Recognized by My Ex After Being Reborn
Chapter 385 Like blood-oath-sworn brothers

Chapter 385: 385 Like blood-oath-sworn brothers

Yan Ziqing drove to Shuangshi, but she couldn’t go up.

Then, she sent Yan Shixiu text messages and made phone calls, but he still did not respond.

Until, Yan Ziqing said in a WeChat message, "You’re not my real big brother at all."

Ten minutes later, Xun Yinghua went downstairs, took Yan Ziqing up in the elevator, but since he knew why she was there, he was not polite to her.

When Yan Ziqing went upstairs and pushed open the door, she saw Yan Shixiu in a gray suit, sitting in front of the computer working.

Yan Ziqing closed the door, walked to the chair in front of Yan Shixiu, and said, "Seeing the message I sent, can you still remain so calm?"

Yan Shixiu looked up, his eyes cold and sharp as he stared at Yan Ziqing, "You’re more slow-witted than I thought."

"You knew already?" Yan Ziqing asked with furrowed brows, "If you knew all along, why are you still hogging everything of the Yan Family? Everything you have is mine!"

After hearing this, Yan Shixiu sat up straight, then rose from his office chair and countered her, "What here belongs to you?"

Yan Ziqing was at a loss for words.

"The Yan Family’s company has always been in your father’s hands; do I need to remind you? Shuangshi is named as such because it’s the company that Shi Lan and I founded ourselves, what is yours?"

"What about the money you used to start the company with?"

"It was the investment that I pulled in with immense effort."

"Weren’t you raised by your parents; isn’t that much true?" Yan Ziqing still tried to argue desperately.

"Three years ago, when the Yan Family was on the verge of bankruptcy, Shi Lan put forward 30 million to save the Yan Family. A year later, I repaid Shi Lan the 30 million. With that 30 million, how many Yan Shixius could you have raised? Besides, did you contribute a single penny?" Yan Shixiu leaned on the desk with one hand, his eyes reddening, staring piercingly at Yan Ziqing.

Yan Ziqing could not bear Yan Shixiu’s sharp gaze, and she stepped back two paces.

Having said these words, Yan Shixiu regained his usual composure, straightened his clothes, and said, "Since you’ve reminded me that I’m not a member of the Yan Family, that’s fine, it means that from now on, I have nothing to do with anything of the Yan Family."

"I know your family of three has always been good at embarrassing yourselves in public, and I’ve tolerated it many times, but from now on, don’t provoke my bottom line." After saying that, Yan Shixiu turned towards the door and said, "Escort Miss Yan... out of Shuangshi."

Yan Ziqing looked incredulously at Yan Shixiu, as if she had never known this person.

"Could it be that you... have harbored ulterior motives all along?"

Yan Shixiu scoffed lightly and then said, "For your family of three, the standard by which you determine whether someone is kin is not blood relation, but whether they have money. Ulterior motives? I have none; towards you, I have no heart at all."

Just then, Xun Yinghua entered the room, looked at Yan Shixiu, and listened to his instructions.

"Cancel the cards of the Yan Family, reclaim all the immovables under my name that are being used by the Yan Family members, and then provide the senior members of the Yan Family with a pension according to national standards. That would be fair."

"Understood, President Yan."

"Yan Shixiu, isn’t this a bit too much?"

"If you didn’t show up here today, I could pretend none of this ever happened, but you are too greedy." Having said that, Yan Shixiu returned to his seat and said to Xun Yinghua, "Carry out my orders."

"Miss Yan, please." Xun Yinghua said to Yan Ziqing.

Yan Ziqing was furious, but she couldn’t refute a single word. How could their small Yan Family compete with Yan Shixiu’s Shuangshi?

But then, who is to blame?

...

Yan Ziqing left Shuangshi in a huff, causing the Shuangshi employees’ work to be repeatedly interrupted.

Xun Yinghua really couldn’t stand it anymore and finally said, "Miss Yan, can’t you maintain some dignity for yourself?"

Yan Ziqing’s retort was cut off halfway, and in the end, she swallowed her words, glared at Xun Yinghua, and left Shuangshi in her high heels.

Xun Yinghua had never seen such a shameless family, and although he had no intention of eavesdropping on the conversation between the two, he just felt that Mr. Yan didn’t deserve this kind of treatment.

After the troublemaker had left, Xun Yinghua took out his mobile phone and complained to Shi Lan: "Madam, Yan Ziqing has been here again, and I have heard some things about Mr. Yan’s past."

Xun Yinghua reported the incident with righteous indignation, for he knew better than anyone that if there was one person in this world who could make Yan Shixiu happy, it would be none other than An Lan.

Shi Lan was in a meeting at Peak when she saw the message. She immediately stopped the meeting and said to Tang Ze and others, "Let’s pause for a while."

"Boss, if it’s about Mr. Yan, you go ahead; we are almost done here," Tang Ze said.

"I was just about to revise the proposal," Xiao Yue added.

Shi Lan nodded, handed the materials to Sun Ling, took her mobile phone, put on her hat, and headed for the Shuangshi Building next door.

Was Yan Ziqing trying to irritate her on purpose?

It was her oversight; she had intended to wait until Friday to deal with Wind all at once, but she hadn’t expected Yan Ziqing to come and cause trouble.

Xun Yinghua had not expected to see Shi Lan so soon. After putting away his mobile phone, he immediately related the incident that had just occurred in the office to Shi Lan.

"Madam, although Mr. Yan doesn’t say it, it’s really hurtful," he said.

Shi Lan’s heart ached as it was tugged at. She took a deep breath and then followed Xun Yinghua to Yan Shixiu’s office.

Behind the desk, Yan Shixiu’s expression betrayed nothing unusual.

Some things, whether there are answers or not, aren’t that important.

Shi Lan stood at the door, looked at Yan Shixiu, then walked behind him, wrapped her arms around him, and said, "I’ll accompany you to find the answers."

"There won’t be a single truth in what that family says," Yan Shixiu allowed her to embrace him and quietly replied.

"We don’t need to listen to them. We will investigate on our own. I’ve asked Huo Zhao to look into that family’s social connections from twenty-eight years ago." As she spoke, Shi Lan held Yan Shixiu even tighter, "Yan Shixiu, you’re more meticulous than I am; you should know better why Father Yan, as greedy as he is, has always kept this secret without telling anyone. It’s not his style; he should have kidnapped you, coerced you, made you feel obligated to repay him, but he didn’t. The reason is simple; there was a story twenty-eight years ago."

At that point, Yan Shixiu’s body noticeably stiffened.

Shi Lan felt it, moved to his front, squatted beside his knee, and continued, "Shall we face it together? "

Yan Shixiu shifted slightly, pulled Shi Lan onto his lap, and said, "Mhmm."

"Through wind and rain, we as husband and wife share joys and hardships, with one heart, one life."

After hearing this, Yan Shixiu hugged Shi Lan tightly and chuckled, "Like blood brothers sworn to a blood oath."

Shi Lan patted her chest and said, "Don’t worry, the boss will protect you. Continue working; I’ll go back to the meeting once you feel better."

"You go..." Yan Shixiu leaned in close to Shi Lan and kissed her forehead, "Yan brother will listen to you, and not be saddened by people who aren’t worth it."