The Counterattack of a Wealthy Family's Substitute

"Don't move."

Two policemen held guns, and a crowd of passersby suddenly gathered at the boarding gate.

He Qinfang stopped in fear, raised her hands high, and turned around.

The police stepped forward and handcuffed He Qinfang's hands: "We suspect you of being involved in a murder case from more than ten years ago. Please come with us to assist in the investigation."

He Qinfang watched helplessly as the police handcuffed her without resisting, her expression filled with despair.

Xu Hengyuan confessed.

Otherwise the police wouldn't have shown up, but he still wasn't sure.

Xu Xinya stepped forward and grabbed He Qinfang's hand, forcing herself to speak: "You have no evidence, you can't arrest people."

One of the police officers showed an arrest warrant.

"Xu Hengyuan, who instigated this more than ten years ago, has already confessed."

Xu Xinya was stunned, her disbelief turning into unquestionable certainty. Tears streamed down her face as she looked at He Qinfang.

He Qinfang was so frightened that she was completely stunned. She couldn't imagine how many years of imprisonment awaited her.

Having lived a life of luxury for so many years, she finds it difficult to adapt to even an ordinary life, let alone the harsher life in prison.

That's how it is; once people have experienced a good life, they can't go on living a poor life.

……

He Qinfang is also a public figure, and the news of her arrest at the airport that day was reported by major journalists.

Yao Yingxi was slightly surprised when she saw the news. The police acted faster than she had expected.

Although it was expected that Xu Hengyuan and He Qinfang would be imprisoned, Yao Yingxi was still quite pleased.

She hung up the phone, grabbed her bag, and walked out the door.

Night fell, a cold wind blew gently, and light snow was falling.

After finishing the last dish, Yao Yingxi went to the wine cabinet, took out a bottle of wine and two glasses, and placed them on the dining table.

Looking at the table full of dishes, I felt extremely satisfied.

He walked to the sofa, picked up his phone, and made a call.

"Hello, Secretary Nan, is Mr. Xi off work yet?"

I did all this today just to celebrate with Xi Yuanchen.

Perhaps she was too anxious; it was only six o'clock.

Anan, who answered the phone, secretly glanced at Xi Yuanchen a few times: "Boss, I'm on my way back."

Xi Yuanchen, who was sitting in the back seat processing documents, paused as he flipped through the files.

"Okay, I'll hang up now."

Xi Yuanchen waited for a long time but Anan didn't tell him to answer the phone.

He looked up and saw that Yao Yingxi had already hung up the phone.

Yao Yingxi waited in the apartment for about ten minutes before she heard the doorknob ring.

She quickly got up from the sofa and walked to the door, just as Xi Yuanchen came in and closed the door.

"Mr. Xi, you're back."

After saying that, she took the coat from Xi Yuanchen's hand and was about to hang it on the hanger.

Suddenly, he was pulled back by a strong force and slammed against the wall. Xi Yuanchen's body pressed tightly against him.

He lifted Yao Yingxi's chin and forcefully kissed her.

Yao Yingxi was completely stunned, her mind went blank, until she felt her breath was about to be taken away.

Xi Yuanchen then released her and bit her lower lip as punishment.

Yao Yingxi's face flushed red, and she quickly pushed Xi Yuanchen away and walked towards the clothes rack.

Xi Yuanchen's expression was dark and inscrutable, and he inexplicably licked his lips.

Yao Yingxi tried to adjust her breathing and emotions before turning around.

"Mr. Xi, let's eat."

Her eyes darted away, avoiding direct eye contact with Xi Yuanchen, her face flushed.

Xi Yuanchen sat down and watched her reach out and pour the wine from the bottle into her glass.

He also guessed that Yao Yingxi did these things simply to thank him for the things he had done for her.

Yao Yingxi raised her glass: "Mr. Xi, I'd like to toast you."

Xi Yuanchen sat there, showing no intention of raising his glass.

Yao Yingxi felt awkward and said to herself, "Thank you for helping me get revenge."

After saying that, she tilted her head back, intending to empty the glass of wine completely.

Xi Yuanchen said coldly, "Wait."

Yao Yingxi stopped what she was doing and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Xi Yuanchen stared coldly at Yao Yingxi: "Don't you have anything to tell me?"

Yao Yingxi was stunned, feeling a little scared under Xi Yuanchen's gaze.

"I...I don't know what Mr. Xi wants to know?"

She stammered, "I have nothing to hide from Mr. Xi."

Xi Yuanchen asked again in a cold, hard voice, "Really not? I'll give you one more chance to tell me."

Yao Yingxi put down her wine glass, her face pale, and shook her head. "No...no."

Xi Yuanchen angrily slammed down the wine glass beside him: "Yao Yingxi, don't treat everyone like fools."

He rose from his chair, his eyes dark and his voice cold: "I gave you wings to grow stronger, not to scheme against me, nor to put myself in danger."

Yao Yingxi's face turned deathly pale, her lips lost all color, and her eyes reddened.

"You went to that coffee shop in the first place just to give Xu Hengyuan an opportunity to make his move."

Yao Yingxi trembled all over. Despite the warm indoor heating, she felt cold all over.

“You always knew Xu Hengyuan would come looking for you, but you didn’t know when, so you put on that act.”

Xi Yuanchen's clenched hand showed prominent veins: "Later, you noticed that someone was following you, but you didn't dare to go forward to check, so you went to the security room to check the surveillance footage."

"Your disappearance was all part of your plan. The police had asked you to cooperate, and they happened to call you, which is when Xu Hengyuan kidnapped you."

Yao Yingxi stepped forward, crying, and grabbed Xi Yuanchen's hand.

She knew that Xu Hengyuan had been looking for an opportunity, so she sent the bodyguards away and gave Xu Hengyuan that opportunity, just so that when the police arrived, Xu Hengyuan would talk about what happened back then.

Xi Yuanchen pulled his hand away with a cold face, his voice filled with uncontrollable anger: "Yao Yingxi, I can let all of this go."

"But what did I say on the day I left for my business trip? And what did I do when I repeatedly reminded you?"

Yao Yingxi lowered her eyes, her voice trembling with tears, "Mr. Xi, I'm sorry."

Xi Yuanchen sneered: "You didn't wrong me, you only wronged yourself."

“Yao Yingxi is capable of anything while she’s alive. I’m not handing you a knife so you can commit suicide.”

Xi Yuanchen scolded her: "You can scheme against everyone, including myself, but if you can't guarantee your own safety at the same time, then put away all those thorns and don't prick yourself."

Yao Yingxi bit her lip.

She kept this plan very well hidden, but Xi Yuanchen still found out.

She was confident that Xu Hengyuan wouldn't kill her, which is why she took the risk.

"Yao Yingxi, this is my last warning to you. If you do this again, you're out of my sight forever. I can't take care of my own useless trash."

After saying that, Xi Yuanchen turned to leave.

Yao Yingxi quickly grabbed his arm: "Mr. Xi, I'm sorry."

Tears streamed down her face as she sobbed softly.

Xi Yuanchen was somewhat moved when he saw her like this, but he still pulled Yao Yingxi's arm down.

He walked out of the apartment and slammed the door shut.

Yao Yingxi stared at the closed door, tears still streaming down her face. She crouched down and hugged herself tightly.