130. Intelligence Online

Linghua kept signaling to Guo Jingyuan with her eyes, but Guo Jingyuan bit her lip and refused to respond. Just as Linghua was about to reach out and pull her hair, Chen Ruowen’s voice suddenly came through on the other end of the phone.

“What’s going on over there? Why is there so much static?”

Linghua immediately withdrew her hand, not daring to breathe.

Chen Ruowen sighed again from the other side.

“Alright, alright, don’t be shy. You were just as fussy last time when you asked to borrow three thousand yuan from me. But my credit card has been maxed out recently. Go get a card from Sunflower Bank and send me the card number. The day after tomorrow afternoon, I’ll have Panpan transfer the money to you.

Remember, don’t send the wrong card number this time. If you transfer it into someone else’s account again like last time, you’ll be crying.”

After saying this, Chen Ruowen impatiently hung up. Linghua and the others, surprised at how decisive Guo Jingyuan—who was not short of money—was in handling things, all showed pleased expressions. The leader among the men even patted Guo Jingyuan on the shoulder and encouraged her.

“Not bad. If you had more friends like this, your sales would meet the target in no time.”

The money was already on its way, so they stopped bothering Guo Jingyuan, took the collected items, formed a circle, and resumed their brainwashing session.

Guo Jingyuan knelt halfway on the floor, and a glimmer of wisdom finally shone in her lowered eyes.

She understood what Chen Ruowen meant...

Chen Ruowen had inadvertently mentioned before that her credit card was a supplementary card under Chen Liwan’s, both top-tier with nearly unlimited limits and automatic repayments after each use. It was impossible for her credit card to be maxed out!

Was Chen Ruowen implying that she knew about Guo Jingyuan’s situation?

Moreover, Guo Jingyuan’s only bank card was from Sunflower Bank, which Chen Ruowen clearly knew—after all, she had lent her money before, two thousand yuan, not three thousand.

For the sake of financial security, Guo Jingyuan hadn’t brought her card to Beicheng this time, yet Chen Ruowen still specifically asked her to get a Sunflower Bank card. Why?

Could it be to tell her that this bank was safe, and if she escaped, she could take refuge there?

And the mention of transferring money the day after tomorrow—could that refer to the timing of an operation? Saying two thousand but deliberately mentioning three thousand, was that a code for time?

Guo Jingyuan’s mind raced, continuously interpreting Chen Ruowen’s hidden meanings, never once considering that she might be misunderstanding and reading too much into things, or that Chen Ruowen might not have noticed anything about her at all and simply gave incorrect information...

In fact, Guo Jingyuan was right.

As soon as the call ended, Chen Ruowen immediately dialed Assistant Pan.

“Where’s the person I asked you to watch?”

“In Beicheng…” Pan’s muscles tensed, bracing himself for Chen Ruowen’s scolding, though he had no idea what he had done wrong.

Of course, he knew Guo Jingyuan had walked into a trap. On the day at the furniture factory, the two young men tailing her hadn’t noticed their trail at all, but… the idea that Miss Guo had suffered at the hands of society—that was something she said herself.

“Miss, is something wrong?” Pan asked.

“I said I wanted her to see the cruelty of society, not to keep her trapped in the den of thieves. What are you doing right now?”

“I’m… tailing them…” Pan was sweating profusely.

“Tailing? Hmph. Tell me, what are they doing now? What were they doing five minutes ago?”

“Uh… they have tight security; we can’t see inside…”

“If you can’t see, what kind of tailing is that? Tail the door? If I wanted the den’s entrance, I’d just have someone take a photo. Why send you there?”

Perhaps because Chen Ruowen was too angry, Pan heard a gentle voice from the other end trying to calm her down. Judging by the tone, it could only be the Young Master Bai.

Pan immediately caved. “Wuwuwu, Miss, I’m sorry… but I couldn’t reach you for a while and didn’t know what to do. Should we go rescue Miss Guo now?”

Chen Ruowen’s anger seemed to subside a little. When she spoke again, her voice was tinged with worry.

“Xiao Yan just revealed his identity to her. I suspect something bad might have happened… Find a way—whether delivering takeout or collecting water fees—to get inside and check the situation. Go immediately. The operation starts at three in the afternoon the day after tomorrow. Keep an eye on her. If there’s danger, have her hide at Sunflower Bank. Don’t worry about anything else.”

“Miss, you’ve made all the arrangements?”

“Of course! If I didn’t, do you think I’d leave it to you?”

Pan: “o(╥﹏╥)o”

Another round of scolding...

The few men playing poker around the table fell silent, clutching their cards. Ma Yunan secretly blew off a paper note stuck to his forehead and poked Bai Jinyan.

Bai Jinyan put down his cards and pulled Chen Ruowen back to her seat.

“How did Panpan manage to anger you this time?”

“He’s stupid!”

Seeing Chen Ruowen still willing to respond, Mo Xiaoxin leaned over and asked, “Wen姐, this is the first time I’ve seen you so fierce. Who were you talking to on the phone?”

“To an idiot.”

“...Wen姐, calling someone that and being so fierce might hurt their feelings.”

“No, it won’t.” Chen Ruowen shrugged off Bai Jinyan and dialed another number from her contacts. “Panpan likes being scolded. If he doesn’t get yelled at for a day, he feels uncomfortable all over. I’m just teaching him according to his nature.”

Ma Yunan, Mo Xiaoxin, and Wu Jie: three faces of utter confusion.

Should they believe her nonsense or not?

The call connected as Chen Ruowen went upstairs to her room.

“It’s me, about that thing I told you a few days ago.”

“When’s the operation?”

“The day after tomorrow at three in the afternoon.”

“Got it. Wait for me.”

The person on the other end responded with great understanding, then hung up. About five minutes later, they called back.

“Sis Wen, they replied—no problem.”

“Did you pass on what I told you last time?”

“I mentioned it to Brother Xiang Li. He’s willing to help. But the rest of the Yu family… sigh, things got very tense before. It’ll take time to smooth things over.”

“That’s not urgent. As long as he’s willing to help, a year or so won’t matter.”

“By the way, Sis Wen, Brother Xiang Li asked me for your contact info last time. He wants to ask about the situation in detail. Can I give it to him?”

“No. If he has questions, he should ask his sister himself.”

“...Ahem, I’ll just say you’re only guessing and don’t know the details, and let him get the info directly from the source.”

“Kang Wenbo?”

“Hmm?”

“Thinking of switching jobs to Shuangxing to be my assistant? Responsible for external communications? I want to fire Panpan!”

“Cough, cough, Sis Wen, if you can beat my dad and grandpa, I won’t mind coming over!”

Remembering the terrifying look of the Kang family’s patriarch, Chen Ruowen shivered.

“...Forget I said that.”

After hanging up, Kang Wenbo sighed.

“Poor Panpan, disliked again.”

“—Achoo!”

Thousands of miles away, Assistant Pan sneezed loudly, rubbing his nose, tears welling up.

“Miss must have scolded me again. Wuwuwu, I’m so miserable!”