In ancient times, emperors would neglect their morning court sessions for the sake of their concubines. Now, Young Master Yan has been away from Yanhuang for two or three days straight because of his little darling.
Madam Yan thought to herself, "If you had had the same feelings for Ying'er before, she probably wouldn't have run away!"
Of course, Madam Yan, as a mother, would never do something so hurtful.
During her two days and nights at the Ji family home, she privately inquired about her daughter-in-law's whereabouts from Letong and Zhu Qianyu.
Le Tong and Zhu Qianyu both shook their heads, saying they didn't know.
As for whether it's true or not, Old Madam Yan has no way of verifying it. After all, the Yan family, being the wrong party, has no right to demand anything from the Ji family and Zhu Qianyu!
Since Young Master Yan doesn't return to work at Yanhuang, the ones who suffer are naturally his special assistant Qin Xiu and the Tong family's managers who directly oversee various affairs.
If it were any other reason, Qin Xiu and the managers would have complained about the lazy boss. But now, since the boss was slacking off because of the junior boss, everyone tacitly agreed not to bother him for several days.
As the young master Zizai and Yan Han gradually began to interact more, the young master would occasionally call Yan Han "Daddy".
However, Yan Han is now used to it. Usually, when the little guy calls him Daddy, something embarrassing or a prank is bound to follow.
Such mischievous acts as secretly taking tissues from the bedroom bathroom, sewing up the sleeves and cuffs of his favorite sets of pajamas, or smearing chili oil on the rim of his drinking cup, are countless and one after another.
After being tricked once or twice, Yan Han became wary and eventually became able to anticipate the little guy's every little move.
However, he would mostly pretend not to know anything. If there was no toilet paper in the bathroom, he would yell and shout inside. If his trousers and sleeves were sewn up, he would jump around on the floor in distress. If he drank water from a cup smeared with chili oil, he would howl pitifully...
Seeing Zizai laughing heartily at his own embarrassment, Yan Han felt a sense of satisfaction.
The love-hate relationship between the father and son, who lived together day and night, came to an end on the fourth day at noon with Ke Kai's visit.
"Master, Ma Peng called me this morning and said that he seems to know the man who took the young master to the courier company."
Yan Han had assumed that Ke Kai had come to see him personally because of work. But upon hearing this, he suddenly sat up straight, having been lounging lazily in his chair.
Who is it?
Ke Kai immediately pushed a stack of documents over, and Yan Han opened it, "Cheng Ye?"
"That's right, Cheng Ye, the owner of Ying Jewelry, a rich second-generation returnee."
Yan Han knew about Ying Jewelry because there was one in L City, and it seemed that they had opened many branches all over the country. However, Yan Huang had never been involved in the related industry, so Yan Han had never had any dealings with this person.
Does this man, Cheng Ye, know Shadow?
Yan Han couldn't quite understand it; this person shouldn't have had any connection with Zhu Qianying.
He immigrated at the age of 20 and is now 34 years old. He has lived in the United States for many years and occasionally returns to China, but only for official business, and his stay in China is very short.
Yan Han stared intently at the man's handsome face. Perhaps it was the angle or something else, but he couldn't see much resemblance between this man and the person in the surveillance footage. After a few more glances, still not giving up, he took a pen and held it horizontally over the man's eyes.
With this revelation, the man in the file began to resemble the man seen through the surveillance camera.
"Sir, I initially thought that the Cheng Ye that Ma Peng mentioned was probably just somewhat similar to the man in the surveillance footage, but I wasn't giving up. I immediately sent someone to investigate Cheng Ye's situation in the US. Guess what I found out?"
Ke Kai looked incredulous, which made Yan Han both curious and nervous.
What did you find?
"So, it turns out that the main store of his Ying Jewelry is located in the M country. It's also a chain jewelry store. And do you know the name of the brand's chief designer at Ying Jewelry?"
Yan Han shook his head in bewilderment. Even now, Yan Han still couldn't figure out what the relationship was between Cheng Ye and Zhu Qianying. Although he had no connection with Cheng Ye, he knew that Ying Jewelry had opened branches in China more than a decade ago. Moreover, the reason it was called Ying Jewelry was because the owner wanted to commemorate his mother, a designer, a woman named Ying.
Therefore, Yan Han was well aware that the connection between Ying Jewelry and Zhu Qianying's Ying was merely a coincidence.
Ke Kai leaned closer with a sly look on his face, "Sir, the chief designer's English name is Zhu-Ying!"
"What?" Yan Han, who had been looking puzzled, suddenly stood up.
Ke Kai was startled by Yan Han's reaction, and he looked at his boss with equal confusion.
"Sir, so Shadow is a jewelry designer? Or did you have no idea?"
Yan Han wanted to shake his head and say he didn't know, but in the end, he heard himself ask in a hoarse voice, "Are you sure that person is Shadow?"
Ke Kai thought for a moment, then shook his head.
"Actually, I'm not sure if this person is Shadow, because no photo of the other party has been sent. But based on the basic information, it should match. Twenty-five years old, very smart and likable, and a very beautiful Asian woman. That's how the other party described this chief designer named Zhu-Ying to me."
Yan Han thought it was a bit far-fetched. Putting aside the fact that he had never received any records of Zhu Qianying's entry and exit from the country over the years, he didn't think that Zhu Qianying, a girl who had only started working in the field of design, was competent.
Therefore, he still didn't quite believe that the designer Zhu-Ying that Ke Kai mentioned was the same Zhu Qianying he had been searching for for five years, but he was unwilling to give up even the slightest hope.
"I'll send you the photos. Contact the other party immediately and have them confirm them."
At this moment, Yan Han's heart was like a turbulent sea.
He and Zhu Qianying became husband and wife because of a deal. Although they had several months of contact between meeting and getting married, he seemed to know nothing about her except some superficial things.
If that Zhu-Ying is indeed Zhu Qianying, then it will be another blatant irony for him.
Ke Kai quickly contacted the person who provided the information and sent several wedding photos of Zhu Qianying to their email address. Soon, the other party exclaimed "Wow!" on the phone, "I always knew Ying was a very beautiful woman, but seeing her now, I realize she's simply a stunning beauty!"
Therefore, there is no need to ask any further; the well-known jewelry designer in Country M is none other than Zhu Qianying, the young mistress of the Yan family and Yan Han's wife.
"Sir, that's right, this jewelry designer named Zhu-Ying is Shadow."
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