Chapter 33: Quickly Wearing and Falling in Love with the Dark CEO (Fifteen) |
Shen Yichen's reaction made me even more confused. I held the photo and key tightly in my hands and asked anxiously, "What is going on? Who is the person in the photo? What is the use of this key?"
He took a deep breath, as if trying to calm down, but he didn't answer my question directly. He just said in a serious tone: "Zi'ang, there is no time to explain too much now. You must come with me immediately. It's very dangerous here!"
He took my hand without saying anything and was about to walk out, but I shook his hand off and pointed at the woman in the photo and asked, "Tell me first, who is she? What is her relationship with Lin Yehan?"
Shen Yichen was silent for a moment, but finally gave in and said in a complicated tone: "She is... Lin Yehan's mother."
I froze in my tracks, my mind went blank. Before I could digest this information, a cold voice suddenly came from behind me: "Who allowed you to tell her this?"
I turned around suddenly and saw Lin Yehan appeared at the door at some point. His face was gloomy and a cold aura emanated from his body. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, staring at Shen Yichen and me.
"Ye Han, you..." I was about to explain, but was stopped by his cold eyes.
He walked towards me step by step, and every step seemed to step on my heart, making me feel suffocated. He snatched the photo and key from my hand and asked in a cold tone: "Who gave it to you?"
"I don't know." I shook my head, my heart beating violently, and an ominous premonition looming in my heart, "It's an anonymous package..."
Before I could finish my words, I was interrupted by a sudden loud noise. We looked in the direction of the sound and saw a dark figure breaking through the window and rushing straight towards me.
"Zi'ang, be careful!" Lin Yehan instinctively protected me behind him and wrestled with the shadow. I was so shocked by the sudden change that I froze in place. Before I could react, Lin Yehan had already tangled with the shadow. Their bodies intertwined, fists and feet were added, and the speed was so fast that I could hardly see the movements. Only the dull sound of collision and the sharp sound of breaking through the air echoed in my ears.
Shen Yichen protected me behind him and whispered, "Don't worry, Ye Han can handle it."
I held his arm tightly, my eyes fixed on Lin Yehan. My heart seemed to be grasped tightly by an invisible hand, and I was so nervous that I could hardly breathe.
The black shadow was obviously no match for Lin Yehan, and after a few rounds, he was already at a disadvantage. Lin Yehan seized a flaw and punched the opponent in the abdomen. The black shadow groaned, staggered back a few steps, and finally fell to the ground powerlessly.
Lin Yehan took a step forward and pulled off the mask on the shadow's face, revealing the face of a strange middle-aged man. The man covered his stomach in pain and stared at Lin Yehan with resentment.
"Tell me, who sent you here? Why are you targeting Ziang?" Lin Yehan's tone was cold, like a Shura from hell.
The man sneered, spat out a mouthful of blood foam, and said with gritted teeth: "Want to know? Dream on! Even if I die, I won't tell you!"
Lin Yehan's eyes dimmed, and he was about to interrogate him, but the man's face suddenly changed, and he struggled in pain, making an unclear sound: "Curse... You can't escape... Haha..." ×
Before he could finish his words, the man suddenly foamed at the mouth, his whole body convulsed, and in less than a moment, he was dead.
Lin Yehan frowned, stood up and walked in front of me, looking at me with a complicated expression, as if he wanted to say something but stopped.
"Who... who is he?" I asked anxiously, having a bad feeling in my heart.
Lin Yehan was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and said in a heavy tone: "Zi'ang, there are some things I have been hiding from you, but I must tell you now. You...your family has a myriad of connections with the Lin Group..."
"Family... curse?" I muttered to myself, my mind in a mess. My family, and the Lin Group? How is this possible? I grew up in an orphanage and knew nothing about my family, so how could I be related to the Lin Group?
Lin Yehan gently held me in his arms, and his warm breath sprayed in my ears, as if to soothe my uneasy mood. "Don't be afraid, I will tell you everything, and I will protect you and never let you get hurt."
His embrace was warm and strong, giving me a sense of comfort amidst the great shock and fear. I raised my head and looked into his eyes, trying to find the answer from his deep gaze.
"What is going on?" I asked anxiously, "What is the relationship between my family and the Lin Group? And what does the curse that man said mean?"
Lin Yehan took a deep breath and slowly told a secret that had been kept secret for many years...
It turns out that my family and the Lin family were once religious masters and business partners, but later they became enemies due to conflicts of interest. In order to take revenge on the Lin family, my ancestors cast a vicious curse on them, but in the end they suffered the consequences and the family fell into decline.
"Is this the curse the man was talking about?" I asked in disbelief. "But this is all in the past. Why does it still involve me?"
"Because you are the key to lifting the curse." Lin Yehan's tone was filled with helplessness, "The curse will continue from generation to generation until someone can resolve the grudge between the two families."
I suddenly felt the burden on my shoulders become heavy. I never knew that I had such a fate to bear.
"Don't worry, I will be by your side and face everything together." Lin Yehan held my hand tightly, his eyes firm and gentle.
I nodded, and an unprecedented courage surged in my heart. I knew that no matter how many difficulties and obstacles there would be in the future, I would go on bravely, for myself and for him.
We began to investigate the family's past, trying to find a way to break the curse. In the process, we found some clues pointing to a mysterious person hiding in the shadows.
This person is the real mastermind behind the scenes. He used the grudges between my family and the Lin family to sow discord, in order to obtain the secret treasure that the two families jointly guarded. Flipping through the ancient book in my hand, the method of breaking the curse was recorded on it, which was surprisingly simple. Lin Yehan and I smiled at each other, and the haze that had been hanging in our hearts for many days was swept away.
"As long as the two tokens are combined into one, the curse will naturally be lifted." I closed the book, with a hint of relief in my tone, "The jade pendant I always carry with me should be my family's token. What about you?"
Lin Yehan took out an antique pocket watch from the drawer and opened the back cover. Inside was a gemstone with the same pattern as my jade pendant.
"This is my family's keepsake, which has been kept by successive family heads." His eyes sparkled with a hint of relief, "It looks like we will soon be able to completely get rid of this curse."
According to the records in the ancient books, we put the jade pendant and the pocket watch together. A dazzling light flashed, and the two tokens seemed to merge into one, emitting a warm light. At the same time, a strong force flowed between Lin Yehan and me, and I felt unprecedented ease and pleasure.
"Success!" I excitedly held Lin Yehan's hand, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.
However, before they could celebrate, a quick knock on the door broke the joy. The assistant opened the door in a panic, saying in a hurried tone: "Boss Lin, something bad has happened!"
"What's the matter?" Lin Yehan's brows wrinkled slightly, and a bad premonition surged in his heart.
"The company... the company's system has been hacked!" The assistant's voice was trembling, "All the core data has been stolen!"
I suddenly felt dizzy. Was this just the beginning? Was a bigger conspiracy just beginning?
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