The CEO's wife, suffering from terminal cancer, is filled with regret!

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingqing nodded slightly, her expression still showing some struggle.

“If Auntie isn’t the mastermind behind this, she’ll be very upset when she finds out the truth.”

I sighed and said softly, "Qingqing, I know you have a good relationship with your aunt, but the situation is unclear right now. If you rashly go to your aunt to ask about the situation, you might alert her and make it even harder to find out the truth."

Shen Qingqing was silent for a moment, then said gently, "Okay, I'll listen to you, but you must find evidence as soon as possible. If... if Aunt really was involved, I must ask her face to face why she did this to me!"

I nodded solemnly and made my promise in a deep voice.

"Qingqing, don't worry, I will find out the truth as soon as possible. No matter who it is, we cannot be separated."

Shen Qingqing took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind.

"Then let's split up for now and proceed according to your plan."

Hearing this, I felt a mix of emotions. "Okay, after this is over, we'll leave here and live our own lives."

Shen Qingqing looked at me, her eyes reddening again.

She reached out and gently stroked my face. "Ji Nanchen, you must take good care of yourself. I'll wait for you."

I unconsciously tightened my grip on her, as if I wanted to meld her into my very bones. "Qingqing, you must take good care of yourself too. If anything goes wrong, be sure to call me immediately."

We hugged for a long time before reluctantly parting ways.

Looking at Shen Qingqing's red and swollen eyes, I felt a pang of heartache. "Alright, Qingqing, it's getting late, I should go."

"it is good."

Shen Qingqing looked at me with reluctance, her dark eyes brimming with tears.

After I turned and left Shen Qingqing's house, I took a taxi back to my own home.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw a message from Shen Zhixia—

[Nan Chen, some of the surveillance video has been recovered; the rest will require more time.]

I felt a little relieved. As long as the surveillance video could be recovered, I would be able to prove my innocence and convince Shen Qingqing that I had been framed.

I lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, my mind racing with thoughts of what to do next.

Just then, my phone screen lit up again; it was a message from Shen Zhixia.

[Nan Chen, I just watched the restored surveillance video footage, and there was an unexpected person in it.]

My heart skipped a beat, and I quickly sat up and replied.

【who? 】

Shen Zhixia quickly replied.

Shen Huaizhong.

When I saw those three words, my pupils suddenly contracted.

Shen Huaizhong?

How did he end up in the surveillance video? Didn't he go abroad?

I was puzzled and quickly asked him a question.

Didn't he go abroad? How did he end up in the surveillance video?

Shen Zhixia quickly replied.

I don't know either, but he definitely appeared in the surveillance video.

My doubts deepened, and a bold idea popped into my head.

Shen Huaizhong may never have gone abroad in the first place!

He deliberately created the illusion that he had already left the country to lower our guard.

Thinking of this, I quickly got up and called Shen Zhixia.

The call was quickly answered, and Shen Zhixia's cool voice came from the phone, "What's wrong?"

"Shen Zhixia, why were you so certain before that Shen Huaizhong wouldn't make a move?"

Shen Zhixia on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds before replying coldly, "I have long had people around Shen Huaizhong under surveillance, including his phone which has a listening system. If anything unusual happens, my people will notify me immediately."

I frowned and said in a deep voice, "Shen Zhixia, have someone check Shen Huaizhong's entry and exit records immediately to see where the problem is."

"it is good."

Shen Zhixia responded and then hung up the phone.

I sat on the bed, my heart pounding. If Shen Huaizhong really hadn't gone abroad, then his appearance in the surveillance video would prove that he was very likely the mastermind behind it all.

Thinking about this made me even more agitated, so I got up and paced back and forth in the room.

Not long after, Shen Zhixia called.

I answered quickly and asked anxiously, "How is it? Did you find it?"

Shen Zhixia's voice was somewhat solemn, "I checked, and Shen Huaizhong's entry and exit records show that he has indeed left the country."

My heart sank, and my brows furrowed even more.

Did I guess wrong?

But how do you explain Shen Huaizhong appearing in the surveillance video?

Thinking of this, I quickly asked, "Shen Zhixia, are you sure the person in the surveillance video is Shen Huaizhong?"

"It's confirmed, that person is Shen Huaizhong."

Upon hearing Shen Zhixia's affirmative words, I said in a deep voice, "If you are certain that person is Shen Huaizhong, then it means that the person who went abroad was not him."

Shen Huaizhong may have found someone who looks very much like him, making us mistakenly believe that he went abroad.

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhixia remained silent for a moment before speaking, "That possibility cannot be ruled out. I will arrange for someone to approach him to confirm."

"it is good."

After I said that, I hung up the phone immediately.

I tossed and turned in bed, my mind constantly on Shen Huaizhong.

The next morning, I was woken up by my cell phone ringing.

I took it out and saw that it was a call from Shen Zhixia.

I quickly answered the phone and asked, "What happened? Has the surveillance video been recovered?"

"No, it was my grandfather who woke up. He arranged for Shen Qingqing to marry into the Lin family."

Upon hearing this, my expression instantly changed. "What? A marriage alliance? Why is Grandpa Shen proposing that Qingqing be sent for a marriage alliance as soon as he wakes up?"

"This situation is very complicated, and I'm afraid Qingqing will have no choice but to agree."

After saying this, Shen Zhixia hung up the phone immediately.

I quickly got out of bed, dressed, and hurried outside.

When Zhang Guifen, who was sitting in the living room, saw me, her face was full of shock.

"Nan Chen, you... why are you back?"

"Mom, I came home late last night without waking you. I have to go out now, so I'm leaving first."

After I said that, I walked straight out the door.

I took a taxi all the way to the hospital. As soon as I entered the ward, I saw Shen Qingqing sitting by the bed, looking at Grandpa Shen lying on the bed with a haggard expression.

I walked quickly toward her and called out softly, "Qingqing."

When Shen Qingqing heard my voice, she looked up at me, and her eyes instantly reddened.

Before I could speak again, Old Master Shen's weak voice rang out in the ward—

"roll!"

I paused, stopping less than a meter away from Shen Qingqing, looking at her with a complicated expression.

Shen Qingqing glanced at me, opened her mouth, but in the end only said one sentence, "You should go first. My grandfather doesn't want to see you right now."

My heart sank, and I couldn't help but speak again, "Qingqing, I have something to tell you."