Chapter 293 Shen He cheated and successfully obtained clues
Chapter 293 Shen He cheated and successfully obtained clues
On the other side, Shen He and Cheng Qingya also came to the Cheng family together.
The Cheng family has been in business for a hundred years and made their fortune in the shoemaking industry. Cheng Jinsong's father was known as the shoe king during his lifetime.
The Cheng family used to be very prosperous.
With the impact of e-commerce in recent years, their shoe brand remains famous, but the company has been losing money every year and its market value has plummeted.
Despite this, the Cheng family is still very wealthy.
After all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.
The Cheng family residence is located in the Xingyun District, hidden in Qinghe Street where the rich live in large numbers. It is located at the end of the street, and there is a house number plate outside the iron gate.
No. 289 Qinghe Street.
Ma Kai parked the car in the roadside parking space outside the Cheng family's courtyard wall. "Our car can't drive in. Someone from the Cheng family will come to pick us up."
As he spoke, he heard the iron gate open to both sides, and a middle-aged man in a butler's uniform walked out with his hands hanging down.
"Ms. Shen, Ms. Qingya, welcome to the Cheng family."
The butler introduced himself: "I am Chen Ru'an, the head butler of the Cheng family. You can call me Xiao Chen. The car is ready. Please follow me, my two distinguished guests."
Shen He and Cheng Qingya got on the electric car used inside the Cheng family manor.
The car drove around a pleasant artificial lake for two or three minutes and finally stopped in front of a luxurious European-style villa with a sense of age.
Shen He calmly looked at the mansion in front of him. Before he finished looking, he heard Cheng Song's voice: "Shen He!"
Shen He looked up and saw a sapphire blue shadow running out of the Cheng family villa.
When he got closer, Shen He recognized that it was Cheng Song wearing a jeweled wool coat.
Cheng Song is short and thin, and the wide-leg coat he wears always gives people the awkward feeling of a child wearing an older man's clothes.
Shen He respected his personal aesthetics and praised him: "The color of this dress is very beautiful."
Cheng Song curled his lips, "Is the implication that the person wearing this dress is a little bit lacking?"
"That's not the case..." Shen He made a big turn and said, "It's a long way off."
Cheng Song was furious.
He still had half a handful of pistachios in his hand.
Hearing this, he angrily handed the pistachio to Shen He, and then took off his coat and stuffed it to the housekeeper next to him, "Take it away, take it away, my goddess said this dress doesn't suit me!"
Butler Chen was a little embarrassed, and dutifully reminded Cheng Song: "Second Master, you should go back to your room and put on some clothes, or you will catch a cold."
"It's okay. There's heating at home. It's not cold."
Shen He took out the gift box she brought from the trunk and handed it to Cheng Song, "I heard that Uncle Cheng had an operation a few days ago. I finally got some time today, so I came with Sister Qingya to see him."
"Songyuan airlifted a batch of hairy crabs yesterday. They are large and rich in fat. I heard that Aunt Du likes to eat hairy crabs, so I brought four pairs for her."
"It's enough for you to just come, and bring a gift. Why are you being so polite?" Having said that, Cheng Song still stretched out his hands to take the gift box at the first opportunity.
He told Shen He: "Actually, I like to eat it too, just think of it as something you brought for me."
Shen He chuckled.
Cheng Song then called out to Cheng Qingya, "Cousin."
Cheng Qingya has always maintained a distant attitude towards the Cheng Song brothers. She responded coldly, which could be considered a greeting.
The relationship between Cheng Qingya's family and Cheng Song's family is rather awkward, and Cheng Song doesn't have any sisterly feelings towards Cheng Qingya.
Therefore, seeing Cheng Qingya's cold attitude, Cheng Song didn't take it to heart.
"Let's go inside." Cheng Song walked in front and said, "You came at the right time. My mother usually goes out to play mahjong in the afternoon, but today we have guests and she happened to be at home."
"Do you have guests at your house?" Shen He pondered, "Then let's come back another day, so as not to disturb Aunt Du from chatting with the guests."
"No need. They are not guests coming from far away. It's just Ou Yalan and her aunt." When mentioning Ou Yalan, Cheng Song's expression did not look good.
He asked Shen He: "Do you know Ou Yalan?"
Shen He shook his head thoughtfully, "I've heard of her name, but I've never seen her."
Shen He and Ou Yalan were not in the same circle. They had heard of each other's names but had never met each other.
Cheng Yang muttered: "My parents want to form an alliance with the Ou family, so the elders from both sides have been in contact more frequently recently."
"Don't leave. The upper class circle in Qing City is so small. If you marry Uncle Song, you will inevitably have to deal with the women of these families in the future."
"We'll get to know each other sooner or later, so why not take this opportunity to meet and keep in touch with each other?"
If it were any other guest, Shen He would not join in the fun.
But it was Ou Yalan.
"Then excuse me."
The weather was a bit cold, so Du Yuling asked the servants to move the afternoon tea to the stand-alone glass house behind the villa.
This is a large glass greenhouse, and the flowers inside are all taken care of by Du Yuling herself.
Cheng Song took Shen He and Cheng Qingya directly to the greenhouse in the back to meet Du Yuling.
"mom!"
Before he even entered the house, Cheng Song opened his voice and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Shen He and cousin Qingya are here!"
Hearing this, Du Yuling put down the cup of black tea in her hand and wiped her lips with a handkerchief.
"I heard that Miss Shen and Mr. Song have already obtained their marriage certificate and will be married before the end of the year. She came to visit my husband today on behalf of Mr. Song."
Du Yuling stood up and said, "I have to go pick her up."
Hearing this, Ou Yalan's aunt Ou Ying also patted Ou Yalan's hand and said, "Yalan, let's go pick up Miss Shen too."
Ou Yalan was a little hesitant.
Ou Ying suddenly chuckled, and said to Ou Yalan in front of Du Yuling: "The Cheng family and the Song family are also old friends, so we will definitely have exchanges in the future."
"When you marry into the Cheng family, you will definitely meet Miss Shen often."
"Come on, come with me to meet him."
Du Yuling smiled and stretched out her right hand towards Ou Yalan, "Come, Yalan, come with your aunt to meet the distinguished guest."
Ou Yalan blushed.
Only then did she hold Du Yuling's hand and follow Du Yuling and her aunt Ou Ying towards the greenhouse door.
Before the three of them reached the door, Cheng Song came in with Shen He and Cheng Qingya.
"Mom!" Cheng Song enthusiastically introduced Shen He to Du Yuling, "This is Shen He. I've mentioned her to you a few times before. She's the goddess I've been chasing after for two years."
Shen He didn't expect Cheng Song to be so aggressive. He knew that she and Song Jingcheng were already married, but he still dared to talk nonsense in front of the elders.
Sure enough, Du Yuling showed an angry expression when she heard this. She scolded Cheng Song in front of everyone: "Cheng Song! What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Miss Shen is already married. Don't mention the past anymore. It will affect her reputation."
Cheng Song quickly slapped himself in the face, "I was wrong!"
He then apologized to Shen He, "Shen He, you know I have no ill intentions. I will never talk about our past again."
Shen He didn't mind this. She said, "When you were pursuing me, I was single, and you were single too."
"It's not wrong for single young people to bravely pursue love. Besides, we are friends now, so there's no need to hide the past."
"Don't be nervous."
After saying that, Shen He looked at Du Yuling, smiled generously, and said, "Aunt Du, don't be angry. Cheng Song has no bad intentions."
With just a few words, Du Yuling could tell that Shen He was a woman of wisdom, means and vision.
She is totally different from the vixen that the ladies talk about.
"My youngest son is a careless person when it comes to his words. He is spoiled by his father. But who wouldn't like a girl like Miss Shen? No wonder my son likes her so much."
"Liking Miss Shen is probably the best vision this kid has ever had in his life."
Who doesn’t like to hear flattery?
Shen He also likes to hear flattery.
But she did not let down her guard because of Du Yuling's flattery.
An old man who is nearly seventy years old and of a not ordinary status can actually humble himself and flatter her.
This kind of old man who can bend and stretch himself and judge the situation is really scary.
She is more frightening than an old woman like Chu Zhi who is obviously evil.
Cheng Qingya walked to Shen He's side and called Du Yuling, "Aunt."
"Qingya, you haven't come to my house to play for a long time. Today you brought your distinguished guest Miss Shen with you. You must stay and have dinner with me in the evening."
"Oh, right." Du Yuling took Ou Yalan's hand, patted the back of her hand, and introduced her, "This little girl is the daughter of the Ou family, her name is Yalan."
Du Yuling modestly said: "This child, like me, has been learning dance since childhood. But I learned classical dance at that time, and she learned ballet."
"Yalan only knows how to dance ballet, and knows nothing else. Miss Shen is smart and capable, and she is the same age as Yalan. I'll have to trouble Miss Shen to take care of Yalan more in the future."
Before Ou Yalan's aunt even opened her mouth, Du Yuling took the initiative to act as an elder and asked Shen He to give Ou Yalan more guidance in the future.
Du Yuling's actions were equivalent to revealing Ou Yalan's identity as her daughter-in-law to outsiders.
Judging from the way Du Yuling seemed satisfied with Ou Yalan, she probably didn't know that Ou Yalan had lied to Cheng Yang.
This is interesting.
"Since Aunt Du has spoken, Shen He must of course play with Miss Ou more. Besides, I like pretty girls, and Miss Ou is very pretty."
Everyone laughed when they heard this, "Come on, Miss Shen, Qingya, let's sit down and chat."
"Butler Chen, please prepare tea for the guests."
Everyone sat down around the tea table. Cheng Song spoke without restraint, but when choosing a seat, he knew to avoid suspicion and sat next to Cheng Qingya.
Seeing this, Du Yuling secretly breathed a sigh of relief, for she was afraid that this little bastard would sit next to Shen He.
Butler Chen quickly brought over exquisite afternoon tea snacks, and also prepared coffee and rose tangerine black tea for Shen He.
Shen He picked up the black tea drink and tasted it, praising it: "This black tea drink tastes very good. I will ask the pastry chef at Song Garden to make it like this later."
Putting down the teacup, Shen He looked towards Ou Yalan who was sitting on her right.
Perhaps because Shen He had been staring at her for too long, Ou Yalan couldn't stand it anymore.
She put down the biscuits and asked in confusion, "Ms. Shen has been staring at me. Why?"
Shen He chuckled, "Maybe all beauties look alike. I have a friend who looks quite similar to Miss Ou."
Everyone here is a human being.
Hearing that Shen He had something else in mind, Du Yuling remained silent, and neither Ou Ying nor Ou Yalan said anything.
Cheng Qingya asked: "Which friend?"
"Sister-in-law, you haven't seen her." Shen He took out her phone from her bag and flipped through the photos while saying, "This friend is much older than me, but he's a very nice person. We hit it off right away when we met on the street many years ago. Now we've become close friends."
"I have her photo here." Shen He turned the screen of his mobile phone over, and started from in front of Cheng Qingya, and walked around the tea table clockwise.
Everyone came closer curiously and took a closer look.
Cheng Song took a look and then looked away, saying disapprovingly, "Isn't this Melody?"
Cheng Song had seen Melody at Chu Zhi's funeral, so of course he knew her.
Seeing that Ou Ying and Ou Yalan were unfamiliar with Melody, Cheng Song took the initiative to explain: "Sister Melody used to run a nightclub. She opened the famous Nanyang Club in Qing City."
Upon hearing this, Ou Ying lost interest.
People like them look down on women who hang out in nightclubs.
To put it nicely, Melody is a modern strong woman.
To put it bluntly, she is a brothel owner.
Ou Yalan looked at Melody's face on the screen for a while before saying, "Ms. Shen, you know what, your friend really looks a bit like me."
It’s just that Melody’s makeup is heavy, and given her age and experience, she has a natural charm.
Ou Yalan is the prima ballerina. She dresses in an intellectual and elegant manner, like a noble white swan.
They are two completely different women.
Besides, Ou Yalan's skin is smooth, white and delicate.
Melody pursues a healthy skin color. Her dark skin color makes her facial features appear more profound.
So much so that Cheng Song and Ou Ying didn't realize that the two girls looked very similar after a quick glance.
But Ou Yalan knew her own facial features, so after carefully looking at Melody's appearance, she also agreed with her opinion.
"I wonder what this sister Melody looked like when she was young." Ou Yalan felt a little regretful. She said, "I really want to see it."
Hearing this, Shen He said, "Let me look for it. Melody used to be a singer, and I think you can still find photos of her when she was young on the Internet."
Shen He opened Baidu and searched for the keyword "Internet singer Song Yuwei", and she actually found a photo of Melody when she was 22 years old.
"Look! This is a live recording of her participating in a charity concert."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Song also came over to watch with Ou Yalan.
Ou Ying also glanced casually.
Upon seeing this, the three of them were all stunned.
Not to mention them, even Shen He himself was shocked.
Because the appearance of 22-year-old Melody and 36-year-old Melody is so different.
At that time, Melody was wearing a strapless denim long skirt, her black hair cascading down behind her, her makeup was clear and delicate, and her skin was fairly fair.
In the video, 22-year-old Song Yuwei is % similar to Ou Yalan!
Ou Ying took a breath and said in surprise, "How could there be a girl who looks so similar to our Ya Lan?"
Ou Yalan herself was also confused.
She secretly clenched her fists, and suddenly turned her head to ask Ou Ying: "Aunt, this woman is not my father's illegitimate daughter outside, right?"
Ou Ying immediately shook her head and said firmly: "Impossible!"
The woman was having her period when she was driven away. How could she be pregnant?
unless...
Unless she wasn't having her period but was having a threatened miscarriage...
Thinking of this, Ou Ying's heartbeat suddenly got chaotic. She pretended to be calm and asked Shen He: "Ms. Shen, how old is your friend this year?"
“36.”
When Ou Ying heard this age, her throat felt choked, as if someone was choking her.
She chatted with Shen He and Cheng Qingya for a while, then left with Ou Yalan.
Du Yuling didn't seem to notice Ou Ying's abnormality, and said to Cheng Song, "Cheng Song, help mom to see Aunt Ou and Ya Lan off."
Cheng Song glanced at Shen He, gave her a soothing look, and then stood up to see the guest off.
As soon as the aunt and nephew left, Du Yuling turned around and stared at Shen He, and said straight to the point: "Mrs. Song came here prepared today."
Hearing the name "Mrs. Song", Shen He smiled gently.
She stirred the black tea elegantly with a small porcelain spoon and said mysteriously, "Four years ago, it was you who hired someone to harm Jingcheng, right?"
There was a flash of astonishment in Du Yuling's eyes, but it quickly turned into anger.
Du Yuling was a little angry and raised her voice and said, "Mrs. Song is so young, but she is very good at slandering others."
She scolded Shen He aggressively: "I heard that among your four younger brothers, one is a famous criminal policeman in Qing City, and the other is studying at the University of Political Science and Law. As the eldest daughter of the Shen family, you should know how to be cautious in what you say and do."
"Without a single piece of evidence, you dare to accuse me of hiring someone to poison Song Jingcheng?"
Click!
Shen He directly broke the small porcelain spoon.
She slowly raised her head, looked at Du Yuling with a chilling gaze, and said word by word: "Mrs. Cheng, did I ever say that my Jingcheng was bewitched?"
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