Chapter 21: Lu’s Investigation

Xiang Wanqiao brought the drunk Gu Jingzhan back to the bedroom from the second floor and helped him lie down on the bed.

Just as she covered him with the quilt and was about to get up, her wrist was tightly grasped by someone.

She was stunned for a moment and looked back at him: Huh? What’s wrong?

Gu Jingzhan opened his lips slightly and said in a hoarse voice: Qiaoqiao, are you going to leave me again?

He held Xiang Wanqiao’s hand tightly with extreme insecurity, afraid that he would never be able to hold it again if he let go.

No. She denied, I’m not leaving.

The man stared at her with red eyes, his whole body full of brokenness, looking pitiful.

Xiang Wanqiao held his hand back and explained to him softly: I just want to go to the bathroom to get a wet towel to wipe your face so that you can feel more comfortable.

Gu Jingzhan didn’t believe it and said faintly: You lied to me. Xiang Wanqiao sighed helplessly. Seeing that he was still unwilling to let go, she had to follow his meaning: Okay, I won’t go. Can I sleep with you?

Gu Jingzhan nodded, and then moved aside to make room for her. Xiang Wanqiao took off her slippers, opened the quilt and lay down. As soon as she lay down, Gu Jingzhan came over and wrapped his hands around her slender waist.

He curled up his tall body and nestled in her arms obediently.

Xiang Wanqiao lowered her eyes and looked at the man in her arms, her gentle eyes filled with deep love.

She put her soft palm on his head, stroked his hair again and again, and coaxed him like a child.

This was the first time she saw Gu Jingzhan drunk, which was much more real than his usual image.

But the weakness he inadvertently revealed made her feel distressed.

Xiang Wanqiao lowered her head, kissed him on the top of his head, and whispered to him: Don’t worry, I won’t leave you again.

Her move made Gu Jingzhan’s tense body relax, and his pale lips raised a faint smile.

In fact, he had long been unable to tell whether this was reality or fantasy. He only knew that Qiaoqiao in his dream loved him.

…

The next day.

Lu Siwei drove back to Lu’s from Xiao Xuan’s riverside villa.

As soon as she entered the company, she heard people whispering below.

Lu’s is in big trouble this time!

What’s going on?

Didn’t you see just now? People from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and the Taxation Bureau are here, and they are coming aggressively.

Is it because the day before yesterday, Lu’s product quality was exposed to be substandard?

It should be more than just this one thing, otherwise why would people from the Taxation Bureau come?

Tsk tsk tsk, any company that is included in the audit list by the Taxation Bureau is basically in trouble.

Lu Siwei roughly listened to some of it, and then took out her mobile phone from her bag while walking, wanting to send a WeChat to find out the situation.

Boss Lu!

The assistant strode towards her, and a bit of impatience appeared on his face.

Boss Lu, something bad has happened. People from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and the Taxation Bureau are here.

Lu Siwei frowned and asked in a low voice: What’s going on? Why are they here?

The assistant said: The specific situation is not clear yet. As soon as they arrived, they went straight to the chairman’s office.

Lu Siwei’s hands trembled, and she couldn’t stop panicking.

It seemed that Gu Jingzhan was going to kill them all.

If the people from the tax bureau found out that Lu’s family had evaded taxes in recent years, wouldn’t their Lu family be finished!

No!

No way!

In a panic, Lu Siwei forced herself to calm down and think about countermeasures quickly.

The assistant asked: Boss Lu, what should we do now?

Let’s go and see the situation first.

Lu Siwei took a deep breath and walked to the chairman’s office pretending to be calm.

Hello, we are from the tax bureau. Yesterday we received an anonymous report from someone.

The report materials showed that your Lu family has been evading taxes for the past three years. We are here to conduct a tax audit on your Lu family.

Lu Zhixiang was sweating profusely when he heard this series of remarks.

He forced a smile and pretended to be calm, saying, that…comrades from the tax bureau, this is pure slander.

Our Lushi has always been law-abiding and is a first-class excellent enterprise. It is impossible for us to do such illegal and criminal things.

Law-abiding? The person from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau retorted, the day before yesterday, your Lushi was exposed for substandard product quality.

Lu Zhixiang swallowed nervously and still insisted, We are already dealing with the problem of substandard product quality. There is no need…

We received the report and came to find out the situation. Please cooperate with our investigation.

Lu Zhixiang couldn’t stand it anymore. Finally, he had to ask his secretary to notify all departments to cooperate with the investigation of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and the Tax Bureau.

As soon as the people from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and the Tax Bureau left Lu Zhixiang’s office, Lu Siwei came right after.

She closed the door, drew the curtains, and asked anxiously, Dad, what’s going on? Why are the people from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and the Tax Bureau here?

Lu Zhixiang was already irritated by this matter and was holding his breath.

When Lu Siwei came, he instantly found an outlet to vent.

Lu Zhixiang raised his hand and slapped her, yelling: What’s going on! You useless thing!

His strength was extraordinary, and Lu Siwei was completely stunned.

Half of her face turned red instantly, with five finger marks clearly printed on it.

Lu Siwei’s hand hanging down to one side tightly grasped the hem of her skirt and retorted: Is this my fault? It was obviously because you didn’t handle it cleanly enough that someone caught you.

How dare you talk back!

Lu Zhixiang slapped her again with his backhand, showing no mercy to her at all.

Lu Siwei fell directly to the ground, with blood oozing from the corners of her mouth and both sides of her face red.

I spent so much money to raise you, and now you dare to talk back to me!

Lu Zhixiang pointed at her angrily and said, you haven’t become the young lady of the Xiao family yet, and Xiao Xuan has not yet gotten rid of the status of an illegitimate child. Don’t be so stubborn here.

If you weren’t useless and couldn’t hook up with Gu Jingzhan, we wouldn’t be like this now. I warn you, you quickly find a way to solve these things for me. If I go to jail, your life won’t be easy!

Lu Siwei endured the pain on her face and the humiliation in her heart, and replied softly, I know, I will find a way to solve it.

Get lost!

Lu Zhixiang didn’t even want to look at her again, and turned his back.

Lu Siwei’s hands on the ground slowly clenched into fists, and her eyes were full of hatred.

Lu Zhixiang, you wait for me!

I will never forget the suffering and humiliation I have suffered from you over the years.

One day, I will make you kneel down and beg me!

She stared at Lu Zhixiang’s back fiercely, slowly got up from the ground, and then walked out of his office.