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Chapter 190: You Have a Child
Chen Sheng’s brow furrowed deeply. His wife didn’t look like she was cheating at all.
But Chen Sheng wasn’t convinced. ’After all, she was an actress before marrying me!’
Before long, Xiao Chen returned with his men. "Boss, there’s no one in the attic!"
"What about the other rooms?"
"Empty too!"
"Then search every nook and cranny on the first floor!"
Soon, the first floor had also been turned upside down, but still, no one was found.
His wife’s sobs grew louder.
Chen Sheng quickly picked up his phone, turned up the volume, and said with some exasperation, "Host! This isn’t right!"
The viewers in the livestream chat also began to question Shen Zhiyao:
[Why? The host’s fortunes have always been so accurate. How could she have messed up this time?]
[I don’t think she messed up. The lover probably escaped! She definitely has a lover. If the host says so, then it must be true! No way it’s fake!]
[No way! The lover must still be in the house. The host’s fortunes are never wrong. I believe in the host!]
[Host, where did the lover run off to?]
Shen Zhiyao said unhurriedly, "Let me see your wife’s face."
To determine the lover’s whereabouts more accurately and completely, she needed to read Chen Sheng’s wife’s face.
Chen Sheng reluctantly aimed the phone’s camera at his wife’s face.
Her tear-streaked, beautiful face instantly filled the viewers’ screens. At first, it garnered some sympathy, but then many people recognized her.
[Is... is that Shan Meiya?]
[Yes, yes! That’s her!]
[Hasn’t she been out of the entertainment industry for a few years? A lot of her old movies were taken down, too, because the male lead she acted with got blacklisted.]
Shen Zhiyao paid no mind to the viewers’ fervent discussion. After sizing up Shan Meiya, she said, "Chen Sheng, when your men arrived, your wife noticed them, and the man fled immediately. He didn’t get far, though. Xiao Chen, there’s a well against the wall outside the villa. Go pry open the cover and take a look."
Xiao Chen didn’t speak. Instead, he looked to Chen Sheng. After receiving a nod from his boss, he and the others went outside.
A moment later, a bloodcurdling scream rang out from outside, clear enough for all the viewers to hear.
Immediately after, Xiao Chen rushed back in. "Boss, there really is someone under the well cover! A naked man, right under the cover."
Chen Sheng furiously threw his phone aside and stood up. "Bring him in, quick!"
"We can’t walk him in, we’ll have to carry him."
"What’s wrong?"
"My guys just took a look, and his leg got broken."
A few of his men carried in a skinny man like a sack of potatoes. They threw him forcefully in front of Chen Sheng.
Chen Sheng’s eyes immediately turned red with rage. He raised a hammer as if to smash it down on Shan Meiya’s head, but in the end, he hesitated. The hammer didn’t fall.
Now, Shan Meiya stopped crying. Panic flickered across her face, and she stammered, at a loss for words, "I... I-I-I... I don’t know him! Who put him in our well?"
"Still won’t admit it!" Chen Sheng tossed the hammer aside and slapped her across the face. "You’ve been cheating on me for five years! What’s the matter? Was I not good to you? Did I not give you everything you wanted?"
Shan Meiya clutched her face and suddenly argued, "I couldn’t help it! It’s all because of the cultural differences between our countries!"
Chen Sheng furiously pointed at Shan Meiya’s nose and said angrily, "You managed to hook up with him over a single toilet repair! You let this *thing* live in my house, wear my clothes, and use my things! If I’d known you were so cheap, would I have bothered spending hundreds of millions to pursue you? Stop acting! I know everything!"
Hearing this, Shan Meiya knew the jig was up. ’But I don’t understand how I was exposed. I was so careful!’
Then, Chen Sheng got straight to the point. "You’ve been planning how to kill me recently, haven’t you? Let’s talk about it."
But no matter how Chen Sheng questioned them, neither would admit to the murder plot.
’After all, cheating is a matter of morality, but murder means jail time!’
The reason Chen Sheng had kept the livestream running the whole time was not only to get to the bottom of things but also because he was worried he wouldn’t be able to get proof of his wife’s affair.
Since things had come to this, he was determined to send this shameless pair to prison.
Since the two of them wouldn’t talk, Chen Sheng aimed his phone’s camera right at them. "Host, I’ll have to trouble you!"
Shen Zhiyao stated bluntly, "That’ll be extra."
"Host, name your price!"
Shen Zhiyao said, "Send two more Douyin Number Ones."
The words had barely left her mouth when Chen Sheng immediately sent ten Douyin Number Ones.
Shen Zhiyao added another condition. "However, you cannot go to Hai City in the near future."
"Okay!"
[Does the host know something in advance?]
[Why can’t he go? I hear Hai City is a lot of fun!]
[If the host says not to go, she must have divined something bad. Why are you asking so many questions?]
[Alright, alright! Forget about that for now. Let’s focus on Chen Sheng. His situation isn’t resolved yet!]
After studying Shan Meiya for a few more moments, Shen Zhiyao said, "I already told you about the first murder attempt, the poisoning, so I won’t elaborate. Although the poisoning failed, she hasn’t deleted the purchase history from her phone. You can look for yourself!"
"Honey, don’t believe her! She must be talking nonsense!" Shan Meiya retorted, her eyes welling with tears.
Shen Zhiyao continued, "The second time was today. During their meal, they discussed hiring a desperate criminal to kill you, planning to stage a car accident. Before you arrived, they had already paid the hitman a two-hundred-thousand deposit. The hitman pretended to be a delivery driver to come in and get the money. Nearby security cameras should have caught it."
"Impressive! You even managed to find a hitman!" Chen Sheng’s face was terrifyingly dark.
Shen Zhiyao was still speaking. "The man found him. He’s an old acquaintance from his hometown named Zhao Shang."
"Host, can you find this Zhao Shang?" Chen Sheng shifted his gaze to the man on the floor, who was trembling and biting back cries of pain.
Shen Zhiyao replied, "Just call the police."
"Okay!"
Shen Zhiyao added, "There’s a hidden file on your wife’s computer. You can look for it later. It lists many planned scenarios for killing you, as well as reference case studies of other murders."
"The two of them went to great lengths to make your death look like an accident!"
"As for the other specific details, you can just call the police. With the evidence on the computer, those two can’t escape!"
Hearing this, Chen Sheng gave Xiao Chen a look. Xiao Chen understood immediately and hurried off to search for the laptop.
Then, unable to contain his rage any longer, Chen Sheng kicked Shan Meiya in the stomach, sending her sprawling next to her lover. He roared, "Wasn’t I good to you? What’s so great about this pretty boy that you’d kill me for him?!"
Shen Zhiyao interjected mercilessly, "At your age, she was only with you for your money. Now she’s found ’true love,’ but she’s not willing to give up your wealth, so she wants to take your life. Chen Sheng, you’re not fated to find true love. Just stay single from now on."
This sentence was a critical hit to Chen Sheng. He asked, "So I’m destined to die old and alone? Can I still have children?"
Shen Zhiyao’s next sentence put his mind at ease. "You have a child. You won’t die old and alone."
Chen Sheng’s face lit up. "Really? Where?"
This roller-coaster of emotions made every cell in Chen Sheng’s body scream.