Chapter 117

The three members of the Shen family were all dumbfounded.

"Ho—how is it possible..." Shen Mu pinched herself hard, tears almost coming out from the pain.

It was real.

The person sitting there lowering her head to sign, and shaking hands with President Ke of the Ke Group to reach a cooperation agreement, was Jiang Lai.

The Jiang Lai they knew.

Even if she was dressed up, she could recognize that this was Jiang Lai, the Jiang Lai who had been a daughter-in-law in the Shen family for four years.

The Jiang Lai who was called to and fro by them, and sent to work alone in the kitchen during festivals.

"Jiang Lai? Chief Engineer?" Shen Mu shook her head hard, suspecting that she was having visual and auditory hallucinations. "Shouldn't the Chief Engineer be Shutong?"

"By the way, where is Shutong? Why didn't I see Shutong's shadow on it." She looked at her husband, "Did you put on the wrong channel?"

Shen Xi also said: "Dad, you must have put on the wrong channel."

How could this be?

How could this be??!

"I don't believe it. How could Jiang Lai, a person who only knows how to lower her head to wash clothes, cook, and take care of men, have anything to do with scientific research?"

And a big shot in scientific research?

A joke.

A huge joke.

The big shot in scientific research was clearly Sister Shutong; how did it become Jiang Lai?

The signing ceremony had already ended. In addition to the news broadcast, the news about the Self-developed Chip Project and the Ke Group signing a strategic cooperation agreement had gone viral on mobile phones.

Major video apps, major communication apps, the headlines were all about this matter.

The main image was the one of Jiang Lai and Ke Zhongyu shaking hands.

For a time, congratulatory comments poured in like a tide, and it was a scene of jubilation.

Shen Fu looked at the various reports, and it was hard not to admit it.

Jiang Lai was the one who could truly help his son.

Jiang Lai was the one who could truly bring glory to the Shen family.

Jiang Lai was the one who was truly worthy of his son.

What had he done!

He had secretly processed the divorce certificate for his son and Jiang Lai!

How could he face the ancestors of the Shen family, how could he face his son!

"It's over, it's over." Shen Fu let out a mournful cry in a low voice, slapping his palm on his knee.

Shen Mu also had a bitter face.

She understood what her husband meant by "it's over"; he was regretting the divorce between his son and Jiang Lai.

She comforted her husband: "How is it over? No matter how amazing Jiang Lai is, isn't she still an orphan? With strength but no background, she is still unworthy of our son. Shutong is so good, with background and ability, not bad at all."

"It's just... why don't we see Shutong? Our son is also missing."

Shen Xi said dejectedly: "It must be that they lost the bid, Brother was sad and left first, and Sister Shutong was worried about Brother, so she followed."

Shen Fu was also confused about this in his heart.

He didn't think it was what his daughter said.

"Call my son."

"Okay." Shen Mu dialed the phone, but it was never answered.

Shen Fu felt something was wrong; something might have happened. He hurriedly adjusted his emotions, stood up, and said: "I'm going out."

The mother and daughter didn't quite understand and watched him go out.

As soon as the door closed, Shen Mu's heart became uneasy again, muttering: "Did we really do something wrong?"

They shouldn't have let Jiang Lai and Shen Xun divorce.

How did they divorce?

Shen Xi didn't know that her own brother had already divorced; she only thought her mother was frightened by Jiang Lai's title.

"Mom, what's wrong or not? It's Jiang Lai's fault, okay? She kept it from our family all along, she did it on purpose! Keeping it from us so she could go around saying we were mean to her later!"

Shen Mu nodded: "She did it on purpose. You say you have such a good job, why keep it from us? Isn't this not treating us as one of our own?"

"But, Jiang Lai must have received a lot of bonuses this time, right? There will be a lot of money later." She really felt sorry for that money; if they hadn't divorced, it would be marital joint property, and half would belong to her son.

Shen Xi rolled her eyes: "Mom, that miser Jiang Lai, do you think she would give us money to spend? How much of my brother's money has she held onto all these years that was spent on us? At most, she bought me porridge for two thousand yuan a bowl. Have you ever seen her buy me luxury goods? Sister Shutong has bought me plenty."

Shen Fu valued Lin Shutong because he felt she had talent and a good family background, which could bring practical help to Shen Xun's career.

Shen Mu wanted Lin Shutong to be her daughter-in-law because she felt she was gentle, considerate, and presentable; a girl raised in wealth wouldn't be stingy and would definitely be filial to her parents-in-law.

Shen Xi simply disliked Jiang Lai for being an orphan and had received a lot of favors from Lin Shutong, so she had long been bought off.

Even if Jiang Lai was an amazing scientific research expert, so what? In this era, who pays attention to scientific research? Who knows her?

She wasn't an academician, and not everyone knows or pursues academicians.

She didn't care anyway.

Shen Mu was told this by her daughter and actually felt it made a lot of sense, so she nodded.

"Yes, Jiang Lai continuing to stay in our Shen family, besides the name sounding better, has no benefits. What if she climbs over our heads in the future?"

The mother and daughter talked to each other and convinced themselves.

Evening.

Shen Xun's suspicion was cleared, and he was released.

He asked: "Where is Shutong?"

"Lin Shutong has not been cleared of suspicion and cannot leave yet."

The police officer's words made Shen Xun's footsteps pause. He frowned: "How could that be?"

"President Shen, do you want to stay and cooperate with the investigation?"

Shen Xun naturally didn't want to.

He had stayed for the whole afternoon, repeatedly answering similar questions, which had left him physically and mentally exhausted.

When he left the police station, it was already dark.

Qiao Chuan was already waiting for him at the door and greeted him immediately when he saw him come out.

"President Shen."

Shen Xun asked him immediately: "Did the Ke Clan win the bid?"

Qiao Chuan nodded: "Yes."

Shen Xun wasn't very surprised; the only one who could suppress Star Universe was Lanchuang, which was backed by the Ke Clan, and this time Ke Zhongyu bid in the name of the Ke Clan, and Ke Zhongyu had also painstakingly framed him.

In the end, only the Ke Clan could win the bid.

He had lost.

But he couldn't be discouraged; next, he had to think about how to face the siege of Chairman Fu and a group of shareholders, and continue to stabilize his current position.

"Does Chairman Fu know?"

"Young Master Fu told Chairman Fu immediately. We went to the headquarters to discuss countermeasures, and all media public opinion was suppressed and didn't spread, but it has already spread within the circle."

"About losing the bid, and the matter of President Shen and Miss Lin." Qiao Chuan said vaguely, not mentioning marital infidelity at all.

Shen Xun knew it in his heart.

This fig leaf had finally been torn off and exposed to the light of day.

The two got into the car.

Qiao Chuan said: "Chairman Fu wants you to go to the Fu Family tonight."

Shen Xun said "Hmm," raised his hand to pinch the bridge of his nose, looking exhausted.

He suddenly thought of Jiang Lai.

Jiang Lai was also there today, and Ke Zhongyu gave everyone data; it was impossible for Jiang Lai not to hear any wind.

"Qiao Chuan, did you see Jiang Lai today?"

Qiao Chuan's hand on the steering wheel paused: "I saw her."

"Does she know? How is her mood?" Shen Xun looked at Qiao Chuan seriously, his brows carrying nervousness.

Qiao Chuan was even more nervous.

How was he supposed to tell President Shen that the Madam was the person in charge of the Self-developed Chip Project?

And at this time, an exclusive interview about the Madam and her team had already been released online.

"President Shen, take a look at the news on your phone."