This time it was Sato's turn to be surprised, "How do you know?" ”

Chen Xi's face lost blood for a moment.

Kasuke Sato continued: "The other party's name is Taka, and my mother met him in Tokyo last month. I accidentally overheard their conversation, and then pressed my mother to find out about my father. ”

Last month? A heart-piercing chill swelled in Chen Xi's heart.

Last month, the only time Gao Zhexing came to Tokyo was when she had a conflict with him. Unexpectedly, while he was begging for peace, he was hiding it from her, and he was doing something...

Chen Xi couldn't bear to think about it, and felt that his heart was cramping.

Seeing her pale, Kasuke Sato asked with concern, "Miss Chen, what's wrong with you?" ”

Chen Xi smiled bitterly, "I'm fine." Thank you for telling me this. "Otherwise she really got kept in the dark by that boyfriend like a fool.

"My mother is a very paranoid person, I may not be able to meet you again in the future, and..."Kasuke Sato was a little speechless, and then continued, "I know that your aunt's house in Pengcheng Oil Painting Village has a lot of paintings, and my mother has always wanted to destroy those paintings, so be careful." ”

Chen Xi suddenly remembered that Jiang Yiying had told her before that someone wanted to buy a painting, and now that the matter is linked, the buyer is probably Mrs. Sato.

"Thanks for the reminder." After thanking her, a sense of unease lingered in her heart.

Kasuke Sato looked at the time and said goodbye first. Chen Xi waited for him to walk for more than ten minutes before she left.

Walking aimlessly on the street, Chen Xi's heart was very sad.

How much did Gao Zhexing hide from her in this matter?

After talking to him on the phone last night, she bought a ticket back to Pengcheng this afternoon, originally planning to surprise him, but now she doesn't know how to face him.

After thinking about it for a long time, Chen Xi finally decided to go back to Pengcheng first, and before she got on the plane, she called Jiang Yiying and asked Jiang Yiying to pick her up at the airport.

Chen Xi needs to talk to someone, and Jiang Yiying is a good listener.

More than five hours later, Chen Xi landed at Pengcheng International Airport.

Jiang Yiying picked up the person, and Chen Xi told her everything.

Jiang Yiying was shocked, "No one would have thought that Zhuo Cheng's disappearance was such a thing, it's too magical!" ”

Chen Xi looked at the night scene outside the car window and sighed, "My aunt is too unlucky in her life to meet an extremist like Mrs. Sato!" ”

Jiang Yiying could feel Chen Xi's strong sense of powerlessness and tiredness, and she said, "Xixi, are you going to ask Gao Zhexing for clarification?" ”

After a few hours of digestion, Chen Xi had already decided, "I can't listen to other people's one-sided words, I definitely have to ask him, but I don't know how to ask." ”

Jiang Yiying thought for a while and said: "I won't send you home tonight, go live with me, there is a new batch of soothing agarwood powder in the store, and you will be incense at night, you need to get enough sleep, and you can think better when you sleep well." ”

"Thank you, Yiying."

Chen Xi and Jiang Yiying returned to the oil painting village.

Jiang Yiying rents a three-storey house in the Oil Painting Village, with her shop on the first floor, her studio on the second floor, and her own residence on the third floor.

After Chen Xi washed up, he turned off his mobile phone. Gao Zhexing might call at night, but she really didn't know how to face him now, so she simply turned off her mobile phone.

Jiang Yiying's incense quickly took effect, and Chen Xi fell asleep soon after lying on the bed.

But early the next morning, he was woken up by Jiang Yiying.

Chen Xi opened his eyes hazy, and his nasal voice was thick, "Yiying, what's wrong?" ”

Jiang Yiying's tone was hurried, "Xixi, I just saw the news in the WeChat group of the Oil Painting Village that your aunt's house was on fire at night. ”

"Huh?" When Chen Xi heard this, he was so frightened that he didn't feel sleepy, and immediately sat up, "Fire? ”

"I don't know the cause of the fire yet, but I heard from my neighbors in the group that the fire has been extinguished."

When Jiang Yiying spoke, Chen Xi had already gotten up to change clothes, and after a while, the two went downstairs and went straight to Ren Ying's house.

When the two arrived, there was no open flame, the fire and police cars were still there, and there were people in a circle around them.

They walked into the innermost, the police surrounded the house with a cordon, and there were some traces of fire on the outer wall of the training studio, but overall it was okay, it was the building that Ren Ying used to live in, and a corner was burned down.

The leader of the neighborhood committee was also there, he knew Chen Xi, and he also knew that she managed the two houses on behalf of Ren Ying, and when he saw her, he immediately came over and asked, "Miss Chen, is there any flammable material in the house?" ”

Chen Xi shook his head, "No." ”

The corner of the house burned down was the room where the paintings were kept, and there was nothing but paintings.

Thinking of Kazusuke Sato's words yesterday, a chill rose from the bottom of Chen Xi's heart and spread in his limbs.

She was so frightened that she almost couldn't stand on her feet, but fortunately Jiang Yiying helped her, "Xixi." ”

"I'm fine." Chen Xi walked to the policeman on the side and said, "Hello, this house belongs to my aunt, and I have been managing it on my behalf, I want to go in and have a look." ”

The police, citing safety reasons, refused.

After that, the police dispersed the crowd of onlookers, but Chen Xi never left.

She looked at the house blankly, without saying a word, she blamed herself and panicked.

A police officer came out of it, and she immediately stepped forward and asked, "Hello, I'm the owner, how is the situation inside?" ”

The police showed her the photos taken, and the room where the paintings were put had been burned beyond recognition.

The tears that Chen Xi held back fell the moment he saw the photo, and his body trembled unbearably.

She lay on Jiang Yiying's shoulder and cried, choked up and said, "Auntie... Before death... A thousand instructions to me... Take care of... Those who painted! Kasuke Sato also reminded me, but I was still a step too late, I..."

She couldn't cry, and she couldn't say the rest of the words.

Jiang Yiying knew that Chen Xi was a person who made heavy promises, patted her on the shoulder, and comforted her silently.

Chen Xi's heart was like a knife, she suddenly turned around, wanting to break through the cordon and enter the house.

But being pulled by someone, a familiar aura hit, and Chen Xi looked at the person who grabbed her arm-Gao Zhexing.

Tears blurred her eyes, and she couldn't see the expression on Gao Zhexing's face clearly, but she vigorously shook off his hand, and all her anger turned into sharp words at this moment, "Gao Zhexing, did you already know?" ”

Gao Zhexing looked at Chen Xi, her tears rolling down the corners of her eyes, dripping down her chin to her chest, leaving a round puddle of water marks on her clothes.

There was a slight tear in his heart, "Xixi." ”

wanted to reach out to hug her, but Chen Xi pushed him away.

"Don't call me Xixi again." Chen Xi roared out, "Did you know about Mrs. Sato and Zhuo Cheng early on?" Isn't it? ”

"Yes." Gao Zhexing already understood that Chen Xi must know something, he didn't deny it, and said, "I can explain it to you." ”

Chen Xi shook his head, "You obviously know that Zhuo Cheng is the husband that my aunt has been looking for for many years, but you have never told you, you are too terrifying!" ”

Gao Zhexing: "I didn't know it at first, until that day Li Jinwei brought them back. ”

He also wanted to explain, but the police asked Chen Xi to make a transcript and interrupted him.

Jiang Yiying glanced at Gao Zhexing, and couldn't agree with Gao Zhexing's approach, but she didn't say anything and accompanied Chen Xi throughout the whole process.

After Chen Xi finished the transcript, he didn't see Gao Zhexing, but Ayou was still there.

He stepped forward and said to Chen Xi: "Mr. Gao is in a hurry to leave in advance, he said that he will come to you in the evening." ”

Chen Xi didn't give Ayou a good look, "I don't want to see him." ”

Ayou wanted to stay and help, but Chen Xi insisted, she now had no trust in them.

Chen Xi contacted Chen Songming, who soon came and called two friends to come over to help.

There were no casualties, and the police left after completing the evidence collection.

After the cordon was removed, Chen Xi and the others entered the house.

There were scorch marks in several places, but the room where the paintings were placed was the worst, and all the paintings were reduced to ashes.

Chen Xi's tears fell again, and Chen Songming hugged her to comfort, "Your aunt's things, she was going to burn them to her a hundred years later, maybe it's providence." ”

Chen Xi cried and shook his head, "No, Dad!" She asked me to take good care of these paintings before she died, and Zhuo Cheng is actually still alive, and he is in Japan. ”

"He's still alive?" Chen Songming was surprised, and somewhat understood why his daughter went to Japan on a business trip during this time.

Chen Xi was tired of crying, Chen Songming took her home, and he asked his friends to deal with the repair here.

Coming out of the house, Chen Songming saw a young man with a poker face standing on the side, only to see him looking at his daughter fixedly, he asked Chen Xi, "Xixi, who is this?" ”

Chen Xi glanced at Ayou and said, "Don't worry about him." ”

She followed Chen Songming to the parking lot, Jiang Yiying went home and brought Chen Xi's luggage, Chen Xi looked in the rearview mirror, and Ayou also followed, standing not far away.

Chen Songming also saw it.

Why did the man keep following his daughter? But he didn't look like his daughter's suitor, and he had a big question mark in his heart.

But because Chen Xi was in a low mood, he didn't ask the reason.

Chen Xi followed Chen Songming back to Yijing Garden.

Chen Xi turned on her mobile phone and saw several missed call messages, all of which were Gao Zhexing, and she didn't care. I called both the assistant and He Chengcheng again, and she wanted to take a day off.

During lunch, Chen Xi briefly told Chen Songming about Zhuo Cheng.

In addition to lamenting that providence made people, Chen Songming felt very sorry for his daughter's hard work during this time.

In the afternoon, Gao Zhexing called again, but Chen Xi didn't answer, and he sent another message, saying that he would go to her in the evening.

Chen Xi ignored him, she made a call to Li Jinwei, and after the call, she went to Gao Zhexing's Zhuanglin Villa.

...

It was also at night, the same underground garage of Huayang Group.

Li Jinwei leaned on the front cover of Gao Zhexing's car and asked provocatively, "Do you like the big gift I gave you?" ”

Ayou couldn't see Li Jinwei's arrogant appearance, so he stepped forward and punched him, "Li Jinwei, you are looking for death!" ”

Li Jinwei is not bad, he dodged in time, Ayou wanted to punch again, but was stopped by Gao Zhexing, "Come back!" ”

Ayou resigned indignantly and withdrew his hand.

"Ayou, you're still so impulsive!" Li Jinwei chuckled, hiding a few knives in his smile, "You have been with Mr. Gao for many years, and you haven't learned that his joy and anger are invisible!" ”

Ayo clenched his hands into fists and endured.

Li Jinwei looked at Gao Zhexing again, "I'm really not interested in your younger brother, didn't expect it?" It's such a coincidence that it was your woman who took the initiative to find me to help find someone. ”

Gao Zhexing sneered: "After so many years, your methods are nothing more than that!" ”

"Haha." Li Jinwei nodded, "It's nothing new, but I'm looking forward to its effect!" Do you think Chen Xi will follow you back to the bridge and return to the road from here? ”

Ayou couldn't stand Li Jinwei's provocation of Gao Zhexing, and stepped forward to grab him by the collar, "Is enough to say?" Get lost! ”

Li Jinwei only glanced at Ayou, then looked at Gao Zhexing, and continued: "Sato should give you a lot of benefits, sacrificing a woman, it's nothing for you, right?" ”