At this moment, Yun Fan and Ye Qingcheng arrived at the Shui family's secret chamber.
Inside the secret chamber, there was no communication method with the main family. However, a document caught his attention.
Yun Fan opened the document, which recorded the conspiracy to deal with the Long family back then.
The plan between the main family and this branch: the main family was responsible for taking action against Long Aotian and his mother, Shui Qianqian.
As for the collateral branches, they were responsible for taking over the Long family's industries. Their cooperation was seamless.
But no one expected that just as their plan was about to succeed, Ye Ji descended like a divine being and directly shattered their conspiracy.
Now that the evidence was conclusive, Yun Fan's heart was filled with nothing but boundless killing intent and hatred.
He didn't know why the Shui family would be so ruthless towards Shui Qianqian. In his opinion, it was likely more than just the relationship with the Left Alliance Leader.
There must be a deeper conspiracy behind this, but what that conspiracy was, it was clear this document wasn't weighty enough.
The reason was not explicitly stated.
At this moment, Ye Qingcheng asked Yun Fan, "What useful clues have you found?"
"Nothing, I've only found what I already knew!"
Yun Fan said frankly, and then the two left the Shui family.
However, Yun Fan knew that with the destruction of the Shui family, the main family should find out soon. He had thwarted their plan, and they would surely not be able to sit still.
Upon returning to the Ye family, Ye Qingcheng complained to him, "Yun Fan, you've been like that with her, when will you and I break through that barrier!"
Yun Fan found this question troublesome.
"Let's wait a bit, isn't this matter urgent!"
Yun Fan said awkwardly. He believed that it was more important to marry Lin Tianxin first, otherwise, Lin Tianxin would be wearing many hats.
Yun Fan felt a surge of guilt.
"Hmph!"
Ye Qingcheng didn't want to talk to him anymore. Just as Yun Fan was about to leave, Ye Ji's maid arrived.
"Mr. Yun, Madam has requested your presence!"
Hearing this, Yun Fan knew what was to happen. Truly, a woman who said one thing and meant another.
However, after the events of last night, Yun Fan felt a particularly strong sense of anticipation in his heart.
So, he agreed.
Ye Qingcheng almost died of anger upon seeing this.
Today, their meeting was not in the hot spring pool but in Ye Ji's room.
"Little brother, did you miss me?"
Ye Ji lay on the bed, wearing two black stockings, gazing at Yun Fan with longing, her eyes full of captivating charm.
"I want to fight you to the death!"
Yun Fan charged forward immediately.
...
An hour later, after a fierce battle, the outcome was tragic. Yun Fan was defeated. This time, he had met his match.
At this moment, Ye Ji asked Yun Fan, "Little brother, what is Ye Qingcheng's attitude?"
For some reason, although she had always suppressed Ye Qingcheng before, she now felt a sense of insecurity.
Yun Fan said, "She has let go!"
"And she said she wants to be sisters with you from now on!"
Hearing this, she pinched Yun Fan's waist and said, "You're so bad!"
"How am I bad?"
Yun Fan asked in confusion. Sometimes, he really couldn't understand women's thought processes. Like now, he didn't even know where he was being bad. He felt Ye Ji was slandering him.
At this moment, Ye Ji said angrily, "You provoked me, why did you have to provoke her? Now look, you want us to be together..."
Yun Fan quickly covered her mouth. It was best not to talk about such things, or it would become awkward for everyone.
"Sister, can you be reasonable? Did I provoke her back then? Didn't you guys come after me first?"
Facing the wronged Yun Fan, Ye Ji realized that it seemed to be the case. So, she said with a lack of confidence, "Wasn't it to help you grow back then?"
Therefore, she regretted it immensely. If she had known Yun Fan's ability to attract women was so strong, she wouldn't have sent Ye Qingcheng.
Now, it was too late for regrets.
At this moment, she said to Yun Fan, "You are not allowed to call me 'Sister' anymore!"
"What should I call you?"
Yun Fan asked, confused.
"Call me 'Mom'!"
Instantly, Yun Fan felt immense guilt. He absolutely would not allow Ye Ji to continue with such nonsense.
So, he decided to conquer Ye Ji.
However, after another night of exertion, he ultimately ended up in defeat.
...
Jiangnan.
Four women were in a villa, playing mahjong, completely unaware of what Yun Fan was doing in Jinling.
At this moment, Yang Xue put down her mahjong tiles.
"I'm not playing anymore, it's too boring!"
She was not interested in anyone now. Only Yun Fan interested her.
"Are you a sore loser?"
Leng Ningshuang, who had won the most money on the table, felt a sense of loneliness from a lack of worthy opponents.
"Hmph!"
Zhao Fanghua snorted, "Isn't it because you cheated!"
"Then did you catch me?"
Leng Ningshuang said smugly, "Since you didn't catch me, you can't blame me for cheating; you can only blame yourselves for being incompetent!"
"Actually, I recorded it all!"
Zhuque said weakly from the side.
"Uh..."
Leng Ningshuang was speechless. Was this girl here to sabotage her?
"Forget it, let's not play. I'll ask Tianxin to have dinner together later!"
Leng Ningshuang quickly changed the subject. Since returning to Jiangnan and integrating the various industries, Lin Tianxin was solely responsible for the business.
As a result, they had become idle. It wasn't that they lacked the ability to help, but that they had become lazy.
Lin Tianxin, on the other hand, had been having a rather tough time lately. As the company could only be managed by her alone, even though her business acumen was strong, she was bound to tire out if she relied solely on herself.
At this moment, she missed Jiang Xueyan.
In her office, she immediately called Jiang Xueyan. She didn't know how many times she had contacted Jiang Xueyan in the past month.
However, Jiang Xueyan at the Medicine King Valley was leisurely enjoying the flowers.
"Lin Tianxin, why do you have time to call me today?"
Jiang Xueyan asked Lin Tianxin while smelling the fragrance of the flowers.
Lin Tianxin immediately said, "Stop the nonsense, I'm just asking if you're coming back?"
"Not coming back!"
Jiang Xueyan refused without thinking.
Upon hearing this, Lin Tianxin said angrily, "Are you planning to retire there?"
"Not exactly, the environment here is quite good, it's practically a paradise. Besides, Yun Fan isn't in Jiangnan, why would I go back?"
Jiang Xueyan said nonchalantly.
Hearing this, Lin Tianxin's face darkened, "Can't you come back and help me?"
"No!"
At this moment, Lin Tianxin exploded in rage, "Jiang Xueyan, if you don't come back, then don't you dare have designs on my fiancé anymore!"
Hearing this, Jiang Xueyan said exasperatedly, "Your fiancé, you say? I'll ask you, who among those women can you compete with?"
"You..."
This statement left Lin Tianxin speechless. She would eventually surpass these women and become their elder sister.
At this moment, Jiang Xueyan said, "Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll hang up. I still have to study alchemy later!"
"Hang up, hang up!"
Lin Tianxin impatiently hung up the phone.
At this moment, she walked out of the company, intending to meet up with the other women for dinner.
However, she didn't know that someone was already secretly targeting her.
There were two men, both possessing half-step innate strength, clearly not ordinary people from the secular world.
"Big Brother, is this the woman?"
One of them asked, holding a photo of Lin Tianxin.
The other nodded, "That's right, it's this woman!"
The two men rejoiced. They were from the main family of the Shui family, as Yun Fan had destroyed the Shui family's collateral branches in the secular world.
And then he thwarted the Shui family's conspiracy in the secular world, which enraged the Shui family. However, this time, the Shui family had learned its lesson.
They didn't directly target Yun Fan but chose to attack his fiancée.
After all, Yun Fan's strength was not weak, and it wasn't that the Shui family couldn't produce experts comparable to Yun Fan, but that they couldn't produce experts comparable to Ye Ji.
The Shui family had already received news that Ye Ji was protecting Yun Fan, and their relationship was the talk of the hidden sects.
Therefore, this time, their only goal was to kidnap Lin Tianxin and force Yun Fan to comply.
This would be slightly less difficult.
However, Lin Tianxin was completely unaware.
Seeing her about to drive away, the two men rushed forward.
However, after only a few steps, they felt a pulling force on them, making them unable to even move.
The two were immediately alarmed because the strength of the approaching person was too great, definitely beyond their ability to resist.
So, they turned around in fear and saw a middle-aged woman staring at them coldly.
"Who are you?"
The two asked tremblingly.
The middle-aged woman sneered, "Perhaps hell will tell you who I am!"
In an instant, with a casual move, the two instantly died, the gap in strength being too vast.
"How dare you lay hands on my daughter? Are you tired of living?"
The woman glanced coldly at the two corpses. She intended to go and greet Lin Tianxin, but Lin Tianxin had already driven away.
If Lin Tianxin had heard her words, she would have been shocked. Her mother had died many years ago, hadn't she?
How could a mother suddenly appear?
"I didn't expect that in just over twenty years, Jiangnan would have changed so much!"
The woman then disappeared into the shadows.
The next time she appeared, she had arrived at the Lin family.
At this moment, Lin Zhenxiong was completely engrossed in debauchery, holding a wine glass in one hand and a cigar in the other.
He even had two young models by his side.
It had to be said that since his retirement, his life had been very leisurely. To others, he seemed unmotivated.
But to Lin Zhenxiong, this was enjoying life. Now he had handed over the entire company to Lin Tianxin to manage.
He was living a life that any man would envy.
However, the moment the woman appeared, he almost died of fright. Su Dan Novel Network
"Lin Zhenxiong, how dare you privately betroth my daughter to someone else? Do you think I don't exist?"
The woman pointed at Lin Zhenxiong and scolded him.
Crucially, Lin Zhenxiong was intimidated. The two young models, seeing this, quickly slipped away.
Lin Zhenxiong put down his wine glass and quickly said, "Shufen, listen to my explanation!"
However, before he could explain, the woman punched him away.
Lin Zhenxiong was on the verge of collapse.
"Come in!"
Lin Zhenxiong endured the pain and walked in.
"Lin Zhenxiong, I entrusted my daughter to your care back then, but you have disappointed me immensely!"
Yes, she was indeed Lin Tianxin's mother, but Lin Zhenxiong had never revealed this to Lin Tianxin.
Unlike Lin Ya, Lin Tianxin, though not his biological daughter, shared a profound blood connection with him.
This was because the Lin Shufen before him was his sister, his biological sister.
They had simply not seen each other for over twenty years.
Back then, Lin Shufen was being hunted by hidden sects, so after giving birth to Lin Tianxin, she left the country.
Over the years, she had missed Lin Tianxin incessantly. It wasn't that she didn't want to return, but that she couldn't.
Don't forget, there were countless people in the hidden sects who wanted her dead. Therefore, for Lin Tianxin to grow up healthy, she had no choice but to reluctantly part with her, and even not acknowledge her.
If she hadn't learned that Lin Zhenxiong had already betrothed Lin Tianxin to someone else, she wouldn't have risked returning.
At this moment, Lin Zhenxiong tried to persuade her, "Shufen, listen to me, Tianxin is of marriageable age, so I found her a good husband!"
"Who is that brat? I'll castrate him!"
Lin Shufen cursed furiously.
At this moment, Yun Fan, far away in Jinling, suddenly sneezed. He wondered who was talking about his handsomeness behind his back.
"The contemporary head of the Guigu Sect, Yun Fan!"
Lin Zhenxiong said proudly. If we talk about renowned sects in the world, perhaps none are more prominent than the Guigu Sect.
He assumed his sister would surely be pleased with this marriage.
Unexpectedly, Lin Shufen said, "So what if it's Guigu? Is Guigu that impressive?"
"Impressive!"
Lin Zhenxiong replied subconsciously.
However, he was met with another beating from Lin Shufen. Lin Zhenxiong felt miserable. He had been bullied by this sister since he was young.
He hadn't expected that even in middle age, he couldn't escape her grasp.
At this moment, Lin Shufen said to Lin Zhenxiong, "Call that brat here. I want to see if he's worthy of marrying my daughter!"
"You're making things difficult for me!"
Lin Zhenxiong said with a choked voice, "Yun Fan has some matters to attend to in Jinling and might not be able to return anytime soon."
"Are you trying to deceive me?"
Faced with Lin Shufen's questioning, Lin Zhenxiong still caved. Fortunately, at this critical moment, Lin Tianxin returned.
"Dad, who is this auntie?"
Lin Tianxin asked with confusion. For some reason, even though it was their first meeting, she felt a sense of familiarity.
She had originally planned to go out for dinner, but due to the heavy rain outside, the dinner engagement was canceled.
Seeing that it was still early, she decided to return to see Lin Zhenxiong. After all, her father was indulging in wine and women every day, which was not good.
She was about to try and persuade him when she saw a stranger upon her return.
Lin Zhenxiong was about to tell Lin Tianxin the truth, but upon seeing the threatening look on Lin Shufen's face, he said, "She's your paternal aunt!"
"Paternal Aunt?"
Lin Tianxin immediately understood. No wonder she felt a sense of familiarity. She had long heard her father mention that she had a paternal aunt who went abroad years ago.
They had lost contact over the years. When her mother passed away, she thought this paternal aunt would return, but she was ultimately disappointed. She never expected this aunt, whom she had never met, to return now.
"Hello, Auntie!"
Lin Tianxin greeted her politely.
The moment she saw Lin Tianxin, Lin Shufen's eyes filled with excitement. She hadn't expected her daughter to have grown up so much.
How could she not be happy?
At this moment, she said to Lin Tianxin, "Tianxin, you've grown up. I'm going to have a good time catching up with you this time!"
"Mhm mhm!"
Lin Tianxin nodded. Her aunt should be staying for a few more days this time. However, she felt a sense of doubt.
For some reason, she and her aunt looked very much alike, highly similar.
But thinking about their relationship, she considered it normal.
"Alright, Tianxin, go get some fruit. I'll have a chat with your aunt!"
Lin Zhenxiong said immediately, fearing that Lin Shufen might lose control and acknowledge Lin Tianxin directly.
For now, it was best not to let Lin Tianxin know.
"Okay!"
Lin Tianxin obediently went to get some fruit.
At this moment, Lin Zhenxiong sighed, "Shufen, your sister-in-law passed away early, but we treated Tianxin as our own daughter! The reason I married her to Yun Fan of Guigu was not just for her happiness, but because Guigu has the ability to protect her. You must understand me on this point!"
"I understand!"
Lin Shufen said, "But I still want to meet that brat and see if he's worthy of marrying my daughter!"