(8 Fresh Coins) Chapter 27 (Part 2) A Sudden Change of Events

While Wei Lan was interrogating Lian Sheng with all his might, a similar scene was unfolding at the headquarters of the Fuqing Gang in California.

"Yao Yinxiang, don't you have anything to say?" Si Wanyi, the "Iron-fisted Lady" of the California Chang Le Club, sat gracefully on the sofa. Her slender, white index finger slowly curled up, the bright red nail polish she had just applied shimmering. She gently blew on it, raised her eyelids to look at the man in front of her, her beautiful eyes containing a chilling coldness.

Bound to a chair, the pale-faced middle-aged man slowly narrowed his eyes as he looked at her: "I know... you won't touch him. That's enough."

Hearing this, Si Wan clenched her teeth. Damn it! This stubborn guy! He was certain she wouldn't touch Si Qiang, and he seemed completely oblivious to her own situation. No matter how she provoked him, it was like punching cotton. How could she swallow this insult!

She had always hated Yao Yinxiang to the core. Because of this man, her sister's life was ruined. If he hadn't seduced Si Yuan back then, how could her gentle sister have ended up with such a man? The Si family had one son and two daughters. The parents and eldest brother were always busy with their careers and rarely cared for their younger sisters. Si Wan had always been raised by her older sister, Si Yuan. Therefore, in young Si Wan's heart, her sister was her only support.

However, this man's appearance destroyed everything. Months after he left, her older sister was discovered to be pregnant with his child. The Si family pressured her to abort the child, but she refused. Si Wan, at that time, sensed the tense atmosphere at home, but she was too young. All she could do was try to comfort her sister with innocent words, desperately trying to bring back the smile to her face. But ultimately, on a dark night, Si Yuan completely disappeared from her own world.

The Si family sent people to search everywhere, and eventually found a ribbon on Si Yuan's clothes by the river, confirming that Si Yuan had jumped into the river and committed suicide. Of course, no one would tell Si Wan about this, but children have their own ways. She pestered the drunken chef, acting cute and coquettish, and soon received the shocking news. Her sister had committed suicide for that man, and this thought was etched into Si Wan's heart from that moment on. Later, the Si family gradually declined due to some incident, and Si Wan, struggling to survive, met Mei Yuanzhi by chance, and thus followed him to California.

She soon discovered that the leader of the Fuqing Gang, an ally of the Chang Le Society, was actually the man who had killed her sister years ago. She deliberately approached him, and Yao Yinxiang immediately recognized her—after all, her appearance was seven or eight parts similar to Si Yuan from back then, how could Yao Yinxiang not recognize her? She showed no hostility, and for many years they maintained a good relationship.

Over the years, she had finally become a notorious ruthless figure in the underworld through her own cunning, long surpassing her husband, Mei Yuanzhi. She secretly cultivated her power, planting people within the Fuqing Gang, all in preparation for an opportunity to bring them down. The wounds left by her sister's death were too deep; only punishing the culprit could soothe them somewhat. However, at the beginning of the year, Si Qiang's appearance made her realize that her sister might not be dead—at least not back then. With trepidation, she went to see Si Qiang, only to learn of her sister's tragic later life. The hatred that had been simmering in her heart was completely overwhelmed by a raging torrent.

She wanted to take action against Yao Yinxiang, but didn't want to involve Si Qiang. Her feelings towards Si Qiang were complex, a mixture of resentment and pity—after all, he was her sister's only child. She waited for an opportunity—an opportunity to destroy Yao Yinxiang without harming Si Qiang.

The opportunity finally arrived. Lian Sheng, a key member of the New York mob boss "Long Ming," came knocking—more precisely, he approached her core member planted within the Fuqing gang. Teaming up with Yao Jinghan, the three, each with their own agenda, staged a elaborate scheme. Her original agreement with Lian Sheng was to temporarily detain Si Qiang elsewhere, releasing her later, but Yao Jinghan naturally had a different story to tell him. Yan Yun intervened, disrupting their plan, but not destroying it entirely. Upon learning of Lian Sheng's capture, Yao Jinghan returned to California. She immediately implemented a contingency plan, luring Yao Jinghan into detaining Yao Yinxiang, while they reaped the benefits.

Her plan was so perfect, yet the disheveled man before her now filled her with frustration.

“I know…you hate me,” Yao Yinxiang suddenly said in a hoarse voice, “and I have no right…to ask for your forgiveness. My biggest regret in this life is not being able to see Ayuan one last time. But…as long as that child can live well…”

Now that things have come to this, how dare this man react so nonchalantly? What gives him the right? What gives him the right?!

"Shut up!" Si Wan suddenly exploded. She stood up abruptly, rushed to Yao Yinxiang, raised her right hand and slapped him hard across the face. Her beautiful face was contorted with resentment. "You have no right to mention them! Who do you think you are? You scum!"

Yao Yinxiang's face turned to the side after being slapped by her, but his expression showed no anger. He just turned his face to the side and sighed softly.

Author's Note:

Tears streaming down my face... What am I even writing...?