Pei Minghan swallowed all the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

All interests and rights vanished in an instant, leaving only a blank, white void in my mind, with only Li Mochuan's cold and wicked smile remaining before me.

What did he say?

He wants Ye Ningwan?

Could it be that the woman Li Mochuan has his eye on is not Ye Ruoxin, but Ye Ningwan? How is that possible?

But as fragments of Ye Ningwan's beautiful, thick face flashed through his mind, along with her arrogant and domineering personality, he suddenly felt...

What's impossible?

What man wouldn't like Ye Ningwan like this?

Even if he didn't marry her, but instead kept her in a villa like a caged bird, he would still like her.

But how can this be allowed?!

Pei Minghan became convinced of this idea.

No way! He absolutely forbids it!

If this is truly the case, then the person who orchestrated all of this cannot be Li Mochuan; it should be…

Pei Minghan raised her head and forced a calm and composed smile under Li Mochuan's almost scrutinizing gaze, speaking politely yet firmly.

“Mr. Li, you’re putting me in a difficult position. Ye Ningwan isn’t my woman. She’s my ninth aunt, the wife of my ninth uncle, Pei Fengzhi. She’s the rightful Mrs. Pei, who rightfully married into the Pei family. This isn’t something you can just give up so easily. Please have some self-respect.”

Li Mochuan smiled, but ultimately said nothing and quickly left the restaurant.

Pei Minghan seemed to breathe a huge sigh of relief, plopped down in a chair, clenched his fists, and fell into deep thought, his back teeth grinding together.

"Li Mochuan..."

...

As Li Mochuan walked out of the IFC Mall, a black, extended Rolls-Royce pulled up in front of him.

The driver opened the door, and Li Mochuan got in.

Li Mochuan's assistant was sitting opposite him.

The car moved forward slowly.

The assistant asked Li Mochuan.

"So, Mr. Li? Did you get anything out of them?"

Li Mochuan shook his head and said nothing.

The assistant sighed, thought for a moment, and then said to Li Mochuan.

“I have sent people to investigate Ye Ruoxin’s purchase records over the past ten years, but there is nothing unusual in the retrieved data. I’m afraid we won’t be able to find any clues through this. We may have to change our approach.”

After pondering for a moment, Li Mochuan finally made his decision.

"Continue investigating Ye Ruoxin's path. Wasn't she only brought back by the Ye family a few years ago?"

"You mean..."

The assistant was somewhat taken aback and subconsciously asked a question in return.

“But Ye Ruoxin has already done a DNA test with the Ye family. I have a copy of the DNA report in my folder.”

Li Mochuan gave a cold laugh.

"Everything in this world can be faked."

The assistant fell into deep thought and said in a low voice.

"Then I'll think of a way to get Ye Ruoxin and Ye Zhenning's DNA."

Li Mochuan nodded, as if he had suddenly remembered something, and casually asked his assistant.

"I asked you to send someone to follow Ye Ningwan. Has she returned to the villa on the hillside?"

Given Ye Ningwan's personality, after how he treated her before, she most likely wouldn't want to go back to the manor.

The assistant shook his head, his expression suggesting he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Li Mochuan glanced at him.

"Just say what you mean. After following me for so many years, do I really have to remind you of such a basic thing?"

The assistant touched the tip of his nose and said helplessly.

"Ye Ningwan did not return to the villa on the hillside, nor did she go to any of the houses under Pei Jiuye's name, let alone return to the Pei family's old house. Instead, she went to an old, dilapidated house without an elevator in the old city center. Moreover, she has been inside for almost four hours now and has no intention of coming out."

Li Mochuan remained noncommittal.

"It could be a house she bought or rented, or a friend's house. That's normal. What can't you say?"

The assistant said.

"But……"

"But about four hours ago, after Ye Ningwan entered that house, about half an hour later, a woman left the house."

Li Mochuan frowned.

The assistant knew this was a sign of his boss's impatience, so he quickly sped up and stopped keeping him in suspense.

"That woman is the mother of the child that Master Pei took home before."

Li Mochuan was slightly surprised.

"Oh, really?"

He touched his chin, laughed with interest, and murmured to himself.

"If that's the case, then that would be really interesting."

Seeing Li Mochuan's expression, the assistant roughly knew that Li Mochuan intended to hold onto this matter.

He asked.

"What are your plans? Are you going to bring Ye Ningwan back?"

Li Mochuan made a decisive decision.

“I want to go and see what kind of relationship would make that woman willing to hand over her son, who had just been assaulted, to a stranger, and that stranger is the suspect’s wife.”

The black, extended Rolls-Royce made a U-turn on the road and headed in the opposite direction.

...

Jiangcheng First People's Hospital.

In the VIP ward on the top floor of the inpatient department, Ye Ruoxin sat weakly on the hospital bed, her face pale, holding her phone and watching videos. The more she watched, the more her tears flowed.

Seeing Ye Ruoxin so heartbroken, Mei Aiqing, who was peeling an apple by the hospital bed, immediately put down the fruit knife, took out a handkerchief, and wiped away Ye Ruoxin's tears while comforting her.

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