Shen Chi Yan instinctively wanted to pull his hand out. Song Qi Nian's face turned ashen, and she held on even tighter.
At this moment, she looked like someone who had fallen into the sea and grabbed onto the only life-saving straw, refusing to let go.
If it were in the past, Shen Chi Yan would have undoubtedly shaken Song Qi Nian off without hesitation.
However, at this moment, he hesitated.
Especially when he saw Song Qi Nian's pale, paper-like face and her body trembling even in her sleep, he couldn't bear to push her away any longer.
After a busy day, coupled with drinking, Shen Chi Yan was extremely exhausted.
He was used to showering at night, but since Song Qi Nian wouldn't let go, and he didn't want to argue with the mute woman for half the night, he gently coaxed, "Let go of me first, and I'll take a bath and come back to be with you."
Song Qi Nian showed no reaction. Shen Chi Yan thought she had fallen asleep. As he tried to pull his hand away, she seemed startled and not only held on tighter but also tugged at him with her other hand.
Shen Chi Yan was caught off guard and fell directly onto the bed.
He was simply too tired and didn't want to move anymore.
Turning his head, he saw Song Qi Nian snuggling into his embrace. Shen Chi Yan reached out and pulled her into his arms, thinking to himself that he would never spoil her and indulge her like this again in the future.
Shen Chi Yan had expected that without a shower and with Song Qi Nian in his arms, he would surely have insomnia that night.
Unexpectedly, he slept very comfortably. His biological clock was always precise. When he woke up again, aside from a sore arm pressed by Song Qi Nian, he felt refreshed.
Moreover, after that, Song Qi Nian didn't cause much trouble and slept soundly.
Shen Chi Yan lowered his head to look at the red bracelet on his wrist. Was the bracelet from Xiangrui Mountain so effective?
Seeing that Song Qi Nian showed no signs of waking up, Shen Chi Yan quietly got up and left the hotel.
Gao Kun Lun had initially thought that Master Wu and the young madam would be up to no good in the hotel until late at night, allowing him to sleep in.
To his surprise, he received a call from Shen Chi Yan at six o'clock.
After the car picked up Shen Chi Yan, Gao Kun Lun couldn't help but yawn, "Master Wu, where are we going so early?"
"Xiangrui Mountain."
"Ah?"
Getting up so early just to go hiking?
Was Master Wu that energetic?
"Drive!"
"Yes."
At eight in the morning, Song Qi Nian slowly woke up. Perhaps she had slept too long, her body felt weak.
Seeing that she was alone in the room, she picked up her phone and sent a WeChat message to Mu Yu Xin, "Yu Xin, have you gone to work? Why didn't you wake me up?"
Mu Yu Xin seemed busy and didn't reply to Song Qi Nian.
Song Qi Nian had never considered escaping. It was just that yesterday had been too tiring and uncomfortable, and she didn't want to go home, fearing that an argument would erupt if Shen Chi Yan arrived. So, she had checked into the hotel directly.
Now it was time to go back, and she still had to investigate the matter of the rescue station.
Song Qi Nian tidied herself up. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly received a text message on her phone.
"I have what you want most right now. I'm waiting for you at the tea restaurant next to Ruigui Hotel."
The hotel Song Qi Nian was staying in was indeed Ruigui Hotel. The sender clearly knew she had stayed there last night and had come specifically to find her this morning.
What she wanted most right now?
Could it be something to prove her innocence?
Song Qi Nian frowned and immediately replied, "Who are you?"
"You just need to know that I am someone who wants to help you."
Song Qi Nian thought for a moment and decided to meet the person.
However, she never expected that the person waiting for her would be Shen Qi Wen.
When Shen Qi Wen saw Song Qi Nian, he bared his white teeth and waved at her with a smile, "Sister-in-law, this way."
Song Qi Nian didn't know what Shen Qi Wen was up to, but since she was here, she decided to go with the flow. She walked directly towards Shen Qi Wen.
Shen Qi Wen made an inviting gesture, "Sit down. Haven't you had breakfast yet? The shrimp dumplings and char siu bao here are good. I've ordered a portion for you. Try them."
Song Qi Nian looked at the exquisite breakfast in front of her but didn't touch it.
Shen Qi Wen suddenly laughed, "What? Are you afraid I'll poison your breakfast? Don't worry, with so many people here, I can't do anything to you."
Song Qi Nian had no appetite to share breakfast with Shen Qi Wen. She asked the waiter for paper and a pen, wrote something, and handed it to Shen Qi Wen, "What do you mean by saying you want to help me?"
Shen Qi Wen didn't answer Song Qi Nian's question. Instead, he looked at the shrimp dumplings and char siu bao in front of her and said regretfully, "You really won't eat them?"
Song Qi Nian frowned and looked at him.
"Alright, if you don't eat them, I'll eat them for you. Waste is a disgrace."
After taking the baozi from in front of Song Qi Nian, Shen Qi Wen handed her a mobile phone, "Look."
As Song Qi Nian took the phone and looked, he savored the shrimp dumplings while observing her expression.
On the phone was a video. In the video, Ju Hong Lan watched a staff member cruelly abuse a cat with a stick. The kitten's cries of pain were incessant. When the abuse was almost over, she handed a sum of money to the staff member.
"Once this matter is handled, I'll give you another twenty thousand. If anything goes wrong in the middle, or if it doesn't achieve the effect I want..."
Before Ju Hong Lan could finish her threat, the staff member immediately bowed and said, "Vice Chairman, please don't worry, I will not disappoint you."
Following that, the staff member left with the cat. Ju Hong Lan let out a cold laugh, then nervously looked around before quickly leaving.
Song Qi Nian recognized the staff member at a glance. It was the person who had first rushed out to question her about what she was doing and accused her of abusing the cat.
No wonder!
The kitten had cried for so long, yet she hadn't appeared. She had only come out to accuse her of animal cruelty precisely when Song Qi Nian was holding a stick to save the cat.
It was indeed Ju Hong Lan!
She looked up at Shen Qi Wen with confusion.
Before she could write anything, Shen Qi Wen wiped his mouth and smiled, "You want to ask me why?"
Shen Qi Wen was Shen Zheng Ming's daughter, and Ju Hong Lan was Shen Zheng Ming's wife. Although they were not related by blood, they were still family. Why would Shen Qi Wen help her against Ju Hong Lan?
"Heh... You can think of it as the enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Enemy?
What had happened between Shen Qi Wen and Ju Hong Lan that made Shen Qi Wen hate Ju Hong Lan so much?
"Let me put it this way, I don't like you much, but I dislike Ju Hong Lan even more. Ju Hong Lan wants to ruin your reputation and make you lose your position as Vice Chairman of the foundation. If you can manage to trip her up, then I won't have helped you in vain."
Song Qi Nian looked at Shen Qi Wen. Besides the fact that Shen Qi Wen wanted to use her to deal with Ju Hong Lan, she couldn't think of anything else.
The longer the press conference was delayed, the greater the doubts from the outside world about the foundation. This matter could not be postponed.
Without any further delay, Song Qi Nian took the video given to her by Shen Qi Wen to the old residence of the Shen family.