After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 246: Keeping Secrets from Your Husband Too?

Chapter 246: Chapter 246: Keeping Secrets from Your Husband Too?

Leng Yuchen intended to create an...

act of terror.

The death of Cheng Lingdang would only be attributed to an accident.

If she had been killed by someone with intent, the Xiao Family would certainly not rest.

But if she died in an accident, even if the Xiao Family members felt sad, they would not act on it.

In this way, once the Xiao Family had grieved, they would calm down.

Shi Yiqing would then be perfectly positioned to recommend herself, gradually taking Cheng Lingdang’s place.

By then...

not only would the Xiao couple hold no grudges against Shi Yiqing, they might even transfer their affections to her.

If they chose to accept Shi Yiqing, they would undoubtedly give her the best of everything.

By then...

Shi Yiqing would have truly succeeded.

It must be said that Leng Yuchen’s scheming was flawless.

Except for...

the fact that the plan did not succeed.

If his plan had succeeded, Shi Yiqing really could have replaced Cheng Lingdang’s existence.

Thinking of this, Shi Yaoguang’s gaze darkened.

She had underestimated Leng Yuchen before.

Now it seemed that his role as a male supporting character was much more important than she had thought.

At that thought, she revealed a cunning smile.

The captain of the detectives looking at her smile suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

Shi Yaoguang watched him shiver and calmly raised her gaze, "I have a clue, I wonder if you’d be interested."

"What clue?" the captain asked seriously.

Shi Yaoguang lowered her voice, "I have an opportunity for you to make a merit. Do you want it?"

The captain looked skeptical, "An opportunity to make a merit?"

He didn’t believe what Shi Yaoguang said.

Shi Yaoguang asserted confidently, "It’s really an opportunity to make a merit. If you want to climb higher, then I’ll tell you. If not, let it be."

The captain frowned deeply and after a while he said, "I wonder what kind of opportunity Miss Shi could give me?"

"The Leng Family." she uttered two words.

The detective captain’s eyebrows knitted tightly, and after a long while, he asked uncertainly, "Miss Shi isn’t planning to take down the Leng Family, is she?"

Shi Yaoguang snapped her fingers, "Exactly."

"The influence of the Leng Family is deeply entrenched; it’s not so easy to deal with." The detective captain warned her, "Many have wanted to take down the Leng Family to make a merit, but so far, there are hardly any who succeed."

He was stating the obvious.

If someone had succeeded, Leng Yuchen wouldn’t have been able to act so recklessly.

Shi Yaoguang shrugged, "No one succeeding in the past doesn’t mean no one will in the future."

"If you trust me, I can help you."

The detective captain clenched his fist, pondering, "I trust you, please enlighten me, Miss Shi."

"The captain is a straightforward man. Since you’re willing to trust me, then here’s to our pleasant cooperation."

Shi Yaoguang said as she produced a Space Button.

The detective captain carefully held it in his hands, "This is?"

"A Space Button." Shi Yaoguang’s eyes conveyed a profound meaning, "I imagine the existence of the Space Button is something the captain has heard of."

The detective captain nodded, "Indeed, I have."

"In fact, I also participated in the last Weibo lottery hosted by Miss Shi."

But he didn’t win.

Even those who did win had turned them in.

Shi Yaoguang understood, and said with a smile, "Inside this Space Button, there are some materials that, if used properly, can make the Leng Family... cease to exist very soon."

Upon hearing this, the detective captain was not as optimistic as she.

"The power of the Leng Family should never be underestimated..." He looked slightly hesitant as Shi Yaoguang appeared too relaxed.

He even began to doubt if Shi Yaoguang could actually achieve what she had claimed.

Shi Yaoguang shrugged, "I’ve given you the chips, it’s up to you to seize the opportunity."

After she finished speaking, she stood up, pulling Quan Jinbei with her.

"Can we go now?"

The chief of the criminal police nodded.

Shi Yaoguang waved to him, "Then we’ll take our leave, see you."

"See you."

...

After leaving the police station, Quan Jinbei finally asked Shi Yaoguang about her intentions.

"You just handed over the information to him like that?"

Shi Yaoguang nodded, then shook her head.

Quan Jinbei: "What does that mean?"

Shi Yaoguang explained, "I didn’t hand over the information to him; I just gave him a... way to bring down the Leng Family, whether he acts on it or not is his business."

"You never intended to trust him from the beginning?"

"That’s right." Shi Yaoguang spoke as if it were a matter of course.

Quan Jinbei failed to understand, "If you don’t trust him, why would you cooperate with him?"

Shi Yaoguang looked him in the eyes for two seconds, then mysteriously said, "Some secrets are not to be revealed."

Quan Jinbei’s thin lips curved slightly, a touch of mirth in his eyes, "Some secrets can’t be revealed to outsiders, but not even to your husband?"

"Pfft."

Shi Yaoguang was caught off guard by his question.

Her eyes went wide, looking at him in disbelief, "You... What did you just say?"

"I said..." Quan Jinbei leaned closer to her ear, repeating his words, "Even to your husband, you must keep secrets?"

Shi Yaoguang looked dazed, she stepped back a few steps, and asked uncertainly, "Are you... really Quan Jinbei?"

"Otherwise?"

"You couldn’t have been soul-switched by someone, could you?"

Quan Jinbei placed his hand on her shoulder, leaned in slightly, meeting her eyes at the same level, his voice returning to its usual coldness: "If I had been soul-switched, would you be able to tell?"

"That..." Shi Yaoguang hesitated.

Quan Jinbei’s phoenix eyes narrowed, a hint of threat in his gaze.

It was as if Shi Yaoguang would unleash a beastly side if she gave an answer that didn’t satisfy him.

Shi Yaoguang cleared her throat and said solemnly, "Leaving other things aside, just based on Lord Quan’s unique aura, I could recognize you even with my eyes closed."

Quan Jinbei appeared both amused and incredulous, "I thought you were going to say, even if I turned to ashes, you could recognize me."

"Hmm..." Shi Yaoguang bit her lip, her smile deepening, "I think what you said makes sense."

Quan Jinbei: "..."

He waved his hand, politely demurring, "You don’t have to think it makes sense."

"Look at Lord Quan speaking, your words are all logical," she said, as her phone started ringing.

She looked at it; it was a message from Cheng Lingdang asking how she was doing.

After thinking for a bit, she replied, "The problem is temporarily resolved; I’ll come to the Xiao Family to find you in a while."

Seeing this, Quan Jinbei asked, "You’re going to the Xiao Family?"

"Yes." Shi Yaoguang nodded and explained, "There are some matters I need to discuss with Elder Xiao, are you coming too?"

Quan Jinbei thought for a moment, then declined, "I’d rather not go."

"That’s okay." Shi Yaoguang waved goodbye to him, "Be safe on your way, Lord Quan."

Quan Jinbei nodded, and the two parted ways.

The Xiao Family.

Xiao Cenyang and his wife, their son and grandson, along with Cheng Lingdang’s parents, were all gathered together.

When they saw Shi Yaoguang arrive, they immediately greeted her.