Hades, the Urban Legend

Chapter 686: Chapter 689: Can't Do Anything About You

Lin Ruoxi recalled over the phone, "Since these are all planned documents, preparations have been ongoing since the beginning of the year. The earliest ones are from January, and the latest are from last week. As for backups, only Mingyu and I have them. Although other department heads participated in discussions, they never got their hands on the final documents. The files online are all legitimate electronic versions, definitely leaked from within the company because it's impossible to forge without the real documents. Why, is there a problem with this too?"

"All of them, including the ones from last week, were leaked?" Yang Chen asked carefully.

Lin Ruoxi responded with a "Hmm," then said, "You don't suspect me, do you? After all, if anyone has access to the documents, I do have the means and motive."

Yang Chen couldn't help but laugh, "Ruoxi, do you have to mock me like this? Ninety percent of Yu Lei International's shares are in your hands. What reason do you have to sabotage your own interests? Although I know you might not like Mingyu very much, you wouldn't bully her with such underhanded tactics. You're a proud woman, aren't you?"

Lin Ruoxi was silent for a moment, ignoring Yang Chen's comment. Instead, she said, "I only have fifty-five percent of the shares now."

"What?" Yang Chen was stunned. "Weren't you holding ninety percent of the shares before?! How did it suddenly drop to fifty-five?"

Lin Ruoxi explained, "Since the launch of the new materials, the company has expanded significantly, and I've been continuously acquiring entertainment and leisure industries over the past few months, which required a lot of funds. I also repaid all the loans from the Swiss bank. Our company's market is doing very well, with a high global valuation and the stock price consistently high, so I sold thirty-five percent of the shares gradually. As long as I remain the controlling shareholder, it doesn't matter how much I specifically own."

Yang Chen, frustrated, said, "The money from the Swiss bank didn't need to be repaid. Didn't the bank manager explain that to you?! Why are you being so stubborn! And if you need money, just ask me, your husband. Why sell your shares?"

"Hmph, I can support myself without relying on you," Lin Ruoxi clearly resented Yang Chen's chauvinism.

"Do you think I'd threaten you if you asked for money? You underestimate me. Besides, haven't you considered that now with only fifty-five percent of the shares, if the company's stock experiences a significant fluctuation, and someone engages in financial warfare against you, what will you do? Like today's situation, once the market opens, you'll be in big trouble," Yang Chen frowned.

Lin Ruoxi retorted, "Am I a god? How could I foresee such an event? Moreover, as the chairman of a multinational company, even Bill Gates of Microsoft only holds a bit over twenty percent. Having over fifty percent is already a substantial share. Is that wrong too?!"

Yang Chen didn't want to argue further on this topic. He sighed and said, "Alright, alright, that's irrelevant now. I wanted to say that if I'm not mistaken, the task of copying those documents was given to Wu Yue, right?"

Lin Ruoxi hesitated, "You suspect Wu Yue tampered with them?"

Yang Chen asked, "Where is the copying equipment? I remember it's not in your office."

Lin Ruoxi replied, "It's in the assistant's office next to Wu Yue's. But that's unlikely because for many important documents, I watched Wu Yue make copies and then took them back to my office myself. If Wu Yue tampered with them, I would have known."

"One last question, the original physical documents in Mingyu's office safe, they're still there, right?" Yang Chen asked.

"Did you open the safe?" Lin Ruoxi asked, puzzled.

"No, I'm just guessing," Yang Chen responded.

Lin Ruoxi confirmed, "They're indeed still there, which we already knew. But with today's advanced technology, anyone with some digital devices can easily copy physical documents in no time. This doesn't exonerate Mingyu. If I were the thief, I wouldn't take the physical documents either."

"Hmph, now everything makes sense. Wu Yue didn't intentionally tamper with anything; she unknowingly helped someone else."

Recalling some scenes he'd witnessed before, Yang Chen's thoughts became clear, and he breathed a sigh of relief, smiling.

However, there was no response from Lin Ruoxi, nor did she ask why.

Yang Chen waited for her to question him so he could brag a little, but after a while, he only heard a "bang" sound of something hitting a hard surface.

"Ruoxi? Ruoxi?! Are you still there?" Yang Chen's heart tightened, "Honey! Don't scare me, hello..."

There was no response, but the call was still connected!

Realizing what had happened, Yang Chen rushed out of his office, bypassed the elevator, and ran into the empty emergency stairwell. With two leaps, he reached the floor of the president's office!

As Yang Chen's figure appeared in the corridor, Wu Yue, who was just coming out of the office to find Lin Ruoxi, ran into him head-on!

Seeing Yang Chen's anxious expression, Wu Yue panicked. Before she could greet him, Yang Chen dashed to the president's office door and pushed it open with force!

Upon entering, the sight before him made Yang Chen's heart sink instantly!

Lin Ruoxi was lying unconscious on the carpet in front of her desk, one hand still half-holding her phone. She had obviously been talking to Yang Chen moments before but suddenly fainted!

As Wu Yue followed Yang Chen into the office and saw the scene, she screamed, dropping the pile of documents she was holding, her eyes full of panic.

Yang Chen quickly calmed down. He knelt beside Lin Ruoxi, grabbed her wrist, and held her in his arms, transmitting a flow of true essence into her body while carefully examining her internal condition.

In an instant, Yang Chen's eyes blazed with anger, his body trembling slightly!

Upon inspection, he discovered an unknown toxic substance accumulating around Lin Ruoxi's organs, especially near her liver. Although not immediately lethal, these substances would gradually corrode her organs and damage healthy cells. If left unchecked, they could potentially develop into cancer in a short time!

Lin Ruoxi's sudden illness had triggered a strong immune response, causing her brain to shut down as a self-protection mechanism, leading to her fainting.

"What's wrong with Director Lin?" Wu Yue asked tearfully, trembling as she stood to the side, clearly distraught.

After stabilizing Lin Ruoxi's condition with a surge of true essence, Yang Chen asked, "Did Ruoxi eat or drink anything just now?"

Wu Yue, stunned for a moment, whispered, "I only made her a cup of her usual coffee," pointing to the half-drunk hot coffee on the desk.

Yang Chen's face darkened, "Did you make the coffee yourself, without anyone else involved?"

Wu Yue turned pale, "Director Yang, no, it wasn't me. I have no idea why this happened. This is her favorite coffee, and she's been drinking it like this all the time."

Yang Chen scooped Lin Ruoxi into his arms and said to Wu Yue, "I'll send someone to get the remaining coffee. You'll also need to retrieve an item from your office. If anyone asks where Ruoxi is, just say she's feeling unwell and went to the hospital for a check-up. Don't worry about anything else."

Wu Yue, who usually didn't see eye to eye with Yang Chen, could only nod in agreement, her eyes filled with worry.

Yang Chen carried Lin Ruoxi down the stairs, headed to the parking lot, and drove her car to the hospital.

Once on the road, Yang Chen contacted Mo Lin, who was still investigating Li Minghe's background and couldn't be disturbed. Yang Chen instructed him to send a team member to Yu Lei headquarters to collect two pieces of evidence for analysis at their secret base. Meanwhile, he ordered Mo Lin to keep a close watch on Li Minghe without alerting him to their surveillance.

Yang Chen rushed to the hospital, and thanks to his strong true essence, Lin Ruoxi's condition did not worsen.

He secured a top-tier private ward and did not let the hospital doctors examine Lin Ruoxi, as he did not intend to rely on conventional medical methods to treat her.

Locking the door and turning off his phone to avoid interruptions, Yang Chen began using the "Wang Nian Yan Sheng Jing" technique, which could repair cell tissues. Combining this with his now vastly improved true essence, he started to remove the accumulated toxins from Lin Ruoxi's meridians.

Compared to the toxins in Tang Wan's blood, the ones in Lin Ruoxi's body were much weaker. If not for the large accumulation, they wouldn't have caused such a severe impact.

However, this made it easier for Yang Chen to treat her. He didn't need to use his blood for the detoxification process; his true essence alone was enough to expel the toxins.

Being extremely careful not to damage Lin Ruoxi's organs, Yang Chen took nearly an hour to cleanse almost all the toxins from her body.

As the process ended, Lin Ruoxi's pale face showed a faint flush, and in her unconscious state, a mouthful of black blood oozed from her lips.

Yang Chen, prepared for this, wiped it away with a damp towel, preventing the dirty blood from staining her clothes.

Looking at the woman's pale, slightly cracked lips, her weak breathing, and the strands of hair stuck to her forehead, Yang Chen sighed heavily, holding Lin Ruoxi's delicate hand, lost in thought.

To Yang Chen, no matter what happened outside, as long as she was safe, everything else—company, assets—seemed insignificant. Compared to the company's troubles, seeing Lin Ruoxi unconscious caused his heart to clench with a sharp, almost suffocating pain.

As Yang Chen was deep in his thoughts, Lin Ruoxi slowly woke up, her eyes blurry as she looked around. Realizing she was in a hospital room, she recalled what had happened and slowly turned to Yang Chen at her bedside, weakly asking, "How's the company?"

Just as Yang Chen was overjoyed to see her awake, he went to get a cup of warm water for her to rinse her mouth. Hearing her question, his initial joy instantly froze.

Yang Chen slowly placed the cup of water on the table, his face dark as he glared at Lin Ruoxi. "Can't you think about anything else for a change?! Company, work—aren't you sick of it? I'm tired just watching you! You're lying in a hospital bed, can't you care about yourself first?! Lin Ruoxi, this isn't dedication, this is stupidity!"

Yang Chen grew angrier as he spoke, suddenly standing up and pacing back and forth in front of the bed with his hands on his hips. Pointing at Lin Ruoxi, he continued, "I should have let you stay unconscious longer! Let Yu Lei International collapse, and then you'd have no choice but to become a full-time housewife. That way, you wouldn't constantly be in meetings and working overtime. People might think I'm an abusive husband who relies on you to support the family! Do you even realize you were poisoned? If I hadn't been here, those toxins could have turned into cancer cells! Do you understand?!"

He ranted furiously, unloading his frustration.

However, Lin Ruoxi, initially a bit stunned, gradually looked at him with soft eyes and a faint smile on her lips.

Realizing she wasn't angry but rather smiling shyly, Yang Chen was taken aback. He raised his voice, "What, do you find this amusing? Call me a chauvinist or selfish, I don't care. I'm like this, and I couldn't care less about those people at the company. I really don't believe that without you as the president, they wouldn't be able to survive!"

Lin Ruoxi lowered her head, her delicate hands fidgeting with the bedsheet. She softly said, "Mingyu is still at the police station. You're here with me, saying all these things. Aren't you worried she's being mistreated at the station?"

Yang Chen's eyes showed a hint of helplessness. He smiled bitterly, "Of course, I'm worried. But we have to prioritize."

"I'm feeling much better now. You can go take care of other things," Lin Ruoxi said, looking up with a half-smile.

Yang Chen, defeated, sighed, "Lin Ruoxi, I really can't handle you. Even now, you play these games with me. Everything is in chaos outside, Mingyu is at the police station, but I turned off my phone and ignored everything just to detoxify you. Do you need me to cut out my heart and put it under a microscope for you to understand my feelings?"