Chapter 61 Ungrateful Wolf
Han Xi realized yesterday that Gu Hanxi had bad intentions and would definitely try to prevent Lu Chen from appearing in court.
However, judging from Lu Chen's expression yesterday, he has completely realized the truth. Coupled with his fear of Shen Jiheng, he will definitely appear in court and will not run away.
"Have you already sent someone to look for him? Lu Chen assured me yesterday that he would appear in court and would definitely not run away."
Zhuo Qingqian nodded: "We've already looked for him, and I heard that Shen Jiheng arranged for people to look for Lu Chen yesterday, and they even found a lot of his blood at the hospital."
Han Xi's expression changed drastically. Could it be that they had another argument after she left, and Gu Hanxi had done something terrible to her?
Thinking back to how Shen Jiheng also received a phone call and left in a hurry yesterday, it might be related to these matters.
Today was supposed to be Han Xi's first court appearance since her comeback. All the documents were prepared, and she thought everything was going perfectly, but unexpectedly, the two most important people were missing.
If the hospital finds Lu Chen's blood, then Lu Chen is most likely in grave danger.
I never expected Gu Hanxi to be so ruthless, killing people to cover up the truth.
"Liang Dong hasn't arrived yet. Explain the situation to him later. I'll go find Shen Jiheng first."
"Okay, let me know as soon as you have any news."
Han Xi nodded, packed her things, and went over.
Qin Chuan received a report from the front desk that Madam had come over. Seeing Shen Jiheng diligently processing documents, she quietly reminded him.
"President, Madam has arrived."
Shen Jiheng's hand holding the pen paused slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.
"Go and prepare some snacks; she seems to like jasmine tea."
"It seems the president is very thoughtful. I'll go prepare right away."
Shen Jiheng smiled calmly and put down what he was holding. It would take a lot of effort to win Han Xi back.
Han Xi rushed in, not even glancing at the things Shen Jiheng had specially prepared for her on the table, and went straight to the point: "Has Lu Chen disappeared? Have you found any clues about him? And where is Gu Hanxi? What exactly happened?"
Han Xi just couldn't understand why Shen Jiheng shouldn't have attacked them, since she hadn't revealed their secret.
But now that both of them have disappeared at the same time, it must be related to him.
Shen Jiheng stood up calmly. "You're still so impatient. Sit down, have some tea and something to eat, and I'll explain these things to you in detail."
Why did he suddenly become so polite? Following the direction of his finger, Han Xi saw that there were many snacks on the table.
"I don't have time to waste with you, answer my question now."
"I won't say anything unless you sit down."
Han Xi gritted her teeth. It seemed that Shen Jiheng always liked to provoke her and tried to control her in various ways.
Knowing full well that she was anxious, he still acted mysteriously, without considering her feelings at all.
Han Xi sighed: "Never mind, you can enjoy it yourself!"
Han Xi had no time for idle chatter about matters of life and death, so she left after saying a few words.
Shen Jiheng was still pouring tea when she turned and left.
Shen Jiheng chased after them and saw Han Xi and Shen Mingzhu collide in the corridor.
"Sister-in-law, do you even have eyes? You don't even look where you're going. What if you bump into me and hurt me?"
Shen Mingzhu looked aggressive. She had been in a bad mood lately and had suffered a lot of anger at Shen Jiheng. Now that Han Xi had run into her, it gave her a chance to vent her anger.
"Sorry, I came out in such a hurry that I didn't see you."
Han Xi sincerely apologized, admitting that he had indeed bumped into her.
Shen Mingzhu persisted, saying, "I think you did this on purpose. You're such a scheming woman. Did you say bad things about my fiancé to my brother?"
Judging from her words, could it be that Shen Jiheng had already told her about Zhou Yiming's past, but judging from her reaction, did she really not believe it?
“If your brother said something, it must be true, not something bad.”
"You're talking nonsense. Yiming is deeply in love with me. We are truly in love. I think it's because you can't keep my brother's heart that you can't stand seeing others doing well and are deliberately trying to ruin things."
Han Xi now understood why Shen Jiheng hadn't said it outright back then. With Shen Mingzhu's brain, even if she had told them, they wouldn't have believed it; instead, they would have blamed them for being nosy.
Seeing that Shen Mingzhu was still unwilling to give up, just as she was about to unfold the document, a reprimand came from behind her.
"Shen Mingzhu, that's enough. She's still your sister-in-law, so watch your manners."
Unexpectedly, he spoke up in defense of her. Han Xi glanced at him, then left quickly without lingering.
Shen Mingzhu fanned the flames, saying, "Brother, look, she doesn't even appreciate your kindness, yet you're still helping her."
"I think you're getting more and more rude, daring to be disrespectful to your elders. If I see you talking to her like that again, I'll be very rude."
Shen Jiheng can bully Han Xi, but no one else can.
Shen Mingzhu rolled her eyes, unable to understand what this older brother saw in Han Xi.
"Speak up, what brings you here now?"
Shen Mingzhu immediately burst into tears, stepped forward, took his arm, and cried.
"Brother, Yiming said he didn't want to cause a rift between us siblings because he was implicated and was punished. So he decided to break up with me."
Shen Jiheng scoffed, thinking that only someone with a romantic mind would believe such a childish trick.
“We agreed to get married next month. I can’t live without him. Can you please not freeze my account? Yiming said he won’t leave me as long as you unfreeze it.”
"Shen Mingzhu, haven't you figured it out yet? He wants to break up with you now because you're no longer of any use to him. He's only with you for money."
"No, Yiming takes care of all my daily expenses. You know I have high expenses, so he doesn't use my money."
Shen Jiheng was furious with her. How could someone with such a illustrious reputation have such a stupid younger sister?
"Have you ever thought about where all the money I gave you went?"
Shen Mingzhu replied seriously, "All that money was given to Yiming Investment. We even started a company, but it went bankrupt due to poor management."
"...Go to Hengtian Hospital tomorrow, and I'll have Professor Yang examine you to see if your brain is damaged."
Shen Jiheng really didn't know what curse Zhou Yiming had cast on her this week, turning her into this silly person.
Shen Mingzhu realized he was cursing her and cried out, "All you do is curse me! You've never truly considered your sister's feelings. I love him so much, I'll marry no one but him in this life. If you don't help me, I won't live anymore!"
"How exactly are you not living?"
Shen Jiheng was curious to see what tricks she could come up with.
Shen Mingzhu sobbed, "If you push me too far, I'll jump off the building and let everyone see how you drove your own sister to her death."
Upon hearing this, Shen Jiheng laughed and calmly said, "You're actually trying to kill yourself over a man? No problem. If you really want to die, I'll have someone open the rooftop door. There are over twenty floors here; it's enough for you to fall and be smashed to pieces."
"you......"
"Also, I'd like to remind you to go when it's late at night and no one is around, so as not to harm other people."
Shen Jiheng's additional words made her chest heave with anger. She had thought that these words would threaten him, but they had no effect at all.
She threatened, "If you don't consider family ties, I will make you regret it."
Shen Jiheng retorted incisively, "If you truly understood family ties, you wouldn't say such things. You ungrateful wretch."
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