Su He stayed in the hospital for as long as Lu Yanbei did.
Cheng Jue ran between the hospital and the company every day, carrying a pile of documents, and had lost two ounces of flesh.
One day, after pushing Su He downstairs for a brain CT scan, Cheng Jue returned with a file bag.
Lu Yanbei coaxed Su He to lie down for a while, then took his assistant to the lounge.
"This is the unfamiliar number you asked me to check. Before Madam's accident, it frequently contacted Zhou Yingzi, with suspected instigation. However, this number is not registered under a real name, so its origin cannot be traced for the time being."
Lu Yanbei looked at the unfamiliar phone number and said nothing. Compared to that foolish woman Zhou Yingzi, the one plotting behind the scenes was the most insidious and vicious.
"Can the deleted records be recovered?" Lu Yanbei asked with a stern face.
"The technical department is already working on it." As Cheng Jue spoke, his mobile phone vibrated. It was a screenshot of the restored chat logs sent by the technical department.
"It seems that this person must have met Zhou Yingzi and knows her character very well." Cheng Jue handed the screenshot to his boss.
Lu Yanbei read through the chat logs at a glance. "Can the number still be reached?"
Cheng Jue shook his head. "It's probably been discarded."
Once the truth was out, it was natural not to keep such important evidence.
"Are there any app accounts linked to this number?" Lu Yanbei owned a technology company specializing in software development, so he was quite familiar with this area.
Cheng Jue hadn't thought of this and called the technical department again to confirm. "This number is linked to a social account. It's not used often, so there isn't much information to go by."
Cheng Jue glanced at it and indeed found nothing of value. The information was filled in randomly, and there were no contacts with anyone else. Even the avatar was a default system one, making it impossible to tell if it belonged to a man or a woman.
The person hiding behind the scenes was very cautious.
But this level of caution was not enough to stop Lu Yanbei. As long as information left a trace, there would be a flaw. For example, what official accounts it followed, what small advertisements it browsed, there would always be some clues left behind.
Lu Yanbei flipped through it casually and had a general idea.
"Investigate Su Anan." Lu Yanbei said with icy eyes.
Cheng Jue said in surprise, "Do you think this matter has something to do with her?"
Boss, where did you see that?
Lu Yanbei rolled up his sleeves and irritably tugged at his tie. "We'll know if we check."
During those few days, Su He stayed at the Su family's residence. Besides that family, who else knew his whereabouts so well? Su Chenghai was eager to marry into their family, so he would not deliberately sabotage them. But that mother and daughter duo... it was hard to say.
*
After Zhou Yingzi was thrown back to her apartment complex, she locked herself in her room, crying and lamenting her fate all day. No amount of persuasion from Zhao Yafen and Lu Jingyang could help.
"Sister, please open the door. Mom said you haven't eaten for several meals. Doesn't your stomach hurt?" Lu Jingyang stood outside the second bedroom, knocking continuously.
"Wuuu... Leave me alone! Let me die on my own!"
"To be seen in such a wretched state by so many people, I have no face to see anyone anymore!"
Zhou Yingzi kept blaming Su He for her predicament, successfully enraging Lu Jingyang.
"Why is it her again?"
"This woman is too petty! Say a few words to her, and she holds a grudge like this!"
Lu Jingyang was vehemently against Su He marrying Lu Yanbei.
In his opinion, Su He wasn't even worthy of carrying Lu Yanbei's shoes.
When the news of their impending wedding broke, Lu Jingyang thought he had misheard. How could his noble, refined, and almost omnipotent elder brother marry a woman like Su He? Moreover, a woman he himself had discarded!
Later, he even went to Lu Yanbei to inquire if the wedding was real.
How did Lu Yanbei reply at the time?
"The wedding venue and invitations are already prepared, what do you think?"
Lu Jingyang's expression at the time must have been like being struck by lightning.
"Why her?" It took him a great deal of effort to straighten his tongue.
"She brings good fortune to her husband." Lu Yanbei's reason was also bizarre.
Lu Jingyang choked. "Don't you believe in that?"
"Some things cannot be explained by science, and one cannot help but believe." Lu Yanbei said this without any embarrassment or guilt.
Lu Jingyang felt disgusted.
Regardless of what, Su He had been his nominal wife for three years, and was Lu Yanbei's sister-in-law. He had just divorced, and Lu Yanbei was so eager to marry Su He. What was this supposed to mean?
Back to the point.
While Zhou Yingzi was crying inconsolably in her room, Zhao Yafen was silently shedding tears in the living room.
Lu Jingyang found it truly difficult to deal with these two women when they were in such a state.
"Alright, crying is useless; it won't solve anything." Lu Jingyang ruffled his hair in annoyance. "Have the people who harmed my sister been caught?"
"I heard they are already at the police station." Zhao Yafen said with sobs. "However, it's not good to make such a matter public. I think it's better to settle it privately."
"What era is this? Your thinking needs to progress too." Lu Jingyang frowned disapprovingly.
"It's not something glorious. Would you be happy if everyone knew about it?"
"Your sister doesn't even have a boyfriend. If this gets out, how will she live?"
Call Zhao Yafen conservative or stubborn, she was more concerned about Zhou Yingzi.
"Then let's move to another city and live somewhere no one knows her." Lu Jingyang sighed helplessly.
"No! We worked so hard to move from the countryside to the big city. If we go back now, won't we be looked down upon? Moreover, with your sister's qualifications, she can definitely find a wealthy second-generation heir. Leaving here means starting all over again, which is not worth it!"
"I don't care! You must help your sister get revenge and teach those people a harsh lesson, then make them pay. Personal injury plus mental damages, it should be at least a million!"
"Mom, they are just a few thugs. Where would they get that kind of money!" Lu Jingyang looked at his mother, thinking she was being unrealistic.
"Then my sister was bullied for nothing?" Zhao Yafen's eyes widened.
"The law will judge them, naturally." Lu Jingyang, although not a graduate of a prestigious university, had basic common sense. "Alright, you stay here and comfort your sister. I'll go to the Public Security Bureau to get this over with quickly."
After leaving the Lu family, Lu Jingyang seemed to have grown up a lot, but only a little bit.
Upon arriving at the police station, he learned from the police that none of the assailants were willing to confess. They even claimed that it was consensual and there was no force involved.
Lu Jingyang was furious enough to explode after hearing this.