After the substitution marriage, I became the CEO's white moonlight

Gu Jinyan held the phone, his knuckles slightly white. The voice on the other end of the phone was very familiar to him. It was his rival in the business world, Lu Ziming, the president of Lu Group.

"Lu Ziming, what exactly do you want to do?" Gu Jinyan's voice was cold, without a trace of warmth.

"I just want to give Mr. Gu a small gift, I hope you like it." Lu Ziming's tone was frivolous and full of provocation.

"Do you think you can defeat the Gu family in this way? You underestimate me." Gu Jinyan sneered, with a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.

"Maybe I underestimated you? Let's wait and see." After saying that, Lu Ziming hung up the phone.

Gu Jinyan put down his phone, his face terribly gloomy. He knew that Lu Ziming came prepared this time, and this battle would not be easy to fight.

"Is it Lu Ziming?" Su Li looked at Gu Jinyan and asked worriedly.

Gu Jinyan nodded and told Su Li the whole story.

"Don't worry, we will find out the truth." Su Li held Gu Jinyan's hand and gave him a firm look.

Gu Jinyan and Su Li quickly hired a professional legal team to conduct an in-depth investigation into the competitor's defamation. The experienced legal team carefully combed through all relevant news reports, online comments, and internal company information in the hope of finding a breakthrough.

However, the investigation process was not smooth. They found that the competitor was very clever in manipulating public opinion, not only hiring a large number of online water armies, but also using media resources to spread false information, and even buying off some internal company personnel to create "evidence" that was unfavorable to Gu.

"These chains of evidence are carefully designed and linked together, and it is difficult to find loopholes." The head of the legal team said, "The other party is obviously well prepared, and there must be someone behind the scenes who is giving them advice."

"Is there nothing we can do?" Su Li asked anxiously.

"Of course not." Gu Jinyan said calmly, "We will find their flaws, and justice will be served."

Time was running out, so Gu Jinyan and Su Li decided to split up. He personally led the team to continue investigating the evidence, while Su Li was responsible for stabilizing the company, calming the employees, and actively responding to media inquiries.

A few days later, the case was officially heard in court. In the court, the lawyers on both sides exchanged sharp words, and the atmosphere was tense. Gu Jinyan and Su Li attended the trial, their expressions were serious and their eyes were firm.

The lawyer team submitted the collected evidence to the judge. However, when the judge initially reviewed the evidence, he frowned and cast his eyes on Gu Jinyan... The judge carefully flipped through the documents in his hand, frowning, and his eyes behind the glasses scanned every piece of evidence sharply. After a long time, he raised his head and said in a serious tone: "Mr. Gu, based on the evidence you provided, it is not enough to prove that Lu Group has committed malicious defamation. I need you to provide more powerful evidence."

Gu Jinyan and the legal team exchanged glances and understood in their hearts that this was the other party's cleverness. They deliberately blurred the traces of the operation and made the chain of evidence appear weak.

"We will provide additional evidence as soon as possible." Gu Jin's tone was calm, but he couldn't hide his inner anxiety.

After walking out of the court, Su Li immediately came up to him. She noticed Gu Jinyan's tense jawline and asked softly, "How is it?"

"The judge asks us to provide additional evidence." Gu Jinyan rubbed his eyebrows, a hint of fatigue in his tone.

Su Li held his hand and said firmly: "Don't worry, we will find evidence."

As time went by, the case came to a standstill. The lawyers worked day and night, but could not find any key evidence. Su Li was also looking for a key witness, someone who had participated in the Lu Group's propaganda manipulation.

However, Su Li's investigation seemed to have touched the other party's bottom line, and she began to be frequently threatened and obstructed. Her phone was tapped, her mailbox was filled with threatening emails, and she was even followed on her way home.

Su Li was not intimidated. She strengthened her precautions, concealed her whereabouts more carefully, and continued to track down the whereabouts of the witness. Finally, she got a reliable news that the witness was hiding in an abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city.

Su Li didn't tell anyone and drove to the outskirts of the city alone. As night fell, the abandoned factory was pitch black, with only a few crows echoing in the night sky, which seemed particularly eerie and terrifying. Su Li took a deep breath, held the flashlight tightly in his hand, and walked in carefully.

"Who?!" A vigilant voice suddenly sounded in the darkness.

Su Li's heart skipped a beat. She raised the flashlight, and the beam illuminated a weather-beaten face. It was the witness she was looking for.

"I'm here to help you..." Su Li was interrupted by hurried footsteps before she could finish her words.

"Hurry up! They're coming!" The witness grabbed Su Li's hand and pulled her into a dark passage...

The witness dragged Su Li to run in the dark and narrow passage, with chaotic footsteps and heavy breathing echoing in her ears. Su Li could feel the people chasing behind her getting closer and closer, and she was extremely anxious. Suddenly, a ray of light appeared in front of them. They rushed out of the passage and saw a deserted factory building in front of them. Before Su Li could see the surrounding environment clearly, the witness pulled her to hide behind a pile of abandoned machines and whispered, "Don't make a sound, they will catch up soon."

At the same time, Gu Jinyan published a fierce article on an industry forum, directly pointing out the despicable behavior of his competitors, and cited a large amount of data and cases to strongly refute the other party's previous slander. Once this article was released, it attracted widespread attention and heated discussions in the industry. Supporters liked and forwarded it, praising Gu Jinyan for his courage to reveal the truth; while opponents attacked him more frantically, questioning his motives and the authenticity of his evidence.

In the dead of night, Su Li and Gu Jinyan returned home. There was no light in the living room, only the flickering fire in the fireplace illuminated their tired faces. They sat side by side on the sofa, each holding a cup of hot tea in their hands, but they were silent.

"Thank you for what happened today." Gu Jinyan broke the silence in a low voice. He knew that it was very dangerous for Su Li to go to the witness alone, and his heart was filled with gratitude and worry.

Su Li shook her head and sighed softly: "We are now on the same boat, it would be awkward to say these things."

"It's just..." Gu Jinyan hesitated. He looked at Su Li with complicated emotions in his eyes. "This battle is more difficult than we imagined. The other side seems to have been prepared and has been ahead of us every step of the way."

"But we can't give up." Su Li clenched his fists and said firmly, "The truth is out there. We must find evidence and make them pay the price!"

Outside the window, the night was dark and the wind was howling, as if foreshadowing a bigger storm was about to come...Suddenly, Su Li's phone screen lit up and a new email alert popped up. She clicked it and saw that the sender column was clearly written as "Anonymous". The content of the email only had one sentence: Do you want to know the truth? See you at the old place at three in the morning. Su Li stood up suddenly, and the teacup in her hand slipped and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

The blinding sunlight shone through the gaps in the curtains, and Su Li woke up from her sleep. She sat up suddenly, and the dream of last night was still vivid in her mind. The email from the "anonymous" was like a nightmare that haunted her. She picked up her phone, and the email at three o'clock in the morning lay quietly in her inbox, with no reply, as if it was just a bad joke.

Gu Jinyan had already gotten up and was talking on the phone by the window. His slender figure looked particularly tall in the morning light. Seeing Su Li wake up, he whispered "I'll go to the study" and turned to leave.

After Su Li finished washing up, she went downstairs to find Gu Jinyan already sitting at the dining table reading documents. There were several newspapers on the table, and the front-page headlines were all negative reports about the Gu Group.

"Let's have breakfast." Gu Jinyan put down the documents and motioned Su Li to sit down.

Su Li ate breakfast absentmindedly, thinking about the email in her mind. She hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell Gu Jinyan.

"Jin Yan, I received an anonymous email yesterday..."

Gu Jinyan raised his head, his expression solemn: "An anonymous email? Who sent it?"

Su Li repeated the content of the email, and Gu Jinyan frowned after listening to it.

"The information provided in the email is important, but we cannot be sure of its authenticity." Gu Jinyan hesitated for a moment, "I will ask Assistant Lin to check this 'Anonymous'."

"Yeah." Su Li nodded, but felt a little uneasy in her heart.

After breakfast, Gu Jinyan and Su Li went to the company together. As soon as they arrived at the office, the lawyer team rushed over.

"Mr. Gu, the situation is not optimistic." The lawyer looked serious. "The other party seems to have a lot of our internal information, and they have begun to spread rumors on the Internet to guide public opinion against us."

Gu Jinyan's face was gloomy. He knew that the battle had just begun.

In the next few days, Gu Jinyan and Su Li were extremely busy. They ran around trying to find new evidence, but the other party seemed to have been prepared and was ahead of them every step of the way.

Just when they were at a loss, Su Li's phone received another anonymous email. This time, there was no text in the email, only an attachment. Su Li clicked on the attachment and found a photo. The person in the photo turned out to be... Su Li's adoptive mother, Mrs. Su!

Su Li's heart suddenly sank, and a bad premonition came to her mind. She immediately called Mrs. Su, but the phone was turned off.

"What's wrong?" Gu Jinyan noticed that Su Li was acting strangely.

"My mother...something might have happened to her..." Su Li's voice trembled, and the photo slipped from her hands and fell on the carpet.