Chapter 295: Shen Lichuan
Feng Shien’s face stiffened, but Liancheng had her back turned, so she didn’t notice.
Lin Xianzi glimpsed it and he silently shook his head.
Bai Ying did not leak it.
Lin Xianzi’s tongue felt dry, a struggle between not wanting to deceive and needing to conceal the most.
“Liancheng.”
Feng Shien put his arm around Liancheng’s shoulder, “Aunt Lin has another important person to meet tonight, a principal officer from EMA, and she mustn’t be late.”
Liancheng turned her head to look.
Feng Shien was tall, and they were close. He lowered his head to gaze at her, unlike Liang Chaosu’s invasive presence; he was like spring trees and evening clouds, a gentle and clear concession.
“These questions, I will answer for you.”
Liancheng couldn’t help but look at Lin Xianzi again. So much concealment, so difficult to speak of. She had probably guessed correctly.
“Mom.” Liancheng smiled, “You go ahead and be busy.”
The elevator dinged and stopped again. Lin Xianzi’s secretary rushed out, colliding with the atmosphere.
It wasn’t oppressive, nor stagnant, but awkward and strange.
He carefully measured his words and spoke vaguely, “Manager Lin, there’s an urgent matter, you should depart.”
Liancheng escorted Lin Xianzi, “Travel safely.”
Lin Xianzi clutched her arm, “Liancheng, Mom didn’t intend to hide it from you, it’s just…”
“It’s just that my attitude towards Liang Chaosu is unclear, and you’re afraid I’ll go soft and contact him again step by step.”
She had already guessed.
Lin Xianzi was speechless. She was assertive outwardly and domineering with her own decisions inwardly. Lin Lanfeng, her own brother, still listened to her every word, but only when it came to Liancheng.
No matter what, she couldn’t muster the courage. The debt felt like countless mountains pressing down on her heart, cracking inch by inch. Even a little sadness from Liancheng would add another wound.
“Liancheng.” Lin Xianzi subconsciously tightened her grip, “Liang Chaosu’s crimes against you are unforgivable. His affection is too subjective. When you can’t resist, he doesn’t care about your thoughts. Only when you no longer have to be subservient and he is under pressure will he make concessions.”
“Gentleness, politeness, frugality, and yielding are not his nature. If you go soft on him now, when he regains power, he will revert to his old ways.”
“He won’t.”
Lin Xianzi’s expression changed instantly.
Liancheng understood her misunderstanding and pulled Lin Xianzi closer, firmly holding her hand, “He and I cannot reconcile.”
Reconcile.
Lin Xianzi had an epiphany; they had misunderstood.
Knowing Liang Chaosu had past feelings, Liancheng felt soft-hearted, but they mistook her hesitation and indecision for romantic feelings. They even thought her acceptance of Feng Shien was an escape.
“Mom was wrong.” Lin Xianzi’s worry turned to joy, and she glanced at Feng Shien, “Then do you blame Shien? Mom asked him to keep it from you—”
“Secretary Huang.” Liancheng interrupted as if incidentally, “You said there was an urgent matter just now, what was it?”
Secretary Huang was suddenly called upon and instinctively stood at attention. Hearing the question, she glanced at Lin Xianzi.
Mid-way, she caught sight of Feng Shien. His face was cast in the shadow of his lowered head, his expression restrained, as if grieving, dejected, or perhaps suppressed.
During that pause, she missed Lin Xianzi’s discreet signal.
Liancheng saw Lin Xianzi nod and immediately urged Secretary Huang, “Mom has agreed, she won’t hide anything from me anymore.”
Secretary Huang smiled apologetically, “It’s nothing much, just that Manager Lin needs to return to Singapore. Far East Pharmaceutical headquarters, and with Jin Tonghai’s death by overdose, the Lao Myanmar side has notified the Singapore police, and we need to cooperate with questioning.”
Lin Xianzi avoided Liancheng’s gaze and glared at him fiercely.
He was tasked with an urgent matter, not a detailed report, yet he said too much.
This time, it was Liancheng’s turn to grip Lin Xianzi’s arm, “I want to go too. If Liang Zhengping goes to Singapore, I can help you.”
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Meanwhile.
Liang Chaosu finished organizing the case files for Far East Pharmaceutical since the incident, marking lines and placing the correct ones in a stack, while setting aside those with question marks and annotations.
Xiao Da organized them from the side. He saw a document from after the incident with two familiar names: Jintai International and Qixing Trade. He subtly glanced at Liang Chaosu.
The man rubbed his temples, “Ask directly if you have something to say.”
“Jintai has Feng Shien, who mobilized funds to help Lin Xianzi navigate connections, which is understandable. But Qixing is a company established by Shen Lichuan after he returned to the country at the beginning of the year. Bai Ying said he hasn’t contacted his wife for a long time. Now, the investment in the list is almost equivalent to Jintai. Has he gotten over the hurdle with the child?”
Liang Chaosu put down his hand and looked up at him, “Given Shen Lichuan’s personality, do you think he would be angry at Liancheng because of the child and cut off contact with her?”
Xiao Da shook his head.
Of course, he didn’t believe it, but the facts were as stated.
“He’s learning from me.” Liang Chaosu said expressionlessly, “He was lying low and separated from Shen’s family, but with the recent turmoil in the Liang family and the recording incident, his hibernation can end early.”
Xiao Da was startled, “The recording?”
“My father, seeing him as green, would naturally not give it to him. But the recording has, on some level, been made public. His Shen family isn’t without connections above; it’s only a matter of time before he obtains it.”
Xiao Da suppressed his panic, “Should we—”
Liang Chaosu looked amused, gazing at the neon city in the western sky, “Do what?”
Xiao Da fell silent.
There was much that should be done, but nothing that could be done.
Just like now, the issues with Far East Pharmaceutical were easy to talk about, but difficult to solve. It wasn’t an immediate crisis.
But Lin Xianzi’s situation was worsening, and Liancheng was more guarded against him than against Chuan.
Even if Shen Lichuan truly broke ties with Liancheng, and he was hurt, Liancheng would not favor Liang Chaosu one bit.
“Then have you considered the future?”
Liang Chaosu maintained his indifferent demeanor and did not reply.
Xiao Da received no answer and couldn’t think of a way to break through his continued persistence at this point.
Suppressing Liang Zhengping was only temporary.
He had obtained limited information from Liu Qingsong. Mo Shifu had only provided some leverage initially. Now that the shooting case involving Liang Wenfei had reached the public prosecution stage, they had not fulfilled their agreement to leverage Liang Zhengping.
As long as Liang Zhengping was in power, Mo Shifu could not rashly frame him. He would not give up any remaining solid evidence. Su Chenghuai’s empty fort strategy would not fool Liang Zhengping for long.
If Shen Lichuan were allowed to continue, this uncertain deadline could arrive at any moment.
And then there was Lin Xianzi; if she were to sweep away all obstacles, the two matters above would be exposed, and he would still have a chance to live.
If not, his life would be empty in the blink of an eye.
Doctor Snyder suddenly called. Liang Chaosu had set a special ringtone for him: sharp and percussive, like a sharp tool tearing through thin, sparse cotton, breaking the indoor atmosphere.
Liang Chaosu answered quickly.
“Mr. Liang.” Doctor Snyder’s voice sounded as if he were clutching his throat, reporting in a breathy tone, “I have to tell you, your plan to see Madam tomorrow is off. Your wife is now going back to Singapore with Ms. Lin. She just had a check-up for it. I overheard them discussing that it might take a long time.”
Liang Chaosu was astonished for a moment, his sharp gaze piercing Xiao Da, “Lin Xianzi agreed?”
Xiao Da immediately checked his phone. The notifications were blank.
No changes had occurred.
He shook his head.
Snyder also replied.
“She agreed. The check-up data shows your wife has passed the stage where she needs hospitalization for stabilization, but that’s not the main reason.”
Liang Chaosu impatiently pressed, “What is the main reason?”
He hesitated, stammering, “The main reason is… your wife requested that Mr. Feng accompany her. He promised to protect her at all times, and only then did Ms. Lin stop objecting.”
