After entering a sixteen-digit password, Liu Meiling successfully entered the secret base!
After going through several checkpoints, entering a password, and scanning to confirm my identity, I finally arrived at the door of the deepest room.
She gently knocked on the door.
"Come in," a slightly hoarse voice came from inside.
Liu Meiling's heart leaped with joy, and a smile spread across her face uncontrollably. She pushed open the door, went to the man, and eagerly threw herself into his arms, "Qilin, I..."
The next second, she was slapped away and said coldly, "Did I ask you to hug me? Don't you have any manners? Is this how I taught you to behave?"
Every word was filled with indifference and severity, leaving Liu Meiling feeling no warmth whatsoever.
A feeling of grievance and bitterness welled up in her heart.
I've been treated like this before, and over the years I've gotten used to their attitude.
Why do I feel especially unwell today?
Was it because of what happened during the day that she became weak?
Coming to her senses, Liu Meiling lowered her eyes and said, "I'm sorry, I was too impulsive just now. I won't do it again."
Silence spread overhead.
Just as she was feeling increasingly disheartened, a large hand suddenly pulled her into an embrace.
Leaning against that familiar and warm chest, she looked up in disbelief, gazing at the other person with surprise, "How did you..."
“Not letting you hug me doesn’t mean I can’t hug you.” Yi Qilin lowered his eyes, looking at her tenderly. “You are my woman, and I can hug you however I want.”
It has to be said, he has a knack for dealing with women.
The moment she finished speaking, the slight disappointment and gloom in Liu Meiling's heart vanished completely.
After repeated cold blows, sometimes all it takes is a gentle word to redeem her heart.
Liu Meiling believes this is a sign that Yi Qilin cares about her feelings and loves her.
Little did they know there was a term called PUA.
After embracing her for less than half a minute, Yi Qilin released the woman from his arms. His face was cold, and he resumed his businesslike demeanor. "Speak, what is the important thing you need to tell me?"
Liu Meiling was now satisfied and stopped being willful and coquettish. Instead, she took out her phone and showed him a video.
As Yi Qilin watched the video, his expression shifted from initial indifference to later astonishment and shock.
The video shows the four Yi brothers arguing at the entrance of a secret room. The argument starts with a fight and ends with the third brother being knocked unconscious by the other three brothers.
After watching the entire video, he excitedly grabbed Liu Meiling's shoulder and pressed her for an answer: "Tell me, where did you get this video?"
"Ah—" Liu Meiling's shoulder was pinched painfully, and her eyes involuntarily reddened. "It hurts so much."
Yi Qilin immediately stopped, a hint of impatience flashing across his face.
How come I never noticed how delicate this woman was before?
In less than six months, she seemed to have undergone some subtle changes.
For Yi Qilin, unexpected changes are never a good thing.
But that wasn't the time to worry about that. He eagerly pressed on, "Where did you film this video of the entrance to the secret room? Tell me."
In fact, Yi Qilin had always known that the four Yi brothers had hidden a secret room.
Only Yi Laosi was foolish enough to think that his son didn't know their secret.
Little did they know that during one of Yi Laosan's drunken outbursts, he inadvertently revealed the information, which Yi Qilin overheard.
The things inside were what he had always dreamed of getting his hands on.
With those things, who will he be afraid of in the future?
However, he still doesn't know the exact location of the secret room.
Liu Meiling hesitated before speaking, "I... I also saw it on someone else's phone."
"Who?" Yi Qilin subconsciously felt that he was about to hear some shocking news, and his expression became serious.
Liu Meiling pursed her lips and remained silent for a long time. Just before Yi Qilin was about to lose his patience, she slowly uttered a name, "Yi Tianran".
Upon suddenly hearing this name, Yi Qilin's pupils dilated in shock, and he wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.
But looking at Liu Meiling's serious expression, he knew it couldn't be fake.
"You mean? Yi Tianran, who died in a car accident, and Yi Hai's ex-wife's daughter are still alive?"
That cousin was the only younger member of the Yi family he had ever been wary of since childhood.
In his view, people like Yi Lianxue and Yi Youyou were all idiots with pig brains.
Only Yi Tianran, with her intelligence and composure at a young age, was able to endure all the grievances and ultimately leave the Yi family without hesitation, which is enough to prove how strong her will is.
Only people like this can accomplish great things.
But such a person died in a car accident. While he found it laughable, he couldn't help but feel fortunate.
If Yi Tianran were still alive, she would definitely seek revenge on the Yi family, and that would cause a great disturbance.
So, no matter how capable a woman is, it's better if she's dead.
So now they're telling her the other person has been alive all along?
Why have we been completely out of touch all these years?
“All I know is that she faked a car accident and has been living abroad all these years. Anyway, she’s quite capable now, and she’s the woman Fu Yunchen cherishes most.” Liu Meiling said, her tone filled with undisguised sourness and jealousy.
Why is Yi Tianran so pampered by her sweetheart, while I am treated so coldly?
This is also why she feels resentful.
"What?" Yi Qilin still felt like there was something wrong with his ears. "Fu Yunchen? You mean the president of Fu's Group? He actually took a fancy to Yi Tianran."
What kind of international joke is this?
It turns out that from the very beginning, his enemy was the entire massive Fu family.
"It was him." Liu Meiling didn't want to admit it, but she had to. "However, Fu Yunchen probably didn't help her get revenge, otherwise the entire Yi family would have been destroyed long ago—"
Before she could finish speaking, Yi Qilin suddenly grabbed her by the neck.
The man's eyes were bloodshot as he gritted his teeth and demanded, "Such an important matter, and you're only telling me now? Liu Meiling, are you making a fool of me?!"
"I...didn't—" Liu Meiling managed to squeeze out the words from her throat, "Believe me."
Yi Qilin naturally believed her, because in his eyes, Liu Meiling was obedient and docile, like a dog, always following his lead.
It was only because back then, when she was being harassed by debt collectors and forced into prostitution, he saved her. Not only did he not sleep with her, he also paid off all her debts.
From then on, she became completely devoted to him.
In fact, the reason Yi Qilin saved her was because he saw a strong will to survive and ambition in her eyes. He knew that she would stop at nothing to survive.
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