Emerging from the police station, Huangfu Shaohua was still pondering who would want to harm him, considering he hadn't offended anyone.
The only people he had any unpleasantness with were the Sheng family.
However, the Sheng family was now bankrupt, and it had nothing to do with him. Moreover, Sheng Haoguang and Sheng Zhuzhu were both abroad, and he hadn't heard of their return.
He saw online news stating that Zhong Lu had been arrested for a criminal case, but the specific nature of the case was not reported.
Huangfu Shaohua walked to his car, where the driver was already waiting by the door. Seeing him arrive, the driver opened the car door for him.
As he was about to get in, he spotted a man across the street wearing a dark blue tracksuit, sunglasses, and a baseball cap, with a slightly portly build.
"Young Master, where are we going now?" the driver asked, seeing him standing by the car door, lost in thought.
Huangfu Shaohua felt the person across the street looked familiar, but the driver's reminder made him get into the car without much thought, saying, "Back to the group."
The driver closed the car door and prepared to start the engine.
Huangfu Shaohua looked back across the street from inside the car and found that the man had disappeared.
He suddenly remembered that the man looked like Sheng Haoguang. Although he couldn't see the face of the man in the baseball cap clearly, judging by his build, it was indeed Sheng Haoguang.
Had Sheng Haoguang returned to the country?
But why was he here, and why wasn't Sheng Zhuzhu with him?
Was it a coincidence, or... was the person tracking him Sheng Haoguang?
A faint unease settled in his heart. He recalled his mother mentioning that she would handle the Sheng family's affairs. How exactly had she resolved them?
At the time, his mother had simply said it was resolved and he didn't need to worry anymore.
Later, when he returned home, he learned that the Sheng family had gone bankrupt, Sheng Haoguang and his daughter were fugitives abroad, and Zhong Lu had been arrested. Although he knew his mother must have used some means,
Since his mother didn't say, he didn't ask.
It was as if as long as he didn't ask or know, the dirty dealings related to the Huangfu family had nothing to do with him, and he could continue his life with a clear conscience.
The current situation made it impossible for him to deceive himself any longer. It seemed some things still needed to be clarified.
...
In the evening, he didn't work overtime at the company and returned home on time for dinner.
As soon as he arrived, dinner was being served, and both his mother and Mengyao were present.
Mengyao, rarely seeing Huangfu Shaohua return for dinner, happily went to greet him upon seeing him, exclaiming, "Second Brother, that's great! I finally get to see you when you eat at home today."
Huangfu Shaohua, who was feeling angry and had deliberately returned at this hour to ask his mother, Wu Xiufang, some questions, had to suppress his feelings because of Mengyao.
"You say that about me, but you're the same. You're so busy with your research these days, it's rare for you to come home for a meal."
Mengyao made a face at him and said, "I'm just lazy and don't want to run around. But the food at our research institute is excellent, and the dormitories are all smart. You can rest assured."
Huangfu Shaohua stroked her head, feeling that Mengyao was the only pure one in this family. It was good that she stayed at the research institute, so she wouldn't be contaminated by all sorts of messy affairs.
"You two, elder brother and second brother, are the same. With such a large family, neither of you wants to come back, always busy with who knows what outside," Wu Xiufang said with a smile, walking over to them.
She was happy that the two of them could coincidentally return to have dinner with her tonight, so she wouldn't be too lonely.
Mengyao linked her arm around Wu Xiufang's and leaned into her, saying, "Mom, I'm busy with great matters. If our team's project research is successful, human medicine will advance by several decades."
"You're great, but have you thought about me? You don't come back to accompany me much." Wu Xiufang playfully chided her.
Mengyao said playfully, "Aren't I back to accompany you? You are the greatest mother."
"Silly talk," Wu Xiufang said, looking at Shaohua again. "The food is ready, let's eat."
Huangfu Shaohua hummed in response, his face devoid of any smile. He could only avoid spoiling Mengyao's mood and wait until after dinner to speak.
After dinner, Mengyao chatted with Wu Xiufang while Huangfu Shaohua returned to his room to continue investigating the reason for Zhong Lu's arrest.
Earlier that day, after returning to the group, he had hired someone to investigate the matter, to see what criminal case Zhong Lu had committed.
Zhong Lu had always been a wealthy wife living a life of luxury. She didn't work in the Sheng family's group but stayed at home like his mother. What kind of criminal case could she commit? This was something he couldn't understand.
In the afternoon, the person he had hired to investigate replied that Zhong Lu was suspected of a case of assault, where she was the mastermind and had not acted personally.
However, who she had instructed and whom she had harmed was still under investigation.
Huangfu Shaohua had returned specifically to ask his mother about this matter, but he couldn't do it in front of Mengyao.
He stayed in his room, his mind in turmoil as he continued to look at news related to the Sheng family's bankruptcy. At this moment, he received a notification of a new email.
Upon seeing it was an email from the private investigator he had hired, he realized the person's efficiency was quite high.
He opened the email and was stunned. It turned out that the person Zhong Lu had instructed were two male coaches from a boxing club, and the victim was Daisy!
Huangfu Shaohua stood up abruptly, hurled his phone against the wall, and slapped himself twice fiercely!
Idiot! He was truly an idiot, not knowing Daisy had suffered such harm, and he had said such hurtful things to her...
He clenched his fists tightly, punching the wall repeatedly with one hand, until the knuckles of his fingers were bleeding.
If he had known that Zhong Lu had done such a thing to Daisy, he should have gone and killed her directly!
But what had he done? He had been blinded by those unspeakable videos online... He grabbed his hair tightly, feeling as if he was about to collapse.
As his head felt like it would explode, he wondered if his mother was also involved in Zhong Lu's actions.
Did his mother know about this matter?
Why was it that on the morning he was at the villa in the suburbs, the two bodyguards happened to watch that video? Was it all just a coincidence?
He couldn't wait any longer. He forcefully pulled open his room door and rushed to the living room, only to find no one there.
A servant happened to pass by, and he stopped the servant to ask, "Where is my mother? Where is she?"
"The Madam has probably gone back to her room," the servant replied uncertainly.
Huangfu Shaohua immediately went to his parents' room and walked in without knocking.
Wu Xiufang was sitting at the dressing table applying hand cream. Seeing him storm in, she stood up and faced him, saying, "Shaohua, what's wrong? I noticed you seemed distracted during dinner."
Huangfu Shaohua stared at her with red eyes, the words he wanted to ask stuck in his throat.
Wu Xiufang walked up to him, intending to roll up his sleeve to check his arm for injuries, and asked, "Did you go to have the stitches removed today? Is the wound healing well?"
Huangfu Shaohua grabbed one of her hands, flung it away forcefully, and asked, "You know why Zhong Lu was arrested, don't you?"
Wu Xiufang was surprised for a second, then let her hands drop. Knowing what Shaohua wanted to say, she said with a look of bewilderment, "How would I know? I haven't even seen her since she was arrested, nor am I interested in her affairs..."