Chapter 524 The Suitable Ring

When Shen Zhichu got up, he saw a sticky note on the bedside table.

——Breakfast is in the kitchen, remember to eat.

Shen Zhichu looked at the sticky note with a faint smile on her lips. She glanced around and it was quiet. She didn't know when Bai Qiujing came back or when he left.

Chen Zhichu got out of bed and went into the bathroom to wash up. The moment she turned on the water, she was suddenly stunned and stared at the ring on her right ring finger. There was a diamond ring there, not too big or too small, just right, so suitable that she ignored the existence of the ring.

The style of the diamond ring is relatively simple, but if you look closely you can see that it is finely designed and made.

Bai Qiujing had prepared the diamond ring a long time ago, intending to use it to propose, but in the end, he didn't get the proposal and just got married.

Chen Zhichu touched the pink diamond on it with a gentle look in her eyes. She imagined how serious Bai Qiujing looked last night when he came back and squatted in front of the bed to carefully put the ring on her finger.

Chen Zhichu was in a good mood, and the previous haze was swept away. She tidied the house and went downstairs to the kitchen. The breakfast prepared by Bai Qiujing for her was kept warm. When she opened it, she saw that it was all the Cantonese breakfast teas she liked.

Chen Zhichu doesn't have a big appetite, so he gets full after eating a little of each thing. He doesn't waste the leftovers, so he seals them with plastic wrap and puts them in the refrigerator. He doesn't have to cook at noon, and can eat them the next morning without spoiling.

The local morning news was playing on the TV in the living room. Shen Zhichu was busy in the kitchen, multitasking, listening to the news while washing dishes. When she heard that the Li Group had been closed down, she paused and continued washing. She put the last bowl into the disinfection cabinet, shook the water off her hands, and walked out of the kitchen and came to the living room, just in time to see Li Jingshen's photo appearing on the TV screen.

The Li Group was sealed off by the court overnight, and all the top leaders were taken away by the police for investigation.

What's worse, Interpol has intervened, and there are rumors that the smuggling of contraband has escalated into an international case.

People were in panic, but at this time, Li Jingshen, the executive president of Li Group, disappeared. There has been no news of him since the company was closed.

Shen Zhichu had no time to think about Li Jingshen, as she still had a lot of troubles to deal with.

Shen Zhichu didn't think too much about Li Jingshen's disappearance. The Li family was just sealed off now. If anything was really found out, Li Jingshen might be like a rat crossing the street.

If there are more cats, the mice will naturally be chased out.

…….

At nine o'clock in the morning, Shen Zhichu was on his way to the company when he suddenly received a call from Bai's mother, saying that she wanted to see her.

She didn't know if it was because of Li Jingshen's influence, but she felt very uneasy when she received a call from the Bai family at this time.

"Chu Chu, are you free today? How about we have dinner together, just you and me?"

It is impossible to just have a meal. On the surface, it is to have a meal, but in fact, there is something to tell you. Shen Zhichu has no reason not to go. After all, she is the reason why the Bai family fell into crisis. The responsibility on her cannot be pushed away.

Besides... now that she and Bai Qiujing have obtained their marriage certificate and are legally married, Bai's mother can also be considered her mother.

Shen Zhichu agreed: "Aunt Li, where are you? I'll pick you up."

"I'm still in the hospital, in your Uncle Bai's ward."

The restaurant was booked by Bai's mother and was not far from the hospital. Shen Zhichu parked the car in the parking lot outside the hospital. She first sent a text message to Bai Qiujing, telling her that she would go to the hospital to have lunch with Bai's mother at noon today. After sending the text message, she exited the page, entered the phone book and called Bai's mother.

Before she could make the call, she saw Bai's mother coming out. Shen Zhichu put down her phone, opened the car door and went over.

"Aunt Li." She waved her hand.

Mother Bai looked over in the direction of the voice, and paused when she caught sight of the ring on Shen Zhichu's ring finger.

"You and Qiu Jing have already obtained the marriage certificate, why are you still calling me aunt?"

Shen Zhichu had no mother and had never experienced the taste of maternal love. Now she was not used to calling another person "Mom". She tried to open her mouth and called out stiffly: "Mom."

Mother Bai smiled happily, and seeing that Shen Zhichu had a stiff expression, it was not difficult for her to call out more.

She gently grabbed Shen Zhichu's hand and patted it: "After this period of time is over, we still have to hold a wedding, but now the Bai family is down and out... Maybe the wedding scene won't be that good..."

Shen Zhichu felt guilty. She shook her head with red eyes, then held Bai's mother's cold hand and said, "Actually, we don't have to hold a wedding. Just a simple meal will be fine."

"How can that be? A woman's marriage is a big deal. You're marrying into our Bai family. Even if we have nothing at home, we can't miss your wedding."

If she refused again, she would be ignorant, Shen Zhichu nodded.

The place to eat is very close, no need to drive, just a five-minute walk away.

Bai's mother went to the front desk and told the waiter the room number, and the waiter led the two of them in and served the food.

While waiting for the food, Bai's mother drank the tea in front of her and glanced at Chen Zhichu from time to time. She pursed her lips many times, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

"Aunt Li, do you have something to tell me?"

Bai's mother hesitated, but finally nodded: "I want to ask you something..."

"Just tell me what you mean."

"It's about you and Li Jingshen..."

Shen Zhichu's face froze, and she couldn't help but clench her fists on the table. In fact, before she came, she had expected that Bai's mother would ask her such a question.

Li Jingshen suddenly took action against the Bai family, and it was impossible for Bai's mother not to suspect the reason.

In addition, Li Jingshen deliberately wanted to sow discord between her and the Bai family, and he might have said something to Bai's mother.

Shen Zhichu's expression changed slightly but she quickly regained her composure. She looked at Bai's mother and waited for her to finish the next words at once.

Mother Bai organized her words. "I called Li Jingshen a few days ago, and he told me some incredible things. I wanted to ask you directly, but I couldn't find the opportunity, and I was worried you might start imagining things. Now that you and Qiu Jing are married, I want to ask about your past as a relative. If you want to talk, you can tell me. If you don't want to, just let it go."

Li Jingshen always said that people with Li family blood were evil by nature, and the genes of such evil people could not be changed.

But Shen Zhichu didn't think Bai's mother was like the Li family that Li Jingshen mentioned.

Like Bai Qiujing, Bai's mother always considers her in everything.

"Aunt Li, Li Jingshen and I have an incredible past. I am his ex-wife."

Although she was mentally prepared, she was still stunned when she heard this "answer" from Shen Zhichu's mouth again.

At first, when Bai's mother heard Li Jingshen say this on the phone, she thought that Li Jingshen had a problem with his brain, was crazy, or was deliberately trying to stir up trouble.

"But isn't his ex-wife dead? Died in a fire."

Shen Zhichu admitted: "Yes, I have died once. This is difficult to explain, but you have heard of the term "reincarnation". I don't know why I died and can come back with this body."

It's funny to say that anyone who heard this incredible thing would think that she was just imagining things, but not Bai's mother.

Bai's mother had doubted Shen Zhichu's identity very early on.

Although Shen Zhichu's original identity "Shen Qing" was concealed by Lu Tingchuan, it could not be hidden from the Bai family. If they really wanted to investigate, they could always find the truth by following the clues.

The first time Bai's mother suspected Shen Zhichu's identity was when Shen Zhichu asked if Bai Qiujing was Bai Qiu.

At that time, Bai's mother couldn't figure out the connection no matter how hard she tried. Now that Shen Zhichu mentioned the reincarnation, all those inexplicable things became clear in an instant.

Bai's mother asked, "So, you know Qiu Jing. Did you know him in your previous life?"

Shen Zhichu said: "Yes, even earlier than I met Li Jingshen."

"So that's how it is..." Bai's mother paused. "I used to wonder why you looked so different from what you appear online. It turns out you're a different person. The person in that video that caused such a heated discussion online that day must have been you, right?"

"At that time, Li Jingshen used me to exchange for someone else and transferred me to Lu Tingchuan. It was at that time that Qiu Jing was shot and I thought he was dead..." Shen Zhichu didn't want to say more about the video, but her eyes would turn red when she mentioned it.

The calm voice trembled a little under the forbearance. Bai's mother heard it, but she said nothing, just looked at Shen Zhichu with some heartache.

(PS: 4,000 words a day, with occasional breaks, no drafts saved, updates on time, Ersheng never spoils anything.)