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Chapter 111: Chapter 110: Reversing the Heavenly Gang Formation
Wen Shulin was also captivated by Xia Yubing’s reaction. She glanced sideways and, in an instant, felt struck by lightning.
On the TV, a clear video was playing. There were three people:
Li Ya was walking unsteadily into the pool area. She wasn’t holding a bottle in her hand, but her demeanor suggested she was as inebriated as a drunk.
Wen Shulin’s gaze was firmly glued to the screen, an ominous premonition rising in her heart.
In the video, there was another familiar figure—Li Hao.
His condition wasn’t much better than Li Ya’s, and he was holding a bottle of whisky, hugging the girl behind Li Ya around the shoulders.
"Scumbag!" Wen Shulin cursed under her breath.
But her feet involuntarily moved toward the direction of the TV as if meaning to see more clearly.
Li Ya leaned against the poolside wall, and it didn’t take long before she slid down to a seated position.
Li Hao approached to check her condition. After confirming that Li Ya had no reaction, he actually turned around and kissed the girl he was embraced with just moments before.
When Wen Shulin saw this part, she was shaking with rage.
The hand that could control CGG and the fates of others clenched into a fist.
The next second,
Li Hao got into an argument with that girl. It escalated quickly; the girl shoved Li Hao several times, and Li Hao pushed her right into the pool.
Wen Shulin’s eyes went wide with outrage and disbelief.
Watching Li Hao’s ridiculous behavior, she felt like her lungs were about to explode in anger.
The girl in the pool was struggling, calling for help loudly, while Li Hao stood on the edge, indifferent, even with a hint of smugness on his face.
Li Ya was still slumped there, entirely unresponsive to her surroundings.
Xia Yubing was also stunned to the point of speechlessness by this scene. She didn’t know how to react to Wen Shulin’s extreme anger.
"Why is there no sound?" Wen Shulin turned to Chen Cheng.
Chen Cheng, holding the remote, said, "I was afraid you couldn’t handle it."
"What could I possibly not handle?"
Last night, Wen Shulin had received a call from Chen Jin. She knew that the latter had guessed the cause of the incident.
Chen Jin used the incident to persuade her to withdraw from the underwriting competition.
And Wen Shulin, caught in the middle of the entire affair, was between a rock and a hard place—with her daughter on one side and Li Hao on the other.
However, Chen Jin’s suspicion lacked substantial evidence.
But the message Chen Cheng sent her early in the morning made her uneasy, prompting her to rush over immediately.
"The situation is very clear now. Li Ya did not push that girl into the pool; Li Hao did it all by himself."
Chen Cheng said patiently, "Miss Wen, you’ve been deceived by Li Hao."
Last month, Wen Shulin had traveled to Canada in hopes of finding crucial evidence to prove Li Ya’s innocence.
But no matter how hard she searched, she couldn’t find any surveillance video showing the full incident.
And during the hearing, Li Hao, the only eyewitness present, told the jury that the girl had fallen into the pool after becoming drunk.
Wen Shulin thought the issue had been completely resolved, until Li Hao, finding her on his own, claimed it was Li Ya who pushed the girl in.
For Li Ya, for their relationship, he made a false testimony.
Afterward, came the proposal for him and Li Ya to return to China together so he could join CGG.
As for Li Ya, she had no recollection of what actually happened that night, only knowing she was dazed and confused.
And with Li Hao’s continuous brainwashing, she, too, momentarily believed she was the one who had pushed the girl in.
"How did you get this video?"
Although Wen Shulin was angry, she still maintained her composure.
Chen Cheng smiled. Getting the video was easy.
He had accessed that prop worth 3 million.
Last night, during a deep conversation with Xiao Meier, he couldn’t sleep, his mind preoccupied with this matter.
Remembering the previous two clues the "prop" had provided, he bit the bullet and paid the hefty price.
He thought: If it’s not what I want, at least I’ll see what’s inside.
It came as an email from that unknown sender. Chen Cheng quietly got up, took his laptop downstairs, and after downloading and watching, he couldn’t sleep all night.
Chen Cheng: "I have some special sources."
Taking a deep breath, Wen Shulin said, "Turn the sound on. I want to hear what they were saying."
Only then did Chen Cheng hit the volume key.
Li Hao: "Baby, don’t worry. How could I change my heart?"
Girl: "Do you fancy her big boobs? Want to taste some Western fast food?"
Li Hao: "Her family is rich, very rich! Once I connect with her, we’ll have endless wealth and honor!"
Girl: "Hmm, but you can’t treat me like this either!"
Li Hao: "I’m not interested in her; I’m sincere with you."
Girl: "You know..."
Bang!
The girl was pushed into the pool.
If the silence of the earlier part of this video was shocking enough, now with sound, it was even more horrifying.
Wen Shulin had not expected that Li Hao, who seemed so devoted to Li Ya, would be filthy at heart.
"Yesterday, Lao Chen found Li Hao’s family’s factory," continued Chen Cheng. "And this morning, I had someone check it out—the company has revenue, but it’s on the high-risk list."
Chen Cheng turned off the TV and looked at Wen Shulin before him—"Miss Wen, why didn’t you investigate?"
Wen Shulin was temporarily at a loss for words; she didn’t know how to answer Chen Cheng.
Indeed, why hadn’t she delved deeper into investigating Li Hao?
Was it because he trusted too much in the facade he put on, or because he was too entangled in his daughter’s emotional affairs that he overlooked these details?
After a moment of silence, Wen Shulin slowly said, "I was negligent. I only thought about resolving Li Ya’s issue quickly, but I didn’t realize I had been deceived by Li Hao for so long."
She raised her head and looked at Chen Cheng, "Mr. Chen, can you give me that video?"
Chen Cheng laughed and walked to the bedside, saying, "Miss Wen, you understand that I could take this video and ask you for something, right?"
"Name your price; I won’t haggle."
"Three million? Thirty million? Or three hundred million?" Chen Cheng asked with a teasing smile.
Wen Shulin opened her bag and took out a checkbook, "Three hundred million, right? I’ll write it for you now. Since Xia Yubing is also here, you can cash it anytime."
"Ha ha ha..."
Chen Cheng laughed out loud, "What if I asked for thirty billion?"
The pen in Wen Shulin’s hand paused.
Three hundred million was an amount she could readily come up with.
But thirty billion was a sum that would strain her a bit, requiring some time.
However, when Wen Shulin met Chen Cheng’s eyes again, she understood that the man in front of her didn’t want money.
"Mr. Chen, just say it, what do you want?"
Chen Cheng gestured a "1" with his hand, "Just one thing. You do it, and you can take the video. I won’t take a penny from you."
Wen Shulin pursed her lips, "Speak."
Chen Cheng walked to the bedside table again, placed the small box Xia Yubing had brought onto the bed, and opened it.
"Go to the bathroom and change into this," he said coldly. "Then let today’s Mrs. Chen take charge for once."
"You!" Wen Shulin pointed at Chen Cheng.
Xia Yubing was even more incredulous. She had always been the one tuned by Wen Shulin, and so was Tong Jialu.
But now, Chen Cheng was asking for the world to be turned upside down, something she wouldn’t dare to dream of.
Wen Shulin lowered her hand, walked to the bed, and sat down. Looking at the small toy she had bought, her gaze shifted, looking at Chen Cheng in front of her.
The next second, something even more unexpected happened.
Wen Shulin unfastened the GUCCI belt around her waist and unbuttoned two buttons, revealing her delicate neck adorned with a pearl necklace.
"Isn’t this what you’re after?"
She kicked off her YSL heels, displaying her meticulously maintained feet in front of Chen Cheng.
"Come on, get on the bed, let’s see what you’ve got," Wen Shulin said.
Chen Cheng smiled and leaned over, "Miss Wen, as I said just now. It’s you and Xia Yubing, taking turns, understand?"
He took off his robe, picked up clothes from the chair, and began dressing.
"Bing Bing, tell me how it goes later."
Chen Cheng put on his trousers, walked to the TV, and pulled out the memory card reader, waving it in his hand.
"Miss Wen, let me clarify something first."
"Go ahead."
"If you’re unwilling, you can leave. And you can still have this thing."
For the first time, Wen Shulin met a man who could resist her charm.
But she was no longer sure about the authenticity of Chen Cheng’s words.
Wen Shulin thought: If his next request is even more outrageous, would she be able to accept it?
Her expression clouded over, and she bit her lip, her eyes betraying a hint of reluctance.
Xia Yubing was also somewhat at a loss, having never been in such a situation before, unsure of what to do.
Chen Cheng watched Wen Shulin’s reaction and said leisurely, "Miss Wen, think it over carefully. You only have this chance."
Wen Shulin took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.
She understood that the situation was now firmly under Chen Cheng’s control, and she had to make a choice.
After a moment of silence, Wen Shulin looked up at Chen Cheng and said, "Okay."
Chen Cheng nodded in satisfaction, took Xia Yubing’s face in his hands, gave her a kiss, and whispered in her ear, "Mrs. Chen, you’re the boss today."
Xia Yubing was stunned for a long time, unable to recover.
Only when she heard the sound of Chen Cheng leaving did her gaze fall on Wen Shulin, sitting composedly on the bed.
Wen Shulin turned her head towards Xia Yubing, her eyes filled with a complex emotion.
But it was only for a split second before she picked up the box and walked towards the bathroom.
Xia Yubing stood still, feeling somewhat helpless.
Over the years, her body’s wounds healed and got hurt again and again – an endless cycle.
Until she met Chen Cheng, she hadn’t suffered such injuries to her body and even discovered real joy.
Thinking that Chen Cheng had asked her to do this, ripples began to spread through her heart.
"Hubby, he didn’t want three hundred million..." Xia Yubing pondered, "Was it just to vindicate me?"
For a moment, Xia Yubing’s thoughts drifted far away; it seemed that her feelings for this domineering man were deepening.
Wen Shulin came out with a silicone ball in her mouth, her words muffled, "Let’s start."
She extended her handcuffed hands to Xia Yubing, bowing her head in pride.
Trembling, Xia Yubing took them, and a fierce flame burned in her eyes.
Chen Cheng, having left the room, dialed Xiao Hai’s number.
"Did you deliver the item?"
Xiao Hai: "Mr. Chen, it’s the weekend. I left it at the reception early this morning. And I told the receptionist that it was an express delivery for Chairman Wen and that it had to be handed over personally."
Chen Cheng looked at the memory card in his hand and smiled, "Good, thank you for your hard work."
"It’s what I should do."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Cheng glanced back at the closed room door and chuckled to himself, "Wen Shulin, you’re interesting."
