Announced divorce, madly criticized Ling Shaochang for kneeling down

"Can I just stay by your side?"

Qiao Ruyi raised her eyes, her rims moist. "You said before that in order to protect me, you didn't dare to express your feelings, didn't dare to care about me, didn't dare to love me. After all this time, I finally understand how difficult your life was. I also know that you were in danger at any time."

"Whether in Beijing or Country Y, the dangers around us never cease. Zhuang Ce and his men dared to kill Uncle Ling, so they will definitely find a way to kill you. Only by finding these people as soon as possible can you sleep peacefully and give Uncle Ling an explanation."

Qiao Ruyi put down the water cup in her hand and held Ling Che's hands with both hands. "Ling Che, I can help you, and I must help you. I don't want to be that little woman who can't do anything when you're in danger, and still has to rely on you to protect me and save me. I want to advance and retreat with you, and live and die with you."

She looked at the corners of Ling Che's eyes, which were gradually turning red, and smiled gently, "I want to protect you, and I want to do something for you."

Ling Che's deep eyes stared at her lips as they opened and closed, and every word she said resonated in his ears.

The hand covering the back of his hand left and circled his waist instead.

Qiao Ruyi snuggled into his arms and hugged him tightly.

She pressed her cheek against his sturdy chest, listening to his strong heartbeat. "Ling Che, let's find out the truth together, okay?"

Ling Che's chest trembled, his red eyes closed for a few seconds, and when he opened them again, there was a helpless smile in his eyes.

He wrapped one hand around her waist and with the other hand he grasped the back of her neck, squeezing it gently.

"Qiao Ruyi, you must discuss everything with me. Don't act recklessly just because you're fearless. Do you understand?"

From what he said, it seemed that he agreed.

Qiao Ruyi raised her head and smiled, "I'm still afraid."

"Really?" Ling Che raised the corner of his mouth, "What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid you'll get hurt, suffer, or be in danger."

Qiao Ruyi lowered her eyes, even more afraid of leaving you.

Ling Che's eyes dimmed slightly, and his fingertips gently stroked the skin of her neck. He smiled lightly, "So little cat Qiao is still afraid sometimes."

......

When Qiao Ruyi came out of the shower, it was almost three in the morning.

The bedroom was empty, so she tiptoed to the study. Sure enough, the study door was ajar, and the light was on.

The man sitting at the desk had a cigarette lit between his fingers but did not smoke it. He just lowered his eyes and watched the cigarette slowly burn out, apparently thinking about something.

Catching a glimpse of a figure at the door, he came to his senses and extinguished the cigarette in his hand.

He raised his smiling eyes and looked at the person walking towards him. A light-colored silk pajamas wrapped her graceful figure, and the exposed skin was as white as snow.

Just by looking at her, Ling Che could recall that every time before, even though he hadn't used much force on her, deep and shallow marks were left on her body.

Her half-dried long hair fell down, framing her clean and fair face perfectly. As soon as she approached, she could smell the rich and extremely pleasant fragrance on her body.

"Why don't you go to bed?"

Qiao Ruyi brought a cup of hot milk and placed it on his desk. She glanced at the computer in front of him, which contained the densely packed dates and numbers that she had taken photos of.

She suppressed a smile and said deliberately, "I thought this video I took would be of no use. It turns out it is helpful to some people."

Ling Che smiled softly, pulled a chair over for her to sit down, and twirled her fallen hair with his fingers, "It's really useless."

"Ah?" Qiao Ruyi sat next to him, feeling somewhat disappointed. "Then I gained nothing today."

Her eyes, which had been bright just now, dimmed instantly. Ling Che raised his hand and pinched her slightly pouting lips, "Just teasing you."

As soon as she said this, her eyes lit up again.

"Really? Does that mean this data is useful?"

Ling Che nodded, "These numbers should be the amount."

His slender, fair hand pointed to the numbers on the computer screen. "Here's the date, here's the incoming and outgoing amounts, here's the conversion rate, and here's the amount in RMB."

Qiao Ruyi followed his finger and looked up in surprise. "Ling Xiu De's daily account turnover reached tens of millions? And the conversion rate is different every day. Does this mean that his daily income and expenditure come from different countries?"

Ling Che ruffled her hair as if rewarding her, "Very clever, keep talking."

"The dates here are from a few years ago, which means his bills were huge in those years, but by last year, the amounts had gradually decreased." Qiao Ruyi pointed at a number. "By this time, he had basically no cash flow."

Ling Che's lips curved into a beautiful arc, and there was a smile in his amber pupils. He raised his eyebrows and motioned Qiao Ruyi to continue.

After receiving his confirmation, Qiao Ruyi continued to study the date. After a few seconds, she suddenly looked at Ling Che with wide eyes, "I know! These figures are all related to Zhuang Ce. The amount of money here dropped significantly when Zhuang Ce was taken away by the police and the charity he managed was investigated."

"The funds stopped flowing here," Qiao Ruyi continued, "after Zhuang Ce was executed."

She suddenly realized, "So Ling Xiu De is connected to Zhuang Ce and his charity, and the cooperation behind them is multinational."

Suddenly, her fingers tightly grasped Ling Che's hand, "Ling Che, is there a bigger force behind them that's not in the country? If so, could it be that Uncle Ling discovered this huge secret back then, so they..."

Qiao Ruyi was frightened by her own bold guess and even got goose bumps.

If this is true, then the abyss behind it is much greater than she imagined!

Meeting Ling Che's calm eyes, Qiao Ruyi became even more certain that her previous thought was most likely correct.

“Ling Che——”

Just as she was about to speak, Ling Che raised his hand and turned off the computer.

"I'm so sleepy." He stretched his neck and put the cup of hot milk on the table into Qiao Ruyi's hand. "Drink it and go to sleep."

"But--"

Before Qiao Ruyi finished speaking, the slender finger reached out and tapped her forehead, "Staying up late will make you stupid. Be obedient and get ready for bed."

......

It was five in the morning and the sky was just getting light.

The man in home clothes stood on the terrace, glanced at the woman sleeping in the house, picked up his cell phone and made a call.

"Give the people at headquarters a mission to investigate the previous human trafficking incident. Also, keep an eye on the case that Director Alvin was investigating in London."

After explaining this, he continued, "On the day Qiao Ruyi was kidnapped by Zhuang Ce, Ling Xiu De's account received six million from Xu Zhao Zhao, and at the same time, one million was transferred out to a private account. Find out who the money was transferred to and bring the person here."