Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 194 Young Master Yan Makes a Move, Secret Exposed [2 More Updates]

Chapter 194: 194 Young Master Yan Makes a Move, Secret Exposed [2 More Updates]

The moment these words were uttered, both Madam Sheng and Sheng Yunyi’s expressions changed dramatically!

If these two matters were indeed to be leaked, how could she and her daughter still find a place for themselves among the elite circles of Jiangcheng?

"Keep your voice down!" Madam Sheng suppressed her anger, "Do you really have to broadcast these two issues so that everyone knows? I didn’t say I wouldn’t protect you; you have to tell me everything about the current situation of the Lin Family."

"Madam Sheng, I’m truly desperate." His tone softened, the other pleaded in panic, "You know, once the Fang Family starts digging up things from more than a decade ago, as a servant at that time, I definitely can’t escape."

More than ten years ago, he worked in the Fang Family as a gardener when Madam Fang became pregnant with her third child.

Under Madam Sheng’s guidance and plotting, he threw away Madam Fang’s real daughter and randomly picked up an abandoned baby of similar age and appearance, placing her back into the Fang Family.

At that time, Fang Group was just facing a business crisis, and Madam Fang busied herself running relations with Patriarch Fang right after giving birth.

None realized that the true Miss Fang had been swapped.

He received a reward from Madam Sheng and soon left Jiangcheng, and thus nearly two decades passed.

He thought that the truth would be buried forever but it erupted unexpectedly today.

"All right, don’t panic, there’s always a way out when the road meets the mountain," Madam Sheng spoke calmly, "Where are you now? I’ll give you some money, first get away from Jiangcheng. There were so many people working in the Fang Family back then, they won’t necessarily trace it back to you."

"I haven’t been in Jiangcheng since that incident happened," the middle-aged man took a deep breath, "I don’t know who leaked the information, really screwed me over!"

Madam Sheng then feigned comfort for a few more sentences, ensuring he wouldn’t immediately spill their secret, before finally ending the call.

"Yunyi, you’ve been a bit reckless this time," Madam Sheng said coldly, "How many times have I taught you, never to take action yourself in anything, lest someone catches hold of something, and you can’t turn things around!"

It was precisely because she deeply understood this principle that she was able to secure her place as the mistress of the Sheng Family for so long.

The Old Madam Sheng and her own children had long disliked her, but they couldn’t manage to find any handles to eliminate her.

If they attacked her outright, they would be reprimanded by Patriarch Sheng instead.

Public opinion always leans towards the underdog.

She had passed this method to Sheng Yunyi, who had always been doing well, but this time she had indeed caused a huge mess.

"Mom, I didn’t expect Fang Qingya to be so impulsive," Sheng Yunyi said with some embarrassment, "I thought she would first try to make Madam Fang favor only her, but who knew..."

"Enough, there’s no use talking about it now," Madam Sheng waved her hand, "I’ll send someone to eliminate that gardener; he holds our secret, only the dead can keep secrets."

Sheng Yunyi obediently began massaging her back, "Yes, Mom."

**

Meanwhile, after confirming that Cheng Qingli was indeed the real Miss Fang, Patriarch Fang, Fang Qinghan, and Fang Qingye also rushed to the hospital room.

Patriarch Fang, almost sixty years old, was crying like a three-year-old child.

"Stop crying," Madam Fang chided, "Look at you crying in front of the kids, this is a joyous occasion."

"No wonder Mom lost control like that at the police station, so it truly was a major event," Fang Qinghan was also immensely shocked, "When I first met Miss Cheng, I just felt a special connection, but I would never have thought..."

"What Miss Cheng, she’s your sister," said Madam Fang, "If Qingli suffers even the slightest grievance in the future, I will deal with you using the family law."

Fang Qinghan: "..."

His status within the family seemed to have suddenly decreased.

"Mom, don’t be mad, but my real sister truly looks like one of our own," Fang Qingye was quick to accept it, "I always said there’s no one with low intelligence in our family, and even I, the least intelligent, graduated from Starman Federation University and even participated in world-level racing competitions."

"Mom, it’s him, the one who looks down on Sister Lan," Cheng Qingli suddenly spoke up loudly, "Mom, scold him!"

Fang Qingye was taken aback, "What?"

"Fang Qingye!" Patriarch Fang went straight for his head with a smack, "Miss Ye is our business partner, show her some respect, and protect your sister as well, understood?"

Cheng Qingli made a face at Fang Qingye.

She remembered the grudge from the car race; she had finally gotten her revenge.

Fang Qingye had a bitter pill to swallow and couldn’t articulate his woes.

"So now we need to find out who exactly disposed of my sister and who brought Fang Qingya in to pull off the heir switch," Fang Qinghan said calmly, "This is a conspiracy against the Fang Family."

He was also relieved that Fang Qingya indeed wasn’t very smart; otherwise, she would have led the Fang Family to ruin sooner or later.

"We are already looking into it," said Madam Fang coldly, "This is something that only someone within the family could do."

Not long after, Steward Fang hurried over.

"Sir, Madam, I have the list of all the people who worked at the Fang Family at that time," he said, "Seven of them have already left the Fang Family, and three of them resigned right after you gave birth."

"Control these three people first," Madam Fang decided immediately, "And do it quickly!"

Ye Wanlan spoke indifferently, "Just a servant isn’t enough; a servant doesn’t have the guts, nor could they come up with such a meticulous plan."

"Among the Five Great Families of Jiangcheng, on the surface, they appear to coexist peacefully but in reality, they backstab each other in the shadows." Madam Fang frowned and shook her head, "In the world of business, there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests. Any of the other four families could be possible."

"Um." Ye Wanlan stood up, "I’ll go investigate, too. Qingli, you focus on recovering."

"Sister Lan, you need to rest as well." Cheng Qingli said worriedly, "You’ve been too busy taking care of everything for me."

Ye Wanlan smiled, "You helped me manage an entire company, how could I possibly abandon you."

After leaving the hospital, Ye Wanlan was about to hail a taxi to return to the Lin Family.

At that moment, a white car abruptly stopped in front of her, and the door opened.

"Miss Ye!" Bing He waved at her excitedly, "Where are you headed? Let me give you a lift."

"Thank you." Ye Wanlan didn’t refuse, opened the rear door, and got in.

It was a business vehicle with a coffee table inside.

Yan Tingfeng had prepared tea, "Miss Ye, you’ve been very tired lately?"

Ye Wanlan pressed her temples and let out a light sigh, "Indeed, I’ve been quite weary lately."

Since returning from Yunjing, she hadn’t had time to rest and had already clashed with Lin Shiyuan. Then she had been relentlessly dealing with the affairs of the Fang Family.

Additionally, she had an internal injury from forcefully playing the Withered Wood Dragon Chant Zither, which wasn’t fully healed yet.

However, it had not been without gains. This time, the Fang Family had thoroughly united, and they would only board her ship.

Among the Five Great Families of Jiangcheng, one had already been dealt with.

"Miss Ye can take a rest here." Yan Tingfeng’s voice was gentle and low, "If your body becomes worn out from fatigue, it’s not worth it. I can handle the remaining matters."

Ye Wanlan met his gaze for a moment and eventually nodded, "Thank you for the trouble."

Yan Tingfeng turned his head, "Tie Ma, investigate the Fang Family’s matter."

Tie Ma acknowledged and jumped down from the passenger seat to leave.

The vehicle sped off, arriving at the Lin Family.

Once in a relaxed and secure environment, Ye Wanlan had already fallen asleep in the car.

"What’s happened here?" Seeing Yan Tingfeng carrying Ye Wanlan, Lin Huaijin was taken aback, "Is she injured?"

"No." Yan Tingfeng shook his head slightly, "Uncle, don’t worry, she just slept from exhaustion. When Miss Ye wakes, first give her some diluted salt water to drink."

"Okay." Lin Huaijin did not relax his vigilance towards Yan Tingfeng, "Sister Lan is fine with me."

Yan Tingfeng blinked gently, "I’ll be going then, uncle."

Lin Huaijin thought to himself, the boy was quite polite, so he nodded, his tone becoming much more cordial, "Thank you for bringing Ah Lan back home."

After seeing off Yan Tingfeng, Lin Huaijin closed the door.

Turning around, he bumped into Khor Peiqing, giving him quite a start, "Peiqing, why don’t you make a sound when you walk?"

"You just weren’t paying attention." Khor Peiqing crossed her arms, "I see you’re quite happy to be called ’uncle’ by outsiders."

Lin Huaijin was confused, "At my age, it is indeed the age to be ’uncle’ to others."

Khor Peiqing: "..."

Never mind, she’d just let him remain clueless.

**

With Section 723 mobilizing, Tie Ma was quick.

Three hours later, he returned with intelligence.

"Young Master, just as you and Miss Ye thought, the other side has silenced him." Tie Ma’s expression was grave, "By the time we got there, that gardener drowned while swimming in the river due to a cramp."

Yan Tingfeng raised an eyebrow, his tone indifferent, "Drowned?"

"It’s definitely man-made," Tie Ma stated. "But it’s a wild river with no surveillance, and all the footprints have been completely cleaned up."

"Um." Yan Tingfeng nodded with a slight smile, "It’s much easier for the mastermind to summon him over and kill him in secrecy."

"However, Young Master, we did find something," Tie Ma brought out an extremely old-fashioned voice recorder, "This person probably feared being harmed, so they left a backup. It’s unclear if this will work; if not, we’ll have to send it to Section 723 for repair."

Yan Tingfeng took it, pressing the power button.

A conversation between two people played from inside.