She couldn't help laughing, kissed me gently on the cheek a few times, stared at me with full of love, and then turned away resolutely...
Looking at her gradually receding back, I deeply felt that I was perhaps not much more noble than Yu Zhiming. When it comes to emotional issues, we are both sophisticated egoists, willing to make any sacrifice for each other.
The wind was howling outside the window, the night was as dark as ink, and I couldn't bear to let her face this alone.
I rested my arms behind my head and stared at the ceiling with empty eyes. My self-blame was gradually replaced by deep thinking about this matter. If Yu Zhiming's purpose was to satisfy the affair between Yang Ruining and me, and to divide more property in the divorce, then why did he go to such great lengths?
If he was still planning ahead for the development of that plot of land, intending to use my scandal as a lever when I couldn't meet his requirements, then he should be targeting a key figure like Zhang Xiaodong who could influence the situation at a critical moment. As for me, the power in my hands had little impact on the direction of the situation, so why did he spend so much time on me?
Are there any other connections between us? One person suddenly popped into my mind - the mushroom.
Perhaps, I had deviated from the correct direction of thinking from the beginning. I needed to clear all my preconceived judgments and re-examine the context of the entire incident in chronological order.
When I suggested to Lin Xun that Yu Zhiming develop the vacant land, this influential boss in the real estate industry of the provincial capital actually showed a strong interest in the land. This seemed quite logical, unless he had keenly sensed some kind of opportunity hidden behind the land from the beginning.
So, what did this opportunity mean to him? Perhaps, he was in a difficult situation at that time. Considering that he later received 300 million yuan in funding from Lin Mushroom, he was probably facing the severe challenge of capital shortage. And this piece of land might be a ray of hope for him to get out of the difficult situation. As for why he was short of money, we can put it aside for now.
Then, during the Chinese New Year last year, I had my first meeting with him. During the conversation, he mentioned the problem of capital shortage he encountered when acquiring land in the provincial capital, and asked me about other financing channels besides loans. This further confirmed my previous speculation.
Perhaps, during that meeting, he accidentally realized that his wife had developed feelings for me that went beyond normal relationships between men and women. So, he began to plan carefully. From the night I returned from Hangzhou, when we met again at the club, he deliberately lent me his car and inadvertently discovered the secret between me and his wife...
But this seems to be a dead end of mutual confirmation. I should put the focus of reasoning back on Lin Xun. Since he has already obtained 300 million yuan in funds from Lin Xun and has almost used this half-sister as an ATM, what is he really worried about?
It is very likely that once her sister gets married, her brother-in-law will become a huge obstacle for him to continue to squeeze money from this good sister.
A chill crept up my spine quietly, and a vague but real feeling was about to surface. He may have learned through various channels that Lin Mushroom and I were close, and that I was more likely to become her fiancé. So, he began to pay close attention to me...
For him, whether he could develop the land was not the most important thing, but Lin Xiruo getting married was what he could accept the most. The key moment that prompted him to make the decision was after Qingwan left, and also around the time when I went to Hangzhou.
What made me even more terrified was that as my thoughts gradually became clearer, I discovered an even more difficult fact to accept. On the night before going to Hangzhou, when Lin Xun, Wang Yanshu and I went to the club, Cui Yingying was already there waiting with Yu Zhiming. And Lin Xun happened to hire her as his secretary at that time. Could it be that Cui Yingying had known him for a long time? I vaguely remembered that on the way to the bathroom with me, she had said something bad about Yu Zhiming. If she didn't know him before, how could she have made such a comment?
I kept rubbing my temples with my hands, and a chill made me tremble all over. Did Cui Yingying use the spy he arranged next to Lin Xun to monitor her every move?
Thinking back to the fiery look in Cui Yingying's eyes when I first met her, this was definitely not the way a woman should behave when meeting someone for the first time. Could it be that she was the bait that tempted me to throw myself into the fire? Was she deliberately tempting me so that I would do something dirty with her and leave evidence? When I had the idea of marrying Lin Xun, Yu Zhiming would come to me in this way to make me give up the idea completely.
However, the development of the situation was beyond his expectations. He found that the real bait did not make me take the bait, but his wife Yang Ruining became the one who made me fall into it. But for him, it was not important who was the bait, the key was that I had fallen into his trap.
At this moment, a bold idea came to my mind: I not only want to prevent his conspiracy from succeeding, but also make him return the three hundred million in full...
The next morning, I was not in a hurry to return, but went to a car repair shop first. At my special request, the repair technician used an advanced radio frequency signal scanner to conduct a comprehensive and detailed inspection of my vehicle.
As I expected, the technician found a weak signal source under the car's dashboard. He turned to me and asked, "Boss, do you need me to help you remove this device?"
I shook my head lightly, with a sneer on my face: "It's not used. It cost a lot of money to install it. It would be a pity to remove it."
Then, I sat in the car and called Lin Xun: "Is Cui Yingying with you now?"
She said with a accusing kiss, "Why don't I go to your place, or you come to my place? We are so close, do we really need to make a phone call to confirm?"
I said firmly, "I'm in the provincial capital now and have some things to deal with. Just answer me directly."
She seemed a little dissatisfied: "She's here, what, do you want to say sweet words to me now? You don't have to do it behind her back, and what else..." She paused deliberately, "Guan Hongjun, you will really make her your concubine, right?"
I was a little annoyed by her unreasonable behavior, but I remained calm: "I just want to ask you, Cui Yingying, did you take the initiative to recruit the secretary?"
She chuckled, "I didn't come here to look for a secretary. Zhiming felt sorry for me because I was working so hard, so he recommended Cui Yingying from his company to me. Is there any problem?"
I responded calmly: "You have a good brother."
She seemed to have ignored me and asked, "It's almost the New Year, when will you come back?"
I didn't give a direct answer and just hung up the phone.
Cui Yingying was arranged by Yu Zhiming to be with Lin Xun, which once again verified my guess.
Originally, I planned to go directly to Yu Zhiming's company and test the truth under the pretext of returning the car. But then I thought that the Chinese New Year was coming soon and his company should have been on holiday, and it would be too easy to cause trouble if I did so. So I gave up the idea and decided to find another way.