Upon hearing this, Jiang Lie said coldly, "Don't ask about things you shouldn't know. Knowing won't do you any good."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Yunruo, though puzzled, obediently shut her mouth.

Jiang Lie is her source of confidence and support now, and she doesn't have the courage to go against him.

Seeing that Ouyang Yunruo had calmed down, Jiang Lie then looked at Dongfang Yelei and said in an extremely cold tone, "Fine, I can agree to that, but how can I be sure you won't say anything reckless in the future?"

Dongfang Yelei was taken aback, then said, "I don't know your true identity. I'm leaving Lancheng and will never come back, nor will I investigate your affairs again, so you don't need to worry."

Jiang Lie said, "Okay, deal."

Dongfang Yelei refused to back down, saying, "I will only let you see her after I receive the money."

Jiang Lie's expression was quite unpleasant, but he still took out his phone and made a call to someone.

Not long after the call ended, Dongfang Yelei received a bank transfer notification. After confirming that everything was in order, he said, "Thank you, sir. I'll be going now. The person will be up in ten minutes."

He then turned and left with a flourish.

Inside the room, Ouyang Yunruo couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Lie, how could you let him blackmail you! You even gave him 5 billion!"

Jiang Lie said with a gloomy face, "The money has been given to him, but we'll see if he's alive to spend it!"

Jiang Lie then took out his phone and made a call to someone.

When the call connected, Ouyang Yunruo only heard one sentence.

"Don't let him leave Lancheng alive. I must see his head tonight."

Ouyang Yunruo was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and was immediately shocked.

She knew that given Lie Ge's character, how could he be so generous as to give money when he was being blackmailed? That money must have been his death money.

Thinking about it, Ouyang Yunruo was still a little envious, after all, it was 5 billion, not 500 million.

If she had that much money, she could hire an assassin to do her bidding; she wouldn't need to scheme for so long.

But then he shook his head, remembering that it was money to buy his life.

She valued her life more than money.

Unbeknownst to Dongfang Yelei, who was leaving, he had already been added to the death list that Jiang Lie had prepared for him.

Dongfang Yelei went downstairs in a good mood, and only after getting into his car did he call Dongfang Tinglan.

Dongfang Tinglan looked at the time in her room and realized it was well past five o'clock. She frowned slightly, wondering if Dongfang Yelei had lied to her.

Unable to understand why Dongfang Yelei had tricked her into coming here, she was about to leave when her phone suddenly rang.

She took out her phone and saw that it was Dongfang Yelei's number. She hesitated for a moment before answering.

As for why we had Dongfang Yelei's number, it was because on the way here, Dongfang Yelei said that it would be easier to contact each other later, so we exchanged numbers.

"Dongfang Yelei, what are you up to?"

We agreed to meet at five o'clock, and almost twenty minutes have passed now. Isn't this just blatantly playing her for a fool?

It's one thing to leave her waiting here alone, but the other person hasn't even shown up yet. Do they really think she's that easy to talk to?

Dongfang Yelei received the money, and his mood was the best he had been in the past few days. Even the unfriendly tone from Dongfang Tinglan did not affect his mood in the slightest.

He then smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, little sister, go to the room with the number 9 on the same floor. He's already inside."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Tinglan frowned suddenly, a guess forming in her mind. She then asked, "You're not going to tell me you've already left?"

On the phone, Dongfang Tinglan heard a car horn, which should have been impossible to hear here.

Dongfang Yelei paused, then, without intending to hide anything, smiled and said, "Little sister, I have something to attend to, so I'll take my leave first. You two can continue chatting. You can ask him any questions you have; he should be able to answer them for you."

He then hung up the phone.

At this moment, Dongfang Yelei was still feeling very happy. After all, it was 5 billion. He had never seen his cash flow so much in his entire life. It was enough for him to live a very comfortable life for the rest of his days.

Thinking of something, he instructed the driver in front, "Take me to the bank first."

He needs to see the money with his own eyes to feel at ease.

Soon, the car stopped in front of the bank. Dongfang Yelei quickly got out of the car and went to the counter. After confirming that the money was real, he was overjoyed.

For safety reasons, he immediately transferred the money to another bank card before leaving with peace of mind.

Once in the car, Dongfang Yelei immediately ordered, "Let's head to the airport."

Shen Qiu, sitting in the passenger seat, naturally understood Dongfang Yelei's intention and couldn't help but ask, "Master, should we inform Madam and Miss to come along...?"

"Why did you tell them?! A bunch of good-for-nothings!"

Suddenly remembering something, he said, "Tell Die'er to come to Y country to find me."

As for that so-called wife, she knows nothing about it anyway, and she probably won't be in any trouble with the Dongfang family.

He also wanted to let loose and find a second spring in his life. After all, he was only in his forties or fifties, the prime of his life, and now he had plenty of money; there was no need for him to stick to this kind of life forever.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiu's expression changed slightly, but he didn't say anything more.

"Yes, Master."

Unbeknownst to Dongfang Yelei, his actions saved the mother and daughter from certain death, while he himself...

Meanwhile, Dongfang Tinglan looked at the phone that Dongfang Yelei had hung up on, feeling both helpless and angry.

However, she wasn't some naive girl who hadn't experienced much, and she quickly composed herself.

He opened his phone and told Gong Beize about the situation before leaving the private room and heading towards the private room number that Dongfang Yelei had given him over the phone.

The entrance to the "999" private room.

Once Dongfang Tinglan was sure she was right, she looked up and knocked on the door. Ouyang Yunruo inside immediately said, "Brother Lie, someone's here."

Jiang Lie glanced at Ouyang Yunruo expressionlessly. He wasn't deaf; surely she could hear it, but he couldn't?

Upon seeing this, Ouyang Yunruo immediately realized that her actions had been misunderstood, and then said, "Brother Lie, that's not what I meant."

Jiang Lie had no intention of arguing with her. He looked towards the door and said coldly, "Come in."

Upon hearing the voice, Dongfang Tinglan recognized it as the voice of the mysterious person in the recording that Jian Yixue had played for her.

This person must be the mastermind behind Dongfang Yelei.

But she still couldn't recall whether she had ever heard that voice at Shennong Pavilion.

Unable to understand, Dongfang Tinglan stopped thinking about it and, suppressing her emotions, pushed open the door and entered.

As soon as she entered, Dongfang Tinglan was somewhat surprised to find that there were other people inside.