Bait

Shen Zhenchu ​​stood at the door, motionless.

"Miss Shen?" the man greeted, "I'll take you downstairs."

She forced a smile on her face, "Is Mr. Chen's situation not too optimistic?"

The man gritted his teeth and said, "It's quite complicated, and I think it will be punished."

Shen Zhen's heart tightened, "How many years?"

"If there is evidence to accuse Mr. Chen in the future, we will be in big trouble."

She pursed her lips, "I don't need you to send it, I will go by myself."

After Shen Zhen left, a female stenographer came out from the duty room next door and stabbed the man, "The case in the bureau must be kept secret, you didn't keep the door open."

"Sister Jing, don't you know her?"

The female subordinate stopped, "Who is it?"

"She has Chen Ting's handwritten business card. If she asks me a question, is it okay if I don't answer? What if Chen Ting instructs her to come forward, it's all from the Chen family."

"Handwritten?" The female subordinate was curious, "What did you write?"

The man looked around furtively, "Let's go—"

"Chen Ting and the Chen family can't talk about harmony. Before Chen Zhiyun was involved in a lawsuit, Chen Ting was not accommodating at all." The female subordinate vaguely realized something, "Isn't Chen Ting angry at this woman?"

"The iron tree is blooming?" He suddenly realized, "This woman is much younger than Chen Ting, I'm afraid I will ruin my reputation with her."

The female subordinate glanced at him, "Chen Ting is unmarried, he should be with anyone, a mature man is not the same as an old man."

On the other side, Chen Ling stood in front of the window of the ward, uncovered a beam of light that penetrated through the glass, and stared at the woman reflected on it.

The woman turned her head three times, "Third uncle, the nurse said, your wound must not be infected and inflamed. I told the nurse to take care of it carefully, and you should also pay attention to it."

He said lightly, "I know."

"Third Uncle, do you hate me?"

Chen Ling said concisely, "Never tire of it."

She breathed a sigh of relief, "Third uncle, do you blame me in your heart, I insisted on going home that day, and you were buried under the mountain torrents, and you almost died."

He rubbed his eyebrows, "No wonder."

Shen Zhen felt that Chen Ling suddenly rejected her, almost becoming a different person.

She searched all over her memory, but couldn't figure out where to offend him.

"Third Uncle, when I meet you on the street, am I pretending not to recognize you?"

Chen Ling turned sideways and faced her, "I can't meet you, I'm in the car."

She nodded heavily, "Farewell, third uncle."

He remembered the scene of farewell in the morning and laughed inexplicably.

This girl is really cute.

Before she left, she reluctantly looked back and waved her hands hesitantly, which made Chen Ling's chest burn.

Gu Yunzhi handed him a bowl of soup at this time, "Chen Ting, you seem very happy."

He raised his eyebrows, "Is there?"

"It seems that you really don't like Miss Shen's company?"

Chen Ling's eyes were cold, and when he glanced away, Gu Yunzhi bowed his head.

"It's a big taboo in the officialdom to speculate on the intentions of the superiors. If you guess accurately, if you are too clever, the superiors will guard against you. If you speculate absurdly, the superiors will hate you."

Gu Yunzhi looked solemn, "I know I was wrong, Chen Ting."

He sniffed the smell of the medicine, and blew on the cool air, "What's the matter?"

"Miss Luo's grandmother has her [-]th birthday this week, and I invite you to come over."

Chen Ling took the medicine bowl, not very interested, but had to perfunctory, after all, it was his mentor, his wife.

"What about the invitation?"

Gu Yunzhi was a little embarrassed, "You don't have an invitation."

After he drank the medicine, it was probably too bitter, and he frowned, "No invitation card? In what capacity should I go?"

"My family."

The original words of the driver of the Luo family were grandson-in-law, but Gu Yunzhi did not mention this title after careful consideration.

Presumably Chen Ling was not happy.

He put down the bowl expressionlessly, wiped his mouth with a tissue, "Whose arrangement."

"It was arranged by my father."

A woman's voice came from outside the door, but Chen Ling didn't respond. Looking down at the busy street downstairs, Gu Yunzhi greeted her, "Miss Luo, why did you get to the hospital?"

Luo Sang walked straight into the ward, "You almost died on the national highway, how long do you want to hide from me?"

Chen Ling tied the button of the hospital gown, "I'm not going to report my injury to the outside world."

Gu Yunzhi explained from the side, "If it is reported, the provincial leaders and colleagues will come to condolences in turn, and they will not be able to recover quietly. Mr. Luo understands Chen Ting's temperament, and he doesn't mind honors and meritorious deeds."

Luo Sang lost control of his emotions, "Chen Ling, you hide it from outsiders, why do you hide it from me?"

He was neither salty nor bland, "Aren't you an outsider?"

She was taken aback, "I'm an outsider?"

"Miss Luo, didn't I clarify clearly enough?" Chen Ling bypassed her and went straight to the inner living room, "We are not destined."

Luo Sang was in a hurry, "But fate is getting along—"

Chen Ling sat down, "I know there is no fate, there is no need to get along, and it will delay your good time."

She persisted, "I thought you gave me a chance, Chen Ling."

He casually flipped through the magazine, "I also thought that a man's indifference could let you know clearly that it was rejection. I talked with your father about our relationship in detail, brothers and sisters, stop here."

Lobsang is nailed in place like a sculpture.

He raised his face, "If you have any confusion or difficult problems, you can find Yunzhi. Mr. Luo has taught me well, and I will try my best to solve it."

She smiled wryly, "I can only find Secretary Gu, can't I even find you in person?"

Chen Ling still didn't leave any room for it, "It's not appropriate to meet alone, you are not married, and gossip from the outside world is not good for you."

Luo Sang shook his head, "I don't care."

"I care."

Her palms were sweaty, annoyed, broken, and helpless, "You have a woman you like, right?"

Chen Ling was silent.

"It's her? The woman Xuetian is drinking tea with you in the living room of the old house."

"Luo Sang." He meant to warn, "You should not ask about people and things, you'd better stop in moderation."

"It's really her?" Luo Sang covered his lips in disbelief, "Chen Ling, are you crazy? How different are you from her!"

He was so calm and self-sufficient, and he was so rational that he had no clue, but he would lose his mind and brand a ridiculous stain on himself.

"Will you have any results? Chen Ling, you know that she and Chen Chong..."

The man looked at her coldly, his brows darkened.

After all, Luo Sang didn't provoke him anymore, she staggered back, turned her head and ran out of the ward.

"Miss Luo's temper is also used to being spoiled, will she be outspoken?" Gu Yunzhi had lingering fears, "You rejected her, which is equivalent to rejecting the Luo family, Luo Lao's face—"

"Yunzhi." Chen Ling interrupted him, "If the Luo family doesn't distinguish between right and wrong and just persecutes me, I don't need to care about the friendship between teachers and students."

***

It was seven o'clock in the evening when Shen Zhen returned to Fujiang Huayuan.

The neon lights on the banks of the river turned into misty frost and shot into the floor-to-ceiling windows, shattering the dark room.

Everything is what it used to be, and everything is different.

She slid her hand over the bar, sofa and half-opened curtains, scattered cigarette butts in the ashtray, Chen Chongzhou's wine red shirt smelled of men's eau de toilette, leaning on the back of the chair.

Very much like him.

Lazy, calm and arrogant.

I vaguely remember that Chen Chongzhou hugged her and nestled in the corner of the sofa. She was always barefoot, and her bare feet waded through the cold tiles. Because of the strong light, he changed into a dim orange light. She likes the fragrance of orchids, so he buys fresh magnolias every day and puts them by the bedside in the bedroom.

She also remembered that when she was pregnant, he was wearing an apron and making soup in the kitchen with unfamiliar movements. It was her favorite chicken shoot and bean curd soup, added a spoonful of brown sugar, and coaxed her to drink it.

At that time, it was Ni Ying who made things difficult for her, rumors about the marriage between the Chen family and the He family spread all over the city, Shen Zhen's mood fluctuated, well, if he coaxed her, she would listen.Broken, tossing him non-stop.

He let her lose her temper and just kept silent.

Like the dark bottom of the sea, there are heavy thoughts.

Those pictures frame by frame were like a movie showing, which made her internal organs sore and unbearable.

At this time, the door lock rang intermittently, and Shen Zhen stood up abruptly, rushing to the entrance, and after seeing the person coming, the smile on her face froze inch by inch.

not him.

He can't come back.

The nanny took out the key, "Miss Shen is here, why don't you turn on the light?"

She was disappointed, with a dull expression, "Come to clean."

"The master ordered that every Tuesday and Friday to clean up the floating dust."

Shen Zhen laughed out of her wits, and then returned, passing by the drawer of the bar, she thought of something, stopped, and slowly opened it.

In the dark purple box, besides Li Jiang's business card, there is also a ring.

Silver and white platinum ring, a cherry pink diamond half the size of the little finger cover.

Chen Chongzhou touched her ring finger repeatedly in the interrogation room, so he was measuring whether it was suitable for her.

Shen Zhen clenched his hands tightly, sat on the high stool, and did not speak for a long time.

At the old house, just as Chen Zhiyun walked out of the south courtyard, he was stopped by Jiang Rong behind the screen, "Zhiyun."

He turned his head and smiled solemnly, "Sister-in-law."

She pretended to be concerned, "How is Ni Ying's condition?"

Jiang Rong was completely puzzled by Chen Zhiyun's ambiguous answer, "It's not bad, neither good nor bad."

She tried to dig out the details, "Did Ni Ying get the remittance receipt of Zhongxu Group?"

"Ni Ying has a personal relationship with the wife of Zhongxu's deputy director. The second child asked Zhongxu's legal counsel to sign a confidentiality agreement. If it weren't for the leak from the group's internal senior management, the trade war has been going on for five years, and it has long since disappeared. There is no way to verify it. " Chen Zhiyun smiled, "I have the impression that sister-in-law is not interested in business."

"When it comes to Chen Yuan, I have to pay attention to the movements of the second child. It's a life-or-death situation." Jiang Rong also laughed, "No wonder you married Ni Ying. Your elder brother and Chen Ling are still in the dark, thinking that you are like the second child. Obsessed with that woman."

He proudly rolled up his cuffs, "Does sister-in-law think the same?"

"It used to be, but it's not anymore. The men in the Chen family don't have any fuel-efficient lamps, and they can spare anything and do anything." Jiang Rong stroked the hairpin, "I don't think Ni Ying is worth much. , her private life is indiscreet, and she can do her best in the celebrity circle, it's time to draw a clear line, right?"

Chen Zhiyun sized her up, "Sister-in-law's reminder, I will take it."

Jiang Rong couldn't hide her happiness, "You have devoted yourself to assisting the second room all these years, don't we join hands to defeat the enemy now? Benefits are at the forefront, He Peiyu is slavish, her son is vicious, you and them are in the same boat, draining your blood, stepping on You won't get any benefits if you take your corpse to the throne."

He remained silent, rubbing the dial of his watch.

Jiang Rong noticed that he had no intention of killing Ni Ying, so she justified herself, "You have your own thoughts, you can decide for yourself. I just feel that the second brother treats her well, and she doesn't miss the old feelings at all. This kind of woman is lying on the pillow, who can guarantee that she hasn't touched her messy intestines?"

Chen Zhiyun didn't answer her, nodded slightly, and walked away.

Jiang Rong watched him disappear at the top of the stairs, and immediately entered the study.

The assistant waited in the courtyard and helped him get into the car, "Second Master, did the eldest lady stop you?"

He had a knowing attitude, "She has a lot of skills."

The assistant disdainfully said, "What skills does she have? If He Peiyu didn't dig her own grave, Jiang Rong would never be able to beat her."

"Brother prefers the second wife, and He Peiyu likes to show off in the upper class. Jiang Rong avoids it under the guise of eating vegetarian food and praying to Buddha. No matter how powerful the method is, she has no choice but to hide it. Hiding until today, isn't it a shot?"

"She made a move?"

Chen Zhiyun lowered the car window, and the building of the old house gradually drifted away at the end of the asphalt road. "Ni Ying handed over the evidence of the fatal blow to the second child. I immediately filed for divorce. What will happen to her?"

The assistant came to his senses, "Will we take revenge on you together?"

He knocked on the window frame one by one, "Jiang Rong knows very well that the crux of me and my second brother's collapse is my idea of ​​seizing Fucheng. Even if the second room collapses and the boss takes over, I will take it from him. She wanted to sow dissension, persuade me to abandon Ni Ying, and use Ni Ying's knife to bite me back and kill me, cutting off a strong enemy for Chen Yuan."

The assistant started the engine, with a sneer on her face, "She is so self-righteous, even Chen Erye, who has been in battle for a long time, dares to plot against her."

At the same time, Chen Zheng was sitting in the study, looking at Jiang Rong.

She smiled, "Whether the second child can get away with it or not, the rift between you father and son has already arisen, and it is no longer what it used to be. If the boss hates you again, wouldn't you have a bleak future? I advise you not to lose the big because of small things."

It is about Qiao Hanrun, Chen Zheng is very guilty, he did too badly back then.

Chen Yuanming gave up on her life, but privately he felt resentful and angry.

Concerned about his mother's status and the family's future, he didn't get angry. Now that the second house is defeated, this grievance will have to be vented sooner or later.

Instead of going all out to bring back the second child, which may not succeed, it is better to take advantage of the trend, beat the second room to death, and take the opportunity to repair the eldest room. Chen Yuan fulfills his wish, and the father and son will naturally live in peace.

He sucked on his cigarette pipe, "I agree with you, it's just that the head of the Chen family, marriage is inevitable. Qiao Hanrun came back from the dead, and she blocked Chen Yuan's way."

Jiang Rong smiled contentedly, "Chen Yuan inherited the family business and was responsible for the rise and fall of the Chen family. As his mother, I must support him and clear away his obstacles."

She approached, "It's inconvenient for you to do things, I'll do it for you. Chen Yuan has always been filial to me, and if he gets angry, he won't tear himself apart with me. I'm sure of that."

Chen Zheng examined her, "Over the years, I have underestimated you."

The victory is imminent, Jiang Rong's face is full of spring breeze, "It's not too late to see through it now."

***

Zhang Li waited for Chen Zheng to fall asleep, and drove from the old house to the Municipal People's Hospital.

He gently pushed open the door of the 2nd bed in the gynecology department. The woman on the bed was half asleep and half awake, "Second madam."

He Peiyu opened her eyes and adjusted to the scorching white light for a while, "You are here."

Zhang Li carefully put down the gift, "I miss you."

She sneered, "I've fallen so low, it's because you miss me."

He Peiyu lifted the quilt and straightened the crumpled clothes, "Are you from the old house?"

"I reviewed the company's documents for the old chairman during the day, and specially made time to visit you in the hospital."

She got out of bed, went to the window sill to pour water, and pretended to chat, "What document is it?"

Zhang Li suddenly fell silent.

He Peiyu turned her back to him, calm and calm, "I understand that you are cautious about the company's secrets."

"No." He stared at her back, passionate and ferocious, wishing to devour her, "What the Second Madam needs me to do, I will go through fire or water."

She calmly said, "Are you thirsty? Drink some water first."

Zhang Li held the water glass in both hands, "Miss died young, I am worried about your sadness, and I miss you very much."

He Peiyu looked over his shoulder and glanced at the corridor, where a nurse was wandering slowly holding a medicine tray.

Obviously under the instigation of someone, watching her.

On the day she gave birth, she discovered that there was something wrong with the nurse.

Therefore, she did not show her feelings, and acted out that mother-son rivalry scene with the second child.

Fooled everyone.

When He Peiyu opened the door, the nurse was startled, and the scene was quite embarrassing.

On the contrary, she acted nonchalantly, "Nurse Wang, are you hanging the water?"

"This is the medicine for the patient opposite." The nurse was concerned, "Where are Mr. Chen and the nurse? It's impossible without an escort."

He Peiyu knew that her purpose was not pure, and cooperated with her to continue acting, "My son is in the company, and the nurse went to the cafeteria to get food. The stitches were removed immediately, and I can take care of myself."

The nurse gave a few more instructions and left in a hurry.

Zhang Li was arranging the bedding and clothes of the hospital bed, while He Peiyu locked the door and took it from him, "Dirty."

"I'm happy for it." Zhang Li took it back again, "Second Madam, being your cow and horse is also the blessing I can only wish for."

He Peiyu froze there for a long while, "You are worried that I am sad, why am I sad? It is neither the crystallization of a man she loves deeply, nor a healthy child. She will suffer less in the world, and I will be more relieved. Besides, she has done me a big favor. It's not in vain that I died, and it was worth it for me to work hard to conceive her for seven months."

"Peiyu—" Zhang Li was ecstatic and grabbed her hand, "So you don't love Dr. Cheng, and you have no affection for him!"

"Of course not. I lost my whole life of youth. Why should Chen Zheng enjoy the blessings of everyone? Put a cuckold on him, and I feel happy."

He trembled excitedly, "Peiyu, do you know my affection for you?"

He Peiyu's eyes were fixed on his face, and she had no idea when Zhang Li admired and fantasized about herself.

She has never paid attention to men other than Chen Zheng.

He Peiyu loves Chen Zheng sincerely, love begets jealousy, and jealousy begets hatred.

"I know." She said calmly.

She has no emotion, no temperature.

If that's the case, she is willing to give him eyes, the eyes that only he exists in her world as a man are enough to awaken Zhang Li's long-lost impulse.

"Are you willing to save my son?"

Zhang Li was taken aback, "Save the Second Young Master..."

Chen Zhiyun went back to the old house and talked with Chen Zheng in the study, and he heard it clearly from the rooftop.

Keep the boss and abandon the second.

The Chen family's righteous extermination of relatives has caused a storm in the industry, and the confession cannot be overturned easily.

Originally, He Peiyu's "false report" had hoped to rescue Chen Chongzhou. After the investigation by the District Bureau was completed, he was acquitted, and the three flames from the Audit Bureau were also extinguished.Fishing for a son and dragging the long house into the water can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Erfang's planning is accurate, as long as Chen Zheng doesn't intervene, He Peiyu is bound to win the next game.

After all the calculations, Chen Zheng made another move under Jiang Rong's instigation.

Zhang Li really didn't dare to take this step, "Peiyu, it's not for anything else, just for you. I am willing to save the second young master, but the old chairman intends to make him a scapegoat. I am a mere driver, and I am powerless."

He Peiyu immediately lowered her face, "Is it because you are powerless, or because you haven't got the bargaining chips for the deal? You are afraid that the basket will be empty and you will be used by me. You don't want to sacrifice for me first? You are timid to show sincerity. Me?" She turned her back, "Let's go, a useless man, I have nothing to talk to him."