153: Zhu Zhe, who was still working in the early morning, felt like the sky was falling

Li Yuran cried in Jiang Chen's arms for a long time, as if to vent all her grievances and fears.

Jiang Chen patiently patted her back, comforting her in a low voice. Zhao Fen also walked over, gently stroking her hair, continuously reassuring her.

After crying herself out, Li Yuran's emotions gradually calmed down, and her eyelids started to droop. After all, she had drunk so much alcohol and experienced so much, her body was already exhausted.

Jiang Chen felt her breathing gradually stabilize, looked down, and saw that she had fallen asleep. Knowing that she was truly tired, he carefully placed Li Yuran back on the bed and covered her with the blanket.

"Alright, let Yuran rest well." Jiang Chen whispered to his mother, father, and Jiang Yan, "The doctor said she needs quiet recovery."

Zhao Fen looked at Li Yuran, who was asleep with tear stains, and nodded with a pained heart. She then gave Jiang Chen a deep look, her eyes conveying both worry and a 'you handle it' implication.

She didn't say anything more, only helped Li Yuran smooth the stray hairs on her forehead one last time before quietly standing up.

Jiang Yan looked at his older brother and whispered, "Brother, you should also rest early. Don't overwork yourself."

Jiang Chao patted Jiang Chen's shoulder, said nothing more, and then, along with Zhao Fen and Jiang Yan, quietly left the room, carefully closing the door behind them.

After seeing his family leave, Jiang Chen adjusted the air conditioning to a comfortable temperature before departing.

Back in his bedroom, Jiang Chen sighed.

What happened today was more tiring than his recent work. It was already past two in the morning; Li Zha should have some results by now, right?

Thinking this, he didn't immediately go to wash up. Instead, he walked to the French window, looked at the city below, took out a cigarette and lit it, then called Li Zha.

"Li Zha, what's the situation?"

On the other end of the phone, Li Zha's clear and steady voice came through: "Chairman Jiang, the police have finished taking statements, and the situation is basically clear."

"That middle-aged man, Zhang Lei, is a small supervisor in a project team under the Investment Department. He happened to be the team leader of Miss Yuran's internship Group."

"According to his confession and some corroborating evidence we collected, he admitted that he forcibly demanded Miss Yuran to go with them, using 'department dinner, mandatory attendance' and 'non-attendance will affect internship evaluation' as excuses."

"He confessed that he had noticed Miss Yuran for a long time, finding her young and pretty, and seemingly introverted, so he harbored ill intentions. He said..."

At this point, Li Zha paused. Jiang Chen sensed it, his tone low and icy, "Speak quickly!"

"He said he just wanted to get Miss Li drunk to see if anything could happen."

Li Zha's voice was devoid of emotion, as if stating an unrelated fact, but every word was like a needle, pricking Jiang Chen's ears.

Jiang Chen's breathing instantly became heavy, and an uncontrollable rage and violent aura almost burst from his chest.

It seemed he had thought too simply. He initially thought it was just someone using their position to pressure a subordinate, but he never imagined such intentions from the start. No wonder he kept plying her with drinks... He closed his eyes.

When he opened them again, only bone-chilling coldness remained in his eyes.

"Heh heh."

Jiang Chen let out an extremely faint cold laugh, filled with endless sarcasm and anger, "A mere small supervisor, daring to harbor designs on my sister, on my territory?"

"Where is he?" His voice was terrifyingly calm.

"He has been detained. Director Chen has already been informed, and he will be dealt with strictly according to the law. Additionally, several colleagues who were present at the time have also given statements, confirming Zhang Lei's repeated acts of forcibly urging and plying her with alcohol," Li Zha truthfully replied.

"Very good."

Jiang Chen's voice was utterly devoid of emotion.

"Notify the Legal Department to prepare for a lawsuit. I want him to pay the most painful price for his actions, not only legally, but also to ensure he never sets foot in this industry again in his life."

"Also," Jiang Chen added, his tone carrying an undeniable command, "contact Zhu Zhe and have her thoroughly investigate the Investment Department! I want to see if, besides this scumbag, there are any other hidden corrupt elements! She knows what else to do!"

"Yes, Chairman Jiang, I will handle it immediately!" Li Zha responded in a deep voice.

After hanging up, Jiang Chen shook his head. Since he had given the orders, they would handle it. There was a Group meeting tomorrow, and it was already late, so he washed up and went to bed... Some people went to bed, while others were still working.

Meanwhile, at the Xinghe Group building, the Board of Directors Office on the top floor was still brightly lit. Zhu Zhe and a Group of Board of Directors Office employees had just finished preparing for tomorrow's meeting.

Zhu Zhe ordered takeout to reward everyone for their hard work, telling them to rest as soon as they finished eating, as they still had to work tomorrow. She promised to give them a vacation after this busy period was over.

The Board of Directors Office employees cheered a little upon hearing this news; when Secretary Zhu said vacation, it meant paid leave.

Suddenly, Zhu Zhe's phone rang. She was a little puzzled who would call her at this hour. When she saw that the caller ID was Li Zha.

Zhu Zhe's heart sank abruptly.

Li Zha was Jiang Chen's most trusted personal bodyguard and would never contact her during non-working hours.

And a call at this time could not possibly be about private matters; it must be something monumental.

She immediately put down the burger in her hand, walked aside, and pressed the answer button. Her voice was a little hoarse from staying up late, but she maintained her professional composure: "Captain Li, this is Zhu Zhe."

"Secretary Zhu," Li Zha's deep, serious voice came from the other end of the line, "There's a very urgent matter that requires your immediate attention."

"Please speak." Zhu Zhe's eyes widened slightly, but she still calmly spoke.

Then Li Zha recounted how Li Yuran was threatened by Investment Department supervisor Zhang Lei with her "internship period" as an excuse, forced to attend a dinner, and then got drunk with sinister intentions.

By the time Jiang Chen arrived, Li Yuran was already unconscious. The angry Jiang Chen had arranged for those individuals to be detained at the police station.

Li Zha particularly emphasized Jiang Chen's demand to "thoroughly investigate the Investment Department."

"Chairman Jiang said you should know what to do."

"Yes, I understand."

After hanging up, Li Zha's words kept echoing in Zhu Zhe's mind.

Li Yuran, Chairman Jiang's cousin, and Zhu Zhe herself had handled her onboarding. How could she forget? Jiang Chen had specifically instructed her to keep an eye on her but not to make it public, letting her gain experience like a regular employee. She had even specially informed the Investment Department.

She never expected... that such workplace bullying would occur so soon.

Zhu Zhe could fully imagine Jiang Chen's furious reaction upon seeing Li Yuran being bullied like this.

This was no longer simple workplace bullying; this was practically a slap in Jiang Chen's face.

At the same time, the phrases "thoroughly investigate the Investment Department" and "you should know what to do" resonated in her mind. Of course, she knew what to do.

Zhu Zhe took a deep breath, told the Board of Directors Office employees to rest early, then returned to her own office and took out a pack of women's cigarettes.

She didn't usually smoke, but the high-intensity work during this period forced her to rely on nicotine to alleviate fatigue.

Lighting a cigarette, Zhu Zhe took a deep drag, exhaled a cloud of smoke, found the number for Wu Gezhi, the director of the Investment Department, and called him.

The phone rang for a long time before it was answered, and Wu Gezhi's voice, thick with sleepiness, came through: "Hello, Secretary Zhu?"

"Director Wu, it's me. I am now conveying Chairman Jiang's instructions to you..."

Instantly, all of Wu Gezhi's sleepiness vanished.