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

Dawn appears

Wu Xinyan looked in the direction of the voice and saw it was Luo Yichen. He was dressed in a neat riding outfit, looking even more heroic. Seeing Wu Xinyan, a gentle smile played on his lips, he dismounted, and walked over to her.

"Why are you here?" He gently put his arm around her waist, his tone doting.

Wu Xinyan suppressed her doubts, smiled and shook her head, "Nothing, just taking a walk."

Luo Yichen naturally changed the subject, exchanged a few words with the workers, and then left the stable with Wu Xinyan.

After returning to the villa, Wu Xinyan's mind was still restless. She called Analyst Liu and asked about the company's recent situation and the movements of competitors.

"Everything is going smoothly at the company lately, and all businesses are progressing steadily," Analyst Liu reported. "As for our competitors, they seem to have made some moves recently, but we're still investigating what they are."

"Well, I understand, go down."

After Analyst Liu left, Wu Xinyan sat alone in the study, thinking over and over what the horse farm worker had said.

"Could it be that a competitor deliberately tampered with the feed to frame the Roche Group?" she pondered. "But what is their purpose?"

At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the study door, and Luo Yichen walked in with a cup of hot milk. "What are you thinking about? Why are you so engrossed?"

Wu Xinyan took the milk, hesitated for a moment, and decided to tell him what she heard at Ma Chang.

After listening to this, Luo Yichen frowned slightly, "This matter is indeed a bit strange. I will have someone investigate it thoroughly."

"Yeah." Wu Xinyan nodded, but she still couldn't let it go.

A few days later, the horse farm under the Luoche Group welcomed an important guest - the horse feed supplier, Mr. Ma. Mr. Ma was short and fat, with a face full of smiles, and looked very smart.

"Mr. Luo, Mrs. Luo, I'm really sorry about what happened this time. It was our negligence in management that led to this mistake. I apologize to you here." Mr. Ma said as he bowed deeply.

Luo Yichen smiled faintly, "Mr. Ma, you are too serious. The matter has passed, and we don't want to pursue it any further. We hope to have a pleasant cooperation in the future."

"Of course, of course." Mr. Ma nodded repeatedly, a flattering smile on his face.

At this moment, Wu Xinyan asked casually, "Mr. Ma, I heard that you've been collaborating with our competitors recently?"

Mr. Ma's smile froze slightly, but soon returned to normal. "Mrs. Luo, you're joking. We have been partners with your company for many years. How could it be..."

"Mr. Ma, don't be nervous," Wu Xinyan interrupted him calmly, "I'm just asking casually. After all, more friends mean more paths."

Mr. Ma laughed dryly twice and said nothing more.

After seeing off Mr. Ma, Wu Xinyan stopped Analyst Liu, who was about to leave, and said, "Analyst Liu, can you help me check if Mr. Ma has had any financial dealings with our competitors recently?"

"Yes, ma'am." Analyst Liu responded respectfully.

The next morning, Analyst Liu delivered the findings to Wu Xinyan. "Madam, you're right. Mr. Ma does have financial dealings with competitors, and the amount is substantial."

Wu Xinyan took the document and read it carefully. The more she read, the tighter her brows furrowed.

"It seems that this matter is more complicated than I thought..." she muttered to herself.

"What's wrong?" Luo Yichen walked into the study and saw Wu Xinyan's serious expression, and asked with concern.

Wu Xinyan took a deep breath and handed him the document in her hand, "Take a look at this..."

Luo Yichen took the document and quickly scanned it, his expression gradually darkening. The financial transactions between Mr. Ma and his competitors were clearly laid out, the amounts of money involved shocking.

"It seems they're trying to control the horse farm's feed supply to hurt us. What a clever trick!" Luo Yichen slammed the documents on the table, a cold glint in his eyes. Wu Xinyan walked over to him, gently shook his hand, and said firmly, "We must not let them succeed!"

After discussing the matter, the two decided to conduct a covert investigation, seeking more evidence to completely thwart their rival's scheme. They knew they couldn't alert their opponent, as this would only heighten their vigilance and complicate the investigation. Luo Yichen quietly increased internal oversight of the company and assigned his trusted associates to covertly investigate the details of Mr. Ma's dealings with competitors. Wu Xinyan, on the other hand, leveraged her connections to obtain additional information from other sources.

However, their actions weren't flawless. Inside the company, a subtle figure was closely watching everything. This figure, a former associate of Luo Yichen's father, had long harbored resentment towards Luo Yichen's takeover of the company. He had secretly defected to a competitor, becoming their pawn within the Luo Group.

"Luo Yichen and others have begun to suspect Mr. Ma and are secretly investigating him." The undercover agent hid in the tea room and spoke in a low voice to the person on the other end of the phone.

"Very good, keep watching them and report to me immediately if you find any new developments." The voice on the other end of the line was low and cold. "We absolutely cannot let them track us down."

The undercover agent hung up the phone, returned to the office, and calmly deleted the call records. He pretended to be indifferent and continued to work, but he was secretly proud in his heart: Luo Yichen, you want to fight me, you are still young!

Unaware that their every move was being observed by their enemy, Wu Xinyan and Luo Yichen worked tirelessly to gather evidence. Under Wu Xinyan's guidance, Analyst Liu analyzed the company's recent financial statements and business data and discovered some unusual capital flows that all pointed to a single entity—a shell company owned by a competitor.

"It seems we're getting closer to the truth." Wu Xinyan looked at the data on the computer screen with a smile on her face. However, she didn't know that even greater challenges were still to come...

"Madam, look at this..." Analyst Liu pointed at a set of data on the screen, his expression becoming unusually serious. Wu Xinyan's brow furrowed. The unusual data on the screen was like a fog, obscuring her vision. "What does this data represent? How does it relate to our previous findings?" she demanded.

Analyst Liu pointed to several unusual fund flows and explained, "These funds appear to be normal business transactions, but the accounts they flow into are all related to several shell companies, and the ultimate beneficiaries of these shell companies are all the same person..."

He paused, his tone becoming more serious. "This person is the behind-the-scenes boss of a rival company. He's a low-key but extremely ruthless character."

Wu Xinyan's heart tightened. Could it be that he was manipulating all this? She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself. "Does this evidence prove that they were manipulating the horse farm's feed supply?"

Analyst Liu shook his head. "This evidence only proves they're suspected of market manipulation, but it's not enough to directly accuse them of tampering with feed supply. We need to find more direct evidence, such as..."

Before he could finish his words, Luo Yichen's office door was flung open and his secretary rushed in in a panic, "Boss Luo, this is bad! Our competitors have suddenly launched an all-out price war against us, and they've poached several of our long-term clients!"

Luo Yichen's face darkened, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes. "It seems that they are planning to make a quick decision." He turned to look at Wu Xinyan and said firmly, "Xinyan, we must stabilize the company's situation first. We can talk about other things later."

Wu Xinyan understood the priorities. The most urgent task now was to deal with the competitor's attack, otherwise the company would face huge losses. She nodded, her eyes filled with worry and determination. "I know what to do."

A war without the smoke of gunpowder has just begun...

Luo Yichen immediately called an emergency meeting of the company's top management. The atmosphere in the meeting room was solemn, and everyone's face was filled with anxiety.

"Their goal is clear: to use price wars to grab our market share," the marketing manager said gravely. "They've poached several of our previous major customers by paying below cost."

"We can't just sit there and wait for death!" The sales director slammed the table. "We should also adopt a price-cutting strategy and engage in a price war with them!"

"No!" Luo Yichen decisively rejected his proposal. "Our product quality is superior to theirs. If we follow their lead and lower our prices, it will only damage our brand image. The loss will outweigh the gain."

Wu Xinyan sat quietly aside, listening carefully to everyone's discussion, but Analyst Liu's previous words kept replaying in her mind: those abnormal capital flows, the manipulators behind the scenes... Is all this just a coincidence?

"Our top priority is to retain our customers and prevent them from being poached by competitors," Wu Xinyan said calmly, attracting everyone's attention. "I suggest that for those high-quality, long-term customers, we offer more favorable cooperation plans, such as extending payment terms and increasing after-sales services."

Luo Yichen looked at her with appreciation. This woman could always stay calm at critical moments and come up with practical solutions.

"Xinyan's suggestion is very good." Luo Yichen turned to the marketing manager, "You should immediately arrange for someone to follow up and make sure to retain those old customers."

"Yes, Mr. Luo!"

The meeting lasted until late at night, and everyone tried their best to find a way to deal with this sudden crisis. Wu Xinyan and Luo Yichen fought side by side, and although they were exhausted, the tacit understanding and trust between them deepened unknowingly.

However, they didn't know that a bigger storm was brewing quietly...

The next morning, Luo Yichen's phone kept ringing. When he picked up the phone, his face instantly turned ashen.

"What did you say? This is impossible!"