"Think carefully again, have you ever met him with Old Zhao, but you don't remember?" Zhang Yuyun asked.
Xia Ming thought for a moment and said, "I really have no impression at all."
"There's nothing we can do, and this matter cannot assist the police," Zhang Yuyun said helplessly. "Then that's all, you can go back to work."
"Okay. President Zhang, when will my resignation application be approved?" Xia Ming felt guilty and just wanted to leave the group as soon as possible.
"I will approve it as soon as possible," Zhang Yuyun said, lowering her head to busy herself with other matters.
Xia Ming had no choice but to retreat from her office, his heart still pounding with fear.
Bai Chengyi was actually arrested and had also implicated Zhao Jianhua.
How much had he confessed, or had he only confessed that Zhao Jianhua had asked him to frame Zhan Jiayi?
Xia Ming had no idea, his footsteps were unsteady as he walked back to his office.
In this case, he couldn't even stay in Lancheng. But his wife's job was in Lancheng, and his child was studying in Lancheng. He couldn't possibly flee with his entire family.
If he had to flee, he could only flee alone to a place where no one knew him and hide. In any case, he didn't want to go to jail, nor did he want to die with Bai Chengyi.
Zhang Yuyun took out Xia Ming's resignation application again and placed it in front of her. It seemed she had no choice but to approve it.
Xia Ming had sufficient reasons for resigning, and she had no reason to force him to stay.
But looking at his expression just now, he must have known Bai Chengyi, and he was probably hiding something.
What was he so afraid of in his eyes?
Zhang Yuyun felt it was definitely not a good thing. Forget it, it was better to let him leave the group and sever ties with them.
She signed his resignation application and notified the HR department to come and collect it.
...
Huangfu Sishu reported to Huangfu Sisong the news that Zhan Jiayi was released unharmed.
Huangfu Sisong said angrily, "All useless things. Didn't our people tell Bai Chengyi to insist on blaming Zhan Jiayi?"
"We did, but I don't know what Zhan Jiayi's lawyer said to Bai Chengyi. He suddenly changed his mind and altered his testimony."
Huangfu Sisong asked, "What kind of lawyer did Zhan Jiayi hire? Is he that capable?"
"Brother, I've checked. This lawyer wasn't hired by her. He's the legal consultant for Biyi Studio, and he used to be a top commercial lawyer in Lancheng."
"What is Biyi Studio, and what's its relationship with Zhan Jiayi?"
"This studio specializes in designing high-end fashion. It's owned by Qin Tianyi's wife."
Huangfu Sisong's expression became solemn, and he asked, "The Qin Tianyi you're referring to is the CEO of Aoxiang Group?"
Huangfu Sishu nodded. "This is strange. Aoxiang and Xie's used to have a conflict. Now that the Xie family is in trouble, his wife went to the Xie family to mourn Old Mrs. Xie and helped Zhan Jiayi find a lawyer. When did their relationship become so good?"
Huangfu Sisong frowned and thought for a moment, saying, "It seems we've overlooked Aoxiang Group. I'm afraid they've always had some intentions towards Xie's. Now that we've taken over Xie's Group, they're jealous and want to interfere."
"But, Brother, why are you so wary of Zhan Jiayi? Even if she's released, Xie's Group has already collapsed, and she no longer has Xie Zhendong's support. What waves can she make?"
"Even a sinking ship has three pounds of nails. I'm afraid she still has something that can oppose us," Huangfu Sisong said with some worry.
Huangfu Sishu said dismissively, "If she had something that could help Xie's avoid bankruptcy and fight against us, she would have revealed it long ago and wouldn't have waited until now."
"Who knows? And now she has Aoxiang Group behind her. Even if she doesn't, Aoxiang might want to take advantage of Xie's bankruptcy to gain some benefits."
Huangfu Sishu looked down on small groups like flies and mosquitoes, just like Zhao Jianhua, who liked to focus on rotten corpses and decaying flesh. It was very annoying.
"If Qin Tianyi has the guts, we'll swat him like a fly!"
"Sishu, you underestimate Qin Tianyi and Aoxiang too much," Huangfu Sisong said earnestly. "Go and investigate. Find out clearly Zhan Jiayi's relationship with them. You should also get to know Qin Tianyi well. He's not simple."
"Brother, it's rare to hear you praise someone..."
"Go and investigate." Huangfu Sisong wanted to be alone, so he waved his hand at him, and he retreated.
...
Zhan Jiayi came out of the Xie family's cemetery and returned to the Xie family mansion, where she happened to meet people from the bank.
The bank intended to repossess the house, repair the burnt areas, and then auction it off to clear Xie's debt to the bank.
Zhan Jiayi still hoped the bank could grant her more time. She would use her own money to renovate the house and sell one of her properties to repay part of the bank's debt.
The bank people then agreed to extend the deadline by one month.
After the bank people left, Zhan Zhipeng said anxiously, "Sister, are you crazy? If you sell the villa that brother-in-law gave you, you'll truly have nothing!"
"Do you really think I married Zhendong for his money?" Zhan Jiayi felt heartbroken. That villa was the only asset that was preserved after the bankruptcy because Xie Zhendong had bought it in her name before they were married.
There were too many memories of her and Zhendong in that villa, and she didn't want to sell it. But even more, she wanted to preserve Zhendong's ancestral property, which was this mansion.
Also, because of the burnt areas, renovating this mansion also required money, so she could only sell the villa.
Zhan Zhipeng quickly explained, "No, that's not what I meant..."
"Alright, let's not talk about this. Find a quality engineering team and start renovating this mansion as soon as possible," Zhan Jiayi said and went upstairs.
She walked into their bedroom, which was already a mess.
After the fire, all the servants had fled, and no one had cleaned it up.
She straightened the wedding photo on the wall and began to tidy up the broken ornaments.
When she reached the walk-in closet, she found the clothes were also thrown all over the floor. As she hung Zhendong's clothes one by one, she saw the safe in the closet.
Zhendong had told her the password to the safe, but she had never opened it.
Actually, at first, besides Zhao Jianhua, she also hated Xie Zhendong, but later she truly fell in love with Xie Zhendong.
She didn't marry Xie Zhendong for the Xie family's wealth.
She walked to the safe and tried the password Xie Dong had told her, and successfully opened it.
There was nothing particularly valuable inside, just a few gold bars, a stack of cash, probably what Zhendong had prepared for emergencies, and some company documents.
Zhan Jiayi curiously took out those documents and looked at them, suddenly realizing something. She quickly called Old Zhou. As soon as the call connected, she asked, "Old Zhou, what stage is the company's bankruptcy procedure at? Has it been broken up?"