Han Yuchen consoled An Yue, and it was effective. She kept her emotions under control, nodded, and said, “Okay.”


  Knowing that both An Yue and Zhao Youlin were very nervous, Han Yichen did not continue wasting time and quickly called Nie Yunfan.

  It took some time for Nie Yunfan to answer the phone. Han Yichen briefly inquired about An Qi’s current situation and other words before hanging up the phone.

  Han Yichen returned the two people’s expectant stares and repeated what Nie Yunfan had said. “An Qi is fine. She has lost a lot of blood. Yunfan has taken her to the hospital for a blood transfusion. She’s all right now.”


  Right after Han Yichen spoke, the two ladies could not help but heave a sigh of relief. This was especially so for An Yue.

  She had never seen so much blood in her life. She was terrified when she witnessed how much An Qi had bled.

  Nie Yunfan had hurriedly left with An Qi. They had already vanished from her sight by the time she awoke from her trance. As a result, she was left alone and worried. Her proclivity to overthink only grew stronger.

  They had been relying on each other since childhood. It was difficult to imagine what she would become if An Qi, her closest companion on Earth, died in an unrecoverable accident.

  Zhao Youlin breathed with a sigh of relief. The next thing she knew, her hand was being held by someone. Furthermore, the individual was slowly releasing her clenched fist and laced his fingers with hers.

  Only then did Zhao Youlin notice her palm had been sweating heavily as a result of her nervousness.

  She drew in a deep breath before she turned around and smiled at Mu Tingfeng. Zhao Youlin then returned her attention to An Yue. She furrowed her eyebrows as she asked, “Yue Yue, what had happened? How did An Qi get injured? What brought you to the police station?”


  The heavy weight in An Yue’s heart was lifted when she was assured that An Qi was alright. When Zhao Youlin asked her about the entire story, she did not intend to hide from her. She said diffidently, “The woman is… Ms. Xie whom we met at the banquet the other day.”


  “Ms. Xie? Xie Yuqing?!” They were all stunned. By the time Zhao Youlin recovered her senses, she could not help but exclaim.

  An Yue gave a single nod. She stated the entire story in a nutshell. Before she stopped, she added, “At that moment, fortunately, Big Brother Nie was around. If not, An Qi and I would have…”


  After they finished hearing her words, their expressions turned dark. This was especially so for Zhao Youlin.

  They had been too conceited and had forgotten that some, like Xie Yuqing, would choose to die with them out of desperation and craziness.

  They had been too careless this time.

  After Han Yichen finished listening to An Yue’s words, he subconsciously squeezed his hand while feeling her lover’s warmth in his arms to calm his restless heart.

  He recognized the key points from her words as soon as he calmed himself down. “Did you guys lay a hand on the Xie family?”


  He had a strong suspicion that the fact that Xie Yuqing touched the two sisters had something to do with the Xie family’s recent rapid demise. Even though the Xie family was not as large as the Mu or Zhao families, they were still considered a large family. It was unusual to find such a family destroyed in less than a month. The only explanation was that someone behind the public eye had done this on purpose to the family.

  As he pondered it over, there were not many people in Shalnork who were capable of bringing down the Xie family. Whether by coincidence or not, Zhao Youlin and the rest of her group were among these people.

  Han Yichen then remembered the previous times when Xie Yuqing frequently appeared at Sheng Huang Group and pestered him but was repeatedly rejected.

  Han Yichen did not bother being so calculative with a woman. Zhao Youlin, on the other hand, was fiercely protective of her close ones. She might be the one who had brought down the Xie family if she found her displeasing in her sight.

  Unfortunately, this time, Han Yichen had speculated wrongly. Even though Zhao Youlin planned to lay a hand on the Xie family, before she actually did it, another individual had already done so.

  “We are not the ones who harmed the Xie family. It’s the Su family.”


  “The Su family?” Han Yichen furrowed his eyebrows. He was caught by surprise and wondered how Xie Yuqing could have offended the Su family.

  In the face of Han Yichen’s questioning gaze, Zhao Youlin faked a cough and briefly told him the entire story that had occurred at the Zhao Enterprise the other day, “That day, Xie Yuqing suddenly appeared at my office to look for you. My staff blocked her from entering. In the middle of chaos, Xie Yuqing pushed one of my secretaries down in the middle of the chaos. Whether it was by coincidence or not, my secretary is a pregnant woman who is also the Su family’s daughter and the apple of the Su elders’ eyes. Ms. Su and her child were saved by a narrow escape, but…”


  Before Zhao Youlin finished speaking, Han Yichen naturally understood everything. His eyes flashed. Before he intended to inquire further about the reason for the daughter of the Su family working as Zhao Youlin’s secretary, an abrupt exclamation broke out all of a sudden.

  “That’s odd. I’m curious why Ms. Xie came to Youlin’s office to look for Chen.”


  The other three people were rendered speechless.

  The atmosphere turned awkward upon hearing An Yue’s words. The next moment, Zhao Youlin looked down and Mu Tingfeng turned his head quietly to look at Zhao Youlin.

  Han Yichen became tense and quiet. Retarded An Yue had finally picked up on the strange atmosphere. She pondered for a brief moment before she looked like she understood something and exclaimed while pointing at Han Yiche, “Is Ms. Xie… Is she interested in… Chen…?”


  When she heard her words, Zhao Youlin faked a cough before casting an innocent glance at Han Yichen, as if to tell him that she had not told An Yue about this, and that An Yue had figured it out on her own.

  Han Yichen returned Zhao Youlin’s cool stare. As he watched An Yue’s extremely shocking gaze, he did not know if he should be glad that An Yue had been so retarded or that she finally had a clear mind at that moment.

  “I have no interest in that woman.” Han Yichen’s brief response had fully stated his thoughts about Xie Yuqing while also giving her no chance at all.

  When Han Yichen noticed that An Yue had not fully digested the news, he cleverly switched the topic. “The Su family was the one who had laid a hand on the Xie family. If I remember correctly, Tingfeng, you are connected to the Su family. Then…”


  Mu Tingfeng realized what he meant. He exchanged glances with his future brother-in-law and said quietly, “I’ll inform the Su family’s eldest young master and ask them to handle the aftermath.”


  Originally, Su Jifeng had planned to cut off Xie Yuqing’s backup so she could experience the sensation of falling to hell from heaven before teasing her. He desired to make her life a living hell. He had not anticipated, however, that his actions would have an impact on others.

  Han Yichen gave a nod. He then conferred with Zhao Youlin and the rest of her group on how to deal with the aftermath, and particularly how to explain it to Duan Yarong and her group. After all, officers from the police department were already involved in this incident. It was highly unlikely that they would continue to conceal the incident from them.

  While Zhao Youlin and the rest of her group are discussing plans to handle the issue, Nie Yunfan plunged into an unprecedented sensation of being at a loss……