Chapter 28: The Dark Side

Chapter 28

Yaxing Group

The assistant pushed open the door of the general manager's office.

"Mr. Kong, there is something I need to report to you. The two sets of jewelry you bid on at the auction this afternoon are fermenting online."

The assistant handed the hot news page to him for review.

After reading it, Kong Liji was furious.

"Who leaked it out?"

The assistant was stunned, not expecting the general manager to react so strongly.

This was not negative news, but rather beneficial for the group.

"Find a way to take it down."

Kong Liji was annoyed in his heart.

This report undoubtedly disrupted all his plans.

He had originally intended to give the set of rubies worth over 20 million to Ren Suya, and the other set of jewelry worth over 90 million, under the pretext of establishing foreign relations, would be given to Ruan Fengru, reasonably transferring the money out.

With this report coming out, it would be very risky for him to implement his plan again.

Just as the dissatisfied Kong Liji returned home, he was greeted with a hug.

Ren Ran happily said, "Thank you, Dad."

Kong Liji was stunned. He peeled his daughter off and asked, "Thank me for what?"

"Dad, don't keep it from me anymore. I already know. You bid on two sets of jewelry at the auction. One set was for Mom, and the other set was for me, right? My classmates all know about it now."

Ren Ran noticed her father's slightly changed expression, but pretended not to see it, and continued to chatter away, "Dad, you've never given me such an expensive gift before."

The last sentence was like a muffled blow that instantly sobered him from his anger.

Kong Liji endured the sting and said with a smile, "The ruby set is for you."

"Thank you, Dad. I knew you were the best."

Ren Suya's urging voice came from inside the house.

"What are you two standing at the door chattering about? Come in quickly."

The two happily walked into the house. Ren Ran whispered, "Mom saw the news and is in a very good mood today. Shouldn't you praise me a little?"

"Little sly girl!" Kong Liji lightly tapped her forehead with his finger, doting on her.

Ren Ran chuckled.

Guo Tongwen kept nodding, taking in her words.

"I'll go ask Tan Jia to get to the bottom of this."

Ren Ran stopped her, "Don't be impulsive! It would be better to ask privately. Teacher Zhao doesn't want to blow up this matter. He wants to give the other party a chance to mend their ways. But I don't think you'll get much out of asking. After all, only her fingerprints being extracted is not enough to convict her. If you want to find out who it was, you still need to..."

Guo Tongwen understood what she meant. "Don't worry, I'll find a way to get it out of her."

During lunch break, Ren Ran saw Guo Tongwen calling Tan Jia away.

It was the same small grove behind the building at noon, and the same two people, but the atmosphere was not as harmonious as before, filled with tension and oppression.

"What did you want to see me for?" Tan Jia pretended to be calm and asked.

Guo Tongwen looked at her with a smile, "Tan Jia, I didn't offend you, right?"

"No."

"I didn't offend you, but why did you want to ruin me?" Her expression turned cold.

Tan Jia's heart tightened. "What do you mean?"

"You're still pretending at this point? Does that make any sense?"

"I don't know what you're talking about. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

Tan Jia turned to leave. How could Guo Tongwen give her a chance? She grabbed Tan Jia's arm with such force that she almost pulled her down.

"We haven't finished talking, and you want to leave?"

"Let go of me." Tan Jia couldn't break free. She stopped and glared at her furiously, "What exactly do you want to do?"

"I should be asking you, what do you want to do? The results are out. Don't you have anything you want to say to me? I just want to know, why did you frame me?"

"I didn't."

She still wanted to leave. This time Guo Tongwen didn't stop her, but said faintly behind her, "If you dare to leave, I'll tell everyone about this immediately. I'm going to make you unable to stay in this school. Even if you transfer, I'll still go after you to whichever school you transfer to and spread the word about your glorious deeds."

Tan Jia whipped around, eyes wide open, looking at her as if looking at a madman. "You think that if you say it, others will believe you? Do you have any proof?"

"Proof? Don't worry about that. Do you think I can't do what you did?" Guo Tongwen had her arms akimbo, full of confidence. "You did the first move, don't blame me for retaliating. I, Guo Tongwen, keep my word. If you don't believe me, let's wait and see."

"You..."

Guo Tongwen went on, "Are you doing this for someone else? Think it through carefully before you answer."

"I didn't. I just don't like you."

This undoubtedly told her that someone was behind her.

Guo Tongwen laughed. "Tan Jia, don't treat everyone as a fool! Things I can guess, do you think she can't guess it too?"

"What...what do you mean?" Tan Jia finally panicked.