Unbridled, Depraved

Chapter 289 Reception

Hearing the word "husband", Xie Jincheng's gaze paused for a moment and his heartbeat quickened uncontrollably.

Even he himself couldn't explain why such a simple name made him feel so excited.

Shen Qianhe did not notice his abnormality, her mind was completely occupied by another question. She raised her head and frowned slightly, "Xie Jincheng, I think there is a problem we seem to have overlooked!"

Xie Jincheng came back to his senses, looked down at her, and said in a calm voice: "What's the problem?"

"Tell me, why did Lai Kang hold Lin Rou's handle for so many years? With his current identity and status, he no longer needs to use such means to control people like Lin Rou. The video is not only useless to him, but it is like a time bomb that may explode at any time and ruin his reputation and future. Logically, he should have destroyed it long ago, why did he keep it? Unless..."

Before she finished her words, Xie Jincheng took over the conversation, "Unless Lin Rou also has something on him."

"Yes! That's what I wanted to say too!"

Shen Qianhe's eyes lit up, but then he became confused again, "But what leverage can Lin Rou have? She's just an ordinary person, how could she threaten Lai Kang?"

"Ordinary people? Not necessarily."

Xie Jincheng narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression was sharp: "Lai Kang is the detective of the police station on the surface, but what he did behind the scenes may not be seen in the light. Since Lin Rou can be related to him, and even made him keep the video for so many years, it shows that she is not simple."

"I remember that before Lai Kang's wife was kidnapped, she lived in the wealthy area of ​​the northern suburbs. And the Shen family was also in the northern suburbs."

This sentence was like a bolt of lightning, instantly splitting the fog in Shen Qianhe's mind.

Her eyes suddenly widened, "You mean... her kidnapping that year was most likely planned by Lai Kang and Lin Rou?"

"Look at it this way, everything makes sense."

Shen Qianhe suddenly realized, "If Lai Kang and Lin Rou have known each other for a long time, and even cooperated with each other, then he kept the video not to threaten Lin Rou, but to protect himself! He was afraid that Lin Rou would bite him back one day, so he kept the video as a bargaining chip to check and balance her!"

Xie Jincheng looked at her, his lips curled up, his eyes full of approval: "That's right. Lai Kang was able to climb to his current position by taking every step carefully. The reason he kept the video was not to threaten Lin Rou, but to guard against her."

Shen Qianhe nodded, with a bit of determination in his tone: "Now that Shen Wenyuan and Shen Tianyou are both in jail, Lin Rou is desperate. Maybe she will go to Lai Kang. When the time comes, we will catch them all at once! Get rid of all these parasites!"

Xie Jincheng looked at her with a smile in his eyes, "Okay, I'll do as you say. But..."

Shen Qianhe was stunned for a moment, then looked up at him: "But what?"

Xie Jincheng's eyes darkened, and he lowered his head close to her ear, his warm breath spraying on her ear, his voice low and ambiguous: "How are you going to thank me?"

Shen Qianhe's face turned red instantly, as if she was burned by his breath.

She raised her head from his arms, blinked, and asked innocently, "Then how do you want me to thank you?"

"Tonight, listen to me."

Shen Qianhe's face turned even redder. She reached out and gently punched his chest, saying coquettishly, "How come you are always so frivolous!"

Xie Jincheng chuckled and hugged her tighter, his eyes full of doting: "This is only for you."

She buried her face in his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat, but a sour feeling welled up in her heart.

Xie Jincheng had said the same thing to her before.

But now, when he said this, he had forgotten every detail of the past.

Shen Qianhe's fingertips tightened slightly, grasping the corner of his clothes, and her voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible: "Xie Jincheng, do you really... don't remember anything at all?"

Xie Jincheng was stunned for a moment, then looked down at her, "Remember what?"

Shen Qianhe shook his head and forced a smile: "Nothing."

"Thank you Jincheng."

"Ok?"

"There's something I've always been curious about."

"what?"

"At the age of 23, do you have any unfulfilled wishes or regrets? Even obsessions are fine."

Xie Jincheng was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect her to ask this question.

He was silent for a moment, his eyes wandering slightly, as if he was recalling something, and after a while he asked in a low voice: "Why do you ask that?"

Shen Qianhe smiled casually, "Oh, I'm just curious."

"In fact, I have thought about this issue carefully."

"How to say?"

Xie Jincheng's voice was low and slow, as if he was trying to piece together something from the fragments of his memory: "I always feel that I should do something very important, but I can't remember what that thing is."

His brows furrowed slightly, with a hint of helplessness and confusion in his eyes, "Sorry, I can't explain it clearly."

"It's very important..."

Shen Qianhe murmured and repeated his words, with a complex emotion in his heart.

Sure enough, there was a reason why his memory stopped at this year.

But what was that incident? Was it related to her?

Her thoughts were in a mess, and her heart felt heavy as if a stone was pressing on it.

But soon, she forced herself to calm down.

Right now, the most important thing is to settle Lai Kang’s matter first. As for the rest... let’s talk about it later.

......

A week later, Shen Qianhe got the invitation to the cocktail party as he wished.

On the evening of the cocktail party, the lights came on and the luxurious banquet hall was filled with toasts and celebrities.

Shen Qianhe, wearing an elegant black dress, walked into the venue calmly holding Xie Jincheng's arm.

Zhou Li and Zheng Huan followed behind them.

The Xie family had been involved in a lot of major events in the capital some time ago, and the appearance of the two immediately attracted the attention of the people around them, with many people whispering about this perfect couple.

As soon as he entered the banquet hall, Zheng Huan scanned the crowd and quickly locked onto Lai Kang and his wife He Shuyi.

Lai Kang was wearing a well-tailored black suit and talking to others calmly. His every move showed the composure of a superior.

Ho Shuk-yee was wearing a plain beige dress. She looked ordinary but had a gentle temperament. She seemed particularly low-key standing next to Lai Kang, as if she was deliberately hiding herself under the halo of her husband.

Shen Qianhe smiled slightly, turned his head and whispered to Xie Jincheng, "Let's go say hello to the inspector and his wife. You will be responsible for leading the inspector away, while Huanhuan and I will be responsible for defeating the inspector's wife."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Shen Qianhe asked the waiter for two glasses of champagne, handed one to Xie Jincheng, then took his arm and slowly walked towards Lai Kang and his wife.

Coming up to the two, Xie Jincheng spoke first, "Inspector Lai, I've heard of your name for a long time, and I didn't expect to see you here today."

Lai Kang heard the voice, turned around, and saw that it was Xie Jincheng. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he extended his hand enthusiastically: "Mr. Xie, nice to meet you."