Chi Yue clutched the bouquet of flowers, staring at the broken cactus on the dashboard, and didn't speak for a long time.
Luo Zhenduo looked over his shoulder and asked in confusion: "What is that?"
Luo Zhenduo didn't know the story of the cactus, and didn't understand why there were words and a bunch of rotten plants on Chi Yue's car.
Chi Yue glanced at the flowers in her hand and threw them on the ground. She took out some tissue paper from the tissue box in the car and carefully wrapped up the crushed cactus, treating it as if it were a precious treasure.
Luo Zhenduo looked at the flowers and his son suspiciously, and suddenly realized: "Are these flowers for you?"
Chi Yue did not answer, the answer was self-evident.
Chi Yue must have locked the car and closed all the windows when she arrived at the company, but when he found a bouquet of roses inexplicably in the car, Luo Zhenduo instantly remembered the fireworks and cards from yesterday.
is the style of intruding into other people's private space uninvited.
Luo Zhenduo's expression became serious and he called Zhuang Baihua on the spot.
When Zhuang Baihua arrived at the parking lot with his secretary, his heart skipped a beat when he saw the broken pieces of the flowerpot in Chi Yue's hand for the first time.
The cactus could no longer be collected because it was completely smashed.
Chi Yue stood there, with no expression on her face, and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or angry, but Zhuang Baihua knew that the more this was the case, the more it showed that she was extremely violent inside.
Zhuang Baihua looked at the cactus, whose "remains" were so broken, and whispered, "It's my fault."
If the cactus hadn't been making a fuss in the morning, it wouldn't have been unhappy.
Chi Yue said calmly: "It has nothing to do with you, it's because of me."
The rose as beautiful as a red cloud lay on the ground and no one paid any attention to it. Chi Yue and Zhuang Baihua were sad that the cactus worth ten dollars was destroyed. Although Luo Zhenduo didn't know the details, he could guess that the cactus was very important to them.
Luo Zhenduo suppressed the sadness in his heart and asked Zhuang Baihua: "Can you find out who did it?"
Zhuang Baihua asked Secretary Chen to retrieve the surveillance footage, and the result was intriguing. Chi Yueting parked the car at around 2:00 p.m. and went upstairs. The footage was normal, with no flowers on the car door. Until 4:00 p.m., the footage suddenly changed, and a bright red rose appeared on the car door.
The two images switched too quickly. There was no flicker in the previous second, but there was a flicker in the next second. There was no transition or sign at all. It was very weird.
"Someone edited the surveillance footage," Secretary Chen said. "They cut out the part with the portrait."
The security staff nearby said, "It's impossible. It's not even six o'clock now. These videos are the latest. It's impossible to change the records on the computer in such a short time."
The surveillance screen froze the scene where the rose appeared, but did not capture the person who came to deliver the flowers. Zhuang Baihua stared at the screen and suddenly said, "Are all surveillance cameras connected to the Internet? Is it possible to hack the camera directly and replace the video?"
The security staff paused and said, "Yes, there are... but our facilities are all encrypted. Who has the ability to crack the company's security system?"
Zhuang's company is a commercial company. The data and files running in the entire building are all commercial secrets. Naturally, the computer protection system was specially customized by experts. It can't be said to be watertight, but it is at least world-class.
We originally thought that an internal employee might have broken into the computer room and replaced the video, but now it seems that someone from outside hacked into the company's system.
This is troublesome.
Zhuang Baihua asked: "Where is the surveillance camera in the president's office?" He didn't want to see how the cactus got from the tea room to the parking lot.
Still no results.
Zhuang Baihua asked Chen Wang: "Did anyone suspicious come in or out of the president's office today?"
Secretary Chen recalled: "No, there was no busy work today. I was in the office all day and didn't see even a high-level supervisor or manager. All the people there were our assistants and secretaries."
This is strange. Who took the cactus from the tea room
Although it is just a small cactus, the incident happened in the president's office, which is the core and most important place of the entire company. To have such a mistake made is chilling when you think about it carefully.
What if that person didn’t take the cactus, but tampered with the president’s things
Zhuang Baihua turned around and asked Luo Zhenduo: "Did you find out who set off the fireworks yesterday?"
Luo Zhenduo shook his head: "I have no clue. We found the debris of fireworks near our home, but because it was electronically controlled, we can't find the person who set off the fireworks."
Zhuang Baihua asked again: "Do you think it's the same person?"
Luo Zhenduo pondered in silence.
I thought so, that's why I went to Zhuang Baihua to investigate. The birthday card I gave to Chi Yue last night and the flowers I gave to Chi Yue today showed that all this was indeed done by the same person.
Yesterday's fireworks were launched by setting up a launch device outside the house, while today's flowers were directly placed into Chi Yue's car, which made Luo Zhenduo feel a sense of crisis.
Zhuang Baihua looked at Chi Yue. Chi Yue seemed a little absent-minded. She was looking somewhere else aimlessly, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Zhuang Baihua knew that every time something happened, Chi Yue seemed to be quiet and on the edge, but in fact he was thinking all the time, and he knew more about some intelligence of this world than anyone else.
After discussing for a while, several people decided to find someone to investigate. Luo Zhenduo was worried about Chi Yue's safety and did not let her go to school. Without staying for long, he took Chi Yue and left in a hurry.
Zhuang Baihua said to Secretary Chen: "This matter must be thoroughly investigated."
Secretary Chen quickly replied: "Of course, Mr. Zhuang."
A group of people left from the bottom floor of the company building. The parking lot became quiet instantly. The bouquet of roses lay quietly on the ground, and everyone had forgotten about it.
The water droplets on the fresh petals make the beautiful flowers even more charming, but there is too much dust in the garage, and the roses are inevitably stained. The red color is mixed with the black color of the soil, which is a pity to waste such a natural gift.
After a while, a man came over slowly, bent down and picked up the flowers on the ground.
Holding a bouquet of brilliant flowers, she lowered her head, buried her face in the petals, and murmured in confusion: "Why don't I like it..."
Over the past few days, Zhuang Baihua has been urging his subordinates to investigate loopholes in the company's system, but they still can't find out who replaced the camera footage.
This shows that the other party's computer technology is at the world master level.
Zhuang Baihua had to worry, but this exaggerated setting reminded him of something.
Ever since Wei Congsen went to Russia, no more paranoid people have emerged and life has been very comfortable. Zhuang Baihua almost forgot that there is a big guy who has not shown up.
Zhuang Baihua sighed, what was supposed to come had finally come.
If he really is the fifth paranoid boss, then things will be troublesome. The plot will add a halo to the supporting characters, and it will be difficult for ordinary people to match them.
Zhuang Baihua estimated that with the company's technical staff, they would not be able to catch the person for a while.
As expected, nothing has been gained these past few days, except for Luo Zhenduo.
Zhuang Baihua knew that whether it was fireworks or sending flowers, they were just small things. This was just the initial test, and the real trouble was yet to come.
Zhuang Baihua missed Chi Yue.
I want to ask what you think.
As if with telepathy, Chi Yue came to Zhuang's Company again.
But this time he was not accompanied by a large group of bodyguards, protecting him in all aspects without any blind spots.
Chi Yue led a group of people with great fanfare, and when they entered the company's gate, they attracted many people's attention.
The security guard at the door stopped us and registered us one by one.
The company's security measures have been upgraded recently. Every visitor must be checked and registered, and the security guards are doing their job conscientiously.
Chi Yue stared at the scar faintly visible under the security guard's hat, her expression blank, and no one knew what she was thinking.
The security guard's hands were shaking from being stared at, and he accidentally dropped his pen to the ground.
Chi Yue bent down to pick up the pen, let go of the security guard's hand, and said, "Hold it steady."
The young security guard lowered his head and said "hmm" in a voice as small as a mosquito.
Then Chi Yue stepped aside so as not to disturb others who were doing their work.
The security guard secretly looked at Chi Yue. Chi Yue stood there, with an upright figure and handsome features, but there was a sense of depression lingering on his face, and he did not seem very happy.
After completing the registration, Chi Yue led everyone upstairs.
Chi Yue left the bodyguard outside and walked into Zhuang Baihua's office.
Zhuang Baihua looked at him, sighed, asked him to sit in the lounge, and asked considerately: "Would you like some juice?"
We finally found the feeling of getting along with each other before.
Zhuang Baihua personally brought juice to Chi Yue and handed it to her. Chi Yue did not take it immediately, but stared at the cup.
"What's wrong?" Zhuang Baihua asked.
Chi Yue smiled and said, "Shouldn't mature people drink juice?"
Zhuang Baihua answered patiently: "A truly mature person wouldn't care about these things."
"Thank you." Chi Yue took the juice and drank it sip by sip.
Chi Yue had a faint smile on her face. Zhuang Baihua noticed that she was not in a good mood and said, "I'm sorry."
Chi Yue raised her eyes.
Zhuang Baihua said, "It's about the cactus."
Zhuang Baihua always felt regretful, because it was a small gift that Chi Yue gave him when he was working everywhere, it was not expensive, but it was very precious.
Zhuang Baihua didn't know how to describe this feeling. It was like a child who lost his personal doll. The adults would tell him to buy another one, but once it was lost, it was lost. There would never be two dolls in the world that were exactly the same.
Chi Yue pinched the quilt and lowered her eyes.
Every time Chi Yue does this action, her eyelashes always appear particularly long, which makes the curvature of her eyes more beautiful.
"Do you know why I gave you the cactus?" Chi Yue asked.
Zhuang Baihua shook his head.
Although he had no expression, Zhuang Baihua still felt lonely. Chi Yue said, "Because the cactus represents loneliness."
He looked at Zhuang Baihua again and said with a smile, "I thought I was lonely at that time."
The love that is hidden and out of reach of the other half is never expressed.
Zhuang Baihua felt upset when he thought about how Chi Yue felt when she bought the cactus. He hesitated for a moment, sat down next to her, and said, "I didn't take care of it."
Zhuang Baihua repeatedly took the blame on himself in order to make Chi Yue feel at ease. Chi Yue looked straight at Zhuang Baihua.
Sometimes Zhuang Baihua felt that Chi Yue’s eyes were very deep and he often couldn’t understand what she was thinking.
Maybe I don't want to be obsessed with the big boss. Chi Yue's world is too complicated and there are too many things to consider. Zhuang Baihua wants to help share some of the burden, but he doesn't know where to start.
Now Zhuang Baihua didn't know what to do. He could only ask, "What can I do to make you happier?" and stop looking so depressed.
Chi Yue put the cup in his hand on the coffee table, lowered his head and pondered. After a long time, he raised his head. Zhuang Baihua was sitting next to him, listening attentively.
Chi Yue turned around and pushed Zhuang Baihua onto the sofa.
Zhuang Baihua: “…”
"I'm very happy to do this." Chi Yue narrowed her eyes and looked down at the man under her.
Zhuang Baihua lay on the soft sofa, with his waist supported by the pillow and his long legs resting on the edge of the sofa. He finally realized that Chi Yue was pretending to be weak again, and said angrily, "Stop it."
"I'm not kidding. I'm serious." Chi Yue lowered her head and rubbed her face against Zhuang Baihua's neck, like a coquettish cat.
The friction of the skin brought about a shiver, and a slightly cool breath enveloped Zhuang Baihua's body. His throat tightened, and he tried hard to suppress his emotions and not let a blush creep up his face.
"When I saw the cactus was destroyed, my mind went blank. I didn't think about anything else but felt very sad."
As Chi Yue spoke, she gently touched the side of Zhuang Baihua's neck with her lips.
Zhuang Baihua moved his body and raised his hand to stop his behavior.
Chi Yue took Zhuang Baihua's hand and let his palm cover the lower half of her face, leaving only her beautiful eyes. She said vaguely, "I was very angry when I came to my senses. I wanted to kill that man."
As Chi Yue spoke, her eyes were as dark as ink and unfathomable.
"You want to kill me and grind my body into pieces, like you're treating my plants."
After saying this, both of them fell silent.
After a while, Chi Yue asked: "Do you think I'm a pervert?"
Zhuang Baihua sighed inwardly.
Chi Yue no longer hid her feelings and revealed all her thoughts to everyone. Everyone did not feel disgusted, but felt sorry for the young man.
Zhuang Baihua did not answer.
Because they don't know that once there is any movement, the young people will go further.
But little did she know that the negative look in Chi Yue's eyes was a disguised invitation, so Chi Yue leaned down again.
Zhuang Baihua suddenly said: "This is not safe."
This sentence successfully stopped Chi Yue.
Who doesn’t know whether the president’s office has been spied on
Chi Yue clicked her tongue in annoyance and said, "I want to kill someone even more. I'm so annoyed. I'll poke my eyes out."
Zhuang Baihua realized that Chi Yue's emotions were unstable, and he was afraid that it was not always like this before, but he didn't keep it in his heart before, but now he expressed it with words.
Zhuang Baihua firmly pushed Chi Yue away, sat up from the sofa, and said, "Let's go somewhere else and talk."
Chi Yue looked at him deeply and nodded.
The company was no longer a place for informal conversation, so Zhuang Baihua said let's go for a walk and led Chi Yue downstairs.
This time we chose to take the elevator and go directly to the parking lot.
Two men, led by a group of bodyguards, just walked out of the elevator and saw something green on the ground in front of them.
Zhuang Baihua took a closer look and was stunned.
There was a large area of cacti placed on the ground, blocking their way.
Each cactus is small and cute, emerald green with fluffy little thorns, but when dozens of pots are gathered together, there is a sense of discomfort that can trigger claustrophobia.
There was a small card placed in the middle of the cacti. Zhuang Baihua walked over and picked it up, and found that it was the same card as the one at Chi Yue’s birthday party.
The card read: "I'm sorry, I hope you can be happier."