Chapter 150 "Because Shen Qingbei is the product of your rape of me, Xie Shen, you will be a disgrace for the rest of your life."
Shen Qingbei avoided the bodyguard's gaze.
We left the Shen family's old house.
The scene I had just witnessed on the monitor kept replaying in my mind.
He infiltrated the security room and used his hacking skills to crack the existing surveillance videos.
At first, just like before, they still couldn't find the footage from sixteen years ago. But just when Shen Qingbei was about to give up, a turning point appeared.
The static on the screen began to fluctuate violently.
Then the snowflakes slowly disappeared.
Shen Qingbei stopped turning off the computer in disbelief.
He stared wide-eyed at the image gradually becoming clearer on the screen.
Reach out and grab the mouse, quickly dragging the progress bar to the position you want to view.
He froze on the spot.
On the screen, a little girl dressed like a princess is being carried by a middle-aged maid towards a lotus pond.
The little girl was charming and adorable, with a pair of big, dark eyes as beautiful as agate.
Shen Qingbei will never forget that day when he took Xie Yao away from the kindergarten, she looked at him with those same eyes.
Shen Qingbei suddenly stood up, knocking over a chair with a loud crash, but the impact didn't reach his ears. As if he had suddenly lost his hearing, he ran out of the security room in a daze.
Su Niannian is the little girl he has been searching for.
That little angel who planted warmth in his heart.
But he was blind and heartless, leading the little angel into the abyss.
Shen Qingbei's mental defenses collapsed instantly.
Intense remorse overwhelmed him.
He wandered aimlessly through the streets, his eyes vacant and his face broken. People around him avoided him when they saw him like this.
He returned to his residence in this state and refused to answer any of Xie Shen's calls.
Two days later, he was brought back to his senses by a message notification on his phone. Shen Qingbei took out his phone, held it in his hand, and opened the message.
The truth you've been searching for is in the rooftop banquet hall of the Yunlan Hotel.
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The Yunlan Hotel, the largest hotel in Kyoto, has 88 floors.
The banquet hall on the top floor is surrounded by glass walls on all four sides. Standing in front of the window, you can overlook the flowing clouds, as if you are walking on auspicious clouds with the bright moon in the sky, and you are in a fairyland.
The banquet hall on the top floor is naturally not for ordinary people.
The Xie family is hosting a family banquet here today.
The hotel staff had already decorated the banquet hall well in advance.
Crowds of people come and go, moving through the magnificent, golden corridors.
This family banquet was not open to the public; all those invited were members of the Xie family.
Mr. Xie was a free spirit and never cared about fancy rules.
Therefore, guests today do not need an invitation to enter and can come and go freely.
The elevator doors opened, and a middle-aged woman in a white coat and with an elegant appearance stepped out of the elevator in high heels.
Lin Yin hasn't slept well for half a month because of Shen Wanxi's situation.
Shen Li has always doted on his daughter since she was a child. If she wanted the stars, he would never go to the moon to retrieve them for her. But this time, he did something completely different.
He heartlessly watched his daughter suffer in the detention center, refusing to use his connections to get her out.
Lin Yin used both soft and hard tactics.
The consequence of the loud argument was a stern warning: "Shen Wanxi went too far this time. If we don't teach her a lesson, who knows what she might do in the future."
Shen Li may be ruthless, but as a mother, how could she stand by and watch her daughter suffer?
Lin Yin stood in the corridor, her gaze falling on the banquet hall filled with soothing music.
As if she had made up her mind, she took out her phone and dialed Xie Shen's number.
The banquet hall was filled with the clinking of glasses and the elegantly dressed guests moving about.
Xie Shen, dressed in a suit and tie, was surrounded by a constant stream of family members who came to exchange pleasantries as the president of the Xie Group.
"Okay, I'll visit when I have the chance." Xie Shen replied with a gentle and polite expression, and then his cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket.
He took it out and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.
I answered the call without thinking much about it.
After a moment of pause in breathing, a long-lost yet familiar voice rang out.
"Xie Shen, I'm right outside the banquet hall. Come out for a moment, or I'll come in to find you."
After Lin Yin finished speaking in a cryptic tone, she abruptly hung up the phone before Xie Shen could react.
Xie Shen's expression suddenly turned ugly.
Mrs. Xie Shen and Xie Yue specially hired a celebrity makeup artist to create exquisite makeup looks for them today. Their hair was styled in a high bun, and they wore haute couture evening gowns to attend the banquet.
"Who called?" Mrs. Xie, who was chatting with a female guest, turned to ask when she saw Xie Shen hang up the phone after answering it.
Xie Yue also looked at her father.
Xie Shen remained calm: "The department manager I fired not long ago keeps calling me, wanting to return to Xie's Group. I just hang up on him because I find it annoying."
Xie Yue snorted: "What's the point of calling Dad all the time? This kind of brainless person should be fired from Xie's Group."
Xie Shen's mind was not on this.
"I'm going out to call my assistant and ask him to handle it. Yueyue, you stay with your mother and don't wander off."
The words had barely left his mouth.
This drew praise from a group of female guests nearby.
"Mr. Xie is such a good husband. He's even concerned about Mrs. Xie when he's out for a short while."
“That’s right. My husband has never been so thoughtful. He always just leaves me behind and doesn’t even know I’m missing.”
Madam Xie said softly, "We're an old married couple now, I don't care about these things anymore."
A female guest, holding a glass of red wine, looked at Mrs. Xie with a smile and said, "Mrs. Xie, I really envy you. Ever since you married Mr. Xie, you've been pampered. Even when Mr. Xie attends banquets, he only goes so far as to leave. Everyone knows that Mr. Xie is eager to go home to be with his wife."
Another female guest chimed in, "If my husband were even half as good as Mr. Xie, I would be content. You only have one precious daughter, Yueyue, unlike my husband who is promiscuous and prolific. A good man like Mr. Xie is truly rare."
Listening to the conversations around her, Xie Yue couldn't help but puff out her chest proudly.
Her father only had her as his precious daughter, whom he doted on since she was a child. She was the sole heir to all the family fortune.
Just like they say, a wealthy family can't be called a wealthy family if it doesn't have a few illegitimate children.
Therefore, her unique naturalness aroused envy, jealousy, and resentment among socialites.
Xie Shen ignored the women's gossip and strode through the crowd out of the banquet hall.
The moment the heavy door was pushed open,
Xie Yuan, who was sitting in the corner, looked up at the sound.
His thoughtful gaze fell upon Xie Shen's retreating figure.
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Xie Shen walked out with a gloomy expression and saw Lin Yin standing at the door.
Without saying a word, he grabbed Lin Yin's arm and, worried about being discovered, led her along the corridor to the room at the end.
As soon as Xie Sheng opened the door, he forcefully threw Lin Yin into the room.
"Are you crazy? You actually came all the way here to find me. Do you know what the consequences will be if others see this?" He said in a low voice, his face grim, trying to suppress his anger.
Lin Yin was thrown against the cold wall. A burning pain shot through her shoulder and wrist, reminding her how ruthless this man was.
However, she already knew him very well.
She gave a mocking sneer: "Xie Shen, you have your moments of fear too, not when you took advantage of me while I was drunk and out of my mind?"
Xie Shen clenched his teeth, staring at her with cold eyes.
"Lin Yin, what exactly do you want to do?"
Lin Yin didn't want to waste words with him, and she didn't want to look at him again.
He said bluntly, "My daughter was framed by that bitch Su Niannian and is in detention. Go and help me get her out."
When Xie Shen heard the name "Su Niannian," a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. However, his years of experience in the business world honed his composure, and he quickly suppressed that emotion, his face remaining calm and composed.
"What does Chen Li's daughter have to do with me? Why should I care about her?"
Lin Yin quietly pressed the button on the mini recorder she was holding.
She glared hatefully at Xie Shen's face, which was disguised as a refined scoundrel.
"Because Shen Qingbei is the bastard child you conceived by raping me back then! He is a stain that you can never wash away in this lifetime, a disgrace etched into your bones and blood, forever unable to see the light of day!"
The figure standing outside the door swayed violently.
It was like a thunderbolt striking.
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