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At that moment, Lan Qingqing's phone rang; it was Zhang Huizhi. Lan Qingqing casually hung up the call, but Zhang Huizhi kept calling back one after another. Annoyed, Lan Qingqing had no choice but to excuse herself to the restroom to answer the phone.
Inside the restroom, Lan Qingqing felt increasingly anxious. When she connected the call, Zhang Huizhi's voice came through, filled with desperation. "Ke Wenjie has been taken away by the police! You need to think of a way out! Both he and his father have been arrested!"
Lan Qingqing's mind raced. Why would they be taken by the police? Was it for embezzlement? That seemed unlikely! Did Tong Le report them?
Zhang Huizhi continued to cry and shout, "I don’t know! I don’t know! They were taken together! I have no idea!"
Lan Qingqing felt a headache coming on from the noise. "You should call Tong Le right now! If Ke Wenjie and his dad were taken together, it probably isn’t just a company audit issue; it must be something else. Call Tong Le and ask for help! Tong Le has Zong Zeyu backing her up; if he’s willing to help, getting them released is just a matter of time! Call her immediately!"
After hanging up, Lan Qingqing looked at herself in the mirror. She took a deep breath to calm her emotions, realizing that her face looked like that of a resentful woman. Compared to Tong Le's radiant state, she felt as if she had aged ten years.
At that moment, no amount of expensive medical aesthetics could compare to the benefits of being pampered by a wealthy man!
When Lan Qingqing returned to the restaurant, she saw Tong Le on the phone; it was likely Zhang Huizhi calling her. Taking her seat again, Lan Qingqing quietly observed Tong Le as she spoke on the phone. It seemed that Tong Le was neither surprised nor anxious at all; it was hard to tell if she was genuinely calm or just pretending.
Once Tong Le hung up, Lan Qingqing deliberately probed, "What’s going on? Is there something wrong?"
Tong Le shrugged and picked up her utensils to continue eating. "Nothing much. Just that Ke Wenjie might go to jail. She wants me to think of a way out. What can I do? It's not like I put him in jail; who knows what trouble he got into outside?"
Lan Qingqing thought she must have misheard or misread the situation; the Tong Le before her was completely different from the one she used to know.
After finishing their meal, everyone said their goodbyes at the restaurant entrance.
Lan Qingqing and Mo Kai Liang got into the rented Rolls Royce. As she silently watched Tong Le and Tian Ling walk away, her confusion deepened. It was as if Tong Le had transformed into a different person; she wasn’t like this before.
Mo Kai Liang was lost in his own anxious thoughts. Did Tong Le already suspect my true identity? Was her earlier conversation at the table aimed at me?
Lan Qingqing glanced at Mo Kai Liang, who seemed overly worried. If Tong Le were clever enough to figure things out, she wouldn’t have been played by Ke Wenjie for so long! There was no way she could know your identity! She’s as clueless as a pig!
Mo Kai Liang's expression appeared somewhat dull, but I think she's quite smart. You say she's been fooled by Ke Wenjie many times; haven’t you also been deceived just as much?
Lan Qingqing hit Mo Kai Liang hard on the shoulder. "I haven’t been fooled! We’re both just using each other!"
At eight o'clock in the evening, Lan Qingqing sat on the sofa munching on an apple while Zhang Huizhi paced back and forth in the living room. She kept glancing at the clock and then at her phone, waiting for any calls to come in.
Zhang Huizhi anxiously exclaimed, "Why is there still no news? No one is answering the phone, and the police won’t say a word. Does Ke Wenjie even exist anymore?"
Lan Qingqing showed no concern; in fact, she hoped that Ke Wenjie had committed a serious crime and would stay locked up for life, sparing her the trouble of figuring out how to break up with him.
Zhang Huizhi stepped in front of Lan Qingqing and slapped the half-eaten apple out of her hand. "Why don’t you go wait outside the police station? Go find out what’s going on! All you do is eat!"
Lan Qingqing glared at Zhang Huizhi and retorted, "What crime did your son commit? Why was he suddenly taken away by the police? Why don’t you go wait at the police station instead? If he really did something serious and gets sentenced to ten or twenty years, I’ll just get rid of the child."
Zhang Huizhi shouted back, "You dare! He’s from the Ke family! Try to get rid of it, and I’ll twist your head off!"
Lan Qingqing let out a cold laugh. She felt no need to be nice to Zhang Huizhi anymore. The fact that Ke Wenjie had messed things up enough to end up in jail was a clear sign that his prospects were bleak, and she found herself growing bolder.
At that moment, Mo Kai Liang approached with a bowl of freshly cooked Red Bean and Job's Tears Soup. He quietly said to Zhang Huizhi, "Aunt, have some warm soup. You haven’t eaten anything all evening; I made this just for you."
Zhang Huizhi, frowning with worry, sat down at the dining table and gulped down the sweet soup.
Lan Qingqing exchanged a knowing glance with Mo Kai Liang; they both understood that the soup contained a slow-acting poison.
One bowl a day would eventually leave someone completely disoriented.
After finishing the soup, Zhang Huizhi turned around and shouted at Lan Qingqing, "Have you thought of a way out? Don’t you have friends? Use your connections to get my son out! If he gets locked up, your child won’t have a good outcome either!"
Lan Qingqing casually replied, "I don’t have any connections at the police station. I told you during the day; if you want to get Ke Wenjie out quickly, go plead with Tong Le. If you can’t bring yourself to do that, then go find Zong Zeyu. He has immense power; there’s nothing he can’t handle."
Zhang Huizhi stomped her foot in frustration. "Me? Go find Zong Zeyu? Didn’t I make enough of a scene at Zong Group last time? He’ll just throw me out!"
Lan Qingqing mischievously suggested, "You could tell Zong Zeyu that you’re making decisions for Ke Wenjie. As long as he gets Ke Wenjie released from the police station, you’ll ensure Ke Wenjie completely breaks off with Tong Le and supports Tong Le’s relationship with Zong Zeyu. Then once Ke Wenjie is really out, you can go back on your word and let him continue to bother Tong Le."
Zhang Huizhi’s eyes sparkled with intrigue; this was indeed a good idea.
Determined, she declared, "Alright! By eight tomorrow morning, if I still don’t see him, I’ll go to Zong Group to find Zong Zeyu!"
Lan Qingqing secretly rejoiced. She remembered how pleased Tong Le had looked during lunch when she learned about Ke Wenjie being taken away by the police; just thinking about it made her furious!
She would not let Tong Le have an easy time! People like Ke Wenjie and Zhang Huizhi needed to be returned to Tong Le intact; only then would she feel satisfied!
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