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Unfortunately, Zhao Jianqiang didn't know the specific reason either.

Although he also shares the surname Zhao, he has absolutely no connection to the Zhao family of Jingzhou.

Zhao Wuyai, of course, would not tell him his true intentions.

The fact that he was able to find out this much is already the limit.

"Sixth Brother went to Shanghai. I heard the company's business there is having some problems, and it seems Third Brother arranged for him to go..."

Zhao Jianqiang looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to his conversation with Ye Bai, then whispered the second piece of information.

"...No wonder I haven't been able to spot him these past two days!"

A look of sudden realization flashed in Ye Bai's eyes.

Qin Laoliu, if nothing else, is certainly fast.

Running away after a failed attempt to cause trouble is, undeniably, a smart move.

However, Qin Shengfeng clearly lacked the foresight to do this; it must have been Qin Shengshui's order.

From this perspective, it can be definitively concluded that Qin Shengfeng was behind the incident at the driver's license test center.

Qin Shengshui was probably afraid that Qin Shengfeng would expose his secret, which is why he sent him away from Jingzhou temporarily.

As for problems with the company's business, even if they are not excuses, they are certainly not the main reason.

This made Ye Bai feel a little regretful, as he was planning to have a heart-to-heart talk with Qin Shengfeng after he finished his busy work in the next couple of days.

Although there's no evidence and it's not appropriate to kill the other party directly, it's still okay to use underhanded tactics.

"I think you'll be more interested in this last piece of news..."

Zhao Jianqiang said mysteriously.

"Tell me."

Ye Bai's interest was piqued.

He asked Zhao Jianqiang to help him find out information on a whim, never expecting that this third aunt's husband would be of some use.

According to normal human habits, people will put the most important things last.

Therefore, this last piece of news should be the most valuable.

"Your older sister is back..."

Zhao Jianqiang said with a somewhat strange expression.

"Sister? When did I have..."

Ye Bai was taken aback at first, and was about to refute, but then suddenly widened his eyes and said, "You mean... Ye Ruyan?"

Zhao Jianqiang nodded and said, "Yes, do you have other sisters?"

Ye Bai was speechless after being rebuked, but he was too lazy to argue with the other party at this moment, and his heart was full of deep doubts.

He was an orphan, so of course he couldn't have a biological sister.

Ye Ruyan is the daughter of Ye Wentian and Yang Fenglan, and the eldest daughter of the Ye family.

He was one year older than Ye Xuanyuan and three years older than Ye Bai.

In terms of seniority, this is the real "eldest son of the Ye family".

Ye Bai didn't have much contact with this older sister. When he came to the Ye family, Ye Ruyan was already in high school, with a busy schedule, and she might not even come home once a semester.

Later, he went abroad to study, taking the postgraduate entrance exam and pursuing a doctorate, spending almost all his time abroad.

Ye Bai had met the other party only a handful of times.

Despite the infrequent encounters, Ye Bai still had a deep impression of Ye Ruyan.

Not only is Ye Ruyan extremely beautiful, but more importantly, she is an incredibly fierce older sister.

Ye Bai and Ye Xuanyuan were often bullied by each other when they were young, and later they even felt their legs tremble when they saw each other.

This is a childhood trauma, so much so that even now, when Ye Bai thinks of Ye Ruyan, he subconsciously feels a chill run down his spine.

"The Ye family has recently encountered a lot of trouble, and Ye Xuanyuan seems to be plagued by bad luck, having to go to the hospital for a few days every now and then."

"Ye Ruyan must have rushed back after learning about these things, and she's said to have brought a foreign boyfriend with her..."

Seeing Ye Bai was certainly interesting, and Zhao Jianqiang also became interested, telling him everything he knew, including some of his own judgments and guesses.

"...How can such a tigress find a boyfriend!"

Ye Bai muttered a curse to himself, but didn't really feel anything.

He didn't have much contact with Ye Ruyan, so there wasn't much affection between them.

After all, he was just an adopted son of the Ye family and had no blood relation with these people.

Although Ye Ruyan did not treat him like a servant like Ye Xuanyuan did, she did not treat him like a younger brother either.

Judging from Ye Bai's current relationship with the Ye family and their future trajectory, even if they are not enemies, they are at least strangers.

From the day he was sent to the Qin family as a substitute bride, it meant that the Ye family's extraordinary fortune over the past ten years had come to a complete end.

The principle that prosperity inevitably leads to decline is an eternal truth.

Without the protection of good fortune, the decline of the Ye family was inevitable.

However, the Ye family would never believe that they caused all of this. On the contrary, they felt that Ye Bai's marriage to Qin Wanqing had brought them bad luck.

Therefore, they would place all the blame on Ye Bai and develop an ever-growing resentment towards him.

Therefore, the antagonism between the two sides was already unavoidable.

Putting everything else aside, the fact that the Ye family hasn't even called him since Ye Ruyan returned to China is enough to tell you this.

They are the real family; he, the adopted son, has always been an outsider.

But Ye Bai didn't care about that.

To reiterate, he has long since cleared his conscience regarding the Ye family.

The Ye family's extraordinary fortune over the past decade was earned through his ten years of guarding the mountains.

If he hadn't been so lucky, the grass on his grave would probably be more than a foot tall by now.

Now, by marrying Qin Wanqing and becoming the son-in-law of the Qin family, he was also doing so to stand in for Ye Xuanyuan in the marriage, so that the Ye family would not have to bear the reputation of breaking off the engagement, and to resolve the crisis of offending such a behemoth as the Qin family.

He has done everything he could for the Ye family.

"Xiaobai, your third aunt has to remind you. Although you come from the Ye family, you are only an adopted son. Ye Xuanyuan is very hostile towards you and Wanqing now, and Ye Ruyan's return to the country this time is probably not with good intentions..."

In the past, Zhao Jianqiang would have been thrilled to see Ye Bai and Qin Wanqing suffer.

But now that his thinking has changed, he has started to worry about the other person, and has become somewhat like an elder.

"You especially need to be careful of Ye Ruyan's boyfriend. It's said that he has an extraordinary background and is a truly formidable figure!"

Zhao Jianqiang reminded him again that this was all he could do.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Uncle."

Ye Bai smiled and nodded.

Although Zhao Jianqiang's concern was not entirely altruistic and was actually motivated by self-interest, it was still a gesture of goodwill.

The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

In the adult world, where are there truly pure relationships? They're all driven by self-interest.

"By the way, Uncle, do you know where Qin Xiuzhao has gone? Uncle has had such a big accident, and he, as his son, hasn't even come to see him?"

Ye Bai shifted his focus from the Ye family to the current situation.

Qin Shengshui is cunning and shrewd, while He Manli is just a pretty face who knows nothing about anything.

Ye Bai felt that if Qin Wanqing wanted to change the situation, Qin Xiuzhao might be a breakthrough point.

In terms of being utterly useless, this kid and Qin Laoliu are clearly on the same level.

Unfortunately, Qin Xiuzhao has not shown up since he went into hiding last time, and Ye Bai has been unable to find him.