After the appreciation event, Lu Zhi entered a long tug-of-war with Shen Ning. She didn't rush to counterattack. She waited—for Shen Ning to slip, for the anonymous email trail to surface, for the right moment. Meanwhile, her work didn't slow. The Ruichi project moved forward; new client negotiations continued; her calendar stayed packed. Cheng Shu was still the strictly business Mr. Cheng—commenting on her proposals in meetings, nodding in hallways, asking about Ruichi's progress when they me...