"ifeng, have you found ixiu’s whereabouts yet?" Yu Yong asked her the mont she arrived at the house, acting as though he didn’t have a single clue.
"Unfortunately, I have not." ifeng said, and she continued, "I tried calling her every day, but she hasn’t responded to a single call."
"Are you sure you don’t know?" Tang Lee asked again, narrowing her eyes.
"I don’t understand. Are you implying that I know her whereabouts? That I am lying to you?" ifeng then asked, feeling sothing was off about their atmosphere.
Yu Yong then retrieved a photo and placed it on the table, showing a picture of ixiu and Yuan on the street.
It was the sa photo given to them by Mister Johnson.
"Your daughter is currently taking care of that trash, and she left the family shortly after he was disowned. This doesn’t seem like a coincidence, and I refuse to believe that you, her mother, didn’t know about this." Tang Lee said.
And she continued, "You know what I think? I think you knew about her whereabouts this entire ti and purposefully kept it from us. In fact, you probably even helped them."
"..."
ifeng remained silent after hearing Tang Lee doubt her loyalty, even suspecting that she had sothing to do with ixiu’s disappearance.
However, she didn’t panic.
"With all due respect, Madam Tang, I have worked for the Yu Family for nearly my entire life, and I had sacrificed everything in order to do so. Why would I risk all of that over sothing like this?"
"The last ti I spoke with ixiu was right before she left. She told that she wanted to leave the Yu Family to explore other options in life. ixiu isn’t bound to a contract, nor did I have any reason to convince her to stay since she’s already an adult, so I didn’t say anything and allowed her to leave." ifeng said, subtly reminding them that ixiu wasn’t under a contract so they cannot force her to stay.
ifeng then continued without giving the Yu Family a chance to speak, "Allow to be blunt, Masters."
"ixiu has admired the Young Master ever since he was adopted into the family, and she’d even endured countless hours of training from just to beco his servant. However, because of what happened to the Young Master, she was reassigned to the Young Lady. I am not saying that she doesn’t care about the Young Lady, but she has always dread of being the Young Master’s servant."
"Since the Young Master got removed from the family, ixiu, who is not bound by a contract, most likely decided to leave the family so that she could finally fulfill her dream as the Young Master’s servant. Of course, this is all speculation, but other than logical reasoning, I am also her mother, so I know what she thinks."
Yu Yong and Tang Lee were left speechless by ifeng’s words.
After a mont of silence, Yu Yong said, "I don’t doubt you, ifeng, but just to be safe, let see your cellphone. Since you claim that you call her every day, you must have a record of it in your phone."
The Yu Family expected ifeng to make an excuse to get out of this situation, but to their surprise, ifeng said, "I understand."
She then retrieved her cellphone and handed it over to Yu Yong without making any excuses or showing even the slightest sign of being worried.
Yu Yong then opened her phone and checked the call record.
His eyes widened with surprise when he saw that ifeng had actually been calling ixiu’s phone number every single day without fail ever since ixiu left the family, and she would sotis even call ixiu multiple tis in one day.
However, there was not a single successful call within the call records.
"I-I apologize for doubting you, ifeng... Really... If we’d offended you, please forgive us." Yu Yong imdiately apologized to her.
Yu Yong valued ifeng’s loyalty and presence in the Yu Family very highly— probably only second to his own wife.
This is mostly because of ifeng’s contribution to the Yu Family throughout the years. It could be said that without ifeng assisting them, their family wouldn’t have survived for this long.
While Yuan have boosted their wealth to a significant amount, they have always been rich. However, ifeng had helped them stabilize their position within the entertainnt industry and much more, hence why Yu Yong couldn’t afford to anger or offend ifeng.
Even though ifeng was under a contract with their Yu Family, she could actually leave the family if she truly tried, and Yu Yong couldn’t afford to lose soone like her, especially not when the entire world was changing at a rapid pace because of the cultivation craze.
"I am neither mad nor offended, just slightly disappointed that I don’t have all of your trust just yet," ifeng said.
"D-Don’t worry! You have my complete trust starting now!" Yu Yong reassured her.
However, Tang Lee wasn’t happy with the results, and she was still suspicious of ifeng, but she didn’t say anything and rely kept a frown on her face.
ifeng then asked, "If you don’t mind asking, why are you so fixated on finding ixiu?"
Yu Yong sighed and decided to tell ifeng everything.
"To tell you the truth, we’re not really the ones who are looking for her— it’s Chairman Zhao, the current chairman of the Cultivators’ Association. Apparently, ixiu has incredible talents in cultivation, which attracted Chairman Zhao’s attention, and he wants to buy ixiu from us."
"What?" ifeng’s eyes widened upon learning the truth, showing a little surprise for the first ti.
"Therefore, we have hired investigators to look for her. They have recently found her whereabouts, and they are planning on bringing ixiu back soon."
"What about ixiu? What if she doesn’t want to join the Cultivators’ Association?" ifeng asked.
"ifeng, you should know by now that if soone is powerful enough, they can do whatever they want. Chairman Zhao is definitely soone powerful enough to do as he pleases. If he truly wants ixiu, there’s nothing you nor the Yu Family can do about it." Yu Yong sighed again.
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