"Yu Huai?" Shen Xuelan in the co-pilot seat urged.

"good evening."

Shen Yuhuai glanced at Chen Qizhao, turned around and got into the driver's seat, and then closed the door.

The car started, Chen Qizhao took two steps back and watched the Shen family's car drive away from the Chen family villa.

After the car drove away, Chen Qizhao lowered his eyes and looked at his fingers. After a while, he followed his family and entered the villa.

Not long after entering the villa, Chen Jianhong called Chen Shiming to go to the study. He saw Chen Qizhao not far away and said, "Xiaozhao, come here too."

Chen Qizhao raised his eyebrows slightly.

Few people usually enter Chen Jianhong's study. Even the housekeeper has to get Chen Jianhong's permission to enter. Chen Jianhong often discusses work with Chen Shiming in there. The first time he entered Chen Jianhong's study without an argument, Chen Qizhao did not go to the desk after entering, but sat down on the sofa next to the bookcase, watching the two people who were sorting documents at the desk.

He could probably guess what she was doing in the study room. It was probably about the jade necklace from the Gu family.

Sure enough, not long after, Chen Shiming spoke very straightforwardly, turning the topic to the Gu family necklace and relaying to Chen Jianhong what Chen Qizhao had said earlier.

Chen Qizhao listened to Chen Shiming and lowered his head to look at his phone. Shen Yuhuai's chat interface was open on the page.

It’s quite a distance from Chen’s house to Shen’s house. It takes about half an hour to drive there, and it might be even later if there’s a traffic jam. He lowered his eyes to look at Shen Yuhuai’s head portrait, thinking of his actions not long ago… Could it be that he was wrong?

Chen Qizhao clicked on Shen Yuhuai's portrait, entered and exited, thinking about things aimlessly.

After a while, Chen Shiming finished relaying his point of view and said, "Qizhao said so. We also have to consider whether there is a possibility that there is a larger capital involved behind the Lin family."

The sound in the study stopped.

Chen Qizhao came back to his senses and turned off his phone screen. When he looked up, he noticed two people in the study were looking at him.

"Have you finished talking?" Chen Qizhao asked, "Do you want a necklace as a gift?"

"It is more likely that the necklace will cause problems if it is left with us."

Chen Shiming came back to his senses after hearing this and explained, "I definitely have to send it as a gift."

Chen Qizhao said "oh" and was about to give them some suggestions when he suddenly noticed the gaze of another person in front of him.

Chen Jianhong's gaze stopped on Chen Qizhao. His gaze was full of scrutiny, and staring at him for a long time would give people a feeling of suffocation and oppression. Chen Qizhao used to hate such gazes, because they always made him feel a kind of external pressure, which made him involuntarily reflect on whether he had done anything wrong.

Even in his previous life, whenever Chen Jianhong looked at him like this, he could not help but resist.

But he didn't know why, maybe it was because it had been a long time, or maybe he was used to seeing it at the dinner table, but now that Chen Jianhong looked at him like this, he felt much calmer.

Chen Qizhao's gaze also fell on Chen Jianhong. It might be because of the lighting, but from his angle, he suddenly felt that Chen Jianhong's face seemed a little older. He retracted his gaze slightly and thought to himself, that was indeed the case. So many things had happened during this period of time. As a direct party involved, how could he have an easy time?

"How much have you found out?" Chen Jianhong asked.

"I have basically told you what I have found and confirmed." Chen Qizhao said, "I can send you Gu Shen's information later..."

"Son." Chen Jianhong's voice suddenly became deeper.

Chen Qizhao was stunned for a moment before he realized that Chen Jianhong was calling him.

"How much did you get involved in this matter? When did you start investigating the Lin family? How much do you know about Lin Shizhong's conspiracy..." Chen Jianhong frowned and asked, "You knew about the necklace a long time ago. You also knew the truth about Lin Shizhong drugging you. From the beginning to the end, how much have you investigated by yourself?"

Chen Shiming also looked at Chen Qizhao. He had the same opinion as Chen Jianhong on this matter. Chen Qizhao had investigated too many things... and most of them were even unknown to them.

The situation was now becoming increasingly serious, and the more information they got from Chen Qizhao, the more worried they became.

Chen Shiming explained, "Our feud with the Lin family started from our last life until now. It's hard to explain in a few words. If more interests are involved, the impact and danger will be immeasurable."

"How much did you check...?"

Chen Qizhao paused for a moment, and when he heard Chen Jianhong's question, he suddenly asked, "I said I had a dream, do you believe it?"

Chen Jianhong looked at Chen Qizhao and suddenly said in a harsh voice: "Nonsense!"

"I had a dream. I dreamed that all the members of the Chen family were gone." Chen Qizhao looked at Chen Jianhong, his chest rising and falling slightly as he spoke. He continued, "I dreamed that you had a sudden cerebral hemorrhage and died. I dreamed that Mom had a tumor and died. I dreamed that Chen Shiming was paralyzed in a car accident. I dreamed that Lin Shizhong had been deliberately planning to bring down the Chen family for decades. I dreamed that he colluded with the Gu family."

As Chen Shiming listened to Chen Qizhao's fantastic stories, a look of hesitation appeared on his face.

Chen Qizhao's eyes stopped at Chen Shiming, and seeing Chen Jianhong's still serious face, he laughed: "See, you don't believe it."

"Do you think what you said is believable?" Chen Jianhong took a deep breath, "Do you know how dangerous this matter is? Lin Shizhong might be a desperate criminal. The more you investigate, the more dangerous it is. If he wants to target you, how can you avoid him?"

"I value my life more than you do, don't worry." Chen Qizhao stood up from the sofa. He understood what Chen Jianhong and Chen Shiming wanted to know. They just wanted to know the ins and outs of everything. However, all of this came from an absurd rebirth, like a dream of redemption.

If you tell the truth, they don't believe it. If you make up a lie, they will investigate the whole story. No matter what you say, it's hard to get the result they want. Perhaps it's difficult to get a real result in itself.

Sure enough, the study was not a good place. Every time he came here, he would quarrel with Chen Jianhong.

"A friend of mine helped me check it. His methods are covert and it's hard for people to find out what he's looking for. The information you want to know all came from him. As for Lin Shizhong, I found out something was wrong with him before and asked a friend to check it out. I didn't know much earlier than you did." Chen Qizhao looked at them and explained in a relaxed tone, "You also know that Lin Shizhong doesn't even bother to look at someone like me. He's wary of you, but not me."

Chen Shiming looked at him and couldn't help but slow down his tone: "Chen Qizhao."

Chen Qizhao didn't want to stay in this space. If he stayed any longer, he might really quarrel with Chen Jianhong. He opened the door directly: "You guys chat."

Just as Chen Jianhong was about to speak, he saw Chen Qizhao close the door without even leaving his back.

He pinched his brows, and said with a bit of fatigue in his tone: "Is my tone too harsh?"

"Maybe we are using the wrong method." Chen Shiming said, "Let's ask him another day when he is in a better mood."

Outside the study, Chen Qizhao's hands shook a little when he closed the door.

He frowned, trying to calm the anxiety in his body and suppress his body that was trembling due to emotional fluctuations.

When the sudden surge of emotion dissipated, he stood up straight and looked up to see Zhang Yazhi standing in front of him.

"Did you have a fight with your dad?" Zhang Yazhi looked at him.

"No." Chen Qizhao avoided her gaze, "I don't argue with them."

Zhang Yazhi took his hand and said, "Let's ignore them. Let's go to the living room and watch a TV show with mom. The young artist you signed last time has a new drama, and it seems to be pretty good."

Chen Qizhao was stunned for a moment, and Zhang Yazhi had already pulled his hand and was chattering about the content of the TV series. The slightly trembling hand was held by the other party, and it seemed to suddenly calm down at some point.

By the time he arrived in the living room, Chen Qizhao had completely calmed down.

Zhang Yazhi asked the housekeeper to bring some fruit. "Don't pay attention to your father and your brother. They are very businesslike when it comes to work. Their tone of voice is always like that. Sometimes your father makes me so angry that I almost die."

Chen Qizhao's eyes stopped at Zhang Yazhi's healthy and rosy face, and his mood suddenly improved. "Did they tell you about the jade necklace?"

"I said it." Zhang Yazhi looked at Chen Qizhao and seemed to notice something. "If you mind, mom won't give it to them."

Chen Qizhao swiped his phone, opened a page and handed it to Zhang Yazhi, "The high-end store you like very much has new seasonal products."

Zhang Yazhi paused.

"I don't know what you like." Chen Qizhao looked away, "Tell me what you like and I'll buy it for you."

Zhang Yazhi didn't answer the phone, and couldn't help but say, "Isn't this a waste of money? A while ago you talked about investing. If you use the money to invest, it will be enough for your mother's bags and jewelry..."

"I've made a lot of money during this period." Chen Qizhao said, "If you don't choose, I'll buy all the new models."

Zhang Yazhi then took the phone and said critically, "It depends on which designer they use when they have new products. The store is good, but some of the designers' products don't look good."

Chen Qizhao didn't say anything, but just watched Zhang Yazhi swiping her phone with an interested expression on her face.

He stretched his fingers and leaned back on the sofa, relaxing.

Chen Qizhao was watching the TV series on TV and listening to Zhang Yazhi's picky words when she was choosing things. The empty living room in his apartment in his previous life suddenly emerged in his mind. The newly bought TV had not been turned on for several years, and the only useful thing in the living room was the sofa, where he could sit and read documents when he was tired.

It was okay when Chen Shiming was around, and you could occasionally see him sitting in the living room.

The living room is really quiet only when Chen Shiming is not around. Chen Qizhao thought about the beginning when he and Chen Shiming moved out of the villa and chose an apartment. Because he often went home to quarrel with Chen Shiming, he also bought another suite near the company. When the quarrels got big, he basically didn't go home, but just lived in the company's lounge or a nearby house.

Later, when Chen Shiming was gone, he never went back to the company's suite, but just sat on the sofa looking at the photos.

The memories of Chen Jianhong and Zhang Yazhi are even more distant... They died too early, and what I left to them was always the image of being useless.

In fact, he should be thankful, at least he has started over in this life, and the Chen family has avoided the ending of the previous life. From now on, he just needs to follow his original plan step by step... and he will have a new ending.

Chen Qizhao was thinking when he suddenly heard footsteps.

He tilted his head slightly and saw Chen Jianhong and Chen Shiming walking towards him, then sitting down next to him and Zhang Yazhi, one on each side.

Chen Jianhong coughed after sitting down and looked at Zhang Yazhi next to him, "What are you looking at?"

"Look, Xiao Zhao wants to buy me a bag." Zhang Yazhi stared at him intently, "Aren't we talking about work in the study?"

"I'm done with work." Chen Jianhong looked at the TV in front of him. He couldn't remember the names of any of the actors on TV.

But while watching the TV series, the corner of my eye glanced at Chen Qizhao not far away.

Chen Qizhao looked at Chen Shiming.

Chen Shiming noticed Chen Qizhao's gaze, "Is there something on my face?"

Chen Qizhao looked away, "No, you two are sitting on the left and right, like door gods."

Chen Shiming: “…”

A TV series was still playing on the television, a new costume drama in which Nie Chenxiao played the role of a righteous hero. The bustle in the living room seemed to overlap with the bustle in the TV series, but Chen Qizhao didn't feel it was noisy at all. On the contrary, his mood suddenly improved a lot.

"Xiao Zhao, Yu Huai seems to have sent you a message." Zhang Yazhi had just chosen a bag and handed her phone to Chen Qizhao, "I've chosen it."

Chen Qizhao paused for a moment after hearing this, then he took the phone and opened it to see the picture that Shen Yuhuai had sent him.

The picture shows a new pot of succulent plants, and as always, it looks like the two of them saying goodnight to each other every night.

Tonight's abrupt behavior didn't seem to break anything, but it also seemed to break some kind of restriction and became a tacitly accepted behavior without anyone noticing.

Chen Qizhao felt his fingers itchy, so he did not reply to the message immediately. Instead, he left and placed the order for the bag chosen by Zhang Yazhi.

When Shen Yuhuai was mentioned, Zhang Yazhi suddenly thought of something: "Oh, by the way, we talked about something when we were having dinner tonight. Isn't it Yuhuai's birthday next week? The Shen family is planning to hold a birthday party."

The Shen family did want to hold a birthday party. Shen Yuhuai had not been in S City much before, and he had never held a big party for his birthday.

During dinner in the evening, Shen's mother mentioned this matter. It happened that Shen Yuhuai was in S City this year, so she thought of holding a birthday party.

Speaking of the birthday party, Chen Qizhao was a little absent-minded. He glanced at the date and noticed that it was less than half a month away from Shen Yuhuai’s birthday.

There have been so many things going on recently that his understanding of dates is a little slow.

Shen Yuhuai rarely celebrated his birthday. In his previous life, it was when Shen Yuhuai celebrated his birthday that the two of them mentioned Shen Yuhuai’s birthday. As far as he could remember, Shen Yuhuai had celebrated his birthday several times, but he only had time to celebrate Shen Yuhuai's birthday once. The rest of the time, Shen Yuhuai was either in the confidential research institute, or he was on a business trip because he was busy with work.

Then it disappeared, Shen Yuhuai died.

Chen Qizhao's finger paused on the chat box and he said that he always felt like he had forgotten something recently.

It turned out that he almost forgot Shen Yuhuai’s birthday.

Chen Qizhao asked: "Are we going to have a birthday party?"

Zhang Yazhi: "It should be, your aunt is very concerned."

Chen Qizhao stood up and said, "You guys chat, I'm going to sleep."

Chen Jianhong and Chen Shiming both looked at Chen Qizhao.

The latter went upstairs with his cell phone in hand without looking back.

The room was dark. Chen Qizhao called the housekeeper Uncle Zhang and asked him to measure Chen Jianhong's blood pressure and take his evening medicine at the same time, so that he wouldn't get sick because of Chen Jianhong's anger.

He looked at the message on his phone again and found that Shen Yuhuai had sent him two more pictures of succulents.

It seems that if he doesn't reply, the succulent photos will continue to be posted.

Chen Qizhao leaned against the door, the brightness of his cell phone screen illuminating his face.

He searched through the few emoticons in his phone, picked one and sent it out.

When Shen Yuhuai came out of the bathroom, he happened to see the moment when his phone lit up.

He opened his phone, and his eyes deepened when he saw the emoticons in it. The well-behaved kitten in the emoticons seemed to overlap with the pair of straightforward eyes in the night.

Beneath the well-behaved appearance lies a ferocious and aggressive character.

[-Zhao: Are you home? ]

[-Shen Yuhuai: We’re here. ]

[-Zhao: Going back to the institute tomorrow? ]

[-Shen Yuhuai: Well, there is an experimental plan, which will probably take a few days. ]

Chen Qizhao looked at the message on the chat interface, his eyes darkened a little.

If I'm busy for a few days, that means I won't have time these two days.

He was a little unsure of Shen Yuhuai's attitude, and tapped the screen with his fingers.

At this moment, a video call suddenly popped up.

Chen Qizhao's fingertips moved slightly and touched the green button for connecting. Shen Yuhuai's voice came through the receiver.

"Why is it so dark?"

Chen Qizhao was stunned for a moment, then casually pressed the switch next to the door, "It's on."

He looked at Shen Yuhuai in the video, who seemed to have just taken a shower, without glasses, with wet hair loose, a few buttons on his pajamas almost open, his skin seemed a little red, and a bath towel draped over his shoulders.

Their eyes met briefly, and Chen Qizhao's gaze moved down to rest on the other's Adam's apple.

"Just returned to the room?" Shen Yuhuai asked.

Chen Qizhao lied without changing his expression: "Yes."

Shen Yuhuai suddenly said: “Your eyes moved again.”

Chen Qizhao blinked and said casually, "My eyes are a little sore."

"The experiment may take a few days... I probably won't have time to go out in the next two days."

Shen Yuhuai said: "Are you free on Wednesday night?"

Chen Qizhao narrowed his eyes and said, "Yes."

"Okay." Shen Yuhuai wiped his hair, "Then I'll pick you up from school."

His gaze lingered on Chen Qizhao's face, "Good night then?"

"good evening."

The room was quiet, and Shen Yuhuai's voice seemed to be the only source of sound.

After the call ended, the whole room returned to silence.

Chen Qizhao suddenly felt that he hung up the call too early.

He stood at the door for a while, his eyes lingering on the switch for a moment, then he walked to the table and turned on the computer. Soon the screen lit up, and he turned on the computer to download information.

He sat for a while and finally went to the bathroom to take a quick shower.

After coming out, I turned on the audio on the computer.

The audio contained the recording of what Lao Lin confessed last time. Chen Shiming took a copy and sent it to him.

There are only a few clips in the recording, and the voices in them are different. It can only be said that it is evidence that someone else instructed Lao Lin to commit the crime. No other details can be heard at all. Moreover, Lin Shizhong would not personally make phone calls or send text messages. From the details of the recording, it may be that the person heard was an unimportant person around Lin Shizhong.

When Chen Qizhao was looking at documents at home, he would click on this recording and listen to it.

He had listened to the recording for the fifth time now, and although he could not discern any details, he began to doubt Lao Lin's confession at the time. From the confession of the driver Lao Lin, he was very sure that the mastermind behind this was a lunatic and not a small figure... It gave people the feeling that he was very sure of the identity of the person who ordered it.

Lao Lin had met Lin Shizhong. If he was so sure about the person behind the scenes, he could just give Lin Shizhong away.

But Lao Lin didn’t do that, which means there is still a problem with this matter… The recording is just evidence of instigation, the problem still lies in the photo that Lao Lin sent.

The car in the photo and the people standing next to the car are parked on the street near Lin's company.

It is impossible for Lao Lin to directly judge the person behind the scenes from the phone call, and he does not believe such words because they lack logical basis. Let's assume there is another situation... The person who instructed Lao Lin to commit the crime through phone calls and text messages might be a small fry, but in fact Lao Lin accidentally found out who the mastermind behind all this was through some means. He had met that person, so he could definitely call the other person a lunatic.

Maybe he didn't know the name of the person behind the scenes, but he must have seen him.

Chen Qizhao's gaze stopped on the photo, that was the person in the car.

Who else could be in the car besides Lin Shizhong?

Lin Shizhong’s subordinate? Or is it someone else?

Several groups of people are now investigating the matter of the photo, but none of them have been able to find out who was standing next to the car or who the car belonged to... Chen Qizhao was a little unsure, as if he had overlooked something.

Just as he was thinking about it, Yan Kailin, who was out singing KTV with others, sent him a message.

[-Yan Kailin: Brother, are you going back to school tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? ]

[-Zhao: Tomorrow. ]

Chen Qizhao suddenly thought of something. His eyes paused on the calendar on the desktop for a moment. He directly called Yan Kailin: "Are you free tomorrow night? Come with me to buy something."

Yan Kailin quickly replied: "Ah? Yes, what are you buying?"

Chen Qizhao lit a cigarette, "Birthday present."

The night is destined to be not so peaceful.

On the other side of S City, Lin Shizhong had just finished a phone call. The Sun family’s affairs could not be resolved in a short period of time. In the end, he had to give up several businesses before he could barely slip away from the eyes of the regulatory authorities.

He looked at the information in the computer and dialed the number on the other end.

The person on the other end of the phone was connected quickly, and Lin Shizhong briefly explained the Sun family's affairs, "Your plan should be implemented later, at least you have to arrange this matter, otherwise it will be difficult to arrange it on the Chen side."

The person on the other end of the phone laughed, "Okay, then wait until you finish dealing with the Sun family's affairs first. I still want to remind you of one thing. You haven't dealt with the necklace that was lost at the charity event, right?"

"At the Chen family's side, after the Chen family's matter is over, I will help you get the necklace back." Lin Shizhong thought of the necklace incident. The previously arranged matter was intercepted by Chen Qizhao. Due to various factors, he could not get the necklace openly. If a big deal was made, it would not be good for both parties.

"I told you, if you can't get rid of the necklace, don't let it appear. The old man hasn't stepped down yet, and there are many people watching." The person on the phone said, "You also know about Gu Zhengxun's news in S City."

Lin Shizhong paused for a moment, "I know, the necklace was discovered by Gu Zhengxun?"

"Gu Zhengxun asked someone for information about jadeite." The person on the phone said, "Don't worry, I have something to deal with now."

Lin Shizhong: "Urgent?"

The person on the phone said in a sinister voice, "Someone has found out about me."

In the Shen family villa, Shen Yuhuai suddenly received a call from Yan Kaiqi.

Yan Kaiqi's voice deepened a little, "Yu Huai, someone is tracking my IP."