Chapter 40: Prize for a Correct Guess

Thinking about that "good night" from last midnight, Shen Jue didn’t plan to open the door for Rong Qingqing. He wasn’t going to fall for the same trick twice. After waiting for a moment without seeing Shen Jue open the door, Rong Qingqing changed her approach, "I really need your help with something. Don’t be so stingy, a grown man holding a grudge over two dollars, that’s petty." A few seconds after Rong Qingqing spoke, the door opened. Shen Jue’s black eyes stared at Rong Qingqing with a look that said if she said "good night" again, she’d be dead. "I want to find a reliable private detective to look into something, but I don’t know anyone domestically. I was hoping you could introduce me to one." Rong Qingqing looked sincere, "The sooner the better, and if you have one now, that would be even better." Shen Jue’s eyes flickered imperceptibly. "Why do you think I would know one?" Shen Jue countered. "If you don’t, have your assistant Lin Bufan ask around for me. You definitely know more people here than I do," Rong Qingqing shrugged, "I’ve been abroad for years and barely know anyone. You won’t really make me go ask my ex-fiancé, that jerk Shen Xingwei, for help, would you?" Seeing Shen Jue unmoved, Rong Qingqing made a gesture to leave, "If you won’t help, then I guess I’ll just go find Shen Xingwei~" Shen Jue lifted an eyebrow and asked, "What do you want to investigate?" "It’s private matters," Rong Qingqing shook her head, "Don’t ask more, even if you do, I won’t tell you." Shen Jue thought for a few seconds, then nodded, "I’ll have Lin Bufan send the detective’s contact information to your phone." "Alright, thanks!" Rong Qingqing smiled and waved her palm at Shen Jue, "Then I’ll wish you a good night in advance." Shen Jue’s mouth twitched and he replied perfunctorily, "Good night." Then he snapped the main door shut, clearly impatient and not wanting to look at Rong Qingqing for another second. "Daily ’good night’ task complete, life span extended by 5 hours, host’s remaining life span: 21 hours." Rong Qingqing took a deep breath. Another day of barely surviving. The fact that Rong Qingqing wanted to find a private detective was bound to go through Shen Jue. For no other reason, she wanted Shen Jue to know what she was trying to investigate through the private detective. Someone like Shen Jue, with the Shen Family’s connections at an early age, surely had trustworthy people at his disposal. She wanted to investigate the isolation Shen Qiao faced at school. It concerned Shen Qiao, Shen Jue’s own sister. If the private detective was close enough to Shen Jue, they would definitely notify him about it. Rong Qingqing’s goal was for Shen Jue to know about Shen Qiao’s situation at school. If Shen Jue knew and still remained indifferent, then she would go and solve this matter for Shen Qiao. If Shen Jue found out and handled it himself, that would be even better, saving her the trouble. Ten minutes later, Lin Bufan sent the private detective’s contact information to Rong Qingqing. She immediately contacted the detective, discussed her investigation, and quickly settled on a price. As soon as Rong Qingqing hung up, Shen Jue’s phone rang in the next room. "Shen Jue, guess what your fiancée wants to investigate. If you guess right, there’s a prize!" The man’s voice on the phone was filled with mockery and teasing. When Lin Bufan reached out earlier, he mentioned that what Rong Qingqing might be investigating could be related to Shen Jue or Shen Xingwei. As it turned out, Shen Jue was indeed overthinking it. Rong Qingqing didn’t even mention Shen Jue’s name on the phone.