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Pei Xingzhi succinctly stated: "I turned one of Lu Yibai's secretaries against him, and he told me all of this."

"...Huh?!" Xie Zhaoyuan was startled. "You...you turned Lu Yibai's secretary against him? How did you do that?"

Pei Xingzhi raised an eyebrow, his expression and tone carrying a hint of pride: "Just like how you turned Shen Yanhui and Fu Yushu against each other, you specifically target people's weaknesses."

Xie Zhaoyuan opened her eyes wide with curiosity: "What weakness did you find in him? Also, Lu Yibai seems to have three secretaries. Which one did you turn against him?"

Pei Xingzhi: "The youngest one, Zhao Siming."

"Ah Yuan, do you still remember Fang Bo, whom I told you about before?"

“I remember!” Xie Zhaoyuan nodded. “It was he and Lu Yibai who colluded to short-sell the Pei Group’s accounts, which forced the Pei Group to declare bankruptcy.”

Pei Xingzhi looked down at her: "That's right. After the Pei Group went bankrupt, Ye Ci and I have been asking people to look for him everywhere. And a month ago, our people finally found his whereabouts in Southeast Asia."

"He went to Southeast Asia to do business as an overseas Chinese, and our people cornered him in the toilet of a casino. We used some tricks on him, and he confessed everything he was supposed to after a short time. He even handed over all the evidence that Lu Yibai had used to scheme against the Pei Group."

"He handed it all over?" Xie Zhaoyuan was somewhat incredulous. "He's so cunning, how could he so readily hand over such crucial evidence?"

"Pei Xingzhi, don't think you've been fooled by him."

“He wouldn’t dare lie to us.” Pei Xingzhi stroked Xie Zhaoyuan’s hair, his eyes filled with tenderness. “When he left Yuncheng, Lu Yibai gave him a large sum of money. He took the money and went to the United States first, and then to the United Kingdom and Germany. He stayed in those countries for almost half a year, and he had spent almost all of the money Lu Yibai gave him.”

"He didn't have any money to cover it, so he took the evidence to Lu Yibai and asked for some money. Lu Yibai didn't want to give it to him at first, but considering what he had, he still had someone transfer the money to him."

"He returned to the United States with the money, vowing to do business, but in less than two months he lost all the money Lu Yibai gave him in business. With his pockets empty, he resorted to the same trick again, taking the evidence to Lu Yibai to ask for money back."

"Lu Yibai gave it to you again?" Xie Zhaoyuan asked.

Pei Xingzhi sneered, "He gave it to me, but it was a death sentence."

"...What do you mean?" Xie Zhaoyuan didn't understand.

Afraid of frightening her if he told her, Pei Xingzhi reached out and pulled her into his arms, giving her a sense of security with his warm and firm embrace.

"Lu Yibai gave him another sum of money and also pointed him in the right direction. Lu Yibai told him that he had developed new businesses in Southeast Asia, but he had not yet found a suitable person to manage them. If he did not mind the remoteness of the place, he could go there as a junior manager and temporarily look after those businesses for him."

"He was blinded by money. When he heard that the business was in Southeast Asia, his first reaction was not fear, but relief. He was relieved that the emperor was far away and that if he had gone there to become a manager, he could have made a fortune without Lu Yibai being able to see him."

"And then?" Xie Zhaoyuan nestled in Pei Xingzhi's arms, already vaguely guessing what would happen next.

Pei Xingzhi: "Then he abandoned his wife and children and came to Southeast Asia alone. Lu Yibai's people picked him up at the airport in Southeast Asia, took him to a hotel to rest, and then tricked him into going to a casino."

"According to Lu Yibai's plan, he intended to set a trap to make Fang Bo lose all his money at the casino, and then have someone secretly kill him and frame the casino. But unfortunately, our people found him before Fang Bo lost all his money."

“Although he’s stupid, he’s not completely out of his mind. Our people just gave him a hint, and he already knew that Lu Yibai had murderous intentions towards him. If he wants to leave Southeast Asia alive, he can only hand over the evidence to me in exchange for a chance to live.”

“…So that’s how it is.” Although Xie Zhaoyuan didn’t say she was afraid, her hands unconsciously wrapped tightly around Pei Xingzhi’s waist.

Pei Xingzhi hugged her tighter, his voice suddenly softening: "Fang Bo didn't actually hand over much evidence, so it might be difficult to convict Lu Yibai. So Ye Ci and I discussed it and decided to start with Zhao Siming."

"Zhao Siming is the newest of the three secretaries and has been involved in the least scheming. If I were to report the Lu Group, I could easily remove Zhao Siming from the list. This is a huge temptation for Zhao Siming."

“Zhao Siming’s family is poor. His mother almost risked her life to raise him from a small county to Yuncheng. He finally made it here, and the last person he wants to hurt is his mother. I used his mother as a threat, and it didn’t take much effort to get him to switch sides.”

"Ah..." Xie Zhaoyuan finally understood the ins and outs of this matter.

Pei Xingzhi: "Zhao Siming was his mother's only hope. If the things he did got back to his mother, she might not be able to live anymore. So when Ye Ci and I found him and presented him with the evidence Fang Bo had given us, he immediately knew what he had to do."

"He's not a bad person by nature, he just followed the wrong person. He'd be happy to go undercover to make amends."

"Hmm..." Xie Zhaoyuan nodded and gave Pei Xingzhi a big thumbs up, "My husband is so smart!"

Pei Xingzhi smiled, lowered his head and kissed her lips hard: "I'm so smart because of my wife's guidance. If my wife hadn't been constantly reminding me and working hard to support my career, how could I have gotten to where I am today?"

“Ah Yuan, it is you who have saved Pei Xingzhi’s life.”

Xie Zhaoyuan reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, raising her chin triumphantly: "So how is Pei Xingzhi going to thank me?"

Pei Xingzhi leaned down and pinned her beneath him: "How about I give you the rest of my life? I'll give you myself, my money, my studio. Everything I have is yours."

Xie Zhaoyuan: "So many?"

Pei Xingzhi raised his hand and gently stroked her face, slowly shaking his head: "Not much, I still think it's not enough."

Xie Zhaoyuan: "Then what else do you want to give me?"

Pei Xingzhi lowered his head and pressed his lips to hers, gently biting her as he said, "There are many things I want to give you, and I will help you unlock them slowly in the future. But for now, please accept me as your person."

Xie Zhaoyuan asked knowingly, "How do you collect it?"

Pei Xingzhi straightened his back and nudged her: "What do you think?"

After saying that, he passionately kissed Xie Zhaoyuan's lips.