Ch. 24
Chapter 24: Where the Money Went
As the last wisp of incense smoke dissipated into the air, the incense on the altar completely burned out.
Shen Qingzhou also stopped all his movements. Xiao Qiu, who had been held in Jiang Xinyue’s arms, likewise vanished. Everything seemed to have been timed to the exact second.
But before the three of them could even react in shock, Shen Qingzhou had already collapsed onto the ground. Like a fish out of water, his entire body convulsed as he gasped heavily.
The “ink spots” on his body also receded like a tide.
Not knowing what had happened, the three stood off to the side, hesitating and not daring to step forward, afraid that rushing in might cause problems.
Although Shen Qingzhou’s body was in great pain, his mind was exceptionally clear. He raised a hand and pointed toward Lu Zhaozhao, who was still asleep on the meditation cushion.
“Take him away.”
Hearing this, Lu Guohua immediately rushed forward, picked up his grandson, and examined him carefully.
Seeing that his grandson’s complexion was rosy and his breathing steady, he could not help but let out a sigh of relief.
However, he did not feel completely reassured. He gently shook him a few times and softly called, “Zhaozhao, wake up. Don’t sleep anymore. We’re going home.”
Lu Zhaozhao slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Lu Guohua, softly called out “Grandpa,” and then closed his eyes again.
Only then did Lu Guohua feel somewhat at ease. He quickly asked again, “Good boy, tell Grandpa, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”
This time, Lu Zhaozhao fully woke up, grinning brightly.
“No. I feel very comfortable now. I feel full of energy.”
As he spoke, he clenched his little fists. He had never felt this strong before.
Lu Guohua was greatly shocked. Was the effect really this good?
People always said illness came like a landslide and left like silk threads being drawn, but now it felt like it had left like a landslide as well.
While Lu Guohua was focused on his grandson, Jiang Haichao and Jiang Xinyue crouched in front of Shen Qingzhou, looking at him with concern. After all, only one of the two matters had been completed.
“Are you okay?” Jiang Xinyue asked worriedly.
At this moment, Shen Qingzhou looked as if he had been pulled out of water, but the muscles in his body were no longer convulsing, and his breathing had calmed considerably.
As soon as Jiang Xinyue crouched down, she smelled a mixture of body odor and sweat. It made her head spin, yet it was not unpleasant. Instead, it stirred a strange flutter in her heart, an urge to draw closer.
It did not seem like the smell of sweat at all, but rather some kind of pheromone.
“Next time… next time, even the underwear has to come off,” Shen Qingzhou said, his chest rising and falling.
Jiang Haichao and his daughter: …
Was now really the time to say that?
“Let’s stop here for today. Come again tomorrow. The child should still go for a check-up, and these clothes—if possible, it’s best to send them back.”
Shen Qingzhou turned over and sat up. By now, he had recovered somewhat.
Jiang Xinyue looked at Shen Qingzhou’s heaving chest so close before her and unconsciously swallowed, then obediently nodded.
All three felt that Shen Qingzhou had suffered significant depletion today, so they did not say much more. They quickly packed up and left the room, heading straight out of the consulting office.
Once outside, Lu Guohua suddenly realized something.
“I haven’t discussed the fee with the master yet.”
“Take the child for a check-up first. We’ll talk about that afterward.”
“Aren’t you afraid I might run away?” Lu Guohua said.
Jiang Haichao chuckled lightly. “Would you dare?”
Lu Guohua did not answer, but he smiled, feeling an unprecedented sense of ease.
“Let’s go. Take me to the hospital first.” Holding the child, he strode downstairs.
Although his grandson’s condition already spoke volumes, they still needed a thorough examination at the hospital to be certain.
Meanwhile, inside the room, Shen Qingzhou neither got up to bathe nor put on clothes. Instead, he rummaged through his pocket and took out a cigarette and a paper figure.
He lit a cigarette for himself, then tossed the paper figure into the brazier beside him.
The remaining embers in the brazier instantly ignited the paper figure.
And Su Xi’s husband, Li Yunsheng, immediately appeared beside the brazier.
However, compared to their first meeting, Li Yunsheng’s face was now densely covered with “ink spots,” though he himself was completely unaware of it.
Upon seeing Shen Qingzhou, Li Yunsheng’s face was filled with anger, his gaze venomous.
Even so, he chose to stand where he was, not daring to move in the slightest.
Amid that anger, there was also a trace of fear, which was precisely why he did not dare to step forward.
Shen Qingzhou exhaled a ring of smoke and asked, “That overseas fund account of yours—who else knows the account and login password besides you?”
Li Yunsheng was momentarily stunned but kept a cold expression and did not answer.
Shen Qingzhou was not annoyed. He raised his hand and made a grasping motion toward Li Yunsheng’s face. Instantly, Li Yunsheng let out a shrill scream, clutching his head in agony, having no idea what had just happened.
Because with that motion, Li Yunsheng’s head had suddenly shrunk inward, becoming half its size in an instant, looking extremely bizarre on his normal-sized body.
Shen Qingzhou said nothing, simply smoking as he watched quietly.
Li Yunsheng’s screams gradually subsided, and his head returned to its normal size.
But his body still trembled uncontrollably—more precisely, his soul trembled.
That pain, seeping into the soul, far surpassed any punishment in the world.
“Can you answer my question now?” Shen Qingzhou asked.
Li Yunsheng was not as tough as imagined. He immediately gave in and said hoarsely, “Besides me and my boss, my wife also knows.”
At this point, a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes, and his trembling seemed to intensify.
“Your wife? Then what about Zhou Minghan? Does he know?” Shen Qingzhou asked.
“Zhou Minghan? Why would you think he knows?” Li Yunsheng instinctively asked back, but quickly corrected himself. “How could I possibly tell him something like that?”
“Aren’t you close with him?”
“No matter how close, I wouldn’t give him my bank account. Besides, we’re not that close.”
“Then why did he commission me to find the access key?”
“What? He commissioned you?” Li Yunsheng said in shock.
Then, as if realizing something, his expression turned momentarily blank before shifting into anger. Shen Qingzhou saw everything clearly and seemed to have already guessed the answer.
“He knows your boss?” Shen Qingzhou asked.
“Of course not! He’s just a teacher. How could he know someone like my boss?” Li Yunsheng replied without thinking, anger rising.
Shen Qingzhou smiled. Since Zhou Minghan did not know Li Yunsheng’s boss, and Li Yunsheng had not told him about the account, then why would he commission someone to find the access key?
So someone must have asked him to do it. Such a difficult answer to guess.
Sensing Shen Qingzhou’s thoughts, Li Yunsheng stopped pretending.
“Zhou Minghan is my wife’s ex-boyfriend.”
Shen Qingzhou was greatly surprised. He had not expected that twist.
It turned out Li Yunsheng had taken his university classmate and friend Zhou Minghan’s girlfriend.
But what Li Yunsheng said next shocked Shen Qingzhou even more.
“Even if you know the access key, that 300 million can’t be transferred.”
“Why?”
“Because that fund has an agreement with the bank. No matter who transfers it, it will automatically go into another account under my wife’s name, unless further operations are carried out.”
Shen Qingzhou suddenly understood. No wonder Su Xi spent so lavishly—he had thought being a lawyer was that profitable. It turned out the 300 million had gone into her pocket.
“You really love her,” Shen Qingzhou said with a sigh.
Not every man could generously transfer 300 million yuan into his wife’s account.
But to Li Yunsheng, those words felt like a knife stabbed into his chest.
So he did not respond. Instead, he took a deep breath and asked, “How do you intend to deal with me?”