Su Chen slightly exclaimed with admiration before setting down his teacup.
"If the tea is good, you should drink more."
Shen Lin politely suggested, and then glanced at Su Chen:
"Mr. Su, I wonder how the last issue is coming along?"
"Rest assured, Young Master Shen, I've already been working on it."
Su Chen replied indifferently:
"As for the matter I entrusted to Young Master Shen, do you have any leads yet?"
Shen Lin did trust Su Chen to not deceive him on this matter, and instantly felt a surge of happiness in his heart.
Su Chen's heart trembled when he heard Shen Lin's words, but his face did not show anything.
Shen Lin looked into Su Chen's eyes as he slowly enunciated every word.
"Shengyi Gate? What kind of place is that?"
Su Chen immediately asked.
"I don't know, I only know that the mysterious person comes from Shengyi Gate, but there's no other information."
Shen Lin said, shaking his head.
Su Chen looked at Shen Lin and couldn't tell whether the other party really didn't have more information or if Shen Lin was unwilling to disclose more because Su Chen had not truly resolved the issue with Shen Shao.
However, for him, having this much was already a considerable breakthrough.
It's just that he didn't know what Shengyi Gate was exactly; by the name, it seemed like the name of some sect or school.
"I apologize, Mr. Su. This is all the information I have for now."
Shen Lin deliberately spoke with a hint of apology.
"No problem, at least it's a clue."
Su Chen dismissed it nonchalantly with a wave of his hand.
He then sat for a little while longer, drank two cups of tea, and then left.
He and Shen Lin weren't on the same path, so he didn't want to stay any longer than necessary.
While driving back to the company, Su Chen's mind lingered on the name Shengyi Gate, a name that he had never heard before in his life.
Yet, just hearing this name gave him the impression that it was not simple, although this was only his intuition for the time being.
But what was their relation to the events of the past?
Driving along, Su Chen thought about this all the way until he reached Rainbow Mansion.
He had to stop pondering for now, parked his car, and returned to his office.
On his desk was an electronic calendar, a fixture in every Belle Corporation office, which reminded Su Chen of Du Hanbing.
Du Hanbing had been gone for quite a few days, so why hadn't she returned by now?
According to what she had said before leaving, she should have been back by now. Could something have happened?
"Tsk tsk! Such a crow's mouth!"
Su Chen immediately made a spitting sound twice, telling himself not to think nonsense. Perhaps the mission was just a bit more challenging, delaying her a bit, which was quite normal.
Meanwhile, in a room on the third floor of Qimeng Tower, Qi Meng was lounging lazily on a sofa, her brows deeply furrowed.
In her hand was a wine glass, with only a little red wine left in it.
And in the bottle on the sofa, there was barely any red wine left as well, clearly indicating she had already had quite a bit to drink.
Despite consuming all this red wine, her mood had not eased at all; rather, it had become even heavier.
Just two hours earlier, that mysterious envoy called again, asking if she had dealt with Pluto.
Since the envoy had already asked several times, she feared that without substantial progress, the organization would start to punish her. So she lied, claiming she had almost roped in Pluto, who had already become her underling.
After receiving this information, the envoy finally revealed the true purpose behind her task to take care of Pluto and issued her new orders.
It was this new directive that thoroughly troubled her and set a deadline!
Don't mention that she hasn't actually figured out Su Chen yet; even if she had, it wouldn't be easy to get anything from him.
After all, all her previous attempts against him had ended in failure!
Similarly, this time, she didn't have much confidence in completing the task either!
Moreover, she was different now compared to before, at least the way she felt about that man in her heart had changed!
In her subconscious, she didn't want to do anything that would hurt him or damage his interests.
But the orders from the organization weighed on her like a mountain, making it hard for her to breathe.
It was these conflicting feelings that made her mood very bad, which is why she drank so much...
However, all this was unknown to Su Chen; at this moment, he was playing Fight the Landlord in his office, having nothing better to do.
After playing Fight the Landlord for a while, he lost interest and then got up and went to Xia Qiuru's office.
"Why are you here again?"
Xia Qiuru asked when she saw him come in, this guy had just been over in the morning, hadn't he?
"From what you're saying, it seems like you don't really welcome me, huh?"
A smile played on the corner of Su Chen's mouth as he spoke.
"Would you not come if I didn't welcome you?"
By now, Xia Qiuru had become quite familiar with him, and they could be considered confidants. She was also aware of his rascally nature, so she spoke much more freely.
But how could she not welcome him?
It's just that sometimes he would interrupt her work, which drove her a bit crazy.
If he could just sit quietly, she'd be happy to have Su Chen stay in her office all day!
"Of course I would come, looking at a beauty is good for physical and mental health."
Su Chen retorted without any reservation.
"You're good at sweet-talking."
Xia Qiuru glanced at him and then continued with her work.
This time, Su Chen really didn't disturb her and instead sat down on the couch.
"Oh right, I'll give you the medicine tomorrow, it's still soaking."
Su Chen suddenly said.
"It's okay, there's no rush."
Xia Qiuru said indifferently.
After a while, Xia Qiuru finally finished the work at hand and then picked up her teacup to get some water.
After pouring the water, she didn't sit back at her desk but rather sat down next to Su Chen and asked:
"By the way, do you have time tonight?"
"Don't I still owe you a big meal? I'm free tonight, so let's make it tonight."
Xia Qiuru said this and, seemingly thinking of something, blushed slightly.
"Sure, if Director Xia is treating me to a big dinner, I have to make time even if I don't have any!"
"Then it's settled, we'll go together after work."
Xia Qiuru nodded and replied.
"Qiuru, are you dressed up so prettily today because you're dining with me tonight?"
Su Chen's eyes sparkled as they roamed over Xia Qiuru's figure.
Today, Xia Qiuru wore a low-cut chiffon blouse with a blazer over it and a very beautiful mermaid skirt below. The front half of her legs were exposed, going just above her knees.
Su Chen, used to seeing her in professional attire, found her look quite special today.
"In your dreams! Who do you think you are?!"
Xia Qiuru's eyes twinkled as she playfully retorted...