Ye Zi pursed her lips and looked as if she wanted to say something. Chen Mo smiled. In his memory, there were very few things that made Ye Zi feel awkward.
Chen Mo smiled. He took the remaining half of the Yan Jing beer that Ye Zi had drunk and finished it in one go. "Do you want to ask about Qin Chen's case?"
Ye Zi was already silent. She opened a bottle of beer and poured a glass for Chen Mo before pouring one for herself.
Chen Mo suddenly put his hand on the glass. "Don't drink if you can't drink. I don't want to carry you home when you're drunk like this."
Ye Zi smiled. Her smile was still sweet and lovely. It was as if her smile had never changed. It was clean and pure, without any impurities. In Chen Mo's eyes, she was still the little girl who had followed him since they were young.
Chen Mo also smiled, but his smile was very forced. It was like a wilting jasmine flower in the cold wind. Even the waiters who passed by felt a faint heartache when they saw it.
Ye Zi pursed her lips. She was not stupid. She could understand Chen Mo's feelings for her. However, she had always treated Chen Mo as her biological brother. She had never had any special feelings for him. In her eyes, in her heart, and in her life, there was only room for Lin Yan.
"Let me drink. I want to drink today." Ye Zi said, but her voice was distant and cold.
This time, Chen Mo did not stop her. He let her drink the beer in one gulp.
Ye Zi put down the glass. When she looked at Chen Mo, the smile on her face suddenly became very forced. "Brother Chen Mo, Qin Chen, he …"
"Because of your relationship with Lin Yan and Qin Chen, I can't reveal any information about this case to you."
Chen Mo did not wait for Ye Zi to finish and rejected her decisively.
Ye Zi was slightly stunned when she heard that. After a moment, she smiled and nodded slightly. "I knew you would say that."
Chen Mo took a sip of beer. "Little girl, you can rest assured that the police will not wrongly accuse Qin Chen. This case is suspicious, and we need to continue investigating it. However, because Qin Chen is involved in the case and is on the run, so …"
Chen Mo did not continue. He only looked at Ye Zi quietly, paying attention to the minute changes in her expression.
Ye Zi nodded. "I understand what you're saying."
She took her backpack from the seat and took a tablet. She found the content that she wanted to show to Chen Mo. Then she passed the tablet to Chen Mo.
"What is this?" Chen Mo Mo frowned.
Ye Zi said, "You'll know when you listen to it."
Chen Mo put on his earphones and listened carefully to the content. His expression became more and more unpleasant. In an instant, it was as if a layer of frost had piled up on his face. In that instant, the surrounding temperature seemed to have dropped along with Chen Mo's expression.
Chen Mo's pitch-black pupils became gloomy and cold. He suddenly raised his eyes and stared at Ye Zi with a pair of eyes that were as sharp as knives. "How did you get your hands on this recording?"
Ye Zi bit her lip and said indifferently, "I purposely approached Wang Dongxue and tampered with her handbag. I believe that this recording can prove Qin Chen's innocence."
Chen Mo was silent for a moment. Then he nodded slightly. "This … Although I'm willing to believe the authenticity of this recording, a recording can't be used as direct evidence. I'm sure you know this."
Ye Zi nodded. "That's all I've found. I don't want you to take a detour. That's why I took out this recording. "
"I understand."
Apart from the case, it seemed like there was nothing else between Ye Zi and Chen Mo.
They didn't speak anymore. Ye Zi buried her head in her food while Chen Mo drank one glass after another.
They didn't know when it started, but they didn't talk about anything anymore. They even had to find topics to talk about. Ye Zi could clearly feel that there was an invisible wall between her and Chen Mo.
"Little girl …"
"Brother Chen Mo …"
"Hehe."
Both Ye Zi and Chen Mo laughed.
Ye Zi said, "You first."
Chen Mo said, "You first."
The two of them had a tacit understanding on this point. Ye Zi smiled and spoke first. "It's about Qin Chen's case. Maybe I can help you."
Chen Mo frowned slightly when he heard this. He seemed to be waiting for Ye Zi to continue.
Ye Zi took a sip of her beer and continued, "I'm working in Lam's Group now. I can come into contact with Eric, Wang Dongxue, and Yao Shanghuan, the three suspects."
Chen Mo narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
Ye Zi was right. As the senior executives of Lam's Group, Eric, Wang Dongxue, and Yao Shanghuan were extremely difficult to get close to. Moreover, their identities were special, and they were all influential people in society. If he investigated them openly, he was afraid that he would alert them.
Chen Mo thought for a while and then nodded to Ye Zi. "Okay, then please continue the investigation. But there's one thing …"
"Don't cross the line."
Ye Zi and Chen Mo both smiled.
Perhaps, from now on, it would be difficult for the two of them to smile like this again.
A relationship had changed. No matter how hard they tried to maintain the status quo, they could not go back.
'I like you. This is my business. It has nothing to do with you.'
This was Chen Mo's character and portrayal of him.
Indeed, he liked Ye Zi, and it had nothing to do with Ye Zi.
Chen Mo sat in the army green Beijing Jeep. His mind was filled with Ye Zi's smile.
All he could give was perhaps care and a crush, but it was far from what Lin Yan could give. Lin Yan would go after whatever he wanted, while he could only watch from afar. He was afraid that once he said it, it would be difficult to even maintain the status quo.
When Ye Zi returned to Xinglan Bay Apartments, it was already past eight o 'clock at night. She was already used to Lin Yan being at home every night. Even if he had the key with him, she was used to knocking on the door first.
After knocking for a while, Lin Yan did not open the door. Ye Zi took out the key from her backpack and opened the door to enter the apartment.
The living room was only about 20 square meters. Ye Zi opened her mouth and called out, "Lin Yan."
But no one answered.
'Is Lin Yan not at home?'
Ye Zi put down her backpack and changed into slippers and home clothes. She had drunk a lot today. Although she was dizzy, her mind was still clear.
Yao Mianan had installed a monitoring device on Ye Zi's computer so that he could continue monitoring Wang Dongxue after Ye Zi returned home.
Ye Zi turned on the computer, adjusted the device, put on her headphones and listened carefully, afraid that she would miss any details.
Wang Dongxue was a very picky woman. She was so picky that the roses in the room had to be three in full bloom and two in bud.
She wore silk pajamas and leaned against the window, looking down at the neon lights in the bustling city.
Eric took two glasses of red wine and handed one to Wang Dongxue. "Here, your favorite red wine."
Wang Dongxue took it and gently swirled the red wine. The red wine was like a glass of blood, entering her mouth as she opened her red lips slightly.
Her movements were slow and elegant, like a vampire in an ancient castle in Europe. Wang Dongxue curled her lips and handed the glass to Eric. "It tastes good."
Eric buried his head in Wang Dongxue's chest and sucked it wantonly.
Her fair skin was flushed, and she looked like a red plum blossom in the snow. Beautiful, enchanting, and dazzling.
"Hehehe …"
Wang Dongxue let out a burst of bell-like laughter. "Why, didn't you just pass? Do you want more? "
Eric said, "Tonight, Mr. Tao of the Rising Dragon Corporation is treating us to a western restaurant …"
"Slap!"
Before Eric could finish speaking, Ye Zi clearly heard a loud slap. Then, Wang Dongxue's sharp voice entered Ye Zi's ears.
"Do you still want me to sleep with that old pervert?" Wang Dongxue's voice was almost roaring.
Eric said in fluent Mandarin, "This is the last time."
"Bastard!" Wang Dongxue cursed, and then her voice became trembling. "I've been with you for so long, I'm starting to wonder if I'm a high-class prostitute.
"It's been two years. I can't even count how many people I've slept with. Are you still human? Do you still treat me as your girlfriend?"
Eric hugged Wang Dongxue and buried his head in her shoulder. "Baby, this is the last time. After this, we'll leave China and go back to America with me. We'll get married."
"Get married?!"
Wang Dongxue was slightly stunned, and then she sneered. "Ha! Get married? Who would want to marry a prostitute? "
"I love you …"
"Shut your stinky mouth." Wang Dongxue glared at Eric. "Stop saying that you love me. If you really love me, why would you send me to another man's bed again and again?"
Wang Dongxue raised a finger and held it in front of Eric. "After we're done, I want a hundred million. Then we'll be even."
Through the monitoring device, Ye Zi could clearly feel Eric's hesitation. Then he said, "Deal. You deserve the hundred million."
Agli Restaurant?!
Ye Zi frowned slightly and wrote down the name of the restaurant on a piece of paper.
After a while, she heard Wang Dongxue say, "When will Mr. Tao arrive?"
Eric looked at his watch. "Tonight at 10 o 'clock. After dinner, I've booked a hotel room for you."
10 o 'clock.
Ye Zi looked up at the quartz clock on the wall. There was still half an hour until 10 o 'clock.
She put away her laptop, picked up her backpack and rushed out of the house.
Ye Zi flagged down a taxi and went straight to Agli Restaurant.
She arrived at almost the same time as Wang Dongxue. Wang Dongxue was very surprised to see Ye Zi. She had never expected to see her here.
"Miss Wang, what a coincidence."
Ye Zi smiled and took the initiative to greet Wang Dongxue.
"Heh, heh heh … Yes, what a coincidence. Are you and Mr. Lin coming here for dinner?" Wang Dongxue smiled awkwardly.
Ye Zi shook her head slightly. "No, I have an appointment with a friend."
"Alright, I won't disturb you then. I have an appointment with a friend too." Wang Dongxue said as she walked into Agli Restaurant in her high heels.
Tao Junping, the CEO of Sheng Long Corporation, was over 50 years old but extremely lecherous. He coveted Wang Dongxue's beauty and had taken advantage of her the moment he saw her.
"Mr. Tao, don't be so impatient."
Wang Dongxue pushed Tao Junping's hand away and said with a smile, "Mr. Tao, we are already so familiar with each other. There's no point. Look over there …"
Tao Junping followed Wang Dongxue's gaze and looked at Ye Zi. "She is …"
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