Chapter 190: 187. Hindsight (Please subscribe, please vote!)

After returning home, Zhang Siyan did not go to work at the company, but instead stayed quietly at home.

When Qian Li returned in the evening and saw Zhang Siyan drinking alone, she was immediately puzzled and asked, "What's wrong with you? What have you been up to these past few days?"

Because Zhao Jingyu had previously said to keep it confidential, Zhang Siyan did not tell Qian Li the true situation, and Qian Li had assumed she was just busy with work.

Now that the situation was completely resolved, Zhang Siyan had nothing to hide from Qian Li and explained what had happened.

After she finished speaking, Zhang Siyan hesitated for a moment and said, "Xiao Li, I keep feeling like my dad might not be simple."

Qian Li had not yet recovered from the events Zhang Siyan had recounted, and she asked subconsciously, "What do you mean not simple?"

Qian Li had not expected that in the few days she hadn't seen Zhang Siyan, so many things had actually happened.

"It's just, how should I put it? Actually, I only realized it when I was thinking about these things this afternoon." Zhang Siyan didn't quite know how to say it.

Qian Li came back to her senses at this moment and asked, "What things?"

"It's that Zhao Hu I told you about, the one who blocked us from entering at the beginning; this person looks like he's involved in the underworld at first glance." Zhang Siyan began to summarize her thoughts.

"So what? It's nothing strange for Zhang Shu to have known a few people in the underworld back in the day," Qian Li said dismissively.

Zhang Siyan said, "But you didn't see the situation at the time. My dad just said one sentence, and this Zhao Hu actually prepared to drag the person away immediately. If I'm not mistaken, he was preparing to... kill Huo Li."

Zhang Siyan hesitated for a while before saying the last few words. Even now, she couldn't believe her guess was correct, but only such a guess fit the situation at the time; otherwise, why would Huo Li have confessed directly?

After all, according to Huo Li's own account, Huo Zhiyuan did not have enough evidence at the time to prove he was involved.

"Huh?" Qian Li didn't react immediately. Was it that brutal?

"Describe the situation to me in detail, especially the expression on Zhang Shu's face when he spoke." Qian Li became interested.

Zhang Siyan revealed a look of recollection and said, "At the time, my dad didn't seem to have any expression; he just said calmly, 'You have assets in South Africa, right?' Yes, just that one sentence. Zhao Hu only hesitated for two seconds before saying he did have assets in South Africa, and then what followed happened."

Zhang Siyan and Qian Li were best friends; like Qian Li, there was nothing Qian Li would hide from her, and she wouldn't hide anything from Qian Li either.

Moreover, this matter had left Zhang Siyan feeling at a loss all afternoon, and she could only drink alone. Now that Qian Li had returned, she told her best friend about it, hoping her bestie could analyze it for her.

Qian Li thought for a moment and said, "It really does seem to be that way. Did Zhang Shu mean he was offering a benefit by saying that? But Zhang Shu didn't promise anything."

"That's the part I'm confused about. If it really is what I think, why does this Zhao Hu trust my dad so much?" Zhang Siyan was also puzzled.

"And I heard from He Shu, my dad's old friend, that Zhao Hu and he were both following my dad back then, but it seems Zhao Hu betrayed my dad. What exactly did my dad do? How did the word 'betray' even come up?" The more Zhang Siyan thought about it, the more confused she became.

Qian Li's eyes lit up as she said, "Could it be that Zhang Shu was a crime lord back in the day? Wow, that would be so cool!"

Seeing her best friend's reaction, Zhang Siyan said huffily, "I asked you to help me analyze it. And if that's really the case, then I'm afraid my dad... after all, times are different now."

As she spoke, Zhang Siyan looked worried. This was actually what she was most concerned about; she didn't want her father to have just returned, for her to have just experienced the warmth of having a father, and then for him to disappear from their lives again because of some issues.

Moreover, Zhang Siyan truly cared about Zhang Ran, but she couldn't rashly talk to him about such things before being certain.

Seeing her worried expression, Qian Li said with a smile, "Actually, you're overthinking this. You only need to know two things."

"How so?" Zhang Siyan asked.

"The first thing is that Zhang Shu is your biological father, and everything Zhang Shu has done during this time can be called that of a qualified father. The things from back then weren't what he wanted either," Qian Li said.

Zhang Siyan nodded and said, "I know, and I have never blamed him. What about the second point?"

Qian Li then continued, "The second point is also the most important one; this point can completely eliminate the worries in your heart."

"Then hurry up and tell me." Zhang Siyan became anxious because of how Qian Li was acting.

Qian Li looked at the red wine by her side without speaking. Zhang Siyan understood immediately and trotted over to pour her a glass of red wine, placing it in front of her.

Zhang Siyan had plenty of red wine here; Prince Haiman often sent over red wine and other luxury goods during this time.

These things were divided up by Liu Lu and Zhang Siyan, so the red wine she had here was all top-tier.

"Ahem, did you forget about Zhang Shu's situation?" Qian Li didn't make things difficult for Zhang Siyan anymore and said with a smile.

"What situation?" Zhang Siyan was puzzled; she didn't know what situation she was referring to.

Qian Li shook her head helplessly and said, "You are blinded by your concern. Think about how Zhang Shu came back, and what he went through before returning."

Without waiting for Zhang Siyan to answer, Qian Li continued, "When Zhang Shu returned, he went through layers of investigation. If Zhang Shu really had problems back then, let alone letting him live a good life, it would be hard to say if he could even be seeing you all now. So what you're worried about isn't a problem at all."

"Since Zhang Shu had no problems back then, now that he has you all, there will be even less of a problem in the future."

Qian Li's words gave Zhang Siyan a sudden realization. It did seem to be the case; if Zhang Ran really had problems, the state would not have let him go.

Having figured these issues out, Zhang Siyan completely set her mind at ease. Although there were still many things that couldn't be explained, she didn't want to overthink it anymore. Anyway, as long as her dad was fine, everything was good.

At this moment, Qian Li suddenly said with great anticipation, "If Zhang Shu really were a crime lord, how great would that be? I'd like to see who would dare to bully us then."

"Get lost!" Zhang Siyan scolded with a laugh.

Qian Li suddenly jumped up happily, hugged Zhang Siyan, and kissed her on the cheek, "Haha, so you, Siyan, are my greatest treasure!"