As Ou Yunchen and Su Ruiyi left, Ou Yunchen led Mo Qingyun into Athena.
Ou Yunchen: "I'll pick you up after work."
Mo Qingyun blushed, feeling for the first time that Ou Yunchen could be so gentle with her.
Ou Yunchen: "Go change, I'll say hello to Sister Hong and leave."
Mo Qingyun nodded, waved goodbye, and ran into the dressing room.
Ou Yunchen knocked on Sister Hong's door. Upon entering, he saw her standing by the window. When she turned, her brow was still furrowed.
Ou Yunchen: "Sister Hong, what's wrong?"
Sister Hong: "Su Ruiyi and Wang Ziran were just here looking for you."
Ou Yunchen: "Looking for me? How did they find this place?"
Sister Hong: "Jin Youli told Wang Ziran that you used to work here."
Ou Yunchen: "Her?"
Ou Yunchen's brow furrowed. This was not good news; it put Ou Yunchen in a difficult situation.
Sister Hong: "But don't worry, I've warned everyone in the shop not to mention your name. If anyone asks, they'll say they don't know you at all."
He quickly recalled what Sister Lan had said, that she would help Ou Yunchen keep this secret.
Hearing Sister Hong say this, it seemed Sister Lan had already briefed Sister Hong in advance.
So, the extra money was worth it. If no one could find out about Ou Yunchen's past here, then perhaps there would be no evidence.
Sister Hong: "Speaking of which, Mrs. Su had foresight."
Ou Yunchen was completely bewildered. Shouldn't it have been Sister Lan who informed Sister Hong in advance?
Sister Hong: "Mrs. Su suddenly found me that day and said that no one should ever know you worked here."
"At the time, I thought she was afraid it would affect ATL's future development, but now it seems a bit strange, as if she could predict that someone would definitely come looking for you here."
Ou Yunchen sat on the sofa in silence, his mind in a mess. Did Sister Lan find Mrs. Su?
If she found Mrs. Su, wouldn't that mean Sister Lan already knew that the real boss behind ATL was Mrs. Su?
Ou Yunchen: "Do you remember when Mrs. Su asked you to delete my work records?"
Sister Hong thought for a moment.
Sister Hong: "It must have been over a month ago."
Ou Yunchen's head buzzed. Over a month ago?
But he remembered clearly, the night Sister Lan told him the money was hush money, it was only two weeks ago!
If Sister Lan had informed Mrs. Su before telling him, how could she have allowed Sister Lan to blackmail him?
This was truly not a small sum!
Ou Yunchen: "You just said it was Jin Youli who told Wang Ziran?"
Sister Hong: "Yes, on my opening day, they both saw you. Then, somehow, Jin Youli struck up a conversation with Wang Ziran."
Ou Yunchen: "Jin Youli's family project needs President Wang's support, so she'll definitely interact with Wang Ziran a lot. If she can please Wang Ziran, maybe that project can succeed to a great extent."
Sister Hong: "I can keep my employees quiet, but I can't keep the customers quiet. You need to be very careful."
Ou Yunchen: "I understand. Thank you for your help, Sister Hong."
Sister Hong: "One more thing I want to remind you of. Wang Ziran likes Su Ruiyi, and Su Ruiyi is infatuated with you. Therefore, Wang Ziran will be even more eager to dig up your past. In their eyes, this is a place of ill repute, and whatever you did in a bar is not something to be proud of."
Ou Yunchen: "Wang Ziran is the chairman's son, and I can't do anything to him. But if he does anything out of line that affects my plan, I will never let him succeed!"
***
After leaving Athena, Ou Yunchen headed straight to Lan Gongzi's club.
Waiter: "Mr. Ou, the boss has important guests today and cannot see other guests. Please leave."
Ou Yunchen thought of the several black Lincoln SUVs parked outside. This kind of display was definitely not for a simple guest.
Yet, this kind of display felt familiar. In his memory, there seemed to be a man who always traveled in such cars.
Ou Yunchen: "Then please convey that I came to see her."
The waiter nodded quickly and reopened the door for Ou Yunchen.
It seemed the guest Sister Lan was meeting today truly could not be disturbed.
However, in a private room on the third floor, Sister Lan was holding a glass of red wine and watching Ou Yunchen leave.
The corners of her lips turned up slightly, and the coldness in her eyes seemed to reach Ou Yunchen's shoe soles and follow him until he disappeared down the road.
A man reached out and placed his hand on Sister Lan's waist. His nose brushed against her neck, and he took a deep breath.
Then, he moved upwards.
After a few minutes of fumbling, the man withdrew, defeated.
The man snatched the red wine from Sister Lan's hand, gulped it down, and then smashed it violently to the floor.
Sister Lan: "Hahaha, you're still no good."
Tong Zhe Kai grabbed Sister Lan by the neck. He couldn't stand a woman saying that about him!
But he was indeed very inadequate.
It was all Ou Yunchen's fault for scaring him at the hotel years ago!
Ever since that incident, whenever it reached the crucial moment, he would fail because his mind was filled with the memory of being forced.
Tong Zhe Kai: "If you laugh again, I'll strangle you!"
Sister Lan: "Okay, I won't laugh."
Sister Lan gently patted Tong Zhe Kai's abdomen and then wiggled her hips as she sat on the sofa.
Sister Lan: "It seems someone has already found him. When does our plan start?"
Tong Zhe Kai: "I've reported the situation here to Colin. Do you have any new developments?"
Sister Lan: "Ou Yunchen is a smart man. I still haven't found his true weakness. Also, I can't figure out why he changed his identity."
Tong Zhe Kai: "He was so eager to see you tonight, you should have asked him properly!"
Sister Lan: "Are you blaming me for this? Didn't I refuse to see him because of you?"
Tong Zhe Kai stared intently at Sister Lan's body. A woman in her thirties, yet she showed no signs of age, her figure was shapely, and every time he saw her, he felt an urge to "teach her a lesson."
Sister Lan: "If I wanted to, I would have savored Ou Yunchen."
Tong Zhe Kai immediately warned her with his eyes. He wouldn't allow this woman to be involved with other men!
Sister Lan: "I don't know if it's because he's been with too many women before, but he has no interest in me at all!"
"When I told him he could find me at my apartment, his eyes were filled with disgust. It truly broke my heart!"
At this moment, Tong Zhe Kai's phone rang, and a message interrupted their conversation.
Tong Zhe Kai: "Colin says he'll be here soon and told us to be ready."
Sister Lan suddenly looked up, a smile involuntarily spreading across her face. This news seemed to give her hope.