After the divorce, the aloof CEO begged me not to withdraw my investment.

Qi Xue playfully stuck out her tongue.

"Oh dear, I didn't expect it to be out of power."

She paused, then tentatively asked, "Ye Feng, without affecting your relationship with Qingyi, could you... consider having me as well?"

Ye Feng looked at Qi Xue with an inexplicably serious expression: "Qi Xue, don't underestimate yourself."

Qi Xue's eyes dimmed, but she quickly smiled again.

"I see."

Ye Feng didn't say anything more and turned to leave Qi Xue's house.

He returned to Liu Qingyi's villa, gently pushed open the bedroom door, and looked at Liu Qingyi sleeping soundly on the bed, his heart filled with emotion.

The next day, Ye Feng woke up and tiptoed out of bed to prepare breakfast.

After setting the table, Ye Feng returned to the bedroom and gently woke Liu Qingyi.

Breakfast is ready.

Liu Qingyi rubbed her eyes and sat up.

After washing up, the two sat down at the dining table.

Liu Qingyi picked up a spoon and stirred the oatmeal porridge, asking seemingly casually, "You went out last night?"

Ye Feng's heart skipped a beat.

"No," Ye Feng tried to keep his tone natural. "I've been here the whole time."

If she finds out that he went to see Qi Xue late at night, he'll be in deep trouble no matter what.

Liu Qingyi glanced at him but didn't say anything.

After a moment of silence, Liu Qingyi put down her spoon and asked, "Do you remember President Ma?"

Ye Feng's heart tightened again.

Of course he remembered; he had even given him a beating.

But he could only feign ignorance, "Mr. Ma? Which Mr. Ma?"

"It's that Mr. Ma who's partnering with Jinxiu Group."

"Oh, I seem to remember that. What's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Liu Qingyi said calmly. "I just feel that he's been acting strangely lately. The cooperation that fell apart before has suddenly come back."

Ye Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Isn't that a good thing? Congratulations!"

Ye Feng raised his milk glass and smiled at Liu Qingyi.

Liu Qingyi stared at Ye Feng for a long time, seemingly trying to discern something from his face.

Ye Feng met her gaze calmly, without flinching.

Liu Qingyi ultimately said nothing and continued eating her breakfast with her head down.

The sudden ringing of a cell phone shattered the tranquility of the office.

Ye Feng glanced at the caller ID—Xu San.

"Mr. Ye, something's happened at the warehouse." Xu San's voice was somewhat flustered.

"What happened?" Ye Feng sat up slightly.

"The warehouse was burglarized, and the losses were considerable. Some of the materials inside, especially the faucets, were the most damaged." Xu San's voice was somewhat hesitant. "And... the surveillance footage was also destroyed."

Ye Feng frowned.

Warehouse burglary?

The surveillance cameras were destroyed?

He and Xu San searched the warehouse yesterday, but found nothing.

How could such a big thing happen in just one night?

"Where are the people on night watch? What did they say?" Ye Feng suppressed his frustration.

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone before Xu San's voice came through again, "The employee on night watch said... his child was sick, so he went home halfway through the night to take the child to the hospital."

Ye Feng sneered.

Is the child sick?

Such a coincidence?

Why did it have to happen on the very night the warehouse was robbed?

He was almost certain that the two men were dishonest.

First the ledgers went missing, and now the warehouse has been robbed. Who is behind this?

However, now is not the time to lose your temper; the most urgent task is to find the mastermind behind this.

He said in a deep voice, "Send those two night watchmen to the security department now, immediately! You interrogate them yourself! Ask them every single word they say!"

"Yes!" Xu San replied immediately.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Feng rubbed his temples in frustration.

Xu San quickly found the two employees on night duty and took them to the security department.

"Tell me, what exactly happened last night?" Xu San asked bluntly, his tone stern.

The two employees exchanged glances, and one of them, a tall and thin man, said defiantly, "We don't know anything! My child suddenly fell ill last night, so I went home to take him to the hospital. The other guy has been staying with him the whole time!"

Another short, stout employee quickly chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, I've been watching the warehouse the whole time, nothing happened!"

Xu San sneered: "Nothing happened? Then where are the things in the warehouse? What happened to the surveillance cameras?"

"We...we don't know either!" the tall, thin man exclaimed. "Maybe it was a thief!"

"Thief? Able to bypass security cameras and steal a faucet with pinpoint accuracy? Do you think I'm stupid?" Xu San's tone grew even colder. "I'll give you one more chance. Confess! Otherwise, I'll call the police!"

"Call the police? Go ahead and call them! We've got nothing to hide!" the short, stout employee said shamelessly. "If this gets out of hand, the company's reputation will be ruined, and you'll be in deep trouble too!"

Xu San was enraged by the two men's shameless attitude.

The boss instructed us to investigate this matter as soon as possible.

Since the soft one is not enough, let’s use the hard one!

He stared coldly at the two of them and said, word by word, "Since you refuse to cooperate, don't blame me for being impolite! You two, process your resignation now!"

"Resign? On what grounds!" The tall, thin man jumped up. "You're just a newly appointed team leader, and you're already throwing your weight around? We're not having it! We're going to file a complaint against you! We'll say you're framing your subordinates and that you're incompetent!"

After saying that, the two turned to leave.

Xu San watched the two figures disappear into the distance, feeling utterly powerless.

These two were clearly deliberately stalling for time, trying to get away with it.

Just then, the short, stout employee bumped into someone.

"Ouch!" came a gasp.

The person who was hit was Wu Dan.

He was holding several documents when he was knocked and staggered a few steps, scattering the documents all over the ground.

The short, stout employee snapped impatiently, "Are you blind?! Can't you see where you're going?!"

Then, pointing to the documents scattered on the ground, he said fiercely to Wu Dan, "Did you steal these? Are you trying to frame us?"

Wu Dan was stunned. He stared at the two people in front of him in fear, his lips trembling, but he couldn't say a word.

The tall, thin man also gathered around, pointing at Wu Dan's nose and cursing, "So it's you, you old bastard! I knew it! How could the warehouse be stolen? You must have been the one who stole it!"

The two of them went back and forth, throwing all the blame onto Wu Dan.

Wu Dan's face turned pale. He wanted to explain, but found himself powerless to refute.

He was just a lowly employee; how could he possibly fight against these two scoundrels?

Ye Feng arrived quickly.

In the center of the warehouse sat a worn-out sofa, where Wu Dan sat awkwardly, his hands clasped nervously.

Xu San stood to the side, his expression serious.

"Xu San, pour the tea."

Ye Feng gave the order casually, walked straight to the sofa, and sat down opposite Wu Dan.

Xu San quickly poured two cups of tea, handing one to Ye Feng and placing the other in front of Wu Dan.

Ye Feng picked up his teacup and took a small sip.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Wu Dan lowered his head and spoke after a long while, his voice barely audible.

"Boss...I..." He couldn't finish his sentence.

Ye Feng didn't urge him, but waited quietly.

Wu Dan, as if summoning his courage, finally spoke: "Those two night watchmen are the manager's men. The manager secretly arranged for them... to frame Team Leader Xu..."

Ye Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, his fingers gently tapping the rim of the teacup.

"Framed Xu San?"

“Yes, they deliberately created the illusion of a theft and then framed Team Leader Xu…” Wu Dan’s voice became clearer and clearer, and his speech gradually quickened. “They even threatened me and tried to get me involved, but I didn’t agree.”

Ye Feng put down his teacup and looked at him with interest: "Why not participate?"