Chapter 70 It's time to go to Qingchuan and sever kinship ties.
Shen Yuepo brought Feng Jin back to the Shen family villa.
The car drove through the gate and came to a stop.
As Shen Yuepo pushed open the car door and got out, a strange feeling gripped her.
It's too quiet.
The huge villa was devoid of the hurried footsteps of servants or the smell of cooking fires wafting from the kitchen.
The only sound was the rustling of leaves in the wind.
Shen Yuepo frowned slightly and walked straight towards the main house.
As usual, Butler Wang stood respectfully at the door with his hands at his sides, but the smile on his face was somewhat forced, and his eyes held a hint of evasion.
Shen Yuepo stopped in front of him and asked directly, "Where did everyone go?"
Old Wang's heart tightened, and fine beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.
He recalled that Chairman Shen had specifically called him aside before leaving and whispered his instructions: "Old Wang, don't let Yuepo know about our trip back to the old house in Qingchuan for now."
Old Wang wanted to find an excuse to brush it off, such as "the chairman and his wife went on vacation" or "the second young master went out to play with his friends".
However, when he looked up and met Shen Yuepo's eyes, which seemed to see through everything, all the lies he had prepared stuck in his throat.
Those eyes were so clear, and so sharp.
Old Wang even had a feeling that if he told a lie, the other party would immediately see through it.
Under Shen Yuepo's invisible pressure, Lao Wang finally gave in.
He swallowed hard and said in a low voice:
"Reporting to Miss, the Chairman, Madam, Eldest Young Master, and Second Young Master... they set off early this morning to return to the old residence in Qingchuan."
Shen Yuepo listened without any expression on his face.
She simply hummed in response.
I returned to my room and closed the door.
Feng Jin, familiar with the place, sat back down on the single sofa and continued to immerse himself in exploring his phone.
Shen Yuepo walked to the window and looked in the direction of Qingchuan.
A moment later, she turned around and her gaze fell on the reincarnation ring on the index finger of her left hand.
"Feng Jin, can this Reincarnation Ring only contain souls, or can it also contain items?"
Feng Jin didn't even look up when he heard this, his finger still tapping the screen, and casually replied:
"Since it is a reincarnation ring, it can contain all things. Souls, magical treasures, inanimate objects, and living things can all be accommodated."
Having received confirmation, Shen Yuepo said no more and began to act.
She went to the dressing room, opened the cabinet door, but did not touch the expensive clothes and accessories that Madam Shen had bought for her.
She looked at the clothes she had bought, picked up the Reincarnation Ring, and with a slight thought, gently brushed her fingertips across the surface of the ring.
A faint light flashed, and the items vanished instantly, absorbed into the ring's space.
Next, she went to the desk and put the charger, as well as several commonly used items such as cinnabar and talisman paper, into her ring.
Although the noise in the room was not loud, the smell of cleaning still disturbed Feng Jin, who was sitting on the sofa.
He looked up, his dark golden eyes shifting from his phone, and gazed at Shen Yuepo, who was "moving" in the middle of a conversation, with a hint of confusion.
He unusually put down his phone, his brows slightly furrowed.
What are you trying to do?
Shen Yuepo then put the last of her own small magical artifacts into the Reincarnation Ring.
She stopped what she was doing, turned around, and faced Feng Jin's questioning gaze.
"Pack your things. It's time to go to Qingchuan and sever all ties with our family."
Feng Jin raised an eyebrow, a hint of understanding flashing in his dark golden eyes, before returning to calm.
The Cullinan sped along the coastal highway.
Outside the car window, the blue sea and sky were picturesque, but inside the car, a suffocatingly low atmosphere permeated the air.
In the passenger seat, Shen Yurou carefully observed Jiang Yubai's profile.
His lean features appeared even more hard and cold under the light and shadow, his jawline was taut, and the knuckles of his fingers gripping the steering wheel were slightly white from the force.
This inexplicably made her feel a little uneasy, but she was overwhelmed by the joy of Jiang Yubai taking the initiative to contact her and ask her out alone.
She suppressed the strange feeling in her heart, and put on what she thought was her sweetest smile, deliberately making her voice soft and sweet:
"Brother Yu Bai, why did you specifically ask me out today? Where are you taking me? You're being so mysterious."
She leaned forward slightly, trying to close the distance, her gaze lingering greedily on his face.
Jiang Yubai didn't look at her, his gaze still fixed on the road ahead, his voice flat and without a ripple: "I'll take you to a good place."
Short, cold, devoid of any extra warmth.
Shen Yurou bit her lower lip, and the carefully applied lipstick smudged between her teeth.
Her fingertips tentatively reached out towards Jiang Yubai's arm: "Brother Yubai..."
But just as it was about to touch him, Jiang Yubai subtly raised his hand to dodge it.
Shen Yurou's hand froze in mid-air, a hint of embarrassment flashing across her face, but it quickly turned into worry, her voice trembling with tears:
"You...you've lost so much weight? You look terrible too. Are you still upset about Wanxing?"
She observed Jiang Yubai's reaction, and seeing that he remained expressionless, she continued:
"Brother Yu Bai, you have to believe me, Wan Xing's matter really has nothing to do with me. I don't know how that happened..."
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes, "When I heard the news, my heart was breaking..."
She sobbed, trying to regain Jiang Yubai's trust.
Jiang Yubai's lips curled into an almost imperceptible smile, a smile devoid of warmth, filled only with unfathomable mockery and murderous intent.
He finally turned his head and glanced at Shen Yurou.
That look in her eyes was no longer the gentle and distant one of the past, but a cold and piercing gaze as if she were looking at a dead object, which made Shen Yurou's crying stop abruptly.
A chill instantly shot up my spine from the soles of my feet.
"Mmm." Jiang Yubai squeezed out this single syllable from his throat, as if in response to her words.
Then, he slammed the accelerator to the floor.
The car suddenly accelerated, and the powerful push-back sensation slammed Shen Yurou hard against the seat, causing her to scream in fright and her face to turn deathly pale instantly.
"Brother Yu Bai, slow down!"
Jiang Yubai ignored it.
After an unknown amount of time, the car finally left the main road and turned onto a quiet coastal road, eventually stopping in front of a solitary villa standing alone by the sea.
The villa is modern in style and has a superb view overlooking the entire blue sea, but there are no other buildings around it.
Only the jagged rocks and crashing waves made it seem exceptionally lonely, even...desolate.
"We've arrived." Jiang Yubai turned off the engine, unbuckled his seatbelt, and spoke in a calm voice.
Still shaken, Shen Yurou got out of the car with him, and the sea breeze, carrying salty and cool sensations, hit her in the face.
She surveyed the brand-new yet deserted villa, suppressing her unease and forcing a smile:
"Brother Yu Bai, where is this place...?"
"Newly bought."
Jiang Yubai walked to the villa entrance and unlocked the door with his fingerprint. "Let me show you around."
His tone revealed neither joy nor anger.
Newly bought? Did you bring her here to familiarize herself with the place? Shen Yurou's heart skipped a beat.
The overwhelming joy instantly dispelled the fear from before.
Could it be... could it be that Brother Yu Bai has finally been moved by her?
Or was it a favor given to her by that lord?
Was this island villa a gift to her? Or rather, their future...love nest?
This thought instantly brought a radiant smile to her face.
"Really?! Brother Yu Bai! This place is amazing, the view is incredible!"
She entered the villa like a joyful bird, unable to wait.
She looked around, as if she could already see her future as the mistress of this place, her tone carrying a deliberate hint of coquettishness:
“You know what? Ever since my sister came back, everyone in the family has been so cold to me, as if I’ve done something terribly wrong.”
As she spoke, her eyes reddened again, and she looked at Jiang Yubai expectantly, hoping to receive his comfort.
However, Jiang Yubai simply stood in the center of the empty living room, with his back to the huge floor-to-ceiling windows.
He slowly turned around, his face devoid of the tenderness or sympathy that Shen Yurou had expected.
He looked at Shen Yurou with empty eyes, as if piercing through her body.
Just as Shen Yurou felt uneasy under his gaze and her smile was about to crumble—
Jiang Yubai's thin lips parted slightly, his voice echoing clearly in the empty living room:
"Come out."
As he finished speaking, the bright lights in the living room flickered a few times and then went out completely with a "snap".
A chilling aura spread out without warning.
Shen Yurou's smile froze completely, and all the color drained from her face instantly.
This chilling aura was all too familiar; it was just like the cold she felt every time she came into contact with that lord.
"Yu...Yu Bai-gege? Who are you calling?" Her voice was trembling uncontrollably.
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