Shen Qing received the equivalent of 200,000 taels of silver in pounds as a deposit from Walker.
She decided to return to China the next day, bought her ferry ticket at the pier, and happily went back to her hotel.
However, the relaxed mood only lasted for a moment. Soon, he remembered what had happened with Cheng Zhiwen that morning, and his mood immediately soured again. He stood outside the door, hesitant, not daring to open it.
Behind him, Jiang Shen reminded him, "Mr. Cheng has gone out."
Shen Qing immediately took out his key and opened the door.
While driving, he asked Jiang Shen, "Did he go to see Miss Zhu again?"
"I don't know."
...
Oxfordshire.
The villa was dimly lit, with only three lamps lit behind the bar.
Zhu Jiayue brought over two glasses of orange-yellow liquor and placed them on the bar.
"Come on, try this new wine. I just got it and can't wait to share it with you."
Cheng Zhiwen snapped out of her reverie, picked up a glass, gently swirled it, and took a sip.
Zhu Jiayue sat down next to him.
She took a sip of her drink, turned her head to look at him, and stared intently.
Noticing his distraction, she placed her hand on his shoulder and gently massaged it, leaning closer to him, her full breasts brushing against his arm, and softly asked, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
Cheng Zhiwen didn't say anything, subtly avoiding her body, and swirling her wine glass as she drank.
He looked like he didn't care about anything and just wanted to drink.
But Zhu Jiayue knew that he was rejecting her.
She wasn't angry; her charming eyes darted around a few times, and she smiled as she sat back down.
She took a sip of her drink, turned to look at him sideways, and said, "This is the first time I've seen you like this."
Cheng Zhiwen smiled helplessly, remaining silent as she drank her wine.
"This morning, Jiang Shen came to see you with a lady."
He finally spoke up: "I know."
Zhu Jiayue's eyes dimmed for a moment, then she tentatively asked, "Is she your female companion?"
"……no."
Zhu Jiayue was satisfied.
After a glass of wine, she grew bolder, took Cheng Zhiwen's arm, rested her face on his shoulder, and asked in a low voice, "What kind of woman do you want?"
Cheng Zhiwen stared blankly at the wine glass.
The light shone on the crystal glass, making it sparkle and translucent.
He thought of Shen Qing's eyes, which were as clear and bright as crystal.
...
The carriage stopped in front of the restaurant.
Cheng Zhiwen got out of the car and, with the help of her attendants, went up to the third floor.
Jiang Shen, who was waiting outside the door, immediately came over and reported in a low voice: "Boss Shen has bought a ship ticket to return to China for noon tomorrow."
"Let her be."
He unlocked the brass ball lock and went inside.
Only a dim nightlight was left on in the living room, and the bedroom door was tightly closed.
He took the key from the drawer, opened the door, and slowly walked in, sitting down on the edge of the bed.
The person in the bed is fast asleep.
Seeing that she had tucked the blanket between her legs, Cheng Zhiwen smiled knowingly.
He initially just sat there watching her, but then she turned over, and her long hair came cascading down her face.
He then brushed the stray hairs that had fallen across her forehead aside, and seeing her hand hanging outside the blanket, he gently picked it up and was about to put it back under the blanket.
Upon being touched, Shen regained consciousness.
In the dark, gloomy environment, Cheng Zhiwen sat on the edge of the bed.
She was so startled that she sat up abruptly and backed away, asking, "How...how did you get in?"
"They came in after opening the door."
Do you have a key?
"have."
"...But you can't just drive in like that, can you?"
Cheng Zhiwen stopped talking and just looked at her.
His eyes blazed with intense desire, as if he wanted to devour her.
She was a little scared and kept backing away until her back hit the headboard.
My heart was screaming: I'm going back tomorrow, please don't let anything go wrong tonight!
Fortunately, Cheng Zhiwen just smiled helplessly, quickly stood up, took a key out of her pocket, and placed it on the dresser by the door.
Here's your key back. Have a good night's sleep and a safe journey tomorrow!
After saying that, he left the room without looking back, and even closed the door behind him.
Shen Qing quickly jumped out of bed and moved a chest of drawers to block the door.
The next day, she dawdled until almost noon before finally leaving the room with her suitcase.
Cheng Zhiwen was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper. When he saw her come out, he stood up and said, "I'll take you to the dock."
Thinking about what happened last night, she felt a little uncomfortable and didn't dare to look him in the eye, glancing to the side instead: "Oh, okay."
The carriage headed towards the dock.
Sitting face-to-face with Cheng Zhiwen in the carriage again, Shen Qing had a fleeting illusion that they had returned to the past...
"I have other things to do, so I won't be going back to China with you. Jiang Shen will take you back."
Shen Qing snapped out of her reverie: "Oh, so I have to stay and keep Miss Zhu company?"
Cheng Zhiwen chuckled and poked her forehead with her finger: "What are you thinking about? I'm going to Germany for your machine."
Shen Qing snorted and turned her face away: "Going to Germany and accompanying Miss Zhu are not contradictory, okay?"
Cheng Zhiwen smiled: "That makes sense."
Upon arriving at the dock, Shen Qing happily boarded the ship, with four attendants following behind her.
Cheng Zhiwen called Jiang Shen aside.
He glanced at Shen Qing standing on the deck and frowned, saying, "Keep a close eye on her on the ship. Don't let her contact those foreigners and Japanese again because of business."
"I understand."
"No other man should be allowed near her, for whatever reason."
"I understand."
"Get her safely back to Shanghai and wait for me to return. If anything happens to her, I will hold you responsible!"
"Yes!" Jiang Shen bowed.
"Jiang Shen!" Shen Qing waved from the deck, "Hurry up and get on the ship! What are you dawdling for!"
Cheng Zhiwen nodded with her chin: "Go ahead, be careful."
Jiang Shen bowed to him again, then turned and ran onto the boat.
...
Shen Qing only turned and entered the cabin after Cheng Zhiwen's figure had become a small black dot.
She bought a Class A ticket this time, not a first-class ticket.
Firstly, it's expensive, and secondly, she felt that first class might be more dangerous.
At first, she was worried that she might encounter pirates again on her way back, but fortunately the passenger ship passed through the canal and the Red Sea smoothly and arrived at the Indian Ocean.
Shen Qing felt relieved.
She would go for walks on the deck in the morning and evening, with Jiang Shen following closely behind.
Sometimes when I sit on the deck looking at the sea, I think of Cheng Zhiwen.
The thought that someone wanted to assassinate him would suddenly make his heart clench.
"Were those pirates instructed to assassinate Mr. Cheng last time? Was the mastermind behind it ever found out?"
She recalled that after the lead was discovered to have originated from Japan, the trail went cold.
It's possible that once she arrived in London, she was busy with business and didn't spend much time with Cheng Zhiwen, which led to her being unaware of the subsequent developments of the matter.
Jiang Shen shook his head: "We haven't found out yet."
Shen Qing gazed at the boundless sea: "But I find something very strange."
"Please speak."
"According to Cheng Zhiwen's speculation, those people mainly wanted to kill him. So why didn't they kill him in the first place, but instead killed me? Using the killing of me to make him fight back, and then killing him, isn't that going around in circles?"
Jiang Shen remained silent for a while, then said softly, "They want to know... if Mr. Cheng has any weaknesses."
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