Chapter 40: Sleeping with the Wrong Person

Yun Zhe Hao told him that just now, suppliers from multiple countries had suddenly sent him faxes and called him all at once, saying that the goods scheduled for delivery next month were gone!

Because just a moment ago, a major player had suddenly appeared in the international futures market, buying up almost all the nickel available for circulation in the market.

Without this batch of nickel, Dingsheng would have no way to begin production, and without production, they could not deliver the goods by the contract date; the problem was that this shipment was for the military and was absolutely not allowed to be delayed!

A delay meant jail time, no way around it.

Yun Zhe Hao's voice trembled: "Hanyu, hurry and think of a way, what should we do?"

"Mm, I know. Don't worry, I will handle this matter."

Sheng Hanyu could basically guess what was going on with the sudden disappearance of the nickel he urgently needed.

That woman was right; she was not Jian Yixin!

He really did not want to admit it, but with the facts placed before him, he had to admit that Jian Yixin did not have the great ability to control the international futures market.

Shi Youxuan stared at her phone, counting silently in her heart: nineteen, eighteen, seven... three, two, one!

"Ring-ring—"

The phone rang right on time; Sheng Hanyu had called back, and it was exactly the time she had calculated.

When the ringtone played for the fourth time, Shi Youxuan finally answered: "Mr. Sheng, is something the matter?"

"What do you want?"

Sheng Hanyu's voice was no longer gentle; his cold tone was the same as always.

But she didn't care, mocking: "Heh, Mr. Sheng must have tried it out, do you believe it now?"

"So what if I believe it, and so what if I don't? If you want to do something, just say it directly, don't beat around the bush."

"Fine. Since you believe I am not Jian Yixin, don't open the coffin and disturb her peace; it's better for everyone."

Sheng Hanyu agreed: "Fine, but I want to see you."

"No." She refused again.

"Is the apartment yours?"

Sheng Hanyu finally asked the question Shi Youxuan was unwilling to face; if she didn't admit it, Sheng Hanyu would never fully believe she wasn't Jian Yixin.

Admitting it might lead to endless trouble later, which was why Shi Youxuan hadn't wanted to explain things to Sheng Hanyu in the beginning.

But now she had no choice; things had reached this point, and she could only admit it.

"Yes."

"Where is the apartment, and what does it look like?"

"Liyuan Apartment, Building A, Room 201, Xiangjiang Road No. 18. It's a three-bedroom, two-living-room layout facing north-south, decorated in black and white, and there is a set of Hello Kitty anime figures on the TV cabinet in the living room..."

The more Sheng Hanyu heard, the colder his heart became; he had truly mistaken the person.

"The person that night was also you, right?"

"Beep, beep, beep..."

A busy signal came from the phone; the other party had already hung up, refusing to answer.

After all that trouble, not only had he found the wrong person, he had slept with the wrong person too.

Sheng Hanyu dialed again, but the phone now showed as an empty number; clearly, Yingzi was unwilling to contact him again.

He had his subordinates check the number's registration location, and they soon replied: the number was local to Jiangzhou, an old number used for five years, and the account holder was Jian Yixin.

Hearing this name again, his heart no longer palpitated, because this also happened to confirm from the side that what Yingzi said was correct: she had been using Jian Yixin's identity for these past few years.

Jian Yixin was indeed dead; he called Jian Fu to apologize and explained that he would not open the coffin, telling them to rest assured.

With the coffin not being opened, everyone was fine, and Jian Yining was also released from house arrest and regained his freedom.

Jian Fu was no fool; without any warning, Sheng Hanyu had suddenly changed his mind—someone must have done something.

To figure out what exactly was going on, he just needed to let his son out.

The first thing Jian Yining did after regaining his freedom was to contact Yingzi.

"Yingzi, Yingzi, I was under house arrest by my parents. Did you try to contact me these past few days?"

"You must have, right? Were you scared when I didn't reply? Did you miss me?"

"I have good news to tell you: Sheng Hanyu agreed not to open the coffin."

"My dad let me out, I'm coming to see you right now, hahahaha."

"I have a bombshell piece of news to tell you when we meet; I guarantee you'll be incredibly surprised."

Jian Yining had been stifled for these past few days; once out of the house, he was like a bird flying out of a cage, as if he wanted to make up for all the words he hadn't said at once, chattering on and on without end.

Shi Youxuan finally found a chance to cut in: "Focus on your driving, let's talk when we meet."

"You got it."

Jian Yining drove to the Villa at lightning speed, but he froze when he saw Sheng Hanyu's bodyguards: "What are you guys doing here?"

The bodyguards replied respectfully: "Replying to Young Master Jian, it was our Eldest Young Master who told us to guard here."

"Get lost! Go guard your own house if you want to guard something; don't stand around here."

The bodyguards looked at each other, but they didn't leave.

"What, my words don't carry any weight?"

Jian Yining lost his temper; he had been holding in a fire these past few days, and they had just happened to walk right into the line of fire.

Picking up a stone from the ground and aiming it, Jian Yining shouted: "I'm counting to three; if you don't leave within three counts, don't blame me for turning hostile."

The stones by the lake were bigger than fists; if one of those hit a head, wouldn't it result in blood and injury?

A wise man doesn't fight when the odds are against him; the two exchanged glances and decided to retreat first.

"Please don't get angry, we're leaving, we're leaving right now."

The eyesores had finally left, and only then did Jian Yining drop the stone in his hand: "Little punks, coming to my turf to act tough; I've plucked all your thorns out."

He walked through the main gate triumphantly, but seeing the woman coming down from upstairs, he was so startled he almost ran back out!

"My god! How did you make yourself look like this ghost?"

The short hair and dark skin were there from that day, but what was with the acne on her face and the hunchback on her back!

"I was really bored, so I found something to do for myself." Shi Youxuan found a random excuse to brush it off, then asked Jian Yining: "Did you say he agreed not to open the coffin?"

"Mm-hmm."

Jian Yining began to ramble on: "He probably had a change of heart, realizing he shouldn't be looking at what's in the pot while eating from the bowl, which is why he suddenly changed his mind..."

"Ahem, ahem."

Yingzi gave him a signal, but Jian Yining was too excited to notice and continued with even more vigor: "Do you know? He's married, and his new wife is an idiot. The idiot was kicked out by his mother and hasn't been found to this day. Instead of looking for his own wife, he runs to our house all day long. If my sister knew about this in the afterlife, she would be so angry she'd die all over again."

"What kind of nonsense are you spouting?" Sheng Hanyu's voice suddenly came from behind, and only then did Jian Yining understand what those two coughs meant.

He didn't turn around, but instantly changed his tone: "But then again, the Shi Family isn't a good thing either. Even though Hanyu Ge is blind, he still deserves the best girl."

"The Shi Family sending an idiot over is just marriage fraud, isn't it? If it were me, I wouldn't look for her either."

His reaction was fast enough, but he hadn't expected that not only Sheng Hanyu, but even Yingzi was unhappy; her little face immediately fell, and she turned and went upstairs back to her room.

What's going on?

Just as Jian Yining wanted to go up and ask, Sheng Hanyu said from behind: "Don't mention your sister and Shi Youxuan in the same breath. If there is a next time, I won't be polite to you."

"Fine, fine, fine, you hurry up and leave, don't come here anymore. Hanyu Ge, I'll see you out." Jian Yining supported Sheng Hanyu's arm to see him out. Good grief, he acts like he's at his own home when he comes here; no wonder Yingzi suddenly got angry.

Sheng Hanyu shook off his hand and made a demand: "I want to see your business partner, right now."

Jian Yining reflexively looked upstairs, and Sheng Hanyu dashed up in one stride. His speed was so fast that by the time Jian Yining reacted, he was already almost at the top of the stairs.