Chapter 207 Wash your neck clean and wait for me to come back.

Lu Zhuo and He Sichen both looked at Yan Tingnan.

Yan Tingnan remained calm and expressionless.

Through the receiver, Yan Hongyi's voice carried a sinister, persuasive quality.

"You didn't expect that, did you, Ting Nan?"

"The woman you cherish so much, the woman you'd give your life for, has already made a deal with me."

“The people you bring into the inner circle without any precautions will betray you completely to me.”

"I know as much as she knows about the layout in Zurich, the keys to key nodes, and the paths of fund transfers."

"The price is that I guarantee that after she divorces you, she can take the huge amount of assets that you transferred to her and live a carefree life."

"You made an exception for her, stood up against your family for her, and cherished her dearly."

"But she stabbed you in the back the most."

"Women, especially those from her background, how much insight and courage can they have? Seeking advantage and avoiding harm is their instinct."

"You lost because you took her too seriously."

Yan Hongyi spoke slowly and deliberately, and the details were vividly portrayed.

Every word pierces the most vulnerable part of human nature: suspicion.

Yan Hongyi didn't expect Yan Tingnan to believe him immediately; he just wanted to plant the seeds of doubt.

This rebellious grandson is mentally resilient; only by attacking his most vulnerable and trusted areas can we bring him to his knees.

As long as he wavers even slightly, he has achieved his goal.

Yan Tingnan has been trapped for 48 hours and is unable to verify the truth.

Giving him the most unlikely yet most lethal suspect is enough to disrupt his logical judgment, and his subsequent plans will then be exposed.

When people are in dire straits, they are most likely to doubt those around them and are easily consumed by invisible suspicions.

The poisonous sting of betrayal from a beloved can be enough to gnaw through bones and pierce the gut.

Su Ruan was his only exception, and also his most vulnerable point.

Attacking this spot will yield twice the results with half the effort.

What he wanted was not to successfully sow discord, but to completely shatter this rebellious grandson's logic and spirit.

A long silence stretched across both ends of the phone.

Lu Zhuo was about to speak when He Sichen stopped her with a look.

Yan Tingnan slowly lifted her eyelids and looked out the window at the gray sky over Zurich.

He suddenly chuckled softly.

"Are you done talking?"

Yan Hongyi choked.

The rage, the questioning, the pain he expected—none of it came.

"you……"

"Grandpa's methods are still so unoriginal."

He spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice low and steady.

"If you're trying to sow discord, at least come up with a decent reason."

"Throwing dirty water on Ruan Ruan only makes you look like you've run out of ideas. I can't think of any other explanation."

"Move Su Ruan?"

He leaned back slightly, even though he was in the hardwood chair in the investigation room.

"You're grasping at straws in your desperation, abandoning even the most basic logic."

Yan Hongyi chuckled in a deep, hoarse voice, his tone laced with ruthlessness.

"You really trust her that much?"

"They believed her so much that they didn't even offer a single explanation..."

"I believe her."

Yan Tingnan interrupted him.

"It is better than believing in any logic or so-called possibility in this world."

"Do you think that by transferring those assets to her, I was leaving myself a way out?"

He scoffed.

"Wrong, that was a way out I left for her."

"If she doesn't love me anymore and wants to leave, it's because I, Yan Tingnan, am incapable of keeping her. I accept that."

"I will let go gracefully and wish her a bright future."

"Instead of being like you, guarding a pile of moldy gold coins and using the most despicable means to scheme."

"And, have you forgotten?"

"If I can bring Qingyan to where she is today, I can build an even bigger empire for her with my bare hands."

"The money and power you cherish are nothing more than a pile of numbers that can be regenerated at any time in my eyes."

"Using this to sow discord?"

Yan Tingnan scoffed lightly, his sarcasm overflowing.

"Grandpa, you're not only old, but your vision is also pitifully narrow."

"You cling to the Yan family's meager assets, guarding against your son, your grandson, and everyone around you, living like a lonely old man guarding a jewel box."

"In your life, you have won everything except the hearts of the people."

"How pitiful."

"Yan Tingnan!"

Yan Hongyi could no longer hold back and let out a furious roar that exploded through the receiver.

How dare you!

His voice trembled, filled with extreme anger.

The deepest pain in Yan Hongyi's heart is the human heart.

He knew he had won wealth and power, but he had never won family affection and love.

He guards against everyone because he knows that everyone fears him, but no one loves him.

"Are you really willing to risk your life for a woman?"

He was breathing heavily, trying his best to suppress his emotions.

"I'd give my life for her."

Yan Tingnan chuckled lightly, but a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"Do you have a problem with that?"

His tone turned cold, a declaration of war that had completely severed all pretense of civility.

"Our conflict is orchestrated by Qingyan, with the Yan family as the mastermind."

"The drama in Zurich ends here."

"Wash your neck clean and wait for me to come back. See you in China."

Before Yan Hongyi could react to these extremely arrogant words, Yan Tingnan loosened her grip and cut off the call.

Yan Hongyi stood frozen in place, his arm stiff as he gripped the phone, which was still emitting a busy tone.

His face turned from red to green, and finally to ashen.

The surging blood and qi in his chest could no longer be suppressed.

"Little beast!"

He roared, his voice hoarse, and slammed his phone to the ground.

Yan Tingnan's words echoed in his mind again and again.

He spent his life scheming to build the Yan family into a business empire, believing he was in control of everything.

In the end, his son became estranged from him and died young, carrying resentment with him.

Sun Tzu viewed him as an enemy and was willing to overturn the order he had established.

He was surrounded by people who either feared his power or coveted his wealth.

Is it really true that there isn't even one person who is genuinely on his side?

No!

It wasn't his fault!

The world is wrong!

Yan Hongyi gasped for breath.

He cannot lose.

We absolutely cannot lose to this wolf cub he raised!

Yan Tingnan, you're pretty arrogant.

Back home, Su Ruan was still firmly in his grasp.

We'll see.

In Zurich.

Yan Tingnan tossed the phone back to Lu Zhuo, her expression unchanged.

Lu Zhuo caught the phone, raised an eyebrow, and whistled.

"Wow, Lao Yan! Your attack silenced the old man!"

He Sichen adjusted his glasses.

"His phone call was intended to win people over psychologically."

"Miss Su's situation in China is probably not good."

Yan Tingnan's eyes suddenly darkened, as if ice had fallen into a cold pool.

"If the old man can't touch me, he'll definitely turn around and pressure Ruan Ruan."

He tapped his knuckles lightly on the table, producing a regular, crisp sound.

Lu Zhuo's expression hardened: "He dares!"

"He's too daring."

Yan Tingnan's voice was icy cold.

"Have the legal team speed things up; I must regain my freedom by tomorrow night at the latest."

"Hurry up."

"We can't let her bear the burden of the domestic crisis alone."

Yan Tingnan turned her gaze to He Sichen.

"Old Crane, notify Jin Xiao that the Scorched Earth Plan should be activated immediately."

The indoor air suddenly froze.

Lu Zhuo's pupils contracted slightly.

"A scorched earth plan? Are they really going to go that far?"

He Sichen raised his eyes, his handsome brows furrowing slightly.

"The scorched earth plan?"

"Tingnan, that's the final step. Have you thought it through?"

"The Yan family's century-old foundation will be reduced to ashes if it is set on fire."