Chapter 5: What’s Wrong With Your Neck?

“What if I don’t go back?” Shi Ran asked lazily.

“It seems that you really don’t care if that sickling lives or dies!”

“Do you have a conscience? You, an adopted daughter, stole Feifei’s life for so many years. Now that she’s back, it’s bad enough that you’re hogging her shares, but you’re framing her like this too? Now you’re not even bothered about your brother?”

“Is it interesting to keep threatening me with dead people?” Shi Ran sneered.

‘Dead people?’

Mother Shi choked and froze. Then she shuddered.

“You—”

“Why? Did you think you were hiding it well?”

“How did you know!” Mrs. Shi’s tone was dull.

Shi Ran hung up the phone and slowly closed her eyes to hide the coldness in them.

In the book, Shi Ran’s reputation was completely ruined after this interview and thus she could only leave the entertainment industry.

Those people had threatened the character with her younger brother again and again, forcing her to transfer 5% of the group’s shares to Shi Wenfei before getting chased out of the house.

It was also at that time that Shi Wenfei revealed to her that after Old Master Shi passed away, the Shi family had stopped her brother’s medicine. It was also then when her brother died.

Eventually, the original owner of this body had to live on the streets and was even mocked by netizens.

After that, she encountered a human trafficker and was sold to the mountains and valleys to become enslaved to a man. She had to work during the day and would get beaten up whenever she did not do well. At night, she would even be humiliated by the man .

Then when the man had died, she was given back to the human trafficker and so the cycle repeated…

The Shi Residence

“How dare she hang up on me?!” Mother Shi listened to the notification on the other end of the phone in disbelief, her expression turning extremely ugly.

Then she frowned again. “How did Shi Ran know that the sickling was dead? How did she know after all these years of hiding it?”

Shi Wenfei had a flash of inspiration. “Something very strange happened on the show today. The show was supposed to be over, but the live stream couldn’t be turned off. The director said someone hacked the system backstage.”

“You mean that Shi Ran found a computer expert to help? Then the news of her brother’s death is very likely related to that person,” Zhou Yufan said.

Thinking about tonight, Shi Wenfei’s tears welled up again. “Yufan, what should I do? I always thought that after Sister broke off the engagement with you, I could hold your hand and tell everyone that you’re mine.”

As she spoke, Shi Wenfei buried her head in Zhou Yufan’s arms. “But Sister isn’t willing to let me off at all. Is it because I was brought back by Mom and Dad? Does Sister think that I stole her things? But I didn’t do it on purpose…”

Seeing Shi Wenfei cry so sadly, Mother Shi and Zhou Yufan revealed pained expressions.

“Since Shi Ran knows that her brother is dead, we can make an issue out of this. Don’t worry, I’ll help you settle everything. Don’t worry, I’m here,” Zhou Yufan said gently.

Then he started calling his secretary and the PR team to arrange everything.

At this moment, his phone beeped with a new email.

He had recently been following up on a very large client, so the email was most likely from the other party.

He didn’t dare to delay and so as he held Shi Wenfei’s hand reassuringly, he opened the email.

Attached was a video.

The video was of him and Wen Fei kissing passionately in front of the hotel room six months ago.

The video seemed to have been technically processed. It was very high-definition, and one could clearly see his and Shi Wenfei’s faces.

A message appeared at the top of the email.

[Young Master Zhou has always been generous. I’m sure you don’t mind spending eight million to buy this video, right?

—Ray.]

When Shi Wenfei saw Zhou Yufan’s ugly expression, she leaned over suspiciously. When she saw the video, her face turned pale.

“What… what’s going on?” Shi Wenfei’s tone was shaky, and she looked anxious.

What happened on the show tonight could not confirm her relationship with Yu Fan.

Even if that b*tch tried to label her as a mistress, she had a way to avoid it.

However, once this video was released, it would really be irrefutable!

How could she stay in the entertainment industry then!

“Who’s Ray?” Shi Wenfei grabbed Zhou Yufan’s arm, unable to think clearly due to fear.

“An international hacker.” Zhou Yufan pondered for a moment before saying, “This person is very likely the computer expert who helped Shi Ran.”

Shi Wenfei was on the verge of tears. “Then what are we going to do? If word gets out, not only will my acting career be gone, but the Zhou family’s shares will also be affected. I don’t have any connections, but I can’t make things difficult for you in front of the Zhou family.”

Zhou Yufan held Shi Wenfei’s hand emotionally and said even more gently, “Don’t be afraid. I’ll get someone to investigate it now. I definitely won’t let you be implicated.”

… .

The Hotel’s Presidential Suite

“Shi Ran confirmed on live-stream that her fiancé cheated on her with Shi Wenfei. Shi Wenfei took out a video of Shi Ran dancing with a man in a hotel to prove her innocence. Shi Wenfei released evidence that she was drugged by her manager. Shi Wenfei’s true colors were exposed.”

Qiu Yaohang looked at the trending searches on the tablet and read them one by one.

Hearing a familiar name, Chu Jinchen looked over.

“This is interesting. I always thought she was a brainless beauty,” Qiu Yaohang said in surprise.

Chu Jinchen played with the glass of red wine in his hand and remained silent.

Qiu Yaohang on the other hand was like a cricket in a melon field, his fingertips sliding down the glass excitedly.

However, when he saw the photo of the live broadcast, he was stunned and his fingers paused.

He turned to Chu Jinchen in shock, then looked at the photo on the tablet. It was difficult not to notice it after checking a few times repeatedly.

“What is it that you noticed?” Chu Jinchen asked casually, resting his chin on his hand.

“No… nothing.” Qiu Yaohang hurriedly shook his head and looked at the photo on the tablet again.

After contemplating for a while, he looked at Chu Jinchen with a confused expression. “If I remember correctly, the famous Italian designer, Ottavio, customized three sets of clothes for you. Each of them was embroidered with willow leaves inspired by the ‘Chen’ word in your name.

I recall that one of the shirts had willow leaves embroidered at the neckline. This embroidery is very special so no one can imitate it. Do you still have that shirt?”

Chu Jinchen said bluntly, “It was stolen.”

“Stolen? Someone could steal from you?” Qiu Yaohang clearly did not believe him. He was filled with curiosity as he handed the tablet to Chu Jinchen and said cautiously, “Do you want to see this photo?”

Chu Jinchen lowered his head and swept his black eyes across the photo. He raised his eyebrows without surprise.

His slender fingers slid across the tablet as he flipped through the contents of the trending searches.

Qiu Yaohang glanced at him casually, but only to find himself in more shock. “Damn! What’s wrong with your neck?”

He pointed at Chu Jinchen’s neck where a dark mark could obviously be seen.

It was clearly a hickey!