Chapter 261 - Alliance (1/2)

With Wang Lu telling Lei Zhao what had happened, Lei Zhao was completely at a loss for words.

Wang Lu had told him about what had happened in the past—especially with how they had killed Gu Zhi in order to protect Yan Mei.

He was shot three times… how could he still be alive? How is that even possible?

”This…” Lei Zhao snapped himself out of his thoughts, taking a deep breath before releasing it. ”I did not expect that something as serious as this happened,” he mumbled, but it was enough for Wang Lu to hear.

”I thought everything will be okay since six years had already passed,” he said out loud, completely getting the attention of Lei Zhao. ”But why is he here now? How could he have survived that? My secretary and I made sure that he's… dead.”

Lei Zhao and Wang Lu silenced. Ye Xing kept writing down details as the conversation went by so he could make sure that they had not missed anything—even a single clue that could help them.

”So, what do we do now? With what you told me, obviously, that Gu Zhi is the one behind this,” Lei Zhao said, Wang Lu looking at him seriously.

”What happened recently? Tell me.”

Lei Zhao was hesitant at first. But since they had nothing to lose and since it was all for the purpose of protecting Yan Mei, Lei Zhao told Wang Lu of what had happened recently, even before the events that had happened before the launch.

Lei Zhao told him that he received a mysterious parcel. Coincidentally at that time, Yan Mei also received a mysterious message, calling her ”little kitty.” Upon hearing this, Wang Lu's lips turned into a tight line, sensing that their conversation now is connecting the pieces that they have, making the picture clear.

”'Little Kitty',” Wang Lu mumbled, enough for the two to hear. ”It is obviously Gu Zhi's line. He is purposely attacking Feng Mei as he did years ago.”

Lei Zhao furrowed his brows in worry and at the same time, frustration.

”All this… just so he could get back with you in hurting his sister?”

Wang Lu heaved another sigh. He could not believe it either. But with him remembering how Gu Zhi was years ago in the past—how he acted especially when it comes to protecting his sister, Gu Ren, he knew that Gu Zhi was capable of doing such things.

”Gu Zhi… we could also say that he is mentally unstable. With his immense love towards his sister, it has clouded his judgments.”

Lei Zhao shook his head, not liking with what was happening. He then further told Wang Lu about the other things that had happened after receiving the parcel and receiving the mysterious messages.

”After that, I suggested Yan Mei to go to her therapist. The moment we went there and was having her talk with her therapist, she suddenly had an attack.”

Wang Lu's eyebrows creased in worry. His eyes then reflected anxiety as he remembered how Yan Mei acted years ago when he found her. It was difficult for him to bring her back in one piece—to make her return to her senses.

With him hearing that Yan Mei is having those attacks again? How could he not worry?

”Did it stop? Was she experiencing it frequently? Was she prescribed medicines?”

”No,” Lei Zhao answered truthfully, ”It only happened once, thankfully. We were only advised to take a few days off to relax. It was effective. However, when it was the time of the launch, that's when she almost had an anxiety attack.”

”Tsk!” Wang Lu clicked his tongue, his hand on the table turning into a tight fist. ”With the video going out again, it would really trigger those haunting memories of the past,” he added, Lei Zhao looking at him seriously.

He never thought that he would have a serious conversation with Wang Lu, his wife's ex-husband. Both of them hated each other but with how they are talking to each other now, it made him realize that they both share one thing in common.

Protecting Yan Mei with all their might—with everything they could.

”So… what do we do know?”

Lei Zhao asked, snapping both of them out of their own thoughts. Wang Lu sighed as he tapped his fingers on the table, his eyes wandering to the sea as he thought what both of them would do just so they could protect Yan Mei from this man.

”We have no choice but to investigate further. I told you what I know, you have to tell me what you know, too,” he said, Lei Zhao nodding as he got an extra pen drive, giving it to Wang Lu.

”I saw a video that may help us,” he said, Wang Lu, looking at the pen drive as he got it from Lei Zhao. ”Watch it later when you get home. I made extra copies just in case. Then if you find something out, tell me what you know and we can branch out other plans from there.”

”Alright,” Wang Lu said, nodding as he kept the pen drive safely in his wallet before putting it back in his pocket.