Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1366 - 558: Ominous Sign (Part 2)

An Zhichen held Yueyao, gently reassuring her: "It’s okay, I’m here! I absolutely won’t let him harm you again. Trust me."

How could Yueyao feel at ease? Things were different now than before: "Heyue, I’m very scared he might hurt our child." If Zhou Shu targeted only her, Yueyao wouldn’t be as frightened as she was now. Her greatest fear was Zhou Shu targeting her child. If anything happened to the child, Yueyao didn’t know how she would cope.

An Zhichen’s eyes flashed with a bloodthirsty light, and his words were filled with murderous intent: "Don’t worry, I won’t let you or the child suffer even a little harm."

Yueyao clung to An Zhichen and asked, "Why? There are so many women in the world, why won’t he let me go?" Yueyao truly couldn’t understand Zhou Shu’s thinking. With Zhou Shu’s resources, he could have any woman he wanted.

An Zhichen didn’t have an answer for this question: "Alright, don’t think about it anymore. In just over half a month, the art exhibition will open, and there’s still a lot to prepare."

Yueyao shook her head and said, "The exhibition is canceled." She simply wasn’t in the mood for an art exhibition now.

But An Zhichen didn’t agree: "Are we going to stop living our lives because of one person? Yueyao, you should trust me. I’m not the same person I was ten years ago. Believe in me, I can protect you and the child. If Zhou Shu dares to step into the Capital City, I will make sure he leaves never to return, cutting off this threat."

Yueyao looked at An Zhichen and finally nodded, saying: "I trust you. But to be safe, we should still send the child to a safe place." Her biggest fear now wasn’t for herself but for the four children.

An Zhichen was not very willing.

Yueyao said: "Heyue, Zhou Shu is a madman; no one can predict what he might do. What if he kidnaps Kexin or Brother Shengsheng, what would we do then?"

After a long consideration, An Zhichen said: "Then we will send Kexin away and find a double." As for Brother Shengsheng and the other two brothers, An Zhichen didn’t plan on hiding them. Although the situation was dangerous, it was also an opportunity for the three sons to gain experience.

Yueyao couldn’t understand An Zhichen’s thinking: "Why send only Kexin away? What about Brother Shengsheng and the others?"

An Zhichen replied: "Zhou Shu’s target is you. Even if he did kidnap the children, his ultimate goal is you, not to harm the children."

Yueyao became anxious: "What if he hurts the children?"

An Zhichen sighed and said: "Yueyao, Kexin is a girl, rarely goes out, and very few people have seen her. But it’s different for Brother Shengsheng and his brothers; finding someone to impersonate them is very difficult. Yueyao, trust me, I can protect the children."

Yueyao felt powerless: "I’m sorry, it’s not that I don’t trust you, I’m just scared." She was truly scared; after all these years, the nightmare of Zhou Shu hadn’t faded. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

An Zhichen held Yueyao, softly saying: "I know, I know everything. Don’t worry, this time I will resolve this threat once and for all." As long as Zhou Shu was alive, their family would never know peace.

Tingzheng didn’t get a holiday during Mid-Autumn, he was scheduled for leave on the fourth day after Mid-Autumn for four days. When Tingzheng returned home, he noticed many new faces.

Madam Lin saw Tingzheng and said with displeasure: "Your commander is something else, not giving you a holiday even during Mid-Autumn."

Tingzheng didn’t respond to this, he only asked: "Why are there so many new faces in the estate? Did you buy new people?"

Madam Lin nodded and said: "Those people were clumsy, so I replaced them and bought a new batch of staff."

Tingzheng didn’t comment further. After having lunch, Tingzheng sought out Ah Si to inquire about recent affairs in the estate. Unexpectedly, they talked about the Mid-Autumn gift-giving incident.

Seeing the gift list, Tingzheng’s face turned grim: "Didn’t I tell you not to take money from the accounting room without my permission? Do you take my word as wind past your ear?"

Ah Si was newly promoted and lacked Peng Chun’s authority, making him act cautiously: "Old Master, Madam took the money directly from the accountant without my consent."

After understanding the whole story, Tingzheng summoned the accounting steward and found that, indeed, as Ah Si had said, the accountant had given Lin Qinghan the money directly. Without another word, Tingzheng fired the accounting steward and told the staff: "From now on, without my approval, anyone who dares to take money from the accounting room will end up like him." Besides that, Tingzheng also dismissed several people, all of whom were brought in as dowry by Lin Qinghan.

Upon learning this, Lin Qinghan’s face turned ashen, and she sought out Tingzheng for an explanation.

Tingzheng threw the gift list in front of Lin Qinghan and asked: "Which family’s gifts are given like this? If we continue this way, in ten years my house will be emptied. Past instances can be let go, but from now on, I absolutely forbid such gift-giving."

Lin Qinghan’s face paled.

Recalling Peng Chun’s words and comparing them with Lin Qinghan’s actions, Tingzheng said: "The affairs of the front yard are not for you to meddle in. Just manage the back yard well." Then he left.

Lin Qinghan immediately instructed: "Find out where the Old Master went." According to Lin Qinghan’s thinking, Tingzheng must have gone to see Yueyao.

Unfortunately, the result disappointed Lin Qinghan; Tingzheng hadn’t gone to see Yueyao: "Did the Old Master show any unusual behavior recently?"

The maid shook her head and said: "The people below said no. Recently, the Old Master has been staying at the Infantry Camp and hasn’t gone anywhere else."

Before Lin Qinghan could figure things out, another maid came in and said: "Madam, the Old Master met Lady Yue on the way to the study and now has gone to Lady Yue’s courtyard."

Lin Qinghan gritted her teeth and said: "That slut."