Chapter 106 - : 16. Find out the real culprit (1/2)

He Yi chatted with Madam Yang, and Professor Hua, the wife of Minister Zou, who worked as a university tutor at a famous university.

Chatting with these intelligent women, who were rich in content, culture, and cultivation, also greatly improved her cultivation. He Yi finally understood what a gentle and elegant, modest gentleman was.

‘Gentleman’ did not only refer to men, women could also be called gentlemen, such as Professor Hua. She was the wife of the minister and had an illustrious status. She was also a well-known professor in the academic world.

Professor Hua had her career and circle of friends. She was not a vassal of her husband. Instead, she had her personality and achievements. She exuded the unique elegance and confidence of a middle-aged woman. This elegance was like a gentle jade that was captivating but not dazzling. This confidence was as bright as the moon and not arrogant. Unlike Chu Piaoyun’s arrogance, it truly reflected the intellectual beauty of a woman.

He Yi sighed from the bottom of her heart, “If only I could be like professor Hua when I reach middle age!”

Madam Yang could not help but nod and say, “When you reach middle age, you have your career. Your husband is considerate and your children live up to expectations. This is a woman’s greatest success! I have two things, but unfortunately…” after being married for so many years, she had no children, this was her greatest regret.

Therefore, Madam Yang especially liked Wan Wan. Wan Wan also did not dislike Madam Yang’s deliberate approach, and they hit it off very well.

He Yi suddenly saved herself the trouble and asked, “Why didn’t Vice Minister Fan’s wife come?”

Madam Yang and Professor Hua looked at each other, smiled faintly, and replied, “Maybe she was busy!”

He Yi blinked. Maybe she’s busy. This was probably the best excuse. The two official wives did not explain the reason for Madam Fan’s absence. Their relationship with her was probably very normal.

It seemed that the interpersonal relationship in the officialdom was also very delicate. They were also close and distant.

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Taking advantage of the little break after the luncheon, He Yi looked for Yu Shujun.

She walked into the reception room and saw Yu Shujun talking to two burly men. The two men nodded. When He Yi walked in, they left.

“Miss He is here. Take a seat!” Yu Shujun said as she sat down and ordered the waiter to make tea.

He Yi frowned because the room smelled of cigarettes. There were a few cigarette butts in the ashtray on the coffee table. It was obvious that someone had just smoked here.

Yu Shujun pursed her lips slightly and asked the waiter to open the door and windows. She said gently, “You can’t get used to the smell of cigarettes, right? A few guests just came. I can’t help it. They are guests, so I can’t forbid them from smoking.”

He Yi didn’t mind, but she didn’t expect Yu Shujun to be so observant. “Sister Yu is too meticulous! I’m not that pampered. Sister Yu is used to the smell of cigarettes, so why can’t I smell It while I’m here?”

“We’re different!” Yu Shujun said half-jokingly and half-seriously “You’re Young Master Yi’s new wife now. How can others not care about the person he pampers in his hands? He’s never willing to smoke in front of you, so of course, I don’t dare to let the smell of other men’s cigarettes touch you!”

He Yi’s eyelids twitched. She felt that the woman in front of her was as meticulous as hair. It was really surprising that she could see such details.

She took the tea and thanked her politely. He Yi took a sip of tea. After calming herself down, she slowly raised her head. “I came to look for sister Yu because I have something to ask her.”

“What is it? As long as I can do it, feel free to ask,” Yu Shujun replied straightforwardly.

“The surveillance video of the Tea room… I don’t know why it was erased. Sister Yu, can you help me find out the reason?” He Yi said as she carefully observed Yu Shujun’s expression.

Yu Shujun seemed to be a little surprised. She quickly called the relevant person-in-charge to inquire about it before she said seriously, “I’ve already sent people to investigate. I’ll tell you when I find out the reason!”

What she meant was that she didn’t know what was going on either.

He Yi had already expected this outcome and smiled faintly, she continued, “Also, I remember that there was an incense burner in the tea room that looked like a copper crane. I don’t know why I can’t find It! If someone were to steal it, there would be many things more valuable than it in the tea room. Why is this item the only thing missing?”

Yu Shujun fluttered her eyelashes in surprise again, seemingly even more surprised. “The incense burner in the tea room? I didn’t pay attention to it! Ask someone who often cleans the tea room!”

“No need to ask! They haven’t seen it before!” He Yi waved her hand and said with a faint smile, “That incense burner only appeared once, in the surveillance video. Unfortunately, the video has been erased!”

Yu Shujun frowned and was somewhat puzzled. “Do you suspect that there’s something wrong with it?”

He Yi couldn’t help but admire Yu Shujun’s shrewdness. Just from the surface, there was indeed no flaw to be seen. She even suspected that she was overthinking things. However, the facts proved that she wasn’t imagining things out of thin air. She had to follow the clues and find out the real culprit behind the rift between her and Yi Liangze.

“There are indeed some suspicious points!” He Yi nodded with a solemn expression. “Qing Xing’s accidental death is a thorn in both my and Liangze’s hearts. Every time we touch it, it hurts. “A weak and strong-willed girl became the victim of our argument for no reason. This is indeed unfair to her. Liangze and I have always felt guilty towards her.”

Yu Shujun sighed softly. “The tea lady’s fate was full of misfortunes. She died from drunk tea and saved her innocent body until her death. It was a worthy death! You don’t have to feel guilty. Liangze won’t feel guilty or anything. You don’t know him well. In fact… He isn’t as weak as you think!”

“After all, it’s a life. We can’t just disappear like this without any reason!” He Yi restrained her emotions very well. Even though this was once a thorn in her heart, she could say it in a calm tone at this moment and solve it rationally. “I suspect that her death is not as simple as it seems on the surface!”

“Oh, Miss He, just say what you want to say!” Yu Shujun maintained her perfect smile, “If you have doubts about the cause of Qing Xing’s death, you can get the police to intervene and investigate. If they find out that she did not commit suicide, but that there was another cause of death, then the guilt in your heart will be reduced by a lot!”

He Yi sensed that Yu Shujun was hiding something. She thought that she was questioning the cause of Qing Xing’s death because she wanted to find an excuse to lessen her guilt.

She stared at Yu Shujun for a while, but she did not give in and looked at her with a polite smile. He Yi admitted that Yu Shujun was very shrewd. She was a woman who was not easy to see through. It wouldn’t be easy for her to get information from her.

After a while, He Yi stood up and bid her farewell. She thanked her.

“You’re welcome.” Yu Shujun stood up to send him off, acting as the host. “If there’s anything I can help you with, just let me know.”

He Yi stopped in her tracks and pursed her lips. She wanted to say something but held it back. She pushed the door open and walked out.

*

“If there’s anything I can help you with, just let me know!”

He Yi repeated this sentence over and over again and couldn’t help but sneer inwardly. Did Yu Shujun think of herself as her master? Was she asking for her help to understand the situation? She had yet to pursue her negligence in her work – She had lost the video of the Tea room!

In other words, this video’s mysterious disappearance might have something to do with Yu Shujun!

He Yi took a deep breath. She knew that she could not act on impulse. Otherwise, she would not be able to do anything to Yu Shujun without any evidence.

As for Qing Xing’s death, she was blinded by the woman’s determination and tears. After that, the more He Yi thought about it, the more she felt that there were too many flaws.

She remembered hearing that Qing Xing had been a tea maid since she was fourteen. She was only nineteen when she died. These five years was the most beautiful time for a young girl, and she was given to each of the masters. If her personality was really as strong as fire and she would rather die than live, she would have died a long time ago. How could she have waited until now?

From fourteen to nineteen years old, this was also an important stage in character-building. Qing Xing’s identity and her position were destined to be servile. Therefore, it was not that the tea masters respected her as a goddess when she was still a virgin. It was just that her status was too expensive, and a tea maid who had lost her virginity was not worth anything! Her tea masters were all-powerful, and there were many beautiful women around them. It was not difficult to find a beautiful woman to warm the bed, so they usually would not defile her innocence.

Qing Xing came to Yi Liangze’s side. Perhaps the young girl had admiration for him, but it had not been a long time (she had asked Yi Liangze, and Qing Xing had been by his side for less than half a year). After so many years of hardship and suffering, she had come back, it meant that Qing Xing had already developed the ability to survive and strong psychological quality. At this time, she suddenly died with drunk tea, as if there was not enough reason.

In any case, Qing Xing became the victim of the dispute between He Yi and Yi Liangze. Every time it was mentioned, the two people felt pain in their hearts. He Yi directly doubted Yi Liangze’s character (whether he could control his own body after marriage), she even had the idea of marrying him in a marriage of convenience.

If it wasn’t for his positive behavior, the fact that he helped her uncover the truth of Mayor Chu’s bribery, and the fact that he actively made Wan Wan acknowledge him as her father (this was very important, He Yi had always been the most conflicted about Wan Wan acknowledging a thief as her father), he also planned a flowery wedding that slowly melted the ice in He Yi’s heart, forcing her to reluctantly accept him again.

However, the thorn in her heart still needed to be pulled out. Otherwise, she would never completely trust Yi Liangze, nor would she give up all her sincerity.

Since she had already found the flaw, she had to investigate it to the end! She had to clear Yi Liangze’s name and give herself justice!

She needed to prove that Yi Liangze did not intend to molest Qing Xing! She also did not indirectly force Qing Xing to death!

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