"Back in July of this year, Haiwei was still squeezing Minghui's living space, but since I joined the company..." Xu Qingzhu suddenly smiled, "Haiwei loosened her grip on Minghui, and even the competitive relationship wasn't so obvious anymore. She even helped Minghui once, intentionally or unintentionally."
“Although I’m not entirely sure about this, since I haven’t been with the company long, I’m certain that Su Zhe’s relentless suppression of Minghui after taking over is probably related to his sister. And he knows about these things, so why didn’t he come to the Sheng family to demand an explanation? Instead, he keeps suppressing them in the business world?” Xu Qingzhu asked a series of questions, and then answered them herself: “This means that they had a conflict more than 20 years ago because of Sheng Qinglin’s death, and it must have been a very big one.”
Liang Shi: "..."
This logical reasoning ability is truly amazing.
That wasn't all. Xu Qingzhu continued earnestly, "My birthday is forty days before the anniversary of Sheng Qinglin's death, and the year I was born is the same year he died. If this is all a coincidence... then I can only say that the coincidences in this world are too absurd."
Liang Shi: "..."
After a long silence in the car, Liang Shi said quietly, "Don't you think your reasoning ability is ridiculously strong?"
Xu Qingzhu: "?"
She was still seriously considering the whole matter when she looked at Liang Shi in surprise, "Is this so difficult?"
Liang Shi: "..."
“You need to remember every detail and connect the dots,” Liang Shi affirmed. “It’s still very difficult.”
Xu Qingzhu: "...It's alright."
"So you really want to dig out the truth?" Liang Shi asked. "The truth might be very cruel."
If it weren't for the cruelty, Su Yao wouldn't have lost her memory, nor would she have lived like a mental patient for so many years.
This is a very real situation.
“But I also have the right to know.” Xu Qingzhu rested her head on the car window with one hand, looking relaxed and casual, no longer tense as before. “Mainly, I feel that even if I don’t want to know, someone will come after me and tell me, so I might as well go and see for myself.”
"Are you talking about Zhou Yi'an?" Liang Shi asked.
Xu Qingzhu shook her head: "It's not just her."
She'll run into Su Zhe sooner or later after she joins the company.
Zhou Yian, Su Meiqi, and even Liang Shi would run into Sheng Yu when they went to pick up a child.
It was as if some unseen thread connected all these people together.
Suddenly, it entered her life silently, as if saying without a word, "You should know."
You'll know then.
Xu Qingzhu adjusted her mindset and prepared herself mentally for the worst.
Liang Shi couldn't help but admire her mental fortitude and sincerely said, "Teacher Xu, you are amazing."
She didn't have to do anything; she single-handedly sorted out the whole story.
"Hmm?" Xu Qingzhu raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "Teacher Liang, this doesn't sound like a compliment."
Liang Shi: "No, it's an absolutely sincere compliment."
“Then I accept,” Xu Qingzhu said.
Liang Shi asked her, "Have you thought about what the worst possible outcome would be?"
Xu Qingzhu thought for a moment and replied, "Su Yao's illness was caused by my grandparents, or perhaps my parents. Su Zhe hates the Sheng family to the core and wishes he could bankrupt Minghui immediately. If Su Yao regains her memory and goes abroad again, Minghui..."
She paused, then coldly uttered the last two words: "Bankruptcy."
//
Liang Shi thought Xu Qingzhu had acted on impulse, but he didn't expect her to have thought the whole thing through so clearly.
Hsu Ching-chu also said that she would not do it if she was not prepared to accept the worst possible outcome.
Moreover, Liang Shishi thought that Xu Qingzhu might come to her senses someday, but it would take at least a few months, or three or four years.
But to her surprise, she figured it out in less than a week.
Liang Shi felt that... she still knew very little about Xu Qingzhu.
This person always manages to surprise her.
Liang Shih also teased Xu Qingzhu, asking why she didn't become a suspense writer, lawyer, or police officer with such strong logical reasoning skills. Xu Qingzhu shrugged and replied, "I still have a huge company to inherit."
Liang Shi: "..."
She rediscovered Xu Qingzhu's talent for dry humor.
However, they went out for dinner that night, and Liang Shi took Xu Qingzhu to eat super spicy hot pot.
Even though she herself wasn't very capable, she was willing to risk her life to keep Xu Qingzhu company in order to make him feel better.
After dinner, Liang Shi contacted the real estate agent and asked the agent to take them to see the apartment.
Late at night, the real estate agent, wearing only a thin down jacket, was waiting at the entrance of the residential complex.
As the car drove along, Xu Qingzhu found the scenery increasingly familiar. When Liang Shi parked the car on the side of the road, she exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't this the neighborhood I said was quite nice the other day?"
“Yes,” Liang Shi said, “There happened to be a room available here, so I came to take a look.”
Xu Qingzhu stood beside her and waited a few steps before saying, "Teacher Liang is good; she gets things done quietly."
Liang Shi: "..."
She smiled helplessly, "Teacher Xu is so smart, I have to find a way to show off my skills."
Xu Qingzhu nodded in approval, "Very impressive."
Liang Shi: "..."
The tone was still unpleasant, lacking any genuine appreciation.
But that's not important.
The agent showed them a two-bedroom, one-living room, one-kitchen, and one-bathroom apartment on the 23rd floor. When they took the elevator up, the motion-activated lights came on.
The layout of the house is not bad, but it's a bit small. The master bedroom and the second bedroom here are not even as big as a bedroom in Repulse Bay.
Liang Shi asked, "Isn't there a bigger house here?"
"That's all," the agent said with difficulty. "Even this one was just vacated. The previous tenants were a young couple who lived here for a few years. The room also had newly put up wallpaper, so pink and cute."
The agent kept telling Liang Shi that Xu Qingzhu had already gone to check the kitchen and bathroom.
After listening, Liang Shi replied, "Then I'll discuss it with my wife."
The agent paused for a moment, then chuckled, "That's good."
Liang Shi was about to go find Xu Qingzhu when Xu Qingzhu also came over after touring the house.
The real estate agent remarked, "You two have such a great relationship! Are you newlyweds?"
Liang Shi: "..."
Chapter 73
The agent's question left Liang Shi speechless.
Are they newlyweds?
I think so.
But then again, it doesn't seem so.
Her relationship with Xu Qingzhu is currently very much like that of roommates, and roommates who get along very well.
Xu Qingzhu and the original owner of this body were newlyweds.
...
Thinking about it this way, Liang Shi felt a pang of sadness.
Xu Qingzhu asked from the side, "How much does this house cost per month?"
The agent immediately replied, "Eight thousand five hundred, one month's deposit and three months' rent in advance."
"Are the apartments in this neighborhood really that expensive?" Xu Qingzhu frowned. "My friend rents a bigger apartment in Jingyu District for only seven thousand a month."
"This is a great location," the agent said. "Don't let the unassuming appearance of this house fool you. Just around the corner is a commercial center, it's backed by the procuratorate, and two blocks further on are an international bilingual kindergarten and Haizhou No. 1 High School. It's a true school district property."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
She frowned: "Haizhou City No. 1 High School?"
"It's Huaxing Middle School," the agent said. "Huaxing Middle School's junior high school now has the highest college entrance examination pass rate in the city."
“The First High School is No. 1 High School,” Xu Qingzhu said. “No. 1 High School is on Fanrong Street.”
"That's ancient history," the agent laughed. "The college entrance rate of No. 1 Middle School is terrible now, while Huaxing Middle School's undergraduate rate can reach 95% every year."
"Really?" Xu Qingzhu suddenly stopped. "What about the private school in Huai'an?"
The agent thought for a moment, "Those are all elite schools for rich people. How many of them actually study properly?"
Xu Qingzhu hesitated for a moment, "Is it troublesome to transfer schools now?"
Agent: "That depends on what grade you're in."
"She's in her second year of high school," Xu Qingzhu said. "She just started, and her grades are pretty good."
Liang Shi, who was listening silently from the side: "..."
To everyone's surprise, Xu Qingzhu actually thought of transferring Xu Qingya to another school just because she came to look at a house.
However, they couldn't reach an agreement afterward. Xu Qingzhu scoffed dismissively when the agent said that private schools in Huai'an were terrible and that not a single student from them could get into Qingyi University each year.
They didn't say anything.
However, the deal fell through; they couldn't reach an agreement.
The agent took them to see a few more, but none of them were to their liking.
After leaving the residential area, Xu Qingzhu looked at the glamorous exterior and said wistfully, "All that glitters is not gold; all that's inside is rotten."
Liang Shi: "..."
They completely gave up the idea of looking for a house in this neighborhood and turned their attention to the area between their companies.
It's mainly because it's closer to Minghui.