Chapter 470 He was nothing more than a pawn in someone else's game.
Chapter 470 He was nothing more than a pawn in someone else's game.
He Feng slumped back in his chair, his body exhausted. His back, already beaded with cold sweat, felt even more soaked, sticky and uncomfortable.
He admitted that the last look Fu Yunchuan gave him before leaving had left him feeling a little scared; it was as if Fu Yunchuan was looking at a dead man, an ant.
He was unwilling to accept that, despite being several years older than Fu Yunchuan, he was still being suppressed by Fu Yunchuan.
If it weren't for the fact that these four families joined forces against the Bai family back then, how could he be in such a sorry state now? He would definitely be no worse off than any of Fu Yunchuan or the others!
But it doesn't matter, he can still bring Fu Yunchuan down, he's definitely no worse than Fu Yunchuan.
Besides, Fu Yunchuan isn't exactly smart either. Over the years, he's been completely outmaneuvered by him and Lu Mingzhu.
He Feng's eyes sparkled with pleasure, and he seemed to be in a better mood.
Fu Yunchuan and Jiang Bai walked out of the basement and took the elevator to the office.
This is the president's private elevator. Only they usually use it, and sometimes when clients come. You need to register your fingerprint or password. Not to mention ordinary employees, even some senior executives are not qualified to use it.
"President, is He Feng really like this? Should we just ignore him?" In the elevator, Jiang Bai asked the question that had been on his mind.
Although the intention was simply to give He Feng a warning, wasn't it too easy? It seems like He Feng wasn't taught a lesson at all.
"What else can we do? We'll keep an eye on him for now, and then release him at night. That way we can see when the person behind this will make another move or show up again."
"The person behind him?" Jiang Bai asked, somewhat puzzled. "You mean He Feng isn't the culprit? There's someone else behind him?"
"If he really is the last one, do you think he would appear in front of us so brazenly? If he dies, wouldn't everything be over? He's just a pawn in someone else's game."
Fu Yunchuan's tone remained calm throughout, while Jiang Bai's face showed a hint of sudden realization.
"So that's how it is." Thinking about it carefully, it really makes sense. If He Feng were really the mastermind, why would he personally appear in front of people?
No wonder the president is so nonchalant about this matter; he probably wants to wipe out everyone behind it and eliminate them completely.
"What exactly happened to Lu Mingzhu? Did you call a doctor?" Fu Yunchuan asked again, his brows furrowed.
He originally planned to finish dealing with today's matters before having a proper talk with Lu Mingzhu, but he didn't expect Lu Mingzhu to come to him so soon.
Speaking of Lu Mingzhu, Jiang Bai's face showed a hint of speechlessness.
"President, what I told you in front of He Feng was the truth. Lu Mingzhu did come looking for you but couldn't find you, so she got agitated and inexplicably fainted. My secretary said she's waiting for the doctor to come to your office now."
Fu Yunchuan remained silent.
Jiang Bai looked at him hesitantly, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.
Fu Yunchuan glanced at him and said
"Just say what you want to say."
Jiang Bai coughed awkwardly and answered in a low voice.
"President, don't you think Lu Mingzhu's appearance at this time is too coincidental? Why would she come to see you at this time?"
"Didn't she originally intend to go to the hospital to find me? Isn't it normal for her to come to the company to find me if she can't find me there?"
Jiang Bai was momentarily speechless at Fu Yunchuan's words.
"But...but don't you suspect Lu Mingzhu? What happened last night..."
"Didn't you already investigate what happened last night? Don't speak recklessly without evidence."
“I know you don’t like her, and she has indeed always wanted to marry me, but she is also innocent. Her health has deteriorated because of me.”
Upon hearing Fu Yunchuan's words, Jiang Bai's lips twitched. In the end, he didn't know what to say and could only remain silent.
Lu Mingzhu is a really unlikeable person, but it's also true that she has health problems and that she saved the CEO back then, so there's no solution to this problem.
Unless Lu Mingzhu failed to save the president back then.
When the elevator arrived at the CEO's office floor, the secretary waited at the elevator entrance, looking somewhat nervous.
When she saw Fu Yunchuan, she became so nervous that her face changed color.
"President, Ms. Lu is in your office right now, and the doctor has arrived as well."
Everyone knows that the former Miss Lu, now President Lu, is special to their CEO. Just now, President Lu fainted while talking to her. Now, they can only hope that the CEO won't blame her for this, otherwise she will really be in deep trouble.
There are doctors on standby in the company. After all, a company this big is bound to have employees who have emergencies and can't get to the hospital in time.
"Why did she faint?" Fu Yunchuan walked towards the office with a blank expression.
“I don’t know either. Just now, President Lu came looking for you, and I told her that you and Assistant Jiang were not here, so I asked her to wait here for a while. Then I noticed that she didn’t look well, and I thought she was not feeling well, so I suggested that she go back and rest first, and that I would tell her when you came back.”
"As a result, she became agitated because of what I said, and asked if I didn't want to see her, and then she fainted."
"At that moment, all I could do was frantically support her, then call Assistant Jiang and ask the doctor to come. President, I assure you I didn't say anything bad, and I certainly didn't speak disrespectfully to President Lu."
The secretary was so worried that Fu Yunchuan would misunderstand that she could only hurriedly recount her conversation with Lu Mingzhu without missing a single word.
She felt incredibly unlucky, having inexplicably run into this mess. It was good that Lu Mingzhu was alright, but if something had happened to her, she really didn't know what to do.
Fu Yunchuan listened without saying a word, but frowned and walked towards his office.
Jiang Bai helped Fu Yunchuan open the door and was about to follow him in when his secretary grabbed his arm.
"Assistant Jiang, please tell the president for me that I really didn't mean to do this."
The secretary was terrified; even with makeup on, her face was noticeably pale.
Jiang Bai instantly understood what the secretary meant and stopped entering the room to comfort her.
"Don't worry, this has nothing to do with you. You handled it very well. Go back to work now. I'll contact you if anything comes up."
"Really? But President Lu, she..."
"Her health was always like that, it has nothing to do with you. I assure you the president won't hold a grudge against you. Besides, the president isn't someone who doesn't distinguish right from wrong, so don't worry."
"Well... okay, I'll go now."
The secretary felt relieved after being comforted by Jiang Bai and turned to deal with her work.
She truly never expected to encounter such a thing, and now she can only pray that Lu Mingzhu is alright.
But why is Lu Mingzhu so agitated? And why would she say that the CEO doesn't want to see her? Did the two have a conflict? Did they have a fight?
But judging from the president's worried expression, it doesn't seem like he's worried. The president cares about Lu Mingzhu as always. If it were anyone else, would the president have rushed back immediately?
The answer is absolutely impossible, without even a second thought.
When Jiang Bai entered the office, Fu Yunchuan was sitting on the sofa, and Lu Mingzhu was lying next to him with her eyes closed and covered with a blanket. Another female secretary was standing nervously next to her, and A-Kui also looked nervous. She glanced at Jiang Bai a few more times when she saw him come in, but Jiang Bai didn't notice.
The doctor was still examining Lu Mingzhu, and judging from her complexion, her condition didn't seem good.
Jiang Bai's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that something really happened to Lu Mingzhu again? He had a bad feeling about it.
"Dr. Huang, how is Miss Lu? Is she alright?" Jiang Bai walked over and asked.
The man known as Dr. Huang was still taking Lu Mingzhu's pulse when he heard Jiang Bai's words. He then looked up at Fu Yunchuan and hesitated before withdrawing his hand.
"President Fu, Assistant Jiang, Miss Lu must have fainted due to a sudden surge of anger, and she seems to be somewhat weak and suffering from severe blood and qi deficiency."
Jiang Bai: "When will she wake up?"
"This..." Dr. Huang hesitated, "Actually, I already gave Miss Lu some medicine, and she should have woken up around this time, but..."
"But what?" Jiang Bai pressed.
The doctor was stammering and hesitant, which was really frustrating.
"However, I feel that Miss Lu's body seems a bit too weak, which is a bit strange. So I suggest that Miss Lu go to the hospital for a detailed examination after she wakes up."
Upon hearing Dr. Huang's words, Jiang Bai's expression instantly turned ugly.
Sure enough, he had a premonition that his heart skipped a beat. Lu Mingzhu had just gone through what happened last night, and now her health was suddenly not good. Wouldn't they have to keep their president firmly under their control?
Jiang Bai looked directly at Fu Yunchuan and, sure enough, found that Fu Yunchuan's expression was also not good, with his brows furrowed in a knot, which showed how bad his mood was.
He sighed.
Jiang Bai: "Is she alright now?"
"I'm fine now, I should wake up soon."
"Okay, you can go now. We'll call you over if anything comes up."
"Ok."
Dr. Huang packed up his medical kit and then left.
The secretary remained standing there, and Jiang Bai waved to her, signaling her to leave first.
The secretary glanced at Fu Yunchuan first, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she was sure that Fu Yunchuan didn't blame her. She was almost eager to leave.
If she weren't still at work and concerned about her image, she would have run away.
They were really unlucky today, to have encountered something like this.
Only Jiang Bai, Fu Yunchuan, Lu Mingzhu (who was still unconscious), and A Kui (who was standing to the side) remained in the office.
"Assistant Jiang, is something wrong with our young lady? Why hasn't she woken up yet?"
A-Kui looked at Jiang Bai nervously, her eyes filled with a hint of shyness, but Jiang Bai still didn't notice.
"Didn't you hear what Dr. Huang said? Your young lady will wake up soon." Jiang Bai glanced at her and gave a standard reply.
If it weren't for the fact that Aoi was also an innocent working person, he would have rolled his eyes.
The doctor already explained things so clearly, why are you still asking? What were your ears for?
A-Kui smiled at him, looking completely relieved.
"That's good. I'm glad you're alright, Miss. Otherwise, I really wouldn't know what to do."
Jiang Bai didn't take A-Kui's smile to heart, but he felt that A-Kui was acting a little strange. He couldn't quite put his finger on what was strange, but he felt that A-Kui's words were a little different from before.
However, he was not in the mood to think about this matter right now, and simply turned to look at Fu Yunchuan.
Fu Yunchuan remained expressionless, seemingly lost in thought.
"What exactly happened to your young lady? Tell me everything that happened from last night until now."
Fu Yunchuan's cold voice rang out, his questioning gaze falling on A-Kui.
A-Kui was frightened by his gaze all day. The romantic thoughts she had been harboring about Jiang Bai vanished instantly because of that look, and she could only nervously and honestly answer.
"Mr. Fu, I... I don't know what happened. I don't know why Miss fainted just now. She was chatting with someone and suddenly fainted."
“Just tell me everything you know from last night until now,” Jiang Bai said to her.
A-Kui responded with an "okay," and then nervously continued to explain.
"All I know is that Miss and Madam didn't come home last night. Miss said she was going to a party with you last night and told me to stay home."
"Then I just waited at home until my wife called me in the morning and asked me to wait for them at the hospital entrance. The young lady did some tests first, and then said she was going to find Mr. Fu."
"Later I heard the young lady call Assistant Jiang to ask for President Fu's location. It seems she didn't get the information and came directly to the company. It seems the young lady thought President Fu didn't want to see her, so she was so heartbroken that she fainted."
"Is that all?" Jiang Bai frowned.
Fu Yunchuan was also looking at her.
Although A-Kui was mentally prepared, she was still very afraid of Fu Yunchuan's gaze at this moment, and her voice trembled slightly when she spoke again.
"And...and also, we ran into Dr. Lin at the hospital, and Miss and Dr. Lin had a private conversation..."
A-Kui's voice grew softer and softer, clearly showing that she was frightened and guilty. Only she knew that her back was covered in sweat.
However, what she said wasn't exactly a lie, because it was all true, and even if Fu Yunchuan investigated, he wouldn't find anything.
Neither of them felt that A-Kui's reaction was wrong, because most people would react the same way when facing Fu Yunchuan.
Another reason is that both of their attention was focused on Aoi's last words.
"Dr. Lin? Which Dr. Lin?" Jiang Bai glanced at Fu Yunchuan before asking A-Kui.
He knew that Fu Yunchuan wanted to find out more clearly whether this Dr. Lin was the person they were guessing.
There are many doctors with the surname Lin, but in that hospital, everyone has the surname Lin. It's hard for them not to overthink it, because it's too much of a coincidence.
"It's Dr. Lin Ke, Dr. Bu Gui's husband, Dr. Lin Ke, the one you all know."
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