A Brief Separation Rekindles Passion

But the two of them also knew that business came first, so after teasing each other a few times, they began discussing serious matters.

Liu Fuping looked at Qiu Tu. The smile rarely vanished from her face, replaced by a serious expression.

She said to Qiu Tu, "Qiu Tu~ Do you know why Speaker Huang came?"

Hearing Liu Fuping's words, Qiu Tu nodded slightly.

"If you don't know, then let me explai—" Liu Fuping had not actually believed that Qiu Tu would know. So after finishing her first sentence, she immediately continued with the second.

But just as she began the second sentence, she realized that Qiu Tu had not shaken his head. He had nodded.

Her words caught in her throat. Her beautiful eyes blinked lightly as she asked in surprise, "You know why Speaker Huang came?"

Qiu Tu nodded slightly and said, "What else could it be? Of course it was because of Yu Zhengyi."

Liu Fuping blinked, somewhat surprised.

Leaning back on the sofa, Qiu Tu toyed with a box of matches in his hand while reviewing the entire chain of events in his mind.

If he had guessed correctly—

After Yu Zhengyi went to inspect that report, Director Zhao should have called Yan Chen to report the matter.

The shrewd and calculating Yan Chen had most likely sensed that something was wrong from Yu Zhengyi's unusual behavior.

So Yan Chen had taken the initiative to find Yu Zhengyi and have a deep conversation with him.

Qiu Tu guessed that during that conversation, Yan Chen had weighed the lesser of two evils, admitted to arranging the assassination attempt on him, and denied sending Lai Shun to his death.

But that clearly had not fooled Yu Zhengyi.

Yu Zhengyi was an old fox. Like Shi Youxin, he was