Chapter 286 Miss Fang, Mr. Yi Invites You (Revised)

"After Old Master Yan passed away, Yan Zhengfeng married a daughter from the scholarly Ouyang family, and his fortunes seemed to start to decline..."

None of them expected that Yan Zhengfeng would marry the older sister and imprison the younger sister. Given that, with his power and wealth at the time, it wouldn't have been a problem for him to force Ouyang Jing into marriage. Or was it only after the marriage that Yan Zhengfeng discovered that Ouyang Yue had a younger sister named Ouyang Jing?

"If you're talking about the changes in Jingzhou over the past thirty years, apart from people like your father and me who got rich by taking advantage of national policies... the Yi family and the Xiao family have developed the fastest. The Yi family is unique, as if they have divine help. Whatever they do succeeds. They can buy a piece of land and it will immediately be included in the relocation center of the municipal government. Others can only envy them."

"Yi Xiuyong is indeed the chosen one. He built his empire all these years single-handedly."

Fang Ke scoffed coldly, "The chosen one?"

"Did you know that the Yan family sold all their most valuable assets to Yi Xiuyong at a low price?"

Fang Zhen looked up in surprise, "What?"

Fang Ke then showed the information on her phone to Fang Zhen, who frowned more and more as he looked at it. "This is simply abnormal. This price is practically free... and..."

Zhao Xingheng also noticed, "Why were all these transfers completed within a few years? The Yan family was at its peak at the time. Would Yan Zhengfeng be so brain-dead as to do something that would destroy his own foundation?"

Fang Ke reminded them, "Moreover, this time is right after the time Ouyang Jing disappeared."

Fang Zhen read through each document again, saying with alarm, "If we sort them by the time of transfer, Yan Zhengfeng didn't transfer core assets at first, but each subsequent transfer became more and more significant, and all of them were core assets of the Yan family."

Zhao Xingheng pondered, "Coco, are you saying... that Yi Xiuyong was involved in Ouyang Jing's disappearance?"

Fang Ke looked at him and nodded.

"Moreover, I suspect that Yi Xiuyong used some methods to seduce Yan Zhengfeng. Perhaps Yan Zhengfeng was initially tempted, but years of traditional etiquette had restrained him. However, under Yi Xiuyong's temptation, he was gradually consumed by desire and ultimately committed a heinous crime."

"It was because Yi Xiuyong had leverage over him that he gradually sold off his family's assets."

Fang Ke's words were all superficial and very euphemistic.

She actually suspected that Yi Xiuyong had first used props to seduce Yan Zhengfeng, amplifying his inner desires and causing him to lose his mind and commit a crime.

Since Ouyang Jing, who was imprisoned, had a first love, she was definitely unwilling to have an affair with Yan Zhengfeng, and it probably caused a lot of trouble.

At this moment, Yi Xiuyong reappeared and provided Yan Zhengfeng with props. After Ouyang Jing used the props, she was brainwashed and her mind was filled with nothing but Yan Zhengfeng.

Fang Ke believes that no man can refuse.

In addition, to ensure that he can fully exploit the Guangyan family's wealth, Yi Xiuyong will definitely not give out one-time items. It is estimated that they will be the kind of time-limited, phased items, just like getting someone addicted to drugs. He will give them a little at a time, and by the time the person really wants to quit, it will be too late.

Having tasted Ouyang Jing's wholehearted love, Yan Zhengfeng is probably already addicted and finds it hard to quit. He loses his rationality and repeatedly uses his family fortune to buy props.

These repeated use of props on a sane ordinary person was extremely devastating, and Ouyang Jing probably couldn't bear it anymore and went insane.

Yi Xiuyong was the only beneficiary of this tragedy.

Fang Ke wanted to ask, "What is Yi Xiuyong's background? Where did he get his first pot of gold?"

Zhao Xingheng thought for a moment and sighed, “This matter may only be known to me. I was only seventeen or eighteen years old when I met Yi Xiuyong. He was about twenty at the time and was the adopted son of the old master of a large family in my hometown of Suzhou and Hangzhou.”

"That family has declined now. Back then, it was a powerful clan named Li. The Li family only had one son and one daughter in that generation. The son was ten years older than the daughter, so they treated the younger sister like a precious daughter. Later, when the older brother of the Li family found out that his sister was having an affair with his sworn brother, he almost collapsed."

The onlookers: "…………"

Fang Han couldn't help but exclaim, "Is it that exciting? This CEO Yi must have quite a story to tell."

Zhao Xingheng continued, "The Li family definitely wouldn't allow them to be together. His brother was the first to object and almost broke Yi Xiuyong's legs. Later, it's said that the two discussed eloping, but on the day of the elopement, Miss Li's best friend felt that it was too dangerous for the two to sneak out, and in those days, it was also a matter of ruining a woman's reputation, so she went to tell Li's eldest brother."

"You can imagine how furious his brother was. He had both of them arrested and brought back. The man was beaten half to death, and his sister was locked up. Ten old women and servants guarded the courtyard every day, so that not even a fly could get in..."

Fang Zhen couldn't help but say in a deep voice, "Then the ending..."

Zhao Xingheng sighed and shook his head. "It's a tragedy. His young lady has been sick ever since she was taken back. She's been depressed and no matter how much medicine she takes, she hasn't gotten better."

"I heard that in the end, Miss Li begged to see Yi Xiuyong one more time, but her brother was still very angry. He believed that it was that man who had harmed his sister and that she was still so stubborn. So he turned and left."

"I never imagined that Miss Li would lose all her will to live and pass away in the middle of the night that very day..."

Everyone sighed after hearing this.

"What about Yi Xiuyong?" Only Fang Ke remained calm despite her furrowed brows and the melancholy story.

Zhao Xingheng said, "When Miss Li died that day, the entire Li family was in chaos, and Yi Xiuyong took advantage of the chaos to escape... I heard he went south to work. But it's good that he escaped, otherwise he might have been beaten to death by Young Master Li and buried with him."

"What happened later was even more regrettable. A few years later, Yi Xiuyong made a fortune in the south and returned to Suzhou and Hangzhou with a huge amount of wealth. The first thing he did was to take revenge on the Li family."

"The former master family was ruined overnight by him. Many businesses went bankrupt, employees were displaced, and the eldest son of the Li family was forced to go overseas with his money. The remaining Li family businesses were all swallowed up by Yi Xiuyong."

Fang Ke: "..."

This is truly a satisfying and exhilarating revenge story for male readers, perfectly fitting the typical male-oriented system novel formula.

As Zhao Xingheng spoke, he suddenly remembered a detail, "Oh right, I seem to remember that the best friend of the Miss Li who went to inform on us... seems to have the surname Ouyang."

Everyone: "…………"

So you've started a series of revenge attacks, huh?

"Even so, Mr. Yi is too terrifying. Ouyang Jing, out of concern for Miss Li's future, informed on her, and was then framed and imprisoned for 30 years... Who really suffered more?"

Fang Han composed herself, her delicate brows furrowed.

Zhao Xingheng shook his head and said, "So, it's true that you shouldn't interfere with other people's fates."

Fang Zhen, who always preferred to see the whole situation before making a judgment, couldn't help but say, "These are still just guesses..."

But everyone knew that it was probably true.

Fang Ke pondered, "He did the same thing later on, from the Li family to the Yan family to the Ye family. He seized other people's property and forcibly took their fortune to achieve his own success, right?"

Fang Zhen and Zhao Xingheng both fell silent, agreeing that Fang Ke was right.

This is the true story of how the Yi family rose to power behind their current success, a story more brutal than the last, each one carrying the weight of human lives and steeped in blood and tears.

A dirty, clandestine history of accumulating wealth by exploiting and ruthlessly exploiting one's opponents.

Zhao Xingheng looked at Fang Ke disapprovingly, "Keke, I have the same advice as your father. Xiao Ye is a very good person, and I like him very much, but I hope you will act rationally and not blindly seek revenge. Before everything is ready, don't go head-to-head with the Yi family, that behemoth. He got to where he is today by more than just luck."

Fang Ke nodded with a complicated expression, "Thank you, Uncle Zhao."

After leaving the Zhao family's house, Fang Ke became even more silent. Fang Zhen and Fang Han originally wanted to take her home, but Fang Ke said she wanted to go back to her own place first to calm down.

The two of them dropped her off at the entrance of Bishuijiangting. Before getting out of the car, Fang Zhen repeatedly told her, "Keke, if you have any difficulties, tell your family."

Fang Ke looked at the two people in the car, felt a warmth in her heart, and nodded slightly.

She turned and walked into the residential area, knowing that she couldn't involve the Fang family any further.

After entering the elevator, Fang Ke subconsciously took out her phone again, wanting to contact Ye Si, but then hung up. She decided to just go knock on his door later.

But as soon as she stepped out of the elevator, Fang Ke's expression changed instantly.

The corridor on their floor was now densely packed with bodyguards in black suits.

The moment the bodyguards saw her, it was as if they had locked onto a target; their eyes were fixed on her alone, and their expressions were all very cold.

Only then could it be confirmed that if she made the slightest movement, these people would immediately pounce on her.

She stared coldly at the group of people, her eyes icy. "Who are you?"

The head bodyguard simply looked down at her coldly, as if he were looking at a living creature.

"Miss Fang, Mr. Yi requests your presence."