"Uh-huh."
Yang Mei watched her departing figure with a pang of heartache.
= = =
City A
Ronghua Villa
“Last night, I saw Yan Xiluo wearing that bracelet. It’s an heirloom from Old Madam Yan’s family. Even Yan Yinran couldn’t get it before, and now Old Madam Yan is actually giving it to her?”
He took a deep drag on his cigar; he had stared at it for a long time yesterday before confirming it.
The bracelets were said to be a pair; the one on Yan Xiluo's wrist was exactly the same as the one on Li Shuwen's wrist, and it was clear that they were made from the same piece of material.
It is an excellent quality jadeite with superb texture and clarity.
"Is it strange? The only woman in the Yan family, and she was just found, so they treasure her! What a pity! My dead child is nothing! He has nothing!"
She was also smoking a cigar and playing with her hair.
His tone became fierce as he spoke, his eyes filled with resentment and hatred.
"Yes, the Yan family only produces one female heir every five generations. How much does the Yan family value her! Even Yan Chuxiao didn't get the old lady Yan's bracelet."
Although Yan Chuxiao was an adopted daughter, she was valued by the Yan family since childhood and was once the little princess of the Yan family. She was pampered and spoiled as she grew up. Who would have thought that she couldn't even get a small bracelet?
"Heh, what right does she, an adopted daughter, have?"
Her tone was sarcastic. Regardless of whether they were her biological children or not, she hated anyone associated with Yan Youting! To put it more bluntly, she found them disgusting.
"If I hadn't overheard that conversation, I would have treasured her! Turns out she's just an adopted daughter, completely useless."
In his eyes, anyone who has no value to him is trash. He discovered that love is useless, but money is more useful.
As for why it was the Yan family, he believed they owed him something!
"Ha! You robbed me of my money, I took my life. Remember what we're supposed to do. Oh no, I didn't really take my life, it was just for revenge."
She was still worried that he would change his mind and be soft-hearted for Yan Chuxiao, which would make all her previous efforts futile.
"I heard that the item will be given to Yan Xiluo at her engagement banquet. It's the rule that she can only get the item after the engagement."
He overheard this secret many years ago at the Yan family home: when a female member of the Yan family got engaged, they would hand over that important thing to her.
"Then let's make our move then! We have to take it before she gets her hands on it. As for her... there are too many of her people for me to handle."
He got the item; his goal was achieved. But he didn't achieve his goal of killing Yan Xiluo. She wanted to watch her die, and for the entire Yan family to grieve and despair over her death!
Suddenly, she remembered the baby girl she had mistakenly killed, and she felt a pang of pity...
However, she was already ill, and even if she hadn't killed her, she wouldn't have survived. By doing this, she actually relieved her of some of her guilt, which lessened her sense of remorse considerably.
She lit one of her favorite cigars, different from the one in his hand.
"Killing her can be done slowly, but that thing must be dealt with before it arrives, otherwise once it's in her hands, there will be no chance to do it again!"
The matter of killing Yan Xiluo still needs to be planned carefully. If it fails, he will also be implicated. His eyes deepened.
"I'm curious, aren't you afraid of turning against the four major families by doing this?"
She had always been curious about this, although she didn't know what kind of love and hate existed between them, or what made him do this.
He will be in big trouble if he fails.
She feared nothing; a mother's love makes her strong. Even with her child dead, she had nothing to fear. If it weren't for revenge, she would have gone with her daughter long ago…
“What am I afraid of? I’m just an adopted son! I’ve long since lost my parents and have no blood relation with them.”
He overheard about his background by chance, and the person said that he must keep it from him and never let him know.
He didn't intend to hide anything; after all, his adoptive parents didn't value him, and an adopted son was still an adopted son—that was an unchangeable fact.
"No wonder you like Yan Chuxiao. You two are really in the same boat, both adopted."
She didn't understand before, but now she does, and she shakes her head with a cold laugh.
He swirled the wine in his glass and savored the wine.
"Like? That was in the past."
He said casually, "Is it time to talk about liking or disliking someone? He has no feelings for anyone."
"Heh, no man is any good."
She looked at him with disdain, her face full of mockery; yes, she was insulting him.
"I admit that."
He said nonchalantly that he was indeed no good.
"Tell me when you receive the news, and I'll make the arrangements."
He actually accepted her sarcasm with such openness that she was somewhat surprised he didn't get angry.
No wonder she chose this business partner; he's ruthless.
"good."
It crossed its legs and answered casually.
"Then I'll head back to the US first, I'm in a hurry to leave."
She got up, walked towards the door, pulled her suitcase, and didn't look back.
"With good wind."
He uttered two simple words and fell into deep thought.
= = =
evening
Lin Family Villa
They had already had dinner, and Yan Xiluo pulled Lin Chenxuan to her room.
She guessed that Lin Chenxuan's parents didn't know about her stomach pain, otherwise they wouldn't have gone to the hospital instead of coming to find her.
"Sister, this is the stomach medicine I prepared for you."
Yan Xiluo took out the medicine she had brought today from her bag. There was a small bottle containing a miracle drug for treating stomach ailments, and a large bottle containing medicine to regulate her body.
"Luo Luo, how did you know I have a stomach problem?"
Lin Chenxuan was somewhat surprised. She had never told her family about this, but had quietly gone to the hospital a few times and had already shown some improvement.
She didn't want to trouble Yan Xiluo with the illness that could be cured at the hospital, so she didn't mention it at all.
"Song Boyan, my friend. He asked me for medicine, and when I saw the small part of his name showing in the upper left corner, I guessed it was you."
Yan Xiluo placed two medicine bottles in her hands.
"The instructions for taking the medicine are all on the packaging, so you won't need to go to the hospital anymore."
The bottle was covered with her handwriting. Although it wasn't as good as Lan Jingyan's calligraphy, the handwriting was still quite nice.
"Mmm, thank you, Luo Luo."
Lin Chenxuan was somewhat surprised that Song Boyan would actually help her find someone to assist her? But his medical skills were clearly quite good, so why wasn't he continuing to treat her?
"You must eat on time from now on. You need to eat a light diet and avoid certain foods during this period."
Looking at Lin Chenxuan, who was strong but didn't know how to rely on her family, she felt a pang of heartache. If it weren't for the cruel twist of fate, she would definitely be living a very happy life.
"I know, I'll be scared after just one painful experience! I have to say, Dr. Song is really good."
She had never met such a young, handsome, and considerate doctor before, and she inexplicably developed a liking for him.
"Was there a little incident? Tell me about it."
Yan Xiluo looked at Lin Chenxuan with a gossipy expression.
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