Chapter 2011: Going Their Separate Ways

Wei Yangyang initially wanted to deny it.

But after thinking about it...

"I want to find Li Xingyan and ask him personally! Then, I will give everyone an explanation!"

As she spoke, Wei Yangyang turned to leave.

Seeing this, Wei Baba hurriedly called out to stop Wei Yangyang and urged, "Don't be aggressive; discuss it properly with Xingyan."

In Wei Baba's view, this matter seemed to have already been settled.

He felt that it was precisely because Li Xingyan couldn't bear to see Wei Yangyang suffer that he had helped her in secret.

But with Li Xingyan's capability, even if he wanted to help in secret, would he let people discover any clues?

Wei Yangyang pursed her lips, said nothing, and walked away.

She went straight to Li Xingyan's company.

But what she didn't expect was that she... couldn't even get through the company's front door.

With an eager look, Wei Yangyang said to the Security Guard, "I can go inside and wait."

"Sorry, without an appointment, you cannot enter."

The other party actually knew who Wei Yangyang was.

The people above had specifically instructed that if Wei Yangyang came, she was to be stopped.

And after a brief moment of confusion, Wei Yangyang revealed a self-deprecating smile.

Given her status, she was indeed not qualified enough to see Li Xingyan.

Previously, she had overlooked this point.

Now...

Wei Yangyang took a deep breath, then looked directly at the other party and asked, "Where should I go to make an appointment?"

"The front desk, or I can help you pass on a message."

"Then please help me book a time that is convenient for him."

"Alright, once the appointment is made, I will call to notify you."

"Okay, this is my business card."

Wei Yangyang handed over a business card, then glanced at the Security Guard's name tag before leaving.

As soon as Wei Yangyang left, the Security Guard immediately called Li Xingyan's assistant to inform them of the situation that had just occurred.

"Alright, understood."

The assistant replied, then turned back to look at the gloomy-faced Li Xingyan behind him.

Sighing softly, the assistant turned back and reported the content of what the Security Guard had said to Li Xingyan.

Li Xingyan had no reaction.

The assistant hesitated for a moment and said, "Hiding like this is not a solution either."

Yes, Li Xingyan naturally knew this was not a long-term plan.

But...

Li Xingyan closed his eyes and then said, "If I let Yangyang in, that would be giving those with ulterior motives an opportunity."

"Then you should also have a phone call with Miss Wei to tell her the situation here, so as to avoid her having any misunderstandings."

"Misunderstandings?"

"Miss Wei is currently feeling lost, yet you are avoiding seeing her. Although you are doing this to protect Miss Wei, what will Miss Wei think? She will only think that you are drawing a line between you and her!"

This...

Li Xingyan admitted that it was his own oversight.

And the assistant continued to lobby: "Women are very prone to overthinking; once they get stuck in a dead end, even ten oxen couldn't pull them back."

Li Xingyan had witnessed Wei Yangyang's stubbornness; it was indeed true that ten oxen couldn't pull her back.

Then...

Li Xingyan took a deep breath, then took out his phone and called Wei Yangyang.

At this moment, Wei Yangyang was sitting in her car, lost in thought.

Hearing her phone ring, she was even startled.

Once she saw clearly who was calling...

Wei Yangyang hurriedly answered the phone and said, "Can you see me now?"

"... Sorry, no, but I have my reasons!"

Upon hearing the negative answer, Wei Yangyang felt somewhat disappointed.

She chuckled softly and then said, "I know, avoiding suspicion, right."

"That is indeed the case, but I want you to avoid suspicion with me!"

In Wei Yangyang's view, it made no difference who initiated the avoidance of suspicion.

She also didn't catch the subtext in Li Xingyan's words.

Blinking, she gave a soft "Oh."

Li Xingyan continued, "Stay away from me, and you can avoid a lot of trouble."

"But I have already encountered trouble now; of course, I can understand that you don't want to be implicated."

As soon as Li Xingyan heard this, he knew that Wei Yangyang still didn't understand him.

He became a bit impatient, his brows furrowed, and he said, "It's not that I'm afraid of being implicated, it's that the two of us simply cannot meet!"

When Li Xingyan said these words, the assistant was standing right beside him.

He became more anxious the more he heard!

The more they listened, the stranger they felt it was!

Their boss was usually very clever, and his words always hit the mark.

Why was he going on and on today without getting to the point?

If he kept rambling like this, the young lady might completely misunderstand!

The assistant scratched his forehead.

He decided to do something to help his boss!

The assistant gave a light cough, then whispered a reminder from the side: "Isn't there someone taking secret photos?"

Hearing this, Li Xingyan finally remembered what he had overlooked.

But before he could speak, Wei Yangyang asked from the other end of the phone: "Who is taking secret photos?"

In the end... she had still heard it.

The assistant wrung his hands in frustration.

Li Xingyan had no time to pursue the matter, so he answered first: "Someone is hiding in the shadows, wanting to photograph us meeting to use as leverage."

"Then who is doing these things!?"

Li Xingyan did not want to drag Wei Yangyang into this, so he said: "I don't know yet."

Wei Yangyang, however, did not believe that Li Xingyan truly did not know.

She wanted to probe further.

But in the next second, she heard Li Xingyan say: "Withdraw."

Wei Yangyang was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Withdraw from what?"

"The bidding project."

"Why!" Wei Yangyang's emotions suddenly became very agitated, "We clearly did nothing wrong, why should we withdraw!?"

"This way, the damage can be minimized."

"No, I don't agree!"

Wei Yangyang had come to find Li Xingyan specifically to find evidence to prove her innocence.

As it turned out, she and Li Xingyan hadn't even met.

Now, after barely saying a few words, Li Xingyan was actually...

His behavior made Wei Yangyang very disappointed!

But Li Xingyan had his reasons for suggesting this.

He said: "I will investigate the truth, but by the time the truth comes to light, you will have already missed this bid. Since you will miss it, why get entangled? It is better to cut your losses in time and develop a new project."

"You are right, but I poured my heart and soul into this project; I cannot be that calm! Even if I miss it, I will keep looking for evidence!"

Wei Yangyang's persistence made Li Xingyan sigh softly.

There was silence between the two for a while.

In the end, it was Wei Yangyang who took the initiative to break the silence.

She said: "Forget it, I won't interfere with your plans, but I can also use my own methods to solve the trouble."

After saying this, Wei Yangyang hung up the phone directly.

On Li Xingyan's side, he also silently put down his phone.

The assistant was finally able to speak his mind.

He hurriedly asked: "Why didn't you just say that you were protecting Miss Wei?"

Li Xingyan did not answer, but instead lowered his eyes and asked: "What about the people sent to follow Yangyang?"

"They are still by Miss Wei's side."

"Tell them to keep their distance and not get discovered."

"Yes."

On the other side, Wei Yangyang was still sitting in the car.

She had originally been a bit sad.

But after thinking about it... she always felt something was not quite right.

Li Xingyan's reaction was not right!

Wei Yangyang decided to ask Jiang Motian about it.