Chapter 60: Disguising A Menstrual Period Is About To Be Exposed?
The faucet in the kitchen turned off as soon as the man’s figure disappeared.
This space was left with only the sound of the clay pot porridge bubbling, steam spreading in the air, so close it made one unable to open their eyes.
Liancheng lifted the lid and added ginger slivers and lettuce.
Aunt Wang handed her a spatula, “Liancheng, are you and—willing?”
Liancheng stirred the porridge, “Aunt Wang, please add more minced meat, it’s my favorite.”
Her voice was shattered by the steam, and Liancheng hurriedly turned her head away, avoiding the vapor.
But it was too late, the superficial peace was like a paper tiger, and once torn, it brought a deeper, a complete mess emerging from the depths of her eyes.
Aunt Wang added more minced meat and asked no more questions.
Liancheng also remained silent.
The window in front of the two faced the residential community’s lawn, and a little girl rolled out from somewhere.
Her orange and pink princess dress was messy and rolled up, revealing chubby legs like osmanthus segments, her stockings covered in grass.
A young woman with long hair appeared, carrying a schoolbag, and walked to the girl’s side, raising her hand.
Liancheng’s attention was involuntarily drawn to her. The little girl had already sat up, her plump profile forming a “C.” Under the bright sunlight, light and shadow cast a blush on her fair face.
She had two little buns tied on her head, folded in half, only as thick as Liancheng’s little finger. When the wind blew, the hair strands trembled like a little duck’s fluff.
However, the color was darker, dyed with the brilliant orange-red of the morning light.
The young woman was her mother. She raised two fingers above her head with both hands, bent her knees, jumped, and turned around, hopping out of sight.
The little girl pouted and crawled up, chasing after her mother’s direction. She didn’t seem to be able to jump yet, only squatting and standing up, squatting and standing up…
Her skirt fluttered, truly a very earnest and effortful little frog.
Aunt Wang suddenly said, “You were even cuter when you were little, round and fair, and when you came to the kitchen for candy, you accidentally ate salt and cried, but you dared not make a sound, puckering your mouth like a little duck…”
Liancheng couldn’t help but imagine her daughter, imagining such a warm and sunny winter afternoon.
The dark clouds of Liang Chaosu were gone, and the Liang family was also far away.
After breakfast, she would take her to the lawn to play little frog, but perhaps the child wouldn’t be able to jump.
It would be better to teach the little duck first, swaying back and forth, that’s the simplest.
………
After the meal, Liancheng went to the restroom.
Liang Chaosu finished the last bite of the custard and looked down at the bowl.
Aunt Wang peeked from the kitchen; he was expressionless and motionless.
Obviously, he was waiting for her.
Aunt Wang knew that since he had laid bare the earth-shattering events of the Liang family during this period, she either had to join the ship or be silenced.
Aunt Wang braced herself and went over.
Liang Chaosu said calmly, “Aunt Wang has always liked her and taken good care of her. She was energetic when you raised her, and she will continue to be so.”
Aunt Wang mumbled, wanting to say so much but unable to utter a word. In the end, she simply said nothing.
Liang Chaosu acted as if he didn’t see her reluctance.
“She is on her menstrual period these few days, make more nourishing stews for yin and blood, and ensure she refrains from cold and raw food.”
Aunt Wang replied hesitantly, “Liancheng takes great care of her health; she doesn’t eat ice or crave cold things.”
Liang Chaosu remained motionless, but Aunt Wang noticed his posture was stiff. However, his self-control was good, and he didn’t reveal anything obvious; on closer inspection, he was still distant and indifferent.
“Just keep an eye on her.”
He gave a forceful order, and Aunt Wang could only nod.
Liang Chaosu only intended to say these few words before getting up to leave.
This left Aunt Wang stunned on the spot, clutching her hands, unable to react.
Like this?
No warning?
No silencing?
So casually, wasn’t he afraid she would report to the Liang family?
………
Liancheng, listening from the restroom and hearing no one outside, then took the tightly bundled garbage bag and secretly went out.
She had bought iodine before to disguise her menstrual period; sprinkling it on that kind of thing and rolling it up from the back, as long as no one looked closely, would be enough to get by.
But she didn’t expect Liang Chaosu to return as soon as the item arrived.
She didn’t have time to reasonably create wounds for herself, so the iodine naturally couldn’t be used. Now that thing was clean and white, she had to find a way to dispose of it.
Liancheng knew that the high-end residential communities under the Liang Corporation were uniformly equipped with sensor and foot-pedal switches, negative pressure, and disinfection, all-enclosed garbage rooms. Normally, property management collected the trash, but nannies also disposed of it themselves.
Speaking of which, this garbage room was Nan Province’s first nationwide promotion of garbage sorting. At the time, the public was not accustomed to it, and there was a lot of discussion.
Only the Liang Corporation actively responded to the policy, serving as a good model enterprise and being directly recognized as a benchmark by the government.
During that period, the official promotional slots in Nan Province were filled with news praising Liang Corporation’s real estate. The Liang Corporation’s advertising department then went all out, promoting concepts like Archimedes’ water diversion devices on all community green spaces and exclusive high-end owners’ clubs. These new concepts, riding the wave of official support, deeply resonated with the public, establishing the Liang Corporation’s status as a high-end luxury residence provider.
And this was just an ordinary transaction in Liang Chaosu’s business career, lost among his brilliant achievements.
He was skilled and impeccable, and also insidiously deadly.
Veterans of the commerce world who competed with him were defeated within a few months.
Liancheng, however, had a four-year tug-of-war with him. At the moment Aunt Wang appeared, in the eyes of someone who had always trusted her, her rotten, stinking core was revealed, and Liancheng began to despair.
But when the beautiful future could be materialized in detail, like seeing the little girl on the lawn, it inspired infinite longing, and she gradually regained her courage.
Meet challenges as they come, adapt to circumstances, no matter what—persevere.
With her mind settled, Liancheng began to ponder how to clean up the mess.
First, Liang Chaosu’s expressionless demeanor this morning indicated that the people he had deployed had not discovered any other discrepancies, so she would gloss over it.
Furthermore, there was Aunt Wang. She had been diligent and honest in the Liang family for twenty years, never making a mistake, and would retire in three years.
In comparison, a gardener with eighteen years of service in the Liang family had returned home to retire. Mother Liang had sent people to renovate a two-story building for him, gave him a car for transportation, and a red envelope of 180,000.
Aunt Wang would only receive more.
If Liancheng pleaded with her to help conceal it, it would jeopardize Aunt Wang’s later years.
Also, there was Liu Lan’s lingering presence at the company. Although Shen Lichuan had helped cover up the black clinic, she had returned now. To maintain peace and foolproof security during this period, she still needed to deal with it to be at ease.
“Where did you go?”
Suddenly, a voice pierced her ears unexpectedly. Liancheng flinched and looked up to see Liang Chaosu standing in the foyer. She subconsciously looked for a topic to avoid, “Are you going to work?”
Seeing him remain silent, still staring directly at her.
Liancheng gritted her teeth, “I was throwing out the trash. It smelled bloody, and your nose is sensitive.”
The man narrowed his eyes, still not speaking.
The flat space was large, the room was empty, and there was silence without conversation. There was no sound from the kitchen either; Aunt Wang seemed to be absent.
Liancheng felt relieved and at the same time uncertain.
The fake certificate had been dealt with, but the explanation given clearly couldn’t gain Liang Chaosu’s trust.
