Watching the old lady ascend the stairs, Di Mingjue’s gaze fixed on the corner of the second floor. The edge of her clothes had vanished, indicating that the person eavesdropping there had already left.
Di Mingjue arranged for Shen Lin to pick him up at seven in the morning and then sent him away. He sat alone on the sofa, looking at his phone.
The unknown number had no area code. When he dialed it again, it was already a dead number. It seemed the other party intentionally wanted to sow discord between him and Jiang Ziyu. Who could be tracking her?
It wasn't just Di Mingjue who was curious; Jiang Ziyu was also secretly sending people to investigate.
She gathered all the surveillance footage from the小区 entrance to the apartment building and sat in front of the computer, scrutinizing every frame.
The residential area was ordinary, and the people living there were all average families. From morning to night, people walked around the小区.
Jiang Ziyu only watched two segments before her eyes became sore and she couldn't continue. Sitting in front of the computer, she pondered for a long time, narrowing the scope to only the cameras at the entrance of the unit building.
From morning to night, she watched this segment of video no less than five times, but found no suspicious individuals.
"Mommy." Xiao Ran rubbed his eyes, looking at the light in the living room.
Jiang Ziyu looked up. Xiao Ran had already come to her side.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Ziyu asked.
Xiao Ran glanced at the computer and, leaning against her, burrowed into Jiang Ziyu's embrace. "Mommy, why aren't you sleeping?"
Looking at the small figure in her arms, Jiang Ziyu closed the computer and turned off the desk lamp. "Mommy will sleep with Xiao Ran, okay?"
Xiao Ran nodded, wrapping his arms around Jiang Ziyu's neck.
With three children lying beside her, Jiang Ziyu at this moment felt like abandoning everything and staying with them forever.
The next morning.
When Di Mingjue came downstairs, Di Dongsheng was already sitting on the living room sofa.
He leisurely read the morning paper, with a cup of coffee in front of him.
"Cousin, up so early?" Di Dongsheng heard the sound and looked up towards the staircase.
Di Mingjue glanced at him. "You too."
The newspaper was folded into a small square and placed on the table. Di Dongsheng sighed. "No choice. At Third Uncle's request, I signed the contract with Jiang's, and there are still many things to handle."
As he spoke, he suddenly covered his mouth in surprise. "Look at me, you don't know about this, do you, Cousin?"
It was already common knowledge. How could she not know?
Shen Lin hadn't arrived yet, and Di Mingjue, with nothing else to do, approached Di Dongsheng proactively.
"I've heard something," he replied.
Di Dongsheng was surprised that he would even speak to him. The surprise faded, and he awkwardly explained, "Although I was the one who really wanted to cooperate with Jiang's at first, Third Uncle found out later, and he strongly supported my idea. What about you, Cousin? Still unwilling?"
With Third Uncle leading the way, Di Dongsheng was sure that Di Mingjue could only hold out for so long. After all, opposing the veteran shareholders would not benefit him in any way.
Di Mingjue smiled and asked in return, "Has the project already begun?"
His smile froze. Di Dongsheng looked at Di Mingjue coldly.
Without funding, the project could not proceed. Using funds required his consent; he was asking the obvious!
Di Dongsheng changed his playful demeanor and sternly negotiated with him. "The contract has already been signed. Why aren't you willing to go all out with us, Cousin? Even if it fails, it won't affect Di Jue Group at all! Your obstruction makes it hard for me not to suspect you have a problem with me."
Di Mingjue remained silent.
Just as Di Dongsheng's patience was wearing thin, Shen Lin arrived.
Di Mingjue did not answer any of his questions throughout and left the Di residence with Shen Lin.
The coffee cup was unceremoniously thrown to the ground, spilling brown coffee everywhere. Di Dongsheng glared hatefully at the door. When he gained real power, he would never let him off easily.
He took out his phone and contacted Li Chi. He couldn't wait a moment longer; he wished he could finalize things and drive Di Mingjue out right now.