Chapter 14 Miss Chen’s Confession
As soon as the words left my mouth, I felt He Tingzhou's arm around my waist tighten involuntarily. "Don't talk nonsense."
If he hadn't spoken, I wouldn't have thought of it. But his words reminded me.
I broke free from his embrace, held his handsome face, and leaned in. "Come on, tell me. Is this guy your man?"
The woman paused. "No."
My anger flared. "Then who did I seduce? I've only seduced this one!"
He Tingzhou's handsome face instantly flushed red. "Lu Xiaoning!"
I pushed him back so he wouldn't interfere with my performance and continued confronting the woman. "Come on, tell me who your man is. I'll hire a private detective to investigate! Once I find out, I'll skin him and the seducer alive!"
The woman paused. Her tone softened a bit. "No need for you to skin anyone. He's already paid the price."
I calmed down a little too. "What do you mean?"
The woman smoothed her hair and lowered her eyes. "My surname is Chen. I'm Li Sheng'an's girlfriend."
Li Sheng'an was the bar owner.
I choked for a moment.
After a few seconds, I managed to squeeze out dryly, "Sorry for your loss."
Miss Chen shook her head, her eyes cold. "I'm not sad at all. Li Sheng'an betrayed our relationship by cheating with another woman. He deserved to die!"
I didn't know what to say. I looked helplessly at He Tingzhou.
He Tingzhou pulled me to his side before speaking. "Miss Chen started shouting and cursing as soon as she entered the police station. She seemed very certain the mistress was in the station. How did you know?"
Miss Chen paused, frowning. "I just heard it from the bar staff! They said the police took away a young girl suspected of being the murderer... It must be his mistress!"
He Tingzhou narrowed his eyes slightly. "Why are you so sure the mistress would kill him?"
Miss Chen snorted coldly. "Why else? For the money! I heard Li Sheng'an apparently put that bitch in his will. Isn't that enough to tempt her?!"
He Tingzhou remained noncommittal and had other officers take the woman away to compare fingerprints first.
The rest room fell quiet again. I looked at He Tingzhou. "Do you think Miss Chen is suspicious?"
He Tingzhou nodded slightly. His gaze fell on me. "Don't you think she resembles you in build and appearance?"
I was stunned.
"Her figure and hairstyle are quite similar, and outfits are easy to imitate." He Tingzhou narrowed his eyes. "From her attitude toward Li Sheng'an just now, it's safe to say she resented him. Could she have killed Li Sheng'an and framed the mistress?"
I started thinking along those lines and sucked in a breath. "And I'm quite familiar with the boss. Plus we both wore Red String... Damn, no wonder she thought I was the mistress!"
He Tingzhou chuckled lightly at that, his tone casual. "Of course you're not the mistress. After all, someone just admitted she's been seducing me."
As he spoke, his smile widened.
"Lu Xiaoning, does my jacket really prick you?"