It had been a long time since Ou Yunchen last visited Lan Gongzi. The moment his car appeared, every light outside and within the compound of Lan Gongzi blazed to life.
In that instant, it nearly blinded Ou Yunchen!
Rows upon rows of men in black surrounded Lan Gongzi. Glancing at the armed Lincoln SUVs, there was no need to think; that pervert was back!
Ou Yunchen got out of the car. The men in black led the way. As he reached the entrance, Colin suddenly darted out from the side, holding a firework launcher. With a bang, he pulled the safety pin.
Colorful streamers rained down above Ou Yunchen's head. Not only that, Colin had actually hired an entire band to play music on the stairs of Lan Gongzi.
A group of scantily clad women, wearing bunny ears and high heels with fishnet stockings, emerged from somewhere. They lined up before Ou Yunchen, striking provocative poses and dancing the bunny hop.
Colin gleefully moved from left to right, flirting with each woman, then whistling as he ran back from right to left, slapping their bottoms behind them.
Looking further into the corner, a reluctant Tong Zhe'kai, wearing a conical hat, was blowing a retractable party horn.
Colin quickly approached Ou Yunchen, excitedly saying, "Happy? I threw a small celebration party for you."
Ou Yunchen should have turned his car around the moment he saw Colin's vehicle. He never expected this pervert to pull such a stunt again!
Ou Yunchen: "Where is Lan Jie?"
As he spoke, Lan Jie emerged, pushing a large cake. On top of it was a large, blood-red… thing. It seemed to be spurting blood…
Some of the women looked disgusted, but they dared not show it too obviously. They averted their faces and stopped looking.
Colin: "I heard you did something big. Look, look what's on the cake!"
As the cart was pushed closer, Ou Yunchen glanced at it and then looked away.
It was the heart of some unknown animal.
Colin: "I want to see you do it again, how you destroyed that artificial heart!"
Ou Yunchen was extremely shocked. This should have been him and/
Lan Jie: "Colin has always valued you. It's not just one or two days that he's wanted to bring you into his fold."
Lan Jie: "Now, he holds your life in his hands. If he exposes you, you can escape. But what about the people you care about? Can they escape Michelle's pursuit?"
Lan Jie: "Ou Yunchen, you can trust me. What I want is the same as you. Until the Tang Empire is destroyed, I will never let go of the person sitting in that position."
Lan Jie: "By using Colin, you can get everything you desire."
"Bang, bang, bang," several consecutive sounds suddenly echoed from outside the window.
At first, Ou Yunchen was startled by the deafening noise. But seeing the light filtering through the curtains, Ou Yunchen immediately understood.
He walked over and with a flick of his wrist, pulled open the curtains.
Colin, that lunatic, was setting off fireworks in the yard.
Ou Yunchen: "Cooperation is possible, but I don't take orders from anyone. Don't expect me to be available at a moment's notice."
Lan Jie's face finally showed a hint of joy. She looked up at the sky, following the brilliant fireworks outside. Her satisfied smile was reflected in the glass.
The madman Colin lay on the ground. As the fireworks exploded in the sky, he noticed the two people behind the window. He suddenly sat up, waved happily, and then lay back down to enjoy his fireworks show.
Lan Jie: "Yes, as long as our goals align."
Ou Yunchen: "Help me find something, and I'll agree."
Lan Jie: "What is it?"
Ou Yunchen: "Years ago, when Michelle came to R country, Mr. Ben, Colin's father, prepared a birthday gift for Mr. Gaoshan: a video tape. Unfortunately, it went missing later."
Lan Jie didn't quite understand Ou Yunchen's meaning. She had never heard of a missing video tape before.
Ou Yunchen: "Pass the message to Colin. He'll know where to find the original."
Lan Jie nodded. She didn't know the power of that video tape, nor did she know that it contained Michelle's most painful memory.
Her arrival in R country years ago was to accept a lead role invitation in a film. Axe also took the opportunity to bring his subordinates along. Their objective was to assassinate them at Mr. Gaoshan's birthday banquet.
However, unfortunately, Ben at the time, who was Colin's father, was a cunning and treacherous man. As soon as he got wind of the news, he became suspicious.
Ben sent people to track Michelle, kidnapped her from the film set, and then… violated her…
And that video tape was the evidence.
The rest, as everyone knew, Axe, seeking revenge, killed Ben and the entire Gaoshan family. Axe, having proven his merit, returned to M country and smoothly became the Tang, inheriting the entire Tang Empire.
Strangely, it seemed someone had protected Michelle from the shadows, and the video tape also mysteriously disappeared afterward.
As for why Ou Yunchen was so determined to obtain the video tape, his plan could be described as a grand strategy.
Besides using it to threaten Michelle, he also set his sights on Colin. After all, the only people in the world who knew about and could find that video tape was Colin.
Success or failure rested on this one move. Ou Yunchen did not like leaving things to fate. He could only pray that Colin would not be a burden that dropped the ball!
Lan Jie: "By the way, I also heard something."
Ou Yunchen: "What?"
Lan Jie: "Your little girlfriend might be marrying Emmanuel."
The name sounded very familiar to Ou Yunchen.
Lan Jie: "He's the male escort who danced with Su Ruiyi at the socialite ball. He's the son of a prominent banking family."
Ou Yunchen: "How do you know?"
Lan Jie: "This is the benefit of cooperating with Colin. We get all the news first."
"It is said that at the ball, Emmanuel was very pleased with Su Ruiyi, and Mrs. Su also greatly wished for her daughter to marry into the Emmanuel family, thereby elevating the Su family's status."
Ou Yunchen: "What about Su Ruiyi?"
Lan Jie: "Your girlfriend. Don't you know her decision?"
Ou Yunchen was somewhat flustered. His mind was entirely focused on pacifying that little mute. After all, the little mute had found Michelle, and she was only one step away from finding her elder brother. His plan hadn't succeeded yet, so how could he afford to be careless!
Lan Jie: "I don't think you'll be seeing her. Mrs. Su has confined her to her home, a month's grounding!"
No wonder Su Ruiyi had been quiet. She was grounded.
Lan Jie: "Are you just playing around with Su Ruiyi? You don't seem to be very invested in her."
"However, once you cooperate with Colin, you indeed won't need little girls like Su Ruiyi. The Su family cannot compare to Colin; they are not on the same level."
Lan Jie was right. If Mrs. Su were to discard Ou Yunchen, then she would have even less hope of reclaiming the Su Corporation. What good would it be if her daughter married Emmanuel?
Since Mrs. Su was unrighteous, Ou Yunchen would not be bound by benevolence.
She wanted her daughter to marry Emmanuel. Ou Yunchen would make sure Su Ruiyi could not marry him!