When Mu Yu stepped into Rong Jian’s office, he was the only one there. She couldn’t stop herself from being surprised as she asked, “Has your mother left already?”
“My mother?” Rong Jian was even more surprised than she was. “My mother came by earlier?”
“Didn’t she?”
“I don’t think so. She didn’t call me!”
“The old woman who wanted to see you earlier wasn’t your mother?”
Rong Jian was torn between laughing and crying. “Who told you that she was my mother?”
Mu Yu was taken aback. “She’s not?! Then who—”
“It was Qian Fenggen’s older sister, Qian Fengying.”
“What?” That immediately piqued Mu Yu’s interest, and she instantly dropped the topic about his mother. “Why was Qian Fengying looking for you? Is it because she has a lead?”
“Yes! She said that Qian Xiaoyu’s birth father is from Huacheng! Qian Fenggen adopted Qian Xiaoyu from Huacheng!”
“Huacheng?
Jinhuan?Is that Yin Anran?All of a sudden, the sound of ringing bells thundered in Mu Yu’s ears. Didn’t he claim to be tending to Xinyue Estates’ matters? Why is he with Yin Anran?Given the noiselessness in the call, it was apparent that he wasn’t in public. Regardless, she could hear Yin Anran’s coy words in the background. What if…Immediately, her face turned pale as she subconsciously dropped her phone onto the bed.No, no, no… No way!There’s no way he’d do that! He’d never do this to me!This must be a misunderstanding! I’m sure of it!Stop overthinking… Calm down!Despite her countless self-comforting thoughts, her brain couldn’t stop feeding into her anxiety.He told me himself that he had fired Yin Anran and assured that he’d cut all ties with her. Why is he with her right now? Not only that, he’s even lying to me just to
“H-Huan…” When she heard noises around her, Qin Chengxi raised her head and saw her brother. Then, she hastily hid the hand that was placed on her ear.Qin Jinhuan caught sight of the cell phone she was trying to hide and asked, “Did you fight with Shang Qi?” “N-No, we’re fine,” Qin Chengxi replied with a panicked expression.“Then why are you crying?”“I-I’m not.” Realizing there were tears at the corner of her eyes, she quickly wiped them off with her sleeve before responding to Qin Jinhuan with a forced smile.“We saw you crying, though!” Mu Yu, who speedily followed after, came over and expressed her concern. “What happened? Come, don’t hold it in all by yourself.”“I-I…” After hesitating for a while, Qin Chengxi blurted as her eyes glistened, “I’m just worried about Grandpa.”“Really?” Mu Yu asked in disbelief.In response, Qin Chengxi awkwardly nodded her head. As sh
An anxious Mu Yu quickly gave Rong Jian a call to inquire about it.“So far, we haven’t gotten anything about Qian Xiaoyu’s biological parents, but we did find out where Qian Fenggen’s old home is, so we’re heading there to see if there are any clues about Qian Xiaoyu,” answered Rong Jian.“I see, and here I thought something big happened seeing how both you and Madam Feng rushed over there.” After finishing her sentence, Mu Yu heaved a sigh of relief.With an awkward guffaw, Rong Jian replied, “I’m rather slow when it comes to processing problems, so I could use some help. Not only that, Fan and the others already have their plates full. Since the forensic department had nothing much to do, I requested Director Gu to let Rubing come with me.”Even though Mu Yu had seen through his intentions, she did not expose him. Instead, she silently laughed at him before she continued to ask, “Are you thinking that Qian Fenggen fostere
“Huh?!” Mu Yu was surprised yet delighted. Instantly, questions tumbled out of her mouth. “Who exactly is this fake Qian Dacheng? Is he not from Huacheng? Did he ever come in contact with Sun Meilan and Zhao Yongli while he was there? Did he assume a different name to hide from the killer? What was his relationship with Qian Xiaoyu? Why did she help him despite the heavy consequences?”She walked as she spoke on the phone. Along the way, she kept running into other coworkers who greeted her, so she had to divide her attention and smile back at them. Eventually, Mu Yu jogged over to the patch of trees nearby so that she wouldn’t get distracted during her phone call with Rong Jian. She crouched under an osmanthus tree and pressed her phone close to her ear, listening carefully to what he had to say.“Qian Dacheng’s real name is Qian Daqing, and he’s a member of the Qian Hamlet in Xichang Province’s Dutou Town. In truth, he was already thirty-eight, whi
“Calm down! It’s me. It’s me.”The ‘ghostly face’ disappeared all of a sudden. Then, Mu Yu found herself in the arms of a familiar man amid the darkness. Upon recognizing Qin Jinhuan’s voice, she clutched her chest, heaved a long sigh of relief, and shook him off angrily. “Don’t you know you can literally scare people to death?”Qin Jinhuan whispered in her ear with an apologetic smile and said, “I was joking with you, Darling. I thought forensic doctors have nerves of steel.”“We forensic doctors have nerves of steel only when it comes to dead bodies. That doesn’t mean we aren’t scared of people who pretend to be dead and disguise themselves as ghosts…” Mu Yu replied, only to stop mid-sentence when she suddenly realized that it was inauspicious to say the words ‘people who pretend to be dead.’ She immediately changed the subject by asking, “How did you know I’m here?”Qin Jinhuan led her out as he explained, “I was looking
Rong Jian and Feng Rubing stayed in Huacheng for three days before returning to An City with plenty of clues about Qian Daqing.Qian Daqing hadn’t graduated junior high when he left the Qian Hamlet to work in Huacheng. However, he was lazy at work and always stood up to his bosses, so he was fired from multiple jobs in a row. In a fit of pique, he beat up one of his bosses and trashed the latter’s shop. However, Huacheng was unlike the Qian Hamlet, so he was locked up soon afterward. To get him out of jail, his parents begged almost all of their relatives and friends on their knees and even sold their farmlands to scrape up enough money to compensate the wounded for his loss.After suffering enough in jail, Qian Daqing learned his lesson upon his release. He did everything possible to cozy up to several gangsters whom he considered quite capable. He ended up joining them, but he was smart enough to not get involved in drug dealing, murder, and forced
Mu Yu took a few deep breaths in disbelief while trying hard to calm herself down. After barely pulling herself together, she carefully reread the text message from beginning to end without missing a word. Still, she couldn’t believe what was said in the text message. As her hands trembled, she dialed the phone number from which the text message was sent, only to hear a voice saying that the number she had dialed was unavailable.She massaged her aching temples hard, clutched her cell phone, and read the text message carefully once again. The more she read it, the more it struck a chill into her heart, and the angrier she became. If everything in this text message is true, how am I going to trust Huan in the future? Wait, calm down! I haven’t figured out the intentions of the person who sent this text message, so I mustn’t get all in a fluster. Perhaps this is just someone’s malicious attempt to drive a wedge between us. I have to find out the truth about this! B
Mu Yu was already in the hospital when she regained consciousness.“How do you feel now, Yu?”She opened her eyes and heard Qin Jinhuan’s voice, which was full of anxiety, before she was fully awake. At the same time, her hand was being held tightly; she knew without thinking that the hand that grabbed hers must be his. As her memory froze at the instant her body fell headlong, she was instantly seized with panic. She subconsciously grabbed his hand in return while shouting his name.“I’m here! I’m here! It’s all right, so don’t be afraid,” Qin Jinhuan comforted her as he held her in his arms.“She’s come round at last.”Upon hearing Rong Jian’s voice, Mu Yu immediately pushed Qin Jinhuan aside, looked at Rong Jian, and asked, “Chief Rong? Are you all right?”“I’m fine,” Rong Jian replied with a smile after heaving a long sigh.“How’s the person called Brother Peng then?” Before Mu Yu p