The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship-Chapter 694 - 600

Jian Si held her breath and focused, watching the woman in black walk towards the other end of the corridor.

This figure, Jian Si felt extremely familiar, but she didn’t see the face and dared not make a rash judgement, and moreover, if it really was that person, how could she appear in such a small hotel? It didn’t make sense.

The woman in black stopped at the door of Room 407, she looked around, and then knocked on the door.

In that brief moment, Jian Si saw her face, and she was greatly shocked, how could it really be her?

At the same time, someone showed half a face from inside the door, then the woman in black entered Room 407 and closed the door.

Jian Si leaned against the wall, feeling a chill creeping up from her feet, quickly spreading through her limbs.

Why would it be like this, how could this person know her, what kind of unspeakable relationship do they have? Does this also relate to the car accident case initially?

Jian Si felt her mind was in chaos, but she knew, she couldn’t stay here any longer. With people coming and going, her sneaking around might arouse suspicion, and if discovered, it could potentially alarm others.

Initially, she intended to ask Nan Zhan for help, but now, with the appearance of that woman, she started to waver again.

If she really was involved in the past car accident, should she continue to investigate?

Jian Si took advantage of the moment when there was no one around and quickly ran out of the hotel down the stairs.

Outside, the sunlight was bright, Jian Si stood on the empty steps, watching the traffic flow back and forth across the street, suddenly losing all sense of direction.

At that moment, someone in a car parked by the roadside, having noticed Jian Si, immediately showed a panicked expression.

Room 407.

Kuige took a cigarette, narrowed his eyes at the well-dressed, finely made-up woman in front of him, and chuckled, "Dean He, nice to see you safe and sound."

Helan Ying, with a stern face, hand in her pocket, said, "Li Guojing, what exactly do you want? Isn’t the amount of money I’ve given you enough?"

Li Guojing, also known as Kuige, gave a sheepish smile: "Dean He, I made it very clear over the phone. I’ve recently been followed, escaped from Dawang Village, now without a place, with more expenditures than incomes."

"Cut it out, Li Guojing, don’t be so greedy."

Li Guojing shrugged his shoulders: "Ah, if I truly can’t get food,"

"You..." Helan Ying, trembled with anger, yet could do nothing about this shameless man, after all, she was under his thumb.

"Alright, how much money do you want?"

"Give me one million first."

"One million? You think the Nan Family prints money?" Helan Ying scoffed, "Li Guojing, don’t be ridiculous."

Li Guojing said, "You know very well how much money the Nan Family has. All the older generation were in business, and over these years, Nan Hanzheng has opened several companies in other people’s names, each making millions a day. So, how could you be short on such a small amount of money for me?"

"Since your escape until now, I’ve already given you countless millions, but what about you, never satisfied."

"Heh, Dean He, you know I’m fleeing. To avoid arrest by the police, I’ve been hiding under false names, using fake documents, living lies—you, sitting comfortably, eating like a king without a worry in the world, whereas everything I have to endure should be borne by you. Isn’t it worthwhile for you to spend such a small amount to sleep peacefully?"

"Li Guojing," Helan Ying interrupted him sharply, shivering with rage, "Fine, I can give you the money, but you have to assure me, this will be your last time showing up in Aus City. Whatever happens in the future, you must not return."

"I can’t make such a guarantee."

"Just stay away from Aus City honestly,"

Li Guojing sneered, "Who said no one was investigating me? Why do you think I ran from Dawang Village? Because someone has started to trace it back to me."

"Who? Who is investigating you?"

Before Li Guojing could answer, Helan Ying’s secretary suddenly knocked on the door in a fluster, "Dean He, I just saw Jian Si rushing out of the hotel in a hurry."

"What?" Helan Ying’s face paled, "Are you sure you saw correctly?"

"Absolutely sure, it was her. Why would she appear at this small hotel in broad daylight for no reason?" the secretary looked suspiciously towards Li Guojing, "Could she have discovered you?"

Li Guojing hurriedly asked, "Who is this person you’re talking about?"

Helan Ying also momentarily panicked, if Jian Si really was here just now, then she might have seen her.

The secretary explained, "She’s the daughter of the couple that died in that accident years ago; she has never stopped investigating the case, frequently visiting the traffic police team for information. Besides, her memory is incredibly sharp, never forgetting a face she’s seen once. I suspect, she might have seen you at the time of the accident."

Li Guojing exclaimed in shock, "What should I do now?"

Helan Ying lowered her eyes, lost in thought for a moment, then a sudden glint of menace flashed through her eyes.

"Li Guojing, if this woman is not dealt with, you’ll spend your life fleeing."

Li Guojing looked at her: "Dean He means... ."

"I don’t really mean anything, I will give you the money, as for other matters, I think you know it in your heart."

～

Jian Si returned to Pizza Hut, where Zhengzheng was playing games on her phone.

"Where did you go? You didn’t even bring your phone; my dad called."

Jian Si tried to act nonchalant, Zhengzheng was sharp-eyed, a slight mishap and he would notice something was up.

"Saw someone who looked a lot like a wanted criminal online, went to check it out."

"Really?"

Jian Si shook her head: "No."

"By the way, what did your dad say when he called?"

Zhengzheng handed the phone back to her: "He said he had something to handle and told us to eat by ourselves, no need to wait for him."

Jian Si asked, "What do you want to eat?"

"I’m full, not hungry, let’s go home."

On the way home, they passed by a bookstore, where Jian Si picked out two books for Zhengzheng before the two of them took a cab back to Nan Zhan’s villa.

As soon as Zhengzheng entered, he eagerly started unwrapping the books while Jian Si sat on the sofa in the living room and turned on the TV.

Her mind was in turmoil, uncertain what to do. If she told Nan Zhan about this, she believed he would not be biased due to his relationship with Helan Ying. However, if Helan Ying was really involved in the accident from years ago, by continuing to investigate, she would inevitably push the mother-son relationship into a dilemma again. She didn’t want to put him in a difficult position, so she preferred to leave this heart-wrenching choice to herself.

Jian Si took out her phone and found a family photo from years ago.

It was taken on her seventeenth birthday, she sat in front of the birthday cake, with her parents standing behind her, all clasping their hands together making a wish.

Mom said, I hope our Sisi gets into a good university.

Dad said: I hope Sisi is happy and joyful.

What wish did she make back then? Right, she hoped their family could always stay happy together.

The sound of laughter still in her ears, but the kind smiling faces were no longer in front of her.

Jian Si looked at the photo and before she knew it, she was already tear-stained. In these eight years, she never gave up looking for the culprit who caused the accident, tirelessly sketching at the square, paying attention to every face wherever she went. After searching amid the vast sea of people for so many years, today she finally had some clues, but the results only left her conflicate and unsure of where to go next.

"Dad, Mom, if I give up looking for the criminal who killed you, would you blame me?" Jian Si gently stroked the smiling faces in the photo, "But, I really don’t want to put him in a dilemma. He’s already confronted his mother for me, I can’t let their mother-son relationship worsen further. Everyone longs for maternal love, he’s no different, no matter how icy their relationship is, I always believe time will change everything."

Jian Si sighed, as if making a monumental decision: "Dad, Mom, forgive your daughter’s unfilial piety, sorry, I can’t seek revenge for you anymore."

Yes, she had decided, she would no longer continue to investigate, whether or not this matter involved Helan Ying, she would stop here.

For Nan Zhan’s sake, she was willing to give up years of hatred, as if it had never existed.

"I’m sorry." Jian Si buried her face in the photo, sobbing uncontrollably, "I’m sorry."

Upstairs at the staircase, Zhengzheng who was holding a new book silently watched all this unfold, then turned around and went back to his room as if nothing had happened.

～

Nan Zhan sat in the car waiting for a while, the passenger door opened, and a person sat in, his family name was Liu, a detective. Before being a private detective, he had a law firm, and had a good relationship with Nan Zhan, so Nan Zhan had always entrusted Liu Tan with the investigation of Kuei Ge’s affairs.

"Mr. Nan, that Kuei Ge is no longer at this hotel, but my people haven’t reported that he has left Aus City. He probably won’t take a plane or train, we’ve heightened surveillance at the bus stations and the highway exits out of Aus City."

Nan Zhan lit a cigarette: "He won’t leave Aus City immediately, his business isn’t finished yet, I guess he got scared and changed his accommodation, but shifting here and there are just some inconspicuous small hotels and motels, checking one by one we will eventually find him."

Liu Tan nodded: "Okay, I’ll start checking immediately, also, I have another valuable clue, Kuei Ge is not his real name, that’s just his nickname in the underworld, the name on his ID card is probably also fake, his real name is Li Guojing, checking according to the photo, we should find him soon."

"Li Guojing?"

"I’m having someone check this Li Guojing, I’ll bring the information to you later."

"Alright, thanks for the hard work."

After Liu Tan left, Nan Zhan closed his eyes and leaned back into the chair, the cigarette burning down bit by bit in his mouth.

This Li Guojing, to disappear after a hit-and-run, must have a powerful force backing him, and his return this time must be related to the person supporting him from behind.