Chapter 116 Tonight, let's have a good time.
Shen Zhantang pulled out a crystal-clear violet beaded necklace from inside his suit jacket and wrapped it around Su Xier's slender, fair wrist.
Against her fair complexion, it shone even brighter and more dazzling, as if it were something that was born to her, bearing her name.
Shen Zhantang grasped her wrist, his fingertips casually circling her protruding, rounded wrist bone, an ambiguous and teasing gesture.
Her fair skin and naturally alluring charm were one of the reasons he couldn't leave her.
"This is... for me?" Su Xier's beautiful eyes widened in surprise.
"nonsense."
Shen Zhantang looked at her with amusement. "Do you like it?"
My heart skipped a beat.
Over the years she's been with Shen Zhantang, she's lived in his mansion, driven his sports car, and worn all sorts of glamorous yet revealing dresses that he's forced her to wear.
But she never received a gift that truly belonged to her.
Of course, she never had high expectations for Shen Zhantang, but when she received the gift, she was still pathetic and felt a little happy.
She came from a poor background, and she could never be as aloof as Jiang Shiyuan, who only cared about love and academics and wouldn't even glance at anything else.
"Is this amethyst?" Su Xi'er asked softly.
"Tsk, you've been with me for so long, how come you can't even tell the difference between jewelry? Is the stingy smell in your bones something that you can't wash away even if you soak it in disinfectant?"
Despite his sarcastic remarks, Shen Zhantang grabbed her wrist, pulled her into his arms, and hugged her slender waist tightly. "This is a natural Burmese violet jadeite, with a bright green cabochon and diamonds. You really don't know what's good for you."
Su Xier's drooping eyelashes, like butterfly wings, trembled gently.
How could she not recognize that it was jade?
She simply couldn't believe that this man would actually buy her such expensive jewelry.
Shen Zhantang's beautiful lips pressed against her reddened earlobe, rubbing them lightly up and down, his voice fierce, "You bought this at the Platinum Rare auction, wear it carefully, or I'll get you."
Su Xier shuddered, but kept her voice controlled, "Why... why didn't you give it to your mother? Otherwise, you could have given it to your sister."
"Don't you know what kind of person my mother is? She'd love to tear down Empress Dowager Cixi's tomb. Everything has to be the best quality. She wouldn't even look at something of this kind."
Shen Zhantang casually spread his long legs, his eyes full of doting when he mentioned his younger sister, "I did show it to my sister, but she doesn't like purple, saying it makes her look old-fashioned. She asked me for Graff, saying all her girlfriends in her circle wear this brand, and nobody wears jade. She can't tell right from wrong, isn't that ridiculous?"
Su Xi'er remained silent.
"I know you're still throwing a tantrum because of what happened last time. You're like a dead fish in bed, don't think I can't tell."
Shen Zhantang's long, slender hand squeezed her waist, then tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Don't pretend. I know you like it. If you like it, keep it, but don't throw a tantrum at me again, okay?"
Su Xier's spine stiffened, and she felt the beads on her wrist were chillingly cold.
Everything Shen Zhantang bestowed upon her was never without reason; it was always accompanied by a purpose.
"Let's do it properly tonight."
Shen Zhantang's lips pressed against her earlobe, then slid inch by inch down to her fair neck, thick passion and desire intertwining as he kissed her tenderly, "Like before, be a little more passionate, hmm?"
Su Xier lowered her eyes helplessly, letting him kiss and touch her. Heavy emotions were stuck in her chest, and even when she responded, it was perfunctory.
Just as Shen Zhantang was about to seize control, his cell phone, which was lying on the sofa, rang.
"Damn it..." the man cursed irritably, picked it up and looked at it, his expression changing slightly.
Su Xier glanced at the screen and saw it was Xie Jinghuai calling.
Shen Zhantang immediately pulled away, avoiding her, and went to the corridor to answer the call:
"Ah Huai, what's wrong?"
"Ah Zhan, help me." Xie Jinghuai's voice was muffled and anxious.
The last time Shen Zhantang saw Ah Huai like this was when Chairman Xie had his accident.
He tensed up instantly. "Help, help with anything! Tell me what's wrong?"
Xie Jinghuai said slowly and deliberately, “Jiang Shiyuan has disappeared.”
"ah?!"
Shen Zhantang quickly turned around, glanced in the direction of the door, and lowered his voice, "Are you sure? How could such a healthy person just be gone?"
"It's still unclear. I've mobilized all of Xie's men to search the entire city of Beijing, including the airport, train station, and docks, but there's still no news."
Xie Jinghuai tried to suppress his emotions, but his slightly trembling voice betrayed his tense feelings. "A-Zhan, I want to transfer some people from you to help me search. More people will be more efficient."
"No problem, I'll send people to help right away!"
Shen Zhantang paused for a moment, then offered words of comfort, "Ah Huai, don't worry, maybe she just went somewhere to clear her head. Her phone died. Don't always think the worst."
Besides, even if we take a step back, who would dare to harm her? She is, after all, Mrs. Xie.
"Mrs. Xie?"
Xie Jinghuai's voice was hoarse, filled with a heavy sense of hostility, "Besides you, me, and this small circle of people, who else knows?"
Shen Zhantang was stunned and speechless.
"However, I hope she is safe and sound. I don't want Tongtong to lose her mother at such a young age."
After saying that, Xie Jinghuai hung up the phone.
Since his good friend rarely asked him for help, Shen Zhantang didn't dare to delay for a second and immediately called his secretary:
"President Xie's wife has gone missing. Mobilize all of Shen's security guards to go and find her."
"Yes, Mr. Shen!"
Shen Zhantang's eyes were cold. "Remember, keep this a secret from Su Xier. She and Mrs. Xie are inseparable. If she finds out, she'll make a huge scene."
The secretary nodded solemnly, "Understood!"
Without informing Su Xier, Shen Zhantang hurriedly left Tanhu Villa with his secretary.
Su Xier stood at the second-floor window, watching the taillights of the luxury car gradually disappear into the distance, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
She found one of Shen Zhantang's bodyguards in the villa and asked urgently:
"Did something happen that President Shen suddenly left?"
The bodyguard's expression was intriguing. "There's something at the Shen Group that needs Mr. Shen's attention. It's nothing serious. Miss Su, you should get some rest."
Upon hearing this, an extremely ominous premonition crept into Su Xi'er's heart.
If it were official business, Shen Zhantang would never leave her behind.
Therefore, there is only one possibility: Shen Zhantang intentionally kept it from her!
Su Xi'er became increasingly anxious, and hurriedly picked up her phone to dial Jiang Shiyuan's number.
"Sorry, the number you dialed is currently switched off..."
Her heart suddenly clenched.
...
"What? Xiaoyuan is missing?! How is that possible?!"
Lin Chengchou had already stripped naked and crawled into the warm bed that Liu Nianrou had prepared for him, but he was suddenly jolted out by the secretary's shocking news.
"It's absolutely true, Chairman Lin!"
The secretary reported through the door, "Now, President Xie and President Shen have turned the entire city of Beijing upside down, searching everywhere for the young lady. Many people in the industry have heard about it!"
"Mr. Xie is already on his way to the police station; it seems the matter is quite serious!"
Liu Nianrou sat up on the edge of the bed, pulling up her clothes that the man had undone. She was angry, but her expression was full of worry. "Brother Cheng, how could Xiaoyuan have disappeared? Is there some misunderstanding...?"
"Oh, stop saying all this useless stuff!"
Lin Chengchou immediately got out of bed, took off his pajamas, and hurriedly ordered, "Quickly prepare some clothes for me. You're coming with me to the police station!"
"Xiao Yuan has been living alone for so long, and she doesn't even call home once a year. How could she just disappear like that?"
Disturbed by their tender moment, Liu Nianrou's face was filled with resentment. "I think, maybe Xiao Yuan saw the news tonight and saw that President Xie bought over 100 million worth of jewelry for Xin Xin. She was so angry that she threw a tantrum and disappeared, just to sow discord between President Xie and Xin Xin."
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that she had to disappear tonight of all times? Brother Cheng, don't you think this is very strange?
Lin Chengchou paused, a doubt creeping into his mind.
Is Xiaoyuan really that cunning now?
Her marriage with President Xie was already on its last legs. Even after she gave birth to their son, President Xie didn't seem to change his attitude towards her. On the contrary, he doted on and became even closer to Xin Xin.
Did tonight's auction provoke her, which is why she came up with this plan to put pressure on President Xie?
Oh, this girl is really foolish.
If a man doesn't love you, he simply doesn't. Don't try to pretend; even if you try to blackmail him, you won't win back his heart.
Just like him, who didn't love Jiang Buyu but only Liu Nianrou, it was the same. In his eyes, Jiang Shiyuan was just following in his mother's footsteps.
Lin Chengchou's tone softened a bit as he spoke to Liu Nianrou, "Regardless of whether it's true or not, I have to go to the police station to check it out at this critical juncture! I am, after all, Xiaoyuan's father, it wouldn't look good if I didn't show up!"
Liu Nianrou reluctantly helped him change his clothes.
A sinister smile crept into his heart.
The Lin couple, dressed neatly, had just come out of the bedroom when they saw Lin Zhixin standing in the hallway, her eyes slightly red.
"Dad, Mom, I heard about what happened to my sister... I'll go with you. I'm so worried about not being able to find her, and I can't sleep at all."
Lin Chengchou was deeply moved. "Good child, you are truly kind. Xiaoyuan is so lucky to have such a good sister like you."
"Dad, I'm wondering if I shouldn't be getting so close to my brother-in-law?"
Lin Zhixin was on the verge of tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice. "Tonight... my brother-in-law went to such lengths just to find my sister."
It's clear... the older sister is still very important to the brother-in-law.
Liu Nianrou quickly comforted her, "Xinxin, don't overthink it! From beginning to end, the person Mr. Xie loves the most and cares about the most is you!"
"Xinxin, you have to understand Mr. Xie. Xiaoyuan is, after all, his wife and Tongtong's mother. It would be wrong for him not to look for her, wouldn't it?"
Lin Chengchou also comforted him, "If he were so cold-hearted, indifferent, and showed no mercy, you wouldn't dare entrust your life to such a man, would you?"
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