Second pregnancy, sixth child: The beloved mom's disguise has been exposed again.

Chapter 142 Telegram Probe, Ai Xiu Rescues Him

After returning to his office break area, Hu Mingyu called Lian Qiran, curiously inquiring about Ning Yao.

Lian Qiran wondered what was wrong with Hu Mingyu, why was he suddenly interested in Ning Yao?

As the two talked, even Qi Ran learned about what had happened at the hospital that night, and he fell into deep thought while talking to Hu Mingyu.

Although Hu Mingyu couldn't find any trace of Ning Yao visiting the hospital, why would Wen Tingxian, as the second young master of the Wen family, slander Ning Yao?

How long ago did this happen?

"It only took about ten minutes. I called you right after I finished checking."

"Okay, I'll hang up now and send you a message later."

Lian Qiran abruptly stopped the car, hung up the phone, quickly made a U-turn at the next intersection, and resolutely drove towards Ning Yao's residence.

Ning Yao had just arrived home and quickly changed out of her tight-fitting clothes. She was about to take a shower when her phone started vibrating incessantly.

She stepped forward, picked up her phone, and saw that the caller ID showed Lian Qiran. Overjoyed, she immediately answered the call.

"Hello, Mr. Lian, is there any news about Wen Tingye?"

Hearing Ning Yao's awake voice, Lian Qiran asked with a strange expression, "Miss Ning Yao, haven't you rested yet?"

Ning Yao realized that Lian Qiran suspected her. Most likely, Wen Tingxian had pinned the blame for him harming Old Madam Wen that night on her. And with Hu Mingyu present, it must have been him asking Lian Qiran about her, which aroused Lian Qiran's suspicion...

"Not yet, I'm getting ready to rest. Since there's no news from Wen Tingye, is it Mr. Lian who needs to see me?"

Ning Yao's voice sounded somewhat unhappy, carrying the displeasure of being disturbed by a phone call in the middle of the night.

Lian Qiran didn't detect anything amiss in Ning Yao's tone; Ning Yao's voice wasn't panicked, which reassured her somewhat.

"Do you know what happened at the hospital?" Lian Qiran continued to probe.

"The hospital? What happened?" Ning Yao asked suspiciously, her voice lowered slightly, feigning ignorance.

"Someone broke into the ward late at night with a dagger, intending to kill the old lady." After Lian Qiran finished speaking, he narrowed his eyes and listened carefully to the voice on the other end of the phone.

"Is the old lady alright? Has the person been caught?" Ning Yao's tone remained calm, but a hint of worry lingered, which didn't seem feigned.

"The old lady is fine; her oxygen mask was just removed, but her condition has now stabilized."

"That's good."

"By the way, the dagger used in the murder was left behind; it might have the killer's fingerprints on it..."

"Oh? It would be great if we had evidence. The sooner we catch the person who tried to murder the old lady, the clear my name will be cleared."

Ning Yao silently curled her lips, her eyes full of sarcasm. She had never touched that dagger, so there couldn't possibly be her fingerprints on it; it would only have Wen Tingxian's. So why would she worry that there was evidence against her on that dagger?

“Miss Ning Yao, you'd better really be unaware of this, otherwise I will never let a woman with such a deep mind marry my brother.” Lian Qiran frowned. He always felt that Ning Yao was too calm. Although she answered fluently and did not seem flustered at being caught out, he still felt that something was wrong with Ning Yao. It was a kind of intuition.

“Mr. Lian, you might as well speak your mind directly. There’s no need to beat around the bush and test me. It’s a waste of both of our time,” Ning Yao said coldly.

"Alright, then I'll get straight to the point. Does Miss Ning Yao know Wen Tingxian? Have you two ever crossed paths?" Lian Qiran asked in a deep voice.

“I had saved Mr. Wen and Mrs. Wen before, and they invited me to dinner at my old mansion to express their gratitude. It was then that I met the second young master of the Wen family.”

Do you two have a grudge?

"There was a bit of an unpleasantness between me and the second young master. What happened?"

“No wonder…” Lian Qiran got out of the car, holding up his phone, and silently glanced at a lit room in the villa.

If Ning Yao and Wen Tingxian had a grudge against each other, then Wen Tingxian would have a motive to frame Ning Yao.

Even so, Wen Tingxian wasn't stupid. He would always consider the credibility of a lie like breaking into a hospital room and killing someone before telling it. Fabricating a story about a woman climbing into a fifth-floor window to harm someone was just too outrageous.

"What do you mean?" Ning Yao asked slowly, raising an eyebrow as she saw Lian Qiran remain silent.

"Someone sneaked into the intensive care unit in the dark tonight, trying to kill the old lady, and Wen Tingxian said he saw you there with his own eyes." Lian Qiran unconsciously emphasized the last sentence.

Upon hearing this, Ning Yao scoffed and immediately replied in a cool voice, "That's a joke that's gone too far. I stayed in my own home all night and didn't step out even once. How did Young Master Wen see me? Did he see a ghost?"

"I was just wondering, so I called to ask." Lian Qiran paused for a moment, staring thoughtfully at the window of the villa's room.

"Is Miss Ning Yao home right now? I'm downstairs from your apartment. If it's convenient, let's meet and talk."

It takes at least 30 minutes to get from the hospital to the villa, not even counting traffic light time; a conservative estimate would be 40 minutes.

If Ning Yao really went to the hospital to murder the old lady, then she must not be at home right now.

"You're downstairs at my house?" Ning Yao walked to the window, reached out and pulled back the curtains to look outside. Sure enough, she saw a car parked outside her villa, and a man standing by the fence. It was none other than Lian Qiran.

"Please wait a few minutes while I change my clothes."

"Mommy, you haven't finished your call yet! What happened to Iron Man afterwards?"

"Mommy is going out to meet a friend and will be back soon. You go to sleep."

Lian Qiran overheard Ning Yao and Wen Aixiu's conversation. Just as he was about to say that there was no need to meet, Ning Yao hung up the phone.

Three minutes later, Ning Yao changed into a casual outfit, her dark hair casually draped behind her head, and she walked out of the house with a lazy gait.

When Lian Qiran saw Ning Yao, all the doubts in his eyes vanished instantly. He said in a deep voice, "It seems that Miss Ning Yao really knows nothing about what happened at the hospital. I was overthinking it. I'm sorry."

“Then I’ll head back. Ai Xiu is still waiting for me to tell him a story. Goodbye, Mr. Lian.” Ning Yao nodded slightly, completely unconcerned about Lian Qiran’s rudeness. Instead, she admired him. It was a good thing that Wen Tingye had such a sincere friend who cared about him.

"Goodbye." After saying goodbye to Ning Yao, Lian Qiran got back into the car, and the car quickly drove out of Ning Yao's sight.

When Ning Yao got home, she had just opened the door when she saw Wen Aixiu sitting on the sofa in the living room. He was looking at her sideways, obedient and quiet.

Before Ning Yao could speak, her phone vibrated again; this time it was a call from Old Master Wen's assistant.

"The old man wants to see me?"

"Okay, I'll be there at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."