“Chen Lin, Aunt Mu will never let Ye Xinning’s family go. You still have a chance to win Ye Xinning back while she’s in there. But once she’s free, she’ll do anything to make Ye Xinning’s family pay the price. So why not just maintain the status quo? Let her be convicted of this and stay in there. That way, no one will stop you.”
Shen Lin paused, and after a long while, without saying a word, he strode outside.
When he came out of the prison, Tang Song was already waiting at the door.
Upon seeing him come out, she immediately came forward to greet him, "President Shen."
"Um."
Shen Lin got into the car, and the car drove away from the prison gate.
Looking out the car window at the scenery, Shen Lin asked, "How's the investigation going?"
Tang Song nodded. "We found out. Mu Chaochao and Qin Xiang met four years ago. Mu Chaochao lost her wallet during a business trip and happened to run into Qin Xiang, who was also on a business trip in a foreign country. Qin Xiang treated Mu Chaochao to a meal and even took her back to her hotel."
"And then what?"
"After returning to France, Mu Chaochao and Qin Xiang had no contact on the surface, but in reality they met secretly many times. A year ago, Qin Xiang took Mu Chaochao on a trip, and their relationship was that of boyfriend and girlfriend."
Shen Lin rubbed her temples with one hand, closed her eyes, and what Tang Song said about Mu Chaochao and Qin Xiang was pretty much what she had guessed.
"What about this time?"
"After meeting with Song Xiang, Mr. Song obtained evidence of Madam Gu's relationship with Qin Yongwang. On the way home, Qin Xiang had Mu Chaochao orchestrate the car accident to frame Madam Gu. Everything seemed so perfect. Qin Xiang did all this to sow discord between you and Madam. Also, regarding Mr. Song, Qin Xiang's obsession with the Song Group seems to be even deeper than Song Xiang's."
Shen Lin narrowed his eyes, his expression turning cold.
It really was Qin Xiang.
From the first time he met Qin Xiang, he knew that this person was not as simple as he seemed. This person was ruthless and vicious, and often the time when he smiled most harmlessly was when he was scheming the most.
"Mu Chaochao chose Qin Xiang and gave up my Xiaoyi, which shows how deep her feelings are. But what about Qin Xiang? What did he do after Mu Chaochao went inside?"
"President Shen guessed correctly. Qin Xiang is making arrangements to bring Mu Chaochao out."
Shen Lin's expression turned cold. "Isn't it a bit too easy for him to get away unscathed? We need to find a way to prevent him from succeeding."
Upon hearing this, Tang Song nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Shen."
"What about the Song family? How much do they know about what you just mentioned?"
"Mr. Song should know this."
Shen Lin's brow furrowed, and he instantly understood.
Who is Song Zhengchu? If he wanted to investigate these things, he would definitely be able to find out.
Even after finding out, he still had Mu Chaochao frame his aunt.
Song Zhengchu was determined to make his aunt suffer this imprisonment, regardless of whether his aunt did it or not; it was something he did in a convenient way.
His aunt harbored resentment towards Song Zhengchu, but wasn't Song Zhengchu just as resentful?
Whether it was Xia He, whom his aunt arranged to be by Ye Rouxin's side in Nancheng, or what his aunt did to Ye Xinning, both hurt the people Song Zhengchu cared about most. How could Song Zhengchu easily swallow this insult?
Thinking about these things, Shen Lin frowned even more deeply.
Tang Song had no idea what Shen Lin was thinking at that moment. He continued, "So, based on the current situation, Madam Gu is indeed innocent in the matter of Mr. Song's car accident. Even if she wanted Mr. Song to die, the car accident was caused by Qin Xiang."
"Um."
Tang Song said so much, but Shen Lin was just one word.
Tang Song turned around in surprise and saw Shen Lin frowning deeply.
So, Tang Song, belatedly realizing the situation, also understood that something was amiss.
He swallowed back the question of whether or not to bring Madam Gu back.
Tang Song felt that saying those words now would only make Mr. Shen more irritable.
...
Back at the hotel that evening, Gu Shilin was on the phone, talking about Mu Mingwei. Shen Lin hadn't figured out how to tell Gu Shilin yet.
Gu Shilin finished the call quickly.
"Where did Second Brother go? Why is he only coming back now?"
"I went to take care of some things. What about you? Who did you call?"
"A lawyer from the law firm called to ask me when I would be able to help with the equity transfer document."
The share transfer agreement was signed a few days ago, when Gu Shilin decided to hand over all his shares in the Gu Group to Ji Jianshen.
"Have you really thought it through?" Shen Lin asked.
Gu Shilin nodded. "There's no question of whether I've thought it through or not. These things weren't originally mine. But if I hand them over, I'll have nothing left. Second brother, please don't look down on me, your poor relative."
Shen Lin patted Gu Shilin on the shoulder, "I'll take you to Nancheng. There, you can start over."
"Um."
"By the way, Second Brother," Gu Shilin added, "I've decided to hire a lawyer for my mother. I hope she can reform herself properly in there, and I'll ask the lawyer to try to reduce her sentence by a few years. Once she gets out and has figured things out, she can live a good life and stop dwelling on the past."
When Mu Mingwei was mentioned, Shen Lin's expression froze.
Gu Shilin had thought everything through. In his mind, Mu Mingwei was not wronged, but had indeed orchestrated the car accident that nearly killed Song Zhengchu.
Shen Lin hesitated again.
Should he tell Gu Shilin about what he found out today?
Having told Gu Shilin, it was no surprise that Gu Shilin would definitely bring Mu Mingwei out of there.
but……
Shen Lin thought of what Mu Chaochao had said.
—If she were to gain her freedom, she would stop at nothing to make Ye Xinning's family pay the price, so wouldn't it be better to maintain the status quo? Let her be convicted of this incident and stay inside, that way no one will stop you.
Undoubtedly, what Mu Chaochao said was true, and it was also the point that made him hesitate.
Perhaps my aunt is innocent in this car accident, but what about all those things that happened before?
Auntie did indeed intend to kill Ningning and Ye Rouxin.
If he chooses to keep it a secret this time...
Should we let things continue as they are now?
Will my aunt change? Will she let go?
With those obstacles gone, is there a possibility that he and Ningning will get back together?
But……
That was his aunt. Even if what she did before was wrong, was he really going to do this, help everyone frame her? To let her be wrongfully imprisoned?
Shen Lin was deep in thought, and Gu Shilin called his name several times.
"Second brother, second brother, what do you think? Is the lawyer I found any good?"
Shen Lin came to his senses, looked at Gu Shilin, remained silent for a long time, and finally spoke.
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