"This is interesting." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "The person who secretly poisoned Chen Wanning's horse must be one of these two brothers, but who would poison their father's horse?"
“That depends on who benefits from it.” Li Tianqi pondered for a moment: “But Chen Wanning’s early retirement seems to benefit both brothers.”
"This is getting more and more interesting." Ye Xingchen laughed heartily. "Who did it is none of our business. I warned the old man, and he will naturally find out the truth. Let him worry about these things himself."
"Today, we have officially broken ties with the Chen family," Li Tianqi muttered to himself. "Next, we will have to face the Chen family's counterattack."
"What are you afraid of? Your Qiming Group didn't get its wealth from them. You'll actually thrive even more without them," Ye Xingchen said with a smile.
After parting ways with Li Tianqi, Ye Xingchen rushed home. When she arrived at her door, a girl was waiting anxiously at the entrance.
This girl was Lin Nianwei's assistant. Ye Xingchen had seen her before. Judging from her appearance, she seemed to be in a hurry. Ye Xingchen stepped forward and asked, "Are you Xiaoling? Lin Nianwei's assistant?"
"Mr. Ye, you're back? I'm Miss Lin's assistant. I've been waiting for you here." The assistant was overjoyed to see Ye Xingchen.
"What happened?" Ye Xingchen asked. Lin Nianwei hadn't shown up for a long time, and now she had her assistant waiting for him here, so something must have happened.
"Please help Miss Lin, she's been placed under house arrest," Xiaoling said anxiously.
"Household confinement? Who did this?" Ye Xingchen's face darkened.
Lin Nianwei encountered some trouble when she came to Yanjing to film, but he resolved it all, and he also gave her a heads-up, so there shouldn't be any fools causing her any trouble.
Is she under house arrest now? What exactly is going on?
“It was her mother who forced her to get married. She refused, so she was locked up, supposedly to reflect on her actions.” Xiaoling composed herself and said, “She was being watched very closely. I only managed to contact her secretly with great difficulty, which is why I rushed over to ask you for help.”
"Li Qianlan?" Ye Xingchen's mind conjured up that mercenary face.
Previously, Li Qianlan wanted to introduce her daughter to Geng Yuan, but it probably didn't work out. Now that she's pressuring Lin Nianwei like this, she probably has a better option.
"Yes, Mr. Ye, please think of a way to help Ms. Lin. It's such a pity for her. Her phone has been confiscated, and now she's on a hunger strike." Xiaoling couldn't help but wipe away her tears.
"Don't worry, I was wondering why she hadn't contacted me lately. I'll go and take care of this for you right now." Ye Xingchen asked, "Where is she being held?"
"Here it is." Xiaoling quickly took out her phone and found an address.
Lin Nianwei was locked in a room at a villa resort hotel.
She hasn't eaten or drunk anything for days. The food has been reheated and cooled repeatedly, but she hasn't touched it at all.
The bodyguard at the door came in, saw that she hadn't touched her food, shook his head helplessly, and took the food away.
As soon as the door opened, Li Qianlan walked in. Seeing Lin Nianwei's pale face, she gritted her teeth and said, "You still refuse to eat?"
"Either let me go, or I'll starve to death here," Lin Nianwei said resolutely, biting her lip.
“Let me tell you, this approach won’t work on me. I’ve spoiled you too much before,” Li Qianlan said angrily. “Look at your aunt’s daughter, how can she compare to you in terms of figure and looks? Now she’s married to the boss of a listed company.”
"You're more than ten times better than her. It's not unreasonable for you to marry a big boss, is it? Besides, this boss's company is ranked among the top three in Yanjing, with a market value of over 100 billion. What makes him unworthy of you?"
"Heh...Is the money I earn not enough for you to spend? I give you at least tens of millions every year, and it still can't satisfy your desires?" Lin Nianwei sneered, "The Mr. Zhou you introduced to me this time is fifty years old and his wife is dead."
"His son is about my age. Are you doing this for my own good, or are you pushing me into a fire pit?"
"With his net worth of hundreds of billions, he's more than a match for you. Don't even mention marrying an old man, I'd still think it's worth it if you served both of them together," Li Qianlan screamed.
Lin Nianwei fell silent, her eyes filled with despair. How could she not feel despair when she had a mother who could say such things?
"Don't blame me for being heartless. I spoiled you too much before. If you don't eat, you go hungry. Let's see if you can outlast me this time." Li Qianlan looked coldly at Lin Nianwei, then slammed the door shut.
Lin Nianwei hugged her knees, huddled in a corner, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
Ye Xingchen is all she can think about right now. If only he could show up.
Just then, the door opened and someone walked in.
"I'm not eating! I told you I'm not eating! Take it away and get out!" Lin Nianwei snapped, grabbing a pillow and throwing it at her.
The person reached out and caught the pillow, laughing as they said, "Why are you throwing such a tantrum? Are you really telling me to leave?"
"Ye Xingchen?" Lin Nianwei's eyes were still wet with tears. She looked at the familiar face at the door in disbelief, and she even wondered if she was dreaming.
Ye Xingchen slammed the door shut behind him: "I'm leaving?"
Lin Nianwei stared at him blankly, tears welling up in her eyes. She suddenly rushed over and hugged Ye Xingchen tightly, tears streaming down her face.
"Alright, how did you get so thin? You look emaciated." Ye Xingchen hugged her and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"I'm going on a hunger strike. If you don't come to save me, I'll starve to death." Lin Nianwei wiped away her tears.
"Why are you going on a hunger strike? Am I not coming?" Ye Xingchen was speechless. "It's my fault. I've been busy with other things lately and neglected you."
Lin Nianwei shook her head, hugged Ye Xingchen, and cried even harder.
"Who is your mother forcing you to marry this time?" Ye Xingchen asked.
“Zhou Changhe…a big boss, over fifty years old, whose wife died.” Lin Nianwei wiped away a tear.
"Zhou Changhe of Changhe Group?" Ye Xingchen asked in surprise.
"Yes, you know him?" Lin Nianwei asked.
"I don't know him personally, but I know who he is," Ye Xingchen said. "I thought it was no big deal. Don't worry, I'll take care of it for you."
"Then please take me away quickly." Lin Nianwei grabbed Ye Xingchen's hand: "If I stay here, I'm really going to die."
"What about your mother? Don't you care?" Ye Xingchen asked.
“This time, I’m heartbroken.” Lin Nianwei lowered her head: “Even if I give her ten million every year, it’s still not enough to satisfy her appetite.”
“This time I was driven to the brink of despair. I should have paid back all the years I owed her, so after I get out of here, I will have nothing to do with her anymore.”
"Looks like I hurt you quite badly." Ye Xingchen patted her shoulder. "Alright, let's go. I'll take you out first and settle you in before we talk."
"Okay." Lin Nianwei burst into tears of joy.
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