Chapter 166: What a Close Call

Ke Zhongying suddenly realized: "Right."

Her mind quickly turned, and she asked, "Then how can we get the evidence? Doctor Chi, why didn't you record last night?"

Doctor Chi looked at Eldest Miss Ke and said helplessly, "Such a recording not only counts for nothing, it could even be turned against us as defamation; only Lin Shutong's pregnancy test report can serve as evidence."

Ke Zhongying pursed her lips: "That makes sense."

Jiang Lai's eyes flickered slightly, and she worried, "Shen Xun and Lin Shutong won't easily let us get the evidence; Shen Xun will hide Lin Shutong, and he'll definitely want that child."

"Why?" Ke Zhongyu was momentarily puzzled why Jiang Lai was so certain; Shen Xun isn't a fool, he must understand that the child is the strongest proof of his affair, and keeping this bomb is more harmful than beneficial to him.

When he uttered those three words, he noticed Jiang Lai's slightly lowered eyes, as if concealing something, and immediately realized his words might have struck her scar.

Jiang Lai and Shen Xun have been married for four years, yet have never had a child.

Lin Shutong returned to the country a little over a month ago and is already pregnant with Shen Xun's child.

Ke Zhongyu withdrew his gaze: "If you don't want to speak, you can stay silent."

"There's nothing we can't say," Jiang Lai lifted her eyes to each person caring for her, "Shen Xun only likes the child Lin Shutong bore for him; that's why after four years of marriage we have no child."

The words just fell.

A crisp shattering sound rang out in the hall.

Ke Zhongyu crushed the crystal glass cup he had just lifted from the coffee table.

Everyone jumped in fright.

Ke Zhongying, Doctor Chi, and Mo Yi stared at the glass shards in the man's hand and the veins constantly surfacing on the back of his hand, each pressing their lips, unable to utter a sound.

Even the air seemed unwilling to breathe.

The surrounding temperature dropped sharply.

Jiang Lai saw bright red blood sliding down the man's finger and frowned slightly.

"Chief Ke?"

Mo Yi snapped back to herself and said immediately, "We're doomed; I must have bought the wrong cup. This cup's quality is terrible. I'll clean it up right away. Doctor Chi, you quickly show the Young Master!"

Ke Zhongyu also came to his senses, lifted his eyes to the slightly frightened Jiang Lai, and said softly, "The cup's quality is too poor."

Jiang Lai still frowned slightly, her gaze for a fleeting instant landing on the man's cold, handsome face.

Doctor Chi fetched the medical kit and was about to squat down to treat Ke Zhongyu.

"Let me." Jiang Lai suddenly spoke, and after saying it she was stunned herself.

She moved in front of Ke Zhongyu and naturally squatted down; she had done this many times during Shen Xun's drunken socializing, when she would squat to take off his shoes and get him onto the bed.

Suddenly, the man's left hand steadied her arm and said coldly, "There's a sofa you won't sit on, looking for abuse?"

Doctor Chi:???

"Why have you never let me sit on the sofa?"

Ke Zhongying rolled her eyes, insisting on adding the next line—why? It's hopeless.

Mo Yi also smacked her forehead, "My Young Master, with you like this, no one's help will work!"

Jiang Lai couldn't hear their thoughts; she only felt a continuous warmth radiating from her wrist, almost burning her.

She withdrew her arm and sat beside the sofa.

Ke Zhongyu naturally turned sideways, watching Jiang Lai pick up disinfectant and tweezers.

"Just disinfect for me; I'll handle the fragments myself."

He took the tweezers with his left hand, after Jiang Lai disinfected his wound in a circle, he easily pulled out the fragment, slightly lifting his chin to signal her to continue disinfecting.

After disinfecting, he applied some medicine and wrapped it with gauze.

Ke Zhongyu thought gauze wasn't necessary, but seeing Jiang Lai's earnest and stubborn demeanor, he didn't refuse.

He had his phone's AI assistant dial Secretary Cen.

"Chief Ke."

"Deploy people to monitor all public and private hospitals, large and small clinics in A City; as soon as they see Lin Shutong and Shen Xun, track them and report."

"Understood, Chief Ke." Secretary Cen continued, "Assistant Zhou has already been gathering some information abroad."

Ke Zhongyu nodded, "Have him intensify the effort."

The call ended.

Jiang Lai also finished wrapping the gauze on him: "Just one layer, in case it hinders your work."

"Mm." Ke Zhongyu looked at his slightly trembling eyelashes, like a butterfly's gentle flutter.

Jiang Lai lifted her eyes and gave Ke Zhongyu a faint smile: "Chief Ke, you help me so much—what do you want?"

The others held their breath, focused, waiting for Ke Zhongyu's answer.

Ke Zhongyu looked at Jiang Lai's pure eyes, recalling his mother's words.

【Need you to understand she cannot approach the water's edge】

"I want you to devote yourself entirely to the Three-Region Project, and get the individual soldier smart equipment, crop detection system, and industrial robots to market as soon as possible." The man's voice was calm and steady, magnetic and pleasant, his deep gaze even more resolute.

Jiang Lai assured him, "I will finish within the projected cycle."

"Mm." Ke Zhongyu glanced at his own hand, stood up, looked at Doctor Chi, and signaled him to walk with him.

The two stepped out of the courtyard of Villa No. 9.

Doctor Chi immediately spoke, "Leaving so quickly—Chief Ke, are you worried that staying longer will expose the truth?"

The stern words just now were only to avoid giving Jiang Lai a mental burden.

Ke Zhongyu remained silent, actually exhaling a breath of foul air quietly.

What a close call.

Jiang Lai attributes this to that beast Shen Xun.

Temporarily calming his mind, he asked Doctor Chi, "Last time you said soaking in cold water would harm her body; did that affect her then?"

Everyone can see that Jiang Lai actually likes children; she treats Ke Zhongying just like her own child.

Chi Ce: "There's definitely some influence, but what really affects Miss Jiang's body isn't this; she's so thin it's obvious malnutrition, if she gets thinner her immunity will drop, she'll even become allergic to eating eggs."

Her hair quality is ordinary; hair is the surplus of blood; qi and blood are deficient; we can have Mo Yi prepare medicinal food for her to properly nourish.

"Qi and blood can be cultivated through eating."

Ke Zhongyu turned his head to look at him: "Prescription."

Chi Ce reached out: "Give me money, I'll go back and give it to my grandma."

Ke Zhongyu: "I'll give it to Chi Grandma."

Chi Ce doesn't mind, it's fine; anyway, in the end the Chi Family Medical Clinic will also fall into his hands.

The two left.

Ke Zhongying drew back her neck, scolding: "My brother is such a bloodsucker, a capitalist."

Jiang Lai gave a shallow smile: "Aren't you supposed to have me help you look at your paper? After the meal, let me see it."

"Okay!" Ke Zhongying became happy again, but she still sighed in her heart; actually she had also figured it out just now, Jiang Lai sister's question obviously meant she sensed something; as long as her brother dared to mix in personal feelings, Jiang Lai sister would immediately distance herself.

It's probably just PTSD.

Damn Shen Xun!

……

Mother Shen discovered that Shen Xun was going to see the Lin family members, and she muttered that she also wanted to go along.

"Lin Shutong will rely on her parents for support, won't you?"

The two families sat together.

Lin Fu and Lin Mu finally saw Shen Xun, who made their daughter wholeheartedly devoted; he was dignified and generous in his actions, no wonder their daughter wouldn't let go.

Upon seeing the refined Lin Fu and Lin Mu, Shen Xun felt that their gaze sweeping over was unfriendly, as if they looked down on the Shen Family.

Mother Shen sat upright with proper posture, raising her haughty chin.

It's all because their daughter lacks propriety; what does she have to be uneasy about?

As for Shen Xun, facing the scrutinizing gaze of Lin Shutong's parents, he felt somewhat embarrassed, losing face.

He never imagined there would be a day when the parents of both sides would confront each other.