Everything was starting to connect, and she couldn't help but have her suspicions.
When she first joined the project team, everything had gone smoothly. But once the team started making progress, things changed.
Shen Xiumei had specifically come to see her, professing admiration.
Then, Shen Xiumei had asked a lot of personal questions.
She found the excessive enthusiasm and sudden friendliness strange, so she hadn't shared much.
However, after that, she encountered one problem after another.
If it weren't for her good combat skills and her grandfather's timely intervention upon hearing the news, she would still be in trouble.
Zou Xiaoxiao raised her voice, looking at the heartbroken Wei Shikang. Did he even know what he had done?
"You're still not taking this seriously?" Zou Xiaoxiao frowned. "Did you tell her anything when she approached me and Huo Rou?"
"I didn't!" Wei Shikang argued. "Meimei admired you both, so I brought her to meet you."
"Is it wrong for her to want to be friends with you, to become capable?"
Zou Xiaoxiao was rendered speechless by his words.
"Forget it, there's no point in saying more." Huo Rou felt a sense of helplessness looking at Wei Shikang.
She spoke calmly, "Zhao Wen, let him see Shen Xiumei."
As a member of the project team, he needed to be vigilant.
If he hadn't been before, he would learn through this practical case.
Even if the process would be painful.
But pain was memorable.
Upon hearing Huo Rou's words, Zhao Wen responded quickly and decisively, "Yes, Captain Huo!"
Captain Huo must have her reasons for saying so; he would do as she asked.
"Let's go," Zhao Wen beckoned, signaling him to follow.
He turned back to his accompanying subordinate and said, "Go bring the person out so he can see her."
Wei Shikang's eyes lit up, and he nodded his thanks profusely.
After thanking them, he recalled Zhao Wen's address to Huo Rou and belatedly realized that Huo Rou's identity was likely not simple.
He turned again to thank Huo Rou and apologize.
No matter what, as long as he could see Shen Xiumei.
Zou Xiaoxiao said to Huo Rou, her voice filled with frustration, "He can't see her!"
With hope in sight, Wei Shikang roared, "Zou Xiaoxiao, what do you want? Meimei didn't offend you, did she?"
"When you came, Meimei specifically made you a cake. She was so friendly to you; can't you be a little kinder?"
Zou Xiaoxiao frowned. "I..."
Speaking of the cake.
Many things had happened after she came to deliver the cake.
Delivering cake, trying to get close...
Many details flashed through her mind, including Shen Xiumei's wine at the dinner party and the way she looked at Huo Rou.
The more Zou Xiaoxiao thought about it, the more something felt wrong. Shen Xiumei was definitely up to something.
She was afraid Wei Shikang couldn't handle it.
Huo Rou tugged at her and said coldly, "Let him see for himself. It might be for the best."
She looked at the colleagues who had come along.
"You come too," she said.
Zhao Wen made a call to arrange for Shen Xiumei to be brought out.
Wei Shikang, carrying the clothes and food he had brought for Shen Xiumei, followed behind with a bright smile.
"I say, who exactly is this Teacher Huo Rou?" Wei Shikang asked the colleague next to him in a low voice, sounding troubled.
"She seems to have a lot of influence. After I said that to her just now, would she be angry and refuse to let Meimei out?"
He started to feel scared belatedly.
If it was because of his angry words that he had offended Huo Rou, would she use her authority to keep his Meimei locked up forever?
The colleague was still in shock. Huo Rou was indeed a technical genius.
But how could she also have connections with the military, and it seemed the officer was very obedient to her words.
The colleague sighed and advised, "Be careful what you say. I was angry just listening to your words."
"It's only because Teacher Huo Rou is broad-minded that she's not holding it against you and is letting you see Shen Xiumei."
The colleague thought for a moment and offered him advice, "Apologize to Teacher Huo Rou properly later."
Wei Shikang nodded. He looked at Huo Rou, who was walking ahead, talking to Zhao Wen.
She was still soft-hearted; she was letting him see Shen Xiumei after his tearful plea.
"You say, Teacher Huo Rou is such a good person, and Meimei definitely hasn't committed any crime. If I beg her later, maybe she can let Meimei out too?"
The more Wei Shikang thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. Although his colleague advised him not to be too optimistic, he still thought about it gleefully.
As they approached the interrogation room step by step, Wei Shikang had no time to think about anything else. He looked at the cold and secluded interrogation room, thinking of Shen Xiumei's pampered body.
He was extremely anxious.