were suspicious and flowed into some shell companies.
"Zhao Lei, you are so brave..." Dai Shiya murmured in a low voice, with a cold light flashing in her beautiful eyes. Over the years, the Zhao family father and son dared to rely on their power to secretly empty the listed company!
She took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and quickly formed a plan in her mind.
"What do you want?"
The man who had been silent finally spoke. His voice was low, but it could not hide a hint of panic.
"I think you should know what to do." Dai Shiya closed the file, her tone calm but with unquestionable deterrence, "Stop all your actions against Wei Qing, otherwise..."
She didn't say anything more, but the threat was self-evident. The man was silent, and in the dim light, his expression could not be seen clearly.
"I'll give you a day to think about it." Dai Shiya stood up, threw the documents on the table, and turned to leave.
When she reached the door, she paused for a moment, without looking back, and only said, "Zhao Lei, I can help you, but you have to pay a price."
The man looked up suddenly, but he only saw Dai Shiya's resolute back as she left, and the red light flashing from the recording pen in her hand...
After Dai Shiya left, the room fell into silence. Zhao Lei sat dejectedly on the chair, his face uncertain. He knew that Dai Shiya had tricked him. This woman was smarter and more ruthless than he had imagined.
"Zhao Lei, are you okay?" Wei Qing's voice sounded at the door, with a hint of hesitation and concern.
Zhao Lei looked up suddenly and saw Wei Qing standing at the door with a trace of worry on her face. His heart warmed up, and all his anger and resentment disappeared. He pulled Wei Qing over and hugged her tightly in his arms.
"It's okay, everything is over." Zhao Lei's voice was low and hoarse, but it couldn't hide the pride in his tone.
He gently stroked Wei Qing's hair, his heart filled with the joy of victory. Dai Shiya, do you think you can defeat me like this? You are too naive!
Wei Qing leaned in Zhao Lei's arms but didn't say anything. Her eyes fell on the open document on the table, and she was confused. She knew that it was the financial report of the Zhao Group. And she also knew that Zhao Lei used his position to do many illegal things.
Dai Shiya saw it, she saw everything! Wei Qing's heart suddenly shrank, and a deep sense of guilt surged in her heart. Dai Shiya was clearly hurt by herself, but she was still trying to help her solve the dilemma, but she...
"What are you thinking about?" Zhao Lei noticed Wei Qing's abnormality and asked softly.
"Nothing." Wei Qing forced a smile and suppressed the uneasiness in her heart. "I just think Dai Shiya is quite pitiful."
"There must be something hateful about pitiful people." Zhao Lei said coldly, "She has fallen to this point today, it is entirely her own fault."
Wei Qing wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Zhao Lei. "Okay, let's not talk about her. We have more important things to do."
Zhao Lei picked up Wei Qing and walked towards the bedroom. Wei Qing struggled for a while, but finally she leaned into his arms obediently.
Outside the window, the night was deep, and a crescent moon hung high in the sky, casting cold moonlight. Dai Shiya stood in front of the window, looking at the lights in the distance, with a cold smile on her lips.
"Zhao Lei, the game has just begun..." She murmured in a low voice, with a cold light flashing in her eyes.
The next day, a piece of news began to spread quietly in the circle: Zhao Lei, the young master of the Zhao Group, seemed to be involved in an economic case...
Dai Shiya has been living an especially "leisurely" life these days. She dresses up carefully every day, goes to high-end places, deliberately talks with people in the celebrity circle, and occasionally reveals some "inside information" about the trends of the financial market. These news are half true and half false, but they are enough to attract the attention of those who are interested, especially people like Zhao Lei, who are already guilty of their crimes.
Zhao Lei has become restless recently. Dai Shiya's behavior is like a thorn in his heart. He sent people to inquire around, but he could not find out what Dai Shiya was doing. He only knew that the rumors about him were coming from more and more sources and were becoming more and more outrageous.
"Damn woman!" Zhao Lei threw a document on the table in annoyance. The document contained several secretly taken photos of Dai Shiya. She looked radiant and smiling in the photos, as if her previous miserable appearance was just an illusion.
Wei Qing sat aside, looking at Zhao Lei quietly, with a complex emotion flashing in her eyes. She had been thinking about Dai Shiya's words these days, and those details that she had deliberately ignored, and those truths that Zhao Lei had deliberately concealed, now surged into her mind like a tide.
"Zhao Lei," Wei Qing's voice was very soft, but it made Zhao Lei raise his head suddenly, "Have you ever thought that maybe what Dai Shiya said is true?"
Zhao Lei's face changed, and his anger was instantly ignited. "What do you mean? Are you starting to believe that woman's lies?"
Wei Qing took a deep breath. She knew that she couldn't remain silent any longer. "I just... I just think that we should find out the truth."
Zhao Lei sneered, "The truth? What truth do you want? Do you think Dai Shiya is a good person? She approached you just to use you against me!"
Wei Qing stopped talking and just turned around and left the room silently. She took out her cell phone, found the number that had been forgotten for a long time, hesitated for a moment, and finally pressed the dial button.
"Beep...beep..." The sound of the phone being connected made Wei Qing's heartbeat suddenly accelerate.
"Hello?" Dai Shiya's voice came from the other end of the phone, calm and indifferent, as if without a trace of emotion.
Wei Qing took a deep breath and tried to make her voice sound calm, "It's me, Wei Qing."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment. Just when Wei Qing thought the other party was going to hang up, Dai Shiya's voice rang again, with a hint of subtle sarcasm, "Why, Master Zhao finally agreed to let you out?"
Wei Qing's fingers holding the phone tightened slightly. She knew that between her and Dai Shiya, there was not only a phone call, but also an insurmountable gap.
"I want to talk to you." Wei Qing's voice was soft, but extremely firm.
"Okay, see you at the usual place at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning." Dai Shiya said and hung up the phone.
Wei Qing looked at the phone screen with a complicated expression. She didn't know what this meeting would bring, but she had a vague feeling that this would be a new beginning, a beginning to uncover all the truth...
As night fell, Dai Shiya put down the documents in her hand and rubbed her brows. Wei Qing's call surprised her a little, but also confirmed her guess. But, would Zhao Lei really give in so easily? Dai Shiya walked to the window, looked at the flashing neon lights in the distance, and muttered to herself: "Zhao Lei, what cards do you have?"
The next morning, Dai Shiya arrived at the coffee shop where she and Wei Qing had agreed to meet. This coffee shop had a quiet environment and was a place they often visited during their college years. It also held many of their shared memories.
When Dai Shiya arrived, Wei Qing was already sitting by the window, with two cups of steaming coffee on the table. Seeing Dai Shiya, Wei Qing forced a smile, but her eyes still showed some complicated emotions.
"You're here." Wei Qing's voice was very soft, with a barely perceptible tremor.
"Yeah." Dai Shiya sat down opposite her, picked up the coffee and took a sip. The bitter taste spread on the tip of her tongue, but it also made her more sober.
There was a moment of silence between the two. The best friends who used to talk about everything now seemed to be separated by an invisible film. They were testing each other, yet carefully keeping a distance.
"Are you... okay?" Finally, it was Wei Qing who broke the silence.
Dai Shiya smiled faintly and asked, "Do I look bad?"
Wei Qing was speechless for a moment. She looked at the radiant Dai Shiya in front of her, who was completely different from the downtrodden and embarrassed girl in her memory. She didn't know what happened, but she could feel that Dai Shiya was no longer the simple and kind girl.
"I..." Wei Qing hesitated to speak. She wanted to ask Dai Shichen what she had experienced in the past few days and why she wanted to get close to Zhao Lei, but she didn't know where to start.
"Just ask whatever you want to ask." Dai Shiya put down the coffee cup in her hand and looked at Wei Qing calmly.
Wei Qing took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to ask, "Why do you want to get close to Zhao Lei? Do you know that he..."
"I know what kind of person he is better than you." Dai Shiya interrupted Wei Qing, with a barely perceptible chill in her tone, "I approached him for my own purpose."
"Purpose?" Wei Qing frowned slightly, "What purpose?"
Dai Shiya did not answer, but picked up the spoon and gently stirred the coffee, her eyes were deep and unfathomable.
"Wei Qing," Dai Shiya raised her head after a moment and looked at Wei Qing sharply, "I know you have a lot of questions, but I can't tell you too much now. You just need to know that everything I did was to protect myself and for..."
Dai Shiya stopped talking abruptly. She put down her coffee cup, stood up, picked up her handbag, and turned to leave.
"Why?" Wei Qing asked, with a hint of anxiety in her tone.
Dai Shiya did not look back, but left a meaningful sentence: "To take back everything that belongs to me."