It Started With a Kiss: Leng Shao's Beloved Wife

Chapter 143: The Undercurrent Subsides: Warmth and Emotion

Wu Xinyan felt inexplicably irritated. Ever since the last incident, rumors about her began to increase again in the company.

"Hey, have you heard? Manager Wu seems to have offended some big shot, and someone has been messing with her behind her back recently!" In the tea room, several colleagues gathered together and whispered.

"Is this true? No way, Manager Wu is a nice guy, how could he offend such a powerful person?"

"Who knows? But there's no smoke without fire..."

Wu Xinyan's hand holding the coffee cup trembled slightly. She suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, pretended not to hear, and quickly walked back to the office.

At this moment, the cell phone suddenly rang. It was Zhao’s best friend calling.

"Hello? Xinyan, how are you doing recently?" Zhao's best friend's voice sounded as gentle as ever, but it made Wu Xinyan feel a little cold.

"I'm fine. How about you?" Wu Xinyan answered cautiously.

"As for me, I'm doing fine. I just met a friend recently who's very interested in you and wants to talk to you." Zhao's best friend paused, a hint of subtle pride in her tone, "He said he knows a lot of your secrets."

Wu Xinyan's heart sank suddenly. She was almost certain that the "friend" that Zhao's bestie was referring to was the mysterious person hiding in the dark.

"What do you want?" Wu Xinyan asked coldly, trying hard to control her emotions.

"Don't be nervous, Xinyan, I just want to help you." Zhao's best friend's voice was full of hypocritical concern. "You know, I always think of you as my best friend. How could I hurt you?"

"Really?" Wu Xinyan sneered, "Then tell me, what exactly does your 'friend' want to do?"

Zhao's best friend on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment. Then, she said in a voice almost whispering, "He wants you to... be ruined."

After saying that, Zhao's best friend hung up the phone, leaving Wu Xinyan alone in the office, her face pale and her whole body trembling.

At this moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and Luo Yichen walked in. Seeing Wu Xinyan's appearance, his brows frowned slightly: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Wu Xinyan took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She looked at Luo Yichen and opened her mouth, but didn't know how to say it.

"It's okay, it's just some work matters." Wu Xinyan finally chose to hide it. She didn't want to make Luo Yichen worry.

Luo Yichen looked at Wu Xinyan with deep eyes, as if he could see through all her disguises. He walked to Wu Xinyan and gently hugged her in his arms: "If there is anything, you must tell me, understand?"

Wu Xinyan leaned in Luo Yichen's arms, feeling his warm embrace, and her heart felt a little more at ease.

However, what Wu Xinyan didn't know was that a bigger net was slowly opening up towards her...

At the same time, reporter Qian received an anonymous email in his mailbox. The title of the email was only a few words: Everything you want to know about Wu Xinyan.

Reporter Qian looked at the email with a playful smile on his face: "Wu Xinyan, it seems that your good days are over..."

Reporter Qian's curiosity was completely aroused.

The anonymous email did not contain much content, but it pointed directly to Wu Xinyan's unknown past. There were even a few blurry photos, which vaguely showed Wu Xinyan behaving intimately with a strange man.

Although the photo is not very clear, with his professional sensitivity, reporter Qian intuitively feels that there must be bigger news behind it.

She began to investigate secretly, wanting to dig deep into every detail, from Wu Xinyan's background to her work experience.

Wu Xinyan was keenly aware that she was being watched by a pair of invisible eyes.

At work, I always feel like someone is pointing fingers and whispering behind my back; when I walk on the street, it seems like a pair of eyes are following me like a shadow.

This feeling of being on edge made her feel restless, but she had no way to vent it.

Luo Yichen saw all of this.

He noticed that Wu Xinyan had been absent-minded recently, with an lingering gloom hanging between her brows.

He didn't ask anything, but found a sunny afternoon and took her to an elegant cafe.

There is soothing music playing in the cafe and the air is filled with the aroma of coffee, which makes people relax unconsciously.

Luo Yichen gently held Wu Xinyan's hand, his deep eyes seemed to be able to see through all her anxiety: "Xinyan, look at me."

Wu Xinyan raised her head and met his affectionate and firm gaze.

"No matter what happens," Luo Yichen's tone was gentle but firm, "I will always be by your side."

The warmth from his palm came over and warmed Wu Xinyan's uneasy heart.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end nothing came out.

Luo Yichen is always like this, giving her the most steadfast support when she needs it most.

Just as Wu Xinyan was immersed in this warmth, Luo Yichen's cell phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at the caller ID, frowned slightly, and then said to Wu Xinyan: "I'll go answer the phone."

Luo Yichen stood up and walked aside to answer the phone. His voice was very low, but Wu Xinyan could still vaguely hear some key words: "Investigation... Wu Xinyan... Photos..."

Wu Xinyan's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition came to her mind.

Luo Yichen...

Are you investigating her?

Luo Yichen hung up the phone, and a cold light flashed in his deep eyes.

He returned to Wu Xinyan, still with a calm smile on his face: "Something happened at the company, I'll take you back first."

Wu Xinyan was worried all the way, and Luo Yichen's call made her feel even more uneasy.

After returning home, she finally couldn't help but ask: "Yi Chen, are you investigating me?"

Luo Yichen did not deny it. He held Wu Xinyan in his arms, his tone gentle but with a hint of coldness: "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

He used his connections and quickly found out the identity of the mysterious man - it was Wang Tiancheng, the president of Wang Group, the Luo Group's arch-rival in the business world.

Wang Tiancheng has always held a grudge against Luo Yichen, and this time he wants to use Zhao's best friend to completely defeat Wu Xinyan and then attack Luo Yichen.

"This Wang Tiancheng is so despicable and shameless!" Wu Xinyan was extremely angry.

"Don't worry, I will make him pay the price." A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Luo Yichen's eyes.

They formulated a counterattack plan and decided to take the initiative and make Wang Tiancheng's conspiracy public.

Luo Yichen contacted the media and disclosed without reservation the evidence of how Wang Tiancheng instructed Zhao's best friend and how Zhao's best friend fabricated lies in an attempt to frame Wu Xinyan.

As soon as the news came out, public opinion was in an uproar.

Zhao's best friend became the target of public criticism. The image she had worked so hard to build was destroyed and no one believed her lies anymore.

Wang Tiancheng's conspiracy was exposed, his company's stock price plummeted, and his reputation was ruined. It can be said that he lost more than he gained.

Zhao's best friend lost Wang Tiancheng's protection and became desperate. She called Wu Xinyan, crying out her regret and despair, and begging for Wu Xinyan's forgiveness.

But all this is too late.

Wu Xinyan looked at everything in front of her, feeling mixed emotions.

She finally got rid of the entanglement between Zhao's best friend and Wang Tiancheng, but she also felt sad about this friendship.

Just when she thought everything was settled, Luo Yichen's phone rang again. He glanced at the caller ID and his face suddenly changed: "Something happened..."