Chapter 281: Chapter 106: Jiang Heng Grows Suspicious and Investigates Bai Xi_5

Xu Xingguang turned back and gave her a bright smile, nodding as he said, "Mm, since you gave me a ride today, you’re part of it too."

"Alright."

Having gone fishing together, Bai Xi and Xu Xingguang had grown a bit closer. On the way back, she noticeably became more lively, even starting conversations with Xu Xingguang.

As the conversation deepened, Xu Xingguang suddenly said, "You don’t look like Bai Xuan."

Bai Xi was startled.

She quickly turned her head to glance at Xu Xingguang, but couldn’t read his thoughts from his facial expression.

Uncertain about Xu Xingguang’s intention in saying this, Bai Xi nervously asked, "How does Teacher Xu know I know Bai Xuan?"

"I checked." Xu Xingguang’s frankness was unexpected.

Learning that Xu Xingguang had investigated her background, Bai Xi was surprised but not angry. "We really don’t look alike. I resemble my father more, while she takes after my mother."

Nodding, Xu Xingguang continued, "I didn’t know Bai Xuan had a sister before."

Bai Xi laughed self-deprecatingly, "Aside from Zhouzhou and Bai Xuan’s stepfather’s family, no one else knows about our relationship."

Xu Xingguang made a sound of acknowledgment but did not inquire further into the reasons behind this matter.

Just then, Bai Xi noticed a car beauty shop and said, "Teacher Xu, this car belongs to Zhouzhou. I need to have it cleaned before returning it. I’ll have to trouble you to wait a bit longer."

"No problem."

Xu Xingguang got out of the car and went to the waiting room, where he could faintly hear Bai Xi instruct the staff to clean the driver’s seat and steering wheel thoroughly and to disinfect them.

Once the car was washed, Bai Xi then drove Xu Xingguang back to the hotel.

Meanwhile, Bai Xuan and Jiang Heng also returned to the Jiang Family.

After turning off the car, Jiang Heng got out and said to Bai Xuan, who remained seated, habitually waiting for him to open the car door, "I have urgent work to handle. You can go rest inside."

After speaking, Jiang Heng didn’t look at Bai Xuan again and walked straight away.

Watching his resolute departing figure, Bai Xuan suddenly felt a panic, as if she was about to lose Jiang Heng.

Back in the study, Jiang Heng sat behind his desk and once again opened the audio file, carefully listening to it again.

Upon repeated listening, he discovered several details he had previously missed.

He noticed that when Jie Siyu and Bai Xuan mentioned Bai Xi, they used words like ’police station’ and ’criminal.’ However, they seemed to know nothing about the origin of the scar on Bai Xi’s wrist.

So when did Bai Xi get lost?

Where did she go after getting lost?

The sudden appearance of Bai Xi was like a stone tossed into a calm lake, creating ripples in Jiang Heng’s world.

He suddenly picked up his phone and called Chief Assistant Jiang Qin. He instructed, "The madam has a sister named Bai Xi. Investigate her personal history quickly. I want to review it myself."

Jiang Qin was extremely surprised to learn that the Young Madam had a sister. When did the Young Madam have a sister?

"Understood, Young Master."

After hanging up the phone, the chief assistant began to investigate the matter.

Jiang Heng closed his eyes, massaging his brow, as a wave of fatigue quickly engulfed him like a tide.

Only at this moment did Jiang Heng finally realize he seemed to have overlooked something.

Back then, when they were trapped in the sealed cave, there were no sharp tools around them. In such a situation, the only way to cut the wrist to bleed was one method.

Bite.

To bite down hard on the skin, using force to break it open.

But the wound on Bai Xuan’s wrist was very neat. Looking at the scar, it was clear it was cut with a sharp knife. So, what did Bai Xuan use to cut her wrist when bleeding?

Suddenly, the image of the scar on Bai Xi’s wrist flashed in Jiang Heng’s mind.

A terrifying thought, like a spring gushing forth, emerged in his mind.

Could it be that Bai Xi was the little girl who saved him years ago?

Jiang Heng didn’t dare to follow that thought, yet he couldn’t help but think in that direction.

Jiang Qin was highly efficient, collecting all information regarding Bai Xi in just one day.

That afternoon, while being served by the servants, Bai Xuan was sipping on chilled bird’s nest when she saw Jiang Heng’s chief assistant, Jiang Qin, carrying a briefcase into the Jiang Family living room.

"Good afternoon, Young Madam," Jiang Qin greeted when he saw Bai Xuan, his mind filled with numerous words, all related to Bai Xi.

Compared to Young Madam Bai Xuan, the woman named Bai Xi indeed had a life fraught with hardship.

"Special Assistant Jiang?" Bai Xuan looked at the briefcase in Jiang Heng’s hand and asked, "Here to discuss work with Ah Heng?"

Nodding, Jiang Qin asked Bai Xuan, "Is the Young Master resting?"

"He’s in the study, you can go straight up."

"Alright."

Watching Jiang Qin go upstairs, Bai Xuan inexplicably felt a pang of anxiety.

She quickly took another spoonful of chilled bird’s nest, feeling more comfortable afterward.

Upon seeing Jiang Heng, Jiang Qin promptly opened the briefcase and placed the organized documents on Jiang Heng’s desk.

"So quick?" Jiang Heng was surprised at Jiang Qin’s speed this time.

Jiang Qin replied, "Bai Xi is without power or influence, so her information was easy to gather."

In fact, even Jiang Qin felt it was too easy to find this information, as if someone had already laid Bai Xi’s information there, just waiting for someone to investigate.

"Mm."

Jiang Heng opened the file and read it carefully.

The more he read, the more he was shocked.

Jiang Qin stood by the side, and thus witnessed the rare display of a dramatic face change on the Young Master.

He saw the Young Master’s expression change from calm to shock, then to anger.

When Jiang Heng put down the file, his eyes were shockingly red. He rested his elbows on the table, covering his eyes with force, and muttered in a trembling voice, "How can it be like this?"

"How can it be like this!"

Jiang Qin watched from the side, his heart pounding, not daring to make a sound.

That woman called Bai Xi had endured a lot of hardships, indeed very pitiful.

But the Young Master’s reaction seemed off.

His reaction exceeded the typical attitude a brother-in-law should have toward his sister-in-law.

Could it be that the Young Master also had feelings for the Young Madam’s sister?

If that were true, then this relationship was far too complicated.