Chapter 155

Chapter 155: Don't Think I Don't Know What You're Up To Chen Wan woke up from a good night's sleep and cheerfully opened Weibo, wanting to see netizens attacking Ruan Chutang online. However, she scrolled for a long time and couldn't find any trending topics of her brainless fans cursing Ruan Chutang. Puzzled, Chen Wan opened the short video app Douyin and suddenly widened her eyes. Her account had been permanently banned! How could this be... She opened her contacts to call Gu Zechuan for help, but saw several missed calls from him. Chen Wan quickly called back. "Hello, Zechuan, you..." Before Chen Wan could finish her sentence, Gu Zechuan cut her off sharply. "Chen Wan! Look at what you've done!" Gu Zechuan was furious. "How dare you spread rumors online that Chutang is a homewrecker? Who's the real homewrecker here? Don't you know damn well? Huh?" Chen Wan was choked for a moment. "I..." Gu Zechuan said coldly, "Chutang's law firm has already sent you a lawyer's letter. I won't help you with this. You're on your own." With that, Gu Zechuan hung up decisively. Chen Wan was stunned. Wait, what lawyer's letter? She quickly went back on Weibo and scrolled through, finally seeing the lawyer's letter that Ruan Chutang's law firm had sent her. It stated that they would sue her for defamation. Chen Wan quickly searched online for the legal consequences of defamation. The results turned her face pale with fright. Defamation was actually a crime—it could even lead to prison time! In other words, if Ruan Chutang's law firm won the lawsuit and the court ruled that she had committed defamation, she could very well end up in jail. No, she couldn't just sit around and wait... ... When work hours arrived, Chutang called the police again to ask about the progress of rescuing Ruan Jiaojiao. The officer on duty only said that the case was very complex and the rescue plan wasn't easy to formulate, asking her to be patient, cooperate fully, and that they would notify her as soon as there was any news. Chutang hung up the phone, her shoulders instantly slumping like a deflated balloon. Soon it was Monday again, and Chutang had to go to the law firm to handle work. The firm was still in its startup phase, and as the manager and boss, she couldn't afford the slightest slack. After working for two hours, the front desk receptionist knocked on the door of Chutang's office. "Come in." The receptionist opened the door. "Lawyer Ruan, someone is here to see you." "Alright, I'll be right there." Chutang walked into the reception room, and that familiar figure suddenly caught her eye. The impeccably tailored dark gray suit showcased the man's perfect physique—broad shoulders, narrow waist, and an upright posture. Even just looking at his back was enough to make one swoon. "Why are you here?" Chutang's face darkened. "Mr. Jiang, please don't disturb my work." Jiang Shixu's eyes dimmed. "Tangtang, I've seen everything about the trending topic. Are you okay?" Chutang turned around. Ruan Chutang looked at him coldly. "I'm perfectly fine. No need for you to trouble yourself." Jiang Shixu was silent for a moment, then said, "I've already spoken to the platform. Chen Wan's account has been permanently banned." "Well, thank you very much then." Jiang Shixu: "..." "If there's nothing else, you can leave. I'm busy and don't have time to waste here with you. Goodbye." Ruan Chutang dropped those words and turned to leave. "Tangtang, listen to me..." Jiang Shixu quickly got up and followed her. As she walked out of the reception room, the front desk staff approached Chutang again. "Lawyer Ruan, someone else is here to see you." "Who is it?" Chutang asked. "Are you Lawyer Ruan?" A man wearing glasses looked at Chutang and asked. Chutang nodded. "Yes, I am. What can I do for you?" "Tangtang, watch out!" Jiang Shixu's voice rang out from behind. In the nick of time, Jiang Shixu pulled Ruan Chutang into his arms. The glasses-wearing man splashed a colorless, transparent liquid toward Ruan Chutang's face. Because Jiang Shixu had pulled Chutang into his arms, the liquid splashed onto the potted plants behind her instead. The plants rapidly corroded. It was sulfuric acid. Chutang's face turned deathly pale. If Jiang Shixu hadn't pulled her away, the acid would have splashed onto her face, and her entire face would have been corroded by now. The glasses-wearing man in front of her glared at her with fury, as if she were his mortal enemy, his eyes wishing he could slice her into a thousand pieces. "Bitch! Knowing full well he was taken, you still stole him and ruined our Wanwan's relationship, and got her account banned! Go to hell!" the man cursed loudly. So he was one of Chen Wan's brainless fans and simps. The glasses-wearing man had already been subdued by Jiang Shixu's two bodyguards, his arms pinned behind him, yet he still spewed a stream of curses. Jiang Shixu's face darkened as he delivered a vicious kick to the man's stomach. "Shut up!" That kick was no joke—the man's face instantly turned pale, his features contorted in pain as he clutched his stomach and screamed. Jiang Shixu asked with deep concern, "Tangtang, are you okay?" Ruan Chutang snapped back from the shock of nearly being splashed with sulfuric acid, a wave of lingering fear washing over her. With a pale face, she said, "Call the police." The police arrived quickly. The glasses-wearing man was taken away by the authorities. Jiang Shixu remained at the law firm, following Chu Tang the whole way, asking with concern whether she was alright. Concentrated sulfuric acid is dense, so the liquid wouldn't splash around. All of the acid had been poured onto the potted plant, and none had splashed onto Chu Tang. Jiang Shixu had already confirmed this several times but still couldn't rest easy. "Tangtang, why don't I take you to the hospital to get checked out?" "No need, I'm fine." Chu Tang said coldly. "If there's nothing else, you should head back. I need to get to work." Chu Tang walked toward her office, with Jiang Shixu following behind. "Li Lanxi is my cousin." Chu Tang kept walking forward. "I know. And so what?" Jiang Shixu's throat tightened. "The reason I broke up with you back then was to prevent Fu Yuanzhou from hurting you." Chu Tang curled her lips in a mocking smile. "How ridiculous. We've already broken up, and the engagement has been called off. So let me ask you—why did Fu Yuanzhou still kidnap me and Jiaojiao?" Jiang Shixu was left speechless. Ruan Chutang stopped in front of her office door and turned around, her icy gaze landing on Jiang Shixu's face. "Jiang Shixu, you really are full of yourself." "I'm sorry, Tangtang." Jiang Shixu's eyes dimmed. "Can you give me one more chance? I promise I'll make it up to you, I'll treat you right." "Sorry, there's no need." Chu Tang called out toward the front desk: "Xiao Yang, please see our guest out." Lu Shuci walked into the law firm and saw exactly this scene. "President Jiang." Lu Shuci raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at Jiang Shixu with interest. "Are you here to commission our firm for a case?" Jiang Shixu was taken aback. "What are you doing here?" Lu Shuci smiled. "I'm a partner at this law firm." Jiang Shixu stared blankly at Ruan Chutang. "Tangtang, you went into partnership with him?" How could she go into partnership with Lu Shuci! Lu Shuci had always had his eyes on her! Ruan Chutang's eyes were full of impatience. "President Jiang, who I partner with has nothing to do with you, does it?" "Tangtang..." Jiang Shixu's eyelashes trembled. Chu Tang pushed open the door to her office and went inside, the door closing and shutting him out. Lu Shuci smiled. "President Jiang, if you want to commission our firm, you can just as easily discuss it with me. Lawyer Ruan is too busy and probably doesn't have time to receive you." "Lu Shuci, don't think I don't know what you're scheming." Jiang Shixu stared coldly at Lu Shuci, nearly grinding his teeth. Lu Shuci adjusted his glasses and said with a smile: "Oh? Then why don't you tell me, President Jiang, what exactly am I scheming?"