Chapter 105 Ms. Wen, your understanding is very limited.

Outside the City Tax Bureau.

When Jian Ting saw Wen Huilin, she immediately went up to meet her. "Sis, I applied to join the inspection team. It wasn't my turn to participate, but I told the team leader that I'm your friend and have some understanding of Hengxing Investment's situation, so I can assist with the investigation."

Wen Huilin was deeply moved, feeling that having such a best friend was something to be truly grateful to the heavens for.

A faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared at the corners of Jian Ting's mouth. She patted Wen Huilin's hand, leaned in, and whispered, "We'll definitely find problems this time. You must not give up easily."

Wen Huilin looked up, met her gaze, and nodded heavily. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. He was the one who acted unrighteously first."

Five people in one car soon arrived at the Financial Center.

Hengxing Investment's office was temporarily borrowing space at Pianran Law Firm.

The young receptionist saw the group from the Tax Bureau and quickly dialed the internal line.

When Shen Pianran came out of her office, she was still holding a freshly printed document. Seeing the group standing in the hallway, she walked forward without pausing.

"Section Chief Sun, I'm Shen Pianran. We spoke on the phone this morning. Please, come sit in the conference room."

After greeting them, she turned to the side to make way, her gaze resting on Wen Huilin's face for less than a second before moving away.

Seeing Shen Pianran, Wen Huilin immediately recalled everything from the dinner party at Suiyuan Restaurant.

That damned mistress...

She dug her fingernails into her palms, her eyes filled with jealousy and hatred.

The inspection team sat down in the conference room. The team leader placed his briefcase on the table, pulled out a Tax Inspection Notice, and pushed it in front of Shen Pianran.

"Lawyer Shen, we received a real-name report that Hengxing Investment Management Co., Ltd. has an expenditure of 200,000 yuan for information consulting fees. The payee is a personal account, and no compliant invoice was obtained. Please have your company cooperate by providing all materials related to this expenditure."

Shen Pianran took the notice, scanned it from top to bottom, and then pressed the internal line to have the finance department send over the relevant materials.

Her movements were steady as she did this, her expression unchanged, as if she were handling the most routine audit inquiry.

Wen Huilin sat on the other side, her gaze sweeping around the office.

Floor-to-ceiling windows, a river view, the coffee machine on the side table, and several meticulously trimmed pothos plants in the corners.

This was the conference room of Shen Pianran's law firm.

This was the office space Chen Ang had rented for this woman using his own money.

Her fists slowly clenched on her knees, then slowly relaxed.

"Section Chief Sun, I would like to ask if the whistleblower is this Ms. Wen Huilin?"

Shen Pianran, sitting in the adjacent seat, pointed at Wen Huilin and asked the team leader.

Just as Section Chief Sun was about to deny it, Wen Huilin spoke up first. "I'm the one who reported it. Is that not allowed?"

As soon as the words fell, not only was the inspection team stunned, but even Shen Pianran was taken aback.

She hadn't expected Wen Huilin to admit it directly, and for a moment, she couldn't figure out her motive.

"Lawyer Shen," Wen Huilin stood up directly and walked out of her seat. Her voice wasn't loud, but every word sounded like it was ground out from between her teeth. "Your office is really nice. A room with a river view, the Financial Center—the monthly rent must not be cheap."

Coming to Shen Pianran's side, she leaned in and lowered her voice. "But it doesn't matter. Whatever you took of mine, you'll have to spit it out sooner or later."

Shen Pianran turned her face to look at her, wondering if this woman was crazy. She didn't respond, just raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Don't think I don't know anything. Hengxing Investment is Chen Ang's business, it's our marital property. You can't take it."

Although Wen Huilin's voice was low, Shen Pianran didn't need to look at her to know she was currently gritting her teeth.

"Ms. Wen, you don't think Chen Ang is keeping me as a mistress, do you?" Shen Pianran reached out to pick up the coffee on the table, took a sip, then leaned back in her chair leisurely and asked, looking up.

Her tone was very calm, as if she were discussing daily life. "I am the owner of this law firm, a practicing lawyer specializing in financial compliance and cross-border investment."

"I did my undergraduate studies at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and my master's at Renmin University. I've worked my way up from an intern lawyer to now, and the total value of the cases I've handled exceeds 3 billion. Do you think I need anyone to keep me?"

The condescending expression on Wen Huilin's face froze. Facing Shen Pianran's calm composure, she instantly felt incredibly awkward.

A sense of shame washed over her for no reason. Her right hand, hidden behind her back, couldn't help but pinch her knuckles, trying to get her emotions back on track.

However, Shen Pianran continued, her voice still not loud, but it resonated throughout the conference room.

"Ms. Wen, your understanding of this society likely still remains at the stage where women's money is all given by men. You can't understand it because there are no such people around you, and you yourself are not such a person."

"This mode of thinking of yours is called projection in psychology. You take it for granted that everyone is the same as you."

Shen Pianran's voice made the conference room seem even quieter, and everyone involuntarily cast their gaze toward Wen Huilin.

Wen Huilin felt like she had been stripped naked and thrown into a crowd.

She felt as if she were in the middle of a massive public humiliation.

She had originally wanted to provoke her a few times to make Shen Pianran lose her composure, so she could seize the opportunity to cause a scene.

She hadn't expected this woman to dissect her with just a few words.

There wasn't a single swear word, nor a single sarcastic remark.

It was as if she were stating a fact, making anyone who heard it believe she was right.

At this moment, she was flushed red, the redness spreading from her jaw down to her neck.

She only felt her hands and feet go cold, and a feeling of unbearable shame rose from the bottom of her heart.

However, Shen Pianran hadn't stopped yet. She casually set down her coffee cup and looked up again, saying, "Women like you are used to tying your survival value to men. When married, you rely on your husband; when divorced, you rely on your lover; if that doesn't work, you rely on your younger brother. You never know what it means to rely on yourself."

"That's why whenever you see any woman working with an outstanding man, you assume it's a mistress arrangement."

Wen Huilin opened her mouth to speak, but it was as if she were choked.

Her complexion turned from white to red, then from red to green, her lips quivering, but she couldn't say a single word.

She turned to look at Section Chief Sun and Jian Ting. Section Chief Sun sensed her gaze and instantly lowered his head to flip through the vouchers the finance department had just sent over.

As for Jian Ting, her gaze had remained on Shen Pianran, and after noticing Wen Huilin's gaze, she also turned her head away.

Wen Huilin knew very well why they turned away. Because she saw the mockery and ridicule in their eyes.

Undoubtedly, at this moment, she was just like a clown.

Right now, she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

She hated herself once again for being tongue-tied.

In the past, in front of Chen Ang, she had been unable to explain herself.

Now, in front of this mistress, she was speechless once again.

The anger and hatred hidden deep within her began to gradually disperse the shame at this moment.

As her breathing became more rapid, her body involuntarily began to tremble slightly.

Just as she was about to lash out, Section Chief Sun stood up. The chair was pushed back, the sound of it scraping against the floor disturbing the silence of the conference room.

"Lawyer Shen, this expenditure of 200,000 yuan indeed lacks the corresponding tax payment certificate."

Section Chief Sun looked up at Shen Pianran, then pulled out a bank transfer voucher and placed it on the table.