Chapter 329 - Chapter 329: The Harsh Truth
Chapter 329: The Harsh Truth
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
With Lin lie’s agreement, Mei Shu didn’t hold back. She accessed a system she had designed, input the bank card number Lin He had provided, and effortlessly pulled up Zhou Nan’s transaction history.
Mei Shu pinpointed the exact date as per Lin He’s description.
As she scrutinized the vast amount of records, Lin He couldn’t help but exclaim, “You can even do this? Are you really just a regular high school student at No.1 High School of Lin City?”
Mei Shu smiled and said, “This is nothing difficult for me. Actually, 1 admire you.”
“Me?” Lin He chuckled shyly, “What is there to admire about me? Shu’er, please don’t joke with me.”
Mei Shu earnestly replied, “I’m serious. In fact, I’m not very coordinated physically. You might think I’m quite strong, but the truth is I’ve never been able to learn how to dance.”
Lin He blinked in surprise. “Do you want to learn how to dance?”
“I’d really like to,” Mei Shu confessed. “When 1 was a child, my mother forced me to learn many things: piano, dance, musical instruments, but 1 was never committed to any of them. So, 1 ended up mediocre at everything. However, I was genuinely interested in dance, even though my teachers always said 1 had no talent for it and wasn’t suited to learn.”
Lin He couldn’t help but smile upon hearing this.
After discovering Mei Shu’s true identity, she had a moment of hesitation, thinking she might not be deserving of friendship with someone like Mei Shu. She thought their previous interaction might have been due to Mei Shu’s simple sympathy for her.
However, hearing Mei Shu talk like this made Lin He feel as though their connection was drawing closer for no apparent reason. Her smile was more genuine, and she replied, “If you want to learn, 1 can teach you.”
“Really? Then you can’t blame me for being slow.” Mei Shu was genuinely interested in learning, but she hadn’t had the time recently due to her busy schedule. She was afraid she wouldn’t be able to spare the time for a hobby that required practice.
Lin He eagerly nodded and said, “Of course! I’d be happy to teach you. It’s just been so many years since I last danced, so I’m not sure if I can still do it as well as before.”
Mei Shu couldn’t help but hold Lin He’s hand and encouraged her sincerely, “Even if you’re a bit rusty now, as long as you’re willing to practice, you’ll definitely regain your skills. When the time comes, I’ll have to address you as ‘Teacher Lin.’”
Lin He chuckled.
And their conversation turned from heavy to light.
Lin He’s previously tense shoulders finally relaxed. However, in the next moment, when her gaze inadvertently fell upon the screen of her phone, all her smiles stiffened.
The phone displayed a clear record of all of Zhou Nan’s transactions on the day Lin He experienced abdominal pain.
Ironically, Zhou Nan, who had always been extremely frugal and never spent more than thirty yuan on a gift for her, had spent five hundred yuan on that day.
Even her voice was trembling. “Can you tell me where he spent all this money?”
“Sure,” Meishu quickly retrieved the detailed record from that day, which showed that he made a one-time payment of 496 yuan to another account on that day, with the remaining 4 yuan used to buy congee.
This time, without waiting for Mei Shu to act, Lin He suddenly couldn’t control herself and snatched the phone. She pointed at the account information and asked, “Can you find out who this person is? Maybe he’s a relative of Zhou Nan?”
Mei Shu remained silent, retrieved her phone, tapped the screen a few times, and easily retrieved detailed information about that person.
Mei Shu once again marveled at the versatility of this technology.
“Zhou Xia, twenty-six years old, unemployed,” Mei Shu raised her gaze, casting a somewhat pitying look at Lin He. “She’s not his relative. She’s another woman.”
Lin He’s heart tightened, and she suppressed her overwhelming emotions, asking in a trembling voice, “Who, who is she?”
“I can find that out immediately,” Mei Shu said calmly. She quickly found the woman’s detailed history and sadly showed Lin He one of the arrest records from the police station. “Four days after Zhou Nan transferred the money to her, she was detained by the police for alleged prostitution. Over the past few years, she’s been charged with various crimes like robbery and theft. She’s still in prison and hasn’t been released.”
“Wh… what?” Lin He couldn’t hold on anymore and trembled, almost falling to the ground.
Mei Shu handed the phone back to her and let her see for herself. “Zhou Nan never truly loved you, Sister Lin. For such a man, getting heartbroken isn’t worth it.”
Lin He was eager to find an alternative explanation that differed from Mei Shu’s. Unfortunately, the records were accompanied by the exclusive mark of the police station. Even if Zhou Xia were here, she couldn’t easily deny it.
In other words, when Zhou Nan pretended to buy congee for her that day, he was actually going to bed with a prostitute.
He had been willing to spend half a month’s food expenses on them for those two hours but had used only four yuan to buy her congee?
And the most ridiculous part was that she had been deeply moved by this for so many years!