The plan was advanced? That meant the man had already taken action before the wedding even started?
But... Xu Zixi and Yan Yincheng showed up at the wedding safe and sound. They didn't look like they had been in a car accident at all. Did the plan fail?
So, was that why Xu Zixi had become aware and deliberately brought up Ji Xinyue at the wedding?
Yuan Ya'er was overwhelmed by an intense, uncontrollable rage.
Who did he think he was to advance the plan? How could he do such a thing?! Did he even consider the consequences of advancing the plan? If the plan had really succeeded and the Yan family found out, her wedding with Yan Zhen would have been called off immediately! Since they were going to do it, why couldn't they have done it more cleanly? Instead, they let those two people disrupt her wedding and make her lose face!
Without thinking, she dialed the number back. As expected, it was an untraceable number. All she heard was the cold electronic voice saying the number did not exist.
Furious, she threw her phone at the wall. The noise startled the people outside. Her phone was smashed beyond recognition.
Yuan Ya'er braced her hands on the sink and took deep breaths, wishing she could rush to the beauty salon right now and grab the man by the collar to demand why he hadn't followed her plan!
But she knew she couldn't. She still had to stay and finish the wedding!
She would just have to find another opportunity!
"Knock, knock, knock!" The bathroom door was knocked on urgently. The makeup artist's voice came from outside.
"Miss Yuan, are you okay? Do you need our help?"
Yuan Ya'er picked up her phone with the cracked screen. She angrily deleted the text messages and call records, then tried to calm her expression. She got up, opened the door, and walked out with a smile.
"I'm ready. Let's start changing clothes."
After a pause, she said, "Remember to cover the fingerprints on my face."
Next door in the men's dressing room, Yan Zhen took off his wedding suit with the help of his assistant. When he saw the assistant about to hang his coat on the wall, he suddenly said,
"Wait! Bring that coat here."
The assistant brought the coat back to him.
Yan Zhen took out something from the coat pocket and held it in his palm. The coldness seeped from his palm to his heart.
There was still a chance.
There was still a chance to stop Xiaoxi from becoming his aunt.
As long as...
Clutching the thing in his palm tightly, Yan Zhen's handsome eyes were filled with obsession.
After changing into a dark red suit, Yan Zhen walked out. He met Yuan Ya'er, who had also changed her clothes, in the corridor. The fingerprints on her face had been covered with thick foundation. When she smiled, it looked like the wall paint was about to peel off.
He calmly averted his gaze and offered his elbow to Yuan Ya'er. She immediately understood and took it.
The two walked hand in hand back into the banquet hall. The groomsmen and bridesmaids carrying drinks followed them. They instantly caught the attention of all the guests. As soon as they appeared, they headed straight for the main seat of the Yan family. However, when they got there, they found the table empty. Only his uncle, Yan Chenhuan's family, was left.
Yan Zhen stood still, his fingertips cold.
—Where were they?
With some sordid and malicious thoughts, Yan Zhen murmured, "Uncle, Grandpa, Grandma, and... Uncle San?"
"Grandpa said he had something to do, so he took Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao away first." Yan Yun got up and said with a smile. She raised her glass. "Yan Zhen, Ya'er, congratulations. I hope you'll have a precious child soon!"
Left already? The last glimmer of hope was snuffed out in the cradle. Yan Zhen's face was completely bloodless. But he couldn't show his unease in front of his uncle and cousin. He forced a smile and replied dryly,
"Thank you, cousin..."
...
At this moment, in a room in Zunting Hotel, Yan Haikun braced his hands on his walking stick and stared intently at his son in front of him. His tense face was serious and gloomy, looking rather terrifying.
Under the bright lights, Yan Yincheng endured the pain in his body and lifted his left hand to take off his hat. The gauze on his head hadn't been removed, but perhaps because he had worn the hat for too long, there were bloodstains seeping through it, dotted and shocking.
Then, with Wei Shu's help, he took off his big and wide coat. His right hand was also wrapped in bandages and plaster because of a dislocation.
Yin Shulan couldn't bear to look anymore. She turned her face away and closed her eyes, letting out a sob. Yan Haikun pulled her into his arms and patted her back comfortingly.
Xu Zixi was also in tears. She had already seen him in this state, but at this moment, she still couldn't control herself. Maybe it was because he was asleep then, but now he was standing in front of her, struggling to hold on.
She wanted to do something for him.
Seeing Wei Shu take out the prepared syringe, cotton, iodine, and other items from the portable refrigerated medical kit, Xu Zixi volunteered, "Wei Shu, I'll do it."
Wei Shu was taken aback. He looked up at her. Seeing her expression, he said, "Okay, Miss Xu."
Yan Yincheng endured the pain and smiled foolishly. "Zixi, be gentle."
Xu Zixi had been crying, but his words made her both angry and amused. The sadness was instantly diluted. She scolded softly, "Shut up."
Taking the syringe and medicine from Wei Shu, Xu Zixi disinfected his skin with iodine. She calmly injected the painkillers and sedatives into his body.
Then, Xu Zixi helped him change the bloodstained gauze on his head. After all this was done, Wei Shu helped Yan Yincheng put his coat back on.
Yan Haikun said, "Now you can tell me where all these injuries came from, right?"
Xu Zixi lowered her eyes and said hoarsely, "Uncle Yan, I'm sorry. All of this is because of me."
"Zixi." Yan Yincheng said, "Let me tell you."
After the injection, Yan Yincheng felt a little better. His pale face was filled with coldness. He said, "Four years ago, on Yuan Xi's 18th birthday, Yan Zhen booked a bar for her birthday celebration, but he didn't show up that night. Yuan Xi had to spend the time with her friends. Later, she received a call from Yan Zhen..."
Yan Yincheng tore open the old incident he had investigated four years ago and showed it to his father and mother.
After learning that it was a call from Yan Zhen that had ultimately led to Yuan Xi being tricked and losing her virginity in the hotel, Yan Haikun was extremely angry. He swept the ashtray on the table to the ground.
"Scoundrel!"
The engagement between Yuan Xi and Yan Zhen was related to the friendship between the Yan and Yuan families, and he had watched both children grow up. So when that incident happened four years ago, Yan Haikun thought there might be some misunderstanding. He didn't blame the Yuan family, hoping to give the two children a chance.
It was a pity that Yan Zhen had finally chosen to give up.
After all, it was the children's own choice, so he didn't say much. He just felt a little sorry.
Now, learning from his son that Yan Zhen might have joined hands with others to destroy Yuan Xi that year, combined with Yan Zhen's public withdrawal from the engagement four years ago and his lovelorn performance at the wedding today, he was extremely disappointed!
How could a person be so despicable?