Chapter 359 Heroine of Nude Pictures
The atmosphere in the room freezes immediately.
Mrs. Lin looks embarrassed and murmurs, “I…I just want to name a boy with a girl’s name. It’s good for their growth. There is such a custom in the countryside.”
Fu Zhengzheng laughs drily to ease the embarrassment instantly, “It’s too early to name your grandson now. Take it easy. All dishes are served. Let’s eat now. Waiter, please pour a drink for us.”
“No, I didn’t mean that.” Qiao Keren realizes her words are improper, so she waves at once.
Mrs. Lin forces a smile, “A kid’s name is usually given by his parents. I’m too impatient.”
“No! Aunt, I’m not against you. Sorry. I mean…”
Lin Yongcheng takes Qiao Keren to sit down, “Keren, my mom doesn’t blame you. Never mind. Are you tired? Please sit down, eat something and then explain slowly.”
Then he turns around to help his mother sit down with a smile, “Mom, Miss Fu is right. It’s too early to give a name.”
When Qiao Keren just sits down, she stands up and explains again with a flush, “If we have a child, no matter what he or she is named, it doesn’t matter. But I don’t want to name my child Niuniu, because Li Xiaomeng’s pet name is right Niuniu. Hearing the name, I will think of her. It’s scary.”
“Li Xiaomeng’s pet name is Niuniu?” Fu Zhengzheng and Yang Tao are shocked and ask simultaneously.
Qiao Keren nods. She looks at Mrs. Lin and apologizes, “Aunt, I was outspoken just now, but no disrespect intended.”
Fu Zhengzheng’s mind is occupied by the name “Niuniu”. She walks fast, stands between Qiao Keren and Mrs. Lin and asks anxiously again, “Keren, how do you know Li Xiaomeng’s pet name is Niuniu?”
Finding Fu Zhengzheng is looking at her seriously and Yang Yao and Han Siqi both look serious, Qiao Keren seems to understand something and answers her question seriously at once.
“Well, you know I used to be close to Li Xiaomeng. One day, we went shopping in a mall and saw a poodle pulled by a woman. We both liked it very much and played with it. When the woman told us the poodle was called Niuniu, Li Xiaomeng dragged me away unhappily at once. I asked her shy. She said her pet name was Niuniu, and now a dog was also called Niuniu. It gave her a weird feeling. I laughed at her for quite a while.”
Niuniu is really Li Xiaomeng’s pet name! Then Fu Wenhai’s identity is clear, isn’t it?!
Fu Zhengzheng looks excited. She turns her head aside to look at Yang Tao. Yang Tao also looks excited and is saying, “Aunt, Yongcheng and Miss Qiao, I have something urgent to deal with, so I need to go back to the police office right now. Please enjoy yourselves. I’ll treat you to dinner another day.”
“No matter how busy you are, you need to have dinner, right? We’ll discuss the engagement date of you and Xiaoyue.” Mrs. Lin wants to hold Yang Tao back.
Yang Tao can’t stay any longer. He glances at Lin Xiaoyue and says hurriedly, “You can choose a date that’s OK with you. My parents won’t have different opinions. Neither will I.”
Lin Xiaoyue holds her mother at once and plucks at her clothes slightly, “Mom, let him go. He must have something urgent.”
Lin Yongcheng also persuades his mother smilingly, “Mom, look, Xiaoyue and Yang Tao have been in so deep love that engagement doesn’t matter. How about choosing a date for their wedding directly? Anyway, she will marry Yang Tao sooner or later.”
“Brother!” Lin Xiaoyue is embarrassed to hear what her brother says.
Yang Tao also feels embarrassed and smiles, “It’s OK. Anyway, my parents have regarded Xiaoyue as the daughter-in-law of our family. OK, let’s talk later. I have to go.”
Then Yang Tao goes out in a hurry.
Fu Zhengzheng knows what Yang Tao is going to do. When she thinks of what Qiao Keren said, her mind is weighed down. She sits down and laughs drily. She isn’t in high spirits any longer.
Seeing that, Han Siqi pulls her lightly and then tells Lin Yongcheng to entertain others.
Lin Xiaoyue looks at both Qiao Keren and Lin Yongcheng. Her face fails to crack into a smile. But Mrs. Lin thinks it’s because Yang Tao has left, and she begins to comfort her daughter.
“Recently, robberies and fights happened here and there. No wonder Yang Tao is so busy. You should show your understanding for him. Without them, how can common people like us live a peaceful life?”
“Mom, I don’t blame him.” Lin Xiaoyue peeks at Qiao Keren and then pulls her face again.
Lin Yongcheng sees his sister’s strange eyes at Qiao Keren and guesses something vaguely. Looking restless, he tries to hide his true feeling and acts as a host at the table.
Qiao Keren feels sorry for her disrespect to Mrs. Lin, so she picks up food to Mrs. Lin several times and patiently answers Mrs. Lin’s questions. Seeing her so nice, Mrs. Lin forgets her disrespect completely and grins from ear to ear.
Seeing the scene, Lin Yongcheng becomes cheerful and drinks toasts to Han Siqi and Fu Zhengzheng for several times. His gratitude is contained in the glass, though he doesn’t show it clearly.
Though Fu Zhengzheng feels happy for them, she keeps Fu Wenhai on her mind. Han Siqi understands what she is thinking, so he finds an excuse that he has something to do. The dinner is ended quickly, and then everyone leaves.
In the parking lot, after Lin Yongcheng’s family and Qiao Keren leave, Fu Zhengzheng gets into the car and then takes out the phone to call Yang Tao immediately.
“Now we can almost confirm that Fu Wenhai is the man behind Li Xiaomeng. He is probably the murderer of Li Xiaomeng. He is also possibly Wen Jun – the manipulator behind Rongsheng. What shall we do next?”
“We have no direct evidence to prove these. It’s a headache.” Yang Tao is also at a loss to what to do.
“What can we do?” Fu Zhengzheng can’t help feeling anxious.
“I am discussing it with Muxian, but we haven’t got a good idea.”
“Perhaps the attackers last night knew he had the coffer key. Recently, Rongsheng got into trouble, and Tong Lean had no time to protect him, so they dared to attack him, right? By the way, have those guys been found?”
“No. We searched for them around, but we haven’t found them. Maybe they have escaped back to D City. We’re contacting the police of D City.”
“Oh. If we can find them, it will be helpful to solve the case.” Fu Zhengzheng counts on luck.
But Yang Tao isn’t optimistic about the situation, “Now that Fu Wenhai can be hidden so well, that means he is prudent in actions. It might be difficult for us to find his flaws.”
“But anyway, we have a clear investigation direction now.”
“Yeah. I have to discuss some details with Muxian. I’ll call you if there is progress.”
“OK.” Fu Zhengzheng hangs up the phone. She finds Han Siqi hasn’t started the car, so she looks at him strangely, “Siqi? What’s up?”
Finding Fu Zhengzheng has hanged up the phone, Han Siqi says, “Do you think Xiaoyue’s eyes at Qiao Keren are strange?”
Reminded by Han Siqi, Fu Zhengzheng can’t help feeling startled, “Did Xiaoyue recognize Qiao Keren?”
Qiao Keren’s nude photos were posted on the Internet and caused a sensation in B City. Lin Xiaoyue who liked to browse webpages must have seen them. Otherwise, she would grin from ear to ear just like her mother did, when she saw her brother bring such a pretty and nice girlfriend. But in fact, she didn’t smile at Qiao Keren through the dinner.
“If Xiaoyue can’t dismiss the nude photos from her mind, what will she do?”
Fu Zhengzheng thinks for a while and her face looks more and more solemn, “Um…Aunt Lin is always worried that Lin Yongcheng is too reticent to find a girlfriend, but Xiaoyue doesn’t think so. She usually thinks her brother is excellent. He remains single because he hasn’t found his Miss Right. In another word, she thinks her brother has a high taste and doesn’t take fancy to ordinary girls. But actually, Qiao Keren and Yongcheng… well, why not tell Xiaoyue directly what happened between them?”
“Xiaoyue and Aunt Lin are both traditional women. If Aunt Lin knows the nude photos, she won’t be able to be tolerant either. But if you tell it to them, can you guarantee if someone talks about Qiao Keren’s nude photos before them, they won’t explain the truth to others?”
Fu Zhengzheng shouts, “It can’t be known by Qiao Keren, or she will definitely doubt Yongcheng’s love for her.”
“Yeah. Maybe we should hurry Yongcheng to take Qiao Keren away from B City as soon as possible. Let them live in C City later.” They only tried their best to bring Lin Yongcheng and Qiao Keren together to relieve Mrs. Lin’s worry, but they never thought of another possible situation.
“Right. Let Yongcheng continue to take charge of the resort in C City. After Xiaoyue marries Yang Tao, tell Yongcheng to pick up Aunt Lin to C City.” Fu Zhengzheng looks more light-hearted, “Ask Zhongxu to call Yongcheng tomorrow morning to hurry him back.”
“OK.” Han Siqi’s heart becomes light too.
Lin Yongcheng doesn’t spare himself to work for Han Siqi. In the past six years, Lin Yongcheng has never been away from him for over 24 hours, even when he went back to the hometown to visit his father’s grave and saw his mother. Lin Yongcheng always attaches more importance to Han Siqi’s business than to one of his own. Han Siqi usually takes Lin Yongcheng as his good buddy. No wonder he is deeply concerned about Lin Yongcheng’s happiness.
“There is no problem between Lin Yongcheng and Qiao Keren, but Fu Wenhai is a headache now.” Fu Zhengzheng sighs. All speculations become true. She has to believe all the doubts they had before.
She is always in Fu Wenhai’s tricks, from the encounter in C City to the several rescues in B City. She feels scared to think that such a dangerous man has been hiding around her all the time.
How can she draw out the tail of the cunning fox? How can she get the coffer key from him and know the specific position of the coffer?
It’s difficult!
Fu Zhengzheng heaves a long sigh again.
Han Siqi comforts her at once, “Calm down. You just said on the phone that the investigation had a clear direction now and it would be much less difficult. Give Muxian and Yang Tao enough time. I believe they will bring you good news soon.”
Fu Zhengzheng smiles and then leans against the backrest, closing her eyes for a rest.
They get home and talk for a while. Finding it’s rather late, they are ready to go to bed. Then Han Siqi’s phone rings. The call is from Lin Yongcheng. He answers it immediately.
“Mr. Han, Keren is missing.”