Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 156 Delivered to the Headquarters

The second sister-in-law's family's hearts skipped a beat, and their faces turned somewhat pale.

However, since Mr. Qiu is so savvy, and he happens to share a common enemy with my second cousin's wife, it wouldn't hurt to curry favor with him.

Thinking this, Du Anrao covered his phone and called out, "Sister-in-law."

My second sister-in-law rushed over immediately: "An'an, is something wrong?"

Du Anrao leaned closer to her and asked a few questions in a low voice. As soon as she heard them, her second sister-in-law couldn't help but laugh: "What's wrong with that? I haven't done anything wrong, why would I be afraid of people seeing? Tell him to rest assured, I have no objection."

Du Anrao immediately gave her an OK sign and continued talking to Qiu Jichen.

“Mr. Qiu, from what you’ve said, it seems there’s some turmoil within your company. Although my sister-in-law has no intention of getting involved in these disputes, when the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken. It’s hard to guarantee that someone won’t target her. Would you consider installing a security camera near her workstation? Perhaps there will be… an unexpected surprise.”

Qiu Jichen wasn't stupid; he immediately understood Du Anrao's implication. His eyes flickered slightly: "It's possible, but will your sister-in-law mind..."

"I don't mind at all. I just asked her, and she doesn't mind at all."

Hearing her say that, Qiu Jichen felt even more that installing this surveillance camera would be very useful, and hurriedly said, "Okay, then I'll have someone go to the company to install the surveillance camera right now."

"Excuse me."

[That's great! All we need to do is install surveillance cameras near my second cousin's workplace and capture footage of Manager Lai or one of her subordinates stealing jewelry and framing her. Then we can arrest them. With a bit of luck, we might even be able to take Manager Lai to the police station with us. This gives Mr. Qiu a perfectly legitimate reason to fire the man, and it also solves my second cousin's current predicament—a perfect, one-and-done solution!]

Fifth Aunt and Fifth Uncle looked delighted; their worries were finally put to rest.

The two younger ones, however, were thinking more deeply. They subconsciously turned to look at each other, their eyes gleaming with anticipation.

If there were a real chance to call the police and send Lai Yi-wen to jail, wouldn't that be a perfect coincidence? Sending her straight to his home base!
Given her husband's temperament, although he wouldn't be biased, he would still uphold the law impartially. This matter was indeed done by that person himself, and the backlash from doing bad things is enough to make that person suffer a lot!
The more my second sister-in-law thought about it, the more excited she became. She felt much better, as if the anger that had been building up inside her for so long was finally released, and she felt an indescribable sense of joy!

Du Anrao exchanged a few more polite words with Qiu Jichen before hanging up the phone. He breathed a sigh of relief and then truthfully told his fifth aunt and the others who were waiting for news, "Second sister-in-law's matter has been resolved. That Manager Lai got into the company through connections. Mr. Qiu didn't know about this at first, but now that he does, he will definitely take action. Sister-in-law, just go back and wait for news."

"As for what I just mentioned, about having my sister-in-law tell the company's senior management about the other party plagiarizing your work, I've already mentioned it to Mr. Qiu. My sister-in-law, take the evidence over tomorrow, and someone will naturally hand it over to you. After they verify it, they will help you inform the industry about this matter and reclaim the honor that rightfully belongs to you."

The second sister-in-law was overjoyed by this unexpected surprise. She excitedly stepped forward and grasped Du Anrao's hand, her eyes brimming with tears, and said, "An'an, thank you. I never thought that the matter that has troubled me for so many years would be resolved today. I really don't know how to thank you enough."

Seeing her mother thanking Du Anrao, the little girl quickly followed, hugged Du Anrao's leg, and whispered thank you.

Du Anrao couldn't resist reaching out and pinching the child's soft, chubby face. He said apologetically, "Sister-in-law, if you want to thank someone, thank Mr. Qiu. I just said a few words casually. It was Mr. Qiu who provided the manpower and effort."

"That's true, but if you weren't the one who asked, why would Mr. Qiu have been willing to go to such lengths? So it's not wrong for her to thank you; our whole family should thank you."

"That's right, that's right, that's the logic."

Du Anrao was surrounded and praised by her fifth aunt's family until she blushed. In the end, it was Du's mother who stepped forward to rescue her.

"Now that the company's issues are resolved, your sister-in-law should be fine, right?" Du Anrao suddenly realized, remembering his second sister-in-law's minor ailment, and reminded her again, "Yes, yes, now that the company's issues are resolved, sister-in-law should also relax. Especially if she feels unwell, she should go to the hospital for a check-up as soon as possible, otherwise a minor illness can easily turn into a serious one, which would be a great loss."

An ordinary person might feel unlucky if they were suddenly reminded to go to the hospital for more check-ups, or if someone said that minor illnesses can easily turn into major ones.

The second sister-in-law knew that Du Anrao meant well, and that she might really have developed some minor health problems because of Lai Yiwen. Instead of being angry, she nodded acceptingly and said, "Okay, I'll go to the hospital for a check-up in a couple of days."

As for why they didn't go tomorrow, but instead waited two days, it was naturally to watch the excitement.

The next morning, Li Manzhi dropped her child off at kindergarten and then rushed to the company.

Unlike her listless and haggard appearance a few days ago, Li Manzhi, having lifted a huge weight from her heart, got up early today to put on makeup and wore a newly bought fashionable white dress. She looked radiant and refreshing.

So much so that as soon as she entered the office, she heard a sour remark from next door: "Did something good happen to Sister Li? She's dressed so beautifully today, this outfit must have cost a lot of money, right?"

Li Manzhi glanced at the person who spoke, and sure enough, he was one of the department's biggest sycophants who fawned over Lai Yiwen the most.

"It's alright. My husband just got a promotion recently and bought me several new clothes as a gift. Since he already bought them, I can't just leave them gathering dust in the closet, so I can only wear them out. But the fact that you praised me means that my husband has a good eye for fashion."

The office fell silent instantly upon hearing this.

Most people remained silent, coldly watching this daily farce unfold. Only the female colleague who had just spoken, and one or two colleagues next to her, changed their expressions.

"What's she so smug about? Does she think everyone knows her husband is..." Before the female colleague could finish her sour muttering, there was a knock on the office door.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and realized that their boss's superior, Director Liu, was standing at the door at some point. It was unclear how much of what had just been said had been overheard.

Is Li Manzhi here?

Li Manzhi roughly knew the man's purpose, so she remained calm and stood up on her own initiative.

"Hello, Director Liu, I am Li Manzhi."

Director Liu sized her up and down: "Bring your things and come find me."

Li Manzhi didn't dare to delay and quickly grabbed the documents she had prepared and followed them out.

Little did she know, the moment she left, the female colleague who had spoken earlier started muttering again: "Dressed like that and going to Director Liu's office, who knows what shady things she's going to do?"

After she finished speaking, she realized that no one was responding to her, her face darkened slightly, and she looked up at her colleagues sitting to her left and right.

He winked at the two of them, but secretly reached his hand toward Li Manzhi's workstation.

(End of this chapter)