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Chapter 256: The Transaction

Chapter 256: Chapter 256: The Transaction

When Fu Shinian came out of the bath, what he saw was Su Mu sitting by the bedside, staring out the window in a daze. He called her twice, but she tuned him out, lost in her own world.

As he walked over and reached out to touch her face, he inadvertently saw the screen of Su Mu’s opened phone, and everything became clear.

At that moment, Su Mu snapped back to reality and, noticing his gaze, asked,

"You know?"

"Yeah," Fu Shinian replied, withdrawing his hand. "Song Yi came over just to tell me this."

Su Mu fell silent. Fu Shinian sat down at the edge of the bed and took her hand, "What are you thinking? Talk to me?"

"It’s nothing much, just that she was only 27. I feel it’s such a pity," Su Mu said, her tone light but with an obvious hint of melancholy. "Although she and I were like fire and water, I still can’t believe she’s really gone."

For a moment, Fu Shinian wanted to tell Su Mu that perhaps the person who died wasn’t Qin Nianwan at all, but after thinking for a few seconds, he ultimately chose to keep it to himself.

Firstly, the investigation into the matter hadn’t reached a conclusion yet, and secondly, he didn’t want her to think the world was so complicated.

Even death could be faked.

During breakfast downstairs, everyone had heard the news. Su Shiyue’s relationship with Qin Nianwan had turned from close to utter disgust. She was the first to express her disdain,

"People like her should have died a long time ago. Let her be dead then. But she really picked the wrong time, dying over the New Year and spoiling our mood."

Fu Shinian felt no particular way about it, but the old lady scolded Su Shiyue, saying that no matter what, one should respect the dead. Once a person is gone, all previous grudges should be written off, as there’s nothing in this world that ’death’ can’t erase.

Perhaps there is, but what else can the living do but ’let go’?

So, it is as if it’s been erased.

Maybe it was the news about Qin Nianwan that affected the old lady’s mood. She seemed quite subdued at the table, even after the meal. Worried, Su Mu decided to accompany the old lady back to her room for a chat. The old lady saw Su Mu’s gentle smile and said,

"In this family, you’re the kindest."

Su Mu sat beside her and smiled lightly, "Everyone has a different way of expressing love, but Shinian and Shiyue both love you. You know this better than I do."

The old lady smiled faintly and sighed, then began talking about Qin Nianwan,

"Initially, I had no objections to Qin Nianwan. Even if I didn’t believe her, I should trust Shinian’s judgment, right? But later, I saw her kill a green bird at the entrance to the old house. I can’t forget that cruel scene even now. Since then, I’ve felt that her mind is so dark that perhaps no one truly understands her. We’re not afraid of bad people, but we’re all afraid of evil people wearing masks of kindness. Because you can’t see their true heart, and you don’t know when they will betray you with a deadly blow."

This was the first time Su Mu heard the old lady mention Qin Nianwan’s past, and she gently held her hand:

"Is this why you disagreed with her and Shinian being together?"

"Partly," the old lady lightly stroked Susu’s hair. "I know that nobody suits Shinian better than you. The Fu family is blessed to have you marry into it—it’s my good fortune."

——

Fu Shinian brought news of Jiang Bei to Su Mu in the afternoon, at which point Jiang Bei’s phone was still unreachable. Su Mu frowned slightly upon hearing it:

"You mean, Jiang Bei has already started the job?"

"Yes."

"Without any issues?"

"That’s what Song Yi’s investigation suggests. You should know his work abilities; there shouldn’t be any problems."

Su Mu remained silent, clearly disturbed, so Fu Shinian sighed,

"If you want me to investigate Rong Shen’s itinerary again, I can do that."

"Can you?" Su Mu looked at Fu Shinian as if grasping at a lifeline, "Could you find out?"

Fu Shinian smiled faintly:

"As long as you want to investigate, there’s nothing that can’t be found."

Su Mu nodded, "I want to know."

Fu Shinian nodded:

"Actually, I think you shouldn’t worry. If Rong Shen really wanted to cover things up, he would make everything seem normal. He would have Jiang Bei answer your calls, or at least respond to your messages if he didn’t answer. The fact that things seem abnormal now, to me, indicates that Jiang Bei is safe."

That did seem to make sense, but Su Mu still wasn’t reassured. Fu Shinian smiled slightly, patting her on the shoulder:

"I think it’s more comforting for you to have the information about Rong Shen’s itinerary."

It was just a piece of departure information, but Song Yi replied quickly, "Mr. Rong did not leave the country."

Fu Shinian responded lightly, "Got it."

"Mr. Fu..." Song Yi stopped Fu Shinian’s movement to hang up the phone, "Rong Shen’s name hasn’t left the country, but I’m not sure if he himself has gone out."

Fu Shinian wore an unsurprised expression:

"I know."

After hanging up, Fu Shinian sat quietly in the study for a long time. After much thought, he still decided to call Rong Shen, if only for the words Jiang Bei had said to him before leaving. She really was considering Su Mu, and so he felt obligated to intervene.

Rong Shen answered the phone quickly:

"Mr. Fu, Mrs. Fu is not visiting me today."

Fu Shinian stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, watching An Le play with a ball in the courtyard as he spoke softly:

"Rong Shen, are you in Tokyo?"

"Investigating me?"

"I just want to know how Jiang Bei is doing." Fu Shinian’s voice was calm, "My wife has been unable to contact Jiang Bei for three straight days, and she’s really worried."

Rong Shen fell silent for a few seconds before speaking:

"The doctor says she will wake up tonight, I’ll have her call Mrs. Fu."

"May I ask if there’s any risk to her life?"

Rong Shen chuckled:

"Fu Shinian, would you allow a woman you are interested in to die right before your eyes?"

After hanging up, Fu Shinian left the study and returned to the main bedroom, where Su Mu was sitting cross-legged on the bed, wiping her camera. Seeing him enter, she looked at him with an urgent gaze. Fu Shinian smiled slightly:

"If I can get you to talk to Jiang Bei today, would you then agree to accompany me to a social event the day after tomorrow?"

Su Mu frowned slightly, "A trade?"

"It’s just a way for me to have you accompany me."

Su Mu was silent for a few seconds, seemingly with no other choice, although she didn’t know that even if she refused, Jiang Bei would still call her:

"Okay, I agree."

Fu Shinian gave a faint smile:

"By 10 PM at the latest, Jiang Bei will return your call."

"How do you know?"

Fu Shinian looked at her, smiling, "What do you think?"