Chapter 50 The Heroine's Past: Ling Shu, you've begun to like this place...
As the bedroom door slowly opened, the initially muffled music gradually became clearer, sounding like an opera aria. The coloratura soprano's desperate singing echoed in the empty corridor, sounding somewhat like a terrified scream.
Mr. Mo gripped the paperweight tightly, his knuckles turning white from the excessive force, as if he were ready to smash something at any moment.
An open book lay face down on the bedside table, as if it had just been placed there a moment ago, while a glass of milk next to it still emitted a warm aroma.
The people in the room had just left.
He frowned.
Did they go to the living room? Or to the kitchen?
He hid the paperweight behind his back again and silently searched the entire house.
However, after searching the entire house—the study, living room, kitchen, storage room—the woman was nowhere to be found.
She seemed to have vanished into thin air.
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The woman was running down the road, the night wind carrying a chill that lashed her face. She gripped her phone tightly to her ear, seemingly on a call.
"Miss Ling, I've already escaped."
As she spoke, she glanced back. A bright white light shone from the "home" not far away; all the lights in the rooms were on, as if someone were searching for something.
She instinctively hid in the bushes.
On the other end of the phone, Ling Shu's voice was calm: "Okay, find a place with surveillance cameras and hide well. Don't make a sound. Our people are already on their way and will be able to pick you up soon."
"good."
The woman hung up the phone, took a few more steps into the bushes, and hid herself.
She squatted down, hugged her knees with both hands, rested her chin on her arms, and lowered her eyes in deep thought.
In the night sky not far away, a man's angry roar seemed to echo.
The woman flinched and curled up even tighter.
She was unaware that Mo Yun had secretly installed surveillance cameras in the study.
Fortunately, Ling Shu's call came in time to remind her. Otherwise, she didn't know what might have happened tonight.
Mo Ge may seem gentle and refined, but he is actually more ruthless than anyone else. When he schemed to eliminate Lao Guan, he showed no mercy whatsoever.
The woman crouched quietly until a car drove up and stopped beside the road where she was hiding.
The driver got out of the car, his voice neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for her to hear: "Ms. Wang, I was sent by Miss Ling to pick you up."
She hurriedly responded and stood up. Her legs had been numb from being curled up for so long, and as soon as she stood up, she felt a sharp, dizzying pain and almost fell over.
The driver stepped forward and supported her arm.
"Thank you... thank you."
The woman used the other person's strength to steady herself. After regaining her composure, she asked urgently and blankly, "Where are you taking me?"
The driver helped her to the car, considerately opened the door for her, and said gently, "I'll take you home."
Home?
This word made the woman, who was about to get into the car, freeze instantly.
The driver stopped and patiently asked, "Ms. Wang, Ms. Ling asked me to ask you a question: If the Earth were to be destroyed tomorrow, how would you choose to spend the day?"
The woman lowered her eyes slightly and gave her answer almost instantly.
On the last day before Earth's destruction, of course you should be with your family.
Real family.
The driver smiled warmly: "Mr. Guan and Ms. Mengxing, their answer is the same as yours."
This answer seemed to give the woman strength. She no longer hesitated, her eyes brightened instantly, and she resolutely got into the car: "Let's go, please... take me home."
The car started, taking her away from the Mo family and getting closer and closer to the familiar place in her memories.
Looking out the window, the woman's expression grew increasingly resolute. Her phone, lying beside her, vibrated incessantly, displaying Mo Yun's name on the screen. She glanced at it expressionlessly before turning her gaze back to the increasingly familiar scenery outside.
Upon arrival at the destination, before the car had even come to a complete stop, someone eagerly rushed up to the car, seemingly having been waiting for a long time.
"Mother!"
The woman excitedly got out of the car and hugged Guan Mengxing, who was waiting outside.
The long-suppressed longing burst forth, turning into a torrent of tears. Through her blurred vision, she saw Guan Zheng's figure standing not far away become indistinct, but she could still feel the deep worry in his heart.
The woman took a deep breath, suppressing her sobs, and solemnly explained to the father and daughter, "I didn't abandon you. I went to Mo Yun's place to look for clues about the accident that happened to Dad back then. He's very suspicious, and if I didn't fall out with you, I wouldn't have had a chance to get close to him."
Back then, her father was the mentor of both Mo Yun and Lao Guan, and he spoke highly of them, saying that they were destined for great things.
To encourage them, their father entrusted them with his most important research and development project.
She was still in university at the time, studying in her father's lab during her spare time, and gradually became acquainted with Mo Yun and Lao Guan. Mo Yun pursued her first, with a passionate attitude and doting on her every whim. But for some reason, she always felt that Mo Yun chose her not because he truly liked her, but because she was his professor's daughter and could bring him more resources.
Compared to Mo Yun, the quiet Lao Guan was not particularly noticeable, but he would show her silent care in various small details. He would bring her an iced coffee when it was hot, and eat barbecue with her late at night. Once, when she had her period and was in pain and listless, Lao Guan went to her side, said nothing, and silently put a hot water bottle at the perfect temperature in her hand.
It seems like she didn't do anything, but she still fell for him and naturally ended up with Lao Guan.
Mo Yun realized the nature of their relationship, but instead of forcing it, she generously offered her blessings.
Just as the research and development project was progressing smoothly and a glimmer of hope was about to appear, her father suddenly had an accident. He fell from the laboratory building and died on the spot from his serious injuries.
Her world collapsed.
While Lao Guan was busy helping her prepare for the funeral, Mo Yun suddenly announced that he had made a breakthrough discovery and successfully secured follow-up investment for the project. With this investment, he founded Yuansheng Nano and persuaded Lao Guan to become a partner and work with him on research and development.
Until six months ago, Lao Guan was kicked out of Yuansheng Nano, leaving with almost nothing. More than twenty years of hard work had come to nothing.
From that time on, Mo Yun began to contact her frequently, expressing his affection for her without any hesitation.
He said he had been thinking of her for so many years, which was why their marriage didn't last long. He also said he would treat Guan Mengxing like his own daughter, as long as she was willing to come to his side.
None of this moved her at all.
What truly aroused her suspicion was a phone call she received from Mo Yun when he was drunk. During the call, he slurred his words as he reminisced about the past, inadvertently mentioning some research details. These were details her father had once shared with her, but in Mo Yun's words, they had become his "research findings."
Even between a master and his student, it's impossible to share research findings.
After that phone call, she sat alone all night, deciding to feign compliance with Mo Yun and investigate the truth behind her father's accidental death.
Her approach thrilled Mo Yun, but he always seemed wary of her, only meeting her outside and never bringing her home. It wasn't until she had a falling out with the Guan family that Mo Yun finally agreed to let her move into his house.
The more cautious Mo Yun was, the more she felt that Mo Yun must be hiding something extraordinary in her home.
“After moving into his house, I made an excuse that I needed time to get used to it and lived alone, not giving him a chance to get close to me. During this time, I have been searching, but unfortunately I have not found anything. I originally planned to try for another half month, and if I still had no luck, I would leave his house.”
I thought it would be difficult to say these words, but I didn't expect it to be said in just a few sentences.
The woman's eyes welled up with tears, and she raised her hand to wipe them away: "Old Guan, wake up, my heart has always been with you all, it has never been lost."
Guan Mengxing was already in tears, and hugged the woman with heartache: "Mom, you're so silly! Why didn't you tell us about this and let us help you figure out a solution!"
The woman hugged her tightly: "Mo Yun knows you all too well. You can't fool him with an act. It's just a pity... I've hurt and disappointed you, and I haven't been able to get any useful evidence."
Guan Mengxing shook her head: "Mom, it's okay, Sister Shu has already thought of a solution."
She took out her phone and called Ling Shu.
Ling Shu quickly answered her call: "Meng Xing, have you picked up your mother?"
Guan Mengxing nodded: "Yes, Sister Shu, I've already picked up Mom. Mom told Dad and me everything. She moved into Mo Yun's house to investigate the cause of Grandpa's death back then. It's just a pity that she didn't find any evidence."
Her tone was full of heartache for her mother.
On the phone, Ling Shu chuckled softly: "Who said we couldn't find it?"
Guan Mengxing's eyes widened in surprise, and the woman next to her immediately looked up, her face filled with astonishment and disbelief.
She searched every corner of Mo Yun's house, but couldn't find anything.
Ling Shu said, "It's too late today. You three should get some rest. Come to the Sheng family to see me first thing tomorrow morning, and I'll tell you some good news."
"Okay, thank you! Thank you, Sister Shu!"
Guan Mengxing and her parents were overjoyed, thanked her repeatedly, and hung up the phone.
On the third-floor terrace of Xiaoming Building, Ling Shu put down her phone and gazed at the distant, continuous lights of Beijing.
A smile always played on her lips.
The things she did tonight made her feel very good.
Sheng Yun Shen said in her mind, "Ling Shu, have you noticed? You've changed."
Ling Shu raised an eyebrow: "Hmm? What's changed?"
Sheng Yun Shen replied, "At the beginning, you were like an observer, calmly watching the love, hate and grudges in this world, and never intended to interfere."
Ling Shu knew perfectly well that Ling Xinyao and Jian Yicheng had betrayed Sheng Zhujun, but she only silently complained about it in her heart.
If it weren't for the Sheng family being able to hear his thoughts, Jian Yicheng's true colors might never have been revealed.
Later, as Ling Shu became more and more familiar with the Sheng family, when Su Ruomeng proposed to give up the child to save Su Yao, Ling Shu no longer stood idly by and took the initiative to offer a solution, allowing Su Ruomeng to see the true colors of the Su family.
Now, Ling Shu has taken the initiative to intervene in other people's fates and destinies, and to pull back souls struggling on the edge of their destinies.
She seemed to be gradually integrating into this world, truly beginning to care about the joys and sorrows, loves and hates within it.
Sheng Yun Shen's voice was gentle: "Ling Shu, you're starting to like it here, aren't you?"
Ling Shu did not answer immediately. She raised her head and gazed intently at the tranquil night.
Sheng Yun Shen didn't ask any more questions, and shared the tranquility with her.
After a while, Ling Shu slowly spoke: "Guan Mengxing is a good child, and I don't want her to suffer as tragically as she did in the original book."
In the original book, when the apocalypse broke out, Guan Zheng sacrificed himself to protect Guan Mengxing as she escaped from the hospital. Later, Guan Mengxing and the male protagonist formed a team and barely managed to gain a foothold in the apocalypse, determined to find her mother's whereabouts.
At that time, she did not know the reasons behind her mother's "betrayal" of them, but she was still worried about her mother's safety.
After overcoming numerous difficulties, their team finally arrived at Mo Yun's house, only to find a corpse and a zombie.
The corpse was Mo Yun, whose head was broken and highly decomposed; the zombie... was her mother.
Her mother still had purplish-red strangulation marks on her neck.
Even though she had become an unconscious zombie, when she saw Guan Meng wake up, her mother didn't rush up to attack her. She just stared at her blankly, as if tears were flowing from her yellow eyes.
Why would a zombie cry?
Guan Mengxing stared blankly at her mother, who had turned into a zombie, and watched helplessly as she smashed through the glass and jumped off the balcony of the 25th floor, turning into a pile of rotting flesh and blood.
If the male lead hadn't held her back so tightly, she would have jumped down and reunited with her mother.
Later, they searched for the Mo family and learned the truth about Guan Mengxing's "betrayal" from her mother's phone.
Unfortunately, the original book didn't mention any relevant clues. By then it was the end of the world, and everyone involved was dead, so pursuing the truth was pointless.
The apocalypse hasn't started yet, there's still time.
Ling Shu stood up, lazily stretching her body, temporarily casting aside the heavy burden of the future, a relieved ease in her eyes. She turned and walked towards the warm room.
The warm yellow light from the bedside lamp gently enveloped the sleeping man, whose profile, sculpted by a god, appeared even more serene and handsome in the soft light. Ling Shu lay contentedly beside him, lightly tapping his high, straight nose with her fingertip, her voice light and cheerful: "Doggy, time to sleep, goodnight."
Sheng Yun Shen responded gently, "Goodnight, Ling Shu."
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The next morning, Guan Mengxing and her family arrived at the Sheng family manor.
Butler Wang had already greeted the gatekeeper, who warmly welcomed them in and took them on a shuttle bus straight to Xiaoming Building.
Following her parents into Xiaoming Building, Guan Mengxing noticed the sumptuous breakfast laid out on the dining table. Just then, Ling Shu pushed her wheelchair out of the elevator, saw the three of them, and greeted them with a smile: "You're here, what a coincidence."
Guan Mengxing responded obediently, "Hello, Sister Shu..."
When she saw the handsome man sitting in the wheelchair that Ling Shu was pushing, she paused slightly, a look of surprise flashing across her face.
Ling Shu introduced, "This is my husband, Sheng Yunshen."
Guan Zheng stepped forward, his expression a mixture of awe and nostalgia: "So this is President Sheng. He looks to be in good health."
Although Sheng Yun Shen in front of me was slightly thin, he did not have the pale and emaciated appearance of a long-term bedridden patient. His skin had a healthy glow, and he looked as if he was just asleep.
What impressed Guan Zheng most was that Ling Shu made no attempt to hide anything, simply and directly pushing him out to meet them, as if she were doing something very ordinary and mundane.
Guan Zheng thought that Ling Shu had taken good care of Sheng Yun Shen.
Guan Mengxing also knew about Ling Shu and Sheng Yunshen's relationship, and greeted the person in the wheelchair: "Hello, brother-in-law."
She calls Ling Shushu "Sister," so Sheng Yunshen is naturally her husband.
Ling Shu smiled, her eyes crinkling: "He was also very happy to see you. Come, come, have breakfast first. After breakfast, I'll tell you the clues."
She noticed that the Guan family members had dark circles under their eyes and looked exhausted, so she guessed they hadn't slept well all night and probably hadn't had time to eat.
No matter how important the matter, it can only be handled after you've eaten your fill and have the strength.
After her persuasion, the Guan family members ate something, and their complexions looked much better.
During the meal, Guan Mengxing's gaze kept drifting towards Sheng Yunshen, who was standing next to Ling Shu, as if she were subtly observing him.
The main reason was that she had never seen such a handsome man in person before. His face was so perfect that even in his sleep, he radiated a breathtaking glow.
She couldn't help but imagine the breathtaking brilliance that would emanate when those deep eyes opened again.
The quality is top-notch; no wonder he's Sister Shu's man!
In Guan Mengxing's heart, Ling Shu was the person she admired most, who not only helped her father but also saved her mother.
Yeah, and she has such a handsome husband.
My husband is handsome, rich, and doesn't know how to talk. He's as well-behaved as a baby. Where can you find such a good thing?
The word "envy" is not enough to express her feelings!
It's worship!
After breakfast, everyone sat down in the living room.
Ling Shu picked up a tablet computer and handed it to Guan Zheng and his wife: "Take a look."
A clear video recording is displayed on the screen.
The familiar yet oppressive layout of the study in the video made Wang Bingqing gasp. She looked up at Ling Shu with shock in her eyes. Ling Shu met her gaze and readily admitted, "Yes, this is Mo Yun's study. He secretly arranged for someone to install surveillance cameras two days ago while you were out buying groceries. However, the security level of these cameras isn't very high, and they're easy to crack."
This is especially true for Butler Wang, who is skilled in everything and proficient in everything.
The organizers cracked the code in just twenty minutes.
Wang Bingqing nodded with lingering fear, one hand instinctively touching her chest, still feeling a bit scared.
Mo Yun was indeed wary of her and secretly installed surveillance cameras when she was away.
Guan Zheng's expression was equally somber.
He pressed play, and the video started playing.
The time displayed in the upper right corner indicates that this video was taken last night.
At the beginning of the video, Wang Bingqing appeared. She was searching frantically in the dark study, leaving no corner unchecked. Only when a door was heard closing off-screen did she stop and tiptoe out of the study.
After a while, Mr. Mo slowly walked into the study.
He sat in the boss's chair, expressionless, lost in thought.
After a moment of silence, he picked up his phone and swiped his finger across the screen. As if he had suddenly seen something important, he sat up abruptly, his expression instantly turning serious.
A few seconds later, Mr. Mo raised his head and glanced coldly at the location of the camera.
Wang Bingqing couldn't help but exclaim, "He found out! He found out last night!"
She must have been exposed last night. If Ling Shu hadn't reminded her in time, who knows what terrible things might have happened.
Soon, she learned what the "horrible" thing would be.
Mr. Mo fumbled on the table for a moment, picked up the paperweight and hid it behind his back, then stood up and slowly walked out the door.
His movements were so natural, as effortless as eating and drinking.
This scene made Wang Bingqing tremble slightly, goosebumps rose all over her body, and she opened her mouth but couldn't say a word.
Guan Zheng clenched his fists angrily: "Mo Yun has gone mad! Even if there's something incredibly serious, violence shouldn't be used to solve it!"
He was mild-mannered and simply couldn't understand Mo Yun's outrageous behavior.
Wang Bingqing reached out and patted him on the back, soothingly saying in a low voice, "Miss Ling's call was very timely. I had already left by then. Lao Guan, I'm standing here perfectly fine now."
Sure enough, in the video, Mo Yun walked back and forth in the corridor outside the study several times, but couldn't find anyone.
After confirming that Wang Bingqing had disappeared, Mo Yun stood at the door of the study, his face expressionless, lost in thought.
After a while, he moved again.
This time, he went into the study and fiddled with a certain bookshelf for a while. Suddenly, with a "click," the wall hanging opened to the side, revealing a small silver safe.
Wang Bingqing suddenly stood up: "It was hidden here, and there were even traps!"
No wonder she couldn't find it no matter how hard she looked.
Who would have thought it was hidden behind a painting on the wall, and inside a safe?
As it turned out, her idea was incredibly naive and childish.
If even her former mentor could be so ruthless, how could Mo Yun so carelessly leave evidence where she could easily access it?
In the video, Mo Yun carries a ladder to the painting, slowly walks up the ladder, and opens the safe.
After carefully examining the contents of the safe and confirming that nothing was missing, he calmly closed the safe again.
He stepped down the ladder, leaned against the wall, and stared intently at his phone. Judging from the screen, he was making a call to Wang Bingqing.
Wang Bingqing was hiding in the bushes by the street at the time, so she naturally didn't answer his call.
After dialing more than a dozen times without anyone answering, Mo Yun finally lost her temper and slammed her fist against the wall.
He turned and left the study, turning off the light as he went.
The screen returned to darkness, and the video ended there.
Guan Mengxing was the first to realize: "So, if there really is any evidence, it must be hidden in that safe!"
Now we finally know the location of the evidence, but...
She frowned. "But how are we supposed to get this evidence?"
They are all law-abiding citizens and have no idea how to break into someone's home and open their safe.
To gain access to Mo Yun's home, her mother paid such a high price, even risking a complete break with them. But now that her mother has been exposed, she can no longer allow her to put herself in danger.
Ling Shu took a sip of passion fruit juice and smiled, "Don't worry, there's a second video."
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