Chapter 173 Chapter 173 35
Zhu Wo did not hide the progress of the investigation from Ruo Ruo and Chu Yiyi. He had no intention of finding out everything on his own and then giving them a surprise. Instead, he told them everything he knew.
When he told her the progress of the investigation, the person who was most surprised was Chu Yiyi, because Ruoru might not have much memory of what happened when she was two years old, but she was different. What she remembered most clearly was everything about the period after her sister disappeared, and she kept thinking about it over and over again.
So when Zhu Wo turned her suspicions on Wang Chang and found some confirmation, she was so surprised. She remembered very clearly that before Wang Chang hooked up with her father, her family had no connection to her. She also knew the timeline of Xi Wudeng's infidelity very clearly. Why did Wang E do this? To create conflict in her family to help her get promoted? Or was her self-righteous timeline of Xi Wudeng and Wang E's hookup completely wrong?
The more Chu Yiyi thought about it, the more she began to doubt her father.
That's right. She was young at the time, so maybe she didn't know a lot of things. The adults treated her like a child and didn't tell her some things! Or maybe her father deliberately concealed it and didn't dare to explain it clearly when he divorced her mother!
Chu Yiyi wasn't one to dwell on things. Since she doubted her memory, she might as well ask her mother directly. However, if she told her mother about this, she would probably hate Xi Wudeng even more.
But it doesn’t matter, Xi Wudeng deserves it.
Sure enough, after she finished speaking, although the current evidence was not sufficient, Chu Qing already wanted to kill Xi Wudeng!
"That's his biological daughter! If Wang Chang really did this, I don't believe he's completely unaware! No, I want to see him. I want to see him with my bodyguards!"
Chu Qing said she wanted to bring bodyguards, but she was angrily looking for suitable tools everywhere. She took a fruit knife and wanted to take a kitchen knife as well. Shen Luan was so scared that he quickly stopped her.
"Ah Qing, calm down. If you ask him now, wouldn't that be like alerting the enemy? We have a direction now. What we need to do is to work hard to find more evidence. Even if we ask him now, he will definitely not admit it!"
"And I don't think he knows anything about it. Like you said, Beibei is his biological daughter, and he spent a lot of effort looking for her back then. Calm down first, and let's find evidence together! We can't wrongly accuse a good person, nor will we let a bad person go. I'll go with you to see him then."
Chu Yiyi also hurriedly took the various knives from her mother's hands.
"I just think it was him! When Beibei disappeared, he wasn't sad at all, and he wasn't looking for her seriously. My sister even offered a reward for Beibei's whereabouts, but he was still worried that someone might be trying to take advantage of his company! Also, Beibei was clearly found at Xiren Hospital, and the doctor had clearly stated that he had spoken to him on the phone and told him about it a long time ago. But what happened? Not only did he deny Beibei, he didn't even inform me of the news. He himself didn't acknowledge his daughter, and I had to admit it! What kind of a piece of shit is he? He's not our Beibei's father at all, he doesn't deserve it!"
"Okay, okay, he doesn't deserve it. Don't get excited. Aqing, don't worry. If we really find out that Beibei's disappearance that year was really related to him, I will be the first to chop him up with a knife! Even if it means risking my life, I will make him pay!" When Shen Luan said the last sentence, a really fierce look appeared on his face.
Chu Qing was actually worried, because she knew Shen Luan very well. If he said so, he would really do it...
Many times, we do many things impulsively, but when we see our loved ones being so impulsive, we become calm instead.
Chu Yiyi was watching from the side and thinking to herself that the only one who could deal with her mother was her stepfather, but she didn't know that Shen Luan really had this plan.
He had wanted to kill Xi Wudeng at all costs when he cheated on her. For him, Xi Wudeng's failure to cherish Chu Qing was already a death sentence in his heart. If Chu Qing hadn't been so focused on finding her daughter at the time and hadn't felt any sadness over Xi Wudeng's betrayal, Xi Wudeng probably wouldn't be alive today, and he probably wouldn't have been able to live to see Chu Qing marry him.
Moreover, he understood Aqing. Although she had found Beibei now, the suffering Beibei had endured over the years was still a hurdle in Aqing's heart. If Xi Wudeng really knew about Beibei's disappearance, Aqing would probably have to kill Xi Wudeng to vent her hatred. But he didn't want his Aqing to dirty her hands for such a thing. No matter what his Aqing wanted to do, he would take the lead for her.
But in the end, these two people, you restrained me and I restrained you, and both calmed down.
Chu Yiyi took out his cell phone to check the messages and found that he had received a lot of messages in a short while.
Most of it was just Wen Qingtian's chatter in the group. He could post countless messages a day, even in more than one group. Sometimes Chu Yiyi felt like his job was just to spam the group. How else could he explain it? He chatted non-stop all day long. If no one was chatting in the small group, he'd go to the big one. Occasionally, he'd be absent for dozens of minutes, and when he did, he'd inevitably accuse his dad of exploiting him. But Chu Yiyi said that Wen Qingtian had such a leisurely life, but he wasn't being exploited too much.
However, Zhu Wo also posted some things privately.
They were talking about a breakthrough technology patent, and said that Xi Wudeng was also applying for it, so they specifically asked her if she was interested.
Chu Yiyi didn’t know much about this, but she always felt that this patent sounded familiar.
"Dad, what exactly is that patent you were trying to get some time ago?"
When Shen Luan heard that she was interested in asking this, he immediately began to explain it to her.
When Chu Yiyi heard this, she thought, "Hmm, that makes sense. It's the same thing. It turns out Xi Wudeng is also trying to get it. What's even more coincidental is that the patent is in Zhu Wo's hands."
"However, I originally planned to obtain this patent together with your aunt and Uncle Nan, but something went wrong with your Uncle Nan, and it was a bit too much for your aunt and I to handle it alone, so we simply didn't try to fight for it anymore." What Shen Luan didn't say was that he and his eldest sister decided that even if they tried hard, the hope of winning it would be extremely slim, so they simply gave up dreaming about it.
"If Dad ever had a chance to take it..."
"Then both Shen's and Chu's can reach a higher level and go international."
Chu Yiyi: "Well, then take it!"
Chu Qing touched her eldest daughter's forehead and said, "Dear, you don't have a fever, right?"
Shen Luan also began to think about how he should tactfully remind his daughter that this was not something that could be taken away just by his words.
After Chu Yiyi explained to them, Shen Luan and Chu Qing both shook their heads firmly.
"No, it's good enough that he can help investigate Beibei's case. How can you let him give your father and your aunt business opportunities because of Beibei? This is not good for Beibei. I don't agree!"
Shen Luan also firmly disagreed, "We can work hard to get what we want, do our best and leave the rest to fate, but we can't let Beibei get into trouble."
Chu Yiyi only realized at this time that he was not asking her whether she wanted it or not. Zhu Wo probably wanted to ask the Shen and Chu families whether they wanted the patent from the beginning.
If she and he were just acquaintances or friends, Chu Yiyi would definitely be rude, but with his sister in between, this favor... Chu Yiyi hesitated.
Chu Yiyi felt relieved when she thought about how Xi Wudeng would be furious if the things he had fought for with all his efforts were easily obtained by the Chu and Shen families. However, when it came to her sister, her sister was more important.
No matter what, they cannot take advantage of their sister or use her favors to make a profit.
Many things have a hidden price tag, and she couldn't put her sister in a difficult position.
"Then I'll refuse!"
"Sister, tell him you want it!"
Chu Yiyi and Ruoruo spoke at the same time.
Ruoruo slowly came down from upstairs.
"Sister, don't worry about me. Zhu Wo told me about this. He said that this technology is the same for everyone. If that's the case, why can't we take it?"
Chu Qing stepped forward quickly, "Beibei, how can this be the same for everyone? This..."
"Mom, Dad, you really don't have to worry about me. I can handle my relationship with my friends. Besides, you gave me so many shares. If I get this technology, I can get more money!"
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So in the end, there was not enough evidence to uncover the culprit, but the news that the Shen and Chu families had obtained KI technology had already reached Xi Wudeng's ears.
Just as Chu Yiyi thought, this news did make Xi Wudeng very angry, but everyone underestimated his shamelessness. After getting angry, he actually took the initiative to contact Shen Luan and ask if he could get involved.
After Shen Luan ruthlessly rejected him, he began to investigate how the Chu and Shen families obtained this patent and how much profit they could get from it. If the profit share was low, Xi Wudeng felt that he could still adjust his mentality.
He was looking forward to seeing the jokes of these two families, but unfortunately, after asking around, he finally got a result that he couldn't believe. The Chu and Shen families only paid a very small price to get this patent, and the share was much higher than he imagined, even much higher than his offer!
Xi Wudeng was devastated, not understanding why this technology fell into the hands of those two companies!
Wang Chang watched her husband fuming and wondered, "Could it be that they used some shady tricks to get it?"
Xi Wudeng's mind, which had been shrouded in fog, suddenly became much clearer, but he still didn't look happy towards Wang Chang. He turned around and started talking to Ruoruo on the phone.
"Beibei, are Shen Luan and your aunt forcing you to do something you don't want to do? If they ask you to do something you don't like, you must never agree. Some of them will do anything for their own benefit. You might as well come to Daddy..."
Before he could finish, Chu Yiyi grabbed the speakerphone on the table and said to the other end in a sarcastic tone, "It seems that some people are willing to do anything for their own benefit. Who is it? Who is it?"
Chu Qing also rudely confronted Xi Wudeng: "Get lost, Xi Wudeng, can you still have some shame? What were you doing before? Now you're contacting Beibei, and you still want to tell Beibei all this nonsense!"
Shen Luan was the calmest one. He simply followed suit calmly, "Old Xi, I really forgot to tell you that it was Beibei's friend who asked me and her aunt if we needed this technology... Thank you so much for leaving our Beibei aside and ignoring her. Otherwise, how would I, her stepfather, have had this opportunity? Don't you agree?"
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