Fang Yuan dialed a phone number, "Private investigator? I have a case for you. If you can find someone, I'll pay you two million... US dollars!"
Jiang Shiyu drove Che Che home.
Murong Cheng returned in the evening, smelling of tobacco.
The aunt helped Murong Cheng with his coat, muttering, "Master is smoking again..."
Murong Cheng went straight upstairs, showered, changed into loungewear, and then entered the kitchen. He was refreshed, his hair still slightly damp, with only the faint, sharp scent of mint.
"Daddy, you're back! Today I told Mommy that you..."
Jiang Shiyu covered Che Che's mouth, "No, today Mommy took Che Che to the amusement park. Che Che had so much fun."
"Mommy, what's wrong? Why won't you let me speak?" Che Che didn't understand, his eyes widening in confusion, a hint of grievance flickering in their depths.
Jiang Shiyu chuckled awkwardly, "Are you tired? Let's eat!"
She served Murong Cheng a meal and solicitously handed it to him.
Murong Cheng raised an eyebrow. The visible fatigue on his face vanished the moment he saw the little woman's smiling face.
After Jiang Shiyu finished eating, she went to wash fruit. Murong Cheng slowly took a candy from his pocket, "What were you going to say just now."
Seeing the candy, Che Che's dark grape-like eyes lit up. He snatched the candy, "Daddy, what I wanted to say just now was..."
Then he recounted to Murong Cheng what he had said earlier that day.
The man's handsome face darkened.
What?
Murong Cheng withdrew his hand holding the candy and popped it directly into his own mouth.
"Ah... my candy... my candy... Daddy, you're mean! Where's the candy you promised Che Che?"
Che Che pouted, on the verge of tears, feeling wronged.
Seeing Jiang Shiyu come back with the fruit, he jumped off his stool and rushed to her, tugging at the hem of her skirt.
"Mommy, Daddy is cheating! Daddy promised me the candy, but he went back on his word. Daddy asked me what I wanted to say just now, and I told him what I told Mommy during the day. I didn't expect Daddy to bully me like this, sob sob sob..."
*Snap.*
The apple in Jiang Shiyu's hand fell to the floor with a crisp sound, hitting the wooden floor.
Her gaze met Murong Cheng's across the room.
In an instant, shyness and embarrassment surged within Jiang Shiyu.
The man's beautiful peach blossom eyes were misty, narrowed slightly. After a few seconds, his crimson lips parted slightly, and his stunning face was filled with a myriad of playful and wicked charm. Jiang Shiyu instantly felt like a shrimp tossed into boiling water.
Red.
She covered her face and ran away.
"Mommy..."
The little one didn't understand what had happened and looked foolishly at Jiang Shiyu as she ran off.
Then he heard his daddy's laughter.
This was the first time the little one had heard his daddy laugh so heartily.
What was going on?
What was Daddy laughing at? Why was Mommy blushing!
Jiang Shiyu closed the bedroom door, covering her flushed face, thinking of the man's laughter...
Strange, why was she blushing and feeling shy? It should have been him...
He should be the one feeling shy!
But her face was still burning hot.
Jiang Shiyu opened the window and let the breeze blow for a while before she felt a little better.
The phone on the bedside table beeped.
She picked it up and saw it was an email.
Was it work-related?
But it was the weekend, so why would it be sent at this time?
Jiang Shiyu thought it was something urgent and quickly opened her email. To her surprise, the first thing she saw was a video.
Even without clicking it, she could see that the video showed a man and a woman.
The man was Su Jiamu, and the woman was Murong Xue...
At this time, Murong Xue was not yet pregnant...
Jiang Shiyu clicked on the video, a bad feeling creeping in.
As soon as she opened it, there were some indescribable sounds and images.
Jiang Shiyu watched for less than a minute before rushing to the bathroom.
She leaned over the sink and vomited until she was dizzy, almost throwing up her dinner.
Her appetite had been poor lately, and she hadn't eaten much. Seeing such disgusting content...
Jiang Shiyu suppressed her nausea and turned off her phone.
Her hand, holding the phone, trembled slightly.
The man in the video was Su Jiamu, and the woman was Murong Xue.
It was clear that the video had been secretly filmed.
But the angle was clearly calculated.
It was obviously a premeditated filming.
Most likely, Murong Xue had filmed it.
The sender of the email was anonymous.
Had Murong Xue sent the secretly filmed video to her?
Impossible.
Even if Murong Xue was jealous, she wouldn't send something so explosive. After all, if this video were released, it would bring her negative consequences.
Why would she send such a video to a love rival?
Then who had stolen the video and sent it to her?
Jiang Shiyu was baffled. Just then, someone knocked on the door. She quickly exited the email and put down her phone.
Outside the door, Che Che held a lollipop in his mouth, "Mommy, Daddy wants me to tell you..."
Jiang Shiyu stumbled, nearly falling, "Che Che... did your Daddy really say that to you?!"
"Yes, Daddy said that only by working together with one heart can a couple be happy!"
Happy?
Perhaps not that kind of happy?
Jiang Shiyu shivered. She wasn't happy! That man... was too fierce!
"Go tell your Daddy that Mommy can't help him. Tell him to cook for himself!"
The little one nodded, not understanding anything, and trotted off to relay the message.
Soon, he ran back, "Mommy, Daddy said if you don't want to, Daddy won't force you, but if he's really hungry someday, he'll have to eat Mommy!"
The little one thought it was something else and grabbed Jiang Shiyu's finger, "Mommy, why don't you cook with Daddy? What will we eat if we don't cook? Is Daddy saying this because he doesn't want to cook alone?"
Jiang Shiyu looked at the innocent child and stroked Che Che's head, "Honey, Mommy doesn't like to cook... the rolling pin is too big, Mommy doesn't like it. You tell Daddy!"
The little one went to deliver the message. After a while, he ran back and said, "Mommy, Daddy said that a bigger rolling pin is more useful and comfortable. It can roll the dough soft, so the dumplings will taste good!"
Comfortable?
It should be the rolling pin that's comfortable!
Jiang Shiyu snorted, "Tell Daddy, if he throws away the rolling pin, I'll cook with him!"
"Oh!"
Che Che didn't understand and pouted, "Why does Mommy seem to hate the rolling pin so much? Why throw it away? Did Daddy hit Mommy with the rolling pin?"
Jiang Shiyu was amused by Che Che and thought for a moment, "Something like that! It hurt a lot. Your Daddy didn't hold back at all. Mommy doesn't like the rolling pin."
"So that's how it is. I'll go tell Daddy!"