Jian Yixue was stunned for a moment, then realized, "No, it's just a habit."

Ye Mohan frowned, and Jian Yixue quickly changed her tune, saying, "If you said so, then I won't stand on ceremony."

Turning to look at Lin Yi beside her, just as she was about to speak, Lin Yi said, "I'll go investigate right away, Madam."

He then quickly left, preferring to work rather than stay there eating dog food.

Jian Yixue stared at Lin Yi's retreating figure, first stunned, then laughed.

"Haha... Lin Yi is so cute."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a dark shadow blocked out the light.

"Honey, what did you just say?"

The sudden sense of oppression made Jian Yixue instinctively back away. "I... what did I say?"

For a moment, she didn't react.

Ye Mohan didn't stop, and continued to approach Jian Yixue, "Lin Yi is so cute?"

Immediately, Jian Yixue realized that Ye Mohan was jealous.

He smiled somewhat helplessly and said, "I was just saying it casually. Besides, I only said he was cute, not handsome."

“That won’t do either. My wife can only have eyes for me, just as I can only have eyes for my wife,” Ye Mohan said firmly.

Seeing this, Jian Yixue nodded helplessly, "Okay, husband, from now on, you'll be all I see."

Ye Mohan was satisfied and let Jian Yixue go. If he hadn't known she was busy, he would have made her realize her mistake in bed.

A short while later, Lin Yi walked in.

"Madam, we've found out. Madam Ouyang's brother, Nie Bin, went to the Ouyang family last night and hasn't left yet." Lin Yi reported the results to Jian Yixue truthfully.

Upon hearing this, Jian Yixue was very puzzled.

"Nie Bin?"

Lin Yi nodded, and then continued, "Nie Bin is the current head of the Nie family. But he is not born to the legal wife. He and Madam Ouyang, Nie Huan, are illegitimate children. They were brought back to the Nie family when they were fifteen or sixteen years old."

"Then why is he the current head of the Nie family? Doesn't the Nie family have any legitimate descendants?" Jian Yixue asked.

It's also her fault for never knowing these things before, and now that something has happened, she knows nothing about it.

Lin Yi continued, "Yes, the former head of the family had a son named Nie Xinyuan. But he died in an accident a few years ago."

"Was it after Nie Bin returned to the Nie family?" Jian Yixue asked curiously.

Lin Yi nodded.

After hearing what she said, Jian Yixue immediately had some guesses and ideas.

"Are Nie Huan and Nie Bin biological siblings?"

Lin Yi: "According to the investigation report, yes."

Jian Yixue pondered for a moment, then looked up at Ye Mohan beside her, "Will you come with me?"

Ye Mohan didn't ask any questions, and simply nodded.

Before long, a large group of people appeared outside the Ouyang family villa.

...

Inside the Ouyang family villa.

The lights were on all night, and the sky was already beginning to lighten. Everyone in the study was restless.

Ouyang Si'ang paced anxiously, turning back and forth several times, before finally unable to sit still any longer and said...

"Did it fail?"

Although he didn't want to admit it, the fact that his men had been gone for several hours and hadn't returned, and that they couldn't be contacted, was really not a good sign.

Nie Bin also had a gloomy expression and didn't say anything for a long time.

Only after hearing Ouyang Si'ang's words did he reluctantly speak up, "Be prepared for failure. I'll send my men to check it out."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Si'ang's expression grew even more grim, knowing that this was the best solution at the moment.

After Nie Bin had arranged everything, he finally spoke, "Are your people tight-lipped?"

Ouyang Si'ang: "That's for sure. All my people are handpicked by me."

Hearing this, Nie Bin felt a little relieved.

He had some suspicions in his mind that this group of people was definitely not going back, but as long as the other side didn't know who did it, that would be fine.

But before he could receive a report from his subordinates, he heard the sound of the butler panicking as he closed the door.

"Master, something terrible has happened!" The butler rushed in without even knocking.

Ouyang Si'ang: "Didn't I tell you to knock before entering? If I were discussing something important, do you believe I'd fire you for doing this!"

Upon hearing this, the butler immediately realized his lapse in composure, quickly retreated to the door, closed it, and knocked.

"Go in." Ouyang Si'ang nodded in satisfaction.

Nie Bin, standing to the side, felt somewhat dissatisfied with Ouyang Si'ang's affected manner, but he didn't show it.

Judging from the Ouyang family butler's appearance, it didn't seem like he was deliberately losing his composure.

Could it be...?

The butler rushed in and immediately said, "Master, something terrible has happened! Someone at the door says they're here to settle accounts with you, and they said... they said..."

Ouyang Si'ang frowned. "What else is there to say?"

The butler, remembering the stunning woman's words, suppressed his fear and said, "She also said...she also said to get out of here."

The voice trailed off considerably towards the end.

He wasn't that kind of person; saying such things would probably displease the master, and the master might even give him a lecture later.

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Si'ang flew into a rage. "How dare he! He even told me to get out of here! Who does he think he is!"

Nie Bin was very dissatisfied with Ouyang Si'ang's appearance, but he held back because they were currently on the same side.

"What's the use of saying all this now? Have the steward take some men down and bring them up to me."

Madam Ouyang naturally noticed her brother's dissatisfaction with her husband, and stepped forward as a peacemaker, saying, "Si'ang, listen to my brother, have someone bring them up here and see who they really are."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Si'ang thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Turning to the butler, "Did you hear me! Get up there now!"

The butler looked troubled upon hearing this. It wasn't that he didn't want to obey, but rather the group of people downstairs…

"I told you to go, what are you still standing here for!" Ouyang Si'ang said with displeasure.

The butler snapped out of his daze and, after a moment's thought, said, "The group downstairs said that if you and Patriarch Nie don't come down, they'll break down the door and smash up the Ouyang family's place."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Si'ang was about to get angry when Nie Bin immediately stopped him.

"Patriarch Ouyang, please calm down."

Because there were servants present, Nie Bin had no choice but to give him face.

Ouyang Siang immediately quieted down and turned to look at Nie Bin.

Nie Bin ignored him and turned to the butler to ask the question that had been bothering him, "Did they say who they were? How many people did they bring?"

The butler shook his head. "They didn't say. There were a lot of people at the door, at least several dozen. The couple leading them were very good-looking. The man looked like someone you didn't want to mess with, and the woman was as beautiful as a fairy."

Suddenly, the butler remembered something and said excitedly, "Master has seen that woman before."