Chapter 156: Shen Xun

Nanshan Shu Jiuhao.

Ke Zhongying is vividly describing the drama she saw today to Mo Yi.

"You don't know how Shen Xi beat Lin Shutong; I bet she's covered in bruises. It was a good beating, just the aim wasn't right—if the aim were right, Lin Shutong's teeth would have been knocked out."

She looked regretful.

Jiang Lai's regret was: "I don't know what Shen Xun was like after she left."

She felt uneasy all over as soon as she saw Shen Xun, so she didn't continue watching the play.

"Hehe." Ke Zhongying said with a mischievous grin, "I sent my brother's personal driver to go investigate. He should be back soon. I actually wanted to send Assistant Zhou, because Assistant Zhou loves doing this kind of work."

Jiang Lai asked, puzzled: "Is that so?"

"Yes." Ke Zhongying tilted her head, leaning on her shoulder, "You've only been at my brother's CEO office for a month; it's normal you can't tell. Assistant Zhou's gossip heart is stronger than Secretary Cen's and Secretary Guan's; otherwise why would my brother always send him to gather information."

Jiang Lai: "Isn't it because he's capable?"

"That's only one side of it; Assistant Zhou has a unique sharpness for gossip, hmm… I think he's suited to be a paparazzo," Ke Zhongying said, "Unfortunately my brother sent him abroad."

Jiang Lai nodded.

At that moment, the doorbell rang.

Mo Yi immediately went to open it; it was Ke Zhongyu's personal driver.

Ke Zhongying's eyes lit up as soon as she saw him: "How's it going? How did the later developments turn out? Any results?"

The driver replied, "President Shen first took them to the hospital, and they argued again. This time it wasn't Miss Shen and Miss Lin, but President Shen and Miss Lin."

Ke Zhongying looked surprised: "Is that true?"

Jiang Lai looked over, her tone also surprised: "Shen Xun and Lin Shutong? Not Shen Xun and Shen Xi?"

"No." The driver pulled out his phone, "They argued in the hospital hallway; the volume was neither loud nor quiet. I caught a crucial part and recorded it; it might be useful for Miss Jiang."

"Thank you." Jiang Lai took the phone, "Did they mention anything that could be classified as cheating?"

Driver: "Not exactly, but Ke Zhongyu said winning by quantity is also a method."

Jiang Lai looked at him in surprise: "Ke Zhongyu told you to record? Is he also there?"

Driver shook his head: "It was Ke Zhongyu who said any matter involving President Shen and Miss Lin, record everything; it will eventually help Miss Jiang."

Ke Zhongying felt a pang: "My brother really cares about Sister Jiang Lai's affairs."

Mo Yi followed quickly: "Young Master has always been attentive to Miss Jiang's matters, even more than to his own!"

Jiang Lai: "…Mo Yi."

Mo Yi raised her hand: "I swear, this time it's not a novel line; if it were a novel line, I would have said, Young Master is still, for the first time, more concerned about a woman than about himself."

Now it has that flavor.

Jiang Lai couldn't help laughing, picked up the cream‑covered strawberry on the table and held it near Mo Yi's mouth: "Mo Yi, you quickly eat the fruit."

Ke Zhongying opened her mouth: "I want some too!"

"Kid." Jiang Lai said, reaching out to give her one as well.

The next second, Ke Zhongying and Mo Yi simultaneously held strawberries, smiling brightly as they handed them to her.

Jiang Lai's smile widened, beginning to show a bit of teeth.

Mo Yi: "Miss Jiang finally smiled."

Jiang Lai placed a hand on her forehead.

Ke Zhongying couldn't help saying: "Mo Yi, how many novels have you actually read?"

"I just leave them on while I work," Mo Yi laughed, her eyes narrowing into a slit.

Ke Zhongying said: "No wonder my brother sent you over; actually, Mo Yi, that line you just said was pretty good—Sister Jiang Lai really did finally smile."

Jiang Lai gestured for her to stop messing around and to watch the video first.

The video, when enlarged, showed many noise specks, but you could still recognize the two of them.

The audio wasn't that clear, coming and going.

It only gets that intense when the two argue.

Four instances of "Is it you?" are audible, but the rest is choppy.

Ke Zhongying pressed her ear close to listen: "She seemed to mention something about after drinking, some wine meeting, some 'chaste as jade', what does that mean?"

"Do you know, Sister Jiang Lai?"

Jiang Lai knew.

"Shen Xun and Lin Shutong had relations after drinking."

"They got together!" Ke Zhongying declared, "Isn't that strong evidence? Do we know which hotel? Let's check the booking records, watch the surveillance."

Jiang Lai shook her head: "It wasn't a hotel; it was at home."

Ke Zhongying's fist tightened.

"Shen Xi was light‑handed today; she shouldn't be biased, she should have beaten her own brother as well."

Mo Yi looked at Jiang Lai with a sad expression, her mouth slightly pursed, eyes full of sympathy.

"It's over," Jiang Lai said breezily, though that day she vomited all day, her stomach churned with lingering nausea, and she almost vomited bile.

After watching most of the video, the two eventually went their separate ways.

Ke Zhongying was surprised: "Why did the two part ways? Did Shen Xun give up on her white moonlight?"

"No. After being chaste for Lin Shutong for four years, you wouldn't just say no."

Jiang Lai didn't think so.

She asked the driver to send the video to her.

The driver continued: "President Shen also returned to Nanshan Villa."

Mo Yi said: "I wondered why my phone started vibrating; turns out the monkey returned to the mountain."

Ke Zhongying: "What monkey?"

Jiang Lai: "Shen Xun."

"Miss Jiang, President Shen indeed went to Villa No. 20 again, continuously ringing the doorbell." Mo Yi opened the surveillance, Shen Xun was wearing the outfit just seen in the driver's video.

"Jiang Lai? Are you there?"

"I know you're there."

"Open the door, let me see you."

Shen Xun's voice kept coming from the surveillance; Jiang Lai frowned slightly, and Mo Yi swiftly turned it off.

I thought turning off the surveillance would be fine.

Who knew Shen Xun had made up his mind; without waiting for Jiang Lai to open the door and see him, he not only wouldn't leave, but kept pressing the doorbell and shouting.

As if he intended to play the rascal to the end.

Each villa at Nanshan Villa is far apart, with dense greenery that dissipates sound, so it won't disturb other owners; however, Nanshan Villa has security patrols to ensure the quiet of the entire villa area.

When security arrived, Shen Xun stood quietly; when they left, he started repeating the same routine.

This matter reached the ears of the returning Ke Zhongyu; he had the driver drive the car to Villa No. 20.

In the pitch-black night, under the dim yellow light, Shen Xun still stood there.

The driver said: "President Shen has been here since 4 p. m., already standing for over three hours."

Ke Zhongyu's eyes were icy: "Just three hours? Jiang Lai stands cleaning at the Shen family every day for more than three hours."

"Tell security not to intervene; the longer Shen Xun stands, the better, and he doesn't need to do anything else."

The driver nodded, and the car headed to Villa No. 9.

"How did we come here?"

The driver said: "I took a wrong turn, it's my fault."

Though he said that, the car's direction didn't change; it finally stopped steadily at the entrance of Villa No. 9.

Ke Zhongyu: "……"

Before the car lights went out, Mo Yi walked out from inside, happily saying: "Young Master has arrived!"

The driver gave an apologetic smile: "I took a wrong turn; how about the Young Master has dinner here? Trouble Mo Yi to ask Miss Jiang."

Ke Zhongyu: "……"