Chen Wenzhou saw Chen Lingmeng’s extreme reaction and frowned, but he quickly composed himself and raised a hand to hold Chen Lingmeng’s hand.
Chen Lingmeng’s hand was icy cold, with a layer of cold sweat emerging in her palm.
Chen Wenzhou could also feel her body trembling in detail. If Pei Yansi saw her , he would definitely notice something.
Pei Yansi was like a wolf; if he smelled even a hint of blood, he would thoroughly trace and clarify all the facts. Therefore, Chen Lingmeng must not be full of flaws.
Chen Wenzhou took a deep breath, his face serious as he looked at Chen Lingmeng and called her name gently and patiently, "Mengmeng, you look very pale."
Chen Lingmeng clenched her teeth. Pei Yansi was still not over the car accident and kept investigating behind the scenes. How could she not be scared, especially since Pei Yansi was not incompetent?
Fortunately, the previous divorce issue between Shen Heyu and him had diverted Pei Yansi’s attention, giving the Chen family enough time to smooth things over.
"Brother, we can’t let him investigate this matter anymore."
Chen Wenzhou, of course, knew they couldn’t let Pei Yansi dig deeper, or he would eventually unearth something explosive.
Chen Wenzhou gripped Chen Lingmeng’s hand slightly harder; he furrowed his brows, looking at Chen Lingmeng’s conspicuous expression.
"Mengmeng, you should know what kind of person Pei Yansi is. If Pei Yansi sees your reaction, he will definitely become suspicious. You must remember, if Pei Yansi starts probing into your life subtly, you absolutely cannot let him detect anything unusual."
Chen Lingmeng lacked confidence and bit her lip, nodding.
"But brother, can’t we really get Pei Yansi to stop investigating the past incident? It’s been so long; hasn’t he given up yet? Plus, he and Shen Heyu have already separated, and Shen Heyu is about to be with another man."
"I will definitely find a way to stop Pei Yansi from continuing his investigation, but you need to pull yourself together and make sure he doesn’t discover anything."
"Just like how you are today, you absolutely cannot let Pei Yansi see you . Mengmeng, if you marry Pei Yansi later and you live together daily, if you cannot hide well, he will eventually dig out everything."
Chen Wenzhou was somewhat uneasy about Chen Lingmeng, who had been overly protected by the Chen family.
"Brother, I know what you want to say. Don’t worry, when I’m in front of others, especially in front of Pei Yansi, I will definitely hide my emotions well and try not to cause any trouble for you all."
This matter was easy to talk about but hard to execute, especially for Chen Lingmeng, facing the person she had liked for so long. She took a deep breath, slowly letting her expression return to normal.
Chen Wenzhou saw Chen Lingmeng hide her revealing expression and nodded slightly, retracting his hand.
"You must remember, no matter what happens in the future, especially with Pei Yansi and anything related to your car accident, you must not panic; always stay calm and firmly deny any involvement," Chen Wenzhou repeatedly admonished Chen Lingmeng.
Chen Lingmeng nodded, keeping Chen Wenzhou’s words in her heart.
Calmly, she soon curiously asked, "If Pei Yansi is investigating this matter, has he made any recent progress?"
Progress was definitely being made, especially regarding the bodyguard who had accompanied Pei Yansi to the Chen Family’s residence last time.
Chen Wenzhou had already had someone investigate, and that bodyguard was called Wang Zhiqiang.
Pei Yansi put down his phone, sat on the sofa, and raised his hand to pinch the bridge of his nose.
Just then, a flurry of footsteps hurriedly approached Pei Yansi, and Zhao Jin looked at Pei Yansi with a grave expression, "President, there’s a big problem, Wang Zhiqiang is missing."
Hearing this, Pei Yansi suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze as sharp as a blade, he lifted his head, "When did he disappear, have you sent someone to look for him?"
"The bodyguards discovered at noon that Wang Zhiqiang was missing, the last footage from the surveillance captured him entering the restroom of a mall, but after he entered the restroom, he disappeared, and furthermore, the mall’s surveillance had been tampered with."
Upon hearing this response, Pei Yansi sneered. If he remembered correctly, Lihua Mall was supposed to be one of the Chen Group’s malls.
"Continue sending people to search, keep a close watch on Chen Wenzhou and their movements, the moment there’s any rustling of the leaves, immediately let me know." Pei Yansi’s complexion turned dark in an instant. Chen Wenzhou really had some nerve, reaching right under his eyelids.
"President, are you saying Chen Wenzhou might already know about Wang Zhiqiang’s existence and might have realized Wang Zhiqiang’s identity, therefore kidnapping him? If that’s the case, Wang Zhiqiang might be in life-threatening danger. Once he knows Wang Zhiqiang’s identity, he will definitely kill to silence him."
Pei Yansi sneered again, he leisurely picked up a cup of coffee from the coffee table and elegantly took a sip.
"If Chen Wenzhou really does know about Wang Zhiqiang’s identity, guess why he deleted the mall’s surveillance, yet left this loophole—it’s to let us know that Wang Zhiqiang is now in their hands, trying to make us negotiate terms with Chen Wenzhou."
Pei Yansi put down the coffee cup, a fierce look appearing in his eyes.
His words awakened Zhao Jin, who slapped his forehead, "The president sees it clearly, president, should we contact the Chen Family? After all, every day Wang Zhiqiang is in their hands it’s a day he’s not safe."
"Chen Wenzhou and the others are probably waiting for us to come forward and ask for the person. If we rush to find them now, it will just remind them that Wang Zhiqiang is very important to us, and then they definitely will not easily let Wang Zhiqiang go."
Pei Yansi’s words were very sensible, clearly analyzing the mindset of Grandpa Chen and Chen Wenzhou.
Hearing Pei Yansi say this, the long-anxious Zhao Jin took a deep breath and calmed down, "President, what should we do now?"
"Since they are waiting for us to ask them for the person, let’s make them wait overnight. Tonight, mobilize everyone to thoroughly investigate Wang Zhiqiang’s whereabouts. After finding his whereabouts, I will meet Chen Wenzhou, hold his attention, and you guys rescue the person."
Pei Yansi already had a solution in mind.
Pei Yansi was not wrong, as Chen Wenzhou sat in his study all night, the longer the time dragged on, the more furrowed his brows became.
Until dawn, he lifted his hand to glance at his watch, tiredly massaged his brow, "He still hasn’t come looking?"