35: 0035 can’t swim 35: 0035 can’t swim Lin Qiao’er’s driving speed was not any slower than Shen Mengchen’s; the red sedan sped along the road and, after a bit more than twenty minutes, came to a stop next to a pond.
“Get out!” Lin Qiao’er said coldly.
Ye Qiu looked around at the surrounding environment and couldn’t help being surprised.
He wondered why Lin Qiao’er had brought him here.
“You’ve dragged me all the way here, not to take advantage of me and then destroy the evidence, have you?” Ye Qiu’s words could choke a person, angering Lin Qiao’er to the point of wanting to kick him into the river.
“Hmph, I asked to see you today as an individual,” Lin Qiao’er declared.
They got out of the car and stood on the earthen embankment by the edge of the pond.
The summer nightfall had not come early, and the twilight afterglow was still in the sky, casting a reddish glow on the water’s surface.
“I wonder what the honorable Lin wants to know, going to the trouble of bringing me here,” Ye Qiu said, straightening his expression to show a rare seriousness.
“Why are you living together with Shen Mengchen?” Lin Qiao’er suddenly asked.
Ye Qiu’s eyes roamed over Lin Qiao’er’s figure and he said with a smile, “If you’re asking me this as a private individual, I’d think you’re harboring a crush on me or perhaps, you’re jealous.”
“You…” Lin Qiao’er was about to throw a punch right then.
Lin Qiao’er calmed down for a moment, exhaled, and then spoke somewhat more relaxedly, “Fine, you don’t have to answer that question.”
“You’re not a local, are you?” Lin Qiao’er shifted the topic, and Ye Qiu nodded.
“An outsider like you living in the same villa as the daughter of Longjia Group’s bigwig in Zhongshan City, your identity must be no ordinary one, am I right?”
Ye Qiu stayed silent, curious to see what else Lin Qiao’er would say.
“Fine, you don’t answer, I’ll take it as you agree,” Lin Qiao’er continued.
“Then let me take a guess.”
“I’ve investigated you; you have no blood relation with the Shen family, and yet Shen Mengchen, who is Shen Tianlong’s only daughter and whom he dotes on greatly, has you suddenly show up and move into her villa.
No doubt, you must have gained Shen Tianlong’s approval for this.”
“Since Shen Tianlong would dare to let a mysterious man stay in the same villa with his daughter, there can only be two explanations,” Lin Qiao’er said, as if she transformed into Holmes himself, analyzing carefully.
“And what are those two explanations?” Ye Qiu replied, wanting to see what Lin Qiao’er would come up with.
“First, you are Shen Tianlong’s illegitimate son, only in that case would he feel at ease letting you stay with Shen Mengchen.” Lin Qiao’er raised a finger.
Ye Qiu couldn’t help but feel embarrassed, greatly admiring Lin Qiao’er’s imagination.
“Second, you’re someone hired by Shen Tianlong.
As far as I know, Longjia Group has had quite an unsettled time on the business scene these past few years, with many competitors eying it covetously.
Shen Tianlong cherishes his own reputation and regards his daughter’s safety as paramount, so it’s likely that you are a bodyguard hired by Shen Tianlong to protect his daughter,” she said.
Having laid out her two guesses, Lin Qiao’er’s gaze lingered on Ye Qiu’s face, “I’m not wrong, am I?”
Ye Qiu clapped his hands in applause, saying, “Miss Lin indeed has a rich imagination.
I admire your deductive skills.”
“Hmph,” Lin Qiao’er snorted, “I can rule out the first possibility; you are definitely not Shen Tianlong’s son since you two don’t share any resemblance.
That leaves only the second possibility—you are a bodyguard hired by Shen Tianlong.
On this point, I absolutely won’t be wrong.”
“What makes you so sure I’m a bodyguard?
Why can’t there be a third possibility?” Ye Qiu smiled, not saying too much.
But he was also amazed at Lin Qiao’er’s deductive abilities—she had actually guessed correctly, although Ye Qiu would not admit it.
“A third possibility?
Ha, fine, tell me then, what is this third possibility?” Lin Qiao’er replied.
She really wanted to see what legitimate explanation Ye Qiu could offer. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novel⁂fire.net
Ye Qiu kicked at the mud beneath his feet and withdrew his gaze from the lake, saying, “Do you think, if I were Shen Tianlong’s son-in-law, there might be a chance that I’d live in the same villa as Shen Mengchen?”
“This…” Lin Qiao’er froze, having never considered such a possibility.
If it were as Ye Qiu said, and he was the son-in-law chosen by Shen Tianlong, he could indeed live in the goddess’s villa, which would bring him closer to Shen Mengchen.
Watching Lin Qiao’er stammer in shock at his suggestion, Ye Qiu couldn’t help but snicker secretly.
After thinking hard for quite some time, Lin Qiao’er finally saw the sly smile on Ye Qiu’s face and instantly realized that she might have been duped by this guy.
Right, this guy never speaks the truth, how could she believe what he says.
“You dare to trick me.” Lin Qiao’er, enraged, swung her fist at Ye Qiu.
Seeing “Mother Tigress” suddenly lash out, Ye Qiu immediately tried to flee, but Lin Qiao’er, who was no slouch herself, grabbed his sleeve in a flash and demanded, “Tell me, is the death of ‘Nightmare’ related to you?”
Ye Qiu’s heart chilled when Lin Qiao’er abruptly changed the subject to “Nightmare,” and he put on a perplexed face, “Nightmare?
“You really don’t know him?” Lin Qiao’er could not spot any flaw on Ye Qiu’s face.
She even began to doubt her own suspicions.
“Of course, I don’t know him.
Is that the name of the dead person you’re investigating?
Why would they be named ‘Nightmare’?
That’s a rather strange name.”
“It seems, you really don’t know.” Lin Qiao’er nodded.
“Exactly, how could I possibly be involved in a murder case?
I’m nothing but a weak scholar,” Ye Qiu claimed shamelessly.
However, no sooner had Ye Qiu finished speaking than Lin Qiao’er suddenly threw a punch at him.
Ye Qiu dodged instinctively; Lin Qiao’er had not anticipated his speed, completely missed her target, and stumbled forward.
Right in front of her was a pond, and thus…
Ye Qiu suddenly realized Lin Qiao’er couldn’t swim.
Watching Lin Qiao’er floundering in the water, sinking deeper and deeper, Ye Qiu immediately jumped in and dragged her to the shore.
“Thank you for saving me,” Lin Qiao’er said, feeling she had just escaped from the jaws of death.
She had always feared water and stayed away from ponds, but today, in her attempt to test Ye Qiu, she had found herself in a dangerous predicament.
If Ye Qiu hadn’t saved her, Lin Qiao’er knew very well what the consequence would have been.
“No need to be polite,” Ye Qiu said indifferently.
“Could you not tell anyone about what happened today?” Lin Qiao’er asked, not wanting others to know that she couldn’t swim.
“Thank you.” After saying that, Lin Qiao’er got up, dusted off the mud on her clothes, and walked towards her car.
She then said to Ye Qiu, “Let’s go, I’ll give you a ride back.”