Sighing, Cheng Liusha finally explained.
"Before I married my first wife, I was ambushed and suffered an injury below, making it impossible for me to have children."
Chen Bin knew about this, so he continued to ask.
"Then Cheng Kai..."
"Cheng Kai is my biological child. When I got injured, my wife was already pregnant."
Upon hearing this, Chen Bin felt his heart sink halfway.
He had originally planned everything out, but he hadn't expected Cheng Liusha to be infertile.
What should be done now?
If the matter is exposed, it would be a big trouble!
"Besides you and your first wife, does anyone else know about this incident?"
"Even my ex-wife Zha Qiuling knows. Other than her, even Cheng Kai is unaware."
Chen Bin could tell that the other person really trusted him.
But to keep Cheng Liusha calm, he hurriedly said.
"From what I know about Lu Cailian, she doesn't seem like someone who would act recklessly. She was single before marrying you, so logically she shouldn't have been with another man."
At this moment, Cheng Liusha was also very perplexed.
"In my opinion, she is indeed a decent woman. But... this inexplicable pregnancy makes no sense."
"Could it be that previous doctors misdiagnosed your infertility?"
"Absolutely impossible! I went to three top hospitals in the Imperial Capital specifically for this issue, and the test results were identical, definitely not wrong."
With no other choice, Chen Bin reluctantly said, "Could it be you recovered ahead of time?"
"Impossible, this kind of condition can't be cured!"
Cheng Liusha clenched his fists, his eyes filled with bloodshot lines.
His murderous gaze made Chen Bin feel on edge.
"You go investigate for me, and make sure to thoroughly find that bastard man!"
Chen Bin nodded continuously, "Rest assured, I'll definitely get to the bottom of this!"
After dinner, Cheng Liusha asked Chen Bin to arrange a hotel room for him and planned to stay for half a month.
Lu Cailian was quite happy to hear that Cheng Liusha was going abroad to investigate for half a month.
She immediately contacted Chen Bin, intending to ask him out to meet.
At this point, Chen Bin didn't dare have a private meeting with Lu Cailian.
However, not wanting her to slip up, Chen Bin didn't reveal the truth.
He declined, citing a busy work schedule.
The whole next day, Chen Bin was like an ant on a hot pan, unsure of how to handle the situation.
The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, and he started to lose his temper.
He even smashed quite a few things in his office.
Near evening when almost off work, he suddenly received a call from Bao Kanglu.
"Do you have time tonight? I'd like to have dinner with you."
Ever since the two had a conflict last time, they had stopped contact.
Knowing that suddenly inviting him to dinner wouldn't be a good thing, Chen Bin agreed, looking for an outlet for his anger.
After work, Chen Bin went to the agreed-upon hotel.
After waiting for half an hour, Bao Kanglu still hadn't shown up.
This made his anger boil, just as he was about to leave, Bao Kanglu walked in from outside.
"I apologize, there was traffic on the way, sorry for keeping you waiting."
Chen Bin sat back down, coldly snorting.
"If you'd been one more minute late, I would've just left."
Seeing a favor asked, Bao Kanglu didn't get angry, and began ordering the food.
Since last time when he let Chen Bin order, he'd eaten at a loss, better to do it himself this time.
After the waiter left, Chen Bin impatiently asked directly.
"What do you want from me?"
"I heard your provincial station is planning a model contest, is that right?"
"Why, are you planning to participate?"
Seeing Chen Bin act as if he'd taken gunpowder, Bao Kanglu didn't mind, he continued.
"My friend's daughter is a model, just turned eighteen this year, her conditions are perfect. Here's her information."
Glancing at the file in front of him, Chen Bin merely snorted coldly.
"If she's really competent, just let her enter. No need for these phony rituals. Are you trying to pull strings?"
Seeing him speak so bluntly, Bao Kanglu gritted his teeth and nodded.
"Since an old friend asked, I'm in no position to refuse, so I have to trouble you for a favor."
"It seems like we don't have much of a relationship, why should I help you?"
Bao Kanglu was rendered speechless, his face changing several times.
In an instant, the room was filled with a tense atmosphere.
Chen Bin felt a sense of relief seeing this.
He then said, "If you want me to do you a favor, you'll have to give me some benefits, else, why would I do this thankless task?"
Bao Kanglu thought that made sense, so he patiently asked.
"What kind of benefits do you want, just say it directly."
"Sorry, I'm not one to accept bribes, what I want depends on what you can give."
In fact, Chen Bin didn't want anything at all, he said this just to make things difficult for Bao Kanglu.
No matter what Bao Kanglu offered, he wouldn't accept.
Given their not so friendly relations, even somewhat adversarial, Chen Bin didn't want to hand over leverage.
At this moment, Bao Kanglu found himself in difficulty, without a clue what Chen Bin really wanted.
The confidence he had before was due to Huo Kun having other options apart from the provincial station.
Now it's different, the model contest was managed by Chen Bin, so he had no choice but to seek Chen Bin out.
Actually, Bao Kanglu knew he couldn't easily get Chen Bin's help.
If not for a favor asked by an old friend, he wouldn't have risked it.
With the dishes just served, Bao Kanglu lost his appetite, asking Chen Bin to eat while he left first.
Chen Bin, worrying over Lu Cailian's pregnancy, couldn't eat.
Just as he was about to leave, he received a call from Wu Jie.
Wu Jie said there was something very important and asked him to come to Tianhai District.
As soon as Chen Bin entered, he noticed the little girl sulking on the sofa, as if stewing in anger.
So he asked, "What's the matter with you?"
The question was like lighting a fuse, Wu Jie exploded instantly.
"Why do you always brush me off when it comes to Cheng Kai? Do you have to let him succeed for you to be satisfied? If you don't love me anymore, just say it clearly, no need to play tricks!"
Furrowing his brow, Chen Bin asked, "Did Cheng Kai take advantage of you again?"
"He…he almost kissed me today."
At this point, Wu Jie started crying in grievance.
"You must resolve this today, otherwise…otherwise I'm done with you!"
"Xiao Jie, stop crying, I'll find a way to handle it quickly."
"You always say that, I don't care, it's got to be solved today!"
"I'm juggling multiple roles, I really am busy. Recently there's been especially much going on, once I've handled other matters, I promise I'll take care of Cheng Kai..."
"Excuses! Just excuses! You don't really want me and Cheng Kai to break up. As long as I'm with him, you'll gain Cheng Liusha's favor, right?!"