Roll downstairs or down a hill
When involved in the kidnapping case, Yoon Yeon-chan was three years old. Before Ding Chengzhi went out, he wanted to hug his daughter, but was rejected by his daughter.
My daughter has been quiet since she was born. She never cries or makes a fuss. It seems like there is a layer of distance between her and everyone.
But that didn't stop Jung Sung-sik from liking his daughter. Her quiet demeanor was due to her calm demeanor, and she was sure to achieve great things in the future. His family was extremely poor, and his wife was threatening to divorce him if he didn't make more money. He wanted to provide a good life for his family. With nowhere else to turn, he joined forces with fellow villagers to plan a kidnapping.
The target is Pei Haocheng, the young master of Pei Medical. There are three people in total traveling with him. The main operatives are the other two. Ding Chengzhi is just a handyman because he is too timid and is always afraid of being caught by the police.
The other two cursed him: "My son died in Peidu Hospital. I'm being merciful by not letting him die!"
"We just want money, take it and leave."
"You're such a coward! Just stand here and watch over this kid. Don't hold me back!"
The two men went out to get the money, and Ding Chengzhi stayed behind to guard Pei Haocheng, but Pei Haocheng developed a high fever that wouldn't go away. If the fever continued, he would die.
But they forbade Ding Chengzhi from buying medicine for Pei Haocheng, even hoping that he would burn himself into a fool. Ding Chengzhi dared not disobey. In his restless state, he received a call from the two men: "We've been caught by the police. There's no way to escape."
"Shit! The Pei family will definitely not let us go. If they don't let me have an easy life, then neither will the Pei family. Throw Pei Haocheng down the mountain."
"Chengzhi, will you do what I say? We'll all go to jail together. If I ever find out you let that bastard go, I'll kill you first!"
Ding Chengzhi was terrified. He had been hanging around with the two since childhood, and besides his good looks, he had no other advantages. He had married his wife based on her looks. He didn't dare disobey them, but he couldn't bring himself to kill such a young child. After much deliberation, he left Pei Haocheng on a barren mountain.
Anyway, he was already unconscious from the burns and might not survive, so he just did what he was told.
After that, they were sent to prison. The two men insisted that they had killed Pei Haocheng and that their body parts were fed to dogs. The grief-stricken Pei family directly put pressure on the police, and the two were sentenced to death. As for him, a small-time guard, he was sentenced to life imprisonment even though he did not participate much.
President Pei kept him here on purpose. His days in prison were not easy. The dead know nothing, and only the survivors can feel the pain.
After everything was settled, Ding Chengzhi still didn't dare to reveal Pei Haocheng's whereabouts. He didn't know whether Pei Haocheng was still alive. If he was dead, he would have given the Pei family hope and disappointed them, and would only be treated more cruelly.
Just consider Pei Haocheng dead.
His wife divorced him before he went to prison, and she left with their children. She hadn't visited him once in all these years. He thought it was normal. With such an ex-husband and such a father, he wouldn't come either.
It was not until he received the notice to perform a show outside and met his daughter whom he had not seen for many years that Ding Chengzhi's dead heart began to rekindle.
Of course, service members can perform. People should always be given a chance to reform. There is also a choir in the prison. They have even performed at the Capital Theatre and received high praise.
Although he was wondering why he was alone this time, Ding Chengzhi put aside his doubts when he thought of his daughter.
Before going on stage, someone specifically pointed out Yin Yancan's position and told him that Yin Yancan was looking forward to seeing him.
Ding Chengzhi was very happy and sang "Hymn of Blessing" more and more vigorously.
When the song ended, he looked at Yin Yancan with tears in his eyes.
Yancan, Dad misses you very much, you——
Ding Chengzhi was stunned. Yin Yancan's expression did not seem like the expression he expected to see.
Offstage, Yu Li had already announced her second punishment for Yin Yancan: "Yancan, introduce your biological father to us."
"That's right." Zheng Zhihe was not familiar with Yin Yancan's past, so Zheng Ruizhen simply said, "Yin Yancan, I'm from the same town as you, and I never knew you were from a reconstituted family. Uncle Yin always said you were his biological son."
Yin Yancan said nothing, and his hands on his legs began to tremble.
The others didn’t know much about Yin Yancan’s situation, and felt like they wanted to eat some melon but couldn’t find any.
Yu Li watched coldly, wondering what excuse Yin Yancan would use to evade responsibility this time. After searching Qiu Jinzhen to no avail, she began to investigate the kidnapping case. She found a newspaper from that year and photos of the three kidnappers.
Ding Chengzhi was really handsome when he was young. The report introduced the reason why the three criminals committed the crime. It was because the son of the mastermind died in Peidu Hospital and they bore a grudge against the Pei family. The two masterminds were dead, so Yu Li focused on investigating Ding Chengzhi.
Only then did she discover that Jung Sung-sik was married with twin children, but the three of them were now missing. Strangely, she thought of Yin Yancan and his sister. Yin Yancan and his sister were also twins, and both were considered outstanding in appearance. However, their parents had appeared on the night of the garden party, and they both looked ordinary. It was really unexpected that they would give birth to such beautiful children.
Yoon Eon-chan's family history had been investigated, but nothing had been found. Now, it seemed like a cover-up. Unwilling to dwell on it, Yu-ri went straight to finding Yoon Sang-moo's hair and running a DNA test with Jung Sung-sik.
It’s really accurate every time you check it.
Sure enough, anything related to Yin Yancan would be considered absurd.
Yin Yancan swallowed. She should have thought of this earlier. No wonder Quan Yuli had mentioned her biological father at the school fountain. It turned out that everything had been planned long ago. She didn't dare to look at Pei Haocheng's face. She stood up and ran away.
Bang! Zheng Ruizhen stepped forward and pushed Yin Yancan to the ground. The sound of bones hitting the ground made people frown subconsciously. Ding Chengzhi on the stage also became anxious: "Yancan! Yancan, are you okay? Let go of my daughter!"
…ha?
Everyone present looked at each other in confusion, wondering what they had just heard.
"The inmate in Qingshan Prison said that Yin Yancan is his daughter?"
"Why was he arrested?"
"Look at Pei Haocheng. He got very excited when he saw this man. Plus, considering what happened to him before, I think he guessed something."
What happened to Pei Haocheng before was the kidnapping case in his early years. He was lost outside for more than ten years. No one knew what happened to him but he was rescued by Yin Yancan and returned to the Pei family.
Wait, if this man is the kidnapper from that year, and Yin Yancan is this man’s biological daughter, doesn’t that mean that the Pei family has treated the daughter of their enemy as a guest of honor for several years? Also, now it seems very suspicious that Yin Yancan rescued Pei Haocheng. Didn’t Yin Yancan really plan it in advance?
Pei Haocheng also thought of this problem first. He was pushed off the mountain at the beginning, and had to keep it secret because he had no evidence. He also couldn't figure out how Yin Yancan knew his identity. Now, everything has a traceable path.
He pushed through the crowd and walked up to Yu Li: "What's going on?"
Yu Li looked at Yin Yancan on the ground and then at Ding Chengzhi on the stage. She waved her hand and asked someone to take the emotional Ding Chengzhi away. It was time for him to go home.
"Haven't you guessed it already?"
"Maybe Ding Chengzhi told your family before he was imprisoned that you might not be dead. Years later, Yin Yancan found you and staged a heartbreaking drama to carry you to the hospital."
Yu Li's guess went beyond that. Perhaps Yin Yancan was behind Pei Haocheng's fall. "I actually think she found you a long time ago, but because your father has been abroad for years, she couldn't explain your identity, so she waited until your father returned to take you to Peidu Hospital."
Furthermore, Pei Haocheng's life at his adoptive parents' home wasn't easy. Yin Yancan's appearance when Pei Haocheng was young and his appearance after he'd endured hardships are two completely different concepts. The former, who couldn't even remember anything, simply felt a simple gratitude towards Yin Yancan, while the latter could be considered a benefactor who saved Pei Haocheng from suffering, a ray of light in his dark life, enough to be remembered for a lifetime. This was probably Yin Yancan's intention, as he waited until Pei Haocheng was in his teens before appearing before him.
Moreover, after finding Pei Haocheng, we have to find an opportunity to let Pei Haocheng return to the Pei family with a legitimate reason. Pushing him down the mountain is a good choice. It can not only send Pei Haocheng to Pei Du Hospital in a natural way, but also make the Pei family grateful to her.
Yu Li smiled at Pei Haocheng: "I told you that you are the protagonist today. Do you like this surprise?"
Pei Haocheng didn't react for a long time. His face was frighteningly dark, and the others who heard something didn't dare to approach him. They felt that Yin Yancan was bold but also felt sorry for him, for being deceived for so long.
After a long while, Pei Haocheng squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "I like it. I like it very much."
He even smiled, which was completely different from his usual cold and indifferent image. His smile hid something, no, he didn't even think about hiding it. He didn't mind letting everyone present find out what kind of person he really was.
After taking a deep look at Yu Li, Pei Haocheng walked in front of Yin Yancan. Zheng Ruizhen was still pressing Yin Yancan to the ground. Pei Haocheng stretched out his hand and Zheng Ruizhen automatically stepped back.
Grabbing Yin Yancan's hair and forcing her to look up, Pei Haocheng pinched the woman's jaw and said, "Yin Yancan, what should I do? I found you." "No," Yin Yancan immediately defended, "Saving you was really an accident. I didn't know you were still alive. If you don't believe me, go ask Ding Chengzhi. He didn't tell me you were still alive."
"Accident?" Pei Haocheng raised his lips. Yin Yancan had been through so many accidents. Meeting Liu Yina was an accident, designing Quan Yuli to accuse her of cheating was an accident, and saving him was also an accident. "You've always liked to direct and act in your own dramas. I should have realized it earlier."
Not wanting to listen to Yin Yancan's nonsense anymore, Pei Haocheng directly picked Yin Yancan up from the ground and walked towards the stairs.
The spiral staircase was tall and long, and no one knew what Pei Haocheng was up to. However, Yin Yancan had noticed something and slapped Pei Haocheng's hands frantically: "Pei Haocheng, what do you want to do? Let me go! You'll regret it!"
No matter what she said, begging or threatening, the hands holding her did not move at all. Finally, Pei Haocheng stopped.
Looking down at the crowd in the hall from the second floor, Pei Haocheng pulled Yin Yancan's hair and asked, "Did you ever think that this day would come?"
His scalp was pulled so hard that it hurt, and Yin Yancan could only follow Pei Haocheng's strength: "I said, I am innocent."
Pei Haocheng didn't care at all what Yin Yancan said. He asked Yin Yancan to turn his head. There was a small window next to him. Looking out of the window, there was bright moonlight and dense jungle outside, and the jungle was rooted on this towering mountain.
"I'll give you two choices." Pei Haocheng said. His usually expressionless face was now full of madness, and his eyes were chilling. Yin Yancan didn't dare to look him in the eye.
"First, you roll down these stairs;"
"Second, you roll down the hill outside."
Yin Yancan stopped struggling, and the others who heard Pei Haocheng's words also held their breath.
I didn’t expect that Pei Haocheng is quite...decisive.
——
The hall was silent, with only Yin Yancan's uncontrolled breathing occasionally being caught. Everyone on the first floor kept looking up at Pei Haocheng and Yin Yancan on the second floor. Everyone wanted to know what choice Yin Yancan would make.
"It's so exciting, jumping off a mountain or a building."
"I asked, and it seems that Pei Haocheng was pushed down the mountain by Yin Yancan and then rescued and sent to Peidu Hospital."
"This is too much, Pei Haocheng will not let Yin Yancan go."
"I've never seen Pei Haocheng like this..."
After Pei Haocheng returned to the Pei family, he didn't like to go out and socialize. Many people felt that he was embarrassed. After all, he had been wandering outside for more than ten years and this circle was already established. If he came back rashly, no one would accept him.
An introverted, timid, and even a little rustic image.
However, after meeting him in person, everyone gave up on this idea. Arrogance, pride, and excellence became Pei Haocheng's hallmarks. Perhaps his adoptive parents were also wealthy, or so those who didn't know the inside story thought.
Only Pei Haocheng knew how much he had suffered. If it weren't for those kidnappers back then, if Yin Yancan had been honest and told the Pei family that he was still alive, he wouldn't have ended up like this.
The psychological examination report about him was confidential in the Pei family. President Pei took the initiative to forge a normal report for him to appease Pei Yanbin and his wife. What else could he do? Lock him up?
Pei Haocheng lowered his gaze to look at Quan Yuli on the first floor. He knew that he had become a weapon for Quan Yuli to deal with Yin Yancan, but what did it matter? He was willing.
He would do anything that made him happy.
"Haven't you made your choice yet?" he reminded Yin Yancan.
Yin Yancan tried hard to turn his head and look at Pei Haocheng, tears falling down in big drops, crying pitifully: "Let me go, Pei Haocheng."
Pei Haocheng chuckled: "It seems that you chose to roll down the mountain."
"That's good. You can experience the same suffering I've endured."
"No, no, I won't go out!" Yin Yancan is not a fool. When she pushed Pei Haocheng down the mountain, she carefully observed the altitude and asked a doctor to wait outside the mountain. If there was any accident, it could be solved immediately. There is no such thing here.
The mountain is high and steep. If she rolls down, will she still be able to survive?
Pei Haocheng let go and made room for Yin Yancan: "I only have ten seconds left of my patience."
"Ten, nine, eight..."
No, she doesn't want to get hurt. Yin Yancan looked at the person downstairs, Cui Zhengyu, will Cui Zhengyu save her?
"Five, four, three..."
Pei Haocheng's voice was so close, and Yin Yancan felt that he couldn't escape this time. Even if Cui Zhengyu was willing to save him, could he be able to defeat Pei Haocheng?
She moved her body and felt a hand reaching out from behind her. Was it trying to push her down?
Yin Yancan took a deep breath. Everyone wanted to laugh at her. Quan Yuli, Pei Haocheng, and everyone present were her enemies.
Bang, gurgle, gurgle.
"Three..." Before he could even get to two, the person in front of him fell down. Pei Haocheng raised his eyebrows.
Exclamations echoed in the hall.
An unknown amount of time passed before Yin Yancan fell to the ground, motionless. Pei Haocheng slowly walked down the stairs, counting his steps carefully: twelve, twenty-two...
"What should I do, Yin Yancan?" Pei Haocheng kicked the person under his feet and doubled over with laughter. "This mountain is much shorter than the one I fell from. I had a hole in my head and several broken ribs. The broken bones almost pierced my lungs. My legs were also broken and I was in a wheelchair for a long time. Do you know what I was thinking while lying in bed unable to move?"
It would be better if it wasn't an illusion, it would be better if someone really pushed him down the mountain, it would be better if he didn't catch the murderer.
Otherwise he didn't know what he would do.
"You're not dead, are you? Get up." Pei Haocheng straightened up, his face once again showing a cold expression. "One more time."
Come again? Everyone couldn't help but take a step back. If they come again, will Yin Yancan really be safe?
It was unclear whether Yin Yancan heard what Pei Haocheng said or not, and he didn't move at all. Pei Haocheng was impatient and was about to grab Yin Yancan's hair and lift him up again, when Yu Li walked forward.
"I have something to say to her." Yu Li pulled Pei Haocheng away. "Wait a minute. If she dies, my words will just rot in my mouth."
Yu Li opened the phone screen and squatted down: "Yan Can, stop pretending, I know you are awake, look at this?"
After a few seconds of silence, Yin Yancan opened his eyes.
She and Kwon Woo-ri understand each other best.
Yu Li wasn't surprised by Yin Yancan's actions at all. She even enlarged the picture on the screen. "It's your dismissal notice. I helped you go through the fast track and completed all the formalities in just two days."
"You've been expelled from school."
"Fired?" Yoon Yeon-chan tried hard to raise her head. Rolling down the stairs did not have any impact on her. She felt pain all over her body, but she still couldn't help but be attracted by Kwon Yu-ri's words.
"Yes, not only have you been expelled from the school, but the school has also recorded everything you did during your time there. From now on, no matter where Yancan goes, I'm afraid he won't be able to enroll again."
"I almost forgot, enrollment is no longer Yancan's biggest problem. The problem lies with the police. You will be investigated soon for what happened during this period."
Yu Li put away her phone, still feeling it wasn't exciting enough: "But I believe Yan Can won't be defeated so easily."
"Hasn't Yancan always wanted to be the center of attention? I filmed a short video for you. Some people work tirelessly their entire lives to get an exclusive short video that plays for 30 seconds on the big screen in the center of the bustling Xinjie. But our Yancan is different."
"Including what happened today, I've also hired a photographer. I'll edit all of this in and play it repeatedly on the CCTV screen."
"When everyone in the country knows our Yancan, I will stop. Are you happy?"
"You...you..." Yin Yancan was obviously excited, but he couldn't say a word for a long time after opening his mouth.
Yu Li laughed out loud and smoothed the hair off Yin Yancan's face: "Look at our Yancan, he's so happy that he can't speak."
"I have something else to tell you. Besides looking down and smiling subtly from the side, there's another way you look that's most beautiful."
"Your whole body is stiff, your fingers are clenched, your eyes are panicked, and that desperate look of 'what should I do now?' suits you best."
"Scared, scared." Yin Yancan breathed heavily, and finally spit out a mouthful of blood. Yu Li seemed to have sensed something and took a step back quickly to prevent her silver dress from being stained red.
"Hahaha, hahaha." The people on the ground laughed, and the sound became louder and louder.
Cui Ze took a few steps forward. He didn't care about what happened to Yin Yancan. He was just afraid that this was Yin Yancan's last struggle, and he would suddenly attack and harm Yu Li in the next second.
Yu Li was not afraid, she was just bluffing. In TV dramas, whether the protagonist or the villain dies, there is always a tragic scene, which matches Yin Yancan at this moment.
Seeing Kwon Woo-ri's expression, as calm as a mountain falling and the earth shattering, drove Yoon Eon-chan completely crazy. It was always like this, as if dealing with her was a piece of cake. No matter what she did, Kwon Woo-ri couldn't care less. Was she a withered leaf, a corner overgrown with weeds? Every time, every time, he wouldn't pay her any attention.
"Kwon Woo-ri!" Yoon Eon-chan laughed heartily. "Do you think you won? Who do you think you are?"
"I should be Kwon Woo-ri! Everything you have belongs to me! You took it all away from me!"
"What nonsense is this lunatic Asi talking about!" Zheng Zhihe called Zheng Ruizhen to cover Yin Yancan's mouth together. She still retained some rationality. Today's events had almost come to a head. Yin Yancan couldn't die here. She tentatively asked Yu Li if she wanted to send him to the hospital.
Yu Li pointed at Pei Haocheng, and Pei Haocheng agreed: "The Pei family runs the hospital, so I'll do it."
Zheng Zhihe couldn't help but shiver.
Zheng Ruizhen kept her head down from beginning to end, and she would never speak when it was not her place.
After Yin Yancan, everyone dispersed after a short play. He had eaten a lot of melon and now just wanted to go home to digest it. Pei Haocheng was the first to leave. He wanted to go back and explain the matter to Pei Yanbin.
Before leaving, he stared at Yu Li with complicated eyes. Yu Li snapped her fingers in front of him and said, "Stop looking at me. If you keep looking, everyone will think you want to be a dog."
It refers to the sentence I drew during the game: If he can do it, why can't I?
Speaking of which, I have to thank Pei Haocheng. He took the blame for attending a party for no reason.
"You know who said that, right?" Pei Haocheng asked. Is Quan Yuli defending the other person?
Yu Li didn't want to talk too much. In her opinion, Cui Ze was still mentally ill. "It doesn't matter whether you know or not. I don't have to respond to every word."
Haha, Pei Haocheng sneered, how heartless.
When Yu Li left, there was no one in the villa. After all, she was the host, so she had to show some basic courtesy. After seeing off every guest, she got into her own car. The driver reminded her that the Cui family's car had not left yet.
"Which one?" Choi Jung-woo or Choi Taek?
Driver: “Two.”
Yuli:.
"Let's go, don't worry about it."
Since the owner had given the order, the driver naturally obeyed. The car drove out of the garage and onto the winding mountain road. Yu Li returned home at two o'clock in the morning.
After dealing with Yin Yancan, Yu Li was in a good mood before going to bed. Even if she could only sleep for three hours and had to get up to exercise, she didn't think it was a problem. A second before she fell into deep sleep, she vaguely remembered Yin Yancan's words.
——I should be Kwon Woo-ri! Everything you have was stolen!
It was strange, she hadn't paid attention to this sentence, why did it suddenly pop up in her mind.
Early in the morning, after running, Quan Zaijing was surprised to hear from the housekeeper that Yu Li was also at home. Didn’t she say she was playing at the resort, so why did she come back in the middle of the night?
He went upstairs and knocked on the door. Yu Li didn't like to sleep in, so she would get up early to exercise even on weekends, not to mention that she had a language class later.
It took a long time before there was a response. Yu Li opened the door with water droplets still on her face.
Quan Zaijing touched the water with his fingertips. It was cold. He frowned and said, "Our family is not so poor that we have to wash our faces with cold water."
Yu Li said, "Oh," and said, "I slept too late last night. I want to wake up quickly."
Afraid that Quan Zaijing would notice something was wrong, she quickly closed the door and said, "I'll go downstairs to eat right away."
In fact, she had just woken up and had to struggle desperately to get up, as if she was sleep-paralyzed.
It was so weird, Yu Li recalled her dream last night.
Last night, she didn't dream about the crime scene. Instead, she dreamed of Ding Chengzhi, or rather, young Ding Chengzhi, holding a small toy and calling her name.
"Yancan, Ding Yancan, our Yancan is so cute, Daddy loves you so much."
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