Flickering candlelight, wine as red as cherries, and Adele’s new song “Hello” — all romantic things. However, these romantic things did not tinge the atmosphere here with romance or warmth. Adele’s husky voice affected the man and woman sitting face to face with each other, and a faint sadness spread between the two. 

“Gu Kewen called me.” Xia Lei broke the silence between them.

“What did she say?” Shentu Tianyin reacted calmly, as if she had already expected Gu Kewen to contact Xia Lei.

“She said she will spit out the Vientiane Group shares she ate as long as I satisfy her conditions. She probably has some pieces of evidence in her hands too. She won’t hand them over.”

“What was your answer?”

Xia Lei sighed. “I told her I need some time to consider this. The deadline she gave was tomorrow morning, before 0930 hrs.”

“The same time when she captured me.” A strange smile appeared in the corners of Shentu Tian Yin’s lips. “She really knows how to pick the time. She must be thinking about what it would look like when I get taken away by the police. She must be happy.”

“Tianyin, don’t be like this.”

Shentu...