Zhu Yu’an was truly surprised to receive her call. Lu Kuo had already told her what he had said before, thinking that she had made up her mind to have no further communication with him!
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
“Zuo Yu’an, is that all you’ve got? You always have to resort to blackmailing people around me?”
“Come at me if you have something to say. I’m always up for a challenge. There’s no need to involve Sun Yueyue, she’s just a minor.”
“Sun Yueyue? Aren’t you waiting for the trial to begin? Or is something wrong? Sorry, Tinglan, I’ve been a bit busy lately and haven’t been following his case.”
At his earnest tone, Shu Tinglan was also taken aback. It wasn’t him who did it?
“You go ask your legal department,” he said before hanging up.
Zhuo Yúan immediately put down his work and called Cui Jie and Lawyer Zhang into his office to get the situation.
This time, I really felt sorry for Lan. He uses every means to deal with outsiders, but he’s never ruthless towards her. Even when he said he would fight for custody, he was honest and upfront with her, telling her to wait for a lawyer’s letter.
After investigation, it is confirmed that the trading program stolen by Sun Yu from Zhuo Yuan Technology was indeed used on gambling websites. This was discovered by public security officers during their investigation and they traced back to Zhuo Yuan Technology’s product. Therefore, they contacted Zhuo Yuan Technology’s legal department.
The lawyer in charge of legal affairs, Lawyer Zhang, was out of town on business, so the lawyer specifically responsible for intellectual property rights at Zhuo Yuan Technology met with the police. Upon hearing Ming Yuan’s explanation, he immediately had an urgent discussion with the people from the research and development department. It was indeed exactly the same as Zhuo Yuan Technology’s transaction procedures. This was no joke. If Zhuo Yuan Technology’s transaction procedures were linked to gambling websites, the negative impact would be huge. Immediately, the lawyer responsible for intellectual property rights sued Sun YuYue.
The lawyer was unaware of the relationship between Sun Yueyue and Mr. Zhuo. Besides, cases like this involving copyright infringement were his direct responsibility. He only needed to write a report in his monthly work summary and submit it to Lawyer Zhang at the end of the month.
So, Mr. Zhang and Zhuo YUAN were both unaware of this.
Just then, when Lan called to accuse him over the phone, he and Lawyer Zhang learned the truth behind it all. They couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly. What kind of mess was this? It was no wonder Lan suspected him, making things even worse between them.
“You should investigate this thoroughly. Sun Yuyou is very law-abiding and wouldn’t use Zhuo Yuan’s trading program anywhere else.”卓禹安 had no doubts about Sun Yuyou at all. He personally selected the intern, and besides having research talent, he was also a person of absolute integrity.
“Okay, I’ll contact his father, Mr. Sun, first.”
“Hmm.”
The trading program of that gambling website, why is it so similar to Zhuoyuan Technology’s trading program? It’s indeed puzzling. If someone with ill intentions were to seize upon this and claim that the gambling website’s backers are Zhuoyuan Technology, it would cause a huge stir. Therefore, Lawyer Zhang dared not relax for even a moment and immediately launched an investigation.
Over here, Lawyer Sun and his wife are at the hotel, feeling restless and unable to sleep well.
“Tinglan, could you please come to Senzhou for a visit? Without you here, Mistress is constantly worried.”
The mistress spoke the truth. Everyone knows what’s going on. What kind of person is Mr. Zhuo? His status and position are there for everyone to see. It’s not like they can just meet him whenever they want, but Yuèyuè’s case inevitably involves him.
Only Tinglan could help coordinate and assist from within.
The mistress isn’t unreasonable, nor is she demanding. It’s just that since arriving in Senzhou, the cases have become increasingly complex. They haven’t even been able to see Zhuo Yunan, let alone get a chance to meet Lawyer Zhang from legal affairs. The more this goes on, the less secure the mistress feels.
Shu Tinglan was already overwhelmed with her own problems – work, children, Yi Muyang…everything was a mess. But when her elder sister spoke, she agreed without even thinking about it. Lawyer Sun and her elder sister were her only family in the city, and Sun Yueyue was like her younger brother. She should do everything she could for them.
So whether she liked it or not, she had to go to Senzhou to meet Zhuo Yu’an in person, and by the way, discuss the custody of their child.
When Zhuo Yu’an saw her at the hotel, he was a little surprised, then a faint smile appeared on his face. The two didn’t speak, but tacitly entered the elevator together.
When he reached his floor, he handed her a keycard, still the one to the apartment across from his.
“You can stay here these days, or you can go home. But the house is renovating the children’s room recently, it might be a little messy.” Anyway, Shu Xiaonian and Shu Xiaohe will be back sooner or later, so he’d better renovate it in advance.
“You’re awfully optimistic, Mr. Zhuo,” she said sarcastically. “You’ve already finished decorating the children’s room before the custody battle even started.”
“Well, it’s a foregone conclusion.” He was always so infuriatingly sure of himself.
Shu Tinglan took the room card but didn’t go into her own room. Instead, she stood behind Zhu Yu’an and waited for him to open the door. When Zhu Yu’an saw her beside him, he raised an eyebrow and smiled: “Are you going to live in the same room as me?”
He opened the door and let her in.
Shu Tinglan walked in and turned her head slightly to see Zhu Yu’an also walking in. She suddenly realized something: the atmosphere in the room had changed abruptly. The two of them were always serious when they were out, but whenever they were alone, even if they did nothing and said nothing, there would be a naturally ambiguous air between them.
It seems like it’s been this way since we first met, whenever we’re alone, not even a word needs to be spoken, and the air just fills with hormones. It makes her wonder.
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She stared at Zhuo Yu’an, her mind pondering the question. Zhuo Yu’an approached, but she didn’t notice.
“Tinglan, keep looking at me like that, and you’ll have to fear I might do something improper to you.”
His face suddenly leaned close to hers, teasingly.
Shu Tinglan hurriedly took a step back, but he didn’t relent and took another step forward, maintaining the same distance as before. He deliberately gave her a teasing glance. Shu Tinglan instantly understood why there was such a strange and ambiguous atmosphere.
It’s always this man in front of me. Whenever he’s alone, his eyes are glued to her like honey, filled with affection or indulgence, even an undisguised desire for her. Yes, he never hides it, from the moment they met until now.
Unraveling the mystery, she suddenly found it amusing: “Mr. Zhuo, perhaps you should consider dating other girls? A new relationship might be better for you.”
She kindly suggested that, after all, he has some needs that are rather strong. If he had a new relationship, a new girlfriend, it would be solved.
Zhuo Yu’an took another step forward, cornering her against the office desk in the drawing-room. With nowhere left to go, she braced her hands against the desk to maintain some distance between them.