Two hours ago—

The once clear blue sky suddenly darkened. Ying Rui craned her neck to look at the gray sky, and for some reason, her heart felt heavy. However, thinking about what she was about to do, she secretly cheered herself up.

Yingrui, you only have this one chance, you must seize it!

"Rui Rui." Her mother's voice came from behind. These past few days, due to her father's health, her mother had also become quite haggard. Now that she heard Ying Rui was going to stay in City B, she was still a little worried. "Are you really not coming back with us?"

"Mom, I have some things to take care of behind." Ying Rui said without changing her expression, "Dad isn't feeling well, so I'm sorry to trouble you these days. Mom, don't worry, it won't be long before I get my revenge for all the humiliation we suffered! I will become a true Mrs. Jiang, and I will not bring shame to the Ying family."

After all, Ying's mother was just a woman, deeply in love with her daughter. Although she was indeed very angry about what had happened before, wasn't it all for her daughter's sake? In fact, as long as her daughter was well, she could overlook everything else. But her daughter was so obsessed with that man, whose heart was not with her at all!

“Rui Rui, actually, Mom doesn’t really approve of you continuing to follow in Jiang Yan Hui’s footsteps. Rui Rui, you’re still very young. Fortunately, Jiang Yan Hui never had any real marriage with you. You should go back with Mom…” Qing Dian responded secretly.

“Mom!” Ying Rui frowned, interrupting her mother with some displeasure. “Don’t say anymore. I’ve already decided to give it to him. I decided a long time ago. Mom, take Dad back! I’m all grown up now. I can handle my own affairs. You can go back to City A and wait for my good news.”

"But Rui Rui..."

"Mom, isn't happiness something you have to fight for yourself? That's a lesson you taught me when I was little. I'm fighting for happiness now, and I'm fighting this battle alone. Are you going to stop me, Mom?"

Ying's mother swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. She felt uneasy, but so much had happened recently. She wasn't just overthinking things. She knew her daughter's personality well; once she made a decision, she would stick to it no matter how long it took. After thinking for a moment, she didn't say anything more. "Then be careful. Remember to call your parents if anything happens, okay? Don't try to tough it out. Remember, you still have your parents."

"Mom, I know! Stop nagging. It looks like it's going to rain soon, so hurry up and get in the car!" Ying Rui helped her mother into the car, closed the door, and waved to them through the window. Her father, already in the car, asked softly, "Rui Rui, are you really not coming back with us?"

"Oh well, the little girl insists on staying. Let her be. Driver, let's go."

After seeing off the elders of the Ying family, Ying Rui stood at the place she had arranged with Lin Zhenbiao, waiting for his car to pick her up. Sure enough, a black van slowly drove up to her shortly afterward. The driver was a man she didn't recognize, but she figured he was probably one of Lin Zhenbiao's men, so she didn't think much of it. The man got out of the car and very respectfully opened the door for her, saying, "Young Madam, I'll take you there now."

The way the man addressed Ying Rui as "Young Mistress" was incredibly flattering, and her smile became even sweeter. She, who usually treated servants with disdain, was unusually friendly today, even smiling at the man and saying, "Thank you."

As she was getting into the car, the man behind her suddenly pushed her. Ying Rui felt her back stiffen, and she fell forward uncontrollably. Fortunately, the man behind her grabbed her wrist, preventing her from hitting her head. When she turned around, she was naturally furious. "Why did you push me?"

The man blushed and explained, "I'm sorry... Young Madam, I... This is my first day at work today. They... they all say that the young madam of the Jiang family is a very cute and pretty young lady. I... I just saw you and you really are even more beautiful and elegant than they described. I might have been distracted for a moment, and my subordinates didn't notice. Young Madam, I'm so sorry..."

Although his words were somewhat hesitant, there was no denying that every word was beautiful. Ying Rui was overjoyed and had long forgotten his earlier blunder. She waved her hand and said with a smile, "It's alright, it's alright. Be careful next time. Go drive, do you know where we're going?"

"Yes, young mistress."

The young girl was completely fooled by a few words, unaware that the man behind her curled his lips into a sinister smile the moment he closed the car door.

—What an gullible fool! How could someone like that become Young Master Yan's young mistress? Does she even deserve it?!

Only after the car started moving did Ying Rui take out her phone and dial that number.

Siyi was lying on her bed in her room when her phone suddenly rang. She jumped out of bed almost instantly, grabbed the phone, and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. Fearing that it might be related to Beibei, Siyi answered it immediately without any hesitation.

"Hello, who are you?" Because she had been crying, Siyi's voice was a little hoarse when she suddenly spoke.

"Attorney Ye, this is Ying Rui. You wouldn't be so busy with important matters that you've forgotten me, would you?" The soft female voice had a tone that didn't match her age.

Upon hearing that voice, Siyi's delicate brows furrowed. "I'm sorry, Miss Ying, I don't have time to waste with you right now. If there's nothing else, please don't contact me again!"

Just as he was about to hang up, Ying Rui said on the other end, "Are you sure you want to hang up? If you do, you might never see the person you want to see again."

Siyi, who was about to hang up the phone, suddenly stopped and exclaimed in surprise, "What did you say?"

—Could it be that Beibei was kidnapped by her?!

No, not possible!

Although Siyi was extremely anxious, she still had basic rationality. Yan Hui had already told her that it was his maternal grandfather who did it, let alone Ying Rui, who was only a few years old. How could she possibly take someone away without making a sound under the noses of her older brother and Yan Hui?

But then I thought about it again and felt that something was not right. If Beibei's matter had nothing to do with her, why would she suddenly say such a thing?

So, what does she know?

After a brief analysis, Siyi finally calmed down and asked, word by word, "Yingrui, what did you mean by what you just said? Don't keep me in suspense, just say it directly!"

Unexpectedly, these words elicited such a strong reaction from Siyi, making Ying Rui even more smug. She didn't actually know who this person was that she so desperately wanted to see, but she was sure Lin Zhenbiao's plan couldn't be wrong. Sure enough, it worked perfectly, and she acted with even more ease. "What I mean, don't you know perfectly well? Attorney Ye, you're truly unworthy of being a lawyer! You wronged me so badly in front of Yan Hui before, and even caused my father to faint on the spot. A vicious woman like you doesn't deserve Yan Hui's love at all!"

Siyi had no patience for arguing with her about those useless things. She took a deep breath and gripped her phone tightly. "Yingrui, don't talk to me about those useless things. Don't you know whether you were wronged or not? I'm so much older than you, I have no interest in playing this boring game with you. If you don't know anything, don't bother me!"

"Who says I don't know anything? The person you want to see is in my hands right now. Do you want to come out and see me?"

Siyi's brow twitched, but she still cautiously retorted, "In your hands? Ying Rui, do you lie without even thinking? You think you can get rid of someone all by yourself? If you want to see me, you don't need to go through all this trouble!"

"Why am I beating around the bush? I may not be able to get rid of him, but some people are, aren't they?" Ying Rui's mind raced at this moment, and she quickly picked up on Si Yi's words, sneering and saying with a double meaning, "People like you are not popular, so they try to get rid of you at every turn, but I'm different. They absolutely support me! I don't want to waste my breath on you. If you still want to see him, come out and see me now! I'll be waiting for you at the construction site on XX Road. I think you should be familiar with it, right? That's the construction site for the shopping mall that Yan Hui plans to build in B City. There's no one here right now. But I only allow you to come alone. If you dare to bring anyone else, I will definitely kill the person you want to see! Believe it or not, it's up to you!"

"Ying Rui, let me hear Bei Bei's voice... Hello? Hello... Ying Rui? Ying Rui!"

When Siyi heard that Beibei was going to be killed, she became anxious and hurriedly asked for answers, but the other end of the phone had already hung up. She tried to call back for a long time, but all she got was a busy signal.

She held her phone blankly, completely at a loss.

How to do?

Did Ying Rui really kidnap Bei Bei? Although she thought the possibility was too small, Ying Rui's words still made her wary. She was right; if Lin Zhenbiao didn't like her, why would he have forced Jiang Yan to go back and marry her? Was it a conspiracy between the two of them? Lin Zhenbiao sent someone to take Bei Bei away and then handed her over to Ying Rui. What was their purpose? To make her leave Yan Hui?

.........

Her mind was a complete mess, and Siyi couldn't help but reach up and cup her head, her bent fingers tapping heavily on her temples—

She was completely flustered and had no clue what to do. Should she go check on her? If Ying Rui really knew nothing, she wouldn't have called her at this time. She must know something. Even if Bei Bei wasn't there, she should go. Even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, she shouldn't give up. Besides, Ying Rui was just a nobody; she couldn't really do anything to her. Moreover, she remembered Yan Hui's construction site in City B. The area was surrounded by residential streets. Even if there was no one at the construction site, there would definitely be other people there. In broad daylight, she wouldn't do anything!

After a hasty analysis, Siyi got out of bed, changed into a comfortable denim t-shirt, washed her face in the bathroom, and then prepared to go out.

Nan Qingshu had just hung up the phone when she turned around and saw Siyi already changing her shoes in the entryway. She quickly put down her phone and stood up. "Siyi, where are you going?"

Siyi squatted down to tie her shoelaces without looking up, her voice muffled, "I'm going downstairs to get something."

"What is it?" Ye Zhenghao had just gone out to contact his people in City A. Before leaving, he asked him to keep an eye on Siyi. Although she had a lot of opinions about Ye Zhenghao, she also felt responsible for Beibei's disappearance. So, she naturally wouldn't think about anything else at this moment.

"I forgot Jiang Yan's ID card at the front desk yesterday. I'll go down and get it." Si Yi had already thought of her words while changing clothes, so there weren't many flaws in what she said now.

Nan Qingshu wasn't as perceptive as Siyi. She didn't suspect anything, but she disagreed with Siyi going down alone. "I'll go with you, or you can stay here and I'll go get it for you." She paused, then scratched her hair a little awkwardly. "Um... Siyi, don't mind me calling you that. Actually, I've always admired you. Although we're not very familiar, I am quite familiar with your older brother. And I also bear some responsibility for this incident, so I hope you're okay. If something happens to you, Brother Yan Hui will go crazy."

Siyi weakly forced a smile. "What could possibly happen to me? Their target definitely isn't me, otherwise they wouldn't have gone to all that trouble to take Beibei away. Don't worry, I was just feeling too stifled in the room, so I wanted to go down for a walk to clear my head."

"Then I'll go with you."

"Qingshu, I want to be alone for a while."

"But Siyi, you... I won't disturb you even if you're in your room."

Nan Qingshu is a stubborn person. She refuses to let people leave. Siyi has no choice but to change her mind and simply say, "Okay, I won't go. Can you go down and get it for me? Actually, I think things are so chaotic right now, and it's not good for Yan Hui's ID card to be at the hotel front desk all the time."

“Okay, no problem!” Nan Qingshu was a straightforward girl, and she was definitely not as cautious as Siyi. When she heard her say that, she didn’t suspect anything at all, agreed, and left the room directly.

Siyi watched her get on the elevator, and after the double doors slowly closed, she pursed her lips and walked out of the room as well.

She didn't take the elevator, but instead took the back staircase. It was over twenty floors, and even at the fastest speed, it would take about ten minutes to get down to the parking lot. However, by the time Nan Qingshu came up, she should already be at the parking lot!

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