Chapter 238: Three Flowering Trees
Feng Shien smiled, pointed to his temple, and his gaze fell on her hairline. “Just flew back.”
His temperament was excellent, and he never offended anyone. His temples were black and thick, with no abnormalities.
Lian Cheng understood and fiddled with her hair. Two white, tender petals fell and landed on her phone on the table.
The screen was lit, and under the petals were all black English words.
Feng Shien had discretion, but his gaze was involuntary. The blooming flowers were not as clear and beautiful as the person.
He tried his best to restrain himself, following the falling petals, and then glimpsed the words next to them: Far East Pharmaceutical.
Feng Shien immediately retracted his gaze, paused for a few breaths, steadied his mind, and apologized first, “The day I took you to see Mr. Lin, I hesitated and didn’t stop you in time.”
Lian Cheng turned off the screen. “It’s fine.”
She looked at him, also waiting for him to continue.
Liang Chaosu had confirmed that Liang Zhengping was behind the reporter, and Lian Cheng had been pondering his intentions.
During the press conference, Liang Chaosu was defeated step by step, and the reality and the internet had almost cornered him. She had originally thought that Liang Zhengping bringing up Iceland and emphasizing her coercion was to pursue victory.
To make Liang Chaosu fail, to ruin his reputation, and to kill his chance of a comeback.
But after the press conference, Gu Xingyuan announced the cause and effect of the water source pollution.
Liu Li Village orchestrated it themselves, bribed Zhou Dazhi, an insider at the Liang family, to create malicious infighting in order to slander the Liang family, expand public opinion, and force the government to intervene with bias.
Lian Cheng knew very well that Liang Zhengping was cunning.
He had made a mistake before by not figuring out Liang Chaosu’s trump card of foreign capital. When the Liang family was in internal strife and external difficulties, a large amount of cash flow suddenly impacted, and he was powerless to help.
It was impossible not to be cautious now. The revelation about Iceland would not have just one purpose; it must be designed to advance or retreat.
Lian Cheng remembered the study in the Liang family years ago. Before he had confirmed Liang Chaosu’s relationship with her, he had first used Mother Liang to ignite her hatred.
At this moment, the methods and tactics were similar, but Lian Cheng felt something was wrong. If it was just to provoke her hatred again, given Liang Zhengping’s viciousness, it would be too anticlimactic and a waste of talent.
Then who was his target? Lian Cheng had no clue all night.
Until Feng Shien suddenly came to her, Mo Shicheng flashed in her mind.
This intuition was inexplicable.
The enemy of my enemy is indeed my friend. Mo Shicheng’s feeling for her was also similar to Liang Zhengping’s.
But the sudden alliance between the two was too abrupt.
“Lian Cheng?”
Lian Cheng was abruptly pulled out of her thoughts. “Sorry, what did you say?”
“It’s nothing,” Feng Shien said apologetically. He spoke for a long while, and seeing her lower her eyes in silence, he thought she was distracted.
“It’s nothing,” he pressed his lips together.
Feng Shien was a man of self-restraint and politeness. In daily life, he would not nag women repeatedly to express his guilt, as if forcing forgiveness with morality and politeness; he truly couldn’t do it.
“Then are you here at the hospital to see me? Or to visit a friend?”
Feng Shien’s expression became more serious. He observed her, watching her reaction. “Ms. Lin Xianzi knows that Lian Yingying is not her daughter.”
Lian Cheng was startled.
She didn’t seem surprised by the revelation of her background, but rather by his directness.
Feng Shien had a good idea of what she was thinking.
She was not a weak and ignorant naive girl. Her trip to Hong Kong must have made her see the clues.
Perhaps out of fear of Liang Chaosu, she hadn’t contacted the Lin family again.
Lian Cheng said, “Then has she confirmed that I am her daughter?”
“It’s only pending a blood test,” Feng Shien said, gazing at her. “Originally, you could have confirmed it when you had your blood drawn at the hospital the day before yesterday. Unfortunately, Mr. Liang prevented it. Ms. Lin Xianzi was unwilling to give up, and when you had your blood drawn again, she also had someone try again. The results showed that the blood sample analyzed had been replaced again.”
Lian Cheng was truly shocked this time. “The second time was also replaced?”
Feng Shien nodded.
Lian Cheng clenched her phone.
When that result came out, Liang Chaosu clearly breathed a sigh of relief. He also relaxed, not knowing that someone else had swapped it.
Or was he acting, and secretly trying every means to obstruct Lin?
After a long silence, Lian Cheng asked, “Then you came to see me to get my blood for a paternity test?”
“Yes.”
Lian Cheng stood up, but Feng Shien stopped her.
His gaze had not left her from beginning to end, deep and struggling.
It was as if there was a hidden inside story he couldn’t speak of, but he was biased towards her and emotionally wanted to tell her.
Lian Cheng looked at him. “If it will harm you, then don’t tell me.”
Feng Shien was stunned and couldn’t help but smile.
High society, read as decadent, written as vulgar, every stroke is a trench filled with blood from a slaughterhouse.
Who is cold-hearted, who is impeccable, who is the butcher. Who is morally pure, has a conscience, who is the livestock.
Lian Cheng grew up in the arena of scheming for fame and fortune, and had seen much deception and trickery. Her words were not indirect, nor were they a tactic of retreating to advance.
She clearly had a feeling that the information he was trying to convey but holding back was crucial to her. Yet, his attitude was so frank and considerate that it touched his emotions.
“Yesterday, your adoptive father’s secretary, Zhou Dazhi, suddenly contacted Mr. Lin, willing to help you reclaim the Mo family and bring down Liang Chaosu. Mr. Lin remained suspicious and did not agree. In the evening, your adoptive father contacted Mr. Lin himself.”
“He proposed further cooperation. He knew that Ms. Lin Xianzi was currently embroiled in a pharmaceutical scandal. As long as he returned to China, he would help Ms. Lin Xianzi defeat Mo Shicheng.”
Lian Cheng clenched her fists, utterly astonished.
She had never expected Liang Zhengping to approach Lin Xianzi.
From the perspective of cooperation, Lin Xianzi was in trouble and might not be able to provide him with much help.
From the perspective of grudges, Liang Zhengping and Yao Nianci wished her dead and had even taken action. They would never let a tiger grow and allow her to return to the Mo family.
There must be something strange going on.
“Thank you for telling me this,” her heart pounded, but her face remained steady. “It’s very important to me.”
Feng Shien shook his head and looked at her phone. “In fact, this cooperation is very beneficial to Ms. Lin Xianzi’s situation. The Far East Pharmaceutical that had the incident was founded by Ms. Lin’s husband, Mr. Mo Jianhong. Over the years, its development has accumulated Ms. Lin’s entire heart’s effort and longing.”
“Ten years ago, Ms. Lin found the remains of a child. Perhaps because of her own premature birth and loss of a child, she personally formulated the ‘Hope’ plan, and the Far East Hospital fully developed a pregnancy preservation medicine.”
“And now this medicine has a big problem. Ms. Lin has investigated from top to bottom, and there are traces of others in every link, but they are only shadows, and she can’t catch the tail.”
Lian Cheng’s eyelashes trembled, and she suddenly spoke, “There are shadows but no one to catch them; is there a problem with the internal team?”
Feng Shien’s gaze fixed on her.
She should be about 1.65 meters tall. The pear tree was low, and the branches hung an inch above her head. When the wind blew, the trembling flowers fell like rain. Her face, hidden among the white petals, appeared with an unusual pure radiance.
“Ms. Lin Xianzi also speculated this way.”
He stepped closer, the lush branches acting as an obstacle.
Feng Shien pressed one hand down, not advancing further. The pear blossoms on the branches were dewy and touched his jaw, also blocking the space between them.
Although the distance had shortened, Lian Cheng did not feel it was abrupt. She only thought he was hiding from prying eyes.
Feng Shien also lowered his voice. “Mo Shicheng’s arrangement for Lian Yingying must have a purpose. Ms. Lin is now using Lian Yingying to test the people following her. From ancient times to the present, eliminating moles is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Any slight carelessness can lead to friendly fire.”
“Therefore, the Mo family has now decided to distract her. As long as they drag it out until the Far East Pharmaceutical collapses, Mo Shicheng’s predicament will be resolved. At the very least, they can use this to make a deal: Ms. Lin will withdraw the charges, and Mo Shicheng will present a mole to take the blame.”
