at 19th of October 2019 10:55:06 AM
Qiao Lian halted and froze . Shen Liangchuan was speaking in a very low and soft voice, as though afraid that someone would overhear them .
For reasons unknown to even herself, she gulped, stood still outside the door and did not reenter the room .
A thought flashed through her mind .
If there was a person who was familiar with things around the house and who had unrestricted access to Shen Liangchuanâs study⊠it would have to be Song Yuanxi and almost no one else .
Song Yuanxi⊠Song Yuanxi again .
She had the nagging feeling that she had overlooked something as another thought eluded her in a flash .
She immediately shook her head . No, she should trust Shen Liangchuan . Shen Liangchuan had said that the perpetrator wasnât Song Yuanxi . If he said it wasnât her, then it couldnât have been her .
Concerning the fact that Shen Liangchuan had asked this question now, surely he had his own reasons for it . Qiao Lian tried hard to convince herself . She took in a deep breath and listened quietly to the conversation in the study .
Xia Yehua paused for a while before she said, âNo⊠no she didnât . â
But that tone⊠there was underlying guilt in that tone .
Shen Liangchuan asked again suspiciously, âShe really didnât?â
Unable to keep up the lie, Xia Yehua finally caved and said, âOnly ten minutes! She spoke with me for a little while, then took a few things and left . Sigh⊠Even if you punish her, this is her home too . Canât she come back for a short while?â
Shen Liangchuanâs said with a grave expression, âWhat time was it when she came back?â
Xia Yehua thought briefly and replied, âYesterday afternoon, around half past four . â
Around half past four . Qiao Lian widened her eyes as she realized . The missing 10-minute segment in the video recording had been around half past four!
Before she could clarify this in her own head, she heard footsteps approaching from inside the study .
Reflexively, she immediately took two steps back and dashed into the bedroom .
As she entered the bedroom, Shen Liangchuan followed behind and said, âIâm going out for a short while . â
Qiao Lian looked at him steadily and asked, âWhere are you going?â
Not expecting this question, Shen Liangchuan paused and froze in the midst of putting on his jacket .
He said after a short while, âIâve to attend to something . âThen he strode off .
Qiao Lian stood in the room, staring at his back view as he disappeared .
There and then, for some reason, she felt that he was like a total stranger .
Her doubts were like thorns embedded in her heart .
âNo,â she thought, âI must not doubt Shen Liangchuan . â
Once more, Qiao Lian took in a deep breath, trying to comfort herself .
After all, Shen Liangchuan had punished Song Yuanxi and sent the girl away for suspecting her .
If Song Yuanxi did anything more than that, Shen Liangchuan would not let it go easily .
Shen Liangchuan would not allow her to get hurt .
Qiao Lian absently-mindedly changed her wet clothes with these thoughts running through her head .
Xia Yehua walked in just as Qiao Lian was done changing . She looked worried . âXiao Qiao, did something happen? Why did Liangchuan look so terrible just then?â
On seeing Xia Yehuaâs anxious expression, Qiao Lian wanted to tell her about their team .
However, she thought of the recent fainting spells that Xia Yehua had had and decided against it .
Instead, she smiled and replied, âNothing happened . Mom, donât worry unnecessarily . â
âIâm not worried . But look at how distracted you must be to have worn your trousers the wrong side out!â
Qiao Lian looked down and indeed, it was the wrong side out .
She gave an embarrassed laugh and stripped off her trousers, revealing her long, straight and slender legs .