The car pulled up in front of their marital home. As she got out, Yuan Yaer took a special look around and was pleased to find that Guan Baocheng was nowhere to be seen. She curled her lips in satisfaction.
She was about to link arms with Yan Zhen and head into the house when he pulled his arm away and said,
"Yaya, what Grandpa told me in the study just now was about the company. I need to go to the headquarters now to help Grandpa sort out a small problem. You stay at home obediently and don't go anywhere. Wait for me to come back."
Yuan Yaer was taken aback. She wrinkled her nose and said, "Other people get a one - month honeymoon after they get married. You're leaving your wife on the first day of our marriage to deal with work. What kind of husband are you?"
Yan Zhen said, "I'll bring you your favorite pastries when I come back."
"I'm just joking," she laughed and waved her hand. "Go ahead. Career comes first. Do a good job for Grandpa so that he'll think highly of you in the future. Be careful on the way and come back early!"
Liang Zuo glanced at Yan Zhen and went to drive his car out of the garage. Yan Zhen got in the car, waved to Yuan Yaer, and then the car drove away.
Through the rear - view mirror, Yan Zhen saw Yuan Yaer watching them leave for a while before turning around and walking into the house.
But after the car turned a corner, Yan Zhen said, "Liang Zuo, send someone to keep an eye on her. No matter what she does next, you have to tell me every single detail."
Liang Zuo was a bit stunned but replied, "Yes, Young Master."
After a pause, he asked, "Are we still going to the headquarters?"
"What's the situation with that man who suddenly showed up this morning?" Yan Zhen asked.
Liang Zuo immediately made a call. After asking a few questions, he said to Yan Zhen, "Young Master, he's been taken to the abandoned factory in the northern suburbs."
Yan Zhen clenched his fist. "I want to see him."
After Yan Zhen left, Yuan Yaer immediately turned around and went back to the living room. She rummaged through the trash can and retrieved the chocolate she had thrown away that morning.
She sat on the floor and examined the chocolate box carefully several times. She couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
This wasn't the box of chocolate from four years ago. The production date on this box didn't match, and the taste of the chocolate inside was the same as ever, obviously just produced not long ago.
This was surely a trap.
In fact, Xu Zixi probably didn't have any evidence to prove that she had planned the incident four years ago.
Whether it was sending this box of chocolate, sending Guan Baocheng to find her, or having Ji Xinyue and that reporter named Li Mao vaguely say that the photos were photoshopped, it was all just a probe.
If that was the case, she felt much more at ease and knew how to deal with the situation later.
However, recalling that Yan Zhen had repeatedly mentioned wanting to see Ji Xinyue in the car just now, she felt a pang of uneasiness in her heart.
This box of chocolate and the stir on the Internet were all cruelly reminding her that Ji Xinyue couldn't be allowed to live any longer!
She had to make sure Ji Xinyue would never be able to speak again before Yan Zhen met her!
She got up, went back to her room to change into outdoor clothes, and then got in her car and sped off in the direction of the western part of the city.
...
A modified black Lincoln was driving smoothly on the road.
The sound of rapid and rhythmic fingertips tapping on the keyboard came from the back seat.
Xu Zixi was reading the remarks of netizens on the Internet. Seeing that the public opinion was moving in the desired direction, she was satisfied and logged out of Ji Xinyue's social media account.
Then, she started typing commands into the computer. Soon, the information she wanted to obtain popped up one after another.
After all, if she was going to check it out in person, how could she not investigate the background of that beauty salon in advance?
The beauty salon named "Louis.Fanny" had been registered and in business for five years. It had all the necessary certificates, completed all the formalities in accordance with the regulations, and operated legally. Its business income and expenditure had been stable in recent years, and its service and reputation were among the best in the same industry in Fengcheng. It seemed to have no problems at all.
Xu Zixi then checked the customer information. There were wives of politicians, daughters of celebrities, female stars, as well as ordinary white - collar workers and housewives. The customers it received were not limited to a single group.
Scrolling to the bottom of the data, she saw Yuan Yaer's name on the list of recently joined members.
She tapped the keyboard and successfully retrieved Yuan Yaer's membership information.
Yuan Yaer joined the beauty salon on the day after the Ji family's car accident. She had a facial treatment there and bought a set of skin - care products worth tens of thousands of yuan.
On the membership management system, Yuan Yaer was marked as a "new member", which meant that she had never consumed at this beauty salon before.
Xu Zixi tapped the table thoughtfully with her finger.
Was it just a coincidence that Yuan Yaer had visited this beauty salon? After all, with the wedding approaching, every bride would go to a beauty salon to take care of her facial skin to look radiant on the wedding day. This behavior was quite reasonable.
She waved her fingers and easily accessed the beauty salon's surveillance system. She specifically searched for the records of the day when Yuan Yaer joined.
The footage showed that after Yuan Yaer entered the beauty salon, she was led by a staff member into a cubicle and stayed there for an hour and a half before leaving. Before leaving, she went to the front desk to complete the membership formalities and took away a set of skin - care products.
Neither the surveillance footage nor the consumption records showed any flaws.
Frowning, she checked the information of the beauty salon's owner and all its staff members, and the results were all normal.
No wonder Wei Shu had said that Cheng Ge had known Yuan Yaer had been here before but hadn't done anything to the beauty salon, because indeed nothing abnormal could be found.
Everything was just too normal.
But that was exactly what made her even more suspicious. And her intuition had always been very accurate.
Xu Zixi calmly logged out of the system and closed the computer.
In the western district of Fengcheng, the black Lincoln stopped in front of a high - end beauty salon named "Louis.Fanny". A tall bodyguard got out of the front passenger seat, walked around to the back, bent slightly, and respectfully opened the door.
A pair of shiny silver high heels stepped steadily onto the ground. The woman's curvy figure was wrapped in a furry coat. On her fair, delicate, palm - sized face, she wore a pair of black sunglasses that covered her bright, clear eyes. Her plump, beautiful, heart - shaped lips were now smeared with bright red lip glaze, making people can't help but want to kiss them.
The moment she got out of the car, she caught everyone's attention in the vicinity.
But she didn't care about the looks people were throwing at her. Instead, she looked at the beauty salon in front of her.
The beauty salon's door was wide open, and it was operating as usual. When Xu Zixi arrived, a customer was just leaving the store. It was a rather plump middle - aged woman. Her rosy face clearly showed that she had just had a beauty treatment.
A salesgirl in pink followed behind her, with a very respectful attitude:
"Take your time, ma'am. Welcome to come again next time."