After a Flash Marriage with a Professor - Chapter 95

Chapter 95: Love Report

Ming Shu’s attitude was firm. She felt that work matters should be handled by herself. She might consult Professor Shen on related issues in her free time, but the current mess was definitely not suitable for asking Professor Shen for help.

She wanted to solve it herself, and if she couldn’t, she would take responsibility herself.

Ling Han sighed, looking at Ming Shu with some concern. “There’s something I don’t know if I should say.”

“Of course you can say it,” Ming Shu said.

“If I were Professor Shen, and I mean if,” Ling Han paused, deliberately emphasizing the hypothesis, “I would like my wife to communicate with me about any difficulties she encounters, whether in life or at work.”

Ming Shu found this a bit perplexing. “Why?”

Ling Han turned her head and coughed softly, looking elsewhere as she said, “If we are a married couple, we are the closest people in this world to each other, a community of interests, and comrades. If there’s a problem, of course, we should find a solution together. Moreover, where do the bonds in an intimate relationship come from, where do shared topics come from? Isn’t it from life and work? A mix of joy and sorrow. Not only joy is worth sharing, but worries and difficulties are too.”

Ming Shu listened intently to Ling Han. She felt that Ling Han’s thinking was quite similar to Professor Shen’s.

“But I don’t think it’s absolutely necessary. Maybe I can talk about it after the result of the problem comes out.”

No need for further hypothetical intimate relationships. Ling Han turned back, her eyes meeting Ming Shu’s. “That’s your personal choice. I just think Professor Shen would expect you to think of her when you encounter difficulties.”

Professor Shen really seemed to feel this way. Ming Shu nodded thoughtfully. The last few times she had made Professor Shen angry were for this very reason. She could already keenly feel and gauge Professor Shen’s attitude on this matter.

“I understand now. Thank you, Ling Han.” Ming Shu sincerely expressed her gratitude to Ling Han. Ling Han had truly helped her a lot.

Ling Han gave her a slight smile and said it was nothing. Ming Shu said, “I’m going to call Professor Shen.”

“Okay.”

Ming Shu walked away. Ling Han didn’t immediately return to the office. She raised both hands and pinched her earlobes. Her earlobes were still slightly warm. She headed to the restroom and saw in the mirror that her earlobes were indeed red.

It was just a hypothesis, Ling Han leaned on the sink in the restroom.

Could it be that my inner thoughts about Ming Shu haven’t completely faded?

Ming Shu went to a relatively secluded, empty stairwell in the company and, feeling a bit nervous, dialed Professor Shen’s number.

Shen Junlan answered with a smile. This seemed to be the first time Ming Shu had called her during her work hours.

“Professor Shen, is it convenient for you to talk right now?” Ming Shu asked.

Shen Junlan glanced at the empty office. “It is.” Some colleagues had gone to class, and others had taken leave.

“I… I want to tell Professor Shen something.”

“What is it?” Shen Junlan asked gently.

“I think I messed up a very important thing,” Ming Shu lowered her head, sounding a bit deflated.

“Is it about work?”

“Yes.”

“Do you want to tell me the details? I can help you analyze it.”

Professor Shen’s voice was gentle and inclusive, flowing into Ming Shu’s ears like a babbling brook.

As if encouraged, Ming Shu began to confide, “I was in charge of organizing a very important set of materials, a lot of miscellaneous documents. I specifically locked them in the cabinet when I left work yesterday, but… but when I came to work today, I found the lock had been pried open, and the materials inside are gone.”

“They must have been taken by someone.”

“Mmm!” Ming Shu responded with a hint of anger, nodding emphatically.

Shen Junlan said, “No wonder Wife was distracted last night.”

“Professor Shen!”

“Wife, don’t rush. Did you check the surveillance?”

“Yes, there was no record.”

“Do you have a suspected culprit?”

“Yes, a male colleague in our office, but the surveillance record is gone, and I didn’t see his face clearly yesterday.”

“There should be a mastermind behind it, working in collusion with the male colleague.”

“I know who it is.” Shen Junlan was almost one hundred percent certain. In the company, the only person who would repeatedly and painstakingly target Ming Shu like this was her.

“Professor Shen, are you talking about Qiao Qian?”

“Mmm.”

“If it really is Qiao Qian, what should I do?” Knowing it was Qiao Qian made Ming Shu even more anxious. She had no way to deal with this situation. Qiao Qian might have already destroyed all her materials, or perhaps hidden them somewhere. In any case, if Qiao Qian was indeed making trouble for her behind the scenes, she was surely trying to see her suffer this major work mishap. Even if the materials were still intact, she wouldn’t easily return them to her.

“Don’t panic, Wife. I’ll go find Qiao Qian.”

“No,” Ming Shu firmly refused. “Professor Shen, what if Qiao Qian uses this to threaten you and ask for some kind of exchange?”

Ming Shu could now automatically imagine what actions Qiao Qian might take. She didn’t want Professor Shen to bow to Qiao Qian because of her. She would rather take responsibility and even be fired by the company. She absolutely did not want Professor Shen to lower herself in front of Qiao Qian on her account.

“Alright, I won’t go find her,” Shen Junlan agreed, but secretly, her mind was working, and her fingers quickly manipulated her phone screen.

Almost immediately, Shen Muhua’s call came in, but it couldn’t be connected because the line was busy, and Shen Junlan didn’t want to connect it.

She continued her call with Ming Shu, “Wife, what do you plan to do?”

“I don’t know,” Ming Shu bit her lower lip. “Maybe I’ll go ask that male colleague. Maybe he’ll admit it and return the materials to me.”

“You can try. Go and bluff him, say you found evidence. But Wife, when you go to confront him, be confident. To ensure safety and prevent him from acting desperately, you can ask Ling Han to go with you.”

“Professor Shen, do you think I can solve it myself?”

“Yes, you can,” Shen Junlan said without hesitation. She always believed Ming Shu was capable, but had been shaped to be overly timid and self-conscious by her childhood family environment and upbringing.

“You are wonderful, Wife.”

Professor Shen’s gentle and powerful words reached her ears. Ming Shu’s heart rate started to accelerate. Her palm, holding the phone, was already sweaty.

“What if I still mess it up?” Ming Shu asked worriedly.

“Then just mess it up,” Shen Junlan said. “Wife, this is not your fault. You were very careful in protecting those materials.”

“That’s true, but this work is really important. It’s related to the project with the American publisher. If I don’t handle it well, I think I might be fired.”

“Then find another job, Wife. Don’t limit your life. You can find an even better job, and the scope doesn’t necessarily have to be limited to the English category.”

Ming Shu felt a rush of excitement. She wasn’t sure if she could really do it, but Professor Shen’s words undoubtedly gave her tremendous encouragement, as if the possibilities in her life had truly been expanded.

“I know what to do now. Thank you, Professor Shen.”

“You’re welcome.” Shen Junlan felt relieved when she heard Ming Shu’s voice become much steadier.

Her little bunny wife wanted to grow on her own. She might stumble, but she wanted to grow independently, not hide comfortably under her wing. Shen Junlan was gratified but also heartbroken.

She actually wished her little bunny would depend on her more, but if that made the little bunny lose her sense of security and control, then she should let the little bunny follow her own heart. She could quietly watch from the side, safeguarding her little bunny.

After the call with Ming Shu ended, Shen Muhua’s phone kept ringing. Shen Junlan had no choice but to answer.

“Junlan, did Sissi go and cause trouble for your wife again?”

Shen Junlan said coldly, “Didn’t you sponsor Qiao Qian’s entry into Ming Shu’s company? You clearly know Qiao Qian would continuously target Ming Shu because of me. Instead of stopping her, you provided her with convenience and assistance, aiding and abetting her. What’s the point of playing the hypocrite with me now?”

“No, Junlan, I…” Shen Muhua was somewhat incoherent. “I didn’t realize. You mean Sissi entered your wife’s company?”

Shen Junlan didn’t speak. She realized that Shen Muhua might genuinely not know about this.

“I truly didn’t know, Junlan. You have to believe Dad. Dad would never harm you.”

“Hmph,” Shen Junlan sneered. “You wouldn’t harm me? What about Ming Shu? You’ve always hoped I would marry Qiao Qian, and targeting and troubling Ming Shu was a shared goal between you and Qiao Qian, wasn’t it?”

“No, Junlan, Dad is no longer interfering with your personal marriage life. I have been trying to counsel and educate Sissi, but after all, she has liked you for so many years, it’s difficult for her to give up immediately.”

“Junlan, you have to forgive your sister. Sissi is your sister.”

“I have no sister, and no father,” Shen Junlan said decisively. “I don’t care how well you treat Qiao Qian, and I don’t want to care. But if you hurt the people around me, I will never tolerate it.”

“No, I won’t let Sissi do anything foolish. I’ll call Sissi right away, ask her what’s going on, and I promise to fix the problem for you.” Shen Muhua, knowing he had failed his biological daughter for many years, pleaded humbly.

Shen Junlan showed no mercy and hung up on Shen Muhua immediately. If her little bunny hadn’t asked her not to confront Qiao Qian directly, she wouldn’t have brought this up with Shen Muhua, nor would she have answered his call.

But the fact proved that to deter Qiao Qian’s mother and daughter, especially Qiao Qian who hadn’t given up on her, Shen Muhua was the best weapon. No matter how arrogant Qiao Qian’s mother and daughter were, they feared Shen Muhua, as they were financially dependent on him and were afraid of losing him.

Shen Muhua didn’t call Qiao Qian. Instead, he hurried home. He knew Qiao Qian had just arrived home. He had bodyguards reporting Qiao Qian’s itinerary to him in real-time. He had already set up this surveillance. He never expected Qiao Qian to cause such a huge problem for him, further straining his relationship with Junlan.

Upon arriving home, Shen Muhua saw Qiao Qian get up from the sofa, her eyes red, and she rushed towards him pitifully. “Uncle Shen…”

“Slap—”

An extremely loud slap landed on Qiao Qian’s face, knocking her directly to the floor.

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