Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse-Chapter 699 - 695: Have You Found Fan Hongshan?

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Upon hearing this, Yan Jinsu finally lifted her head and followed her little aunt’s hint, gazing towards the VIP area above.

Indeed, she saw Zhou Zhenghui with Zhou Yilang following behind; several men were walking and talking, and quickly sat down next to her husband.

That area was the male guests’ section, Fan Hongshan certainly wouldn’t be able to follow them there.

So, where did Fan Hongshan go?

Yan Jinsu furrowed her brows, glancing around but to no avail. When she turned back to the male VIP area, she noticed Zhou Yilang seemingly searching for his wife as well, their eyes meeting Yan Jinsu’s inquiring gaze.

"Little sister, have the waiter go and search, see where Sister Fan has gone," Yan Jinsu immediately instructed her equally concerned little aunt.

"Okay, I’m on it." Xie Jingzi stood up, walked to a corner, summoned the old butler, and whispered a few instructions in his ear. Just as she finished, Zhou Yilang had already come up to block her way.

"Little sister-in-law, have you seen Hongshan?" As soon as Zhou Yilang saw the interaction between Mrs. Xie and this little sister-in-law, he immediately felt that something was amiss.

As for Fan Hongshan’s character, he might not understand fully, but he knew his wife wouldn’t dare to openly oppose him.

Thus, when he told her to stay put and behave, she definitely wouldn’t be secretly acting against him.

Therefore, as soon as he returned to the hall, he instinctively glanced in Mrs. Xie’s direction, not expecting not only to not see his wife but also to spot the little sister-in-law looking uneasy while discussing with Mrs. Xie—

"Brother Lang, sorry, I just realized, I haven’t seen sister-in-law for quite some time. It’s been almost an hour since she went to the restroom with Third Sister-in-law, and I haven’t seen her enter the banquet hall."

Xie Jingzi spoke while checking her watch, responding quite sternly.

Her eyes occasionally glanced at her family’s Third Sister-in-law; Third Brother had specifically told her to keep a close eye on Third Sister-in-law and not to let her be alone.

"Little sister-in-law, your sister-in-law should have been missing for about twenty-three minutes. We were chatting in the auxiliary building’s staircase earlier, and then because the old master called me, I left first."

"Alright, as long as she’s still in the Zhou family, we will definitely find her!" Xie Jingzi comforted him with reassurance, then summoned another manager and issued a few more instructions based on what Zhou Yilang said.

With sharp ears, Yan Jinsu’s ears twitched slightly, and since the two stood facing her, she could read their lips and figure out their conversation.

Fan Hongshan didn’t come back to the banquet hall? And has been missing for twenty-three minutes? Yan Jinsu instinctively searched the hall for Yan Jinxian, but unexpectedly, she saw her chatting and laughing with a middle-aged woman as they came out from the direction of the restroom.

Eh, going to the toilet twice within half an hour? Kidney problems?

However, Yan Jinxian then naturally followed the woman, coming over to the area diagonally opposite Yan Jinsu.

A very faint scent of blood started to spread, and Yan Jinsu stared straight at Yan Jinxian, only to see her smiling and nodding lightly at her.

Seeing Yan Jinxian’s gesture, the woman then lifted her head towards Yan Jinsu.

"Who is she?" Despite asking Yan Jinxian, the woman’s voice carried clear confusion, basically waiting as if expecting Yan Jinsu to introduce herself.

Yan Jinsu glanced peripherally at the woman, her hairstyle exquisite. Now in winter, most women visiting here wore mink coats, the most valuable types of clothing being just a few characteristics of this era.

However, the woman’s coat was not of the superior white mink, but a grayish mink coat, underneath which she wore fiery red attire. Her complexion was average, slightly yellowish, and even with makeup, she couldn’t hide the traces of her years; some brown spots seeped through her foundation.

Her figure was about right, neither fat nor thin, only slightly petite and shy of Yan Jinxian’s height by half a head while seated beside her. Her eyes were uneven in size, and coupled with her thin-lipped and fleshy nose, she appeared mean and mercenary.

"Aunt Chen, she is Mom’s biological daughter..." came Yan Jinxian’s disheartened voice.

Hearing this, Yan Jinsu roughly guessed that this woman must be a friend of Qi Chunlan.

"Oh~" Aunt Chen glanced at the indifferent Yan Jinsu and her facial expression instantly showed displeasure; she patted Yan Jinxian’s little hand, trying to comfort her:

"Don’t be sad, Xiao Xian. When your mom and brother return from treatment abroad, Auntie will try to persuade your mom. After all, she has raised you by her side for eighteen years; how could she truly let go of you?"

"Wh-Thank you, Aunt Chen..." Yan Jinxian obediently nodded, her eyes reddening as she looked at Aunt Chen in utter sadness.

"Poor child, you’ve had it tough," she said, then cast a sharp look at Yan Jinsu.

Chen Jiafeng indeed did not like Yan Jinsu. Compared to Yan Jinxian, who was already considered the legitimate granddaughter of the Yan Family, she naturally preferred Yan Jinxian, who had some minor interactions with her own children. Now, with the Yan Family’s rising influence, if they could become closer to the Yan Family, it would be a significant boost for her son!

With Yan Jinsu’s appearance acting as a hurdle, Yan Jinxian had become an illegitimate Phoenix without real recognition or status. Even someone as foolhardy as she could discern the Yan Family’s attitude.

Yan Jinsu still dared to act coquettishly and was unwilling to acknowledge her return to the Yan Family; it was said that to date she has not acknowledged her ancestors and family heritage, how could the Yan Family possibly allow Yan Jinxian to stay in the Yan Family? That would be a slap in the face to their legitimate granddaughter!

After all, there are blood relations, and as far as bloodline goes, Yan Jinxian just loses at this point.

As for her to foolishly confront Yan Jinsu? Tch, don’t be ridiculous, to offend the Yan Family’s currently most favored woman for Yan Jinxian? And especially, a woman who is married into another family?

She’d be a fool to make such a mistake! Just showing displeasure was already the greatest display of ’selfishness’ she could afford.

Now seeing that Yan Jinsu had no intention of interjecting in the conversation, Chen Jiafeng put away her overt emotions and instead turned to talk periodically to the woman beside her. As for the sobbing Yan Jinxian?

Hah, may as well be nice and give her some space to calm down.

Yan Jinsu had no interest in attending to these subtle manipulations, but instead, with her sharp eyes, she noticed a faint tinge of crimson on the massive fur sleeves of Yan Jiansu’s of camel yellow, where a hint of blood scent was wafting from.

With her head bowed down, Yan Jinxian didn’t notice, while Yan Jinsu had long shifted her gaze from her face to the sleeves she tried to hide.

It was fortunate that her coat was camel yellow; despite the blood stains only being a little bit and timely washed with water by her, although it was somewhat impolite and embarrassing, the key was that it concealed the blood stains well.

Yan Jinsu turned her gaze towards Zhou Yilang, thinking to herself: Yan Jinxian, this woman, really is crazy, daring to lay hands on a guest in the Zhou family’s ancestral mansion?

She had nearly grasped the general direction in which Fan Hongshan had disappeared, but she wondered whether her husband could seek justice for her.

However, before Yan Jinsu could act, she immediately noticed the Zhou family’s old butler hurriedly approaching Zhou Yilang, whispering a few words in his ear, after which the two of them quickly left.

Could it be, Fan Hongshan has already been found?

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