The CEO's 100 Billion Bride: The Secret War of the Rich

Su Wanwan gently pushed open the door of Huo Yanshen's office and found her husband concentrating on checking a pile of documents. Since the thrilling escape from the mountain, she has cherished every moment with Huo Yanshen even more.

"Yan Shen, are you still busy?" she asked softly.

Huo Yanshen raised his head, the fatigue in his eyes was swept away, and he showed a gentle smile: "Wanwan, you are here. I am sorting out some information to see if I can find more clues about Cheng Yuan."

Su Wanwan walked up to him and gently massaged his shoulders: "Don't be too tired. Do you want me to help you?"

Huo Yanshen held her hand and kissed it gently: "Having you by my side is the best rest. But these documents involve a lot of company secrets, you might find it boring."

Su Wanwan curled her lips: "I am your wife and also a member of the company. Besides, after so many things, I think I am qualified to know more."

Huo Yan thought deeply for a moment, and finally nodded: "You are right. Come, let's take a look together."

The two sat side by side at the desk and began to carefully look through the documents. Most of them were routine financial statements and project plans, but Su Wanwan's eyes were attracted by an inconspicuous folder.

"Yan Shen, what is this?" she asked, pointing at the folder labeled "Phoenix Project."

Huo Yan frowned: "Phoenix Project? I have never heard of this project."

With curiosity, Su Wanwan carefully opened the folder. Inside was a detailed plan involving a huge cross-border merger and acquisition case. What was even more surprising was that the execution time of this plan was actually five years ago, before Huo Yanshen took over the company.

“What…what’s going on?” Su Wanwan looked at her husband in shock. “Why have we never heard of this plan before?”

Huo Yanshen's expression turned serious: "I don't know either. It seems that there are still many secrets in the company that I don't know."

The two continued to study the contents of the document and found that the "Phoenix Project" not only involved huge amounts of money, but also involved political and business relations in multiple countries. Even more disturbing was that the plan mentioned a mysterious figure codenamed "Shadow" many times.

"Yan Shen, who do you think this 'shadow' is?" Su Wanwan asked, with a vague sense of foreboding in her heart.

Huo Yanshen shook his head: "I don't know, but I have a feeling that this person may be the mastermind behind the whole plan."

At this moment, Su Wanwan noticed a strange mark on the last page of the document. She looked carefully and found that it was an extremely small QR code.

"Yan Shen, look at this!" She pointed to her husband excitedly.

Huo Yanshen immediately took out his phone and scanned the QR code. A moment later, a string of encrypted numbers and letters appeared on the phone screen.

"What is this?" Su Wanwan asked curiously.

"It looks like some kind of code." Huo Yanshen frowned and thought, "It may be the key to more hidden information."

The two looked at each other, and saw excitement and worry in each other's eyes. They realized that they might have accidentally touched upon a huge secret.

"Wanwan, we have to be careful." Huo Yanshen lowered his voice and said, "This 'Phoenix Project' is obviously not an ordinary business plan. There may be a shocking conspiracy behind it."

Su Wanwan nodded: "I understand. So what should we do next?"

Huo Yan thought for a moment: "First, we have to decipher the code. Second, we need to quietly investigate the ins and outs of this plan and see if we can find out the true identity of the 'shadow'."

“I can help.” Su Wanwan said firmly, “I learned some cryptography in college, maybe it can come in handy.”

Huo Yanshen looked at his wife with relief: "It's great to have you by my side. But, Wanwan, you have to promise me that no matter what happens, you must put your own safety first."

Su Wanwan held her husband's hand and said, "I promise you. We will face this together and solve this mystery together."

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the office door. The two looked at each other quickly, Huo Yanshen quickly put away the documents, and Su Wanwan picked up a magazine and pretended to read it as if nothing had happened.

"Come in." Huo Yan said in a deep and steady voice.

The door opened and the chief financial officer of the Huo Group walked in: "Mr. Huo, I have some urgent financial reports that need your review."

Huo Yanshen nodded: "Okay, put it here first, I'll take a look at it later."

After the financial officer left, Su Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief: "Yan Shen, we have to find a safe place to continue studying these documents."

Huo Yanshen agreed: "You are right. We will take these materials home tonight and study them carefully in the study."

That night, the couple stayed up all night in their secret study at home, trying to crack the mysterious code. When it was almost dawn, Su Wanwan suddenly shouted excitedly: "I found the pattern!"

Huo Yanshen came over immediately: "Really? What is it?"

Su Wanwan quickly wrote down a string of characters on the paper: "This is an ancient substitution cipher, combined with a modern encryption algorithm. After deciphering it, I got a website address and login credentials."

Huo Yanshen immediately opened his laptop and entered the URL and credentials. A large number of encrypted files immediately appeared on the screen.

"Oh my god," Su Wanwan gasped, "These are..."

Huo Yanshen's expression became extremely serious: "Yes, these are the details of the 'Phoenix Project'. It seems that we have accidentally uncovered a shocking secret."

Just as the two were about to look deeper into the contents of the file, Huo Yanshen's phone suddenly rang. It was a text message from an unfamiliar number:

"Don't investigate further, or you will suffer the consequences. - Shadow"

Su Wanwan and Huo Yanshen looked at each other, and saw shock and determination in each other's eyes. They knew that they had been involved in a vortex that was far more dangerous than they had imagined. But at the same time, they also firmly believed that only by revealing the truth could they protect everything they cherished.

"Yan Shen, what should we do?" Su Wanwan asked softly, with a firm tone in her voice.

Huo Yanshen held his wife's hand tightly: "Let's continue investigating. No matter what we encounter, we must face it together."

Outside the window, the morning light is rising, and a new day is about to begin.