Chapter 193: Looking for Chen Jianxiu

However, Song Qingtian’s biggest concern wasn’t Chen Jianxiu—Chen Jianxiu couldn’t hurt her, at least not right now.

Ling Hanyu was the real challenge.

To be frank, today’s whole mess happened because she was greedy for money.

If she hadn’t taken that sum of cash—no prior negotiation, no discussion—maybe none of this would have happened.

That’s how a normal person would think.

Song Qingtian worried that Ling Hanyu would come after her.

So when she saw Ling Hanyu return, she hurried off to take a shower.

While Ling Hanyu was downstairs, he exchanged a few words with Aunt Chen. By the time he came back upstairs, Song Qingtian had already fallen asleep, holding her daughter in her arms.

Ling Hanyu glanced at Song Qingtian, then walked over and sat down. He pinched her soft chin with his thumb, applying just a little pressure, deliberately making it hurt.

He knew she was pretending to sleep, just to avoid him.

Song Qingtian gritted her teeth and didn’t wake up, but Ling Hanyu began undressing, tearing open the collar of her shirt and unbuttoning her own as well.

Song Qingtian inwardly cursed Ling Hanyu for being heartless.

Her lower body protested.

Even though she clearly didn’t want it, he still went out of his way to provoke her.

Song Qingtian refused to wake up, so Ling Hanyu leaned down and kissed her repeatedly.

It was almost as if he was doing it on purpose—the more Song Qingtian pretended to sleep and tried to resist, the more aggressively he pressed forward.

By the time he stood up, Song Qingtian was already panting for breath.

Ling Hanyu took one look at her, picked her up, and carried her into the bathroom.

Song Qingtian jolted awake, her eyes wide with embarrassment.

Ling Hanyu pulled her closer, trying to assert his marital rights, but Song Qingtian quickly stopped him.

“I just took a shower.”

“Oh!”

Who doesn’t wash before bed?

“Mr. Ling…”

Song Qingtian really didn’t want this to happen; she’d been doing her best to hold herself back.

But Ling Hanyu had other plans. At first, he’d only meant to tease her a bit, but now it was far from just a game.

Realizing this, Song Qingtian pulled him closer.

Before she could even protest, it was already happening.

Song Qingtian looked at Ling Hanyu, biting her lip—after all, he’d practically walked right into her arms.

After a night’s rest, Ling Hanyu got straight to work early the next morning.

“No going out for the next couple of days.”

This wasn’t a suggestion—it was a strict order.

Song Qingtian accepted, since the current situation really didn’t allow her to go out casually.

At home, they were relatively safe.

Although the villa didn’t have any extra security personnel, Song Qingtian knew very well that this place was no ordinary residence.

When she was sorting through some novels, there was a scene where someone broke into Ling Hanyu’s villa, trying to kidnap and extort him or something—and those people were wiped out in a matter of minutes.

Whenever Ling Hanyu ran into trouble outside, he never went to the police; instead, he brought his wife and daughter back home, which clearly showed that the villa was safer than anywhere else.

Not going out was, in fact, a safeguard for both her and her daughter.

Song Qingtian agreed and set about organizing her money.

She even called the police and told them the case was closed—she was withdrawing the complaint.

The police were quite surprised that it had been resolved so quickly.

“It was Song Yinyin who hired someone and paid me a sum of money. I need the money to support my daughter and file for divorce, so I had no choice,” Song Qingtian explained.

She did it on purpose, which left the officers feeling rather uncomfortable.

Especially since they’d previously misunderstood Song Qingtian.

The image of a mother who would do anything for her daughter touched everyone’s hearts, evoking a sense of pity.

As soon as Song Qingtian hung up the phone with the police, they called her back, asking what she thought of their handling of the case.

Considering that the police were simply doing their job, and wanting to show a bit of goodwill, Song Qingtian handed over the audio recording of the interrogation in the Interrogation Room that day.

In the end, she handled the whole affair pretty well—everyone thought she was the good guy.

And the bad guys even ended up feeling grateful.

Song Qingtian checked the time and then changed her clothes.

What’s meant to happen will happen; what needs to be done will get done.

And she’d make sure anyone who made her unhappy felt the same way in return.

While Ling Hanyu was in the study, Song Qingtian slipped out of the villa.

She knew those people were definitely lurking nearby, so she dressed exactly like Aunt Chen and headed out. The others didn’t suspect a thing—they assumed it was Aunt Chen going out to buy groceries.

She didn’t even need to put on much makeup; as long as she looked the same, that would do.

Outside, someone caught a glimpse of her shadow sitting in the car, and the driver drove around according to the usual schedule for grocery shopping. That’s how she managed to slip out unnoticed.

The driver was quite embarrassed, wondering what on earth the young madam was up to.

Song Qingtian told the driver to wait for her at a fixed spot while she went out first.

Her target was Chen Jianxiu, but she couldn’t find out where he lived—Chen Jianxiu was a local who’d gone off to develop his career elsewhere. The only thing Song Qingtian knew was that.

But she could find someone else, and through that person, track down Chen Jianxiu.

End of Chapter 193: Looking for Chen Jianxiu