boyutpedia Chapter 244 I know nothing
Chapter 244 I know nothing
Chen Youen walked to Shen Feiwan's side and said softly, "Uncle doesn't look well. Did he suffer during the investigation?"
Shen Feiwan frowned. "I'll go ask around later and I'll find out."
"How about I cook a bowl of noodles for Uncle? A hot bowl of food is always better than bread and milk."
Shen Feiwan smiled at Chen Youen, "Why didn't you say you disliked bread and milk earlier?"
Chen Youen winked at Shen Feiwan, "I just didn't want to waste your hard work, so I had to give you some face."
Fifteen minutes later, Shen Feiwan knocked on Shen Mo's door, intending to call him out for breakfast.
But no one answered after knocking several times.
Shen Feiwan thought for a moment, then pushed the door open and went inside.
Shen Mo collapsed onto the bed fully clothed, his hair still damp.
Shen Feiwan tiptoed over, covered him with the blanket that had slipped off, glanced at her father's tired face, and quietly left the room.
Shen Mo didn't leave the room until it got dark.
In the living room, Shen Feiwan was talking to Chen Youen.
Upon seeing Shen Mo come out, Shen Feiwan immediately stood up. "Dad, you're up. Let's have dinner. I'll go heat up the food."
Shen Mo glanced at the neatly arranged food on the table and went over to help set out the bowls and chopsticks.
After the three of them sat down, the restaurant fell silent.
Seeing the atmosphere, Chen Youen hesitated and stood up. "Maybe I should leave for a bit. I haven't been home for several days."
Shen Feiwan grabbed her wrist and looked at Shen Mo, "Dad, You En is not an outsider. You En was a great help in finding the spy who framed you this time."
Shen Mo nodded. "You'en, sit down and eat with us. Let's eat first, and then we can talk."
After the meal, Shen Feiwan and Chen Youen cleared the dishes and went into the kitchen.
Shen Mo washed the fruit, and by the time he had cut it up and plated it, Shen Feiwan and the others had finished washing the dishes. The three of them sat down on the sofa in the living room.
“Wanwan,” Shen Mo spoke first, his voice steady, “I know you must have a lot of questions to ask, but there are some things Dad can’t go into detail about.”
He paused, "Xiao Yan actually helped a lot in clearing my name so quickly this time."
"He helped?" Shen Feiwan suddenly raised an eyebrow. "What kind of help did he provide?"
Her voice turned colder. "The person who reported you was someone You'en and I found after seven days and seven nights. We also submitted the evidence against that spy. What did Lin Xiaoyan do?"
She looked directly at her father. "Dad, who told you that? Did Lin Xiaoyan say it himself?"
Shen Mo was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting his daughter's reaction. "Wanwan, why... do you have such a big problem with Xiaoyan? I thought you asked him for help."
Shen Feiwan sneered, "Because he threatened me."
She leaned back on the sofa. "I did go to him, because he had more connections than I did. In fact, I went to Uncle Lin first, but after that person fell from power, Uncle Lin's identity was too sensitive to help."
Her tone grew colder, "But Lin Xiaoyan said that unless I marry him, he won't interfere."
At this point, she looked up at Shen Mo and said, "Dad, this person isn't as good as you think."
After a moment of silence, tracing the rim of the teacup with his fingertips, he finally spoke, "I know he has always wanted to marry you."
He looked up at his daughter. "The reason I said he helped me is because the person in charge of my case told me that himself. Otherwise, the whole process wouldn't have been so quick, and I wouldn't have been able to get out ahead of schedule."
“Wanwan, thank you for your hard work this time, Youen. But that’s enough, don’t investigate any further. I know your capabilities, and I know what methods you’ll use, but those unconventional methods are too dangerous. Once the truth comes out…”
Shen Mo's Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice lowered, "You are both so young. I can't let you take risks. You are both so young. I don't want you to... face endless investigations and imprisonment. I don't want that to happen to two such young lives."
"What about my older brothers and Mom? What will happen to them?"
“Xiao Yan will have a way.” Shen Mo closed his eyes, his brows etched with deep weariness. “His method is more reliable than yours.”
He raised his hand and rubbed his temples, the glaring lights of the interrogation room and the cold touch of the lie detector still vivid in his mind.
During the investigation, they deprived him of sleep and subjected him to repeated lie detector tests... The psychological pressure was immense. Shen Mo didn't want his wife and children to continue suffering like this.
He suddenly took a deep breath and said to Shen Feiwan, "Tell Xiaoyan I'll go find him. You don't need to force yourself to marry him."
Shen Mo looked directly into his daughter's eyes, his tone gentle yet authoritative, "If my daughter is to marry, she should marry someone who loves her in return, just like your mother and I."
Seeing that Shen Feiwan still had a tense expression, Shen Mo sighed softly, "Actually, Xiao Yan isn't as bad as you think, it's just..."
He carefully chose his words, "He expressed his feelings in the wrong way. Now that I'm back, leave these things to Dad. You don't need to worry about it anymore."
Shen Feiwan frowned. "Dad, how much do you know about Mom and my two brothers? Are you sure you can handle it?"
"Wanwan, I don't know anything..." Shen Mo suddenly clenched his fist, his knuckles turning white, "That's why I'm going to find Xiaoyan."
His Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice trembled slightly, "It's all my fault, Dad's useless, Dad knows nothing..."
As Shen Mo spoke, his shoulders suddenly slumped. He swayed as he stood up, supporting himself on the sofa armrest, but managed to regain his balance.
After standing up, he seemed to have all his strength drained away. He lowered his head, avoiding Shen Feiwan's gaze, and muttered, "Without connections or access to insiders, it would be impossible to know..."
Seeing her father's increasingly broken state, Shen Feiwan's pupils suddenly contracted. "Dad."
"Stop talking," Shen Mo took a deep breath, his voice regaining its composure. "In short, you and You En should stop getting involved in this. I don't want you to go in there anymore."
After saying that, Shen Mo quickly left.
Shen Feiwan stood there, her gaze fixed on her father's hasty departure, and remained silent for a long time.
A silence spread through the living room.
After a long while, Chen Youen gently touched Shen Feiwan's arm and said, "I think I can understand Uncle Shen's concerns."
She carefully considered her words, "I think we should listen to Uncle Shen this time; maybe it will be easy to solve."
Shen Feiwan frowned. "How could it be so easy?"
Chen Youen lowered her voice, "I'm referring to the Lin Xiaoyan level."
“Hmm,” Shen Feiwan’s jawline tightened, and she finally nodded almost imperceptibly. “That’s all we can do for now. Let’s take it one step at a time.”
“Yes,” Chen Youen picked up her coat from the back of the sofa. “Then I’ll head back now. I feel like Uncle Shen will feel uncomfortable if I’m here.”
“Okay,” Shen Feiwan gently hugged her friend, “Thank you for staying with me all this time, thank you.”
Chen Youen smiled and pinched Shen Feiwan's cheek. "You were always there for me during my most difficult times. Wanwan, we don't need to say these things between us."