The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

Xi Yuanchen turned his gaze to the front, took a few steps, but saw no one following behind him.

He stopped and turned back, looking somewhat displeased: "What are you still standing there for?"

"what."

Yao Yingxi snapped out of her daze and hurriedly followed.

The bodyguard opened the car door, and Xi Yuanchen stared at Yao Yingxi.

Yao Yingxi quickly got into the car, and Xi Yuanchen followed behind her.

She was still preoccupied with the unexpected appearance of Xi Yuanchen and couldn't react for a moment.

Anan, driving by, greeted her upon seeing her: "Miss Yao."

Yao Yingxi smiled and nodded. Xi Yuanchen sat down beside her and closed the car door.

Yao Yingxi clutched her canvas bag, hesitated for a long while, and then turned to Xi Yuanchen to ask, "Mr. Xi, weren't you on a business trip? Why..."

Upon hearing this, Xi Yuanchen turned his head to look at her and replied coldly, "Just passing by, going back to my apartment to get something."

Yao Yingxi nodded and didn't say anything more.

Anan, sitting in the driver's seat, thought to himself that he was originally on his way to the airport, but he ended up in this situation because he saw Miss Yao standing at the door.

A dozen minutes later, the two returned to the apartment. Xi Yuanchen went into the study, took out a document, and came out.

Yao Yingxi was in the kitchen when she heard the noise and hurriedly came out: "Mr. Xi, aren't you going to have dinner?"

Not knowing what time Xi Yuanchen's flight would be, she immediately started cooking as soon as she got back.

Xi Yuanchen paused, his hand gripping the doorknob, and glanced at her sideways: "The flight later."

After saying that, he opened the door, then stopped, as if remembering something. His voice was serious: "Remember what I said."

Yao Yingxi stood in front of the door, looking at the closed door, and smiled bitterly to herself.

The more Xi Yuanchen cared for her, the more afraid she became that she wouldn't be able to control her feelings.

"Ringling..."

The phone on the sofa rang, pulling Yao Yingxi back to reality.

She walked back to the sofa, picked up her phone, and answered the call as she walked towards the window.

"I will contact you once I see Xu Hengyuan."

The call was from the police captain. Xu Hengyuan had been missing for more than ten days, and the bureau chief had given him a strict order to catch Xu Hengyuan and close the case within the month.

He used every possible method and searched every available source.

Xu Hengyuan was not seen at the train station, hotel, or overpass, nor was there any information about him leaving the country or the city.

It was as if he had vanished into thin air.

"Ms. Yao, thank you for your trouble."

Yao Yingxi tapped her fingers lightly on the windowsill, her eyes gazing out the window. "You're welcome. I hope I can help you."

"Okay, I have to go now, Miss Yao."

The phone went dead. Yao Yingxi put it down, rested her hand on the windowsill, and bent her waist slightly.

It's already 7:30 pm, and it's completely dark.

The figure downstairs was still there, and Yao Yingyue's lips curled up slightly.

It's a great blessing to have that person squatting here for over ten days in a row.

three days later.

As usual, Yao Yingxi left her apartment at 2 PM. She was holding a book in her hand when her bodyguard opened the car door for her.

Just as she was about to bend down and go inside, she suddenly remembered something she hadn't mentioned. She stopped and instructed the bodyguard who opened the door, "When we get to the coffee shop, could you buy me a workbook?"

The sound wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for those who needed to hear it to hear it.

She's run out of workbooks these days.

The bodyguard nodded: "Yes, Miss Yao."

The car pulled up to the coffee shop, and Yao Yingxi got out. A bodyguard followed her, while another drove away.

She entered the coffee shop, where the bodyguard was sitting outside as usual, with a view of Yao Yingxi's usual seat.

Yao Yingxi ordered a mocha before walking to her seat and sitting down, flipping through the books in front of her.

A moment later, the waiter placed the coffee down and said, "Please enjoy."

Yao Yingxi was engrossed in her book and didn't answer, only smiling and nodding.

At the same time, not far from the coffee shop, there was a public restroom with a sign that said it was under repair.

Xu Hengyuan changed into casual clothes that were different from his usual worn-out and dirty clothes, and washed his face and hair with cold water.

At this moment, his beard was long, dirty, and frizzy.

He trimmed it with scissors, but didn't shave it. He did this to better conceal his face.

Xu Hengyuan turned on the tap and splashed cold water on his face again, the water running down his face and soaking his collar.

Looking at himself in the mirror, he realized he was more than ten years older and nodded in satisfaction.

During the days he was on the run, he couldn't leave the city. He couldn't sleep or eat well, and his skin became rough.

While reading a book in the coffee shop, Yao Yingxi glanced around out of the corner of her eye, but did not notice the person who had been staring at her all this time.

His brows furrowed slightly. He wondered, "Could something have happened to Xu Hengyuan and he hasn't come?"

The phone suddenly rang, pulling Yao Yingxi back to reality.

Looking at the number on her phone screen, Yao Yingxi picked up her phone and stood up from her chair.

Looking outside, I saw that the bodyguard who was following me had been bumped into by a child, and the parent was either apologizing or arguing.

The other person who bought her the workbooks hasn't returned yet.

I was about to answer the phone on the spot, but things didn't go as planned.

Not far from where she was standing, a large group of university students had just sat down at a table and were discussing academic matters.

A hint of envy flashed in her eyes as she strode toward the restroom.

"Hey……"

"Mmm...mmm..."

As soon as I answered the phone.

Sudden.

A hand covered her mouth and nose with a rag from behind.

Yao Yingxi's face turned pale instantly, and she struggled with all her might.

The rag covering her mouth and nose was soaked with medicine. At this moment, Yao Yingxi felt somewhat weak and her vision was blurry.

"Thud..." The phone fell from her hand and hit the ground. She fainted on someone's shoulder, completely unconscious.

"Miss Yao... Miss Yao..."

The phone suddenly went silent. The police captain called out to him, but no one answered.

He thought the call had ended, so he took the phone away from his ear to check and found that it was still in a call.

He frowned and hurriedly ran out the door.

The bodyguard at the coffee shop entrance had just finished dealing with the parents of the little boy who had bumped into him.

Another bodyguard who had bought exercise books for Yao Yingxi returned. He wanted to go in and look for Yao Yingxi, but when he saw that her usual seat was empty, he frowned and quickly asked, "Where is Miss Yao?"

The bodyguard instinctively replied, "Miss Yao isn't..."

His gaze was fixed on that spot, and the words caught in his throat.

"Weren't you watching over Miss Yao?"

The two rushed in and saw Yao Yingxi's books on the table, but no one was around.

The two of them separated and asked the customers sitting next to them, "Excuse me, where is the lady who was sitting in this seat?"

The guest shook his head: "I didn't see it."

One of the people at the table pointed in the direction of the restroom and said, "I saw that lady answering a phone call and heading in that direction."

The two of them hurriedly headed towards the restroom.

Ignoring moral issues.

Open the bathroom door.

"what……"

The woman in the restroom screamed.

They were awkward for a few seconds, then steeled themselves, put on stiff faces, and went up to open the unlocked cubicle. "Miss Yao, Miss Yao."