Announced divorce, madly criticized Ling Shaochang for kneeling down

When Xu Zhaozhao arrived at Xishui Bay, Ling Che had already taken a shower. Wearing a simple T-shirt and shorts, he walked to the sofa while wiping his half-dry hair.

He glanced at Xu Zhaozhao who had just entered the living room and asked, "What about her?"

Xu Zhaozhao had never seen Ling Che so relaxed at home. Every time she saw him, he was always dressed in formal attire, and his aura was too stern.

The contrast of this home look is quite big.

She was so engrossed in watching that she didn't react until a bottle of water was thrown at her.

"Don't you have something to do?" Ling Che unscrewed the bottle cap, tilted his head back and took a sip, looking at her with a frown.

"Yes, I just thought of something at home, so I wanted to come over and tell you." Xu Zhaozhao looked at him, "Ruyi asked me a question at the company a few days ago."

"what is the problem?"

"She asked me if we were engaged before. I was afraid she would misunderstand our relationship, so I quickly explained it to her and told her not to think too much about it."

Xu Zhaozhao's face was filled with worry. "I just felt like the atmosphere between you guys wasn't right today. I was worried she might misunderstand you because of this, so I just thought of it and hurried over to ask you."

Ling Che's eyes dimmed and he leaned against the wine table in the distance.

He had already explained to Qiao Ruyi whether he and Xu Zhaozhao were engaged or not. The current situation between them was not because of this incident.

"understood."

Ling Che raised his eyes to look at her, "Is there anything else?"

Xu Zhaozhao was a little surprised. Was Ling Che trying to chase her away?

She had just arrived and he couldn't wait to get her out.

What her father said was indeed true. His heart was completely occupied by Qiao Ruyi, and she couldn't squeeze in now.

She could only wait until the day when Qiao Ruyi vacated her position.

"Ling Che, the decoration of your villa is so strange. It has a cold and deserted industrial style. It looks like an abandoned factory."

Xu Zhaozhao stood up and looked around the huge villa. "I rarely see other people's houses decorated like this. Can I take a look?"

Just as Xu Zhaozhao was about to go upstairs, Ling Che's calm and indifferent voice came over.

"No."

Xu Zhaozhao paused and turned to look at him.

Ling Che raised his hand and casually wiped his hair, "Nothing to see, and I don't live here much."

I rarely stay here so late, but I came here and took a shower here.

Xu Zhaozhao knew that he and Qiao Ruyi were separated.

"It's getting late." Ling Che walked over and glanced at her, "You should go back."

He was really rude in kicking people out.

Xu Zhaozhao smiled and said it didn’t matter. When she was the only one in his heart, he would listen to her like he did to Qiao Ruyi.

It shouldn't be far away. We've waited for so many years, so a little time won't matter.

She can afford to wait.

......

There was no light on the villa terrace, only a little scarlet flame flickered on the man's fingertips.

The man leaned back in his chair, his deep eyes gazing into the distant night.

"Mr. Ling." Qi Jin stood behind the man. "Qi Tai and Tang Ming have received your order to guard Yujing Bay."

Ling Che's eyes dimmed slightly as he shook the cigarette ash between his fingers. "Be quiet and don't let her find out. She doesn't like being followed."

Qi Jin paused for two seconds and said, "Yes."

Hearing his hesitation, Ling Che asked, "Is there a problem?"

Qi Jin thought for a moment and asked, "Do I need to report the Young Madam's daily whereabouts to you?"

"No need." Ling Che slowly exhaled a smoke ring. "I asked them to follow her to protect her, not to monitor her. Besides her safety, she doesn't need to be told where she goes and what she does."

He remembered her saying that she needed her personal space.

Then he would give it to her.

She said she didn't want to live in fear anymore, so she asked someone to stay with her from a distance.

He took a deep puff of his cigarette, picked up his cell phone and dialed a number.

After a while, the call was connected.

"Hey, Mr. Ling, are you sober now?" Song Yanzhi teased on the other end of the phone.

Ling Che ignored him and went straight to the point, "How's the investigation into Ling Xiu De going?"

"I was just about to call you, it seems we have a telepathic connection."

Hearing Song Yanzhi's words, Ling Che frowned, "Disgusting."

Over there, Song Yanzhi laughed heartily a few times, then said seriously, "You guessed right before, your cousin is indeed short of money recently."

Ling Che curled the corners of his mouth in sarcasm. No wonder he kept going to the old man and suddenly wanted to take Huarui back.

When he sneaked into the study and rummaged through something that day, Ling Che felt that this was not a simple matter.

Ling Xiu De must be up to something.

On the other end of the phone, Song Yanzhi continued, "On the surface, he's the glamorous general manager of your Huaruifeng, but behind the scenes, he frequently frequents Macau casinos. The casino owners now regard him as one of their major financial backers."

Ling Che sneered, "Once a gambler becomes addicted, he can't control himself. If he loses, he wants to get his money back, and if he wins, he wants to double it."

The money he has spent on gambling over the years is enough to buy several Huaruis.

Only Ling Zhengqing is so kind that he would believe that Ling Xiu De would not gamble again.

"Plus, his beloved son is also a prodigal son. Although he doesn't gamble, he has indulged in three things: eating, drinking, and whoring. Compared to his father, he is truly one step ahead of his father." Song Yanzhi joked, "Your uncle and his son have perfectly demonstrated the four characteristics of eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling."

Ling Che frowned, "Get to the point."

"Yes, yes, yes." Song Yanzhi continued, "The point is, Ling Xiu De is desperately short of money right now. The dividends from Huarui can't fill the bottomless pit of his gambling. He used to receive huge sums from time to time, enough for him and his son to live lavishly. Now, for some reason, that huge amount has suddenly stopped, so he can hardly even pay back his gambling debts."

"A huge amount?"

"That's right. This is a huge sum of money. It wasn't deposited directly into his account, but into the account of his wife's distant cousin, and then from there it was deposited into Ling Xiu De's account in installments."

After Song Yanzhi finished speaking, he whispered, "I heard it from the grapevine. Your aunt is getting a divorce from your uncle every few days because she's short of money."

Ling Che ignored his gossip and thought about it with a frown.

He had only heard a few words about Tang Ping's distant cousin before. The general idea was that the couple did some import and export business at the port, and they were doing quite well and making a lot of money.

"I guess you're also wondering what kind of business his wife's cousin is in." Song Yanzhi said, "In fact, his wife's cousin lost her husband many years ago. She opened a farmhouse in Daning City with her two children to make a living. I guess she herself doesn't even know how much money she has in her account."

Ling Che sneered and threw the burnt-out cigarette butt in his hand into the wine glass in front of him.

"Where did the huge amount of money come from and be transferred to Tang Ping's cousin's account?"

"There are so many messed up things, from all over the world and even in every city to every remittance agency. It would take a lot of time to check. However," Song Yanzhi paused and said, "there is a remittance agency that you should be very familiar with recently."

"where?"

"Xu Zhaozhao, a private account holder at Xu's Bank."