Fate is cruel; if Yuan Xiaoya hadn't appeared, Ye Aotian and Xiaoxi wouldn't have ended up like this.
Yuan Zhen blurted out, "Aotian, an adopted daughter is an adopted daughter, and a younger sister is a younger sister. These are not contradictory. Why are you so mean to the younger sister when the adopted daughter is mixed in? Xiaoxi is such a good younger sister."
"Yes, Yuanzhen, you're right. So it's my fault, not Xiaoya's." It was my own fault for being blind, but what's the use of regretting it now?
Ye Aotian decided to wait until the treasure matter was settled before returning to Shanghai to find Xiaoxi. He was determined to mend their sibling relationship, otherwise he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Just as we were talking about the treasure, Fan Rong called.
"Boss, where are you? Come quick! We've found a clue. That desolate place is actually another villa of Prince Gong."
Yuan Zhen instructed the servants to look after his daughter, and then he and Ye Aotian drove to the ruins of Prince Gong's villa.
Fan Rong picked up a broken piece of blue brick with the insignia of Prince Gong on it, proving that this place was once a villa.
The only thing that no one understands is why this villa collapsed so completely.
If it weren't for the tireless searching and investigation by his subordinates, it would have been impossible to discover the broken bricks and tiles scattered among the weeds.
Now that they had a location, it was easy to find. Before long, his men found another passage.
They entered the passage and soon arrived at the first hall that Xiaoxi and the others had passed through last time.
Yuan Zhen, like Ye Aotian, studied architecture. He discovered the entrance to the deeper passage, where there were piles of broken blue bricks.
Based on this, it can be determined that the passageway wall is a newly constructed passageway.
"Aotian, this treasure hunt is probably going to be a waste of our time. I'm pretty sure the treasure has already been looted."
Ye Aotian's heart skipped a beat. In fact, he thought the same thing. More than two months of hard work had probably been in vain.
But since they were already there, they still wanted to find out what was going on, and they finally arrived at the central area where the treasure had been hidden.
Sure enough, the hall was empty, not even a single pearl remained.
His subordinates were crying and cursing, utterly disappointed.
Ye Aotian told his men to shut up, but he suddenly felt relieved because he had already determined who had taken the treasure.
The group returned to Prince Gong's residence in the city.
Ye Aotian and Yuan Zhen were in the study.
“Yuanzhen, last time I saw Xiaoxi and my second and sixth brothers at the entrance of this courtyard, I should have concluded that the treasure was actually obtained by them.”
"At least they're all in the hands of our own people, so I'm relieved. We haven't suffered any real loss; the biggest loss is just the time and manpower costs."
Yuan Zhen was secretly shocked; Xiao Xi was incredibly capable.
With so many people and two months of work, Xiaoxi and her two older brothers easily obtained the treasure.
However, Yuan Zhen's heart is now leaning towards Xiao Xi. Now that Ye Aotian knows that they have obtained the treasure, it is necessary to inform Xiao Xi about it.
While Ye Aotian and Yuan Zhen were talking, Yuan Zhen sent a text message to Xiao Xi.
“Xiaoxi, your eldest brother is certain that you and your two other brothers took the treasure first.”
Ye Aotian did not notice Yuan Zhen's actions; he simply kept expressing his feelings to Yuan Zhen.
“Yuanzhen, you know, I’m so lucky to have such a wonderful younger sister. But why would I give up such a blessing?”
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