23: The beautiful woman suspected: Are you setting me up?

Treasure Pavilion.

Facing Lilac's curiosity and gossip, Chen Yang could only laugh wryly.

"My dear young lady, what kind of thoughts are running through your head?"

"I'm just meeting a regular friend. It's not as complicated as you imagine."

"Just tell me... is it convenient or not?"

Lilac straightened up, smoothed her hair and her qipao, covering the faintly visible tops of her thighs.

She resumed the elegant demeanor of a classical "beauty".

She pointed with her fair hand.

"Look, how about this office?"

Chen Yang frowned slightly and glanced at Lilac.

Lilac instantly understood.

She showed a hint of displeasure and jealousy.

"Don't worry, I'll go out and give you some space!"

"So you two can talk properly... or have a peaceful date, alright?"

Chen Yang nodded, ignoring her baseless jealousy.

"Mm."

"Say hello to Manager Huang for me. In a moment, a Miss Feng will arrive. Please have him lead her here."

Lilac wore an 'I knew it' expression and pouted.

"Got it."

She left the office grudgingly, slamming the door shut with a bang.

Chen Yang pulled out his phone and dialed Feng Danqing's number.

"President Feng, hello..."

Chen Yang was a man who valued trust and kept his promises.

Feng Danqing's matter was extremely important and could not be delayed for a moment.

Also, Chen Yang didn't want to carry the large iron rod back and forth; it was too tiring.

He simply arranged to meet her here.

Less than half an hour later, Feng Danqing 'da da da' walked into the office.

"Mr. Chen, that was fast? Do you have results from the investigation?"

To be honest, when Han Feixue first recommended Chen Yang to her, she hadn't been optimistic.

Could a young man, without any help or backing, really investigate the affairs of a major company Big Boss thoroughly?

She hadn't expected that so little time would pass before the matter showed progress.

Chen Yang stood up and shook hands with Feng Danqing.

Her hand was very soft, slightly cool, and a bit smooth.

He released it immediately.

Chen Yang nodded and said:

"That's right, there has been some progress."

"I didn't expect that Chang Xiaotian, being a Big Boss, would have such strong anti-surveillance awareness."

"I followed him very carefully for a long time, and finally, with great difficulty, discovered his secret."

Feng Danqing's impression of Chen Yang changed slightly.

He was young, handsome, refined, polite, and efficient in his work.

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Chen. May I ask what secret you discovered?"

Chen Yang didn't waste time; he pulled out his phone and sent her all the photos and videos at once.

Feng Danqing looked at them for a few moments, and her face instantly turned pale.

"He really... has been lying to me all this time..."

Gradually, crystal tears welled up in the corners of Feng Danqing's eyes.

She hadn't expected it.

Their years of affection, the time spent striving together, the grand vision of building a career together... everything, absolutely everything, was fake!

Their life was filled with endless lies!

"Bang!"

A teacup was smashed by Feng Danqing!

"Chang Xiaotian, I will make you pay the price!"

She was beside herself with rage, her voice filled with resentment and hatred!

The next second, 'da! da! da!' Feng Danqing quickly departed without leaving a single word behind.

Chen Yang wasn't angry.

Putting himself in her shoes, anyone who encountered such a thing would lose their composure.

[Ding!]

[Obtained 10 points. Current cumulative points: 90 points. Keep up the good work!]

Another batch of points was credited.

The total points shot up rapidly, and seeing it made him feel extremely happy!

Doing good deeds also had rewards.

Why wouldn't he do it?

Chen Yang pulled out his phone and dialed Han Feixue's number.

"President Han..."

But Han Feixue interrupted him from the other end.

"Chen Yang, we know each other well enough now, don't be formal. Just call me Feixue."

Chen Yang adjusted his wording.

"Fei... xue, please check up on your friend, President Feng, recently."

Han Feixue was startled.

"What happened to Danqing?"

Chen Yang paused for a moment.

"Feixue, I'm sorry, but this involves personal privacy, so it's inconvenient for me to say."

"If you want to know, you can ask her herself."

Han Feixue understood Chen Yang's concerns.

As a private detective, he certainly had to be responsible for his client's privacy.

Maintaining secrecy was the most basic professional ethic.

"Alright, I understand. Thank you for the reminder!"

He hung up the phone.

Lilac happened to walk into the office.

Seeing the shards of glass all over the floor, she couldn't help but be surprised.

"Chen Yang, what happened here? What did you do to Miss Feng?"

"Could it be... you... forcibly kissed her?"

"She got angry... and smashed the cup?"

"..."

Chen Yang was speechless.

He quietly stared at Lilac.

Ten seconds later, he subtly changed the subject with a single question.

"You know her?"

Lilac proudly raised her little head.

"Of course. As the person in charge of Treasure Pavilion, this young lady is familiar with all the talented young men and esteemed young ladies in Jiangcheng."

"Whatever job you do, master it; whatever job you do, love it."

"Do you understand?"

Chen Yang was very cooperative and proactively gave her a thumbs up.

"You're amazing! I'm impressed!"

Changing the subject, he held up the large iron rod, which was over a meter long, and presented it to Lilac.

"So, please, Miss Lilac, Expert Lilac, Master Lilac, give me an appraisal."

"How much is this large iron rod of mine actually worth?"

Lilac widened her beautiful eyes.

She examined it carefully for a long time but found nothing.

"This thing... is it really an antique?"

Chen Yang was almost defeated by her.

"Master Lilac, is this all you've got?"

Lilac retorted defiantly, "Don't try to trick me. This is just a fire poker!"

Chen Yang countered: "Are you sure? If I prove that this item is worth tens of millions, what will you say?"

Lilac's lively eyes darted around.

"Are you trying to set a trap for me?"

Chen Yang smiled ambiguously.

"You're thinking crookedly. I'm being perfectly serious. Where is there a trap?"

Lilac suddenly understood.

Her pretty face flushed red.

In all her life, this was the first time someone had said something so suggestive to her.

She suddenly became resolute.

"If this thing is truly worth tens of millions, I'll call you 'Ge' (Brother) from now on."

Chen Yang felt secretly pleased.

"That can be arranged."

Lilac countered: "But what if it's worthless? You have to bark like a dog for me!"

Chen Yang was reluctant.

"You're really vicious... Fine, I agree!"

Lilac waved her little fists, cheering herself on.

Victory!

"Ding dong! Ding dong!"

Suddenly, Chen Yang received two messages.

He opened them and saw a transfer from Feng Danqing for 200,000 yuan.

"Hello, Mr. Chen! I apologize for losing my composure earlier! I will treat you to a meal another day to formally apologize! This is a small token of appreciation, thank you for your assistance!"

Chen Yang was overjoyed.

He had thought the final payment would be 50,000 yuan, but he didn't expect Feng Danqing to be so generous, handing over 200,000 yuan just like that!

It was worth the effort I put into helping her investigate Chang Xiaotian.

He hoped everything would go smoothly for her, allowing her to defend her interests.

Ideally, she would drive Chang Xiaotian out and take sole control of Changqing Company.

He tallied up his total assets.

Last time, when he saved Liu Sisi, he gained 100,000 yuan, totaling 1.4 million yuan.

Buying the large iron rod cost 100,000 yuan.

He had 1.3 million yuan remaining.

This time, Feng Danqing transferred 200,000 yuan.

Reaching 1.5 million yuan.

Not bad!

His wealth was constantly increasing!

The future was promising!

Beside him, Lilac 'accidentally' saw Feng Danqing's message and couldn't help but click her tongue in admiration.

"Chen Yang, you're incredible!"

"You forcibly kissed the girl, and she still transferred money to you!"

"200,000 yuan? You haven't been taken care of, have you?"

Chen Yang was covered in black lines.

What was she talking about?

Taken care of?

Was he that kind of person?

"Miss Lilac, can you even talk properly?"

"If you can't talk properly, you can be quiet. No one will suspect you're a mute!"

Chen Yang stopped paying attention to Lilac and focused instead on studying the large iron rod.

According to the images in the intelligence report, the bronze ancient sword was hidden inside the iron rod.

"Get me some rust remover ready,"

Chen Yang instructed Lilac without turning his head.

Lilac didn't make a sound.

Chen Yang waited for a long time but received no response.

He looked back: "Why aren't you speaking?"

Lilac pouted.

"Someone told me not to talk!"

Chen Yang realized, and proactively admitted his mistake.

"My dear young lady, I was wrong. Could you please prepare some rust remover for me, please?"

The corner of Lilac's mouth curved into a satisfied arc.

She walked toward the desk and picked up the phone.

"Manager Huang, please bring up some rust remover for me."

Before long, after Chen Yang's treatment, all the rust on the large iron rod was dissolved and removed.

Upon closer inspection, there was a faint seam at the top end.

Lilac fiddled with it a few times, but nothing happened.

Chen Yang pressed lightly.

"Click!"

The mechanism sounded.

A small button appeared on the upper part of the large iron rod.

Chen Yang rotated the button.

The top end of the large iron rod automatically detached, revealing an antique-looking bronze sword hilt, which was clearly no ordinary item—definitely a great treasure!

"Ah!"

Lilac was stunned!

Her mouth was wide open.

Swallowing a sausage would definitely not be a problem.