Soft-centered strawberry cake

Chapter 160 He's clearly the gentlest one
At night, the neon lights come on, and from the window seats in the higher-floor restaurants along the river, you can enjoy the beautiful night view.

Having accepted Du Lian's invitation, Luo Zhi's secretary did indeed appear before him.

In Du Lian's view, the woman in front of him was wearing a black halter dress, and her makeup was exquisite, clearly showing that she had dressed up carefully.

Du Lian politely handed the menu to the person in front of him. After the restaurant waiter took the menu away, Du Lian prepared to confront Luo Zhi's secretary. He didn't want to waste any more time here.

"To tell you the truth, I work for the Ming Group."

The secretary was visibly taken aback when she heard what Du Lian said.

"Then what is your purpose in meeting me?" The secretary was a worldly person, and she sat calmly in her seat.

Du Lian took out his phone, opened the content he had copied from Luo Zhi's phone, and then sent several screenshots to Luo Zhi's secretary.

"Take a look at what I sent you."

Following Du Lian's instructions, the secretary picked up her phone and opened WeChat.

The screenshots include chat logs between the secretary and Luo Zhi, which involve how to scheme against Pei Ming, as well as chat logs between Luo Zhi and Fu Baiqing, which also involve Pei Ming.

Looking at these chat logs, and combined with the fact that the man in front of her said he was from the Ming Group, the secretary suddenly felt a little flustered.

However, the secretary remained calm, saying, "What can these screenshots prove? They can all be photoshopped."

"I heard that President Luo is going to abandon you. Men, you know, they all prefer younger and more beautiful women." Du Lian said, calmly pouring a cup of tea for the person in front of him.

"It seems that we have your people in our Zhuozheng Group."

"Regardless of whether there are any of our people in your Zhuozheng organization, I genuinely want to help you."

The secretary raised an eyebrow slightly and asked with a smile, "Help me?"

"Think about it, our people will eventually be able to gather evidence of Luo Zhi's framing of the Ming Group. Now that we have evidence of his malicious defamation of President Pei, as a participant, you will also be implicated."

Du Lian knew the woman in front of him understood this connection.

The secretary understood what she meant and asked again, "Why me?"

"To be honest, it's very difficult for us to find evidence that he framed the Ming Group back then, but if you want to find it, I believe it's very simple." Du Lian stared straight at the woman, believing that she would waver.

"You don't expect me to find evidence and then report him, do you?" The secretary smiled again, but this time her smile was full of hostility.

“He already has a new love, why should you be dragged down with him? If the Ming Group sues him, you will be implicated and go to jail too. You are so young and beautiful, and you have a long life ahead of you.”

"So, the Ming Group is already preparing to sue him?"

Du Lian nodded. "You don't actually think our CEO Fu betrayed the Ming Group, do you? This is all a setup, just waiting for Luo Zhi to walk right into it."

The secretary went through the events of the past few days and could roughly guess who had obtained such private chat logs.

She looked at Du Lian again and asked, "I guess... the new lover you've recruited is one of your people, right?"

Du Lian nodded again. "Although she is one of our people, Luo Zhi abandoned you with just a little effort from her. Even without her, the relationship between you and Luo Zhi is like a thin layer of ice that will break without you even having to step on it."

"What promises did the Ming Group make to me?" The secretary knew perfectly well that she had been tricked into betraying Luo Zhi, and now it was time to negotiate.

"As long as you find evidence and personally report Luo Zhi, the Ming Group guarantees that you will not be implicated in anything and will give you three million as a reward."

The Ming Group has now set its sights on Luo Zhi, and even Fu Baiqing has been playing the role of Luo Zhi all along. At this moment, Luo Zhi's secretary realized that Luo Zhi was doomed.

It's said that even couples will abandon each other in times of trouble, let alone her and Luo Zhi who aren't even married. Seeing that the woman didn't speak, Du Lian continued his manipulative tactics: "Luo Zhi has been unkind to you, so you can be unkind to him. Think about your parents. If you get involved because of him, what will happen to them? You want a peaceful marriage and children in the future, right?"

These words were all profound, and the secretary sighed, "Stop talking, I'm waiting for the three million to arrive."

After talking to this woman, Du Lian finally breathed a sigh of relief, but there was another woman waiting for him to talk to.

The other person is the one who gives him both a lot of trouble and energy!
As night fell, neon lights illuminated the buildings outside the windows. Inside the restaurant, Ming Wei and Pei Ming were enjoying their candlelight dinner.

The doorbell rang, and Mingwei gave Pei Ming a look that urged him to open the door. Pei Ming then walked to the door on his own.

Less than a minute later, Pei Ming returned carrying a bouquet of yellow roses and a gift box.

"Could this be a birthday present from someone else? I already received Chengze's gift, so whose could this be?"

After a series of curious mutterings, Mingwei took the bouquet of roses from Pei Ming's hand.

A card was stuck in the rose, and Mingwei opened the card and glanced at it.

"He's clearly the gentler one, maybe he can offer you more. I'll automatically become his friend without even having to choose. Signed: T"

Pei Ming also saw the words on the card. These two lines were so easy to misunderstand that he immediately felt jealous.

"Who is this? Not only do they know it's your birthday today, but they also know where we live, and they even brought you roses and a birthday present!"

"Guess who it is..." Ming Wei knew who it was just by looking at the signature. She smiled at Pei Ming and then opened the gift.

Inside the red box was a Bulgari serpentine bracelet that coiled three times around the body. The serpent's body was segmented into trapezoidal shapes and was entirely set with diamonds.

This gift was quite valuable, and Pei Ming's face showed obvious displeasure.

"Who on earth is this person? Is giving you this bracelet to show they want to cling to you?"

Seeing Pei Ming's increasingly displeased expression, Ming Wei also laughed, "T is Tang Ying! You idiot!"

Upon hearing that it was Tang Ying, Pei Ming's expression immediately improved. He asked uncertainly, "Tang Ying? Are you sure?"

Before Ming Wei could give Pei Ming a definite answer, Tang Ying called.

Before answering Tang Ying's call, Ming Wei deliberately showed her phone to Pei Ming.

"Hey, did you receive the birthday present I sent you?"

“I received it, and Pei Ming got jealous when he saw the lyrics you left on the rose. He thought it was a gift from someone who has a crush on me!” Ming Wei said, glancing at Pei Ming with a deliberate smile.

"Hahaha... those were all my true feelings, okay? I used to be the one to celebrate your birthday with you, but now I'm giving you to him."

Mingwei picked up the bracelet and admired it for a moment. "But you've gone to a lot of trouble to buy me such an expensive bracelet."

"You got engaged in such a rush that I didn't give you a gift, so let's make up for it by having this gift with you."

Hearing Tang Ying's words, Ming Wei was also very happy, "I love you! I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow night."

"OK."

The gift was indeed from Tang Ying. Pei Ming's jealousy came and went quickly, and he also picked up the bracelet that Tang Ying had bought for Ming Weiyi and looked at it.

Since it was a gift from Ming Weiyi's best friend, then the bracelet is beautiful, and the yellow roses are perfectly fine.