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Chapter 32: Yu Mo Yuan’s Note for Liyue, ‘Timid Little Cat’
Tang Liyue’s eyes widened instantly. “Steal something?”
“Don’t make such a big fuss,” Zhao Zhiliu snorted. “If you can steal what I want, I’ll allow you and Minchuan to get your marriage certificate early and officially become the Young Madam of the Yu family.”
But she didn’t want to become the Young Madam of the Yu family!
And stealing something both immoral and illegal, was something she simply couldn’t do.
“I’m sorry, Mother, but I can’t agree.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhiliu’s eyes turned cold. “Say that again?”
Tang Liyue mustered all her courage and repeated, “Mother, I really can’t agree.”
The moment those words left her mouth, Zhao Zhiliu fiercely threw the chopsticks in her hand at Tang Liyue.
They struck her face dead on.
Oily grease left a mark on Tang Liyue’s face.
“Since when do you get to refuse me? Do you even have the right to refuse? You’re nothing but a wretch I bought for five million! Whatever I tell you to do, you must do!”
Tang Liyue lowered her head.
This time, her nose didn’t sting, nor did her eyes redden.
She just clenched the hem of her clothes tightly, enduring, enduring, and enduring again.
But Zhao Zhiliu’s next words completely shattered her resolve.
Zhao Zhiliu said, “You can refuse, but do you know that the hospital where your Aunt Qiu is staying belongs to my family?”
Tang Liyue’s head snapped up.
Zhao Zhiliu sneered, “With just one order from me, I can have a nurse inject air into her veins and let her die right there on the operating table.”
“No! You can’t do that!”
Zhao Zhiliu scoffed coldly. “I can’t? Who in this world can stop me? I do whatever I want! So, you’d better behave and steal what I asked for!”
“Otherwise, don’t just worry about your Aunt Qiu, even your parents and sister, I can make them disappear from this world!”
Tang Liyue didn’t care about her so-called parents and sister.
But Aunt Qiu couldn’t be harmed.
She didn’t want to steal, but she also couldn’t let anything happen to Aunt Qiu.
Tang Liyue’s mind spun for a long time before she finally decided to agree for now and find a way to delay or resolve the situation later.
“Alright… What do you want me to steal?”
Hearing her agreement, Zhao Zhiliu’s expression finally softened a little.
“A recording pen. But you’re not allowed to listen to what’s inside.”
“I won’t listen.”
“Good. Bring it to me within three days!”
Tang Liyue thought for a moment and said, “But Second Uncle is on a business trip. He won’t be back for seven days.”
Zhao Zhiliu frowned.
Something as important as a recording pen, Yu Mo Yuan would most likely keep it with him.
After all, the content inside was enough to prove that she was the mastermind behind that car accident all those years ago.
“Then wait until Yu Mo Yuan returns and find a way. No matter what, you must steal that recording pen from him.”
“Okay.”
Having achieved her goal, Zhao Zhiliu dismissed Tang Liyue.
Tang Liyue dragged her heavy steps back to the floor-to-ceiling window.
Miao Miao and the others saw her return and quickly made space for her to sit.
Miao Miao asked worriedly, “Liyue, are you okay? Did the demoness give you a hard time?”
Everyone looked at Tang Liyue with concern.
Tang Liyue shook her head and forced a smile. “I’m fine! She just said some unpleasant things, but I let them go in one ear and out the other!”
Hearing this, everyone stopped asking further questions.
After finishing her meal without much appetite, Tang Liyue packed a meal and headed back to the top floor, after all, Yuan Suo was still hungry.
Yuan Suo closed his laptop and opened the meal box, but his gaze was fixed on Tang Liyue.
“Why do you look so down after just one trip downstairs?”
Tang Liyue straightened her posture and shook her head. “No, I’m fine.”
But Yuan Suo wasn’t just any ordinary assistant.
On the surface, he was Yu Mo Yuan’s assistant, but he had another identity, an interrogator.
The most basic skill of an interrogator was reading expressions and understanding psychology.
Yuan Suo took a bite of food and asked, “Did other employees bully you?”
“No, I get along well with everyone.”
Hmm… judging by her body language, she wasn’t lying.
Yuan Suo thought for a moment before asking, “Did Zhao Zhiliu talk to you?”
The moment he said this, Tang Liyue’s expression changed.
She opened her mouth as if to speak but hesitated. “Forget it, Assistant Yuan, don’t ask. I can’t say anything, but I won’t agree to do anything I shouldn’t.”
“Alright, I won’t ask. You have two hours for lunch break, you can nap in the lounge next door.”
“Okay, okay.”
After Tang Liyue left the office, Yuan Suo’s expression turned serious.
He thought for a moment and sent a message to Yu Mo Yuan.
[Yuan Suo: Zhao Zhiliu talked to your little cat.]
[Yu Mo Yuan: Little cat?]
[Yu Mo Yuan: You seem very free?]
Yuan Suo was speechless.
Was that really the point? Shouldn’t the focus be on Zhao Zhiliu talking to her?!
Sure enough, people only notice what they think is important first.
Yuan Suo directly called Yu Mo Yuan. The phone rang for a while before it was finally answered.
As soon as the call connected, Yuan Suo spoke up. “Second Master, you really know how to pick out the key point! Aren’t you worried that Zhao Zhiliu might ask Assistant Tang to steal the recording pen?”
Yu Mo Yuan’s voice came from the other end. “I’ve already considered that possibility. It’s not surprising.”
“Should I put the recording pen away in advance?”
“You decide.”
“Got it.”
After hanging up, Yuan Suo quickly finished his meal and then headed straight to Yu Mo Yuan’s office.
The recording pen was in the drawer. Yuan Suo took it and hid it on himself. Then, he placed another recording pen with no content in the most conspicuous spot on the desk.
Two hours later, Tang Liyue woke up from her nap.
Yuan Suo handed her a stack of documents. “Assistant Tang, please organize these files in chronological order on Second Master’s office bookshelf.”
“Alright.”
Completely unsuspecting, Tang Liyue didn’t notice that the moment she turned around, Yuan Suo had already opened the surveillance feed of Yu Mo Yuan’s office.
Meanwhile, Tang Liyue entered Yu Mo Yuan’s office.
She didn’t look at the desk right away, so she hadn’t yet noticed the conspicuous recording pen.
She walked straight to the bookshelf and carefully arranged the files. Only after finishing did she turn around, And finally spotted the recording pen.
Tang Liyue froze for a moment, then instinctively looked around.
Back in the assistant’s office, Yuan Suo narrowed his eyes.
After thinking for a moment, he sent the surveillance link to Yu Mo Yuan.
—
Yu Mo Yuan was in the shower, the powerful water stream cascading over his well-toned body, soaking every inch of his skin.
His phone vibrated nearby, but he ignored it.
It vibrated several more times before he furrowed his brows, turned off the water, and grabbed a towel to wrap around his waist.
Unlocking his phone, he saw the surveillance link Yuan Suo had sent, along with a few messages.
[Yuan Suo: Assistant Tang went in.]
[Yuan Suo: Assistant Tang saw the recording pen.]
[Yuan Suo: Assistant Tang picked up the recording pen.]
Seeing this last message, Yu Mo Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly.
That timid little thing, did she really dare steal the recording pen for Zhao Zhiliu?
He clicked the link and pulled up the surveillance feed.
On the screen, Tang Liyue held the recording pen and glanced around nervously.
After surveying the room, she walked to the bookshelf, stood on her tiptoes, and hid the recording pen inside an antique vase on the top shelf.
Then, she took out her phone and started typing something, though the contents weren’t visible.
A moment later, Yu Mo Yuan’s WeChat notification popped up.
The sender’s contact name was: “Heartless Idiot.”
It was Tang Liyue. The message she had just typed was for him.
[Tang Liyue: Second Uncle, Mother asked me to steal your recording pen. You left it too obviously on the desk! I helped you hide it in the vase!]
Looking at the message, Yu Mo Yuan smirked.
With a flick of his fingers, he changed Tang Liyue’s contact name from “Heartless Idiot” to “Timid Little Cat.”