The president's wife wants to run away

Chapter 92 New Obstacles

"The person who controlled Li Luoyao?" Qin Xue muttered to herself, frowning, "Who is he? Why did he do this?"

I was also full of questions and confused. If Li Luoyao was just a pawn, then the man behind the scenes was the real opponent. He was hiding in the dark, his purpose was unclear, and his methods were ruthless, which made me feel deeply uneasy.

Zhong Yuxuan took a deep breath and said in a heavy tone: “His identity is still unknown, but from the documents deciphered by Zhong Shuhao, this person is very dangerous and knows everything about us.”

"He knows everything about us?" My heart tightened, and countless terrible thoughts flashed through my mind. "You mean, he knows everything about us?"

"I'm afraid so." Zhong Yuxuan's face was terribly gloomy. "He seems to be able to predict our every move. Our every move is under his control."

As soon as I finished speaking, my cell phone suddenly rang, and the words "Li Luoyao" flashed on the screen. My heart was shocked, and an ominous premonition came to my mind.

I pressed the answer button, but before I could open my mouth, Li Luoyao's sharp voice came from the other end of the phone: "Sister, long time no see."

Her tone was full of sarcasm and pride, as if she was showing off her victory. I suppressed my anger and asked coldly, "What do you want?"

"What do I want?" Li Luoyao sneered, "I just want to tell you that your resistance is futile. You think you are very smart, but you don't know that you are just pawns in the hands of others."

"What exactly do you want to say?" I gripped the phone tightly, my nails digging deep into the flesh.

"What I want to say is that the game has just begun." Li Luoyao's voice became cold, "I will let you have a taste of what true despair is."

Before I could react, the call was hung up. I stood there in a daze, a chill running from the soles of my feet to the top of my head.

"What did she say?" Qin Xue asked anxiously.

I took a deep breath, tried to calm myself down, and repeated what Li Luoyao had said.

"This lunatic!" Qin Xue was so angry that her face turned pale. "What on earth does she want to do?"

Zhong Yuxuan's expression also became extremely ugly. He said in a deep voice: "It seems that we underestimated the strength of the person behind the scenes. He is more dangerous than we thought."

In the following days, we fell into an unprecedented panic. First, Qin Xue's coffee shop was maliciously reported and forced to close for rectification. Then, my company suddenly broke out a financial scandal and its stock price plummeted.

One after another, they were all aimed at us. The people behind the scenes seemed to know us very well, and they could accurately find our weaknesses every time, making us unable to defend ourselves.

We are like prey trapped in a spider web, watching ourselves being pushed into a desperate situation step by step, but we are powerless to do anything.

I curled up in a corner of the sofa, the sound of rain outside the window was like my mood at the moment, chaotic. Qin Xue's cafe had just resumed business, but was forced to close again due to malicious complaints about hygiene issues. And I was also fired by the company for "leaking commercial secrets."

"This is not a coincidence, right?" Qin Xue's eyes were red, and there was a hint of despair in her tone.

Zhong Yuxuan nodded solemnly, "The person behind the scenes knows everything about our actions. We are like puppets being manipulated by him."

"But how did he do it?" I murmured to myself, countless fragments flashing through my mind. Those seemingly ordinary details are now full of doubts when I think about them.

“Could it be…” A terrible thought emerged in my mind, making me shudder, “Is there a traitor among us?”

As soon as I finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room instantly dropped to freezing point. Qin Xue and Zhong Yuxuan looked at me in disbelief, their eyes full of shock and suspicion.

"Luo Xue, how could you think so?" Qin Xue was the first to break the silence, with a hint of hurt in her tone, "We are best friends, how could you doubt me?"

"I'm not doubting you, I just..." I wanted to explain, but I didn't know where to start. My heart was full of contradictions and struggles. On the one hand, I cherished the friendship between Qin Xue and I didn't want to believe that she would betray me; on the other hand, reason told me that my suspicion was not groundless.

"Luo Xue, I know you are very scared now, but please believe me, I will never betray you." Zhong Yuxuan held my hand and said firmly, "I will investigate this matter, find out who is behind it, and give you justice."

I looked up and saw Zhong Yuxuan's sincere eyes, and I felt a little relieved. Yes, I still have Zhong Yuxuan, and he believes in me.

In the following days, we became more cautious and re-confirmed our plans before each action, trying not to leave any loopholes. However, the people behind the scenes seemed to be able to predict our next move, and every effort we made was like hitting cotton balls, with no effect.

“Damn it!” Zhong Yuxuan slammed his fist on the table, his tone full of anger and powerlessness, “Who is this guy? Why can’t he just let us go?”

I was silent, my heart full of worry and fear. I was afraid that if this continued, we would be forced into a dead end, and I was even more afraid that Zhong Yuxuan would be hurt because of me.

"We can't just sit there and wait for death." I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down. "We must take the initiative to find the true identity of the person behind the scenes before we can completely solve the problem."

Zhong Yuxuan nodded, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes, "You are right, we can't passively take the beating anymore."

However, just as we were about to launch a counterattack, an accident occurred. During a tracking operation, Zhong Yuxuan was nearly hit by an out-of-control truck. If he hadn't reacted quickly enough, the consequences would have been disastrous.

Looking at the scratches on Zhong Yuxuan's arm, my heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and it hurt so much that I could hardly breathe. I knew that all this was because of me. If it weren't for me, he wouldn't have fallen into such danger.

"Zhong Yuxuan, I'm sorry..." My voice choked and my eyes were blurred by tears.

"Silly boy, what nonsense are you talking about?" Zhong Yuxuan gently wiped the tears from my face and said softly, "I promised you that I would protect you, and I will definitely do it."

I hugged Zhong Yuxuan tightly, my heart was filled with emotion and anxiety. I didn't know what would happen next, but the only thing I knew was that I would never let anyone hurt him again.

This invisible war has just begun...

After Zhong Yuxuan was injured, I couldn't sleep all night, and the scene of him almost getting hit kept replaying in my mind. The scratches on his arm seemed to be branded in my heart, and every breath was accompanied by bursts of pain. I held his hand tightly, fearing that if I let go, he would disappear.

The first ray of sunlight in the morning shone into the room through the gap in the curtains, and I realized that Zhong Yuxuan had woken up and was looking at me tenderly.

"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?" he asked softly, his tone full of worry.

I shook my head and buried it in his arms, feeling his warm body temperature and greedily breathing in his unique scent.

"I'm just...scared of losing you." I whispered, my voice choking a little.

Zhong Yuxuan stroked my hair gently and said firmly, "Silly, I won't leave you. I said I would protect you, and I will definitely do it."

His words were like a reassurance, calming my uneasy heart a little.

After breakfast, Qin Xue brought us a piece of news, which made our already tense nerves even more tense.

"I investigated the owner of the truck and found that he was just an ordinary truck driver and there was nothing suspicious about him." Qin Xue's tone was solemn, "But I found out that this logistics company has a close connection with the Li family's long-time business rival, Shengshi Group."

"Shengshi Group?" I frowned. I was not unfamiliar with this name. I had heard of it before. They had been trying to seize the market share of the Li Group. The competition between the two companies was very fierce.

"Are you saying that Shengshi Group is behind this?" Zhong Yuxuan's tone was chilly.

"It's not certain yet, but this is indeed a very important clue." Qin Xue nodded, "I suspect that Shengshi Group may have been instructed by someone behind the scenes to attack us."

"If this is true, then why would the person behind the scenes go to so much trouble to deal with us?" I was puzzled.

"Maybe, their target is not us, but..." Zhong Yuxuan suddenly paused, looking deeply into the distance, as if he had thought of something.

"And who?" I demanded.

"It's the entire Li Group."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room instantly became solemn. We all know that if the target of the person behind the scenes is really the Li Group, then things will become more complicated and dangerous.

"We must find out the truth as soon as possible and not let them succeed." Zhong Yuxuan said firmly.

Just then, Zhong Shuhao called and said he had a bold plan that might help us get out of our current predicament.

"What plan?" I asked impatiently.

"I will start from the business level and completely destroy the economic foundation of the mysterious organization." Zhong Shuhao's tone was fierce, "I want to let them know that there is no good end to being an enemy of the Li Group!"

Zhong Shuhao's plan sounds bold and risky. He intends to use his influence in the financial circle to spread unfavorable news about the companies behind the mysterious organization, create panic, cause stock prices to plummet, and ultimately break its funding chain.

"Isn't this too risky?" I asked worriedly, "What if we alert them and they take precautions in advance?"

"Don't worry, I will act carefully." Zhong Shuhao smiled confidently, "I have contacted some reliable friends, and they will help me complete this plan."

Zhong Yuxuan also agreed: "Now we can only take a risky move. Instead of passively waiting for their attack, it is better to take the initiative and kill them by surprise."

Seeing how determined they were, I had no choice but to believe them.

However, before the plan could be implemented, a sudden piece of news disrupted all our deployments.

"Boss Zhong, this is bad! Shengshi Group has launched a hostile takeover of us!" Zhong Shuhao's assistant rushed into the office in a panic, saying in a hurried tone, "They now own 30% of our company's shares, and they are still buying more!"

"What?!" Zhong Shuhao stood up suddenly, his face livid, "How can they have so much money?"

"It is said that the funds came from overseas, but the details are still unclear." The assistant's voice trembled slightly. "What should we do now? Mr. Zhong, what should we do?"

The air in the room seemed to freeze and everyone was silent.

"It seems that we have underestimated the strength of our opponents." Zhong Yuxuan broke the silence, his tone solemn, "They are more cunning and more powerful than we thought."

I clenched my fists tightly, feeling anxious and fearful. I thought we had found an opportunity to fight back, but I didn't expect that the other party had already laid a trap, waiting for us to fall into it.

Just then, my phone suddenly rang.

The caller ID showed an unknown number.

I hesitated for a moment, but finally pressed the answer button.

"Hello, who is it?"

"Ms. Li, long time no see." A low and hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone, with a hint of teasing and ridicule, "You must be feeling very uncomfortable now, right?"

My heart sank suddenly and an ominous premonition came over me.

"Who are you?" I asked calmly.

"It doesn't matter who I am. What's important is that I know who you are and what you are doing." The voice paused and continued, "Miss Li, you'd better stop struggling in vain, because you can't beat me at all. Come back to me obediently, and maybe I can leave you a way out."

After saying this, the other party hung up the phone.

I held the phone blankly, my mind going blank.

Who is this mysterious person?

Why does he know my identity?

How did he know our plan?

A series of questions swirled in my mind, but I could not find the answers.

I felt like a little mouse that had strayed into a maze, surrounded by high walls, with no exit in sight and no direction to turn.

And the mysterious man hiding in the dark was like a cunning cat, looking at me teasingly, waiting for my final struggle.

I put down my phone, my hands still shaking slightly. That voice, with a hint of playfulness and contempt, made me shudder. He was like a ghost, lurking in the dark, watching my every move.

"What's wrong?" Zhong Yuxuan noticed that something was wrong with me and asked worriedly.

I told them what had happened on the phone, each word coming out of my throat with a hint of bitterness and fear.

"It seems that the opponent we met this time is more difficult than we thought." Zhong Shuhao frowned and said in a serious tone, "This mysterious man is likely the real boss who controls everything behind the scenes."

"What on earth does he want to do?" I leaned weakly on the sofa, my mind in a mess, "Why did he do this to me?"

"He wants you to come back to him." Zhong Yuxuan held my hand and said firmly, "Luo Xue, don't be afraid. We won't let him succeed."

Zhong Shuhao walked to the window and looked at the bustling city outside. A sharp look flashed in his eyes. "We must find out the identity of this mysterious man and his purpose as soon as possible. Only in this way can we find a breakthrough and turn defeat into victory."

In the following days, we were in an unprecedented predicament. The hostile takeover by Shengshi Group was approaching step by step, and the people in the company were in a panic. And that mysterious man was like a sharp blade hanging over our heads, which could fall at any time and completely destroy us.

Zhong Shuhao used all his connections to try to investigate the source of the mysterious number, but he found nothing. The other party was like an experienced hunter, leaving no clues.

"Are we just going to sit here and wait for death?" I looked at Zhong Yuxuan and Zhong Shuhao who were becoming increasingly thinner, and my heart was filled with powerlessness.

"Of course not." Zhong Yuxuan held my shoulders, his eyes firm, "Luo Xue, we still have one last trump card."

"What trump card?" I asked puzzledly.

"Don't you always want to know why they want to arrest you?" Zhong Yuxuan paused, his tone serious, "Perhaps, we can take advantage of their tactics..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a rapid knock on the door.

Zhong Shuhao's assistant rushed in, his face pale and his tone hurried: "Mr. Zhong, this is bad! We received an anonymous email..."

He handed the tablet to Zhong Shuhao. An email was displayed on the screen. The content of the email was just a short sentence:

"If you want to know the truth, come and see me. Time: 8 o'clock tomorrow night, location: abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city."

At the end of the email, there was an address and a red skull pattern.

My heart sank suddenly and a chill ran from the soles of my feet to the top of my head.

I know this is a challenge letter from that mysterious person.

We had no choice but to keep the appointment.