How About A Divorce? - Chapter 37
Chapter 37: Surveillance [VIP]
Everyone was startled by Wang Tian’s actions and looked over.
Lin Yanqing hadn’t even reacted yet when Chen Yu’an shot up from her seat.
Who is this brave person causing a scene on my territory?
But the next second, Wang Tian stuck the knife into an apple. She held her hand flat, and the apple was cut in half.
She said, “Yes, you are a golden nugget!”
Everyone: “…?”
Three seconds later, Wang Tian placed the cored apple slices on a plate and pushed it in front of Lin Yanqing.
Wang Tian: “I’ll peel an apple for you to eat.”
Looking at the plate of apples, Lin Yanqing asked cautiously, “Is there poison on the knife?”
This was the most logical explanation.
After all, the contrast in Wang Tian’s actions was too great. A normal person couldn’t understand it and would only assume the worst.
“What?” Wang Tian picked up a piece of apple and ate it herself. “No poison. I just want to be friends with you.”
Lin Yanqing: “…”
We don’t use intimidation and threats to make friends here.
Now, everyone was completely confused.
Wang Tian smiled awkwardly. “When I saw you before, I thought you were beautiful. I personally handed you the bid document, and you cussed at me.”
Lin Yanqing: “So?”
“You’re beautiful even when you’re cursing. I really like that,” Wang Tian said. “So I want to be friends with you.”
Wen Yu’s brow furrowed slightly.
Is this a normal friend?
Chen Yu’an chimed in, “The way you started, did that look like you were trying to make a friend?”
She almost thought this woman was going to knife her new hot spring hotel into bankruptcy.
Wang Tian cleared her throat. “I just wanted to make a lasting impression on CEO Lin.”
Everyone looked at the knife that had just “killed” an apple, their faces all saying the same thing: That’s a great impression indeed.
Wang Tian slapped the table. “CEO Lin, just tell me, was the impression deep or not!”
Lin Yanqing twitched her mouth. “Deep.”
What a unique way to start a conversation. It can be written down in the history of weird things.
Wen Yu whispered, “This person seems to be missing a screw.”
Lin Yanqing whispered back, “Otherwise, she wouldn’t have handed me so many flawed bid documents.”
Wen Yu sneered, her tone carrying a hint of inexplicable sourness. “You still remember that?”
Lin Yanqing nodded sincerely. “It’s like something that came out of me. The memory is still fresh.”
Wen Yu: “…”
Her gaze fell on Lin Yanqing’s mouth. She thought to herself, this mouth is so good at talking.
Lin Yanqing felt her gaze and raised an eyebrow slightly. “What are you looking at? Do you want a kiss?”
Wen Yu answered her question with a scoff.
In the span of two sentences, Wang Tian had already sat down next to Lin Yanqing, very familiarly. “CEO Lin, want to soak together?”
“Just call me by my name,” Lin Yanqing said. “Sorry, I have to stick with someone tonight.”
As she said that, she took Wen Yu’s hand.
Wang Tian smiled. “Then the three of us can soak together.”
Wen Yu suddenly wrapped her fingers around Lin Yanqing’s and smiled at Wang Tian. “No, we can’t. I’m a germaphobe.”
Wang Tian: “The water is very clean.”
Seeing this person playing dumb, Wen Yu didn’t hold back. “I’m saying you’re not clean.”
Wang Tian wasn’t angry. She let out a thoughtful “Ah” and said, “I’ve already scrubbed myself clean.”
Wen Yu was amused. “I don’t care if you’ve scrubbed yourself clean or not. It’s none of my business if you scrub off a layer of skin. Miss Wang, you and Yanqing have been talking all this time, and I didn’t interrupt because I wanted to watch the show. It’s not because I’m big-hearted.”
Lin Yanqing was stunned by Wen Yu’s use of “Yanqing” and stared at her.
Someone is jealous.
After so many years of marriage, this was the first time Lin Yanqing had experienced jealousy. For a moment, it felt new and she savored it, finding it a little sweet.
The atmosphere turned cold. Someone next to her pulled Wang Tian.
Wang Tian knew she couldn’t stay any longer. She smiled, stood up, and brushed off her clothes, breaking the awkward silence with a vague statement. “It was my honor to perform for the second Miss Wen. I’ll go soak by myself now. See you around.”
Wen Yu snorted. “Who’s seeing you around?”
Wang Tian: “…”
Tsk.
After she left, Wen Yu said, “Don’t associate with her. I don’t like it.”
Lin Yanqing: “Okay.”
Wen Yu raised an eyebrow. “Aren’t you going to protest?”
“First, the contract says I have to obey you unconditionally,” Lin Yanqing peeled a grape and fed it to Wen Yu. “Second, I’m not interested in anyone but you.”
Wen Yu ate the grape and said, “Oh. Your mouth is sweeter than the grape.”
“Mhm,” Lin Yanqing said. “I’ll let you taste it tonight.”
Chen Yu’an, who had been listening in, was speechless. “…”
She gave them a disgusted look and patted Wen Yu’s shoulder.
“Wen Wen, I have something to give you. Come with me to get it.”
Wen Yu subconsciously looked at Lin Yanqing, who said, “I’ll wait for you here.”
“Go back to the room,” Wen Yu said.
Before she came, she was only worried that someone would bully Lin Yanqing. Now, she had another concern. Even if this person was down and out, her charm was still great, especially without the protection of money and power. She seemed more easily attainable.
This wouldn’t do. She had to keep an eye on her.
Lin Yanqing nodded, very submissively. “Okay.”
Wen Yu left with Chen Yu’an. Chen Yu’an teased, “You’re keeping a tight leash on her?”
“No. I’m just protecting the second party of the agreement. After all, if something happens to her, I’ll be in trouble.”
“Give me a break, Little Wen Yu. You can fool others, but you can’t fool me,” Chen Yu’an said. “If you like her, just say it. Don’t come up with so many excuses.”
“I don’t like her. It’s just… it’s just a habit.”
Chen Yu’an didn’t argue. “I’m not going to fight you on that.”
When they got to the room, Chen Yu’an took out a USB drive.
“What’s this?” Wen Yu asked.
“Don’t you know me?” Chen Yu’an raised an eyebrow. “Hotel footage.”
Wen Yu was stunned.
Chen Yu’an: “You called me the few days your ex-wife was locked up, remember?”
“…I remember.”
Wen Yu knew what was on it.
She had called Chen Yu’an and told her she was going to be Lin Yanqing’s sugar mommy. Chen Yu’an had tried to persuade her with the story of Lin Yanqing and Qian Tu, warning her that Lin Yanqing had a sweetheart. Who knows if it was this Qian Tu? What if it was?
Then it would make sense for Lin Yanqing to be lured in. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why CEO Lin would so easily get a hotel room with a small star.
A honey trap with a ‘white moonlight.’
Wen Yu had said at the time, “It doesn’t matter. Lin Yanqing won’t refuse the terms I’ve offered. She’s very rational and knows what the optimal choice is.”
Chen Yu’an couldn’t say much more and could only try to plan more for her friend. After all, they might be family in the future.
Wen Yu plugged the USB drive into the computer.
Chen Yu’an: “You say it so easily, but I know you’re still thinking about it. That hotel happens to be mine, and they booked a business room. So I pulled the footage for you.”
The room Lin Yanqing had booked that day was a business room. The hotel had a designated area for teams working together. It had a special office desk and only two single beds. This was the main reason why the clarification statement Qian Tu had issued at the time was plausible.
There were signs on the door indicating that there were cameras in the room and to be cautious of your actions.
Wen Yu was happy and lightly nudged Chen Yu’an. “Then why didn’t you give it to me sooner?”
Chen Yu’an suddenly fell silent.
A bad feeling flashed through Wen Yu’s mind. Chen Yu’an saw her expression and knew she had misunderstood. She explained, “Don’t worry. Nothing happened between Lin Yanqing and Qian Tu.”
“Then why didn’t you say anything? You scared me.”
Chen Yu’an: “But…”
“Hmm?” Wen Yu frowned. “Is there something worse than them actually doing something?”
“You can see for yourself,” Chen Yu’an waved her hand dismissively. “I can’t explain it clearly.”
The video loaded on the computer, and Wen Yu clicked on it.
Two people appeared on the screen.
Lin Yanqing entered first, and Qian Tu followed behind. Judging by her actions, she locked the door and walked to the window to close the curtains.
The next second, Qian Tu made a gesture to sit, and Lin Yanqing nodded and sat on the sofa.
Qian Tu said, “The paparazzi should have gotten pictures.”
Her voice was very calm and a little distorted by the camera.
Lin Yanqing nodded. “Have a seat.”
Qian Tu seemed a little uneasy.
Lin Yanqing didn’t look at her. “I know this room has cameras, and I know you need to do something to give them a good report. Don’t worry, I’ll handle it.”
Only then did Qian Tu sit down.
After that, Lin Yanqing was on her phone the whole time, seemingly handling something, her expression calm.
Qian Tu didn’t make any inappropriate moves.
Wen Yu slightly furrowed her brows and fast-forwarded the video.
Half an hour later, Qian Tu received a phone call and just said to the person on the other end, “Hello, CEO Lin has left.”
Lin Yanqing put away her phone and stood up.
“I did what I promised you. What about what you promised me?”
The other person said something, and Qian Tu breathed a sigh of relief.
After the call ended, Lin Yanqing said, “Now you just have to cooperate with their statement.”
After that, Lin Yanqing left the room.
The surveillance video stopped there.
Wen Yu didn’t move for a long time.
Chen Yu’an: “I was going to ask the hotel manager for the footage, but I found out it had been deleted.”
Wen Yu pursed her lips.
“It’s normal for someone to bribe the employees. It’s happened before,” many powerful people had done it. Chen Yu’an continued, “But our hotel has its own backup system. The footage is kept for a month, and the employees don’t have the authority to delete it.”
Chen Yu’an continued, “Only my mom and I, the people with real power, are authorized to retrieve it. The person who handled the cameras probably didn’t think I would personally look into it.”
At the time, various AI-generated videos were circulating, and no one cared why the real surveillance footage hadn’t been released.
“I also found the employee who tampered with the cameras,” Chen Yu’an said. “After questioning him, I found out two groups of people approached him. One was probably from Lin Yanqing’s side, wanting to delete the footage. The other group came later and wanted the footage, but were told it had been deleted.”
Wen Yu: “…Ha.”
Chen Yu’an looked at her with some concern. “I’m telling you this not to convince you of anything, but because I’m afraid you’ll be deceived.”
“…I know,” Wen Yu exhaled a mouthful of stale air. “Lin Yanqing knew Qian Tu was a setup and turned the tables, using their plan against them.”
“That’s what I think too,” Chen Yu’an didn’t say it with absolute certainty. “But you still need to ask Lin Yanqing about the specific situation.”
“Mhm.” Wen Yu pulled out the USB drive. “Thanks.”
After that, Wen Yu was about to leave.
“Wen Wen,” Chen Yu’an called out to her.
“Hmm?” Wen Yu turned around, her emotions unreadable.
“Sometimes it’s not good to be too serious,” Chen Yu’an said. “If the current situation is something you like, then just keep it that way. You don’t necessarily have to find the truth.”
Wen Yu: “Mhm.”
“The truth isn’t important,” Chen Yu’an said. “Your happiness is what’s most important.”
“Little CEO Chen,” Wen Yu smiled. “You know me.”
Chen Yu’an was speechless.
“I don’t like being lied to.”
“What if Lin Yanqing continues to lie to you with another lie?”
Wen Yu was silent.
Chen Yu’an sighed and waved her hand. “Never mind. I won’t ask you. You’ll only know the answer when you’re faced with the situation. Thinking about it now is meaningless.”
She led Wen Yu to the door. “Go on. Go find her and get the truth.”