My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection

Chapter 347 - 301: No need for you to compromise

After hearing Aunt Han’s words, Cen Jin suddenly froze. It seemed that after that serial murder case became particularly severe, she hadn’t let Ling Quan and the others work overtime. After the New Year, the closing time had been adjusted to five o’clock."Yeah! That case recently has everyone on edge. However, my studio stopped having overtime long before the New Year because I was worried about the safety of those girls walking home late. After the New Year, Ling Ran and I decided to adjust the closing time to five o’clock, after all, it gets dark earlier now." Cen Jin replied with a smile, subtly probing instead of directly asking Aunt Han what she meant by overtime.

"No overtime? Oh yeah! I noticed that you guys closed up pretty early, and I haven’t seen you working overtime for a long time, but..." Aunt Han’s expression grew more puzzled: "Then why did I see your studio lights on last night? I thought you were working late again!"

Cen Jin was startled, widened her eyes, and exchanged a glance with Jiang Baizhou, quickly asking with a smile: "Last night? Aunt Han, you saw my studio lights on last night?"

"Yes!" Seeing Cen Jin’s strong reaction, Aunt Han was even more puzzled: "Why? Is there a problem?"

"No... no problem. What time did you see our studio lights on last night? They were secretly working overtime and hiding it from me, really worrying that I’d scold them." Cen Jin waved her hand with a smile and deliberately put on an angry face, sighing.

Jiang Baizhou, who was standing nearby, raised an eyebrow at her manner of speaking and tone. Should he consider letting his wife try acting? Maybe she could win an Oscar!

"Ahem, you young people! They’re dedicated, and you’re concerned for their safety. Everyone has their strengths." Aunt Han said thoughtfully: "It was around eight o’clock, I think! I don’t remember precisely, but I went in to remind her to go home early, given the current unrest. After she agreed, I went back to my store. Seven or eight minutes later, she left."

"Was there no power outage at the studio last night?"

"Power outage? No! Why would there be a power outage out of nowhere?"

"Oh, I see! Then who was secretly working overtime last night?"

"The one with shoulder-length hair, big eyes, who likes to come to my place for milk tea. Her name is Zhi Yan, right?" Aunt Han said, gesturing to her shoulders while trying hard to remember.

Cen Jin was shocked, but quickly smiled at Aunt Han and nodded: "I see! Thank you, Aunt Han. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have known she was secretly working overtime. I’ll talk to her in a few days about being more careful. You’ve taken such good care of us."

"Oh, it’s nothing. You and Ling Ran have been my neighbors for so many years, you’re like half of my daughters. I’m happy to keep an eye on things!" Aunt Han said kindly, patting Cen Jin on the shoulder: "When you have your wedding, make sure to send Aunt Han an invitation!"

"Don’t worry, we won’t forget you."

"Haha, alright then, you two go have your date! I won’t disturb you any longer, I’m off to have dinner," Aunt Han said with a broad smile, waved at them, and returned to her shop.

After watching Aunt Han go inside, Cen Jin looked back at Jiang Baizhou: "It seems we have answers about this matter. But how does she know An Yuyao? And why would she do this? What would she gain?"

"Since we know who it is, why not bring her out and ask her?" Jiang Baizhou paused briefly and continued: "About the camera, she likely cut off the power to the camera and made it look like a power outage afterward!"

Cen Jin pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and then said: "Alright! I’ll arrange to meet Zhi Yan alone. You don’t need to come along."

Although Jiang Baizhou wasn’t pleased with the idea, the situation could affect Cen Jin’s reputation, especially since the media had reported it and online criticism was widespread. So he nodded: "Okay, I’ll head to the school. Call me if something comes up."