Chapter 18

The assistant confirmed once more, "Chairman Lin, the card number is correct; there is indeed no transaction history."

After ending the call, Lin Guanda looked at his wife, his eldest son, and his adopted daughter, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Could it be that Sister has been spending her boyfriend's money all this time?" Lin Miao had a flash of inspiration and thought of Fu Chenyan.

"That boyfriend of hers who is a low-level employee?" Chen Xiuyue's tone was full of disdain.

Lin Miao kept her head down; she was afraid Chen Xiuyue would see through the secret relationship she had with Fu Chenyan, so she nodded, "Yes, I've heard Sister say that her boyfriend gives her all the money he earns to spend. I happen to have her boyfriend's number, so I'll call and ask to see if Sister has moved in with him."

"Spending a man's money before marriage, and not only that, but running off to live with someone—the Lin Family's reputation is going to be ruined by her. She has no self-respect!" Lin Qi did not hide his disdain for Shu Xia in the slightest.

Lin Miao dialed Fu Chenyan's number.

"Mr. Fu, I would like to ask, when you and Sister were dating, was she always spending your money?"

Fu Chenyan was a bit confused, but he still played along with Lin Miao, "Um... yes, I usually pay for everything. Is there a problem?"

"Then did Sister ever say she would pay you back?"

"We don't distinguish between yours and mine. A few days ago, I even transferred a 100,000 bonus the company had just issued me to her; she said she had an urgent need for it." Fu Chenyan lied through his teeth.

Lin Miao was very satisfied with Fu Chenyan's performance; she had turned the speakerphone volume on her phone to the maximum so that her father and the others could hear.

"Then... then is Sister living with you now?"

Fu Chenyan was silent for a few seconds. He had been looking for Shu Xia everywhere and had asked many mutual acquaintances, but none of them knew where Shu Xia was, however...

"She was living with me until yesterday, but when she asked me for money and I didn't give it to her, she got very angry and ran away from home. Do you know where she is now?"

He guessed that Lin Miao must have put the call on speakerphone, and that Chairman Lin and the others were right there beside her.

At this opportune moment, he knew very well what Lin Miao wanted to hear.

Between Lin Miao and Shu Xia, he would of course choose Lin Miao; after all, Lin Miao was more favored by the Lin Family.

After Lin Miao hung up the phone, she looked with satisfaction at the three faces before her, which were simultaneously cold and dark.

"Sister keeps asking her boyfriend for money; I don't know what she could possibly be doing. It's truly worrying."

"Shameless!"

Lin Guanda could not contain his rage and threw the water glass on the table, sending it flying.

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After Shu Xia hung up the phone, she changed direction and entered the underground parking garage of a shopping mall.

There was some traffic today, so she decided to go to the mall's supermarket to buy some things.

When she got out of the car to grab her phone, she remembered the matter she had promised Zhang Tezhu that morning, so she clicked on the photos he had sent.

After selecting a photo, she told Zhang Tezhu directly: The Yupai in the fourth picture is feasible.

Just as she entered the supermarket, Qiao Muting called.

"Where are you?"

"The supermarket in Yueran Mall."

"Wait for me."

After ending the call, Shu Xia was a bit dazed. Wait for him? Was he nearby?

She realized belatedly that opposite Yueran Mall was the Qiao Group building, which was also a landmark of Jing City.

While waiting for Qiao Muting, Shu Xia had already bought quite a few bags of potato chips and a pile of snacks in the snack aisle.

In her previous life, ever since the car accident, she had never had the chance to eat these things, and before the accident, she couldn't bear to spend money on such junk food.

Now, not only did she want to eat them, but she also wanted to stock some in the car to bring back for Shu Hong when she went home; the two siblings liked to eat these things while binge-watching shows.

Qiao Muting had almost never been to a supermarket.