At this moment, Bai Li was in a terrible state. Her hair was disheveled, her face was deathly pale, and she was wearing a loose-fitting hospital gown. There were bruises on the back of her hand from the IV, and she looked wild and frantic, nothing like her usual gentle and elegant self.
"Du Yang, I wish you a miserable death!" she exclaimed.
Yun Ke's face darkened, and he tucked Ye Zhizhou back under the covers. He stood up to block the charging Bai Li, his eyes cold as ice. "Miss Bai, please leave."
"Brother Yun, you've been deceived!" Bai Li screamed in despair, gripping his arm tightly. She urgently continued, "Brother Yun, he's a fraud! The shy and timid appearance he used to put on was all an act. Do you know that he was secretly threatening the Wen family—"
A massive surge of spiritual power instantly enveloped the entire hospital room. Ye Zhizhou pushed aside the blanket and sat up, looking at the wide-eyed Bai Li with a faint smile. "Threatening who? The Wen family? Are you talking about the child's clothing design sketches I sent to Young Master Wen?," he asked innocently. Walking over to stand behind Yun Ke, he gently placed his hand on Bai Li's, "Lily, have you misunderstood something? Those design sketches are heirlooms left by my mother. I heard that Uncle Wen and my parents were close back in the day, so I thought of sending them to him to inquire about their origins. By the way, how did you know about what I sent to the Wen family?"
It felt as if needles were stabbing her brain. Sweat formed on Bai Li's forehead, and her hand trembled as she tried unsuccessfully to pull it back. She struggled, saying, "I, I discovered it by accident..."
After finishing her sentence, she stared fixedly at Ye Zhizhou, her tone suddenly taking on a sinister edge. "You want to harm me, and the Wen family wants to harm me too. Just wait and see, I'll have my cousin deal with all of you."
Two young police officers suddenly burst into the hospital room. They swiftly handcuffed Bai Li and sternly said, "Bai Li, based on the statement from Li Qun in the car's black box, we suspect that you are colluding with the suspect and are involved in intentional harm. Please come with us."
The plot had taken an unexpected turn, transforming Bai Li from a victim into a foolish accomplice who was caught in her own partner's trap. The young police officer who had watched the footage from the black box was left bewildered by the sudden twist.
Bai Li struggled as she was dragged away.
With the room returning to calm, Yun Ke turned to look deeply at Ye Zhizhou. He gently stroked Ye Zhizhou's forehead, which was covered with gauze, and his eyes held a pensive look. "The things that happened in the room just now... and those statements on the recorder, as well as what Li Qun confessed to... did you do all that?"
Ye Zhizhou, who had been satisfied with Bai Li's outcome, was suddenly startled. He stood frozen in place, feeling somewhat at a loss. Had Yun Ke somehow detected the release of his spiritual power? But wasn't psychic power something that had evolved over a long period of time in humans? Yun Ke, being an old-fashioned individual... And there was that attack-type psychic power he had sensed earlier...
"Did I guess it right?" Yun Ke noticed his stiffness, smiled faintly, and suddenly leaned down to kiss him, gently whispering against his lips, "Xiaoyang, I told you I would take care of you from now on, no matter what you are. Don't be afraid." A subtle scent of mint drifted gently, and the warm touch of their lips was both ambiguous and tender. At this moment, Ye Zhizhou's beautiful amber eyes were slightly closed, showing a gentle and affectionate look. His shoulder was held, and then his body moved, pulled into a strong and warm embrace.
What... what was happening? Shouldn't he be questioning him? Shouldn't he be locking him up for further study? What was going on now?!
"Xiaoyang, open your mouth."
"Yun... mmm."
Their lips parted, tongues entwined, and the roof of the mouth was lightly licked, causing a sweet shiver. He tried to turn his head to escape this tantalizing intimacy, but suddenly, the back of his head was held, and their entangled kiss grew even more intense.
"Yun ge..." He pushed back hesitantly, his hands in disarray, but his body was uncooperative, weak and powerless.
After a long while, Yun Ke pulled back, satisfied. He stroked Ye Zhizhou's back a few times to help him steady his breathing, his voice filled with pleasure. "Next time, remember to breathe through your nose, okay?"
"There... there's going to be a next time?" Ye Zhizhou's stern questioning tone was undermined by his intermittent speech. He was frustrated that he didn't dislike this kiss at all! There was definitely something wrong with this world!
Yun Ke smiled at him, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Are you hungry? I had Yang Zhi buy some porridge, and it's still warm."
"Yun Ke!" Ye Zhizhou felt like he was about to explode.
"I do have many questions," Yun Ke approached him, placing his hand on his shoulder and soothing his sudden irritability, "but I don't want to force you. The Wen family, the car accident, Li Qun, Bai Li... and the design sketches you mentioned earlier. I've found some information, but it seems that I still know far less than you do. Xiaoyang, including your... abilities, would you be willing to tell me?"
Ye Zhizhou looked into his gentle and understanding eyes, hesitated for a while, and finally made up his mind. He raised his head and affirmed, "I'll tell you." He was confident that he could trust this person, and with Yun Ke's help, seeking revenge would be much easier.
The two of them sat side by side on the hospital bed, one speaking slowly and the other listening quietly.
Although it didn't feel like a lot of content, it took over an hour to explain everything. After taking a sip of water to moisten his throat, Ye Zhizhou went to the bathroom and took out a pair of pants, from which he pulled out a USB drive and handed it to Yun Ke. "It's this. There's enough in there to bring down the Wen family."
Yun Ke accepted the USB drive, touched it a few times, and suddenly stood up to hug him. He ruffled Ye Zhizhou's hair and sighed softly, "Xiaoyang, you've been through a lot."
"Not really." He didn't resist the embrace, but he didn't respond enthusiastically either. It hadn't been too difficult to obtain these things.
"I'll take care of the rest." Yun Ke let go of him, his eyes flashing with coldness. "The Wen family will pay for this."
After soothing Ye Zhizhou to sleep, Yun Ke carefully left the hospital room. His gentle and calm demeanor was instantly replaced by a chilling and ruthless one. His aura was no longer restrained, and it made people hesitant to even lift their heads. Three lives, nearly a decade of lurking, what a Wen family, what a Wen Zhegang!
"Boss..." Yang Zhi, who was waiting outside the door, approached cautiously. He was frightened by Yun Ke's sudden hostile aura and stammered, "The car is ready, and the things you mentioned are all prepared."
"Let's go to the police station." He slightly reined in his emotions, taking large strides toward the exit, his gaze dark. Xiaoyang had done well, but it wasn't enough, not nearly enough.
Inside the hospital room, Ye Zhizhou opened his eyes, reached for his phone on the bedside table, and searched for an unfamiliar email address. The Spirit Flag had lost one team, and the female lead was on the brink of collapse. It was time to take down the other team as well.
Receiving the email, Yang Wei was having breakfast. Seeing that it was from China, he smiled, thinking it was probably his fiancée finally calming down after their argument. However, after reading the first paragraph of the email, that idea was immediately kicked out of his mind, and the smile on his face disappeared rapidly.
In order to evade her engagement, she returned to the country, then had a car accident, suffered amnesia, persistently pursued the man who helped her, and even her own brother, who attempted to harm the benefactor after being expelled. Now, she is detained by the police on suspicion of intentional harm.
In just over a thousand words, a completely unfamiliar Bai Li was described. Attached to the email were several photos, which he opened one by one, and his heart grew colder with each one.
These were some text messages between Bai Li and He Fangfei, where they freely criticized his foolish decision to give up his inheritance rights and planned how to avoid the engagement ceremony, break off their engagement, and find another man who was "more ambitious" than him.
Bai Li's number and writing habits were unmistakable, as were some nicknames they used in their chats... Yang Wei felt like he had fallen into a huge lie. His fiancée had always been gentle and considerate in front of him, but these...
The confusion only lasted a moment, and he quickly regained his composure. He thought about all the possible loopholes in the email and, finally, calmed down. He picked up his phone and called He Fangfei.
Two minutes later, the call was disconnected, and he was brushed off once again. After months of not being able to contact his fiancée, Yang Wei finally had to admit that perhaps her excuse of going abroad for vacation had been a deception...
After more than ten years of love, he didn't want to doubt Bai Li, but when he received the message from his family in the afternoon, he was stunned. He couldn't find any information about Bai Li's return to the country, nor could he track her whereabouts in China.
... All the speculations in the email had come true.
Sitting back in front of the computer, he had a heavy expression on his handsome face as he carefully reread the email one more time. Finally, he made a decision—regardless of the truth, he needed to verify it in person.
Ye Zhizhou looked at the notification on the screen and raised an eyebrow slightly. "The official fiancé seems to have deep feelings for the female lead. Even after seeing such explosive information, their chances of falling in love only decreased by 2%."
[Please continue your efforts, Host.]
He flashed a glance and tapped the dressing mirror lightly. He said softly, "Tongtian, I have quite a few questions here, and only you can answer them for me. How about we have an honest conversation?"
The screen blinked and then disappeared.
"Pretending to be dead again?"
The system remained silent.
Ten minutes later, unable to get a response, Ye Zhizhou clenched the dressing mirror tightly, gritting his teeth. "Just wait, sooner or later, you'll come begging to me!"
The dressing mirror trembled, and the television in the hospital room suddenly turned on automatically. The screen switched to the local news channel.
"Recently, Wen Jin Fashion suddenly faced a scandal involving plagiarism, and its owner, Wen Fuqiang, has been detained on suspicion of stealing trade secrets and engaging in unfair competition..."
Ye Zhizhou's attention was instantly drawn to the news content, somewhat surprised by Yun Ke's speed. It had only been a little over ten hours since he handed things over to Yun Ke, and the current head of the Wen family had already been arrested?
This efficiency... impressive.
However, he had jumped to conclusions too soon.
In the following days, the Wen family continued to reveal various scandals. Tax evasion, substandard products, employee exploitation... followed by various disgraceful actions of the Wen family members. The eldest son embezzled public funds, the second daughter became pregnant out of wedlock and became a third party in a relationship, the third son used drugs, and the fourth son was suspected of being involved in murder and was invited for tea by the police... In just a few days, the Wen family had fallen apart.
But it didn't end there. Next in line for the reckoning were the in-laws of the Wen family, starting with the Sun family, who had provided medicine for the female lead. Illegal use of drugs, selling counterfeit drugs, and illegal drug smuggling... They were charged with numerous crimes, enough to ensure that the Sun family would be sitting in jail for a long time.
Ye Zhizhou was completely dumbfounded. In his plan, bringing down the Wen family would require a lengthy process, as it involved three lives and the ancient plagiarism issue. And now, all of this, Yun Ke had accomplished within a few days, even managing to take down the in-laws of the Wen family, who were not part of his revenge plan... Truly... amazing.
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