Suddenly realizing something, Yan Haikun shot a sharp look and asked, "What about you? How did you get involved in all this?"
What he asked was exactly what Xu Zixi was most curious about.
Yeah, how did Brother Cheng get involved that night four years ago?
"I don't know," Yan Yincheng replied.
It seemed like an explanation to Yan Haikun and also to the woman beside him. He said patiently,
"Actually, I drank too much that night. My friends arranged the room, and it was Wei Shu who took me to the hotel. But before Wei Shu left, he clearly remembered that there was no one else in the room except me. I have no idea how 'Yuan Xi' got into my room and what happened after that."
"I only know that when I woke up, everything was a done deal. I thought it was a farce deliberately arranged by my friends. I left in a rage to confront them, but they all denied it and showed me proof. And when I returned to the room again, she was already gone."
Xu Zixi was stunned and couldn't help looking at Yan Yincheng's profile. So that's how it was?
One was dead drunk, and the other was unconscious due to drugs. So neither of them had any memory, which ultimately led to a result that no one wanted to see.
Maybe the only person in the world who knew what really happened that night was Xiong Han. But unfortunately, Xiong Han was already dead.
Was the secret from that year going to be buried like this?
"You know what happened later. If I hadn't reunited with her in Haicheng four years later, I might not have known until I died that I actually had two children in this world. And I didn't know that she didn't leave voluntarily that morning but was forced to by someone."
Just thinking about how his two children ended up so miserably in his previous life, Yan Yincheng wished he could make those two people pay a painful price immediately, just like the Ji family.
However, that would be too easy on them.
He wanted to play with them like a cat playing with a mouse, making them taste the pain of being toyed with and tortured.
"These are not the key points I want to talk about," Yan Yincheng continued. "The key point is that I reinvestigated what happened four years ago and found that Yan Zhen, Yuan Ya'er, and Ji Xinyue were all involved."
"Father, as the head of the Yan family in Fengcheng, you must know what happened to the Ji family. Maybe the fate of the Ji family scared the people behind all this, making them unable to sit still. So they specifically waited for this wedding day and planned to kill me first."
The words "kill me" made Yin Shulan recall the car accident. She cried so hard that her whole body was shaking. Yan Haikun was distracted and comforting her. He said to Yan Yincheng,
"According to your speculation, Yan Zhen and Yuan Ya'er are indeed highly suspected, but where's the evidence? They were both busy with the wedding today. Who would have the energy to plot such a conspiracy?"
Although he already believed 70%, everything was about evidence. One couldn't convict someone just based on speculation.
Yan Yincheng said, "That's the problem. I don't have any evidence, so I'm just testing the waters. But I believe that as long as they did it, there will surely be some clues left behind. I will definitely investigate to the end and won't let my fiancée and mother be wronged in the slightest!"
Yan Haikun knew that his son was very stubborn and persistent. Once he made up his mind about something, he would definitely achieve it. This vengeful nature was really similar to his.
Moreover, if one really calculated carefully, it was indeed the Yan family that owed Yuan Xi. Everything Yan Yincheng did was reasonable.
But...
They were uncle and nephew!
Yan Haikun lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. Finally, he sighed and said, "You guys go. Let me think about it alone."
Knowing that his father needed time to digest this news, Yan Yincheng endured the pain and stood up from the chair. Xu Zixi also stood up and gently supported him.
Seeing this, Yan Haikun called out, "Zixi."
When Xu Zixi looked over, Yan Haikun said, "I know you've always been a good girl. It's the Yan family that's sorry for you. Although I don't know how sincere you are when you claim to be Acheng's fiancée, what I said at the wedding will always be valid. I hope that one day, you can bring the two children back to Fengcheng with Acheng and call us Mom and Dad in person."
Xu Zixi was a bit touched. She nodded and said, "Thank you, Uncle Yan. Aunt Yin, Brother Cheng and I are leaving first. Please take care of your health. If you miss the kids, feel free to come to Haicheng to see us. I'll be waiting for you with open arms."
Yin Shulan finally managed to calm down her emotions. Hearing this, she couldn't help crying again.
Amidst the sobs, Yan Yincheng took Xu Zixi's hand with his left hand and left the hotel under Wei Shu's guidance.
After the kids left, Yan Haikun helped the tear - stained Yin Shulan catch her breath. He took out a few tissues and handed them to her, saying, "Okay, stop crying. You're getting old. Crying like this will easily damage your body. Don't you want to go to the hospital for a few days?"
Yin Shulan finally stopped crying. She sat up straight from his embrace, took the tissues, and turned her face away to wipe the tears on her face. Her eyes were so swollen from crying that she could hardly open them.
Yan Haikun remembered the needle holes he had accidentally seen on the back of her hand just now. His eyes darkened, and he clenched his fists tightly.
No wonder he had felt extremely anxious for a while during the day. He had called his son and wife, but no one answered. At that time, he had suspected that something had happened, but the reactions of Wei Shu and Xie Shi later dispelled his doubts. They deliberately suppressed the news because they were worried it would affect the wedding and didn't want to tip off the enemy, right?
He also recalled that before the wedding, Yan Zhen had suddenly told him that he wanted to invite Yuan Xi back to the wedding.
At that time, he had indeed thought Yan Zhen's proposal was a bit strange. But since he was eager to see his two little grandchildren, he had agreed. He had thought that Yan Zhen was finally magnanimous enough to let go of his obsession and was willing to accept reality and marry Yuan Ya'er properly. He had even said a few good words for Yan Zhen on the phone and blamed his youngest son for being petty.
Now, after careful analysis, he realized that he might have been used.
Fortunately, his wife and son were out of danger. Otherwise, he would never forgive himself!
Acheng still didn't know him well enough. He, Yan Haikun, was not the kind of person who would blindly protect others. If Yan Zhen had really done something wrong, he wouldn't let it go!
Looking at the time, he found that the wedding banquet should be almost over. Thinking that he still had to show up on - site, Yan Haikun supported Yin Shulan and left the room.
Unexpectedly, just as they were about to take the elevator after turning a corner, they saw a man and a woman entangled in the corridor.
Although the man had his back to them, they could tell who he was from his back and the clothes he was wearing. The woman opposite him was wearing heavy makeup and very revealing clothes.
"Little Master Yan, you promised to introduce a handsome guy to me tonight. Where is he? Is he coming or not? If he doesn't come soon, I'll leave. I don't have all day. Don't waste my time on other men's business!"