After Qin Huai cleared the confusion in his mind, he wiped his face and looked at the paper in his hand with a beaming smile, looking like someone who had victory firmly in his grasp.
After all, what he could confirm now was that Shen Yuzhi was indeed on his side. Furthermore, Shen Yuzhi had no hidden agenda and was single-mindedly intent on helping him. As long as Shen Yuzhi was not standing with Ling Feng, everything would be manageable.
Moreover, Qin Huai did not want any direct conflict with Shen Yuzhi at this moment. After all, his goal was simply to crush the Cheng family, throw Lin Xingxue and her son, Cheng An, out of the household, and make Cheng Shangjian pay the price he deserved.
After all, Qin Huai was the eldest son of the Cheng family; what was Cheng An, anyway?
Thinking of this, Qin Huai smiled with satisfaction, tucked those two sheets of paper into a file, and placed them inside his desk drawer.
After a full day of work, Qin Huai felt exhausted. Although he had not had any direct contact with the senior management of the Shen Group, organizing these files was incredibly taxing.
He really did not know how the previous manager had handled things. He could not understand why everything had piled up so much by the time it reached him.
As Qin Huai rubbed his aching temples and stared at the computer, his phone suddenly rang.
Qin Huai picked up his phone and took a closer look; it was a message from Song Zhe.
“Little Huai-Huai, to celebrate your first day on the job, let’s go out for a drink tonight.”
Seeing this message, Qin Huai could not help but laugh. He gripped his phone and immediately replied.
“I think you are the one who wants to go drinking. We have celebrated enough these past two days.”
“That is not it at all! I am doing all this celebrating for you. I have been staying quietly in the villa lately; when do I ever drink that much!”
The two were chatting enthusiastically, completely unaware of the gaze from beside them. When Qin Huai finally put the phone down and turned his head, he met a familiar pair of eyes. It was Shen Yuzhi. He wondered what he was doing at the company today.
Could he be here to keep an eye on him? Running here every other day is quite a task; he must be exhausted, too.
“Han… Young Master Shen, why are you here again? Are you here for a meeting? The meeting room is on the 25th floor.”
Qin Huai’s question was particularly tricky, causing Shen Yuzhi’s expression to go blank for a second before he waved his hand, signaling Qin Huai to follow him.
Qin Huai did not delay and followed Shen Yuzhi out of the office area immediately.
They arrived at the cafe downstairs and ordered two coffees. Shen Yuzhi did not mince words and asked Qin Huai directly: “Since you came to the Shen Group, how much of the Song family’s influence have you used?”
Qin Huai had not expected Shen Yuzhi to ask such a question, which made him frown. After hesitating for a few seconds, he answered.
“I am not sure. Song Zhe handled it for me.”
Qin Huai shook his head honestly, his eyes showing nothing but sincerity as he looked at Shen Yuzhi.
However, Qin Huai’s answer seemed to be within Shen Yuzhi’s expectations, and he nodded with satisfaction.
He took a small flash drive out of his pocket and handed it to Qin Huai.
“There might be the information you want in here.”
When Qin Huai took the flash drive, his heart was turbulent with gratitude.
It left him unsure of how to face the Shen Yuzhi in front of him.
Ever since he entered the Shen Group, Shen Yuzhi had been inexplicably helping him. First, it was the Nada file, and now this flash drive. He did not know what Shen Yuzhi was thinking. Could he be trying to acquire the Shen Group to oppose Ling Feng?
If that were the case, would it not be easier to resolve from the top level? Why target him, a new recruit who had just joined the company?
The more Qin Huai thought about it, the more he circled back to the idea that Shen Yuzhi was still in love with him.
Thinking of this, he remembered the ambiguous marks left on his body a few days ago, and he could not help but blush.
Facing Shen Yuzhi, Qin Huai always felt his body go soft.
However, now was not the time to think about such things. He shook his head and hesitated to lift his gaze.
“Are you not satisfied with this flash drive?”
Shen Yuzhi asked with some confusion, which only made Qin Huai scramble to shake his head in a flustered state.
“Of course not! Thank you, Young Master Shen. I am very satisfied with the contents of this flash drive. I will definitely study it carefully, and I will keep it confidential. I will not let anyone else know!”
As soon as Qin Huai finished speaking, the expression on Shen Yuzhi’s face grew cold.
“A lot of people already know that we are talking here.”
This sentence left Qin Huai frozen in place. He did not dare to turn his head, fearing being discovered by others.
“It does not matter. No one has the guts to follow me yet.”
Shen Yuzhi released a hint of his pheromones, attempting to soothe Qin Huai. When Qin Huai caught the familiar scent, his emotions indeed settled down significantly. He leaned back in his chair, puzzledly fiddling with the flash drive in his hand.
“Why would Young Master Shen give me such important things? Could it be…”
“Because I trust you with it. I cannot trust anyone else.”
Before Qin Huai could finish his sentence, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Shen Yuzhi. After hearing this explanation, Qin Huai’s heart, which had just calmed down, started pounding again.
For a moment, he blushed and did not dare to look into Shen Yuzhi’s eyes. The two sat quietly in the cafe, waiting for their coffee in silence.
But it did not take long for the cafe to fill with people.
They sat nearby, chattering away, discussing something intensely.
Qin Huai became curious and could not help but prick up his ears to hear what they were talking about.
It turned out they were all talking about Ling Feng.
“Ever since Cheng An married into Ling Feng’s family, although Ling Feng does not value him, he is now pregnant with Ling Feng’s child.”
Hearing this news, Qin Huai curled his lips, his interest in Cheng An and Ling Feng growing even stronger.
Ling Feng, who was sitting to the side, maintained his usual silent demeanor and showed no reaction, but Qin Huai knew he must have heard everything.
When the coffee arrived, they remained silent, carefully listening to the gossip from the people around them.
All of it was information they had never heard before.
Qin Huai found it fascinating; he even took out his phone to record it and sent it to Song Zhe.
The news of Cheng An’s pregnancy caused Song Zhe to explode, and he kept sending Qin Huai messages and even calling.
With Shen Yuzhi present, Qin Huai could only reply to Song Zhe by text.
“You did not expect this, did you? I did not either. I was shocked when I heard it!”
Song Zhe was clearly very emotional on the other end, and after seeing Qin Huai’s reply, he sent a barrage of messages.
“Did they not say Ling Feng did not like Cheng An? How did they actually do it? Oh my god.”
“Ling Feng is really desperate; he will eat anything!”
“I wonder what kind of thing the two of them will produce? I am so curious.”
“How many days have they been married? Why is it so fast?”
“Is there a scam involved here? Cheng An would not have been with some other man, would he?”
Seeing the long stream of messages from Song Zhe, Qin Huai narrowed his eyes and began to think carefully. It had been less than half a month since he ran away from the wedding.
And Cheng An had not been married into Ling Feng’s family for more than a few days. To have already tested positive for pregnancy in such a short time is really suspicious.
Qin Huai felt a wave of disgust. He rubbed his arms and looked up, only to meet Shen Yuzhi’s eyes, which seemed to be looking at him with concern.
This made Qin Huai pick up his coffee in a daze and take a large gulp.
That finally eased the tension in his heart.
“Did Young Master Shen hear what they were saying just now?”
To break the awkwardness between them, Qin Huai had to speak up.
Even though he felt awkward and embarrassed after asking, fortunately, Shen Yuzhi responded.
“I heard it all. It was loud enough, after all.”
Seeing Shen Yuzhi’s deadpan expression, Qin Huai became even more curious; he wondered what his stance on the news was.
“So, what does Young Master Shen think about this?”
Meeting Qin Huai’s curious eyes, Shen Yuzhi sighed softly and finally voiced his thoughts.
“Cheng An’s child probably is not Ling Feng’s.”
As soon as Shen Yuzhi said this, Qin Huai nodded in satisfaction, as if to say that is exactly what he thought.
“After all, he has only been married into Ling Feng’s family for a few days; how could he be pregnant so quickly? Unless they had contact before. But as far as I know, they did not seem to have any intersection before.”
Qin Huai nodded and added his own thoughts.
“They did not seem to have any contact afterward, either. When I went to the Cheng family, I never saw them return together.”
Shen Yuzhi also shared his view. Their conversation attracted the attention of quite a few people.
The chatter around them gradually died down as people pricked up their ears to listen to the two of them talk.
Shen Yuzhi seemed to have noticed something, gave a slight smile, closed his mouth, and waited for Qin Huai to finish his coffee before taking him to another quiet shop.
“I think I understand what you mean, Young Master Shen. But if Ling Feng found out, he probably would not be able to sit so still right now. With his personality, would he not turn the Cheng family upside down?”
Qin Huai’s words made perfect sense to Shen Yuzhi. After all, a man like Ling Feng, who was extremely controlling of everyone, how could he tolerate Cheng An being pregnant with someone else’s child?
Could there be something happening behind the scenes that neither of them knew about? But this matter must have originated before they were married.