Luo Yusheng was startled by his sudden movement and immediately crouched back behind the low wall.

Her heart pounded like a drum, echoing in her ears.

Suddenly, she heard the crisp sound of someone stepping on dried leaves, not far from her.

Ji Tingxiao has found her! Is he coming to find her?

A chill ran down her spine. Not daring to risk peeking out, she got up to leave. She had barely moved when she saw her own shadow peek out before her.

If she wanted to stand up and leave, Ji Tingxiao would notice her shadow before she did.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer; she didn't have time to move while crouching.

Just as she was caught in a dilemma, a hand grabbed her arm and pulled her up.

Their shadows overlapped, obscuring hers.

He was a bit taller than the low wall. He glanced at Ji Tingxiao, who was walking slowly towards him, and then quickly escorted Luo Yusheng away.

When her arm was grabbed, Luo Yusheng instinctively tried to shake it off.

But seeing their shadows overlap, she wanted to use his shadow to cover herself, so she didn't move and quickly followed his footsteps around the corner.

After confirming that Ji Tingxiao hadn't followed, she realized that it was Jiang Moche who had led her away, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Moche looked puzzled: "Why are you following him?"

Luo Yusheng didn't intend to hide it from him: "The person who met with Ji Tingxiao might be Manager Liu from my company."

She couldn't go into the specifics, but vaguely explained her purpose: "I found their meeting suspicious, and I wanted to find out what they were up to."

After figuring this out, Jiang Moche understood why she had been carefully avoiding Ji Tingxiao.

He was both brave and resourceful, but it was too dangerous: "I can help."

Luo Yusheng was taken aback. His willingness to help meant that there was one more person keeping an eye on Ji Tingxiao, which would be more secure.

Involving him would be beneficial to both her and the Luo family.

But for Jiang Moche, this is not advantageous.

If things go as she predicted, she will definitely take action.

If Ji Tingxiao is pushed to the limit, he might do something dangerous.

She couldn't let Jiang Moche take such a risk, so she immediately shook her head and refused: "I can do it myself."

Jiang Moche's eyes dimmed, and he lowered his eyelids: "Just ask if you need anything."

Luo Yusheng smiled and agreed, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll treat you."

The two went out for a meal together. During the meal, Luo Yusheng sent the photos she had secretly taken to her secretary, asking her to confirm whether the person who came to meet Ji Tingxiao was Manager Liu.

She spent the entire afternoon waiting for a message from her secretary.

But she didn't reply until after school.

Just as she was checking her phone for the seventh time for new messages, Ji Tingxiao came over to her: "Want to have dinner together?"

Luo Yusheng turned off her phone and said coldly, "I'm busy."

After saying that, she packed her things and prepared to leave, but Song Qianqian stopped her: "Sheng Sheng, you're being disrespectful to Ting Xiao."

Luo Yusheng smoothly steered the conversation towards her: "Then why don't you give him face and go out to dinner with him?"

Song Qianqian was about to speak when Ji Tingxiao interrupted her.

He immediately refused: "I'm not going." Then he said sternly to Song Qianqian: "This is between her and me, what business is it of yours?"

The color drained from Song Qianqian's face in an instant. She stared intently at Ji Tingxiao, her eyes filled with tears of grievance.

She looked at Ji Tingxiao, tears streaming down her face, her teeth clenching her lips.

It was as if he had suffered a great injustice.

But Ji Tingxiao's eyes were full of Luo Yusheng: "Shengsheng, I will not meet with her in private, nor will I have much contact with her, and I will not go out to eat with her."

Seeing that Luo Yusheng still looked indifferent, he sighed and said, "Since you're busy, I'll go home and study."

After saying that, he left.

Seeing him leave without even glancing at her, Song Qianqian was so angry that her eyes turned red.

It's just acting, why take it so seriously!

Luo Yusheng's gaze darted between the two men. She had to admit, their acting was quite good, and their emotions were genuine.

……

Ji Tingxiao walked out of the school gate, looked around, and then quickly walked into the alley next to the school.

Not long after, Song Qianqian also entered the alley.

When the two met, she couldn't wait to ask, "When will this kind of life finally end?"

Ji Tingxiao sensed the anger in her tone and patiently comforted her, "It will be soon. As long as the plan succeeds, Luo Yusheng will have no choice but to beg me."

"That way, we can go back to the previous male-dominated and female-subordinate status, and I won't have to pretend in front of her anymore."

As Song Qianqian imagined the future pleasures he would bring, her anger immediately dissipated.

In the blink of an eye, her expression changed, and she scolded Ji Tingxiao in a coquettish tone: "It's all your fault. You always scold me when we're acting. I'm so scared."

Ji Tingxiao quickly apologized: "It's my fault, I shouldn't have treated you like that."

While he was busy apologizing to Song Qianqian, Luo Yusheng had already returned home.

She then saw the secretary's message and confirmed that the person who met with Ji Tingxiao was Manager Liu.

She typed "Act as planned" and clicked the send button.

Before she knew it, it was the weekend. After having breakfast with Luo Zhengdong, Luo Yusheng asked with a smile, "Dad, are you going to the company today?"

Luo Zhengdong hummed in agreement and asked, "Is there something you need?"

She took a sip of warm tea: "The school is organizing a trip to an art exhibition later, and the venue is near the company. I'd like to go with you so we don't have to go through all that trouble."

Since it was convenient, Luo Zhengdong didn't refuse and took her back to the company.

In the office, Luo Zhengdong was looking at documents, while Luo Yusheng was sitting on the sofa reading a book.

The secretary knocked and came in: "Mr. Luo, we've found out why those orders from the sales department didn't go through."

Luo Yusheng closed the book and looked up.

The secretary placed the investigation report in front of Luo Zhengdong: "It was Manager Liu who resold it to someone else."

Luo Zhengdong flipped through the investigation report, his expression growing increasingly grim with each reading.

Seeing the veins bulging on his forehead from anger, Luo Yusheng said, "Dad, just handle it however you need to. It's not worth getting angry over someone like that."

She was right; the man suppressed his anger.

Although the investigation report was very detailed, according to procedure, I still need to talk to Manager Liu.

He was also curious as to why Manager Liu would sell off company orders.

He had someone call Manager Liu over.

As soon as Manager Liu entered the room, before he could even say a word, his secretary cut to the chase: "Manager Liu, you have a few orders that you haven't been able to finalize recently."

She specified which orders they were: "Please explain why."

Manager Liu wasn't foolish enough to give all the orders to Ji Tingxiao; instead, he selected a few of the most difficult orders from among the many available.

This way, if the company discovers anything unusual, he will have a legitimate reason to respond.

"Secretary, you know the company that placed the order. Every year I have to beg them a thousand times before they agree. I don't know what's wrong with them this year, they seem to have no desire to cooperate."

He shrugged and smiled, "There's nothing I can do about it."

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