Wrapping his arms around his wife, Li Mu said emotionally, “You are right. That is the starting point of my career. I have devoted countless time and effort to this company. Therefore, I was really hesitant to leave.”

Lin Wan said with a smile, “I have an idea. How about putting your resignation issue aside first? Didn’t she put you on leave? You can use this time to think about it carefully so that you won’t regret your decision. In the end, no matter what decision you make, don’t let yourself regret it!”

He agreed with his wife. Since it was difficult to make a decision, he might as well put things aside first and use this time to think about everything carefully. He didn’t want to regret it later because of a hasty decision he made.

“Okay, I won’t think about it for the time being. Let’s take a self-drive trip to the Grand Valley to relax!”

Lin Wan gladly agreed. The couple didn’t need to go to work now. Therefore, it was easy for them to go on a trip whenever they liked.

If it had not been for the dinner on Friday night, Lin Wan would have even planned to go somewhere further away and enjoy some quality time with her husband.

The self-drive trip was very successful. The two of them went to several scenic spots to relax with the freshness and tranquility of nature. Away from the bustle and hustle of the city, they enjoyed the undisturbed purity of the primitive area, letting their souls bathed in pure tranquility.

Li Mu and Lin Wan agreed that they would take more time off from work to travel in the future. They had been too devoted to their jobs previously and had forgotten the many other wonderful things in life. Things like standing on top of a mountain or sitting on the edge of the valley might thrill you and make you feel that the meaning of life should be so simple.

Of course, a little episode happened during the trip. Since they were going to travel around, Li Mu’s SUV would definitely be the preferred choice of transportation. However, his SUV had been seized by He Xiaoyu, which left Li Mu carless.

Since they exchanged cars, Li Mu had started to take the taxi to and get off work. He didn’t dare to drive that Lamborghini back home, so he kept it parked in the company’s underground garage.

He Xiaoyu didn’t bother about this at all. They had already exchanged their cars, so it was his choice whether to drive it or not. Even if he had to ride a bicycle to work every day, she didn’t care at all. However, it was impossible for him to get his car back from her!

Lin Wan was not aware of these things. She rarely paid attention to her husband’s car in the past, because she didn’t have to use it. Now that they were going on a self-drive trip, she naturally had to ask her husband where the car was.

Li Mu didn’t dare to tell her the truth. He had made up a few lies, but all of these were seen through by his wife. In the end, he could only tell her with a sorrowful expression that he had given that car to He Xiaoyu as compensation.

After listening to her husband’s explanation, Lin Wan secretly cursed He Xiaoyu under her breath. However, it was her fault for kicking He Xiaoyu’s car in the first place, so it was normal for He Xiaoyu to ask for compensation.

She even felt that such a result was acceptable. It was good that her husband didn’t owe He Xiaoyu anything now. This would prevent He Xiaoyu from using this incident to force her husband to go back to work.

Although she said that she was okay with it, the fact was that she didn’t agree with her husband to go back to work, especially after knowing He Xiaoyu’s true identity. She couldn’t let them get along anymore.

Lin Wan had taken a slightly more indirect path on this matter. She still had many tricks that she had not used yet.

She was extremely confident that she could take her husband away from Shanyang. After she had dealt with all the trivial matters, she could officially reveal her cards to Li Mu.

As for whether He Xiaoyu would accept his resignation, it didn’t matter to Lin Wan at all.

It was just like what she had done before. If she really wanted to leave, no one could stop her. If someone had set up some obstacles to stop her, then she would not go and complete the resignation procedures. What could they do to her?

Lin Wan received a notification from the music department on Friday morning, informing her that they would be holding the farewell dinner for her at Nanyun Resort Hotel at 6.30 pm.

She arrived at the Nanyun Resort Hotel at around 6 pm. Today was the last time she would have a get-together dinner with her school colleagues. She didn’t want to let everyone wait for her, so she came early.

The get-together dinner was held in Private Room 209 of Xianghe Restaurant. Entering the room, she found that there was no one in the room, and none of her colleagues had arrived yet.

Lin Wan scanned the room. The private room was large and luxuriously decorated. A large European-style sofa was placed in the corner of the room for guests to take a temporary rest.

A waiter brought her a pot of wolfberry chrysanthemum tea and asked politely, “Hello, Miss, would you like to place an order now?”

“Wait for a little while more. My colleagues haven’t arrived yet. I’ll order after they arrive!”

The waiter smiled politely, turned, and left the room without saying anything.

About ten minutes later, the waiter knocked on the door and came in. Seeing Lin Wan, he was obviously stunned, and then he asked again, “Miss, would you like to order now?”

Lin Wan checked her watch. It was already 6.20 pm, and her colleagues still hadn’t arrived yet.

“Wait for a little while more. I will call you when they arrive!”

After the waiter left the room, Lin Wan picked up her mobile phone. She planned to call her colleagues in the music department to ask where they were and around what time they would arrive.

After trying calling them several times, she still couldn’t get through. It was only then that Lin Wan realized that there was no signal in this room, so she couldn’t contact anyone at all.

She suddenly became warier. When she was walking upstairs just now, she clearly saw a guest making a phone call in the corridor. Why was there no signal after entering the room?

Lin Wan stood up, walked to the window, and looked out. There was a base station not far away. Logically speaking, this room was directly facing the cell tower. Therefore, it was impossible to have no signal at all.

The survival skills she had honed over the years enabled her to perceive danger. Remembering the abnormal expression on the waiter’s face, Lin Wan glanced at the chrysanthemum tea unconsciously.

The waiter knocked on the door of Private Room 227 and entered. Upon seeing him, Wu Heping stood up anxiously and asked, “How is it? Did she drink it?”

“Not yet. She is still wide awake. I think she hasn’t taken a sip of the tea.”

Wu Heping sat down disappointedly and cursed softly under his breath.

Mr. Nan, who was sitting next to him, secretly found it hilarious when he saw his anxious look, but he could also understand him. After seeing Lin Wan just now, he understood why Wu Heping was determined to get his hands on that woman.

She was indeed very attractive and would make people unconsciously have the desire to conquer her. He was already secretly planning that after he helped Wu Heping to take her down, he also wanted to get a taste of her.

He even decided to violate the rules that he had set once. He would figure out a way to control Lin Wan and make her the popular girl in his business.

He intended to force Lin Wan to enter the industry. Once he succeeded, this beauty could not only satisfy his desires but also create a lot of wealth for him.

Just like Wu Heping, he didn’t want to let this beauty go.

“Brother Wu, don’t be anxious. Let’s wait for a while more. She will be thirsty when she gets anxious. Even if she takes a sip of the tea, you’ll be able to do whatever you want in that private room.”

After saying this, he laughed. The waiter also laughed along with him, but Wu Heping couldn’t laugh at all.

He had directed the other teachers in the music department to another restaurant, but neither he nor Lin Wan showed up. After a while, people would inevitably suspect that something was wrong.

Lin Wan was the main lead today. Without her around, this get-together dinner would be meaningless. If he wanted to do this seamlessly, the key point was the time difference.

He had to succeed as soon as possible. After doing the deed, he would leave quickly and explain to the other side that he could not contact Lin Wan.

Anyway, Lin Wan couldn’t do anything to him as there was no evidence. Everyone would only think that Lin Wan didn’t appreciate them and would not think that there had been an accident.

However, his plan was not succeeding, and he couldn’t stay here for too long. It was reasonable for Lin Wan not to come, but if he didn’t show up, it would make the others suspicious of him.

“Bro, I can’t wait here for too long. I still need to go and attend the dinner. I’m afraid that I will be suspected if I don’t show up.”

“Then let’s wait for another ten minutes. If she still doesn’t drink the tea after ten minutes, we’ll think of another way.”

Ten minutes went by in the blink of an eye. Mr. Nan ordered the waiter, “Go and check it out!”

The waiter came to Private Room 209 and unlocked the door. Walking into the room, he found that Lin Wan was still sitting in the chair, fiddling with the table napkin in her hand.”

“Miss, have your colleagues arrived?”

Lin Wan stole a glance at him and said with a faint smile, “No, it seems that they have encountered some unexpected situations. They may be stuck in a traffic jam and couldn’t get here on time.”

After saying this, Lin Wan stood up, retrieved her bag from the hanger, and said, “I’ll walk around and wait for them at the entrance.”

The waiter hurriedly stopped her and said, “Miss, don’t worry. You can have some tea first. I’ll go and check it out for you.”

“No need. I’ll go and check it out myself!”

Seeing that Lin Wan was about to walk out of the room, the waiter hurriedly blocked her way and said, “Miss, this room has a minimum consumption requirement. Now the reservation time has passed. If you leave now, I can’t explain to my manager.”

“What’s wrong? Is your hotel trying to stop its guests from leaving?”

“Miss, you’ve misunderstood. There is really a minimum consumption requirement at our restaurant. I don’t have the power to make a decision in this situation now. Please wait for a little while more.”

“How much is the minimum consumption? I can pay you now.”

“Miss, please wait for a moment. I’ll go and talk to my manager. Give me a minute. I’ll get my manager to come over now!”

Lin Wan didn’t insist and sat down again. Then she said, “Alright, go and call your manager over. By the way, you don’t need to lock the door anymore. I won’t run away.”

Although the waiter promised, he still secretly locked the door after leaving the room. The door lock of this private room was reversed. After the door was locked from the outside, the people inside the room cannot escape.

However, the waiter was also very clear about one thing. Although there were some dirty businesses going on here, the restaurant was still a public place after all. Once Lin Wan made a fuss, things might get out of hand.

For this woman, the boss had cancelled the reservations for several private rooms next to 209, but there were still guests dining in the private rooms that were located a little further away. Once Lin Wan started to kick up a fuss, it would be difficult for them to control the situation. If the worst came to the worst, they might have to let her leave.

Thinking of this, he hurried to Private Room 227 and reported the situation to Mr. Nan.

Mr. Nan frowned and asked, “Did she drink the tea?”

The waiter shook his head and replied, “No, she didn’t take a sip of it at all. Boss, the guest is leaving. What should we do?”

Wu Heping asked uneasily, “Did she notice there is something wrong with it?”

Mr. Nan was taken aback for a moment. Then he shook his head and said, “It’s impossible. There are no flaws in our plan. She won’t notice anything wrong. You don’t need to worry about it, Brother Wu. Maybe, it just happens that she is not thirsty.”

“What should we do now, Bro? Do you have any other ideas?”

Wu Heping asked anxiously. Hearing that, Mr. Nan waved at him, signaling him not to worry. After pondering for a moment, he said to Wu Heping, “I have two ideas. Please choose one!”