Guan Baocheng: "I later thought about sending someone to bring her back, but she didn't take anything with her, and I couldn't find out any identity information. I searched for half a year, and when there was no news, I gave up. I swear on my life that I haven't seen her since then!"
"Is everything you said true?" Wei Shu pressed.
Guan Baocheng nodded vigorously. "All true! I wouldn't dare to hide a single word!"
Unable to contain his anger any longer, Wei Shu punched Guan Baocheng hard.
Wei Shu had always been confused before. He couldn't understand why their Third Master, who clearly had fallen in love with Miss Yuan, still announced his identity. Wouldn't that be pushing her further away? He couldn't understand even more why, after confirming his feelings, the Third Master didn't try to win her back but insisted on returning to Fengcheng and asking him to find this man named "Guan Baocheng" and use these means to interrogate him about what happened that year.
It was not until this moment, until he learned these truths from Guan Baocheng's mouth, that he was filled with boundless anger. If it weren't for the bodyguards holding him back, he would surely have beaten Guan Baocheng to death. Of course, in his eyes, Guan Baocheng was already as good as dead now, because he knew that the Third Master would never let this scumbag go.
Although Yan Yincheng had already known some of it from his dreams in advance, hearing it from Guan Baocheng still sent a chill down his spine. So it turned out that all of this was indeed a carefully planned scheme!
So when he left and came back but couldn't find her in the room, it wasn't because she had left, but because someone had taken her away from his room? Who was it? Was it that man named "Xiong Han" who approached Guan Baocheng?!
Did they know that it was him who was with her that night?
How did they get into his room? Who was helping them?
Thinking of this, Yan Yincheng fell into endless remorse. He had indeed made a mistake, a huge one. He shouldn't have left in a hurry the next morning to settle the score with his friend. He should have stayed by her side to protect her. Then those people wouldn't have had the chance to take her to this place and let everything go to an irreparable end.
All those who had schemed against her deserved to die!
"Third Master, what do you plan to do with this man?" Wei Shu asked through gritted teeth.
Yan Yincheng said, "I need to use him to draw out the mastermind. Hand him over to Alex. I think Alex will be very happy to have one more test subject."
As he said this, the playful tone that no longer regarded Guan Baocheng as a human being but as a laboratory mouse sent a chill from the base of Guan Baocheng's spine to the top of his head. The unknown fear made him struggle and shout:
"No! You can't do this to me! I've told the truth! You said you'd spare my life! Mm—"
The bodyguard stuffed a smelly and hard rag into his mouth again, put a black cloth over his head, and dragged him away.
Leaving this suffocating room, Yan Yincheng stood in the corridor and took a deep breath of fresh air. He felt that the ferocious beast in his heart was badly wounded by the broken iron cage.
Before the blood relationship was discovered, Yuan Xi was a girl who had been spoiled and raised by the Yuan family. She might have the proud and petty temper that most young ladies had, but she hadn't made enemies with anyone. Why did they have to destroy her in such a malicious way? And regarding the cooperation that Guan Baocheng mentioned, since the other party promised to help him facilitate the cooperation with the Xu family, it meant that they had a certain network and power in Fengcheng. And what role did the Xu family play in all this?
Four years ago, he had just returned from abroad, and almost no one in Fengcheng knew his identity.
Who had also schemed against him?
All these awaited him to find out.
"Dig up that man named 'Xiong Han' for me, even if you have to turn the whole place upside down. And make the Xu family disappear completely in Fengcheng. Do it cleanly." Yan Yincheng said coldly.
Wei Shu: "Yes, Third Master."
Yan Yincheng returned to the Yan family's old mansion. As he walked through the main gate, he heard something flying towards him. He dodged to the side, and then heard the sound of glass shattering. The bodyguards immediately stepped forward to restrain the culprit, and Yan Zhen's voice full of hatred rang out:
"How dare you come back!"
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Yan Yincheng said coldly. "Do you think I'll be a coward who only knows how to run away like you?"
"Yan Zhen." Yan Haikun put on his coat and walked out of the study with the help of his walking stick. He looked coldly at Yan Zhen who was causing trouble. "Anyway, he's your uncle and your elder. Is this how your parents taught you, to attack your elder?"
Yan Zhen looked up unwillingly. "Grandpa!"
Yan Haikun gave him a deep look. "Remember your promise to me that day. Remember who the woman you're going to marry is."
Only then did Yan Zhen calm down. He struggled slightly, and the bodyguard behind him let go. He lowered his head and said to Yan Yincheng, "Sorry, Uncle. I won't do it again."
Yan Yincheng just gave a faint "hmm" and walked upstairs. Yan Haikun turned around and went back to the study. After a while, Yan Yincheng also walked in.
The door closed behind them. Yan Haikun snorted. "Why are you back? Weren't you going to settle down in Haicheng?"
"I'm here to give you an explanation." Yan Yincheng said.
As soon as this was mentioned, Yan Haikun got angry. He felt that he needed a quick-acting heart pill. He did what Yan Zhen had failed to do just now. He picked up a book and threw it at Yan Yincheng, scolding:
"You're really something. You quietly gave me two grandsons, huh? Weren't you the one who didn't like women getting close to you? Your mother and I picked so many young ladies for you, but you didn't take a fancy to any of them. Why did you just choose her? Don't you know who she is?"
Getting really worked up, Yan Haikun knocked hard on the table.
"I really didn't know." Yan Yincheng paused for a moment and then continued. "By the time I found out, it was already too late."
Yan Haikun rubbed his chest. "So what do you plan to do now? Just want the children but not her?"
"I want both her and the children." Yan Yincheng said firmly. "I'm not here to ask for your opinion. I'm just here to inform you. Keep an eye on Yan Zhen for me. I don't want him to pester my fiancée again. It'd be best to let him marry the girl from the Yuan family next month and separate from the Yan family."
"Next month? It's easier said than done. Do you think marriage is something you can just decide with a snap of your fingers?!" Yan Haikun roared. "This marriage was originally the Yuan family trying to climb up to the Yan family. If we do this, the Yan family will be in a passive position. Have you thought about this?"
"I've said, I'm not asking for your opinion." Yan Yincheng said. "I'll bear all the losses caused by advancing the wedding."
Yan Haikun said meaningfully, "You're doing all this just for Yuan Xi? Do you like her that much?"
Yan Yincheng said, "She'll be the only woman in my life."
Yan Haikun said, "What if I don't agree to you marrying her? Do you know what kind of family her biological parents are from? A girl from such an ordinary background doesn't deserve to be the daughter-in-law of the Yan family. Moreover, there was that relationship between her and Yan Zhen before. If this gets out, where will the Yan family's face be?"