Lin Qingtong looked at Dongfang William in front of her and smiled.
"Then I'd like to know what secrets Mr. Dongfang knows about me?"
She did feel a little flustered when she heard this.
But then I thought, even if the other person knew, what difference would it make?
Seeing that Lin Qingtong was not afraid, William Dongfang's interest grew even stronger.
Aren't you afraid I'll reveal your secret?
Lin Qingtong smiled faintly, "What's there to be afraid of?"
She didn't give herself away at all, and instead, William from the East laughed out loud.
"Okay, I was just joking. I haven't investigated anything about you."
Lin Qingtong showed no outward change, but inwardly she couldn't help but feel a little glad that she hadn't let something slip.
No one knew about her relationship with Shen Tinghe back then, but if an investigation were conducted, something would definitely be found to be amiss.
"Since it was just a joke, Mr. Dongfang, please leave. I need to get back to work."
Lin Qingtong smiled and dismissed him, and Dongfang William didn't say anything more, turning around and entering the company across the street.
After seeing the other party leave Lin Qingtong, he went into the office.
Shen Tinghe has just relocated his overseas businesses back home, so he's extremely busy and usually doesn't contact me during the day.
She had just turned on her computer when Luo Susu called.
"Sister Qingtong, I have investigated and found that all those children were abducted by the same person. The police are tracking down their whereabouts."
“According to the clues, that person has already left the country. If you want to find him, I can ask my dad to contact someone overseas.”
Lin Qingtong agreed without hesitation, wanting to know who Lin Jiaorui's child was.
If they really did steal it, the child's parents must be frantic with worry.
Luo Susu immediately arranged for someone to investigate, while Lin Qingtong received a call from Su Wanjun.
"Qingtong, I heard your sister gave birth to a son. Should I go see him?"
Lin Qingtong didn't expect that Su Wanjun would still find out about this news.
"Did Lin Yan tell you?"
Su Wanjun sighed and replied, "He's still your father, and technically your sister too, so it's only natural that you should go and see him."
Hearing her words, Lin Qingtong felt as if she had returned to the previous state of mind, and her heart skipped a beat.
"Mom, do you really think so?"
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone before Su Wanjun spoke again.
"He did call me just now, but I didn't agree. I just wanted to ask for your opinion."
"If you don't want to go, then we won't go."
Hearing this, Lin Qingtong breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile, "I already went there a few days ago."
"He called you because he definitely wants you to persuade me to return the villa to them and offer them all sorts of benefits."
"You also know that the child was adopted by the eldest son of the Shen family, right?"
Speaking of this, Su Wanjun's voice carried a hint of worry.
"I have indeed heard that if that child really goes to the Shen family, things will get complicated."
Lin Qingtong smiled and replied, "Mom, you don't need to worry that the child isn't a member of the Shen family. Lin Jiaorui stole him from someone."
Su Wanjun was stunned for a long time before she exclaimed in surprise, "They are so bold as to do something like this!"
Lin Qingtong's smile deepened. "They're definitely audacious. They'll do anything for money. Try to have as little contact with them as possible during this time. Just ignore them. I'll handle it."
Having received Lin Qingtong's words, Su Wanjun had no objections.
"I've been wanting to travel during this time."
Lin Qingtong seemed to have thought of something and asked him a question.
"Mom, are you going on a trip alone?"
Su Wanjun paused for a moment before answering.
"No, I'm going with your Uncle Huo Cheng."
Then she suddenly called out, "Qingtong..."
Her words carried a hint of something unsaid, and Lin Qingtong immediately understood what she wanted to say.
"Mom, it's okay. I'll support you in whatever you want to do or whoever you want to go with."
Su Wanjun's voice was choked with sobs.
"You won't be upset that my mom is so old and still goes on vacation with other people?"
Lin Qingtong laughed.
"As long as my mother is happy, I will be happy even if you get married to someone with gray hair."
Only after receiving Lin Qingtong's 100% confirmation did Su Wanjun feel at ease and go on a trip with Huo Cheng.
When she was younger, she was always confined to the home because of her children. Now that she's older, she wants to be herself.
Lin Qingtong didn't stop her; she even transferred money to her.
Soon Su Wanjun went on a trip, while Lin Qingtong turned her attention to Lin Jiaorui.
Because Lin Jiaorui officially returned to the Shen family and stayed there to recover after childbirth, she even sent me a message to show off.
Lin Qingtong glanced at the group photo sent by Lin Jiaorui. Shen Kaixuan had given away a lot of real estate and gold to the children, and was even holding one of the children.
"Sister, Brother Shen named his child Shen Tingyu. Does it sound nice?"
Upon hearing this name, Lin Qingtong immediately thought of Shen Tinghe and understood Shen Kaixuan's intention in doing so.
It's nothing more than targeting Shen Tinghe.
Immediately afterwards, she heard Lin Jiaorui's next sentence, which she had deliberately said.
"Sister probably doesn't know, but Master Shen's mother has returned from abroad. He's just an illegitimate child."
"Just like this child."
Lin Qingtong was stunned. She didn't expect Lin Jiaorui to say something like that just to provoke her.
At the same time, she couldn't help but be surprised, because Shen Tinghe always seemed so calm and composed, and he was always decisive in his actions.
I never expected that he was actually the illegitimate son of the Shen family.
Her first thought wasn't that the Shen family was in chaos, but rather that she felt sorry for Shen Tinghe.
She could hardly imagine that the other person had experienced being surrounded by a group of people calling him an illegitimate child since childhood, and having to desperately plunder resources from them.
The Shen family is a den of wolves and tigers; the powerful elders don't care about the struggles and suffering of the younger generation.
Just like in a wolf pack, the old wolf watches the young wolves tearing and fighting for something, until finally a powerful wolf king emerges.
In that instant, all Lin Qingtong wanted was to see Shen Tinghe as soon as possible and comfort him.
But she didn't know whether she should go to Shen Tinghe, in case she accidentally touched a nerve.
For the first time, Lin Qingtong hesitated so much while holding her phone, unable to make a decisive decision.
Just then, Shen Tinghe sent a message.
"Will you come home with me for dinner tonight? My mom's back."
Lin Qingtong looked at the message on her phone and finally agreed.
"good."
Then, feeling it was too cold, she sent a cute emoji instead.
Shen Tinghe looked the same as before, with nothing wrong with him, which made Lin Qingtong breathe a sigh of relief.
Perhaps I'm just overthinking things; he's not that fragile.
Despite Lin Qingtong's thoughts, she still felt a pang of heartache when Shen Tinghe drove to pick her up.
She felt that the man in front of her was somewhat unfamiliar.
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