"I just don’t know if his goal is to seize the opportunity to break free from the Yu family or wait for the chance to retaliate against us." Jiang Jinchen’s teasing gaze suddenly restrained, his long, narrow eyes flickering with a mysterious light.

"To believe that Yu Xiuzhun has come to his senses and given up on the Yu family, I’d rather believe he knows he’ll lose and chooses the bold move of cutting losses."

Seeing that he still refuses to let go of those deals with the Yu family, it’s clear that he plans to go all the way to the end. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"I think so too." Jin Chenye straightens up, gripping his knees with both hands.

The gentle face couldn’t hide the chill.

Yu Xiuzhun is both righteous and evil, and he shows no mercy in dealing with people.

Just looking at his attitude towards Ye Mingmei, it’s clear that such a person would never easily give up on his obsession.

Moreover, holding grudges is Yu Xiuzhun’s biggest trait.

They teamed up to corner the Yu family like this; with Yu Xiuzhun’s character, how could he possibly halt at this moment?

"Buzz buzz—"

The phone on the table suddenly rings.

Dan Hanjie glances at the caller ID, then taps his long finger to answer.

"Mr. Jie, we’ve found out. During the time Yu Xiuzhun was missing, he briefly returned to Thailand and then detoured to Colombia. When our people tried to further confirm his location, they lost his trail."

Yao’s voice clearly emerges from the phone.

Dan Hanjie presses ’speaker,’ allowing everyone in the living room to hear it.

"Continue searching."

Dan Hanjie casually utters these words and hangs up.

"Just as expected, he escaped to his safe haven. What’s his plan?" Jiang Jinchen’s eyes darken as he starts moving his hands, wrists cracking sharply, his entire body tensing up in preparation for action.

"Leave this matter to me. I’ll contact the international police, and this time, he won’t escape the law!"

"With Yu Xiuzhun’s situation like this, as long as he doesn’t show himself, even if any evidence is found, it will likely be pushed onto a scapegoat."

Jin Chenye furrows his brows, his tone extremely serious.

Their previous efforts were all in hopes of finding evidence so Yu Xiuzhun could face the deserved punishment.

But now that Yu Xiuzhun has gone into hiding, it means all of these matters become unrelated to him.

Even if they eventually uncover problems with the Yu family, Yu Xiuzhun could wash his hands of it completely.

Unless he reappears...

"I think it’s difficult; Yu Xiuzhun is willing to give up the position of Headmaster of Yu family. Do you think there’s anything he cares about?" Jiang Jinchen shrugs, hearing Jin Chenye’s analysis, his spirit dampened quite a bit.

They’ve done so much, only to end up unable to deal with Yu Xiuzhun, how frustrating!

"Possibly he does care for something." Dan Hanjie, having been silent, softly opens his lips, his gaze drifting towards the guest room.

"You mean..." Jin Chenye opens his mouth, but doesn’t voice the thought.

Yet his eyes reveal understanding.

He has seen Yu Xiuzhun’s stubbornness with his own eyes, and when it comes to Ye Mingmei, he really does behave differently.

"I think it’s best not to hold out too much hope. If he truly cared, he would have had numerous chances to turn back." Jin Chenye shakes his head, sighing.

"With Yu Xiuzhun not showing up, all we can do now is wait."

...

In the quiet room, Ye Mingmei sits alone on the tatami of the balcony.

Counting the days of Yu Xiuzhun’s disappearance on her fingers.

Her little head rests on her knees, her whole demeanor listless.

Su Yiru had come to check on her, and seeing that she was okay, reassured, she let her stay here for some quiet recuperation.