C13 Don't Ask Me What You Are Not Supposed to Ask
After Shen Mannge left the Hengyu Group, she went to a pharmacy store to get anti-inflammatory medicine and an ice pack before returning home.
It was fortunate that Shen Ziang had went to the kindergarten class with Lan Lingyu. Otherwise, if her son were to see her right now, she would have had to answer a number of questions.
Sometimes, Shen Mannge would thank the heavens for giving her an angel like Shen Ziang when she had been at her most desperate moment.
Thinking of her son, Shen Mannge's heart eased up a bit.
When she got home and put ice on her face, she could not help but squint at the cool feeling.
Her thoughts went to what had happened. Chu Mengxi had not become Mrs. Ye yet... but why?
She gave birth to Ye Nanxuan's son. Wasn't that enough of a feat for him to marry her? Ye Nanxuan also clearly had feelings for Chu Mengxi, since he wanted to kill Shen Mannge because she was his wife. So why not marry her?
Shen Mannge could not figure it out. She would need to investigate more on this later. She did not expect to be slapped by Chu Mengxi today. Her heart bristled at the memory of it.
Judging from Ye Nanxuan's keenness to work with the H J Group, he would no doubt get Chu Mengxi to apologize to her. When that time came, Shen Mannge would slap her back, even if Ye Nanxuan was with them. After all, she wasn't his wife now. She didn't care what he would say.
The real Shen Mannge had died five years ago. She had died in that great fire.
She could still feel the scorching heat and pain from the flames. It hurt so much that she wished she were dead, but at the same time, she was filled with despair. That feeling was something that she would never forget, even if she entered hell.
She would take her revenge. She would not let those who gave her this kind of pain off the hook!
Shen Mannge covered half her face and went to her bedroom. She didn't tell the CEO of H J Group about what happened. She just laid on her bed and slept quietly.
Soong Tao quickly found Shen Mannge's address. When he handed it over to Ye Nanxuan, Ye Nanxuan's eyes narrowed once again.
This was Lan Lingyu's residence!
He remembered that Lan Lingyu was Shen Mannge's best friend.
Not only did this Catherine woman have the same Chinese name as Shen Mannge, but she also lived in Shen Mannge's best friend's house. What were the odds?
Or was she really his Shen Mannge?
Thinking about that, Ye Nanxuan felt a strange shiver in his hands.
"Find out about her. I don't care what you do, I want to know everything about Catherine. Especially where she was five years ago."
Ye Nanxuan's words stunned Soong Tao.
"Mr. Ye, Catherine's records have always been kept confidential in the United States. We might not be able to find anything on her. Someone from the company already tried to check. But he found nothing."
"Take help of the illegal channels. Take help of the dark web. I don't care."
Soong Tao widened his eyes at Ye Nanxuan's words.
Soong Tao knew about the illegal channels. However, Ye Nanxuan had not used them in many years. Why was he so keen on taking their help for Catherine? Curiosity gnawed at Soong Tao's insides.
"Mr. Ye, what's wrong with this Catherine woman?"
"Don't ask me what you are not supposed to ask."
Ye Nanxuan's immediate warning made Soong Tao shrink back.
"Yes, of course. I'll go and check now."
After Soong Tao left, Ye Nanxuan lit up a cigarette in frustration.
He hadn't smoked in a long time, but today he desperately needed to inhale nicotine to ease his irritation.
Was it really a coincidence that two different faces had the same physique and walk, and even the same friends?
But if she really was Shen Mannge, why did she not recognize him? He still remembered how much Shen Mannge loved him five years ago.
What had happened five years ago?
He never believed it when the news of Shen Mannge's clandestine meeting with her supposed lover broke out. There was a fire and her remains were gone. How could a woman who loved him so dearly forget about her feelings in a snap, to meet some lover? His two bodyguards had gone missing too, and Shen Mannge's body was also never found. No one knew what exactly had happened that day.
He remembered about Shen Mannge's pregnancy. He remembered when she had told him about it. That was their child, probably lost in the fire as well.
Ye Nanxuan frowned. The smoke flickered and the cigarette burned his finger in a short moment.
His hand trembled and he put out the cigarette. However, he was still in a daze as he stared at the black dot on his finger.
He still remembered that Shen Mannge was very sensitive to pain. That big fire had burned everything around him. What would the pain have been like then?
Ye Nanxuan was no longer in the mood to work. He grabbed his suit jacket and quickly got up to leave his office.
"Mr. Ye, where are you going?"
"I have to go out for a bit. Postpone all my meetings for today."
With that, Ye Nanxuan disappeared from the office, leaving the secretary in a daze.
This was the first time Mr. Ye had left the office like this.
Ye Nanxuan didn't care what others in office thought of him. He started his car and speeded it straight to Lan Lingyu's house.
The doorbell rang and rang.
Shen Mannge woke up, exhausted.
She knew that it wasn't Lan Lingyu at the door. Lan Lingyu had her own key. Shen Mannge had not ordered any food either. So who was knocking at the door?
Chu Mengxi?
If it was really her, Shen Mannge didn't plan to open the door so easily.
