At this moment, Li Che had already taken off his mask.
He sat there with a dark expression, saying nothing.
When his gaze shifted from the tablet to Shen An’an’s masked face, there was even a trace of resentment in his eyes.
A total sis-con!
He stopped talking, waved over a waiter, and skillfully ordered the dishes.
Then he arrogantly turned his head away and refused to look at Shen An’an again.
Shen An’an seemed to understand his temper and did not continue asking questions.
She had no intention of comforting him either.
After taking the tablet and typing away for a while, she finally held it out in front of Li Che.
“How did the thing I asked you to investigate go?”
Li Che’s face seemed to twist for a moment.
Grinding his teeth, he turned and glared fiercely at Shen An’an.
All she ever cared about was business!
Nothing else mattered to her!
Shen An’an blinked in confusion, unable to understand where his sudden anger had come from.
Li Che snatched the tablet from her hands like he was venting his frustration, his fingertips jabbing hard at the screen.
Shen An’an wanted to say something, but her damaged throat prevented her from speaking, so she swallowed the words back down.
Her poor tablet…
Only after a long while did Li Che finally hand the tablet back to her.
“The person you asked me to investigate had already been removed from the police registry. He’s dead. Those people also disappeared without a trace three years ago. As for whether they had any connection to the Chen family, based on what happened back then, the Chens didn’t appear to have any contact with them.”
“But I checked the villa you mentioned. The owner isn’t Chen Tianming.”
“The owner’s name is Wu Jian—your junior apprentice sister Wu Ming’s biological father.”
Shen An’an frowned deeply.
The fingertips clutching the tablet trembled slightly.
Could it be that Wu Ming’s kidnapping three years ago had all been staged?
That her own father had worked together with those people to sell his own daughter?
Li Che had originally decided not to speak to Shen An’an anymore, but seeing her like this softened his heart in the end.
“This matter is too dangerous. It needs to be handed over to the police for investigation.”
Shen An’an shook her head.
After typing on the tablet again, she showed it to him.
“It’s useless. I already brought it up with the police back when I was at the station. But after they investigated the villa, they found nothing unusual. I didn’t have any additional evidence, so the matter was dropped.”
“But I’m certain there’s something wrong with that villa!”
Li Che understood Shen An’an’s personality well.
She was stubborn and resilient—once she decided to do something, she would never give up halfway.
He knew there was no point trying to stop her from involving herself in something so dangerous.
All he could do was try his best to keep her safe.
“Alright, I’ll investigate it. But you have to promise me one thing.”
Shen An’an looked at him.
Li Che straightened up and leaned slightly closer.
His gaze was firm and burning as he looked directly at her.
“Once we get the evidence, you must hand everything over to the police. And you absolutely cannot act behind my back.”
Shen An’an froze for a second before nodding.
Only then did Li Che finally relax.
Even the irritation he had felt toward Shen An’an moments earlier completely disappeared.
He raised a hand and gently ruffled her hair.
After the dishes were served, the two quietly began eating.
…
Zhou Yushen had no idea Li Che had arrived in Fengcheng.
He found Shen Nanyue and relayed Xu Ping’s intentions.
Shen Nanyue frowned. “We already know of two locations where the Chen family imprisoned An’an. After reporting them to the police, nothing was found at either site. What else does Lawyer Xu want to know?”
“Perhaps he suspects the Chen family’s secrets run deeper than that,” Zhou Yushen said calmly.
Sitting in Shen Nanyue’s office, his gaze remained fixed stubbornly on her face.
As she thought seriously, her brows furrowed slightly.
Her fair and delicate face carried a trace of frustration from being unable to solve the problem.
So what she had said this morning really had just been said casually.
She truly hadn’t cared.
At the same time that the heavy weight in his heart lifted, Zhou Yushen also felt a twisted sense of disappointment.
He looked away, inwardly despising himself.
Meanwhile, Shen Nanyue did not notice Zhou Yushen’s emotions at all.
“We really should investigate the Chen family thoroughly.”
An’an suspected Chen Tianming was the one who had killed her father.
If that were true, then there had to be a reason behind it.
“I’m going to meet Chen Mu.”
“I’ll go with you.”
Zhou Yushen answered without hesitation.
Shen Nanyue looked at him.
Her narrow eyes, slightly furrowed, carried a faint chill.
“You’re just using her to get revenge on Chen Mu!”
Gu Linlang’s furious shouting in the hospital that night echoed once again in Shen Nanyue’s mind.
Zhou Yushen wanting to meet Chen Mu with her—wasn’t he just trying to deliberately provoke him?
Shen Nanyue instinctively prepared to refuse, but Zhou Yushen suddenly spoke again.
“If you don’t let me go, I’ll secretly follow you anyway. He treats you differently now. I’m worried.”
Shen Nanyue felt somewhat helpless.
Who exactly was supposed to be worried about whom?
“Fine. Once the appointment’s set, I’ll take you with me.”
If they couldn’t get any useful information out of Chen Mu, then she could also use Zhou Yushen to provoke him a little.
That way, she would at least have a handy weapon to use.
After they finished discussing things, Zhou Yushen shamelessly stayed in Shen Nanyue’s office instead of leaving.
He took out his phone, preparing to handle matters related to his private businesses, when he received a message from Li Che.
“I’m in Fengcheng. Let’s have a meal sometime if you’re free.”
Zhou Yushen frowned.
What was he doing in Fengcheng?
“What are you here for?” he typed back exactly as he thought.
“I’m chasing someone. Don’t slack off completely on the group’s business. You may not want to get married, but I do. Make time to handle some company matters online. I’m a bit busy these next couple of days.”
Zhou Yushen’s face darkened.
Coming all the way to Fengcheng just to pursue someone.
That really was like him!
After chatting with Li Che for a few more lines, Zhou Yushen received a batch of work messages from him.
A lot of it couldn’t be handled on a phone and required a computer.
Which meant he had to go back.
His expression grew darker and darker until he abruptly locked his phone.
When he turned to look at Shen Nanyue, however, he realized she had been sitting at her desk watching him for quite some time.
Zhou Yushen froze slightly before asking instinctively, “What’s wrong?”
Shen Nanyue rested her chin on one hand, her gaze falling on Zhou Yushen’s handsome face as she casually asked,
“Don’t you have work? Why haven’t you been at the company these past two days?”
“My position’s about to be replaced. I’m thinking of resigning and becoming a househusband instead.”
That was something Shen Nanyue had not expected at all.
A trace of surprise appeared on her face.
“What exactly happened?”
“I offended the higher-ups.”
Shen Nanyue looked puzzled. “Did you offend Young Master Zhou?”
Zhou Yushen said nothing and merely sighed softly.
He hadn’t said a single word, yet somehow it felt like he had already said everything.
Shen Nanyue understood immediately and did not continue asking.
She only said calmly, “If you want to resign, then resign. If you don’t want to work, just stay at home. It’s not like I can’t afford to support you.”
Although Zhou Yushen’s behavior in relationships was morally questionable, he had still helped her quite a bit recently.
When comfort was needed, she would still offer a few comforting words—it was only basic human decency.
Zhou Yushen smiled as he looked at Shen Nanyue.
“Since you’ve said that, then I won’t bother trying to please my boss anymore. I’ll just resign properly. From now on, I’ll have to rely on my wife to support me.”
After speaking, Zhou Yushen stood up.
“But before resigning, there are still some things I need to deal with. I’ll head out first.”
Watching Zhou Yushen leave, Shen Nanyue felt that something about the situation was strangely off.
Was she… encouraging him to resign?
— The end of the Chapter–
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