Gu Lin placed the wine bottle back and looked at Qin Si Ye. "Then drink slowly."
Fu Ji Heng picked up the wine bottle and poured for Qin Si Ye again.
The three raised their glasses together, swirled them a few times, and clinked them. They each took a sip.
"Si Ye, tell us. What exactly is going on?" Fu Ji Huan asked.
Qin Si Ye pondered for a moment and replied, "Shen Xi is Yin Xi's cousin."
The two men in the room stared at him in surprise.
What? No way? Was it that coincidental?
"So, those two children are indeed Yin Xi's?" Gu Lin frowned.
"Mm," Qin Si Ye replied.
Gu Lin pressed, "Yours and hers?"
"How could that be?" Qin Si Ye's expression darkened slightly as he picked up his wine glass and took a sip.
"What about Yin Xi herself?" Fu Ji Heng asked with a furrowed brow.
He finally understood why their conversation had broken down earlier. It turned out there was an unusual connection between them.
Furthermore, he recalled Gu Lin mentioning that Shen Xi was currently treating the elder Mrs. Qin with acupuncture.
"She has already passed away." A hint of pain appeared on Qin Si Ye's face. "I just returned from Country B this afternoon and saw her tombstone."
Fu Ji Heng and Gu Lin exchanged disbelieving glances.
"Shen Xi told you all this, so you believed her?" Gu Lin put down his wine glass, his gaze fixed on him.
Qin Si Ye finished the wine in his glass again, leaned back against the sofa, and closed his eyes, neither confirming nor denying.
At that moment, his phone rang.
"Hello?" Qin Si Ye picked it up, glanced at it, and slowly answered.
"Hello? President, the information you asked me to investigate has been mostly cleared up." Zhao Ze's voice came from the phone.
Qin Si Ye sat up straight. "Speak."
"According to our investigations and inquiries, Miss Yin's mother is named Shen Ru Jun. Her parents died young. She had a brother, and they were separated and lost contact many years ago. Miss Shen is very likely indeed Miss Yin's cousin," Zhao Ze replied in a low voice.
"Are you saying this lead has gone cold?" Qin Si Ye's eyes flickered.
"Yes," Zhao Ze answered cautiously.
Seeing Qin Si Ye remain silent for a long time, Zhao Ze continued,
"Additionally, we have also found out information about Miss Yin's arrival in Country B. She was indeed pregnant at that time."
Qin Si Ye was silent again. After a full half minute, he said into the phone, "Okay. I understand."
Seeing his increasingly grim expression, Fu Ji Heng and Gu Lin asked with concern, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"
"Nothing. Come, let's drink." Qin Si Ye grabbed the wine bottle and poured for himself.
Seeing that he was unwilling to talk, the two could only accompany him in drinking somberly.
During this time, they tried to change the subject many times, but Qin Si Ye was always distracted, offering perfunctory replies.
Unconsciously, the three of them had drunk four bottles of red wine and were all somewhat tipsy.
Suddenly, Qin Si Ye's phone rang again.
"Hello? Who is it?" He answered immediately without even looking.
"Mr. Qin, it's me, Shen Xi." Hearing his tone and words, Shen Xi immediately felt something was wrong.
He had saved her phone number, so why was he asking like this?
"Is something wrong?" Upon hearing her voice, Qin Si Ye shook his head, trying to clear his head a bit.
"Um, about the matter you wanted to know about, I want to talk to you. Do you have time now?" Shen Xi asked cautiously.
After returning, she had thought for a long time. In order to reclaim the Yin family villa, she decided to compromise and tell him the truth, satisfying his curiosity.
Even if he knew the truth, what could he do?
The contract he had signed with her back then was fake. They each had their own needs, and without the bond of romantic affection, there was no need to be loyal to each other.
Moreover, she was the victim.
"I'm sorry, Dr. Shen, you're too late with your answer. I have already sent people to investigate the truth," Qin Si Ye said, his eyes darkening, and he coldly hung up the phone.