Falling in Love With My Arranged-Marriage Husband
Chapter 214: 188: Could it be Auntie?

Chapter 214: Chapter 188: Could it be Auntie?

Father and son exchanged gazes for a few minutes; Yi Feng showed no sign of weakness.

He was using himself as a bargaining chip in a game with Yi Zheng. He was betting that Yi Zheng would not be willing to give up on him, this chess piece. He was betting that in the Yi Family, he was the suitable heir.

After a long standoff, it was Yi Zheng who broke the silence first.

“Yi Feng, what I value is ability, loyalty to Yi Group and the Yi Family. I can replace you at any time to groom someone else, understand? I hope you don’t disappoint me, wasting so many years of effort in vain.”

Yi Feng retracted his gaze, looking at the documents in his hands.

“I understand.”

Within the Yi Family, without a touch of wolfishness and ruthlessness, one cannot survive.

Over the years, he had seen through this family.

Yi Zheng waved his hand.

“Go, handle this government project well for me. If there are any mistakes, I might not be able to protect you.”

When the time comes, perhaps even the position of heir will need serious consideration.

Yi Feng’s nod was almost imperceptible as he returned to his own office.

Without hurrying to get to work, Yi Feng sat in his chair and quietly thought for a long while. He finally took out his phone and made the first call to Ji Sang after returning from Hong County.

A father knows his son best, but likewise, a son knows his father best. In the Yi Family, Yi Feng is the one who knows Yi Zheng’s thoughts best.

Their styles of conduct are akin to bloodlines, very similar.

Except, when Yi Zheng was young, he was unscrupulous, even venturing into gray or black areas. After all, at that time, the Yi Family was only just transitioning to legitimate business. And Yi Feng, had already begun to show the same decisive and swift actions as Yi Zheng.

Not to say that his methods were cruel, but they were extremely decisive.

It was his oversight; from the beginning when he was searching for Ji Sang, he should have avoided Yi Zheng’s surveillance. Otherwise, this wouldn’t have led to Yi Zheng becoming aware of his actions after he found Ji Sang and subsequently learning about Ji Sang.

Now…

Yi Feng pressed his fingers against his forehead.

He should already be aware of how important Ji Sang is to him.

Which means, it’s very likely that Ji Sang could be used by Yi Zheng as a piece to control him.

The call went unanswered, Yi Feng gritted his teeth and dialed again.

This time, finally, as the call was about to disconnect automatically, it connected.

“Hello?”

Ji Sang’s slightly surprised voice came through the phone.

Yi Feng’s Adam’s apple moved up and down, he opened his mouth but was unsure of how to start this conversation.

What should he say? Suggest she may be in danger because of him? Warn her to be wary of his father?

“Sister Ah Shang…”

Yi Feng licked his lips.

“Are you busy at the TV station right now?”

“No, I’m still outside, is something the matter?”

Ji Sang stepped to the side. She and Yi Feng had not been in touch much, and after returning from Hong County, Yi Feng had, as he said, only acted in the capacity of a younger brother.

The two had almost no communication.

Receiving his call this time, Ji Sang naturally thought he had something he wanted to tell her.

But after she asked, Yi Feng didn’t come out with anything.

“Sister Ah Shang, where are you? I’ll come to see you. It’s not good to talk over the phone.”

Ji Sang was startled for a moment, then looked at her watch.

“Let’s meet at the cafe near the TV station at four o’clock in the afternoon. I’m currently in the suburbs.”

She just happened to have something she wanted to discuss with Yi Feng too.

After hanging up the phone, Ji Sang faced Uncle Yong’s slightly apologetic gaze.

“She might not be willing to see anyone today.”

Just now he had checked with the nurse in charge and found out that after she finished painting, she had returned to her room to rest, locking the door and not responding to anyone.

It was often like this, there were always those days each month; after painting, she would shut her door and be alone in her room.

No one knew what she was doing inside, not eating or drinking, even the curtains were tightly closed.

Impermeable to light.

Ji Sang’s eyes showed a trace of disappointment.

“Uncle Yong, can you tell me her name?”

“Ah Xing.”

…

On the way back from the sanitarium, Ji Sang kept thinking about Yong Qi’s description of the somewhat mysterious artist.

Gifted in painting, seeming indifferent to the world, yet actually harboring an exceptional love for it.

Not very fond of interacting with people, deeply cherished one’s own space.

Endured much pain, yet couldn’t remember it.

Once suffered serious injuries…

Ji Sang’s eyes twinkled slightly.

Ah Xing…

There are so many unfortunate people in these cruel times; perhaps Ah Xing is just one of them. However, Ji Sang couldn’t simply convince herself to think that way.

She asked Yong Qi, and indeed, Lu Ming frequented the sanitarium.

But he only came to visit his mother.

Was she overthinking it?

Ji Sang tilted her head and always felt there must be a proper reason for the occurrence of these events.

The vigor in the strokes when the brush fell…

The uncolored yet still sharp and dazzling roses…

Thump thump, Ji Sang’s heartbeat began to speed up.

Roses, Ah Xing…

Could it be her aunt?

Ji Sang’s hand holding the steering wheel tightened slowly, and she even held her breath.

But the next second, she felt it wasn’t the case.

She had seen pictures of her aunt; even if she hadn’t seen them clearly from outside the sanitarium’s fence, she could confirm that they were different from the aunt in the photos.

Moreover…

The age didn’t seem to match up.

That Ah Xing should be younger.

Sigh—

Ji Sang exhaled a long breath, trying to calm down her slightly disordered emotions.

Upon returning to the city, Ji Sang first made a trip back to the television station.

She wanted to find Lu Ming, but unfortunately, when she arrived, Lu Ming was not there. Both Song Xiu and Wang Ting were also out on assignment.

As she was about to leave quietly, Zhang Quan called out to her.

“Goddess, wait a minute, I have something for you.”

Ji Sang turned around with a hint of curiosity, only to see Zhang Quan pulling out a large box from under his desk.

“These are some special products from Hong County. Everyone asked me to bring them over to give to your brother Feng. I didn’t run into you last time you came to the station, so here, these are all for you.”

There were many other items in the box as well.

Cured sausage, fresh chili sauce, dried fish, and so on.

“It’s what we’re supposed to do.”

That was her job.

Zhang Quan stepped forward, stopping a few steps away from Ji Sang.

“They want to thank you for the reporting on that incident.”

That incident?

Zhang Quan lowered his voice.

“After the reservoir was repaired, Yi Group sent people over again and provided compensation to the people of Hong County for this flood disaster, in this amount.”

Zhang Quan opened his right hand.

“This is the multiple of what the government gave.”

Ji Sang: …..

There are quite a few people in Hong County, the government subsidies are substantial, and each household received this multiple; the sum of money is… no small amount.

“Why wasn’t this reported?”

She had been following the news about Hong County since her return, and Yi Group’s reports only included Yi Feng admitting to the company’s mistakes from over a decade ago, with no mention of this particular matter.

Zhang Quan smiled.

“It seems like Little President Yi paid out of his own pocket for the compensation.”