In the banquet hall, Ren Qiuyang followed Peng Junhui with a numb expression, toasting table by table.
"Qiuyang, this is my Third Aunt."
Ren Qiuyang forced a smile, "Third Aunt."
The woman smiled and responded, handing over a red envelope. "Qiuyang, you don't look well. Are you feeling unwell?"
Peng Junhui said, "Third Aunt, Qiuyang is on her period today, so she's indeed not feeling well."
The woman exclaimed, "I heard this kind of thing can affect having children. You still need to see an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor."
After the greetings, Ren Qiuyang followed and toasted two more tables before it was finally over.
She had just sat down when Mother Ren secretly signaled for her to go out.
Ren Qiuyang got up again.
Walking outside, Mother Ren said, "Today is your big engagement day. If you keep a straight face, watch out, your father will get angry again."
Ren Qiuyang twitched her lips, "Haven't you already found an excuse for me? Besides, I didn't want this engagement in the first place."
Mother Ren angrily patted her, "You still have the nerve to say that. If you hadn't done such an embarrassing thing that day, would I be in such a hurry to get you engaged?"
Ren Qiuyang lowered her eyes.
That day, after Lu Bochuan and Shu Qingqing left, Father Ren slapped her again, repeatedly scolding her for being a disgrace.
Then he said he would arrange blind dates for her and have her married off quickly.
Mother Ren quickly said she already had a good marriage prospect.
When Father Ren heard it was the eldest son of the Peng family, he didn't object and directly asked Mother Ren to discuss it with Mrs. Peng to see if they could get engaged as soon as possible.
This was exactly what Mother Ren wanted, so she immediately contacted the Peng family and set the engagement for the Lantern Festival.
Ren Qiuyang naturally disagreed, or at least disagreed with getting engaged so quickly, but Mother Ren pleaded bitterly, and Father Ren also threatened to strip her of her position in the company if she didn't get engaged.
Helpless, Ren Qiuyang could only agree to the engagement.
But she really couldn't bring herself to smile.
Mother Ren then found the excuse of her menstrual period.
Looking at Mother Ren's worried look, Ren Qiuyang ultimately didn't argue anymore, only saying she would behave well when she went back in.
As they spoke, assistant Kong Xiaoxiao came over carrying a takeout bag. "Miss, the squirrel-shaped mandarin fish."
Mother Ren quickly said, "Hurry and find a plate for it. Qiuyang, you personally deliver it to Junhui's grandmother."
Peng Junhui's grandmother was over eighty and her mind wasn't very clear. Just now, while the two were holding the engagement ceremony, she suddenly clamored to eat squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, so Mother Ren quickly had Kong Xiaoxiao go to the Jiangsu cuisine restaurant next door to buy it.
Kong Xiaoxiao quickly brought a plate and plated the fish.
"Troublesome," Ren Qiuyang was about to carry it over, but noticed that Kong Xiaoxiao seemed to have something else to say to her.
However, Mother Ren sent Kong Xiaoxiao off to do other things.
It wasn't until the engagement banquet ended that Ren Qiuyang had time to ask her, "Did you have something to tell me?"
"Miss, I saw Chairman Li of the Lu Group today."
"Li Dagang?"
"Yes." Kong Xiaoxiao quietly leaned in close to her ear and repeated word for word what she had heard Li Dagang say to Shu Qingqing.
After hearing this, Ren Qiuyang stood up abruptly and paced back and forth in the living room several times.
"So, Li Dagang once sponsored Shu Qingqing? And he asked Shu Qingqing to help him destroy the evidence in Lu Bochuan's hands? And that car accident was also deliberately arranged by Li Dagang to intimidate Shu Qingqing into agreeing to help him?"
Kong Xiaoxiao nodded.
Ren Qiuyang suddenly became excited.
She hadn't expected Shu Qingqing to be Li Dagang's person!
She knew that Li Dagang had always been trying to drag Lu Bochuan down from the CEO position!
If Lu Bochuan knew about this, he would definitely divorce Shu Qingqing!
No! Divorce wasn't enough!
Shu Qingqing was Li Dagang's person and had once been Lu Bochuan's secretary.
Perhaps Shu Qingqing had even helped Li Dagang steal Lu Bochuan's business secrets.
If that was true, Lu Bochuan wouldn't just divorce Shu Qingqing; he would definitely take severe revenge on her!
The more Ren Qiuyang thought about it, the more excited she became. "Xiaoxiao, go investigate this matter immediately!"
The next day, Ren Qiuyang did nothing but wait at home for Kong Xiaoxiao's news.
At four in the afternoon, Kong Xiaoxiao finally returned.
"Miss, I found out that Li Dagang's side did indeed make a donation to the Bo'ai Orphanage, which is the orphanage where Shu Qingqing stayed back then. This is a group photo of him with the children at the orphanage. However, I haven't gotten the records of him individually sponsoring Shu Qingqing yet."
Because so much time had passed, it would take a few more days to investigate completely.
But Ren Qiuyang couldn't wait.
With this group photo, plus what was heard from Li Dagang, it was completely certain that Li Dagang had sponsored Shu Qingqing.
Ren Qiuyang snatched the photo from Kong Xiaoxiao's hand and headed out.
If Shu Qingqing hadn't asked for her parents to come over yesterday, how could she have been beaten by her father, and how could she have been forced into an engagement!
She couldn't marry Lu Bochuan anymore.
But Shu Qingqing shouldn't even think about having a good life!
She drove all the way to the Lu Group. Ren Qiuyang didn't even have time to park properly before walking straight in.
"Open the turnstile for me," Ren Qiuyang instructed the security guard.
The security guard glanced at her, "Ma'am, please show your ID badge."
Ren Qiuyang frowned, "You don't even recognize me? I am a friend of your CEO Lu."
Security guard: "Sorry ma'am, I don't recognize you."
Ren Qiuyang glared at him and walked to the front desk. "Tell the security guard to open the turnstile for me, I'm looking for your CEO Lu."
The receptionist did recognize her, "Hello, General Manager Ren. Do you have an appointment?"
Ren Qiuyang frowned, "I've been here so many times, do I still need an appointment?"
The receptionist smiled, "Sorry General Manager Ren, you need an advance appointment to see our CEO Lu."
Ren Qiuyang had called Lu Bochuan before coming, but no one answered.
She had to patiently say, "Call your CEO Lu on the intercom and tell him I have an important matter to discuss with him."
The receptionist made the call and quickly said, "Sorry General Manager Ren, our CEO Lu doesn't have time to see you."
Ren Qiuyang knew Lu Bochuan was still angry with her.
But she was determined to tell Lu Bochuan about this today.
After thinking for a moment, she turned and left the lobby, driving into the Lu Group's underground parking garage.
She had been to the underground garage before, so her license plate information was registered.
It was less than an hour until six o'clock.
Lu Bochuan would have to get off work eventually; she didn't believe she wouldn't see him.
Just past six, employees began walking into the underground garage one after another.
After another ten minutes or so, Ren Qiuyang finally saw Lu Bochuan.
"Bochuan!" she ran over excitedly.
Hearing the voice, Lu Bochuan looked up.
He immediately frowned, said a few words to Zhou Zheng, and walked straight toward his car.
Zhou Zheng quickly stepped forward to block Ren Qiuyang. "Sorry General Manager Ren, our CEO Lu doesn't want to see you."
"Let go of me! Zhou Zheng! How dare you stop me!" Ren Qiuyang pushed as she spoke, but Zhou Zheng didn't yield an inch.
Seeing that Lu Bochuan was about to get into his car and leave.
Ren Qiuyang suddenly shouted, "Lu Bochuan, what I want to talk about is the matter between Shu Qingqing and Li Dagang! Are you sure you don't want to hear it!"
For a moment, the employees in the underground garage all looked over.
