Chapter 83: Jealousy Is Why You Look at Me with Disdain

Jian Yining was righteous and bold, his voice louder than his: "It is what it is, I didn't say anything wrong, why can't I say it? If you can't give someone love, don't marry them. You marry them and then don't treat them well; eating from the bowl while looking at the pot, and now the pot has overturned and the bowl has smashed? You deserve it."

Sheng Hanyu's temples were throbbing with pain, and after being lectured by Jian Yining for quite a while, he finally remembered what he was supposed to be doing.

So he picked up his phone again to flip through the photos; there were very few cars during that time period, but there was Jian Yining's car coming from the opposite direction.

The surveillance was truly too clear, even capturing the expression on Jian Yining's face while driving: extremely anxious, as if he were in a great hurry to go somewhere or see someone.

"What were you doing that day?" Sheng Hanyu asked again.

He gave the same answer: "Couldn't sleep at night so I drove out to wander around, what, are you not allowed to?"

"That's not right."

Sheng Hanyu was not stupid; he could tell something was wrong from Jian Yining's behavior.

So he exposed him: "You wander around and get this anxious? You must be going to see someone, right?"

"Yes, I am seeing someone, and it's a woman, a very young and beautiful woman, so what?"

Jian Yining hardened his heart, staring at Yingzi without blinking: "I went to see my beloved girl that day, wanting to give her a shoulder she could rely on for a lifetime..."

Yingzi left!

Before Jian Yining could finish speaking, she walked away.

He stopped his affectionate speech halfway, feeling sheepish and incredibly awkward.

Then, seeing Sheng Hanyu staring at him, he glared fiercely, venting his anger: "What are you looking at? Are you satisfied now? You had nothing better to do than ask aimless questions; you didn't find out about your own business, and you ruined mine, hmph!"

After saying this, he also left, chasing after Yingzi.

Sheng Hanyu didn't need to ask anymore; he concluded that Jian Yining's appearance there that day was just a coincidence, and he couldn't possibly know Shi Youxuan.

With the "help" of Jian Yining and Yingzi, Sheng Hanyu made quite a scene, but the more he searched, the less of a lead he had.

The grand "wife-seeking" still caused a great impact on the Sheng Family.

Sheng Hanyu's eyes were fine, so everyone automatically assumed that Sheng Hanyu would still be in charge of the Sheng Family in the future, and the stock market was very optimistic, yet such a big commotion broke out after only a few days!

Sheng Family Mansion.

Sheng Yukai hadn't gone anywhere these past few days; he only went between home and the company, a straight line between two points.

He wanted to perform well and then say some good words to his grandfather, perhaps he could get the old man to take back the order; whoever wanted to go to that ghost place in the Northwest could go, but he certainly didn't want to!

Fortunately, heaven was helping him; Sheng Yukai had originally wanted to cause some trouble for Sheng Hanyu to lower his standing in the old man's heart, and then he delivered it to his doorstep himself.

Issuing a missing person notice nationwide, declaring to everyone that he had married a fool as his wife—that such a huge bug was actually something Sheng Hanyu did himself, Sheng Yukai didn't dare believe it was true when he first heard it.

But it was indeed true; it was a pie falling from the sky!

So he had been particularly worry-free these past few days, behaving perfectly in every way, arriving at work on time and leaving on schedule, without a single word of complaint even when working overtime.

The old man even praised him a few times, and while praising him, he also took the opportunity to belittle Sheng Hanyu, which made him even more elated, thinking the old man would soon change his mind.

However, he did not.

On this day, just as Sheng Yukai arrived home, Bai Xue hurriedly pulled her son aside: "A Kai, Lawyer Zhang came to our house this afternoon, and he and that old immortal were whispering in the Study for a long time without coming out. My right eyelid has been twitching, do you think it could be..."

Zhang had been with the Sheng Family for decades; whenever there was a major announcement in the family, he would frequently visit the Sheng Family.

And what Bai Xue was worried about was that the old man might be making a will behind their backs, favoring the eldest branch.

"Mom, don't worry, I'll go find out."

Zhang's youngest son and Sheng Yukai were classmates in college; the two were birds of a feather, usually drinking and picking up girls together, and they got along quite well.

Sheng Yukai soon found out that Zhang coming to their house was indeed as his mother had guessed: the old man was going to make a will.

However, Zhang's youngest son couldn't find out the contents of the will.

The old man's health had been getting worse recently, so it wasn't strange that he wanted to get the will settled first.

But what was strange was that he didn't make the will openly in front of the whole family, but instead discussed it secretly with Zhang, telling no one—was there something fishy going on here?

Sheng Yukai was suspicious; in the middle of the night, he snuck into the old man's Study, opened the door with a pre-prepared key, and slipped inside.

Fearing he would be discovered, he didn't dare turn on the lights, so he turned on his phone's flashlight to illuminate the room.

He saw files neatly stacked on the desk, each pile about half a meter high, and there wasn't just one pile, but five or six; how was he supposed to find anything?

Sheng Yukai fixed his phone in one spot on the desk and began to flip through the pile on the very edge carefully.

Company planning proposals, year-end plans, merger and acquisition plans, financial statements...

He had already flipped through two piles from beginning to end, and Sheng Yukai became angrier the more he looked; although he was made General Manager, the old immortal didn't give him any real power at all, and everything related to the company's lifeline was firmly held in his own hands!

It caused him to only look glorious on the surface all these years, occupying the title of General Manager but only being able to embezzle a little pocket money.

In fact, the money Sheng Yukai had taken from the company openly and secretly over the years was enough to live a glorious life for several lifetimes and still have plenty left over, but he was not satisfied; he just wanted more!

There were so many files but none of what he wanted to find; where did the old thing put it?

Sheng Yukai became angrier the more he looked, and thus more and more impatient; suddenly, he accidentally knocked the stacked files onto the floor, making a loud "clatter—" sound.

He hurriedly tried to catch them with his hands, but in his panic, he knocked over the thermos on the tea table, and the hot water inside spilled onto the files, soaking a large area.

This was the end; Sheng Yukai scrambled to clean up, but no matter how hard he tried, it was impossible to restore them to their original state.

He hadn't found what he was looking for, but he had left behind indelible traces; what was he to do?

He slumped on the floor trying to think of a solution, but before he could, the sound of a key turning in the door lock came from the entrance.

Oh no, he had been discovered.

Sheng Yukai sprang up from the floor like a fish and hid behind the door; he had just hidden when the door opened.

The old man walked in and "clicked" the switch, and the Study instantly became bright.

"Someone..."

Just as the old man shouted, Sheng Yukai jumped out from behind the door, wrapped his arms around his grandfather's neck, and covered his mouth with his other hand!

At first, he only had one thought: he absolutely could not let the old thing see him, and even more so, he could not let him shout.

However, the old man was struggling too violently, and he was about to lose control...

At this moment, Sheng Yukai caught sight of a fire extinguisher in the corner of the wall out of the corner of his eye, so he dragged the old man toward the corner.

His hand was able to reach it, so he let go of the hand covering the old man's mouth, grabbed the fire extinguisher, and smashed it fiercely onto his grandfather's head!

At the same moment it struck, the old man happened to turn his head, glaring furiously at Sheng Yukai: "You, bastard!"

"Clang!"

The fire extinguisher fell to the ground, and Sheng Yukai was trembling all over from nervousness: "It's not my fault, you can't blame me for this matter... If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being biased; it was you who forced me, it was all you who forced me to do this..."