He stared at ‘Lin Xinyan’ calmly and said, “What do you want?”
‘Lin Xinyan’ startled. Even though he looked calm, he sent a chill down her spine when he spoke. She quickly said, “He, he didn’t mean it. It doesn’t matter.”
“Thank you. My sincere gratitude to you for being so kind-hearted.” The waiter thanked her repeatedly and pushed the food trolley to leave the room. Before he closed the door, he glanced at ‘Lin Xinyan’ and was ill-disposed towards her.
Clearly she’s like a dog that’s backed by a powerful master. Who will know her if she isn’t with Zong Jinghao?
Came up to him, ‘Lin Xinyan’ tried to hold his arms and said, “Jinghao…”
“Aren’t you hungry? Let’s eat.” Zong Jinghao avoided her.
‘Lin Xinyan’s hands were left stranded in the air. Obviously, Zong Jinghao avoided her from being close to him, yet he promised to have babies with her just now.
“Jinghao, are you angry?” ‘Lin Xinyan’ tried to sound him out cautiously.
Looking at her, Zong Jinghao pulled the chair and replied calmly, “Nope. Let’s eat.”
Lin Xinyan was relieved when she saw that he wasn’t angry. She took herself down a notch and sat down quietly to have their meal.
Zong Jinghao picked up some vegetables for her and said, “Eat more.”
‘Lin Xinyan’ blushed as she was slightly shy. Apparently, Zong Jinghao treated Lin Xinyan rather well.
She was joyous.
To ensure that everything went smoothly, she didn’t eat nor sleep well. She was now relieved after successfully getting to him. As she was in a good mood and had the appetite to enjoy the meal now, she had quite a lot of food.
Zong Jinghao handed a glass of water over to her and said, “Take your time.”
‘Lin Xinyan’ felt happy to live with Zong Jinghao and sit with him together like now. She wasn’t sure if she felt joyous now because Zong Jinghao gave her the glass of water and took several sips of it. Later, she put down the glass and acted cute to ask Zong Jinghao gently, “Can you stay here to accompany me today?”
Zong Jinghao responded affirmatively in a calm manner.
‘Lin Xinyan’ was too excited, to the extent that she forgot that she sprained her leg. As she jumped up all of a sudden from her chair, she moved too much and accidently rammed her stomach against the corner of the table. She frowned in pain and said, “It hurts.”
She was looking at Zong Jinghao in the hope that he would comfort her.
At this moment, Zong Jinghao’s phone rang. After taking out the phone and knowing that it was a call from the villa, he didn’t pick it up immediately but asked ‘Lin Xinyan’ to go back to her room and rest.
Reluctant to be back to her room, she tried to grab his phone and asked, “Who’s that?”
“It’s about the company. What’s wrong? Do you want to interfere in my business?” He said coldly and imposingly.
As ‘Lin Xinyan’ didn’t want to piss him off, she pouted her lips and said, “Nope. I’ll just go back to my room.”
Lin Xinyan limped off to her room. Her smile disappeared completely as soon as the door was closed.
Why is Zong Jinghao so moody?
Sometimes he treats her well, yet sometimes he’s impatient with her. Does he really love Lin Xinyan?
Lin Xinyan was perplexed as she wasn’t sure what kind of a man he was.
In the living room, Zong Jinghao closed the door of the bedroom and picked up the phone only when he was standing by the window.
Lin Xichen’s voice was heard over the phone when he asked, “Where’s my mommy?”
He was questioning him immediately.
Zhuang Zijin said Zong Jinghao and mommy were on a business trip, but he didn’t believe it. His mommy would never go on a business trip with Zong Jinghao without telling his sister and him.
Also, she didn’t bring along her clothes and daily necessities.
This didn’t make sense.
Zong Jinghao clenched his fists while blue veins stood out on the back of his hand. He was infuriated as he didn’t know how and where she was, and whether she was safe or harmed.
He knew nothing about her now and felt regret and worried over such a thing that happened out of his control.
He said with a shaking voice, “She’s on a business trip with me…”
“Don’t lie to me. I can’t be easily fooled like my sister. Where’s my mommy? If you’re really with mommy, let her talk to me.” Lin Xichen interrupted him and said with a slightly hoarse voice, “If she’s really with you, why can’t I get through? Doesn’t she know that I will be worried about her and miss her? She knows, and so she won’t do that.”
This kid was too detail-oriented as they couldn’t hide it from him.
Zong Jinghao wasn’t sure how he should explain it to him.
He had never been so disoriented.
He couldn’t even give an answer when Lin Xichen questioned him.
“Xichen.”
“There’s no need to explain anything. Just tell me where my mommy is or what kind of danger she’s in. Please tell me everything. I’ve never left her ever since I was born. Since I’m the only man at home, I promised that I’ll protect her…”
In the huge living room of the villa, Lin Xichen looked very tiny as he stood next to the couch. His eyes turned bloodshot and watery as he said, “Tell me.”
Zong Jinghao remained silent for a moment and said gently, “I’ll let Guan Jing pick you up.”
“Okay.” Lin Xichen hung up the phone.
Zong Jinghao was still holding his phone and lost in contemplation. Only when the phone rang again, he ended the phone call and opened the message that was just sent to him.
Shen Peichuan had brought the surgeon here and asked if they could come in as they were already waiting outside.
He checked the time. ‘Lin Xinyan’ should have fallen asleep now.
To ensure that she wouldn’t find out, he opened the door to check if she’s asleep before texting Shen Peichuan to bring him in.
When the door was opened, Shen Peichuan came in with a man that looked 40 to 50 years old and was wearing a pair of glasses with a gold frame.
“This is the plastic surgeon who has been in the plastic surgery industry for more than 20 years…”
Leaning against the couch, Zong Jinghao held his eyebrows with one of his hands and stopped Shen Peichuan from speaking as he wasn’t interested to know all this. He then said, “Bring him in.”
Shen Peichuan didn’t continue speaking as he could sense that he wasn’t in the mood. He brought the plastic surgeon to the room to examine ‘Lin Xinyan’.
The surgeon brought some small tools along as Shen Peichuan explained the situation to him. He checked ‘Lin Xinyan’s nose with a light and noticed that there were some transparent substances. After checking her cheeks, chin, forehead, eyes and all sensory organs, he said, “There was some stuffing in her nose. She underwent eyelift surgery, orthognathic surgery, teeth-straightening surgery and many more. Basically, she underwent plastic surgery for the entire face…”
Shen Peichuan looked solemn and asked, “How much time would be needed to perform such a plastic surgery?”
“She would need at least three to four years for her to look natural, or else her face would look stiff. But, the one who performed plastic surgery for her was skillful because there are almost no flaws on her face. No one would notice that she underwent plastic surgery without meticulous examination.”
Shen Peichuan walked him to the door, took out a pile of money to him and said, “Thank you. I hope that you won’t mention this to anyone other than me.”
“Understood. You can rest assured that I’ll not look for troubles for myself.” Once the surgeon took the money, he turned around and left.
Shen Peichuan turned around and looked at the man sitting on the couch. He was making a phone call and seemed to ask Guan Jing to go to the villa.
After closing the door, he sat in front of him and only opened his mouth when he hung up his phone, “She underwent plastic surgery.”
Zong Jinghao wasn’t surprised at all as he had expected it.
“I asked the surgeon. To undergo a plastic surgery like hers, a woman would need at least three to four years to look natural. With such a long time…” Shen Peichuan said solemnly, “I’m afraid this isn’t something simple. Who is this woman? How could she lurk for so long to be the impostor of Ms. Lin?”
Zong Jinghao had been pondering over it and knew that only several people held entrenched grudges against Lin Xinyan. Shen Xiuqing was dead, He Ruilin was jailed, and the remaining person was Shen Xiuqing’s daughter who disappeared six years ago.
Since she’s disappeared for six years, she had the time.
Plus, she had always been holding a grudge against Lin Xinyan, and had the motive to do such a thing.
Zong Jinghao seemed to have known the identity of the woman who underwent plastic surgery. Shen Peichuan came closer to him and asked, “Do you know who she is?”
“I’m just guessing. We can only be certain after investigating it.”
“So, what do you prepare to do? How should we deal with that woman?” Shen Peichuan thought that the whole incident was insane. He thought that He Ruilin was crazy enough, yet he never thought there could be a person who was crazier than her.
Women are complicated.
Shen Peichuan shivered.
He felt that women are a type of terrifying creature.
Zong Jinghao smiled and looked rather bloodthirsty and sinister.
How would that woman deserve to have Lin Xinyan’s face?
