"I just called you and you didn't even answer!" Xia Ruoan didn't care too much about this matter.

But when she saw Leng Zexi, all the grievances instantly surged into her heart, and she couldn't help but seek comfort from him.

After hearing this, Leng Zexi stretched out his arms without hesitation and hugged Xia Ruoan tightly in his arms very gently.

He whispered softly, "I'm so sorry. I was so busy in the conference room dealing with work that I didn't have time to take my phone with me."

"When I later found out you were calling, I called back but couldn't get through."

"I had no choice but to go find the bodyguard to ask about the situation, and that's when I found out you were already here."

Then, Leng Zexi patiently explained: "Regarding the cocktail party, I have arranged for other people in the company to attend on my behalf."

"After all, in my heart, the cocktail party is not as important as you and our lovely children."

"Moreover, the rumors about the so-called dance partners and booking a hotel room are purely fabricated rumors!" At this point, his tone became more firm and powerful.

Finally, Leng Zexi once again gazed at Xia Ruoan with those tender and affectionate eyes, and solemnly promised: "Ruoan, please leave this matter to me. I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation and will never let those false rumors affect the relationship between us in the slightest."

At the same time, when he turned to look at Hu Li who was standing beside him, his eyes suddenly became extremely cold, as if they could emit bursts of cold light.

Hu Li never dreamed that the woman in front of him was actually the president's wife!

She stared at the other person blankly, secretly comparing each other's appearance in her heart.

There was no doubt that whether in temperament or appearance, she was far inferior to the president's wife, and there was no chance of replacing her at all.

When he thought of this, Hu Li couldn't help feeling despair and loss.

What's worse is that because I just tried to stop him without knowing my own limitations, I might even be punished for it!

But on second thought, maybe things are not that simple.

Maybe the president was just worried that his wife would make a big fuss here and have a bad influence, so he deliberately said such harsh words to scare people?

Thinking of this, Hu Li rekindled a glimmer of hope. She tried hard to put on a pitiful and sympathetic look, and looked at Leng Zexi with affection.

However, Leng Zexi felt extremely disgusted by Hu Li's hypocritical behavior.

He didn't even bother to take another look. He turned his gaze directly to the assistant beside him and ordered in a cold tone: "Turn on the surveillance here to me immediately, and also notify Liu Qing to get over here quickly!"

Hearing this, Hu Li was immediately shocked. It seemed that the president was serious this time.

At the same time, Hu Li finally understood that this was a crucial cocktail party.

The president had already made arrangements - the sales department staff would be fully responsible for attending the social events, and he himself had no intention of attending in person at all.

Hu Li was extremely flustered at the moment, with cold sweat dripping down his forehead. He said in a trembling voice, "Boss, this is really my fault. Please forgive me."

"I really didn't know she was the president's wife before. When I saw her coming, I thought she was just a woman who wanted to seduce you, so I impulsively wanted to drive her away..."

However, Xia Ruoan clearly had no intention of giving up easily. She stared at Hu Li fiercely and asked coldly, "Then tell me why you said that you and the president were about to get married?"

"You even instigated those around you to spread the word that I, the legitimate wife, would soon be abandoned and replaced by you? Isn't this just your deliberate attempt to become a mistress?"

Faced with Xia Ruoan's questioning, Hu Li's face turned pale, his lips trembled but he couldn't say a word.

At this time, Leng Zexi, who had been silent on the side, heard these words and his face instantly became extremely gloomy, as if a layer of frost could form.

He hurriedly explained to Xia Ruoan, "Ruoan, don't listen to that crazy woman's nonsense!"

"You are the only one in my heart, and my body belongs only to you. Now or in the future, I will never do anything to let you down!"

Then he added, "All our family's money is in your name. I'm just working for you for free."

"To me, you are the most important. Even if someone is interested in me, I will never be interested in her!"

After saying that, Leng Zexi held Xia Ruoan's hand tightly and looked at her with a firm look, hoping to make her believe his sincerity.

Just as the two were deadlocked, the assistant hurried over, handed a document to Leng Zexi, and said, "President, this is the surveillance video after Madam came in. It has been found according to your request."

At this time, Liu Qing also walked over with a puzzled look on his face, and asked, "President, what exactly do you want to talk to me about?"

The assistant just shook his head slightly and said softly, "You'll understand in a moment."

After saying that, the assistant quickly turned on the surveillance footage and related video and audio.

As the screen lit up, the series of events that happened to Xia Ruoan from the time he entered to the time he was blocked were presented to everyone as clearly as a movie.

Liu Qing stared at the screen intently. The more he looked, the more frightened he became. A layer of fine beads of sweat even appeared on his forehead.

How could he not understand after watching the whole process?

At this moment, when he noticed the president's sharp, hawk-like gaze shooting towards him, Liu Qing's heart suddenly tightened. He quickly shook his head like a rattle, and cried out in injustice, "President, this is a huge injustice!"

"I definitely didn't ask her to get a room! I'm a family man. My wife is not only gentle and virtuous, but we also have a lively and lovely child."

"I have always been loyal to my family. How could I possibly do something like this to betray them?"

"As for bringing her there, it was purely to discuss business!"

"I never even considered having her as my dance partner. I only brought her along to help with some public relations issues."

"After all, if she wasn't there to keep the peace, who knows how many other women would take the opportunity to get close to me."

Liu Qing explained anxiously, with a thin layer of sweat even on his forehead.

He then added, "I've already made it clear to my wife a long time ago that as soon as this reception is over, I'll have to rush over to pick her and the children up, and then go back home together to celebrate my father-in-law and mother-in-law's birthday!"

"Look here, there are also chat records between us and other things."

"Aside from some work-related interactions with Hu Li, we really don't have any personal contact at all! This matter really has nothing to do with me at all!"

After saying this, Liu Qing hurriedly handed his mobile phone to his assistant as if he was afraid that others would not believe him.

He urged again and again, "Special Assistant, if you don't believe me, you can check my phone at will. It's absolutely real. I haven't deleted anything!"

Seeing that Liu Qing was so eager to prove his innocence, the assistant hesitated for a moment and then reached out to take the phone he handed over.

After a careful check, just as Liu Qing said, no signs of deliberate deletion were found.

"President, what Minister Liu said is true, and as far as I know, Hu Li has always insisted that he accompanied you."

"Presumably, she had no idea that the person who ultimately went there was Minister Liu." The assistant carefully observed the president's expression while explaining the situation to him in detail.

"In my opinion, Hu Li must have thought that Minister Liu had arranged for her to go with him when she saw him, and she assumed it was your instruction, thus developing unrealistic fantasies."

The assistant secretly glanced at Hu Li's guilty look again, and thought to himself: It seems that I guessed right this time.

At this moment, Hu Li finally realized that from the very beginning, the president had no intention of attending the cocktail party in person.

All this was due to Minister Liu's arrangement, and they made a temporary decision to let her go.

From the beginning to the end, the president never considered attending the cocktail party with her, not to mention making excuses for fear of arousing his wife's suspicion.

After realizing this, Hu Li's mood instantly plummeted. Her face flushed red, and she stammered to Leng Zexi, "President... I know I was wrong... I really shouldn't have had such delusions... I just... I just like you too much."

"I made such a mistake in a moment of confusion. Please forgive me..." As she said this, she lowered her head nervously, not daring to look directly into Leng Zexi's cold eyes.

The female colleagues standing next to her all looked as pale as paper, especially Xiaomei, who was extremely nervous and terrified.

Just now, she seemed to have joined Hu Li in belittling the president's wife!

At this moment, she could only pray silently in her heart, praying that the president and his wife would not punish them for this matter.

"Yes, this is all Manager Hu's fault! It has nothing to do with us! It was Manager Hu who misled us!"

Xiaomei thought quickly and without hesitation pushed all the responsibility onto Manager Hu.

"That's absolutely right! It was indeed Manager Hu who misled us. We definitely didn't mean to do that!"

Several other people echoed the words, and as they spoke, they all took several steps back at the same time, as if they wanted to completely draw a line between themselves and Manager Hu.

These people all knew it very well in their minds. Not to mention how the high and mighty president would deal with this matter, just the president's wife would probably not let Hu Li off easily.

After all, who can tolerate others slandering them so wantonly?

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