Afterwards, Yi Qilin carefully explained the Yi family's network of relationships and his own identity from beginning to end.
"You are your eldest aunt's long-lost son. Back then, no one in the Yi family knew that your deceased aunt had a relationship with another man and even had a child!"
However, your aunt's relationship with your biological father broke down later. After leaving the child with him, she returned to the Yi family and later passed away. So she never had the chance to mention you until her death.
"And I rescued you from human traffickers by sheer chance. Later, I noticed you looked a lot like your aunt, which aroused my suspicions. So, I took hair samples from you and your grandmother for DNA testing to confirm your blood relation. You are indeed a member of the Yi family!"
Xu Zhe was completely stunned and couldn't react to this chaotic network of relationships.
"No..." After a long while, he shook his head in a daze, "No, if that's the case, then what about my parents, what's going on with them? Haven't I had parents all my life? They've always taken such good care of me, they'd even get worried if I got slightly hurt—"
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Zhe was already stunned.
He had never thought about it that way before, and although he felt his parents were worrying about him excessively, he thought it was a sign of family affection. Now he suddenly realized that something was wrong.
Their anxious attitude was more like that of someone treating a valuable object than a son, fearing they might damage it and have to pay for it.
Yi Qilin looked at him meaningfully and said, "I think you're smart enough to have figured it out by now. Actually, your parents are people I hired to play the roles."
Xu Zhe's expression changed drastically, and he asked incredulously, "Why?!"
Yi Qilin sighed and said solemnly, "The reason I did so much and concealed your identity was all to protect you!"
Xu Zhe's expression seemed to reveal a hint of confusion: "Protect...me?"
"Being born into a wealthy family is a darkness you can't even imagine." Yi Qilin's eyes were cold and meaningful as he said, "Once someone with ulterior motives finds out your identity, they will do everything in their power to eliminate you in order to remove any obstacles!"
Xu Zhe frowned deeply. "You mean, if someone knows I'm alive, they'll come and kill me! Even if I don't return to the Yi family and fight those people for the inheritance, they'll still try to eliminate me?"
If that's the case, then it explains why Yi Qilin never revealed it to him. Sometimes, the less you know, the safer you are.
Once you know too much, it's easy to expose your weaknesses.
But why is he suddenly telling me this now?
Could it be related to Yi Qilin's injured eye?
Yi Qilin nodded, his expression grave, and said, "In fact, you've been targeted and used without even realizing it."
Xu Zhe still didn't understand, "What do you mean?"
Yi Qilin took out a stack of documents from his bag and placed them in front of him. "Take a look at the information on these first."
Xu Zhe reached out and took the document, reading it from beginning to end. His eyes were filled with shock. "What? Isn't the heir of the Yi family you, Brother Qilin? When did it fall into the hands of this person named Yi Tianran? And who is she?!"
"She's my cousin. She's been faking her death and hiding her identity all these years. Her goal is to stay in the shadows, find the weaknesses of everyone in the Yi family, and then defeat them one by one. Finally, she came back and, just when I was about to inherit the company, used my grandmother's safety to seize all the power!" Yi Qilin is quite adept at twisting the truth.
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhe's heart tightened.
Although he had not yet met this old lady Yi, he already believed Yi Qilin's words from the bottom of his heart and knew that she was his maternal grandmother.
I never imagined that someone would risk the safety of their loved ones for the sake of power.
"She's absolutely ruthless!" Xu Zhe said bitterly.
“Her methods don’t stop there—” Yi Qilin then took out a stack of photos and placed them in front of him. “Look at this woman in the photos, does she look familiar?”
Xu Zhe looked down and saw a bright and beautiful face.
With bright eyes, white teeth, and a radiant smile, she instantly wins people's hearts at first glance.
"she is……"
Yi Qilin gritted his teeth and said, "She is Yi Tianran!"
Xu Zhe's expression changed slightly, and the goodwill he had just built up vanished instantly.
"She's... the cousin who stole your position as heir?"
"Not only that!" Yi Qilin immediately covered his left eye with his hand, his face showing pain: "My eyes were ruined by her!"
"What?!" Xu Zhe slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly, angrily saying, "How could she be so vicious? Brother Qilin, did you call the police? Just sue her and make sure she rots in jail!"
"Silly child." Yi Qilin shook his head with a wry smile, covering his left eye, and said, "Although she was the one who caused this, she didn't directly do anything. How could such a cunning woman willingly reveal herself? She's the mastermind behind it all! Even if I'm going to call the police, I need to have evidence, otherwise it'll be in vain!"
But you don't need to worry about me; your safety is the most important thing right now!
"Me? I don't even know her, how could she..." Xu Zhe's eyes flashed with a sharp light halfway through his sentence, "Could it be that she also secretly investigated my existence, and therefore wants to eliminate me to prevent future troubles?"
Yi Qilin immediately gave him a look that said, "She's teachable," and then added with a serious expression, "She not only investigated you in private, but she's also been close to you for a long time, and you haven't even noticed."
Xu Zhe instinctively retorted, "How could that be?"
But a bad feeling inexplicably arose in my heart.
"I didn't notice at first either. It was only because I had people secretly protecting you that I discovered her insidious and despicable actions!" Yi Qilin said indignantly, then looked up at him with concern. "A Zhe, haven't you really noticed that someone with ulterior motives has been getting close to you lately?"
"No." As soon as Xu Zhe finished speaking, Qin Yao's face suddenly flashed through his mind.
At that moment, his heart skipped a beat.
No!
It couldn't be hers.
She was so good to him, helping him solve one problem after another, even risking her own life to protect herself.
Therefore, it absolutely could not be her!
The next second, Yi Qilin shattered his resolve, "I forgot to tell you something important. My cousin is not only smart and resourceful, but she also has an amazing skill in disguise!"
The reason she has been able to conceal her identity and secretly plot all these years is because of her skill in disguise and makeup!
She's Qin Yao, the one right next to you!!!
Xu Zhe's brain exploded with a "whoosh," as if the whole sky had collapsed.
It was even more shocking than when I first learned about my background.
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