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Chapter 58 Clearing one's name of injustice?

Long Xu's emotions are always written on his face; whether he's happy or unhappy, it's always obvious.

Cheng Mai had seen him happy, and he had seen him angry; at this moment, he also looked somewhat sad.

Qin Mai's ex-boyfriend must be very important to Long Xu.

“His name is Shang Jianxing. He was my older brother in the orphanage and took special care of me since I was little.”

Business simplification?
Cheng Mai subconsciously glanced at Shang Xingjian beside him. If there were too many coincidences, they would no longer be coincidences.

"Shang Jianxing? So when you first met Shang Jianxing, you kept calling him brother?" She originally thought it was just Long Xu's easygoing nature, but she didn't expect there to be another reason.

Long Xu sullenly twirled the cup in his hand. "Brother Shang does look a lot like my brother, but I know it's not him. After all, my brother isn't this shameless!"

As Long spoke, he gritted his teeth, clearly still holding a grudge.

“My brother was very gentle and kind. The children in the orphanage were always bullied, and he would always protect us younger children.” Long Xu’s eyes reddened slightly when he mentioned Shang Jianxing, showing how much he missed his brother.

The food arrived looking delicious and appealing.

Long Xu recovered quickly, picked up his chopsticks and handed them to Cheng Mai, "So Qin Mai really isn't a good person. My brother just had an accident, and she's already trying to curry favor with Shen Yuanbai. Mai Mai, you have to believe me."

Cheng Mai smiled slightly, "Okay, I understand. Go eat."

Cheng Mai calmly put down his chopsticks, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Shang Xingjian take half of the large pork hock away.

Cheng Mai: "..." Shameless, truly shameless.

Long Xu smiled and was about to serve Cheng Mai some food, but Cheng Mai stepped aside to block the almost empty plate. "Um, I just saw some bottled plum juice in the freezer in the lobby. Could you get me a few bottles?"

"We have freshly made dishes here, I'll order you a bunch," Long Xu said, calling for the waiter.

"No need." Cheng Mai hurriedly stopped him. "I've recently become particularly fond of the bottled plum juice from that store in the freezer. If it's inconvenient for you, I can go by myself." Cheng Mai said, getting up to leave.

Long Xu quickly stood up. "Maimai, I'll go. You eat first."

"Okay, thank you." Cheng Mai maintained his smile as he watched Long Xu happily run out, before his expression turned serious.

"He really is a happy little fool." Shang Xingjian clicked his tongue, then grabbed another piece of braised beef, clearly a carnivorous human.

Cheng Mai leaned back in his chair, watching Shang Xingjian eat. "If you had any shame, you wouldn't do something like this. What do you think of what Long Xu said?"

"What do you mean, how do you see it? But you're a good little puppy." Shang Xingjian didn't have time to think much while eating, but he didn't forget to say a few more words to Cheng Mai.

"This old man knows quite a lot." He even knows about young heartthrobs.

“I’m old, but not an old thing,” Shang Xingjian corrected. “Besides, I’m keeping up with the times, not some old monster from the deep mountains.”

Cheng Mai pursed his lips, looking at him like he was no different from an old monster from the deep mountains.

"Maimai, there are several kinds of plum juice downstairs. I've brought them all for you. Take a look and see which one you like. I'll have someone bring you some more." Long Xu carried in seven or eight bottles of plum juice. He even took a few breaths after putting them all on the table, showing that carrying several bottles of plum juice was not easy.

After putting down the plum juice, Long Xu saw the empty plates on the table, blinked, and then blinked again in disbelief.

"MaiMai, you're really hungry."

Cheng Mai: "..." Suddenly, he realized this wasn't a nice thing to say. "Waiter..." he said, about to call the waiter to order more food.

Cheng Mai smirked, giving a smile, and glanced at Shang Xingjian, who was happily eating. It was all his fault!

Long Xu sat down happily and pushed all the plum juices in front of Cheng Mai, "Look, which one do you like?"

"This is the third bottle," the merchant said, taking attendance.

Cheng Mai growled, "Shut up!"

"Huh? Maimai, what did you say?" Long Xu was waiting for an answer when he heard Cheng Mai growl, but it didn't seem like she was talking to him, so he asked.

"It's nothing, I just like all of them except the third one."

"Okay, I'll open them all for you, but you should still drink less. Just a sip of each one. Drinking too much of this stuff is bad for your health; it's full of additives." Long Xu said, pretending to be an adult, while his hands continued to open all the plum juices for you.

Before he could even finish opening the bottle, his agent called, urging him to hurry back. A director happened to be available, and if he could secure the role, he could get the second male lead.

Long Xu was unhappy; he was still having dinner with Maimai.

"Go ahead, work is important. I'll go back after I finish eating," Cheng Mai advised the unhappy Long Xu, urging him to prioritize his work.

"Alright, then, Maimai, I'll have dinner with you again next time. I'll be going now." Long Xu looked back several times as he left, reluctant to part.

Once the door to the private room was closed, Shang Xingjian immediately dispelled his invisibility spell, picked up the plum juice that had just been eliminated, and opened it. "This kid is quite devoted to you."

Cheng Mai didn't eat much, but Shang Xingjian seemed to be enjoying his meal.

"Is that Shangjian Company really unrelated to you? Is it not some kind of incarnation of yours?" Cheng Mai expressed his doubts about this matter.

"I thought you were going to clear my name and say that the child had nothing to do with me." Shang Xingjian picked up his chopsticks and ate heartily, saying as he ate, "This matter is actually very simple. Just investigate how Shang Xingjian got into trouble back then, and why Qin Mai got together with Shen Yuanbai right after he got into trouble. The problem will be solved."

“The person is dead, where do we investigate?” Cheng Mai said instinctively, but then suddenly thought of something else, “Wait a minute, we can question the ghosts now.”

This is truly a case of the dead talking.

Merchant Jian nodded with satisfaction, "It's alright, the reaction is a bit slow, but it's still manageable."

Cheng Mai: "..." She's just not used to the fact that you can only find a person's soul after they die, okay?

Cheng Mai rolled her eyes at Shang Jianxing, then called Shen Luo and asked her to look up a person named Shang Jianxing who had passed away in recent years and should not have been reincarnated yet, and to find his soul.

"Shang Jianxing? The boss's brother?" The names are too similar.

"Your boss lives to a ripe old age, don't curse me," Shang Xingjian replied slowly.

Cheng Mai glanced at him silently, his eyes filled with a dirty, cursing look.

The sound of keyboard clicks came from Shen Luo's end. She was searching in the system; it had made finding things much easier since the company started using the system.

"There's no one named Shang Jianxing on the list of people who have passed away in recent years. Is there a mistake in the name?"

"No?" Cheng Mai looked at Shang Xingjian, a wicked thought rising in his mind. "Why don't you check if there's anyone named Shang Xingjian? That's it."

The sound of Shen Luo's keyboard abruptly stopped.