Lin Qiutong had never seen Shen Chi Yan so terrifying. It was as if, should she shake her head, Shen Chi Yan would snap her neck.
She struggled to breathe, half because Shen Chi Yan was choking her, and the other half from fear.
Tears welling up, she nodded, gripping Shen Chi Yan's hands on her neck, hoping he would release her.
Shen Chi Yan was about to explode. In a mere dozen seconds, he had pieced everything together. He let go of Lin Qiutong, no longer looking at her, and quickly got dressed before heading out.
Lin Qiutong instinctively wanted to call out to him, but remembering his terrifying demeanor just moments ago, she dared not make a sound.
After Shen Chi Yan left, she smirked, her face filled with smugness and satisfaction. Whether Shen Chi Yan admitted it or not, they had slept together last night, and the child in her womb must be his.
Lin Qiutong reached out and touched her flat abdomen, "Baby, baby, everything from now on depends on you."
Gao Kunlun had been waiting outside the door. Seeing Shen Chi Yan emerge, he immediately said, "Boss, the young madam is waiting for you in the room next door. Also... the young master was taken from the old residence and there's been no news of him since. The kidnappers haven't called either. I'm afraid... he's in grave danger."
"What did you say?!"
Shen Chi Yan's face contorted in shock. He grabbed Gao Kunlun by the collar, "Say that again!!!"
Gao Kunlun was on the verge of tears. "Your phone was off last night, Zan Zan is missing, and the old madam had a fit and was admitted to the hospital. The young madam hasn't slept all night. You... you should go see her first!"
Shen Chi Yan hadn't expected so much to happen in one night. His expression grew darker and darker. "Where's my phone?"
Gao Kunlun handed Shen Chi Yan his phone, which he had only just found.
After retrieving his phone, Shen Chi Yan immediately made several calls, notifying various connections and urging them to find Zan Zan.
Then, he said to Gao Kunlun, "Send people to keep an eye on Li Jun Shen and Shen Qi Wen, and investigate them."
Having found Shen Chi Yan, Gao Kunlun felt a sense of direction and immediately nodded, "Yes!"
After Gao Kunlun left, Shen Chi Yan cursed under his breath and then dialed Shen Qi Wen's number.
"Hello... Fifth Brother, did you have a good night?"
"Why?"
Shen Chi Yan's voice was laced with fury, but Shen Qi Wen laughed, "I'm helping you! Song Qi Nian is simply not good enough for you. She eloped with Li Jun Shen and cheated on you for two years. And Tong Tong has been waiting for you all these years. You two are a match made in heaven!"
Shen Chi Yan sneered, "So that's why you were so eager to block drinks for me last night! You were waiting for me all along! How dare you conspire with Lin Qiutong to frame me!"
"No! Tong Tong doesn't know about this at all. I arranged it all myself. I really don't understand you. Do Tong Tong and Song Qi Nian make it so hard for you to choose? You'd rather have a woman who's been with someone else than Tong Tong, who loves you wholeheartedly!"
Shen Chi Yan remained silent and hung up the phone.
Damn it, Shen Qi Wen had been too good at pretending for the past two years, causing him to let his guard down.
His phone suddenly rang. Seeing that it was Song Qi Nian calling, Shen Chi Yan cursed under his breath and walked into the adjacent room.
Song Qi Nian stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing outside, lost in thought. He had a disquieting feeling that she might fall at any moment.
"Song Qi Nian!"
Alarmed, he hurried over and pulled her further inside. The next second, Song Qi Nian wrenched his hand away and slapped him hard.
Shen Chi Yan's head snapped to the side. He felt a pang of anger that Song Qi Nian would hit him without asking any questions.
But seeing Song Qi Nian's reddened eyes, his heart instantly softened with pain. "Qi Qi..."
He reached out to embrace Song Qi Nian, but she took a few steps back, creating distance between them. "Don't touch me!"
As Song Qi Nian thought about the more than ten hours that Zan Zan had been missing, Shen Chi Yan's phone being switched off and unreachable, while he was with Lin Qiutong, she felt not much hate, but a deep sense of disappointment.
She looked at him expressionlessly and slowly said, "Shen Chi Yan, I told you long ago, if you wanted to be with Lin Qiutong, I would step aside. I know that leaving with Li Jun Shen back then hurt your pride and your heart. But if you wanted to get revenge on me, you didn't need to do it this way."
Song Qi Nian took a deep breath. "Let's get a divorce. I'll let you go, and you let me go."
As Song Qi Nian turned to leave, Shen Chi Yan pressed her against the floor-to-ceiling window behind her. His expression was cold and terrifying, as if he were the one who had been caught in the act, not Song Qi Nian.
"Divorce, divorce, what else can you do but talk about divorce? Will you believe anything I say? Do you think I'm the kind of man who would look for other women when I already have you?"
Song Qi Nian believed Shen Chi Yan was making excuses. She tried to push him away, but he kissed her.
Song Qi Nian was surprised that Shen Chi Yan still had the mood to kiss her at this moment. She pushed him away and slapped him again.
Shen Chi Yan chuckled instead of getting angry. "You just tasted it, didn't you? There's no other woman's taste in my mouth!"
"You..."
"Whether you believe it or not, I didn't touch Lin Qiutong. Shen Qi Wen drugged me last night. When I woke up, I was in that situation. Of course, you could say I unknowingly slept with Lin Qiutong while I was unconscious. But I can tell you, when a man is drunk or drugged, if he truly has relations with a woman, he wouldn't know nothing about it. Besides, I have germophobia..."
Shen Chi Yan proceeded to undress in front of Song Qi Nian.
Earlier, in the room next door, the curtains were drawn, making it dark. Song Qi Nian hadn't noticed the allergic reactions on Shen Chi Yan's body. But now, she saw that he was covered in red, and it looked quite severe.
"Do you want me to take off my pants to show you if my private parts are also allergic?"
Song Qi Nian: "..."
"There's another way. The room in the west wing hasn't been tidied up. You can go check if there's a condom. If there is, check it for my fluids. Of course, if you can't find a condom, you'll just think we didn't use one. With just one word from you, I can take Lin Qiutong to the hospital immediately to have her body checked for my fluids."
Seeing Song Qi Nian remain silent, Shen Chi Yan didn't give her any more time to hesitate and directly pulled her to leave.
Song Qi Nian abruptly shook off his hand, her suppressed emotions finally breaking. Tears streamed down her face.
"Zan Zan is gone, and we haven't found him all night. I'm so scared..."