"All these years I've kept your identity a secret, and even found you fake parents. You actually resent me deep down, don't you?" It has to be said that Yi Qilin's acting was quite realistic.
They're good enough to be considered for an Oscar.
Xu Zhe shook his head desperately.
If there was some initial resentment, it has all dissipated now.
What more could a person ask for than this?
"Cousin, I know everything you've done is for my own good, and I won't blame you."
Yi Qilin seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, then suddenly remembered something, "By the way, did you see the phone we took from the man in black?"
"I...I was so worried about you, I didn't even notice." Xu Zhe suddenly remembered what had happened and quickly took out his phone. But as soon as he turned on the screen, he saw the keypad and immediately stammered, "This..."
"Give it to me, I've done some research on this, let me try!" Yi Qilin reached out and took it, and with a few steps, the screen was successfully unlocked.
Xu Zhe's admiration for him reached a new level.
One of them leaned against the bed, and the other sat in a chair. They opened their phones and browsed through them carefully for a while.
No useful photos or chat logs were left behind.
The two looked at each other, both showing disappointment.
Xu Zhe opened his contacts with almost no hope, only to find that the latest call record was from just five hours ago.
"Could this number... be their employer?" Yi Qilin asked with suspicion.
Xu Zhe's eyelids twitched, and a strong sense of unease inexplicably welled up in his heart.
He subconsciously glanced at Yi Qilin's expression, as if seeking his opinion.
Yi Qilin smiled at him and handed the choice back to him, "Whether you dial or not is up to you! I won't force you to do anything."
Even though he was seriously injured, his heart remained so broad.
Xu Zhe was deeply moved and finally pressed the number without hesitation.
"Beep—beep—beep—"
The phone rang for a full twenty seconds before it was finally answered.
A clear, familiar voice came through the receiver, "Was the mission completed? Is Xu Zhe dead?"
In that instant, Xu Zhe felt a void in his heart, and his pupils contracted sharply, as if he couldn't believe reality.
This voice often appeared in his dreams; it belonged to someone he knew all too well—Qin Yao.
After a long silence, the woman's voice, clearly impatient, snapped, "Tsk, I'm asking you a question! Did you get rid of him?"
Xu Zhe couldn't bear to listen any longer and immediately hung up the phone. He couldn't accept such a cruel truth, so he wanted to shut himself off.
Yi Qilin cruelly dealt him a fatal blow: "It's Yi Tianran's voice."
At this moment, Xu Zhe could no longer deceive himself.
The girl he once admired most approached him with the sole purpose of investigating his identity and then... eliminating him!
Now that the evidence is laid bare before him, coupled with the documents Yi Qilin had given him before, Xu Zhe has no choice but to accept reality.
"Why was she so cruel? I never intended to compete with anyone."
For more than 20 years, he has always regarded himself as an ordinary person and has never asked for anything.
Even if he suddenly learned that he was a member of the Yi family, the old lady's grandson, and even qualified to inherit the family property, it was still a very distant story for him.
All he sought was a genuine relationship.
In the end, when I told him that it was all insincere.
Yi Qilin continued to urge him in his ear: "A Zhe, come back with me! Only by returning to the Yi family can you keep your identity and reclaim everything that belongs to you!"
If it were the Xu Zhe of the past, he would never have wavered.
He kept moving forward down one path, solely for one goal.
But now, he wants to know, are money and status really that good?
It's so good that it makes people stop at nothing.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse as he said, "Cousin, I'll go back with you, not to take back what's mine, but to help you take back everything from the Yi family!"
Yi Qilin nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that all his efforts had not been in vain!
From today onwards, this piece will be at his disposal.
“But Zhe, don’t get your hopes up too high. She’s practically bought off the entire Yi family.” Yi Qilin told her, “You know how good she is at acting. She not only got the family fortune, but she also managed to get the old lady to listen to her every word, making her think she’s the most filial granddaughter. Little does she know that she’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing and is even secretly plotting to get rid of the old lady!”
Xu Zhe's eyes narrowed, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "I won't let her have a chance to do it. I will take back my grandmother and the family business. I won't let the villains succeed."
A hint of mockery flickered in Yi Qilin's lowered eyes.
Tsk tsk!
What an idiot, so simple-minded.
She was completely dumped by him, yet she still had to thank him.
His hard work over the years has not been in vain.
In the beginning, they protected him and hid him away secretly. Wasn't he just planning to use her so that at the last moment, he could use her life to threaten the old lady into handing over the shares?
Now that Yi Tianran's incident has caused Xu Zhe's identity to be exposed ahead of time, he doesn't mind continuing to use Xu Zhe's stupid and dull brain to achieve his goals.
He concluded by reminding her, "It's good that you have this intention! But don't be fooled by Yi Tianran's sweet talk again. You know how eloquent she is. If you fall for her tricks again, you'll be a fool."
Xu Zhe's eyes darkened. He took out his phone, found Qin Yao's number in his contacts, and blocked it on the spot in front of Yi Qilin.
"Never again."
...
Meanwhile, when Yi Tianran called Xu Zhe, she heard a message from the receiver: "Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable..."
Her face immediately darkened.
"He won't answer?" Liu Meiling, standing to the side, also looked annoyed. "Although I know he will use Xu Zhe to deal with you, I really don't know what methods he will use."
She had just slipped away to reveal the information to Yi Tianran.
Yi Tianran narrowed her cold eyes slightly and said in a clear tone, "A scheme to sow discord, and perhaps even a self-inflicted injury! Just like how he deceived you before."
Upon hearing this, Liu Meiling's expression turned quite unpleasant.
“From the moment I started following him, I knew he had a lot of connections behind him. After two years of gaining his trust, he assigned me to secretly monitor Xu Zhe and report to him immediately if anything happened.”
Yi Tianran pondered, resting her chin on her hand: "He is very cautious, and... he is also very good to Xu Zhe, putting on the perfect act of a good older brother. After all, they have been friends for more than ten years. If we can't expose his true colors, Xu Zhe will definitely trust him even more."
Thinking of this, she had a sudden inspiration.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
