Chapter 100: Father Liang Learned Liancheng Was Pregnant And Sent People To Capture Her
Xiao Da took a deep breath, “Yesterday at five in the morning, I took a taxi to the suburban bus station. She was accompanied by a forty-year-old man. Due to surveillance angle issues, his face wasn’t clearly captured.”
“However, the surveillance also caught another person interacting with Miss Lian Cheng, it was Liu Lan, who previously spread rumors about Miss Lian Cheng.”
He glanced at her expression, “She has an intimate video of you accompanying Miss Lian Cheng to work, and her clothes. You buying pastries as supporting evidence, she blackmailed Miss Lian Cheng for a hundred million yuan to keep quiet. Miss Lian Cheng used your birthday as an excuse to delay for three days.”
Liang Chaosu’s breathing hitched. The hand stroking the jade buckle slowly tightened. After a long time, he let out a low chuckle, “She and my father have quite a tacit understanding. They both believe this time she definitely won’t return.”
For these four years, like a guerrilla force underground, they never allowed their relationship to be exposed. With even a sliver of risk, they racked their brains and tried every means to cover it up.
At the Liang family’s dining table, upon learning that he wouldn’t stop people from investigating her four years in the North, the veins on the back of his hand bulged. He almost crushed the chopsticks, refusing to look at him, but his whole body radiated hatred.
He softened again, willing to temporarily postpone his plan. If not next spring, then perhaps autumn or winter.
The result of this concession, like the previous dozen times in the past four years, was no different.
What she wanted wasn’t an opportunity for respite, but to use his genuine concession to pave her way to leave him once more.
All her bonus as a gift for him?
Truly a monumental gift.
“Mr. Liang?” Xiao Da, bowing, called out again, “Should I send people to look for Miss Lian Cheng?”
Liang Chaosu looked up, his pupils black and chilling, unfathomably deep, heavy, suppressed, and suffocating.
“First, investigate the people she’s been in contact with recently, then investigate the small towns she inquired about in Shenheng before.”
Xiao Da waited another three seconds. The man had already lowered his eyes, signaling him to withdraw.
Xiao Da was stunned.
Liang Chaosu was ruthless and indifferent, but meticulous in his actions. Regarding Miss Lian Cheng, he gave instructions that were even more detailed.
Compared to the orderly and precise plans last time, this time seemed too superficial.
His attitude was also calmer than last time, a feeling that was hard to describe, truly strange.
He was filled with bewilderment and dared not ask further. As he was about to leave the door.
The man instructed again, “Release Liu Lan.”
This was even more perplexing. Xiao Da had been with him for many years and was quite certain that ‘release’ not only meant no further investigation but also meant revoking the previous ban.
The search was less thorough than before, and the release was surprisingly easy.
Could it be that he had finally grown cold towards Miss Lian Cheng, and the heat of this relationship had cooled?
Xiao Da closed the door.
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The flight from Kangerlussuaq to Greenland took a total of eleven hours.
The local time difference from home was seven hours slower. When Lian Cheng arrived, it was already late night in China, but here it was afternoon.
However, Greenland is located within the Arctic Circle, and during winter, there are months of polar night. The sky was misty, with no sun visible.
After rushing around for two days, her nerves were constantly on edge. Old Ghost advised her to rest on the plane, but Lian Cheng couldn’t sleep at all.
At this moment, stepping off the gangway, her feet landed on the smooth concrete ground of the tarmac.
Greenland’s cold, chilling sky was a somber hue mixed with gray. The dark blue sky intertwined with the green of the lawn, filling her eyes. It was so vast, so desolate.
Lian Cheng’s limbs felt weak. The air of a foreign land, ubiquitous, floated around her, filling her without reservation, and also shattering her.
Having left her homeland behind, yet shedding the shackles on her heart, the taste was indescribable. She couldn’t distinguish the mixed feelings of relief and melancholy that submerged her desire to squat down and cry her eyes out.
Old Ghost stretched lazily, then looked back at her, fumbling for tissues. “Women, so full of emotion.”
Lian Cheng didn’t take the tissues. She raised her hand and touched her face, only then sluggishly feeling the coolness on her face and fingertips. It traced her jaw and dripped onto her collar.
She wiped her face haphazardly and opened her mouth to ask, “Where to next?”
But she suddenly lost control, like a machine running at full capacity, its parts scattering in disarray upon completing its mission.
Her limbs lost strength, a dull ache spread through her muscles, and her blood sang loudly in her veins. The surging tide of her heart echoed in her ears, washing over her nerves again and again. The more joyous she felt, the more exhausted she became.
She vaguely saw a brilliant aurora dancing and shifting in the sky curtain. In the distance, she heard the silver bell-like laughter of a young girl, like the daughter from her dreams. Before she could see clearly, everything returned to pitch black silence.
When she woke up, she didn’t have time to see her surroundings clearly. The jolting motion made her stomach churn, and she involuntarily rolled over and vomited.
Old Ghost exclaimed, “Aiya ya!” He used one hand to grab tissues to wipe her mouth and the other to clean the stains on the car seat. Lian Cheng hadn’t had an appetite for a long time. To ensure the baby’s nutrition, she forced herself to eat a little each meal, but couldn’t manage much.
What she vomited now was just clear water, with a slight sour taste, not unpleasant. Old Ghost estimated, “Next, you absolutely must hold on. Renting a car here isn’t expensive, but compensation for damage is fatal. Once your hairpin is exchanged for money, I’ll rent you a Rolls-Royce, so you can vomit to your heart’s content.”
Lian Cheng grasped the crucial word, “When will we go to repay the money?”
She always had an ominous premonition, perhaps it was also her fear of Father Liang’s scheming. Even if Old Ghost had seen it and there was nothing else, it was better to act sooner rather than later.
“Originally, I was going to take you to a black clinic. Our identities are both temporary, and we can’t go to any reputable hospitals in Northern Europe. But since you’re awake, you can choose between going to the clinic or selling the hairpin directly.”
“Sell the hairpin. Drive faster.”
………………
Five hours earlier, in China.
An uninvited guest arrived at the Liang family’s residence, claiming to have discovered a shocking secret of the Liang family that had been meticulously hidden from outsiders.
The butler led the female guest upstairs. Father Liang never received unfamiliar guests in his study; he usually did so in the reception rooms downstairs.
For him to break precedent now, the butler couldn’t help but discreetly observe her without being disrespectful.
She wasn’t tall, about the same height as Miss Lian Cheng, but her eyes lacked Miss Lian Cheng’s purity. They were filled with greed, lust, and viciousness, radiating an unsettling aggression.
It was similar to how Liang Wenfei was when she first returned.
The butler withdrew his gaze.
Upon reaching Father Liang’s study on the second floor, Liu Lan composed herself and stood demurely behind the desk.
“Where is the evidence?”
Liu Lan eagerly presented her mobile phone, and upon unlocking it, the video was displayed.
Father Liang scrolled through the clips hastily. His brows were gentle, his demeanor calm, seemingly unfazed. “I have a question that I’m very curious about, because I truly can’t figure it out. Can you help me answer it?”
“Of course, of course.”
He was approachable, even amiable, yet carried an air of authority and dignity. Liu Lan’s hands trembled, and she appeared very nervous. “Please, ask anything.”
“My son is extremely meticulous in his actions. Things he doesn’t want known, even I can’t discover. How did you perceive that something was wrong?”
Liu Lan rubbed her hands behind her back. She was projecting her own behavior; she had started the rumors and later, fearing retaliation, she had desperately targeted Lian Cheng.
“I—” Liu Lan gritted her teeth.
Lian Cheng had ostracized her at the company, pushed her out of Nan Cheng, and now she was framing her, leading Liang Chaosu to investigate her again.
If she couldn’t destroy her this time, she would later instigate Liang Chaosu to make a move.
“I encountered her at a black clinic on the Ring Road for a prenatal check-up. Your son also sent people to that clinic later. I have photos.” She tentatively picked up her mobile phone from the table, swiped a few times, and pushed it towards Father Liang.
“I live nearby. The previous time she went to the clinic for a check-up, I didn’t get a photo. A week ago, I encountered this person again. She looked familiar, so I took a picture.”
Father Liang glanced at it, the curve of his lips deepening. “Miss Liu, I like to hear the truth. You wouldn’t have found this person familiar. Did you specifically research the Liang Family’s annual meeting online? Last year, only last year did he accompany Chaosu in public.”
Liu Lan choked as if her neck had been gripped, unable to speak coherently.
Father Liang had no intention of wasting time with someone foolish. He opened a drawer, tore off a check, and said, “Miss Liu, ten million yuan. Someone will be assigned to work with you to thoroughly delete these videos and photos. Some backups might exist, but it’s okay if you don’t remember them. Those people are all network experts; they will handle it.”
Liu Lan was escorted out of the Liang family’s residence.
Secretary Zhou was urgently summoned. “Director Liang, you sent for me?”
“I need a sample of Lian Cheng’s blood for immediate testing. If she is pregnant, bring her back at once.”
A figure outside the door quietly left. Reaching the second-floor terrace, he said, “Eldest Young Master, just as you predicted, Director Liang has moved…”
