Chapter 50 Wanting her to do the exchange
Shen Jiheng's reaction was already the answer. Han Xi just wanted to hear his explanation in person. After being husband and wife for three years, she didn't want to be kept in the dark when she left.
Han Xi shook off his hand and said firmly, "If you don't tell me what's going on, I won't leave. Is there a child in this house?"
She has the right to know the answer.
Shen Jiheng frowned. Why did she suddenly appear? Who leaked the news?
If it were any other time, they would let her in. But since things have come to this, perhaps they should at least offer her an explanation.
But the child had just undergone chemotherapy today and was very weak, looking so haggard. I didn't want Han Xi to see him.
"You're overthinking it, there's no one inside."
"In that case, I can go in and sit for a while, right? After all, I am your legal wife and have the right to half of your property. I can't be denied even the right to go in."
As Han Xi tried to walk past him to go inside, Shen Jiheng grabbed her arm again.
"Han Xi, give me some more time. I will tell you what you want to know sooner or later."
He was so nervous and obstructive, so what Gu Hanxi said was true: the two of them had been together all along and had even secretly had a child!
How did Shen Jiheng manage to navigate between two women all these years without being discovered?
That's because she was foolish. She loved and trusted him wholeheartedly, never doubted anything else, and waited for his return. In the end, she became a laughing stock.
Seeing her expression, Shen Jiheng felt a pang of heartache. Just as he was about to comfort her, the phone rang again.
He answered the phone quickly when he saw Qin Chuan calling.
"Have you found them?"
Today was supposed to be the day she and her child were supposed to test their compatibility, but this woman suddenly left. Why?
After waiting for more than three months, all for the sake of achieving initial results today, Shen Jiheng was quite angry.
Qin Chuan said anxiously, "President, something terrible has happened! Miss Gu has been kidnapped."
Shen Jiheng's eyes widened in disbelief as he asked, "Kidnapping? What's going on?"
Han Xi was also shocked when she heard this word. She had just met Gu Hanxi before coming here, so how could she have been kidnapped?
Qin Chuan quickly reported: "We have been searching for Miss Gu's whereabouts. We found a surveillance video by tracking her movements and discovered that she was kidnapped by a car."
"No vehicle information found."
Who would kidnap Gu Hanxi?
For the past three years, she has been secretly locked up and has never contacted the outside world. This time, she has only been out for a few months and something unusual has happened. The situation is not simple.
"The other party is using a fake license plate, so we can't find accurate information. However, we just received a message from them stating a condition..."
Qin Chuan hesitated, indicating that things were somewhat difficult.
Shen Jiheng was in a state of mind at the moment and didn't have time to use sign language with him.
"Tell me your conditions quickly."
"The other party said they wanted to exchange his wife for her."
Shen Jiheng's questioning gaze fell on Han Xi, making Han Xi stunned.
Why would they use Han Xi as a bargaining chip to kidnap Gu Hanxi? It must be related to her.
Thinking back to when the two had met before, I wondered what they had talked about.
"No matter what conditions they propose, keep them calm. Go and inform Director Wu to send more people to search in this direction and make sure she comes back safe and sound."
"Understood, President."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Jiheng fell into deep thought. Gu Hanxi hadn't made any enemies in Chongqing, except for the conflict with Han Xi these past two days.
He looked at Han Xi with a serious expression and asked earnestly, "Han Xi, tell me honestly, what did you and Gu Hanxi talk about at the hospital just now?"
The questioning and interrogative tone infuriated Han Xi. She was the one seeking answers, yet she was being treated like a suspect.
"Shen Jiheng, what do you mean by that?"
"Hanxi has been kidnapped, and the other party wants to use you as a bargaining chip, which means that this matter is related to you."
Han Xi was amused and annoyed by these words. What kind of person would propose such a bizarre condition? It was clearly a deliberate attempt to drag her into this.
But she was more curious about Shen Jiheng's choice.
"I want to know if you're going to use me as an exchange since the other party has made this request."
"I'm not in the mood for jokes right now. I need to know the whole story, what exactly you said to her."
"Since you care so much, then go find her and ask her yourself."
Why should he remain silent about the things he wants to ask, and why should he not hear anything from her about the things he wants to know?
Han Xi wanted him to experience what it felt like to be anxious and helpless.
Shen Jiheng gritted his teeth and waved for the butler to come over.
"Send your wife out. From now on, she cannot come in without my permission."
Unable to get any answers from her, Shen Jiheng didn't want to continue the conversation. His immediate priority was to bring Gu Hanxi back.
Seeing him stride quickly toward the garage, Han Xi chased after him but was stopped by the butler.
"Madam, please don't make things difficult for us anymore. Your husband is already very unhappy that you barged in like this."
Han Xi turned to the butler and asked, "Is there really a child in here?"
The butler's expression changed. This was a secret that the master had asked him to keep. He himself never mentioned it to outsiders, so how could they, the servants, dare to speak of it?
Han Xi noticed the panic on his face, which further confirmed her suspicions.
"Forget it, you don't need to answer. This has nothing to do with you. I'll leave by myself. You don't need to follow me anymore."
Han Xi didn't want to involve innocent people, so she walked out of the courtyard feeling dejected, as if her heart had been emptied out.
When Han Xi got home, she fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed. There was nothing she could do right now, so sleeping was the best thing for her.
In a daze, the door was suddenly opened, startling Han Xi so much that he opened his eyes abruptly.
Shen Jiheng walked over in a panic, only to be met with her startled expression.
"I'm sorry, the situation was so urgent that it startled you."
Han Xi sat up, displeased, and said, "Even the most urgent matter only takes two seconds to knock on the door." To put it bluntly, his actions showed that he didn't care about him.
Shen Jiheng didn't want to argue with her, so he said seriously, "Han Xi, listen, I have something I want to ask you."
"That's a bit strange. The president of the prestigious Shen Group actually needs to ask a nobody like me for help."
Han Xi felt there was nothing he could do to help him.
Shen Jiheng immediately offered his bargaining chip: "As long as you agree to my terms, I will return all of your shares in Han Shu Group."
Is that really true?
Han Xi was excited for a moment, but quickly cooled down. Why was Shen Jiheng so determined to give all these things back to her?
And his nervousness is because Gu Hanxi was arrested.
All his conditions...
Shen Jiheng nodded: "Yes, my condition is that you become a hostage and exchange Hanxi for me."
"...You want me to be a hostage in exchange for her? Shen Jiheng, do you know what that means!?"
Although he had only vaguely suspected it, hearing it come out of his own mouth still caused Han Xi a pang of pain in his heart.
For the past three years, he had treated himself as a substitute for Gu Hanxi, but now that his beloved had gotten into trouble, he wanted her to go out and take her place.
Could this be the reason why Shen Jiheng forcibly kept her by his side, so that he could protect his beloved from disaster at any time?
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