Chapter 120 Jiang Shiyuan, I am

Xie Jinghuai's handsome brows suddenly furrowed.

It's impossible not to have enemies.

Since his father fell ill and became a vegetable, he hastily took over the Xie Group, which was beset by internal and external troubles. In order to stabilize the situation, he has devoted himself to the past five years, making sweeping reforms, firing many people, and making a lot of enemies in the business world by force and plunder.

This is why he subjected Jiang Shiyuan to such emotional abuse after marriage. Their marriage was already devoid of love, and in his quest to maintain his power, he had almost exhausted himself, leaving him with no energy left to sustain their relationship.

He even hoped that Jiang Shiyuan would back down and divorce him, so that he wouldn't have to play the villain.

But when she actually brought up divorce, he was extremely angry, resentful, depressed, and unwilling to let go.

The thought that if they divorced, Jiang Shiyuan would immediately become "Mrs. Ye" or "Mrs. Fu" filled him with a choking feeling, neither able to swallow nor let go.

“I have enemies, but almost no one outside knows about my relationship with her.”

Xie Jinghuai snapped back to reality, his voice hoarse, "I also thought of that. Keeping her out of the public eye is to protect her, in case anything unexpected happens."

Lin Zhixin's fingertips almost scratched the sofa leather.

He kept his marriage a secret to protect Jiang Shiyuan from retaliation by his enemies.

For the past five years, he's been flaunting her everywhere, always together. What does that mean? Is he using her as a cover, as a target?

Didn't he consider that she might also be targeted by bad people?!

"You mean, outsiders don't know about your relationship with your wife? That narrows down the scope of the search!"

Captain Chen had a sudden realization. "The person who kidnapped your wife could only be someone familiar with your relationship. As long as we investigate everyone around you, we'll quickly catch the mastermind!"

The man's expression was cold and suppressed. "The people around me?"

Lin Zhixin's face turned pale instantly, and her heart nearly jumped out of her throat!

Fortunately, she usually doesn't look well, otherwise her guilty conscience would have been written all over her face.

"The only people who know about our relationship are my family, the Shen family, and her family."

Xie Jinghuai pondered.

The first person he thought of was his own mother.

After all, not long ago, the mother and son had a huge argument, and he stripped his mother of her most cherished position as president. Could it be that his mother, out of resentment and revenge, was taking her anger out on Jiang Shiyuan?

But Jiang Shiyuan is Tongtong's mother after all. If it really is her, isn't this going too far? This is almost to the point of trying to wipe them out.

His mother disliked Jiang Shiyuan, but he didn't think his mother would do such a thing to Jiang Shiyuan; it was far from that level.

So, who exactly is it?

He couldn't think of anything for a moment.

"Miss Lin."

Captain Chen's sharp gaze suddenly turned to the distraught Lin Zhixin, "Where were you last night? What did you do? Who were you with?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Jinghuai's brows furrowed in displeasure.

Lin Zhixin's pupils dilated, and she quickly covered her chest, her voice trembling:

"Officer Chen... what do you mean? Are you implying that I killed my sister?!"

"Please don't be nervous. This is just routine. I ask everyone who has anything to do with Miss Jiang. It's part of the case-handling procedure."

Captain Chen smiled enigmatically, "Besides, Miss Jiang has only disappeared; she may not necessarily be dead. I think you should try to think of things on the bright side."

"You should never suspect me, no matter who you suspect. We've been sisters since childhood. How could I possibly harm her?" Lin Zhixin's tearful eyes looked pitiful and innocent, but heaven knows how terrified she was inside!

Just now, she accidentally said that Jiang Shiyuan was dead, and who knows, this dog of a cop might already be suspicious of her!

“Officer Chen, you don’t need to doubt Zhixin. She was with me all night. We attended the Platinum Auction together.”

Xie Jinghuai spoke up for Lin Zhixin, his gaze calm and unconditional, showing his favoritism and trust. "Although Zhixin and my wife are not born of the same mother, she has never harmed my wife over the years."

I can vouch for her; this matter has absolutely nothing to do with her.

Lin Zhixin coughed a few times, and some color returned to her pale cheeks. "Brother Jinghuai... thank you for believing in me."

Officer Chen rolled his eyes inwardly. "Since you two have been together all this time, then I understand."

The criminals have now kidnapped your wife, partly for revenge, and partly for extortion.

Xie Jinghuai's eyes darkened. "Extortion?"

“In my years of experience handling cases, I’ve found that over 80% of these kidnappings are accompanied by extortion and demands for exorbitant ransoms. Given your special status, this possibility is even greater.”

A sinister glint flashed in Lin Zhixin's eyes.

Doesn't that mean that bitch Jiang Shiyuan might still be alive?!

Delaying it will only lead to more problems!

Just then, another police officer rushed over:

"Captain Chen, Mrs. Xie's call records are out. They confirm that Mrs. Xie did indeed call Mr. Xie at 9:00 PM last night. The call lasted for more than ten seconds, but Mr. Xie hung up on her."

The location from which the call was made was near the Yili Printing Factory in the northern suburbs!

Xie Jinghuai was stunned and wide-eyed!

His heaving chest felt as if it had been filled with icy water, cold, stiff, and suffocating.

Captain Chen nodded solemnly, "That confirms my guess. It's likely that Mrs. Xie was already under control at the time, and the criminals used her phone to call you, Mr. Xie, to demand a ransom."

But why did you hang up on such an important call?

“I didn’t hang up. I was at the auction and didn’t notice.”

Xie Jinghuai's face was pale, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Since he didn't answer the first time, he should have called a second time, but he didn't call back. Why is that?!"

Captain Chen's expression grew increasingly solemn. "Perhaps we'll fight again, perhaps we won't."

The longer this drags on, the more dangerous your wife's situation becomes. Furthermore, your large-scale search for her last night may have alerted the enemy.

If the assailants call again, your wife might still have a chance of survival. But if they make no further move all day… your wife's chances of survival are slim!

Xie Jinghuai's tall body trembled, the veins on his forehead bulged and swelled, and he seemed to have lost his soul in an instant. His usually bright phoenix eyes were now empty.

Lin Zhixin bit her lip, even though she was about to completely possess this man.

But seeing his dazed look, the joy of victory in my heart was doused with cold water.

...

As dawn broke, Shen Zhantang entered the Tanhu Villa with a weary expression, as if his body had fallen apart.

"President Shen! Something terrible has happened!"

Secretary He rushed over in a panic, followed by the two bodyguards guarding the gate. Both of them had dislocated left arms and were limping like zombies; they were both seriously injured.

"What's wrong?" Shen Zhantang realized something, and his face instantly turned extremely dark.

"Miss Su has run away!"

The two bodyguards were terrified and immediately knelt down before Shen Zhantang, saying, "It was our negligence... Please punish us!"

"They ran away?!"

Shen Zhantang felt a buzzing in his head, as if someone had pressed his head down and slammed it against a large bell. "Useless! You can't even beat a woman, what good are you?!"

Secretary He was drenched in sweat.

Miss Su, is that a woman? That's Athena, okay?

I can't beat them, I really can't beat them...

Shen Zhantang was so angry that he trembled all over. He picked up his phone and called Su Xier.

As expected, the device shut down!

"Su Qier... I'll fuck your grandpa!" Shen Zhantang roared, his eyes, which had been burning from staying up all night, were so red they were almost bleeding.

He even went out of his way to help other people find wives, completely unaware that his own backyard was already on fire!

Secretary He quickly reassured him, "President Shen, you should think positively. At least Miss Su wasn't kidnapped; she ran away on her own..."

"Find it for me!"

A chilling voice forced out from between the man's teeth, "If you can't find anyone, I'll break your right arms too!"

*

For two whole days, Su Xier stayed by Jiang Shiyuan's bedside without changing her clothes, barely eating or sleeping.

The girl, as strong as steel, cried every day, her eyes so swollen and red that she could barely open them.

On the third day, fearing that she would overwork herself, Fu Chenzhou ordered Xing Zhenqiang to drag her to the rest room to rest.

In the deep, quiet night, moonlight spills through the windowpanes, and the night breeze rustles through the trees, casting swaying shadows.

Fu Chenzhou stayed by Jiang Shiyuan's bedside and made a video call with his son:

"Dad, how is Aunt Jiang? I'm so worried about her."

The man smiled faintly, "I'm much better. I'll be discharged soon, so don't worry too much."

Fu Yansi leaned closer to the camera, "Dad, your eyes are so red. Is it because you were worried about Aunt Jiang and didn't sleep well?"

Fu Chenzhou was slightly taken aback, then said casually, "The lights are glaring; you must be mistaken."

"Dad, can I see Aunt Jiang? I miss her so much..." Fu Yansi's eyes reddened with heartache.

Human nature is an interesting thing. Even though there is no blood relation, there is such love and such attachment.

Fu Chenzhou gazed at Jiang Shiyuan's pale, weak, yet still beautiful sleeping face, his voice very soft:

"Wait until your Aunt Jiang recovers. She's sick right now, and without makeup, she doesn't look good."

Fu Yansi blinked her clever eyes, "Hmm... since Dad won't let me see it, then forget it."

The man raised an eyebrow.

What do you mean he won't let you see it? It makes it sound like he's a stingy person.

"Dad, you need to take care of yourself and not overwork yourself. If you get sick, there will be no one to support Aunt Jiang..."

Fu Chenzhou: "…………"

Good heavens, he hasn't even gotten married yet and he's already forgotten about his father.

This little rascal has devoted his whole heart to his Aunt Jiang.

After ending the call, Fu Chenzhou sat there, staring at Jiang Shiyuan, lost in thought.

"Mr. Fu..."

Suddenly, Jiang Shiyuan, who was unconscious, trembled and murmured, "Fu Chenzhou... save me..."

Her slender fingers were so taut that the knuckles turned white as she lifted them with trembling hands.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Fu Chenzhou's starry eyes narrowed, and he leaned forward, instinctively grabbing her icy hand and holding it firmly. "Jiang Shiyuan, can you hear me? I'm here."

"Fu Chenzhou... Fu Chenzhou..."

Suddenly, Jiang Shiyuan abruptly opened her bloodshot almond-shaped eyes, then her whole body convulsed and she bent over sharply.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, which covered Fu Chenzhou!

"Jiang Shiyuan!"