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I arrived at the study without incident and immediately scanned the room for a suitable place to plant the listening device.
After looking around, under the desk seemed the most appropriate—housemaids cleaning the room could easily miss this blind spot.
As I bent down and finished setting up the device, a scatter of footsteps came from outside the corridor, followed by Shen Weiwei's voice, "Where's Shen Chenhuan?"
A servant quietly replied that they hadn't seen him.
The noise and footsteps outside made my heart thump violently, and my muscles tensed for a moment.
I quickly steadied myself and racked my brain for how to handle the situation when I emerged.
As the footsteps grew closer to the study, my heartbeat grew louder, pounding forcefully in my chest, echoing in my ears.
Taking a deep breath, I feigned calm and yanked the study door open.
As soon as I opened the door, I came face to face with Shen Weiwei, who was standing at the threshold, seemingly about to enter.
