He Logged Into Weibo After Three Years…….Just to Claim Me

Ning Shixue’s mind went blank for an instant.

His face flushed bright red.
He couldn’t speak at all.

Luckily, Xie Zhaozhou didn’t mean to pressure him for an answer.

Xie Zhaozhou didn’t continue the topic, but he also didn’t leave.
He reached out and pinched Ning Shixue’s snow-white earlobe.
Ning Shixue was still wearing that black earring.
It made his skin seem even paler.

The earring was like a little black star, melting in the snow, melting in the pure white moonlight.

“Do you want to change your earring?”
Xie Zhaozhou asked him.

The soft flesh of Ning Shixue’s earlobe was pinched until it tickled.
He couldn’t help tilting his head slightly.
His cheek almost brushed against Xie Zhaozhou’s warm palm.
The tips of his ears suddenly burned.
He quickly dodged away.

Then he looked up, a bit confused, and asked Xie Zhaozhou,
“Why change it?”

“I want to put a tracker in for you,”
Xie Zhaozhou said, looking down at him directly.
“Don’t worry, I don’t want to monitor you. But if something happens, this way it’s safer.”

When he got home earlier and didn’t see Ning Shixue, he had indeed imagined many terrible consequences for a moment.

Xie Yaoyao also had trackers on him.
On his children’s smartwatch, and on his clothes.

But things like watches would definitely be discarded if something really happened.
They could only choose something less conspicuous.

The trackers on Xie Yaoyao’s clothes were all placed in hard-to-find spots.
And there was more than one.

Ning Shixue: “…”

Ning Shixue felt Xie Zhaozhou had some misunderstanding about him.
Even though he couldn’t explain, if someone were really crazy enough to kidnap him, it was hard to say who would be in more danger.

He was restrained now.
He didn’t dare hit Ji Xiao’s deadbeat father too hard.
But if someone kidnapped him first and laid hands on him, he couldn’t be blamed, right?

The original novel was a melodramatic wealthy family story.
There were many scenes like car accidents and kidnappings.
It was normal for Xie Zhaozhou to worry.

But he felt it would be better to put one on Xie Zhaozhou instead.
Then connect it to his phone.
That way, Xie Zhaozhou would be safer.
After all, he didn’t want to be widowed now.

As for this earring, he didn’t really want to take it off either.

Even though it probably wasn’t the same one he had originally, to him… it was very important.

Xie Zhaozhou didn’t force him.
He took Ning Shixue’s hand and removed his wedding ring.
He said quietly,
“Let me have this for a moment.”

Ning Shixue obediently nodded.

Only then did Xie Zhaozhou leave.

Ning Shixue heard his footsteps, seeming to head towards the study.
Then a very soft door sound.

After that, it was completely quiet.

The villa was on a mountainside.
The dead of night was especially still.
Ning Shixue closed his eyes and finally fell asleep.
But he didn’t sleep very peacefully.

In his dream, everywhere was dark.
Before him was a tall, indifferent figure.
But he couldn’t make out the person’s face.
In the thick darkness, he could only see those deep black eyes.

Like an abyss.
He couldn’t control himself from wanting to get closer.
But he couldn’t grab those hands.

He hadn’t had this kind of dream in a long time.
Even in his sleep, he knew very clearly it was a dream.

When Ning Shixue woke up, his face was extremely pale.
His stomach still felt uncomfortable, cramping on and off.

His body was never good to begin with.
Filming inevitably meant reversing day and night.
He Lin had tried to schedule his scenes as early as possible.
But it wasn’t special treatment.
He Lin treated film as his life.
Even filming a TV series in his spare time, he was very strict.
At most, he would consider Ning Shixue’s health as long as it didn’t affect the production schedule.

So Ning Shixue still had to stay up until two or three in the morning sometimes.
Mealtimes were naturally irregular too.

But besides acting, Ning Shixue couldn’t think of anything else he could do.
He didn’t know how to do anything else.

Ning Shixue’s back was covered in cold sweat from the pain.
He took a shower, then went downstairs for breakfast.

He had to go to the set later.

But he hadn’t expected Xie Zhaozhou still hadn’t left.

The tips of Ning Shixue’s ears burned.
Only now did he fully realize what Xie Zhaozhou had said to him last night.

He felt inexplicably nervous.
Now he was a bit afraid to face Xie Zhaozhou.
He couldn’t help wanting to walk around him.

Xie Zhaozhou looked up and saw Ning Shixue trying to avoid him.
His dark eyes were cool, watching him with a hint of a smile for a moment.
Then he called him softly,
“Come eat.”

Ning Shixue moved over and sat down.
Xie Zhaozhou had made him a bowl of noodles and handed him half a cup of yogurt.
Ning Shixue poked at the soft-boiled egg and asked, unable to help himself,
“Second Brother, aren’t you going to the company today?”

Why wasn’t this person leaving?

“A bit later,”
Xie Zhaozhou said calmly.
“I’ll take you to the hospital to get your stitches removed first.”

Two stitches had been put in Ning Shixue’s palm.
Now it was time to remove them.
Ning Shixue hadn’t forgotten about it.
But he was too lazy to go to the hospital.
He had planned to remove them himself at night.

Since Xie Zhaozhou wanted to go with him, he had to go.

Luckily, he wasn’t prone to scarring.
The small, densely packed wounds on his palm had healed a lot.
But the deepest one was still tight.
His palm couldn’t grip normally yet.

After leaving the hospital, Xie Zhaozhou drove him to the set.
He Lin hadn’t left the set for several nights in a row.
He was exhausted with dark circles under his eyes.
He looked up and greeted them.

Ning Shixue went to change clothes first.
When he came out, Xie Zhaozhou still hadn’t left.
His posture was very lazy.
He was leaning against Ning Shixue’s makeup table.
In his hand, he was still holding Ning Shixue’s script.

The makeup artist hadn’t arrived yet.
Ning Shixue paced around, wanting to wait until Xie Zhaozhou left before going over.

Xie Zhaozhou was looking down at the script, his posture looking like he was waiting for him.

Ning Shixue paused for a moment, then finally realized.
Red-faced, he held back for half a minute.
Finally, he couldn’t help it and kicked him.

What kind of great antagonist was this?
How hadn’t he been flirted to death yet?
Was he deliberately not leaving just to tease him?

Was he bullying him on purpose?

Xie Zhaozhou was prepared.
He caught his ankle.
The leg lifted up, the skin pale, the bones well-proportioned and beautiful.
It was that kind of slender, youthful male leg.

But the set was too hot.
Under his costume, Ning Shixue was only wearing shorts.
Lifting his leg like this, Xie Zhaozhou could see his soft, fair thigh when he looked down.

Xie Zhaozhou’s Adam’s apple moved.
He looked away and pulled the hem of Ning Shixue’s robe down.

Ning Shixue’s body temperature was very low.
In comparison, Xie Zhaozhou’s palm was almost burning hot.
He struggled awkwardly, unable to break free.
His fair cheeks flushed red from the warmth.

“Let me go,”
Ning Shixue said, his eyes moist, trying to pry his fingers off.

Xie Zhaozhou felt his strength was like a cat scratching.
He loosened his grip slightly.
Ning Shixue grabbed a few of his fingers and finally freed his ankle.

“I’m leaving,”
Xie Zhaozhou said, not teasing him anymore.
His dark eyes curved as he told him,
“I won’t be home tonight.”

Ning Shixue backed away from him, stubbornly insisting,
“Why tell me if you’re not coming home?”

“I was just afraid Teacher Xiao Ning might misunderstand,”
Xie Zhaozhou said, his phoenix eyes deep and affectionate.
His tone was even lower, more plaintive.
“What if you thought I was unclean and wanted a divorce?”

Ning Shixue: “…”

Say one more word, and we can get divorced right now, thank you.

Ning Shixue couldn’t take it anymore.
He stood up and pushed Xie Zhaozhou out.
Xie Zhaozhou’s suit jacket was draped over his arm.
He let Ning Shixue push him out, letting out a very low laugh.

–

After Xie Zhaozhou left, the makeup artist arrived.
Ning Shixue quickly went to film.

He had two scenes in the morning.
First, a reshoot of the nuptial cup scene with the Immortal Lord.
Then, a scene before he was killed by the Immortal Lord.

In He Lin’s productions, even a small supporting role with no lines was sought after by many.
Let alone the main cast.
The actor playing the Immortal Lord this time was called Shang Yan.
He was last year’s Best Actor.

Ning Shixue was popular now, but he wasn’t in the same league.
His only credits besides the parenting show were this drama.
Of course, they had to work around Shang Yan’s schedule for the reshoot.

Behind the monitor was a completely different world of light and shadow.
He Lin had originally been a bit mischievous.
He wanted to film the nuptial cup scene and send it to Xie Zhaozhou.

But when the clapperboard called action, he looked at the monitor and his expression became serious and focused.

Red candles flickered.
The camera gradually blurred, moving from the two figures of Ning Shixue and Shang Yan to Ning Shixue’s face.
At this point, he was still supposed to be playing pitiful in front of the Immortal Lord.
His makeup was androgynous.
His skin was pale.
Even with his deep crimson pupils, he only seemed like a pitiful young demon lord.

But as the camera zoomed in closer, magnified, what was revealed was the deeply hidden lust in his eyes.

That glance was extremely aggressive.
He Lin was very satisfied with this shot.
Even though Yu Li was still a young demon lord now, not even as tall as the Immortal Lord, he was playing the protagonist gong.

Too gentle would lack tension.

“Cut!”
The clapperboard called again.

He Lin made a change.
When filming the next scene, the breakup scene, Ning Shixue was suspended in water.
Originally, the shot was meant to be filmed straight on.
But he temporarily changed it to the same camera movement as this scene.

The same shot, but the contrast was huge.

The edited effect would be very impactful.

Ning Shixue also got it in one take this time.
They finished work early in the morning.
He Lin had them re-edit the trailer, adding the newly filmed shots.
The official Weibo would release the trailer that night.

When Ning Shixue got home, Xie Yaoyao and Ji Xiao were playing in the yard.
Xie Yaoyao heard the sound of the car and pattered over to Ning Shixue.

Xie Yaoyao pounced and hugged Ning Shixue’s leg.
Tears instantly welled up in his eyes.
His eyes were red-rimmed.
If Ning Shixue hadn’t grabbed his little arm, he would have lain down on the ground.

Wuwuwu, the baby had secretly gone out to play without him.
They had agreed to be best friends.

“What are you crying for?”
Ning Shixue asked, feeling inexplicably guilty as he crouched down.

Xie Yaoyao crossed his arms over his chest.
His profile was puffed up like a little bun.
His eyes were still red, but he pouted and said,
“Don’t talk to me. I’m not friends with you anymore!”

Ning Shixue: “…”

Such familiar lines.

But this time, Xie Yaoyao was clever.
The chubby kid absolutely would not be fooled.
Before Ning Shixue could speak, his little mouth puckered into a trumpet shape again.
“Xie Xingxing isn’t friends with you either!”

Then he turned and pattered away.

He was wearing little overalls.
As he ran, the little bear tail on his back wiggled.
Ning Shixue followed him and couldn’t help reaching out and pinching it.
Xie Yaoyao twisted hard.

He wouldn’t even let him touch his little tail.

“Little Ning Gege,”
Ji Xiao said, holding a little watering can, obediently greeting him.

Ning Shixue asked curiously,
“What are you playing?”

They had been watering flowers with the butler grandpa.
But Xie Yaoyao, holding his little watering can, was flying around making “wu wu” sounds, splashing water everywhere.
Their clothes were also wet.

So now they had switched to playing with water.

Xie Yaoyao used all his might, huffing as he lifted a little basin of water.
Then he put the basin on the ground and started splashing water out with his soft little hands.

He would rather play with water than pay attention to Ning Shixue.

But after a few minutes, Ning Shixue still hadn’t come to coax him.
Xie Yaoyao scratched his cheek.
He couldn’t help sneaking a glance at Ning Shixue.
Then he saw Ning Shixue crouching nearby.

Ning Shixue lowered his head, burying it in his knees.
Xie Yaoyao raised his chubby little hand and pushed him.
Ning Shixue didn’t move.

Xie Yaoyao had to stand up.
Then he stuck out his little bottom and lay on the ground.
He sneaked another look at Ning Shixue from under his arm.
After just one look, Xie Yaoyao’s dark eyes widened instantly.

The baby was crying.

Xie Yaoyao’s little face was full of conflict, scrunching up like a little bun.
Actually, he wasn’t that angry anymore.

He still wanted to be friends with the baby.

But if Ning Shixue didn’t come to coax him, and he just stopped being angry, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?

After struggling internally for a while, he decided the baby was more important.
He burrowed into Ning Shixue’s arms, launching his chubby cheek attack, snuggling up to him.
He didn’t forget to huffily ask him,
“Baby, were you playing with the little black pig?”

Ning Shixue had heard him mention the little black pig many times.
But he still didn’t know that every night, Xie Yaoyao dreamed of fighting the little black pig.

Especially since Ji Xiao had come to stay.
Ji Xiao slept with the little black pig plushie every night.
Xie Yaoyao the Great Demon King’s eyes would widen.
The little black pig was actually sleeping in his children’s bed too.

“You’re friends with me again?”
Ning Shixue finally looked up.
His eyes were still red-rimmed.
He raised an eyebrow and asked.

Xie Yaoyao grumbled, grabbing his hand.
“Let’s go play with the little train!”

Ning Shixue stood up.

Xie Yaoyao felt he had been tricked again.
Ning Shixue’s eyes reddened quickly and healed quickly.
Now he looked like he hadn’t been crying at all.
Why was it like this?

Xie Yaoyao got a few little trains.
The three of them each had one.
They were racing to see whose train could go the fastest.

Ning Shixue also sat on the grass.
He couldn’t help wanting to lie down.
But he propped himself up and played with them.

Xie Yaoyao lost patience after a while.
He picked up the little basin of water again.
Unexpectedly, he lost his balance.
His short little legs suddenly stumbled.
He fell backward, splashing water all over himself.

And all over Ning Shixue’s pants.

Xie Yaoyao pouted.
He was about to cry.
But the baby’s pants were wet too.
He sighed like a little adult.
A mature cub didn’t have time to cry.

He still had to take the baby to change his pants.

Ning Shixue didn’t want to catch another cold either.
He had filmed that scene in the water that morning.
When he came out, his whole body felt uncomfortable.

He had originally wanted to lie down again after eating.
But he hesitated and decided to take Xie Yaoyao and the others out to play in the afternoon.

As soon as Xie Yaoyao heard they were going out, he instantly crawled up.
He even pulled up Ji Xiao, who had just woken up and was still drowsy.
His chubby face was full of excitement.
“Go, we go out to play!”

Ning Shixue took them to a children’s amusement park.

Many of the attractions were only for Xie Yaoyao and the others.
Ning Shixue was too old and wasn’t allowed in.
Xie Yaoyao suddenly felt this children’s amusement park wasn’t very good.

Why couldn’t his baby play here?

“You guys go ahead,”
Ning Shixue said, leaning on the railing with a black baseball cap on.
“I’ll wait for you outside.”

But this way, Xie Yaoyao and Ji Xiao didn’t really want to go anymore.
Ning Shixue wasn’t home during the day.
Xie Yaoyao wanted to play with him.
Ji Xiao also felt awkward making Ning Shixue wait for him.

It was okay if he didn’t play.
It would be too pitiful for Little Ning Gege to wait outside alone.

Ning Shixue thought for a moment.
“How about a movie?”

He searched online.
The Forest Bunny Police movie was still showing.
It was the theatrical version of the Black Forest episode.
But his finger paused.
He wasn’t sure if he should take Ji Xiao to see it.

He crouched down.
Xie Yaoyao and Ji Xiao both crowded next to him.
Ji Xiao’s expression didn’t seem unusual.

Only then did Ning Shixue take them to the cinema in a nearby mall.

The movie was still over half an hour from starting.
Ning Shixue tempted them.
“Do you want ice cream?”

Actually, he wanted some.

Even though he might get a stomach ache after eating it, he would worry about that later.

“I eat, I eat!”
Xie Yaoyao bounced up and down, immediately raising his little hand.

Ning Shixue took them to buy it.
He told the shop assistant,
“Three plain ice creams, please.”

As soon as he said it, Xie Yaoyao counted on his fingers.
Then he anxiously refused.
His soft, chubby little hands waved so fast they left an afterimage.
“Sister, sister, we only want two!”

The young lady had never seen a baby like this before.
She was instantly amused.
Other babies would want as many ice creams as possible.
Xie Yaoyao actually thought it was too many.

“Huh?”
Ning Shixue asked, puzzled.
“You’re not having any?”

Big Daddy said not to let the baby eat ice cream.
Xie Yaoyao the Great Demon King, of course, still remembered.

“…”
Ning Shixue crouched down to negotiate with him.
“Anyway, if I eat it, your Big Daddy won’t find out.”

Xie Yaoyao turned his back, presenting his little bottom to him.
No way.
When Big Daddy wasn’t around, he had to follow the baby every step of the way.
How would he not know if the baby secretly ate ice cream?

Ning Shixue could only watch helplessly as they ate ice cream.
He suddenly felt a twinge of regret.

Why on earth wasn’t he lying down at home sleeping?

But the movie had already started.
He couldn’t regret it now.
He had to take Xie Yaoyao and the others inside.

The Black Forest movie was very well made.
In the end, the little rabbit turned white.
The cinema was filled with the sobs of children.
Even the adults were crying.

When it ended in the evening, as they were leaving, Xie Yaoyao started chatting with the little boy who had been sitting next to them.

The little boy looked three or four years old too.
He patted his little chest and pointed at his dad.
“My daddy is very awesome. He can run as fast as Black Soil Wolf!”

His dad beside him scratched his head awkwardly.
Oh my god, he recognized Ning Shixue and the others.
But he didn’t dare say anything.

“My Big Daddy can too!”
Xie Yaoyao said, clenching his chubby little fist.

The little boy looked skeptical, staring at Ning Shixue.
He didn’t think Ning Shixue could.
Xie Yaoyao must be lying.
He inexplicably felt competitive.
“My daddy can even climb to the tenth floor in one go!”

Xie Yaoyao planted his chubby hands on his waist.
His soft, white cheeks puffed out.
Not to be outdone,
“My Big Daddy can run all the way to the moon in one go to find aliens!”

Ning Shixue: “…”

No need to run that far.

Seeing them getting more and more ridiculous, the father couldn’t help picking up his child and awkwardly saying goodbye to Ning Shixue and the others.

Ning Shixue still didn’t really want to go home.

He sat with Xie Yaoyao and the others on the steps outside the cinema for a while.
Xie Yaoyao was wearing a jacket with little bear ears on the hood.
Ji Xiao was wearing the same style.

When they put their hoods on, the light from behind shone on them.
Their shadows were cast on the ground.
Ning Shixue was surrounded by little bears.
The soft, chubby little bear was even trying to burrow into his arms.

Xie Yaoyao pouted.
He was a bit dissatisfied.
The baby didn’t have bear ears.

But not far away, there was an old grandpa selling toys.
Xie Yaoyao grabbed Ning Shixue and trotted over on his short legs.
He bought a glow-in-the-dark little bear headband for Ning Shixue.

With a beep, his billion was ten yuan less.

Now they were three little bears.

At past eight, Ning Shixue took them home.
A driver came to pick them up.
In the car, Ning Shixue received a message from He Lin saying the trailer and posters had been released and he should go on Weibo to repost it.

As soon as the official Weibo posted the trailer, it was instantly flooded with a sea of question marks.
Most people hadn’t even watched the trailer yet.
They were just shocked to see the official Weibo tag Ning Shixue.

[??????]

[You’re telling me who’s playing this role? Am I seeing things?]

[Sniff, since the show stopped, this is the first time I’ve seen wifey. When will this terrible director restart the show? Haven’t they found new guests yet?]

[Help, I admit this drama queen is my wife now, but I still can’t accept his terrible acting.]

[What is He Lin thinking? He wouldn’t ruin his own project for Ning Shixue, would he???]

But some people had watched part of the trailer before commenting.

[Is it just me? I think his acting this time is pretty good?]

However, this kind of comment was quickly drowned out.
Or at most, someone would praise He Lin for his miraculous skill, saying he could teach any actor.
But no one expected anything from Ning Shixue.

They all thought the few seconds in the trailer were okay.
When the show actually aired, who could watch it?

Even Ning Shixue’s fans were tactfully suggesting he not act.

[Wifey, I still prefer you doing variety shows, even if you slack off on them.]

Ning Shixue: “…”

Ning Shixue held back and held back, controlling himself from arguing with them.
After all, it was He Lin’s production.

He didn’t want to cause trouble for He Lin.

—

That night, after finishing a meeting, Xie Zhaozhou returned to his office.

“President Xie,”
Song Li came in to deliver documents.
He walked over to Xie Zhaozhou and bent down to open them for him.
“These are the two film and television projects decided by Shengxing Entertainment.”

Xie Zhaozhou responded.
But his features were cold.
He was still staring at the computer screen in front of him.

Several pages were open on the screen.

On the far right was the original novel of the drama Ning Shixue was filming, After Transmigrating as the Antagonist Immortal Lord’s Dao Companion.

And then there were—

After Transmigrating as a Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Role, I Break Character Every Day.

Transmigrating and Getting a Happy Ending with the Gloomy Antagonist.

Sickly Beauty, Slacking Off on the Parenting Show.

…

Actually, Xie Zhaozhou had only wanted to know what drama Ning Shixue was filming.
The first night he went to the set, he felt Ning Shixue seemed very happy.

And Xie Zhaozhou had watched for a while behind the monitor.
Ning Shixue’s acting was much better than that person before.

If Ning Shixue liked acting, he could pick a few scripts for him to look at.
After all, the Xie Group owned a film and television company.

But when he searched for the original novel of that drama, the webpage recommended many others.
Xie Zhaozhou’s eyes didn’t blink as he opened the pages one by one.
Then he fell silent.

The first time he saw Ning Shixue, he found him very incongruous.
After all, he had been filming for so many years.
He was very sensitive to people’s eyes, movements, and ways of speaking.

If it were the former Ning Shixue, Ji Qing would have without surprise used him to become popular on the show.

If Ning Shixue hadn’t controlled Xie Yaoyao, according to Xie Yaoyao’s spoiled temper, especially in contrast with Ji Xiao, he would have only gotten cursed along with Ning Shixue on the show.

Xie Zhaozhou knew Xie Yaoyao was spoiled.
And Xie Yaoyao insisted on going on the parenting show.
That’s why he agreed to let him go.

When Ning Shixue mistook the wrong person at the birthday banquet, even if their relationship was bad, Ning Shixue wouldn’t have not known his age.

Ning Shixue didn’t even know his own birthday.

And Ning Shixue had clearly grown up in Yan City, only leaving for a few years for university.
But his accent had suddenly softened.
It didn’t sound like someone from Yan City.

Then there was the batch of goods at sea.
They had all been suddenly damaged by water, causing heavy losses.
Liao Yanwan had always refused to give Xie Hanzhou shares.
Yet at this critical moment, she suddenly agreed.

Then Xie Hanzhou entered the Xie Group.

Xie Zhaozhou wasn’t blindly confident.
He had taken over the Xie Group for three years.
He knew very well which parts of which projects were prone to problems.
This batch of goods should have been foolproof.

It was like the plot was following some kind of script.

This wasn’t the first time Xie Zhaozhou had this feeling.
He wanted to investigate Xie Sui’s case.
But every time he followed the leads, he would eventually be interrupted.
It was as if he was destined not to find out.

Xie Hanzhou had kept Ji Qing.
They had a deep entanglement.
Since Ning Shixue was Ji Qing’s foil, Ji Qing was very likely the protagonist.
Even Xie Hanzhou might be one too.

He was at odds with Xie Hanzhou, and he had married Ning Shixue.
So he was the antagonist?

Xie Zhaozhou’s eyes were dark as he stared at the screen.

It was too absurd.
He didn’t believe it himself.
But he had to admit, thinking this way, everything made sense.
Including why Ning Shixue had suddenly changed.

He was probably crazy.

Liao Yanwan had manic depression.
It was hereditary in the family.
Although not everything she did was because of it.

After Xie Sui died, Liao Yanwan even started having hallucinations.

It was ridiculous to say.
Of the three children, only Xie Zhaozhou had inherited their mental issues.

Xie Zhaozhou couldn’t help thinking that Ning Shixue had probably been an actor too.
The first night he went to the set, he was very skilled with the camera and blocking.

Song Li didn’t dare make a sound beside him.
It wasn’t until Xie Zhaozhou took the documents from his hand that he spoke.
“President Xie, your father has arrived. He says he wants to see you.”

“Let him in,”
Xie Zhaozhou said, frowning slightly.

Song Li went out to get Xie’s father.

Xie Zhaozhou’s eyes were still gloomy.
He heard the footsteps in the corridor.
His thin lips pressed together.
He took out the case files on Xie Sui and casually placed them on the office desk.

Even if it was absurd… he wanted to take a gamble and do something he would never have done before.

He had never told anyone in the Xie family that he was investigating Xie Sui’s case.
Because he instinctively felt Xie Sui’s death was connected to the Xie family.
Even when he showed Liao Yanwan the photos, he didn’t say much.
He didn’t even tell Liao Yanwan the reason.

Xie’s father had come to find Xie Mengyuan.
But since Xie Zhaozhou was at the company, he couldn’t help coming to find him.

He and Liao Yanwan had grown up together.
Their marriage was still good.
He wanted Xie Zhaozhou to let Liao Yanwan out.
Treatment at home was still treatment.
Or at least let him visit her in the hospital.

But when he walked into the office, before he could speak, he caught a glimpse of the case files beside Xie Zhaozhou.

No matter how weak and incompetent he was, he had grown up in a deeply complicated wealthy family like the Xie family.
Besides, he was the eldest son.
His expression changed for less than a second before returning to normal.

Anyone else wouldn’t have noticed anything unusual.

Xie Zhaozhou met his eyes and explained,
“It’s eldest brother’s case. Mom asked me to investigate it.”

Xie’s father’s heart completely settled.

He didn’t suspect Xie Zhaozhou.
Xie Zhaozhou and Xie Sui were indeed very distant.
He had even scolded Xie Sui for seeking Xie Zhaozhou out.

It was clear Xie Zhaozhou was cold to everyone.
Why bother?
Xie Zhaozhou hadn’t even gone to Xie Sui’s funeral.

How could Xie Zhaozhou possibly suspect Xie Sui’s death?
Even if he did, he wouldn’t investigate.

It wouldn’t benefit him anyway.

He knew his relationship with Xie Zhaozhou wasn’t good.
But he didn’t feel he had wronged Xie Zhaozhou.
After all, he had left Xie Zhaozhou with Old Master Xie.

The Xie family had many collateral branches.
Those people would have loved to send their children to the old residence to be raised by Old Master Xie.

They didn’t have that chance.

Xie Zhaozhou being able to inherit the Xie Group was thanks to his decision.
It was only right for him to be filial to them.

Since Liao Yanwan had asked him to investigate, even if Xie Zhaozhou wasn’t close to Xie Sui, it was normal for him to agree.

“Don’t listen to your mother,”
Xie’s father said, waving his hand, frowning.
“What does she know? The police have already closed the case. She’s just stuck on this issue and taking it out on you.”

Xie Zhaozhou lowered his eyes and didn’t say much.

After Xie’s father left, Xie Zhaozhou finally looked up again.
His cold face was shrouded in the darkness of night.
He told Song Li quietly,
“Go find out if he has any illegitimate children.”

Old Master Xie’s family discipline was extremely strict.
Xie’s father and the others could fool around outside, but they absolutely could not have children.

And although Xie Sui was gentle, he wasn’t someone who could be manipulated.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been Old Master Xie’s deputy.

If he wasn’t going to inherit the Xie Group, that was one thing.
But since Old Master Xie had made him the heir, he would eliminate any obstacles for himself.
This was also for the sake of his wife and Xie Yaoyao.

So he had always been wary of Xie’s father and Xie Mengyuan.
Not only their legitimate children, but also any illegitimate children outside.

For so many years, Old Master Xie and Xie Sui hadn’t found anything.
So after the accident, Xie Zhaozhou investigated but found nothing.
He gave up on this lead.

But Xie’s father was selfish.
Besides himself, he only cared about his sons.

Xie Zhaozhou couldn’t think of anyone else who would make his face suddenly change.
Xie’s father definitely knew something.
That’s why, no matter how much Liao Yanwan pressured him to investigate, he had been perfunctory all these years.

After Xie Zhaozhou finished instructing Song Li, he saw that the production’s official Weibo had posted the trailer.
He also took a look.

Ning Shixue had saved Ji Xiao.
Many people who wanted to curse him couldn’t anymore.
Saving someone on a snowy mountain could easily cost you your own life.
But the original novel of this drama was very popular.
Most people couldn’t accept Ning Shixue playing the role.

[I just want to know who can accept his terrible acting? Even President Xie probably can’t accept it, right? Otherwise, why hasn’t he reposted Ning Shixue’s Weibo?]

[Brother Xie’s account hasn’t been logged into for years. Do you have to use this to stir up trouble???]

[Sniff, I’m crying. Mu Yuan and Brother Tang both reposted it. Mu Yuan is even in the hot comments. Ningning even replied to him. Sorry, Brother Xie, let me ship this for one more second. Crying.jpg]

[Shipping everything just keeps my nutrition balanced.]

[Stop arguing, everyone. My wife is still in my arms. If you wake her up, I’ll have to coax her.]

[…How long has this been going on? Let me get our department head to take a look at you. (just kidding)]

[Aren’t you afraid of being assassinated by President Xie?]

[Anyway, President Xie doesn’t know.]

Xie Zhaozhou: “…”

Xie Zhaozhou’s face was gloomy.

Ten minutes later.

Xie Zhaozhou’s Weibo account, dormant for three years, suddenly went online.
Before his fans could get excited, they saw him repost Ning Shixue’s Weibo and like that last comment.

Song Li, who had witnessed everything: “.”

Weren’t you supposed to not be jealous of a high schooler?