Yuan Ya'er walked into the room.
The swivel chair turned slightly, and a man with a handsome face but tired eyes and a somewhat gloomy look appeared in front of Yuan Ya'er. Frowning and twirling a knife in his hand, he didn't seem to have a good temper towards Yuan Ya'er.
"I remember our relationship ended after Yuan Xi left Fengcheng. What are you doing here this time?"
"The Ji family is in trouble. Do you know that?" Yuan Ya'er said. "Last night, a car accident happened to the four - member Ji family. Except for Ji Xinyue, they all died. Now Ji Xinyue is lying in the ICU of the hospital, and her life is still uncertain."
"The Ji family has been in the limelight recently. How could I not know? I'm not blind," the man said indifferently. "So? What does this have to do with your coming to me?"
"Another thing is that Guan Baocheng is also missing," Yuan Ya'er said.
The man said, "Oh, I already know about this. If you came just because of these two things, you can leave."
Looking at the cold - hearted man, Yuan Ya'er had no choice but to throw out her third bait: "I've found Yuan Xi."
The man finally showed some interest: "She's still alive? Where is she?"
"In Haicheng," Yuan Ya'er said. "I'll send you a video, and you'll know why I'm here today."
After saying that, she lowered her head and fiddled with her phone for a while, intending to forward the video sent by Ji Xinyue to the man in front of her. But to her surprise, she searched her phone for a long time but couldn't find the video.
She couldn't help but be shocked. Looking up at the man in panic, she said, "The video is gone!"
"Give me your phone. Let me take a look," the man said, reaching out his hand.
Yuan Ya'er quickly handed him the phone. After checking it, he said, "Your phone has been hacked. The video should have been deleted by someone."
"What?" Yuan Ya'er was greatly shocked. "How could this happen?"
The man clicked on the link of a new product launch notice from a certain brand in her inbox and said, "There's a virus hidden in the link of this text message. As long as you click on it, your phone system will be invaded and then controlled."
Yuan Ya'er remembered that after she read the news about Ji Xinyue's car accident last night, she received this text message. Out of curiosity about what new products the brand had launched recently, she clicked on it. But she only browsed for a short time. Could her phone have been controlled in such a short time?
Then... would she be watched when she went out today?
The man also thought of this problem and immediately called the front desk of the beauty salon downstairs. After receiving the reply that everything was normal, the man finally felt relieved.
He had originally not cared about Yuan Ya'er's purpose, but now he couldn't help but be a little interested.
"What kind of video is it? Is it related to Ji Xinyue, Guan Baocheng, and Yuan Xi?"
Yuan Ya'er gritted her teeth and briefly recounted the content of the video, which really surprised the man.
"So the man who took Yuan Xi away that night was actually Yan Yincheng, the uncle of your fiancé?"
The man was in Fengcheng. How could he not have heard of "Mr. Yan the Third"? Thinking of the recent uproar about the Ji family in Fengcheng, he squinted his eyes slightly and said, "You suspect that Guan Baocheng's disappearance and the accident of the Ji family were all done by Yan Yincheng? Is he investigating what happened four years ago?"
"Exactly! I can't think of anyone else who has the ability to deal with the Ji family besides him."
"I really regret letting Xiong Han die too early. Otherwise, we wouldn't have known it was him until now!"
The man sized up Yuan Ya'er and laughed: "I said, don't you have pre - wedding anxiety? So what if Yan Yincheng has become Yuan Xi's man? All you want is Yan Zhen, right? In a few days, you'll be the granddaughter - in - law of the Yan family. The Yan Group will never fall into the hands of a blind man in the future. It will surely be Yan Zhen's. What else are you not satisfied with?"
Obviously, he didn't care who Yuan Xi was with that night. For him, as long as he could make Yuan Xi lose her virginity and break off her engagement with Yan Zhen, he would have completed his task.
But this was not the result Yuan Ya'er wanted!
What she wanted was for Yuan Xi to fall into hell forever!
Although Yan Yincheng was blind and couldn't manage the Yan Group, he was still Yan Zhen's elder. If Yan Yincheng really managed to marry Yuan Xi home, in the future she would have to call Yuan Xi aunt!
How could she be willing?
In front of the man, Yuan Ya'er didn't hide her jealousy and hatred. She said:
"Don't you understand? If Yan Yincheng is really investigating what happened four years ago, maybe I'll be his next target. Who knows how far he can find out with his ability? Moreover, I'm very afraid of pain and have no perseverance. I can't guarantee that I won't 'accidentally' expose you under extreme pain. Look at what happened to the Ji family. Do you think... will he spare me and you?"
The knife twirled in the man's hand, shining a cold light.
"This is the last time I'll help you," the man said.
...
At the construction site of the "City of Hope" project in Haicheng.
Since the model passed the test, the project has officially entered the construction period. They have thoroughly understood the geological conditions of this bay, so the project is going very smoothly. Inside the construction site, machines such as excavators and drilling rigs are all operating, making deafening but pleasant sounds. One after another, dump trucks loaded with waste soil are leaving, looking extremely bustling.
A group of people walked slowly from afar, stepping on the slightly moist soil with uneven steps.
"Mr. Yan, be careful. There's a stone on the left... The foundation excavation is going very smoothly. If the weather is good, the piling can start in half a month. But I checked the recent weather forecast. It says there will be a heavy rain in the next two days, which may affect the progress."
"Just take good protective measures. It's still winter in Haicheng now. The winter rain is nothing. If it were summer, there would also be strong winds, which would be really troublesome."
...
After inspecting the construction site, there was a construction progress meeting. When the meeting was over, the clock had already pointed to 12.
Xu Zixi was organizing the materials at hand. Looking up, she saw Yan Yincheng rubbing his temples, with obvious exhaustion on his face. After everyone else left and only she, Yan Yincheng, and Wei Shu were left in the meeting room, she carried a thermal lunch box and walked towards him.
Seeing this, Wei Shu very tactfully stepped out and closed the door for them.
The familiar footsteps and fragrance slowly approached. Naturally, Yan Yincheng also noticed. He looked up, smiled, and softly called, "Zixi."
For some reason, his call today fell on Xu Zixi's ears, inexplicably carrying a hint of lingering and charming meaning, making her heart tremble.
Ignoring her suddenly hot ears, Xu Zixi put the thermal lunch box in front of him and said, "Mr. Yan, you didn't sleep well again last night? What TV series were you researching this time? Or were you practicing your muscles for another hot - spring trip?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt her hand suddenly being held.
His fingers were actually not as "fragile" as his appearance. Maybe it was because of years of practicing touch, there were slight calluses on them. When they gently touched her skin, it felt like an electric current had passed through her heart.
She quickly tried to pull her hand back, thinking that she would have to struggle with him again this time. But unexpectedly, she pulled it back easily.
But the fact that he let go so easily made her feel a little disappointed.
He smiled and said, "Zixi, I'm not binge - watching TV series. I'm just conducting an experiment. This experiment makes me feel a bit tired, so I didn't sleep well."
Last night, he slept with a ten - kilogram sandbag tied on. At first, he didn't feel anything, but as time passed, he felt that the weight on his abdomen was almost breaking his waist. So he turned to his side and continued to sleep, but he didn't expect it would be even harder to sleep on his side. He tossed and turned all night and didn't really fall asleep. That's why he looked a bit tired and listless today.
"What experiment?" Her curiosity was piqued by him.