11. The Price of Impulse

  "Are you implying that there's some kind of conspiracy involved?" I shook my head in frustration, wondering if Shao Yin had gone crazy to come up with such an absurd idea. I flipped open my notebook, "I've thought about what you said and have already verified it with people close to her, I'm certain she hasn't been in contact with Li Cheng's competitors or any other friends in her daily life. However, it's possible that I might have missed some clues, so I'll continue investigating. Although we haven't reached a conclusion yet, I keep feeling that the killer is someone familiar to her, probably someone close to her. Moreover... apparently, she was once pregnant with Li Cheng's child but was forced to have an abortion..."

  "What did you say? Are you sure... my ears didn't mishear? Now the sun isn't rising from the west, but from the north!" Shaoyin stared at me in shock, his expression as if he had been bitten by a snake. After a while, he suddenly burst out laughing like a madman, with a hint of hysteria.

  What's wrong with her? I looked at her in confusion. Seeing her dramatically falling onto the sofa and clutching her stomach, I was even more perplexed. Until she stopped, looking at me seriously and saying: "You said she's pregnant? Forced to have an abortion? And she actually told Li Cheng about it? Haha...this is really ridiculous...who told you this? Are you sure they're not just badmouthing her?"

  "This is a very natural thing, you don't have to make such a big deal out of it. Li Cheng isn't infertile, he and Ye Qing had a son together, didn't they? This was said by her nanny, so it's definitely true. The child was probably conceived at the end of last year, so it's not too long ago." I was taken aback, finding it strange that Shao Yin reacted this way.

  "Ahahahaha... So it's true! No wonder Li Cheng looked so gloomy those few days, like someone owed him hundreds of millions. It seems natural to you because you don't know the inside story! Haha... But it's not surprising, she should have known earlier that Li Cheng couldn't possibly let her get pregnant, or rather, the chances of her getting pregnant with his child are almost zero. The kid in the Li family now... the one Ye Qing gave birth to, was born after they tried really hard and did IVF, all because of Li Cheng's problem. If not for medical help, Ye Qing wouldn't have had any hope of getting pregnant. This is what Li Cheng told me himself when he was drunk, about how much Ye Qing suffered before she got pregnant with that kid. If it weren't for Ye Qing being willing to make such a huge sacrifice, Li Cheng might have kicked her out... I can tell you very confidently, the child Guan Xinyue is carrying absolutely cannot be Li Cheng's, this is 100% true! Haha... It's really ridiculous! Ridiculous! I didn't expect that she would be more capable than me and openly give Li Cheng such a big green hat..."

  Things are getting more interesting. It seems that Guan Xinyue, who has been keeping a low profile, is actually pregnant with someone else's child. If Shao Yin's words are true, then... who is the person who got Guan Xinyue pregnant? Li Cheng didn't even investigate who Guan Xinyue was in contact with, but instead continued to treat her well as if nothing had happened. What's the reason for this?

  It seems that everyone is suspicious, and there are many inside stories that I don't know about. I sighed, just the clues in front of me were enough to make my head ache. After thinking for a long time, I looked at Guan Xinyue seriously: "By the way, I found out one thing, it was said that a man had gone to find Guan Xinyue before. You care about her so much, do you know what kind of man she has been in close contact with?"

  Shao Yin didn't respond at first, but it was clear that her eyes lit up as if she had remembered something. However, she quickly shook her head and said, "Apart from those business people, who else could she have been in contact with? It must be the nanny's imagination running wild again, or maybe I'm just overthinking things. Normally, Li Cheng is inseparable from her. Did you see Ye Qing? She should be more eager to get rid of Guan Xinyue than me."

  "She didn't say anything, just showed me a few things." I closed the book and for a moment, I didn't feel like continuing the conversation. As soon as I thought of Ye Qing's red notebook, my heart inexplicably started racing. Maybe it was time to change the subject: "Li Cheng... really is lucky, if he were another man, he wouldn't have such good fortune, and would probably laugh in his sleep just thinking about it. And you said Li Cheng had already planned to break up with you because of Guan Xinyue? Was there any other reason besides that?"

  "Who else could it be besides that cheap person? You don't think Ye Qing is secretly plotting something, do you? She wouldn't dare. With her personality, how would she have the guts to point fingers at Li Cheng's face? The only possibility is Guan Xinyue. Li Cheng has always listened to her and followed her plans, if it wasn't for her... I wouldn't have ended up in this situation." Shao Yin said, tears falling from her eyes.

  Should I sympathize or smile wryly? It was all to stay by Li Cheng's side that she went to find Guan Xinyue, only to discover her lying stiff in bed. I shook my head, "It was early morning, why did you suddenly go there to look for her so early? This doesn't seem like your style."

  Shao Yin had always been a late sleeper, and it was impossible to see her outside before 9 am. Even if the sky fell, it would be hard to get her out of bed early. But this time was an exception, as she appeared at Guan Xinyue's house before 7 am. Before I could speak, Guan Xinyue patted his own head and said: "Who says it isn't? That day, early in the morning, someone said there was a delivery for me. Unexpectedly, what arrived was a photo of a car. Take a look..."

  I had long known that Shao Yin was an extremely intelligent girl, or rather, it would be more accurate to say she was shrewd. She always knew what was beneficial for herself. When she took out the photo, I didn't quite understand why at first: the photo was of a car, and one with its license plate deliberately blocked. However, I quickly understood - the key point lay in that logo; the Trident had already demonstrated its nobility. The car Shao Yin drove was just an ordinary sedan worth tens of thousands, but compared to this car, it would be strange if she could bear to sit in it. More importantly, the background of the car was precisely the entrance of Guan Xinyue's apartment building.

  "Is it because you saw this photo that you went to find Guan Xinyue?" I understand why Shao Yin is so excited, but I also think she's being too impatient.

  Shao Yin shook his head and took out his phone, saying: "It's not just express delivery, but also this. Although I'm a bit impulsive, I don't want to leave my bed early in the morning."

  After that, she handed her mobile phone in front of me, it was a color message photo. The same express delivery I saw earlier, the same expensive sports car with a hefty price tag.