Reborn and awakened, this time I won't be a love-struck fool.

Lin Wu didn't respond at all, as if she hadn't understood.

So even now, she's still just an ordinary reporter.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I'll never get a promotion or a raise in my lifetime.

"A small mountain village to the south has been exposed. All the women in the village were trafficked, and anyone who tried to escape had their legs broken... We could investigate further... but it's a bit far, requiring a long trip. Anyone want to go?"

Old Sui leaned back in his chair and looked around.

His left and right arms avoided his gaze.

Only Lin Wu exchanged a glance with him.

Old Sui's eyes lit up. "Lin Wu, you're the one!"

Lin Wu: "...Okay."

She wasn't even given a chance to refuse.

After the meeting, Lin Wu was worried about how to tell her boyfriend that she had to go on a business trip.

Lin Wu was so worried that he drank two cups of coffee and then went to the toilet.

As soon as Lin Wu entered the cubicle, she took out her phone and was choosing which emoji to send to Xu Jingwang to act cute.

Just as she was carefully selecting items, two people entered the restroom.

"Did you see the look in Lao Sui's eyes just now?"

"I saw it, but I lowered my head. Who would want to go on a business trip to such a godforsaken place? I don't know how many skincare products I would spend on such a trip, and all of them are high-end brands."

Lin Wu immediately turned off her phone and listened intently.

The one in front is Yang Yan, and the one behind is Liu Lerong.

They were all Lin Wu's colleagues.

"That's hilarious," Yang Yan said. "Only Lin Wu would agree to that."

"Lin Wu is such an idiot, what a waste of that face. It would have been so much better if she were mine. Oh my... We both have the surname Lin, how come there's such a big difference?" Liu Lerong sighed and opened her mouth to touch up her makeup in front of the mirror.

"Are you ever going to stop?" Yang Yan was so angry she laughed. "That CEO Lin is quite handsome, but he's too old. He's old enough to be your father."

Lin Chuanqiong recently appeared on the cover of a financial magazine.

As it turns out, a Ferrari is still a Ferrari even when it's old; it looks incredibly stylish in a suit and tie.

"I'm just regretting it. If I were a few years younger, I would definitely have gone and flirted with her." Liu Lerong looked at her lipstick with satisfaction.

She was about to put her lipstick into her bag when she suddenly caught a glimpse in the mirror that the door to a private room behind her had opened.

Lin Wu wore a high ponytail and had recently dyed it a milk tea-colored platinum blonde, just like Barbie dolls' blonde hair.

She strolled out and walked over to Liu Lerong.

Liu Lerong had long since stiffened into a zombie.

Yang Yan wasn't much better off than her.

The two stared blankly at Lin Wu.

The handwashing station here is sensor-activated. Lin Wu bent down, stretched out her hand, and the water flowed out.

After washing her hands, she straightened up, shook them off, and kept staring at Liu Lerong.

From Liu Lerong's perspective, her features were incredibly delicate, and her eyes were quite focused.

"...Why are you staring at me like that?"

She asked awkwardly.

Lin Wu hissed, then suddenly said seriously, "Don't you want to consider changing the implant? This one looks really fake."

Liu Lerong: "…………"

What do you mean?

"I have a sincere piece of advice for you, but look how anxious you are."

Lin Wu sighed, then suddenly reached out and tugged hard at the bridge of her nose. "My mother's nose."

Liu Lerong: "…………"

Lin Wu whistled and left.

Liu Lerong stared stiffly at her retreating figure, then glared at Yang Yan a few seconds later, "Didn't you say she went to the break room?"

"Yes, I saw her carrying the coffee cup there with my own eyes," Yang Yan said innocently.

"..." Liu Lerong's face turned ugly, and she turned and left.

Yang Yan secretly chuckled to herself before following.

-

Lin Wu is usually very low-key at work; his clothes are mostly worth several thousand yuan, and he doesn't drive.

In the years she's been working, no one knows she's from a wealthy family.

Her conflict with Liu Lerong was entirely a personal matter.

Liu Lerong joined the school a year later than her.

During her internship, she was very high-profile, driving sports cars, wearing gold and silver jewelry, and carrying designer bags.

After becoming a full-time employee, she became the little princess of the team.

Lin Wu was the only one who didn't indulge her and had no interest in playing her lapdog, thus becoming a thorn in Liu Lerong's side.

A while ago, Liu Lerong was holding a magazine by Lin Chuanqiong and exclaiming that she had found her true love.

Lin Wu has always been wary of anyone who wants to break up her family or become her stepmother, and these past few days she's been arguing even more fiercely with Liu Lerong.

……

After get off work.

Lin Wu returned home and packed her suitcase.

Xu Jingwang stood with his arms crossed, leaning against the door, radiating an aura of dissatisfaction.

Lin Chacha lay down at his feet.

Both the human and the cat looked at Lin Wu.

Lin Wu didn't dare to look up too much to meet the eyes of the person and the cat, and instead lowered her head to stuff her clothes.

"Um... are you hungry?" Lin Wu asked, looking up after stuffing her clothes in.

"I'm not hungry," Xu Jingwang said coldly.

Lin Chacha followed suit, also landing on all fours with a mysteriously aloof demeanor.

"Oh, I'll be right back, it won't take long." Lin Wu tossed aside what she was holding, stood up, and shook Xu Jingwang's finger.

"Don't be angry, don't be sad..."

Xu Jingwang leaned in and bit her lip. "Didn't we agree to go camping in the countryside this week?"

"Wait for me to come back, then we'll go." Lin Wu smiled and tugged at his sleeve.

After barely managing to deal with the larger clingy cat, Lin Wu took out a cat treat and started trying to appease the smaller clingy cat.

Cha Cha initially dismissed it, but perked up immediately when she saw it was a cat treat.

It wagged its tail and came closer.

He hummed and groaned as he ate.

Lin Wu reached out and rubbed its fluffy little head. The touch felt nice, and her mood improved as well.

The village that Lao Sui mentioned is called Dayao Village, and almost everyone in the village has the surname Yao.

The mountain road was difficult to travel, and it took Lin Wu and another male colleague a long time to finally see the village.

Her male colleague was even paler than her. He pulled a folded handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I'm exhausted."

Lin Wu glanced at him. "I have some wet wipes in my bag, do you want some?"

"No, no!"

The male colleague's tone was filled with obvious regret, "It will ruin my makeup."

Lin Wu: "...Okay."

Dayao Village is still the same as before, except that the main culprits have been taken into custody by the police.

The houses here are all mud houses.

The abducted women remain in their original houses, and blood samples have been collected for comparison with DNA databases.

They will contact any family members who are matched with them immediately.

Those who couldn't be contacted remain here.

The streets looked desolate.

My male colleague said, "You know, someone has spent most of their life in a place like this, and now you're letting them out and reintegrating them into normal society, is that good for them or is it setting them up?"

Lin Wu, holding the camera, asked, "What do you think?"

"It started as a bad thing, but it should be a good thing later," the male colleague smiled. "After all, as long as a person has a strong desire to live, they can overcome even the most difficult obstacles."