The Tycoon's Mysterious Darling Wife
Chapter 355 - 357. Shen Qinglan’s Suspicions (7 more Chapters)

Chapter 355: 357. Shen Qinglan’s Suspicions (7 more Chapters)

"Charming, you really have a keen eye. This painting is indeed the best in Qinglan’s collection."

"Then since you knew that, why were you hesitating earlier? Why not just send this painting?"

"I wasn’t really willing to part with it. I wanted to use this painting as the centerpiece for the grand opening of the gallery."

Jin Enxi rolled her eyes at Daniel again, "The painting is just going to be exhibited, not auctioned. You can take it back after the exhibition ends. By then, its fame will have increased, making it even more suitable as a centerpiece."

Daniel’s eyes lit up. He hugged Jin Enxi and pecked her on the cheek, "You’re smarter than me. How could I forget? It’s just an exhibition, not an auction. There’s no need to be so reluctant. Let’s take this painting and dazzle everyone."

Jin Enxi continued to roll her eyes, watching Daniel looking tenderly at the painting as if he were looking at a lover, which she found irritating. She waved her hand, "You can stay here and enjoy it by yourself; I’m leaving."

Seeing Jin Enxi was about to leave, Daniel quickly locked the painting in a safe and chased after her, "Wait for me, dear. I’ll come with you."

**

When Shen Qinglan came home, she saw several unfamiliar faces dressed in military uniforms in the living room talking to Fu Hengyi. When they saw her return, they ended their conversation and stood up to leave.

Fu Hengyi went to see the guests out, and Shen Qinglan helped push his wheelchair. Once the guests had left, Shen Qinglan asked, "Were they your comrades?"

Fu Hengyi shook his head, "No, they were from the Military Region’s investigation team, asking me about some issues relating to the last military drill."

"What issues?" Shen Qinglan rarely asked about Fu Hengyi’s career.

Fu Hengyi explained, "The higher-ups have been suspecting that there was a leak during the last drill, but they haven’t found anything after so much investigation. Now, they want to investigate again."

Shen Qinglan’s gaze slightly hardened, "Do you also think someone purposely leaked information?"

Fu Hengyi nodded, "Yes, our involvement in that drill was supposed to be confidential, known only to a few at the top. Yet, King somehow knew exactly where we were, which was strange."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qinglan suddenly asked, "Did you guys have to write something like a battle plan beforehand?"

Fu Hengyi looked at her sideways, "Why suddenly ask that?"

"Just tell me."

"Yes, but not in such detail. It was mainly about personnel arrangements for the drill," Fu Hengyi said, pausing, "Are you suspecting someone showed it to someone else? That’s impossible; it’s classified information. If someone showed it, they would be violating the confidentiality agreement, which for a soldier, is breaking the law knowingly."

Shen Qinglan spoke up, "What if it was unintentional, perhaps not even realizing the secret leaked from them?"

Fu Hengyi’s expression grew graver as he looked towards Shen Qinglan, "Whom do you suspect?"

"Yan Anbang." Shen Qinglan said. The existence of Qin Yan always made her uncomfortable. Although she couldn’t confirm that Qin Mu’s disappearance was unrelated to her, Shen Qinglan’s intuition told her something was off about Qin Yan.

Fu Hengyi frowned, noticing his expression, Shen Qinglan gently smoothed his brow, "This is just my suspicion. Yan Anbang has a woman named Qin Yan by his side. She’s Qin Mu’s mother and also Yan Anbang’s first love and current wife. Yan Anbang trusts her deeply and values her highly. He even left his wife for her. Yan Anbang might not leak secrets intentionally, but what if Qin Yan peeked on her own?"

Fu Hengyi’s frown deepened. All along, he had thought the betrayal came from within. If it was as Shen Qinglan suggested, and the perpetrator was leaking information unknowingly, it would naturally not leave any traces for the investigation team to find.

Fu Hengyi wrapped an arm around Shen Qinglan’s waist, "You’ve given me a new perspective."

Shen Qinglan smiled silently; she had been investigating Qin Yan recently.

**

Today is already the twenty-eighth of the lunar month. In two days, it will be New Year’s, and the house was bustling in preparation, as the Shen Family and the Fu Family had decided to spend the New Year together. Thus, this year’s New Year’s goods were prepared together.

Shen Qinglan was holding a handful of melon seeds, sitting on the couch watching TV while Fu Hengyi sat beside her, peeling seeds for her. Returning her focus from the TV, Shen Qinglan looked at Fu Hengyi, "At this rate, you’re really going to spoil me rotten."

Fu Hengyi continued his task, smiling as he spoke, "It’s better to spoil you rotten. That way, you won’t have any romantic suitors in the future."

Shen Qinglan was exasperated, "Fu Hengyi, isn’t that a bit malicious?"

Fu Hengyi smiled, nodding, "Yes, indeed."

The two of them chatted idly, a common occurrence lately.

"Aunt." The voice of Little Douding suddenly rang out, and Shen Qinglan looked up only to see Little Douding running in.

"Aunt, I came to see you." Little Douding was very cheerful, but instead of hurling himself onto Shen Qinglan’s body, he pounced toward Fu Hengyi, "Uncle, did you miss me?"

Shen Qinglan raised an eyebrow, "When did these two get so close?"

Fu Hengyi held up Little Douding’s body, "Did you come here alone?"

Little Douding shook his head, "No, my mom is here too, but she isn’t here, she’s at Aunt’s other house."

Fu Hengyi immediately understood—Pei Yinong was now at the Shen family’s house.

Little Douding curiously looked at the wheelchair Fu Hengyi was sitting in, "Uncle, are you hurt? Why do you need a wheelchair?"

"Yes, Uncle’s leg got hurt and I can’t walk right now."

"Will it get better?"

"It will get better, and after your little sister is born next year, it will be fine."

Speaking of the little sister, Little Douding’s eyes lit up and looked at Shen Qinglan’s big belly, "Aunt, mom said my little sister has already grown a lot, is that true?"

Shen Qinglan smiled at him, "Yes, she has grown a lot, she’s about this big now." Shen Qinglan gestured with her hands.

Little Douding’s eyes were fixed on Shen Qinglan’s belly and he couldn’t look away, his eyes filled with amazement, "Aunt, your belly has gotten so big, is my sister living inside there?"

"Yes, you lived in your mom’s belly when you were little too."

Little Douding nodded, "Hmm, I know, my mom told me, she even showed me pictures. Mom’s belly was so much bigger, even bigger than yours, Aunt."

On the side, Fu Hengyi, hearing this conversation, looked at Shen Qinglan who was talking with Little Douding, a thoughtful expression flashing in his eyes. Maybe he could take a maternity photo shoot with Shen Qinglan— the most beautiful moment for a woman is when she’s pregnant for nine months, he wanted to capture all of Shen Qinglan’s beauty.

Fu Hengyi thought about this and quietly noted it down in his mind.

Meanwhile, Little Douding’s topic had shifted from his little sister to Uncle Jiang, "Aunt, let me tell you, my mom broke up with her boyfriend."

Shen Qinglan looked at Little Douding’s gossipy little face with a touch of helplessness in her eyes; Pei Yinong was not the gossipy type herself, so why was this little guy so into gossip? He reminded her more of Yu Xiaoxuan’s son.

Thinking this, Shen Qinglan was amused by her own thoughts. Little Douding tugged at her sleeve, "Aunt, did you hear what I said?"

Shen Qinglan nodded, "Yes, I heard you, so then?"

"Then my mom and Uncle Jiang can be together now."

Little Douding truly adored Jiang Chenxi, always thinking of ways to get his mom and Uncle Jiang together.

"Did your mom say that?"

"No, I thought of it myself. Aunt, but my mom isn’t even talking to Uncle Jiang right now. We ran into Uncle Jiang at your house just now, and my mom didn’t speak to Uncle Jiang."

On the one side, Shen Qinglan and Little Douding were discussing Jiang Chenxi and Pei Yinong, on the other side Pei Yinong was also talking with Jiang Chenxi—specifically, Jiang Chenxi had called Pei Yinong out.

Jiang Chenxi was here today to pay a New Year visit to Old Sir Shen and happened to meet Pei Yinong, who was also there for a visit.

For the past few months, Jiang Chenxi and Pei Yinong hadn’t been in contact, but he had stayed in touch with Little Douding and naturally knew about Pei Yinong breaking up with her boyfriend.

The two were in Old Sir Shen’s flower room, Pei Yinong looking at Jiang Chenxi, "Did you call me out here for something?"

"Yining, do you need to be so distant with me?"

Pei Yinong paused, "I’m not."

Jiang Chenxi didn’t want to argue with Pei Yinong about whether she was distant or not, "Yining, I heard from Haohao that you broke up with that man. Are you okay?"

Pei Yinong inwardly gritted her teeth at this little traitor!

"I’m fine, it’s not the first time breaking up, and people who aren’t compatible should split sooner rather than later—better sooner than later." Pei Yinong said nonchalantly, her emotions calm. She had initially got together with this man because she thought he was decent and treated both her and Haohao well. However, after the last incident where Haohao had a disagreement with her, the words Shen Qinglan said to her stuck in her mind. Upon returning, she observed how the man interacted with Haohao, and indeed, as Haohao had said, the man wasn’t truly loving toward Haohao.

Pei Yinong was considering marriage only because she wanted to give Haohao a complete family, with Haohao’s welfare being the top priority. This man couldn’t even fulfill that basic expectation, so Pei Yinong naturally lost interest in continuing the relationship and quickly broke up with him.