Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

In front of the ruins of the Zhang family's living room.

Faced with Xia Keke's questioning, Xiao Zhan didn't hide anything and smiled, saying, "Hehe, you noticed that? It seems my acting skills aren't that great."

Xia Keke rolled her eyes and said, "Xiao Zhan, is this really necessary? We're the best partners. How many more things like this are you hiding from me?"

Xiao Zhan looked at Xia Keke seriously and said, "Director Xia, it's precisely because we're the best partners that there are some things I don't want you to know. You should understand my good intentions."

Xia Keke: "You're afraid that if I find out, I'll be in danger."

Xiao Zhan nodded and said, "Director Xia, this is what I can do for you. Don't ask too many questions. The Mole Project has now been completely destroyed by us."

"Our best partnership is also coming to an end."

Xia Keke's expression instantly darkened, and she said, "We haven't been notified of the disbandment yet. Besides, there's still a lot of finishing work to be done on Project Mole. Are you in such a hurry to break up with me?"

Xiao Zhan: "It's not that I'm in a hurry to break up with you, but the follow-up work is none of my business, and I need to start taking care of my own things."

Xia Keke: "Indeed, the follow-up investigation and interrogation are matters for our National Security Bureau and Qi Jingtian's police, and have nothing to do with you, but don't be in such a hurry to break up with me."

"Beep beep beep".

Suddenly, Xiao Zhan's phone rang. Seeing that the caller ID showed Qi Jingtian, Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "You just said the devil, and he called right away."

Xia Keke: "Is it Qi Jingtian?"

Xiao Zhan nodded, then answered the phone and jokingly asked, "Director Qi, what are your instructions for calling?"

On the other end of the phone, Qi Jingtian said, "Young Master Xiao, how dare I give you instructions? Zhang Changshan is no match for you, and I, Qi Jingtian, am even less of a match for you, Young Master Xiao."

Xiao Zhan knew that Qi Jingtian had already received the report of Zhang Changshan's accident, so he asked in a deep voice, "Director Qi, what's on your mind?"

Qi Jingtian: "I'm back in Beijing. There are some things I want to talk to you about in person. Is it alright if you're alone?"

Xiao Zhan glanced at Xia Keke and then said, "Okay, send me the location and time."

Qi Jingtian: "Okay, let's talk when we meet."

Xiao Zhan just hung up the phone.

Xia Keke asked, "Qi Jingtian asked you to meet him alone?"

Xiao Zhan didn't hide anything and said, "Yes, she said she had something to tell me."

Xia Keke's eyes flickered a few times before she asked, "Is it about Project Mole?"

Xiao Zhan: "She didn't say what it was about."

"Beep beep beep".

Just then, Xiao Zhan's phone rang again.

This time it was Bai Zexiang calling. After answering, Xiao Zhan asked, "What are your instructions, Minister Bai?"

Bai Zexiang: "Xiao Zhan, you and Xia Keke come to my office right away. I have something important to tell you."

Xiao Zhan replied, "Yes."

Xiao Zhan put down his phone and said to Xia Keke, "Let's go, Minister Bai wants to see both of us."

The two got into the car.

Shen Jun drove the car.

Xia Keke couldn't help but ask again, "Xiao Zhan, did you deliberately give Zhang Changshan the opportunity to commit suicide just now?"

Xiao Zhan raised an eyebrow and said, "I've already told you, there are some things you shouldn't ask about, okay? It's better for you."

Xia Keke then asked, "Did A tell you to do this?"

Xiao Zhan's face darkened as he said, "I have nothing to say, Xia Keke. Curiosity killed the cat. You know I'm protecting you, and you know what the outcome will be, yet you still ask."

Xia Keke: "I just want to find out the truth."

"There are still many unanswered questions, yet you say the Mole Project is over. That's not like you."

"Xiao Zhan, we're partners. If anything happens, just tell me. Can't we handle it together?"

Xiao Zhan hardened his heart and said, "No."

With tears welling in her eyes, Xia Keke said, "You want me to stay away from danger, but you've put yourself in danger. And now that it's almost over, you still won't let me know the final truth. Do you think I'd be willing to do this?"

"We're partners in life and death, the kind who can entrust their backs to each other. We swore an oath never to give up on each other, never to abandon each other, to live and die together. Have you forgotten?"

Xiao Zhan: "That's precisely why I didn't tell you, Xia Keke. Can you please stop asking? Sometimes you have to learn to play dumb, and even more so, pretend you're deaf and dumb."

Xia Keke: "It's just my personality; if there's a problem, I have to ask it clearly, and I'm the kind of person who won't turn back even if I hit a wall."

"Are you going to tell me or not?"

Having run out of options, Xiao Zhan said, "Let's go see Zexiang first."

Xia Keke stared intently into Xiao Zhan's eyes and said seriously, "I'll take that as your agreement."

"Why."

Xiao Zhan sighed and said, "You're getting yourself involved in this mess again. The more you know, the less good it will be for you and the Xia family."

Xia Keke: "Since I chose to face this with you, I will not regret it."

Xiao Zhan shook his head and looked out the car window.

at the same time,

In Qin Huanhuan's office.

Yao Xueqin was reporting to Qin Huanhuan when she heard Yao Xueqin say, "President Qin, we have received the first payment for the goods ordered by Zhang Xiaochun's company. The company warehouse has also shipped the goods according to the relevant procedures. The other party has also confirmed that they have received the goods. Just ten minutes ago, Zhang Xiaochun called me and said that he wants to place an additional order for 50 million yuan worth of goods."

"President Qin, something feels off."

Qin Huanhuan laughed and said, "Oh! They're buying our goods with real money, cash on delivery, that's normal business, what's wrong with that?"

Yao Xueqin was so anxious that a fine layer of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her fair and rosy face turned even redder. She bit her red lips and said, "I know Zhang Xiaochun too well. He is good at eating, drinking and having fun, but he doesn't know how to do business at all. He wants to place additional orders before the first batch of goods has been sold out. This does not make sense in normal business."

Qin Huanhuan laughed and said, "Manager Yao, you've already negotiated the agreement, and you'll be rewarded according to the contract. Why bother with all that? As the saying goes, even chickens have their own ways of doing things. Just because Zhang Xiaochun didn't know how to do business before doesn't mean he doesn't know how now. Who's born knowing how to do business?"

"Besides, don't forget that Zhang Xiaochun has Deng Ying and Deng Nannan behind him. As the saying goes, it's good to have a big tree to lean on. Zhang Xiaochun is no longer the Zhang Xiaochun he used to be."

Seeing that Qin Huanhuan didn't take her words to heart and was instead trying to persuade her, Yao Xueqin became even more anxious and said, "President Qin, I always feel that Zhang Xiaochun's motives for seeking cooperation with me are impure?"

"I have a feeling he's up to something."

Qin Huanhuan smiled and said, "Oh, then what kind of scheme do you think he might be plotting?"

Yao Xueqin shook her head and said, "I don't know."

Qin Huanhuan continued, "Then that settles it. The reason they asked you to sign the contract was to show you that the Zhang Xiaochun of the past is gone forever. Now Zhang Xiaochun is the boss of a big company. I heard from Lan Xue that Zhang Xiaochun wants to remarry you. As the saying goes, poverty makes a couple miserable. Now that you two have turned your lives around, you can indeed consider remarrying for the sake of the child."

"The original spouse is always the best."