Praise You
After You Jing and Ye Yuanyin left, Zou Meng timidly asked, "Assistant Ji, who was that person just now?"
Ji Quan looked at her ordinary and honest face and forgot to be polite. "Mr. Shen's ex-wife."
Silent silence filled his heart, followed by a surge of bitterness. Zou Meng opened his eyes wide, unable to tell whether it was due to inferiority or loss, as he murmured, "She's really pretty."
Ji Quan thought, she was also good-looking, and boys had always been around her since she was a child. However, due to her family's financial situation, most of the men who surrounded her were ordinary men with mediocre qualifications, and only a few of them would care about her whining soul.
As I got older, I encountered some seemingly superior men. But they also came in different tiers: the best were unapproachable, the middle were complacent, and the worst, beyond wanting to seduce you, had no real heart. The most frightening thing was that you could lose yourself in these materialistic pursuits, becoming disdainful of even the less attractive, average men.
Later, meeting Chen Dian'an pushed her aesthetic threshold to its limit. Once a woman's ability to appreciate men improves, even being attracted to them becomes a matter of chance.
"Ms. Zou, what you have is truly enviable. Don't underestimate yourself."
She said this sincerely. If she had a wealthy father and been raised as innocently and happily as the man before her, she couldn't imagine how happy she would be now. Did she want to marry Chen Yan simply because he was handsome? If he hadn't had money, she would have had to think twice. Wealth does invisibly amplify a man's charm and temperament.
After all, you can change your face, but you can’t change your money.
After all, as long as one has money, even a woman with mediocre qualifications like Zou Meng can have access to a man with superior conditions like Dian Dian.
Women who are beautiful but lack financial resources are not only not cost-effective for ordinary men, but if they are also noticed by some "high-quality men" who are good at disguise, it will be a dead end.
"Thank you for comforting me," Zou Meng's emotions were still very stable. "Mr. Shen's ex-wife, what kind of person is she?"
Ji Quan looked at her with a little sympathy, but she had other thoughts in her mind. She had always been good at manipulating people's hearts. "If you are really curious, let's sit down and have a good chat some other day."
Zou Meng thought for a moment, then rejected her calmly, "No need, I don't want to know. It's more important to live in the present than to dwell on the past. Goodbye."
Ji Quan, like a chameleon that sensed danger, quickly and gracefully agreed with her idea. As Zou Jingyuan's only daughter, she had been influenced by him since childhood, so she wasn't completely naive.
After the car drove away, Ji Quan turned back to the lobby to ask for instructions from Chen Dian'an. "Should we have Secretary Ma come to pick us up?"
"No need, I have other plans, please do as you please."
Ji Quan wanted to persuade him, but he was rejected with a wave of his hand.
*
Huang Hua didn't leave with Ye Yuanyin. It was a rare opportunity to visit such a trendy restaurant, so she wanted to stay and take some beautiful photos before leaving. Zhao Tongming, always obedient to her, leaned back and tried his best to match his wife's movements to find the right angle.
"Is it okay for me to stand like this, husband?"
"Stretch your legs out a little more, OK, perfect, perfect."
The photo changed angle after angle, and a layer of sweat appeared on Zhao Tongming's slightly chubby face. Finally, when he was satisfied with the photo, the two walked out hand in hand.
The car hadn't arrived yet, and Chen Di'an was still waiting.
Huang Hua had sharp eyes and recognized him at a glance.
Back then, Ye Yuanyin had seen the photo of them together on their marriage certificate on her phone. Against the red background, the two of them in white shirts looked a perfect match. Huang Hua wondered, what kind of person is this handsome, wealthy, and well-educated young man? What kind of luck did you have to meet him?
At that time, Ah Yin didn't say much, just forced a smile to match her exaggerated expression. Seven months later, no one knew who had opened the floodgates from heaven, and the torrential rain poured down like a flood. When Huang Hua saw Ye Yuanyin, disheveled in the rain, he finally understood the human misery hidden in her smile.
Huang Hua got out of the taxi. The huge raindrops hitting the ground seemed to stir up a layer of white mist. The thin umbrella fluttering in the wind could not block the downpour at all. He had only taken two steps when his back was completely wet.
"Oh my God, Ain! What happened to you?"
Ye Yuanyin was soaked to the skin. He clutched his torn clothes with his hands, his face full of guilt. "I'm sorry to have made you come all this way in this weather. I... don't have a penny on me, and I really don't know who else to turn to except you."
Huang Hua didn't know whether it was rain or tears that flowed, but he saw the brokenness and determination in her eyes.
Domestic violence, sadism, hypocritical hypocrites... Huang Hua used all the vicious words to describe a man on Chen Dian'an, thinking that he attacked his own wife while married, what kind of well-educated nobleman is he? Pah, but he is really not worth mentioning.
Huang Hua holds a grudge, and that feeling of resentment has not completely dissipated to this day. She wants to talk to him about life.
Zhao Tongming quickly stopped his wife from crossing the line. After all, they were of different status, and he was more afraid of getting into trouble. He quickly smiled kindly and friendly at the handsome man next to him.
Zai Dian had a good memory and reasoning skills. He remembered that both of them were her friends. One of them had excitedly video-called her to express his gratitude, and the other had offered to send her a bag of adult toys. His initial anxiety, initially irritated by her one-on-one date with You Jing, suddenly dissipated when it became a four-person gathering. In a cheerful mood, Zai Dian even took the initiative to greet them.
"Hello."
"Hey, hello." Zhao Tongming leaned forward slightly and shook the hand he extended.
"Husband!" Huang Hua shouted in disdain, "Aren't you afraid of getting your hands dirty? What if you get sick?"
It was the first time that Chen Dian was treated so badly by someone, and he wondered what was wrong with him.
Huang Hua's temper was uncontrollable, and he quickly attacked the man. "If you don't like the divorce, then so be it. Why are you being so mean to me? What's so great about having a few bucks? Who do you think you are?"
He analyzed the meaning of her words and spoke slowly, "What did I do? When did it happen?"
"You're still asking me?! How can you ask me about something you did yourself?! What on earth do you think of our Ah Yin? No wonder she insisted on divorcing you!"
Chen Yan'an looked over with cold eyes and asked calmly, "What happened to her?"
Huang Hua was the type of person who rebelled more under pressure. Seeing the situation getting out of control, Zhao Tongming quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Let me tell you. It was around this time three years ago, wasn't it? We can't remember the exact time. It was raining heavily that day, and A-Yin had nowhere to go. She was in a hurry to get back to Jiutao Village for a funeral. She'd received a call from home saying her mother had just passed away."
Chen Yan felt like he was cursed, the extremes of heat and cold surging through his body. It was only a few seconds, but it felt like centuries. He was cruelly testing his own thoughts, "Where did you pick her up?"
"A villa on the hillside in the north of the city."
The world changes so quickly, and in just a few seconds, he seemed to have gone through half his life. She had never told him that so many unknown things happened in places he could not see.
"The car we called is here," Huang Hua impatiently pulled her husband aside, "let's go."
Chen Yanan was left standing there in a daze, a moment before he remembered to make a phone call. "I need the surveillance video from the old house. Three years ago, from the time I left there until I returned from Hong Kong. Copy all the footage for me that week. I need it now."
"Okay, I'll do it right away." Secretary Ma was a little confused when he received this task. What was he going to do with the surveillance video from three years ago? "But can the surveillance video from three years ago still be found?"
"Sure. Grandma has installed surveillance cameras in every corner of the house, and she requires the security personnel to save the data every once in a while." Chen Yan asked again with a cold face, "How long will it take for me?"
Secretary Ma had a rare moment of free time and was about to start the game, but when he heard him urging her, he suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter and said, "An hour and a half."
"Within an hour."
"……receive."
Sure enough, fifty minutes later, Chen Yan received the surveillance video. At that time, he was waiting downstairs of Ye Yuanyin's rented house. Because he didn't knock on the door, he was waiting in the car.
Secretary Ma handed over the tablet computer, and the video files inside were clearly visible.
He clicked on them one by one, but found that the order of many videos was out of place, and the surveillance footage related to Ye Yuanyin had been deleted manually.
"Heh..." Chen Yan suddenly laughed. His voice was always gentle, but the cruelty in his eyes was obvious. "She wasn't even in the picture at all? Is that such a coincidence?"
Secretary Ma didn't dare respond. He'd arrived on time, pressed for time, and his pounding heart hadn't yet calmed down. Looking at his boss's expression, it was like the darkest moment before a storm. He was completely bewildered, wondering what the hell was going on. He had to understand what was going on. He had to stop tormenting a mere slave.
Chen Dian asked again, "Who is that man surnamed Long? Have you found out?"
"I found out!" Secretary Ma secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that fortunately he didn't delay. Otherwise, under the current high-pressure situation, if he said no, the boss would probably be furious. So he said confidently, "That person is Miss Ye's cousin, the child of her uncle."
He had lived in the Long family for quite some time, but he had never heard of such a person. "Where did this little uncle come from?"
"Oh, he left Jiutao Village a long time ago to make a living. Born into a poor family, he always worked the lowest-level jobs. He never made a name for himself in his life, and his family thought he was dead. He happened to make some money during the epidemic, and we just got in touch shortly before Miss Ye's mother passed away."
"Where do they live? You should have found out by now." Yan Dian'an's expression finally returned to normal. "Lead the way."
"OK."
Long Qinling hung out with his friends until almost dawn before returning home. Naturally, he drank a lot of alcohol, and his walking was like a butterfly flapping its wings, almost bumping into the wall.
There seemed to be a black car parked in front of the small villa at home. Long Qinling squinted his eyes and took a closer look. Wow, this is a real luxury car. Anyone who can own this car must be very rich!
But no matter how rich you are, you can't park your car in front of someone else's house. Who are you looking down on? You're asking for trouble!
He swayed, his mind clearly clear, but his uncontrolled body was no match for his supposed clarity. Qin Ling slammed the car door and shouted, "You! Do you understand the rules? Get out!"
Secretary Ma turned off the engine and wanted to get out of the car to open the back door, but Chen Di'an pushed the door open himself.
The first thing that caught his eye was a pair of shiny black leather shoes. Following the straight suit trousers, Qin Ling finally saw the man's face.
His legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees.
"Brother-in-law."
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