Chapter 243 - 243: Late-Night Investigation

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Sheng Nian didn’t dwell on it and was actually pleased that her father cared about her friend at a time like this. “I understand, Dad. I’ll take good care of her.”

“That’s good,” Sheng Quan said, looking relieved, and then he left.

It was only after the door closed that Mei Shu pulled the blanket from her face.

She had to admit that Sheng Quan was quite skilled in handling situations like this. If she didn’t gather concrete evidence herself, it seemed that she wouldn’t be able to expose his true colors.

“You heard that, right? My dad is really nice. You shouldn’t doubt him,” Sheng Nian said, holding Mei Shu’s hand and helping her sit up on the bed.

Mei Shu smiled lightly. “For your sake, I won’t easily suspect Mir. Sheng.”

Sheng Nian was slightly surprised by Mei Shu’s sudden change in attitude. She wasn’t used to it. “Is what you’re saying true, or are you just trying to comfort me?”

“Do we know each other well? Why would I comfort you?” Mei Shu looked at her strangely.

Sheng Nian blushed inexplicably. “If we’re not close, why did you dare to sleep in my bed? Hurry up and take a shower. I’ll find you a set of fresh pajamas, and you can leave early in the morning.”

Mei Shu found this seemingly arrogant heiress quite amusing and couldn’t resist teasing her. She put on a serious expression and said, “I don’t want to sleep on the floor. I want to sleep in the bed.”

Sheng Nian’s eyes widened in surprise. “Do you even realize your situation?

This is my bedroom! My bed has never been slept in by anyone other than me!”

“That’s perfect then. If some man had slept in it, I would repulse it,” Mei Shu replied with a smirk.

In a moment of realization, Sheng Nian knew that Mei Shu was subtly mocking Lu Ming. She curled her lips and said, “This room is where my mom used to put me to sleep when I was a child. It’s where I grew up. Even though I married Lu Ming later on, I secretly didn’t want him to move in here.”

“So you’ve been married for so long but have been sleeping in separate rooms?”

An image suddenly appeared in Mei Shu’s mind.

A thin, young girl was sleeping peacefully in her mother’s arms, but in the next second, the image changed, leaving only the little girl alone on the bed.

Tears soaked her stuffed doll as she curled her body. She shivered, biting her lips to stifle any sobs.

Later, the little girl grew up to become a mature woman, but she would still curl up alone in bed at night, hugging her doll and missing her mother.

For so many years, Sheng Nian had probably been enduring it like this.

She was like a hedgehog protecting herself, not allowing anyone to easily touch her soft heart, only allowing her body and soul to sink into the room that held memories of her once happy life.

Then she sealed it off, not allowing anyone to touch it.

Even Sheng Nian herself was surprised that she had brought Mei Shu into this room.

At that time, the situation had been urgent, and she had instinctively brought Sheng Nian in here. Now, she was surprised to find that she didn’t regret it at all.

“Why do you care about who I’ve slept with and where? Hurry up and take a shower. I’m going to bed. Be quiet when you come out and don’t disturb my sleep!”

Sheng Nian’s temper flared, and her face changed quickly.

Mei Shu chuckled meaningfully, then turned and headed for the bathroom.

Soon, the sound of splashing water could be heard from inside.

Sheng Nian finally breathed a sigh of relief. After a simple skincare routine, she went to bed. However, she left a bedside lamp on for Mei Shu.

Mei Shu intentionally delayed her time in the bathroom.

Only when she was certain that Sheng Nian had fallen asleep did she quietly open the bedroom door and carefully listen for any faint sounds in the entire house.

She moved along the dimly lit corridor, gliding her hand along the wall as she slowly made her way forward.

Villas like the Sheng family’s and the Mei family’s usually had very similar layouts. Mei Shu guessed a direction and cautiously navigated towards it. As expected, she found the study.

“Lucky me. Did the system secretly bestow me with luck?” Mei Shu mused.

[Master, you have not received any rewards related to luck.]

“Then am I just exceptionally lucky tonight?”

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a soft click from the study door.

Mei Shu stood still for a few seconds, confirming that there was no one inside. Then, she decisively entered the study and locked the door behind her.

The Sheng family’s business empire spanned the entire country, and Sheng Quan was the patriarch of the entire Sheng family. Therefore, places like the study were typically off-limits to anyone except him and his trusted subordinates.

Even Sheng Nian had only entered a couple of times as a child and had been severely scolded by her father. She hadn’t dared to approach it afterward.

Mei Shu didn’t know much about the Sheng family’s father-daughter relationship, but seeing that Sheng Nian was already at her current age and still so innocent, she could imagine how well Sheng Quan had “protected” her.

In other words, Sheng Quan only saw his daughter as a canary to be raised and had no intention of grooming her as the next heir..