Jiang Zhirou's back was pressed tightly against the door, and her face flushed from her neck to the tips of her ears.
Chi Yu stood still, looking at the closed door. A flicker of disappointment flashed across his eyes, and his hand on the doorknob tightened involuntarily.
Si Moshen didn't lie. Now, Jiang Zhirou really didn't remember him at all.
"Mr. Chi, you must be tired after such a long - haul flight. You should rest well. I'll go back to work first."
Uncle Shen's voice suddenly interrupted Chi Yu's train of thought.
He nodded at Uncle Shen, then pushed open the bedroom door and walked in.
Uncle Shen returned to Si Moshen's study. Looking at the man sitting calmly, signing documents with his head down, a look of confusion flashed across his face.
He stepped forward.
"Third Master, are you really going to let Mr. Chi stay here? Aren't you worried that Miss Zhizhi will suddenly remember him one day?"
"What if Miss Zhizhi really remembers? Then..."
Jiang Zhirou would leave Yuelan again, and Si Moshen would be alone once more.
Uncle Shen couldn't bring himself to say these words out loud.
Hearing this, Si Moshen paused in his actions. A complex look flashed across his eyes. Then he put down his pen, slowly raised his head, and fixed his gaze on Uncle Shen.
"How's the investigation on the man in the photo that Zhirou sent us earlier?"
Si Moshen didn't answer Uncle Shen's question. Instead, he asked about the photo.
Seeing that he didn't want to talk about it, Uncle Shen didn't pursue the previous topic. He relayed the current investigation results to Si Moshen.
"The man in the photo is named Chen Jingming. He was Miss Jiang's boyfriend during her college years. Without a doubt, he should be Miss Zhirou's biological father."
Hearing Uncle Shen's words, Si Moshen frowned involuntarily.
If this man was really Jiang Zhirou's biological father, then why did he send his own daughter to an orphanage and arrange for her to be adopted?
It didn't make sense.
Si Moshen's face darkened slightly. "Keep investigating. Find out what he's been up to all these years and where he's mainly been active."
"Yes, Third Master."
"By the way," Si Moshen said suddenly, "Don't let Zhirou know about this for now."
Whether Chen Jingming was really Jiang Zhirou's biological father was still to be verified. If he was, and considering what he had done to Jiang Zhirou...
If Jiang Zhirou found out that she was taken away by her own biological father back then, no one knew how much of a shock it would be to her.
Uncle Shen nodded. "Understood, Third Master."
"What's the current situation with the Goldsmith family?"
"Just as you guessed, Third Master. Maybe because of Daryl's suppression, Kai has started to rein himself in a bit. He's not as high - profile as before. I heard that he's now focusing on his child."
Hearing this, the temperature around Si Moshen dropped a few degrees. His face became much more solemn than before.
"Keep a close eye on him. Although Daryl holds real power, he's not as ruthless as his older brother."
After all, a man with nothing to lose fears nothing.
If Kai was really pushed into a corner, no one knew what he might do. Moreover, he wasn't as docile as he seemed on the surface. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent Yu Cheng to follow Jiang Zhirou.
"Yes, Third Master."
...
On the other side.
"Boss, we lost track of the target. She was picked up by the Si family's bodyguards!"
Kai's subordinate rushed into the room and reported to him.
Kai was sitting by the bed. There was a baby crib beside him. He had one hand resting on the edge of the bed, gently rocking it.
Hearing this, he paused in his actions, lifted his eyes, and looked at the man who had spoken.
After a while, he waved his hand. "Got it."
He didn't show any sign of blame. He withdrew his gaze, looked at the baby in the crib, and started gently rocking again.
Previously, he didn't know why the Si family would protect someone who seemed to have no relation to them. It was only recently that he found out that Chen Qingmian was actually adopted by the Chen family, and her real identity was Jiang Zhirou.
That was the so - called fiancée that the outside world had been speculating about.
Thinking of this, Kai couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The person that Chen Yu'an had been desperately protecting had ultimately ended up with someone else.
Just thinking about it made Kai feel elated.
Seeing this, the man beside him felt a bit less worried and then said, "Boss, we still haven't found any clues about the madam."
As soon as he finished speaking, the smile on Kai's face disappeared instantly.
"A living person! You've been looking for so long and still haven't found her? What have you been doing?!"
Seeing Kai's sudden outburst of anger, the man's mind went blank. He instinctively blurted out everything he knew.
"The madam's ex - husband has moved. The original villa is now in ruins. We really can't find out where he took the madam."
Kai's hand on the baby crib tightened slowly. His eyes were blood - red. He said word by word, "Repeat what you just said."
Only then did the man realize what he had just said. He panicked and knelt down, his face as white as a sheet.
But Kai didn't punish him as he usually did. Instead, he stood there with a gloomy face and was in a daze for two seconds.
"You just said... the original villa is now in ruins?"
The man kneeling on the ground heard this. Although he didn't know why Kai was suddenly interested in this, he still answered honestly.
"Yes, boss. There's nothing there now. The previous villa has been demolished. That place is just a pile of ruins. Almost no one goes there."
"Moreover, although the owner demolished the villa, he also fenced off the land and prohibited anyone from entering."
Hearing the man's words, Kai thought about Chen Yu'an's attitude towards An Ya and the fact that his men had spent so much time but still couldn't find An Ya...
A living person, as long as they were alive, even if their movements were restricted, there would surely be some trace of their existence.
But for such a long time, An Ya seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace or news.
Moreover, why was it necessary to specifically seal off a demolished villa?
Since outsiders were not allowed to enter, it meant that there was something there that they didn't want others to know.
Kai suddenly thought of the basement where he had rescued An Ya before.
A terrifying thought flashed through his mind.
Based on the current clues, there was only one possibility...
An Ya might have already passed away...
Thinking of this, Kai's pupils constricted suddenly. Then he gave the man an order.
"Go and make preparations. I'm going to the imperial capital myself."
Hearing this, the man looked a bit embarrassed.
Looking at Kai's angry expression, he gritted his teeth and said, "But... but the earl has given orders that without his permission, you're not allowed to leave the country for the time being..."