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

Su Li held the phone tightly. Mrs. Su in the photo looked haggard, and the background looked like a dilapidated warehouse. Fear and worry wrapped around Su Li's heart like vines. She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. "Jin Yan, we have to find my mother. This photo is too strange. I feel like she must have been..."

"Don't worry, we will find her." Gu Jinyan held Su Li's shoulders and said firmly, "I will send someone to check the location of this warehouse immediately."

Gu Jinyan acted as fast as ever, and soon, an address was placed in front of them. Su Li and Gu Jinyan did not dare to delay and drove there immediately. The warehouse was located in the suburbs of the city, desolate, and the air was filled with damp and moldy smells. Gu Jinyan asked the bodyguards to guard outside, and he went in with Su Li.

The warehouse was empty, with only a few dusty wooden boxes stacked in the corner. Su Li's heart sank little by little, and at this moment, she heard a faint sound, like someone sobbing softly. Su Li followed the sound and found a trembling figure in a corner. It was the "anonymous person" in the photo - the former employee of the competitor company.

"It's you! Did you send the email?" Su Li looked at him in surprise.

The man raised his head, his eyes dodging, and hesitantly said, "Yes...it was me, but I was also forced. They...they threatened me with my mother's life..."

It turned out that this employee was silenced because he had access to some business secrets of a rival company. He had no choice but to choose to pass the information on in this way.

"Don't worry, as long as you are willing to testify in court, we will protect your safety." Gu Jinyan said calmly.

"But..." The man looked embarrassed, "They are very powerful, I am worried..."

"Don't worry, we will contact the police and provide you with full protection." Su Li comforted.

Finally, with the help of the employee, they found the kidnapped Mrs. Su. Seeing that Mrs. Su was safe and sound, Su Li's heart finally settled down.

"Li'er, are you okay?" Mrs. Su saw Su Li and hugged her in her arms.

"Mom, I'm fine. I'm sorry to have made you worry." Su Li's eyes were red and she hugged Mrs. Su tightly.

The crisis was temporarily resolved, but the battle was far from over. Gu Jinyan looked at the employee and asked in a deep voice, "Do you have any evidence to prove that they instructed you to do this?"

The man hesitated for a moment, took out a USB flash drive from his pocket, and handed it to Gu Jinyan: "There is evidence of all their illegal operations in it. As long as you can guarantee my safety..."

Gu Jinyan took the USB drive and said firmly: "I promise."

At this time, Gu Jinyan's cell phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and answered the call. "Hello, it's me. What did you say?" Gu Jinyan hung up the phone with a serious expression, but his eyes were full of determination when he looked at Su Li. "It's the law firm calling. There is new progress in the case."

He signaled Su Li to stay calm, then called the lawyer to inquire about the details. It turned out that the police, based on the clues in the USB drive, raided the headquarters of the competitor company and seized a large number of forged documents and illegal transaction records. These evidences were sufficient to prove that the other party had engaged in malicious competition and commercial fraud.

"Great!" Su Li couldn't help but cheer, her joy was beyond words. She knew that they finally saw the dawn of victory in this lawsuit.

Gu Jinyan suppressed his inner excitement and calmly said to the lawyer: "Collect all the evidence as soon as possible. I want them to pay the price they deserve."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Jinyan immediately contacted several authoritative experts in the industry and sent the competitor's products for detailed technical analysis. After several days of research, the experts finally found serious safety hazards in the products.

"Mr. Gu, the core technology of this product has obvious signs of plagiarism and serious defects in safety performance. Once it is put on the market, the consequences will be disastrous." The leader of the expert group handed a detailed technical analysis report to Gu Jinyan with a serious tone.

Gu Jinyan took the report and read it carefully, frowning. He knew that the weight of this report was enough to completely defeat the competitor company.

The lawyer team reorganized the litigation materials based on the new evidence and prepared to submit them to the court. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, and the balance of victory seemed to have tilted towards the Gu Group.

However, at this moment, Gu Jinyan's cell phone rang again. He glanced at the caller ID and his expression changed slightly.

"Boss Gu, it's bad. There are a lot of comments attacking our company on the Internet. They say..." The assistant's voice was a little panicked. Gu Jinyan frowned, and the screen of his mobile phone flashed with dazzling comments: "Is the Gu Group going to be ruined?", "Boycott black-hearted companies, reject Gu's products!", "I heard that Boss Gu will do anything to suppress his opponents..." These malicious and slanderous comments spread rapidly like a virus, and the attacks of the Internet trolls intensified, and the stock price of Gu's company fell.

Inside the company, employees were in a panic and whispering. Some began to worry about the company's future, while others began to question Gu Jinyan's leadership. Su Li watched all this and felt extremely anxious.

"Don't panic, we are upright and have nothing to fear!" Gu Jinyan's voice rang out in the conference room, his eyes were firm and his tone was steady and powerful. "We have an absolute advantage in this lawsuit, and those rumors are just the last-ditch struggle of our competitors!"

Su Li walked up to him, held his hand, and gave him silent support. She took a deep breath, faced all the employees, and said in a clear and firm voice: "Dear colleagues, I know everyone is worried now, but please believe us, believe in President Gu, we will definitely win this lawsuit and clear the company's name!"

She swept her eyes over everyone, her eyes full of strength and hope. "Our Gu Group has always upheld the concept of honest business operations and has never done anything illegal. We will definitely get to the bottom of this incident and give everyone an explanation!"

Su Li's words were like a magic needle that stabilized the originally shaken morale of the army. The employees looked at the couple fighting side by side, and a glimmer of hope ignited in their hearts.

Gu Jinyan continued, "I have arranged a public relations team to conduct crisis public relations, and will also hold the rumor makers accountable. Please believe that we will overcome the difficulties, and the future of the Gu Group will be brighter!"

His voice was sonorous and powerful, and every word was full of strength and confidence, making everyone present feel his determination and courage.

After the meeting, Gu Jinyan and Su Li returned to the office. Neither of them spoke, but just quietly leaned against each other, resisting this sudden storm together. Suddenly, a rapid phone ring broke the silence of the office...

On the other end of the phone, the lawyer's voice could not hide his fatigue, but it could not hide a hint of excitement: "Mr. Gu, Ms. Su, good news! We have found a key witness! He can prove that the data is forged, and he also holds more unknown secrets of the rival company..."

Su Li excitedly held Gu Jinyan's hand, as if she saw the dawn of victory. The gloom of the past few days was swept away, and the office was filled with a relaxed atmosphere.

However, before I could relax, the lawyer's next words were like a bucket of cold water poured over my head: "But... the other party's lawyer just contacted me, they... they want to propose an out-of-court settlement."

"Reconciliation?" Su Li was stunned. This sudden turn caught her off guard.

Gu Jinyan's face also darkened, and a cold light flashed in his deep eyes. He pursed his thin lips tightly, remained silent, and exuded a cold aura.

"What conditions did they put forward?" After a long time, Gu Jinyan slowly spoke, his voice low and hoarse.

The lawyer hesitated and answered cautiously: "They... they are willing to publicly apologize, admit that they have committed defamation, and withdraw all charges. But..."

"But what?" Su Li asked, with a bad feeling in her heart.

"But they asked..." The lawyer paused, as if he was choosing his words, "They asked... Gu Group to drop its counterclaim against them, and... and publicly state that this matter was just a misunderstanding."

"Impossible!" Su Li refused without even thinking, "They are wishful thinking! They want us to give up our counterclaim and admit that it was a misunderstanding? Do they think we are fools?"

Gu Jinyan didn't say anything, but just listened quietly, tapping the table with his fingers, making crisp sounds that tapped on Su Li's heart and the hearts of everyone present.

The air seemed to freeze, and there was silence in the office. Everyone held their breath, waiting for Gu Jinyan's decision.