Chapter 156 Recalling the Past, Suspicion Gradually Arises
Lin Cheng: "Uh... how intense is it?"
"Think about it, back then I brought you back to Jinzhen and searched all over the mountains for Wenyan, but what did the villagers say in the end?"
Lin Cheng recalled what happened back then and stammered, "They said they had no idea that Wen Yan existed."
Murong Ting turned to look at him, speaking rapidly: "That's right, they said they've never heard of Wen Yan! But think about it carefully, how big is Jin Town? A female doctor, how can she have no reputation at all in this town?"
Lin Cheng replied, "But that doesn't mean Miss Wen is the young mistress. Besides, villagers don't live on the mountain. Maybe Miss Wen is just indifferent to worldly affairs and doesn't come down the mountain?"
"No, Wen Yan is definitely just an alias. The real Wen Yan is Kong Wange! You forgot, Kong Wange also grew up in the countryside, and her mother's surname is Wen."
Upon hearing this last sentence, Lin Cheng suddenly felt goosebumps rise on his back.
He was completely speechless: "Then, if that's really the case, why would the young mistress make a tombstone for herself and fake her death to deceive you? That doesn't make any sense..."
At this point, Murong Ting fell silent.
After a long pause, he said dejectedly, "Because I broke her heart, she no longer wants to face me as Yan Yan."
Lin Cheng was stunned: "Young Master Ting, what are you saying? Aren't you and Miss Wen Yan in love? Why wouldn't she want to face you as Wen Yan?"
Murong Ting rubbed his face, letting down his guard at this moment, and said with a wry smile, "Actually... I still can't be sure of Yan Yan's true feelings for me."
Lin Cheng looked at Murong Ting in disbelief: "Young Master Ting, did I hear that right? So you're just having a one-sided crush? Why are you acting all lovey-dovey every day? It makes me think you're so devoted!"
Murong Ting: "..."
He looked at Lin Cheng helplessly: "I only said I wasn't sure about Yan Yan's feelings, not that she definitely didn't have feelings for me. After all... we haven't spent enough time together, and there are some things I haven't had a chance to ask yet..."
He said somewhat suppressedly, "If I hadn't done something to offend her and hurt her feelings, I would have had the opportunity to ask."
"What did you do?" Lin Cheng hadn't expected there to be such a twist in the story.
"At Peony Residence, one night, I was tricked into drinking that stuff, and unable to control myself, I forced myself on Yan Yan..."
After Murong Ting finished speaking, he fell silent. This period of the past was the one he least wanted to recall during those short three months.
Seeing his boss's dejected expression, Lin Cheng asked with heartache, "And then what happened? After you... you know what happened to Miss Wen, what was her reaction?"
Murong Ting's voice was so hoarse it was almost unrecognizable: "She slapped me and then ran away."
Lin Cheng nodded: "That makes sense. I couldn't stand it if this happened to me. I would definitely stay far away from you, and even if we met, I would have to change my identity."
Murong Ting glanced at him with a lingering look.
He realized what was happening and immediately shut his mouth.
Sigh, but thinking about it this way, Ting Shao is quite pitiful too.
This was the first time in over twenty years that the cycad had blossomed, but it ended up with such a dismal result.
No wonder that after all these years, Young Master Ting still has feelings for her.
After a moment of silence, Lin Cheng finally realized the key point and asked, "Wait, Young Master Ting, you said you were set up, but there are only you and Miss Wen on this mountain. Who is so vicious as to set you up? And what is their purpose?"
Murong Ting shook his head: "I don't know. Not long after Yan Yan left that night, the people from the old house found me and forcibly took me away. Later, when my eyes recovered, I came back here, but everything had changed. There was only an empty tombstone. I was disheartened and had no mood to investigate these things anymore."
Lin Cheng knew this was an unsolved case, and since he couldn't get any information out of him right now, he had no choice but to get back to the main topic.
"Young Master Ting, after hearing what you said, and considering your previous suspicions about the young mistress, I also think that this young mistress is very likely Miss Wen. So what do you plan to do next?"
The thought of this made Lin Cheng inexplicably excited again.
Just when we thought the couple was about to die out, they unexpectedly rekindled their romance!
After a moment of silence, Murong Ting said, "I'll go find Kong Wange and get some answers."
"Oh, Young Master Ting, you're being too reckless! Think about what you did to the young mistress, no wonder she doesn't want to talk to you!"
Lin Cheng paused for a moment, then, boasting of his intelligence, analyzed, "Young Master Ting, don't rush. Let me analyze this for you. If the young mistress is Miss Wen, judging from her faked death, it's clear she doesn't like you. However, despite all her calculations, she didn't expect that you were the one she was betrothed to since childhood. In order to keep her promise and give her elders an explanation, she was forced to marry you."
Murong Ting's eyes darkened slightly, his face showing disbelief: "Impossible, she doesn't like me, yet she slept with me on our wedding night?"
Lin Cheng gave him a disdainful look: "Didn't you sleep with the young mistress back then? This is clearly a purely vengeful act on her part, otherwise why would she run away after sleeping with her?"
After saying that, he sighed: "Poor young mistress, she definitely didn't expect you to be such a scumbag, getting pregnant on the first try, and with twins no less. She really suffered instead of getting her revenge."
After listening, Murong Ting also felt that Lin Cheng's analysis made a lot of sense. He looked like an abandoned puppy, feeling wronged and dejected, and was really at a loss: "Then what should I do?"
Lin Cheng thought for a moment and suggested, "Why don't we secretly ask the young mistress's relatives and friends first, and see if we can get any strong evidence?"
Murong Ting's eyes lit up: "Do you think there might be her relatives here? She mentioned on the plane that she was visiting relatives in Rongcheng. We also saw the car she was in on the way from Rongcheng to Jinzhen."
Upon hearing this, Lin Cheng looked hesitant, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
Murong Ting frowned: "Just say what you have to say."
Lin Cheng said cautiously, "Young Master Ting, you saw those five people who picked up the young mistress at the airport. To be honest, their looks, figures, and cars are no worse than yours. Even if the young mistress has some close relatives here, they can't be relatives. Maybe they're her ex-husband's family."
Lin Cheng discreetly observed his boss's expression and continued, "What if we go there and find out that the young mistress is with Miss Kong Ran's father? That would be so awkward."
Murong Ting glanced at Lin Cheng: "I'm not afraid of being embarrassed, so what are you afraid of? Kong Wange's husband is me. Yes, we signed a divorce agreement, but even so, it's not like her ex-husband is in line."
Lin Cheng: "..."
What a shameless womanizer!
Now you're in such a hurry? Where were you before?
It's like saying there's no water in the house when the rice is already in the pot; you're always making these hindsight mistakes.
"Lin Cheng, call Xiao Chen," Murong Ting urged.
Lin Cheng didn't react immediately: "Huh? Why are you calling the young master?"
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