"You’re pregnant now, you should get more rest." Ye Shikai said blandly. Indeed, he had no sleepiness at all now, let alone that Chen Yuxin had just gotten pregnant, so Ye Shikai didn’t want to touch her. Both of them understood the aning behind his words.
"I’m not sleepy, otherwise, why don’t we have a chat?" Chen Yuxin was a bit disappointed. Today’s incident made her image in front of Ye Shikai very poor. At the mont when the truth was revealed, Ye Shikai almost felt like a fool, played around by Chen Yuxin. He was still fantasizing that everything Luo Shiqi said was false, but the reality was overwhelming.
"Just go up quickly." Ye Shikai didn’t want to say anything more. Maybe today’s events left a "profound imprint" on him. He was now very confused, unable to see the future clearly, nor could he see through the real face of Chen Yuxin. Which one was the real her?
Finally, after several urgings from Ye Shikai, Chen Yuxin finally went up to rest, while he slowly took off his coat, sat alone in the living room, smoking one cigarette after another, until dawn...
When Ye Shikai opened his eyes, he found himself lying in the room. Turning to one side, he saw Chen Yuxin sleeping soundly beside him, her slender, white arms around his neck, seemingly sleeping well. He rembered only returning to the room in the early morning, quickly washing up, and falling asleep without noticing Chen Yuxin there.
"Are you awake?"
Chen Yuxin opened her eyes, her eyes were srizing, with a slight purple hue in the pupils. Back in high school, Ye Shikai had said that those eyes were her most beautiful feature.
"I still woke you up." Ye Shikai laughed bitterly. He had just moved his shoulder slightly, and Chen Yuxin was already awake.
"Kai, are you still mad at ?" Chen Yuxin’s eyes glistened with tears, looking so pitiful, one couldn’t help but feel sorry for her.
"Xin, what you did this ti really went too far. Zi Yun is like my sister, and Worm is also a friend. No matter what they did, you shouldn’t have kidnapped them." Ye Shikai spoke like a grown-up scolding a child.
"It’s my fault, Kai. I didn’t explain clearly to Ruoya. I originally just wanted to entertain them properly, but..."
"Enough, Xin, I want you to answer one question for ." Ye Shikai’s tone suddenly beca serious.
"Ask away."
"At that ti, why did you ask Ruoya to kidnap them?" Ye Shikai’s tone was firm. In fact, he couldn’t understand why Chen Ruoya had to abduct the two of them. Although Zi Yun had a bad temper, she never ddled in the affairs of the Chen family, and Chen Yuxin really didn’t need to kidnap them.
"Actually... actually..."
"If you don’t want to answer, I’ll leave right now." Ye Shikai said coldly.
"No, Kai, let tell you." Chen Yuxin helplessly recounted the whole story from beginning to end.
"Xin, so you even installed surveillance at ho." Ye Shikai’s face slightly twitched after hearing that Chen Yuxin had such hidden secrets, which he was previously unaware of. However, the installation of surveillance caras didn’t seem much out of place for him. The Chen family mansion was so large it could be a maze, and installing caras was also an important asure for security.
"I’m sorry, Kai. I was worried they would overthink and then spread rumors, which would affect... affect..."
"Affect the wedding process?" Ye Shikai interjected, realizing. He had a feeling that, surprisingly, Chen Yuxin was worried about causing suspicion with the Netherworld Palace or the Moon God Temple, which led to her knocking the two people unconscious and abducting them. In retrospect, even if Worm had hacked into the Chen family’s security system at the ti, so what? At most, he and Zi Yun would have seen what Ye Shikai was doing in his room. As for why Chen Yuxin installed surveillance in the room, that was her own business.
Conversely, Chen Yuxin’s behavior was more aggressive, going as far as to kidnap them both. As a result, she found herself in an awkward position; neither detaining them nor releasing them was appropriate, leading to such a farce.
"Kai, I had no intention of harming them, you have to believe ." Chen Yuxin kept explaining, "Or I can personally apologize to them."
"Forget it; I know Zi Yun’s temper too well, your apology won’t work. Let handle her."
"Kai, I really care about the wedding, that’s why I..."
"You don’t need to say more, I understand." Ye Shikai sighed deeply. Although Chen Yuxin seed strong, deep down, she lacked security. She actually understood that this marriage was not as solid as it appeared. She had long known that Ye Shikai still had unresolved feelings for Su Qingyu.
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East Sea, Zheng Family.
"Family Head, the body of the Lady has just been buried. We must punish the murderer as soon as possible."
"The Lady of the Ji Family from Yanjing, her background is unclear, her identity is special, and physical evidence was left at the scene. There is no doubt she is the murderer." Lately, the Zheng family had been in chaos, "like a pot of porridge," and Zheng Li felt a headache looking at the chattering family elders before him. The Zheng family was powerful, but it had too few direct lineage mbers, and much of the power was spread among the family elders and collateral branches. Like ancient feudal lords, this power decentralization often ant disunity, difficulty in governance, and even plots and sches causing internal strife.
Zheng Li was not a dull Family Head; he wanted to resolve the current situation but not at this mont. He was looking for the best opportunity.
Bang.
Finally, the opportunity had co.
The door of the council chamber slowly opened. Zheng Ji walked in from outside, and everyone’s attention turned to the door.
"Elder Zhang, Elder Zou, Elder Li, you seniors seem to be having an intense discussion." Zheng Ji said coldly, showing apparent contempt for the elders. Although they were of higher seniority, there was still a distinction of "Monarch and Minister," so the elders still respectfully bowed to Zheng Ji.
"Eldest Young Master, we are discussing the Lady’s murder case."
"Coincidentally, I have also co for this matter today." Zheng Ji said blandly.
"If that’s the case, surely Eldest Young Master is here to volunteer for the hunt?"
"Quite the opposite." Zheng Ji suddenly raised his voice, causing a stir, "The murderer is by no ans the Lady of the Ji Family. I’m willing to stake my reputation as the Zheng family heir on this."
"What, this..."
"Eldest Young Master, you are really being reckless."
"This is a murder case; how can you treat it with such levity, Eldest Young Master?"
The elders below chattered endlessly, and even Zheng Li had a look of astonishnt. He was very curious, had Zheng Ji already found concrete evidence? Yet, he couldn’t help but worry for Zheng Ji. Facing these "old foxes" of family elders, Zheng Ji’s seniority was still too young. If there was soone who disagreed, and a dispute ensued, it would not be beneficial for the family’s future developnt.
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