The Rejected Heiress's Possesive Tycoon Husband
Chapter 40 Believe in Her

Chapter 40: Chapter 40 Believe in Her

"Boss, how did I do just now?" Ling Xiao asked for praise.

"Not bad. Let’s talk business."

"Alright. This set of Chinese Zodiac came from a middleman. He said he unintentionally picked up a bargain from someone else. It’s hard to tell if the information is true or false."

An Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Is the middleman named Qin Song?"

"You already know?"

"Mhm, Qin Song’s daughter has a serious illness, and Bai Xiaoyun is using that to threaten him into working for her. However, I can treat that illness!"

"Ha." Ling Xiao couldn’t help but laugh. "When do you plan to let Bai Xiaoyun know that her man has betrayed her?"

"It depends on the situation."

An Yaoluo was stopped outside because he didn’t have an admission ticket. He could only watch with a complex expression as An Yan and Ling Xiao vanished behind the screen together.

An Yaoluo recognized Ling Xiao because the project the An Family wanted to bid on had been released by Xinyan Group. To understand Xinyan Group better, he had specifically investigated Ling Xiao. One could understand Xinyan Group’s capability just by looking at its development. What he despised, however, was that Ling Xiao had significant issues regarding his treatment of women!

Unassertive, unresistant, and utterly irresponsible!

Yet countless women still willingly pursued him.

Because he’s handsome!

Those women actually relished their fall, chattering about an era supposedly dominated by male beauty, claiming that women judged by appearances too, and so on.

It’s all just nonsense!

Why would An Yan come to the auction with such a person?

This sister of mine really is...

Stop! Why did I start suspecting An Yan out of habit again?

Trust her! Trust her! Trust her! Believe that they’re just friends!

An Yaoluo chanted this to himself several times to regain his composure.

He turned around to find the organizer, attempting to get information about the seller of the Chinese Zodiac. But he was told that the source of the auction items was absolutely confidential.

When he asked if someone from the An Family had brought them in, the other party shook their head firmly. "No, it wasn’t!"

An Yaoluo finally felt relieved.

He felt that he shouldn’t have suspected his family in the first place.

As for why the items were lost, it was very likely one of the household servants had done something. After all, servants had been coming and going over the years.

Maybe one of them had taken them.

Fortunately, the items had been found.

Leaving the hotel, An Yaoluo saw An Yan’s female bodyguard. She had parked her car next to the yellow Ferrari and was leaning back in the driver’s seat of the Cullinan, resting with her eyes closed.

An Yaoluo finally felt completely at ease.

With the bodyguard there, he felt somewhat reassured.

That evening, when he got home, An Yaoluo knocked on An Yan’s door. "Yanyan, Big Brother apologizes. You shouldn’t be the only one paying for Mom’s things. This is my share."

He handed a bank card to An Yan.

An Yan pushed it right back. "The Chinese Zodiac is mine alone now, not this family’s, so you don’t need to contribute!"

An Yaoluo felt his heart tighten. "Yanyan, Big Brother won’t suspect you so casually in the future."

An Yan pursed her lips and hummed an "mhm" in response.

After all, he was her own big brother. If he could realize his own issues, she would gladly welcome the change.

"If Big Brother has time, go see if the other things Mom left behind are still there."

An Yan only knew about the things she remembered from her childhood.

The things Mom considered treasures and wanted to leave for her.

If there were things left for her, there would certainly be things left for Dad and her brothers too.

"All of Mom’s things have been moved to the storeroom, and Dad has the key. I’ll go find Dad in a bit and we can check everything together."

"Okay."

Seeing how agreeable An Yan was being, An Yaoluo couldn’t help but slip back into his old habit. "Yanyan, even though you’ve known Ling Xiao for a long time, that man doesn’t know how to respect women. I heard he changes girlfriends like he changes clothes..."

BANG!

An Yan slammed the door shut.

An Yan was very unhappy.

He had just said he wouldn’t suspect her without reason, and now he was again lecturing her, supposedly for her own good.

Outside the door, An Yaoluo pinched the bridge of his nose as a headache began to form.

"Big Brother!"

On the stairs, An Shimeng called out, her voice sweet and her expression endearing. "Mengmeng has some good news to share with you."

An Yaoluo composed himself. "What news?"

"I’ve already decided on my dissertation topic!" An Shimeng approached and linked her arm through his. "So, from now on, Big Brother, you have to work hard. Twenty million is a lot of money! Don’t fail to secure the prize money when the time comes, or I won’t let you off the hook!"

An Yaoluo knew Mengmeng was deliberately trying to cheer him up, worried he might be upset by An Yan.

He accepted her kindness, his gaze tender as he raised his hand to pat her head. "Got it. Big Brother is off to work overtime and earn that money."

"Big Brother is the best! Go for it! Heart!"

Looking at the lively, adorable, and radiant An Shimeng, and then thinking about An Yan, who never showed him a friendly face and was always so cold, An Yaoluo thought to himself, It’s no wonder I’m biased. Anyone would prefer Mengmeng.

After watching An Yaoluo enter his study, An Shimeng quickly went to find Bai Xiaoyun. "Mom, I heard An Yan tell Big Brother that she’s going to have Dad check her mother’s old things!"

"That damn bitch! Can’t she go a single day without causing trouble?" Bai Xiaoyun hissed.

She had already sold most of Yang Yu’s valuable items. What remained wasn’t worth much.

If An Zhongbo found out...

"Mom, stop cursing! We need to figure out what to do!"

While the mother and daughter were scheming, An Yan had already slipped into Li Tianyao’s house next door.

She needed to go out, and she couldn’t let that mother-daughter duo discover her destination.

Li Tianyao’s place would serve as a convenient smokescreen.

「In the hospital.」

Qin Yaya lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling with wide, vacant eyes.

She wanted to die! Living was too painful.

"Yaya, have some soup." Qin Song held a bowl, bringing a spoonful to her lips.

Qin Yaya managed to open her mouth. Warm soup poured in, only to dribble out from the corners of her lips.

Her illness was myasthenia gravis.

At first, only one arm had lost its strength; later, her entire body became weak.

Now, she felt even the muscles in her face losing strength. Opening her mouth was an effort, and swallowing had become increasingly difficult.

She had heard a nurse say that eventually, the disease might cause her tongue to slide back into her throat, suffocating her.

She had also heard a woman tell her father, "As long as you cooperate, I’ll do everything in my power to save your daughter’s life. Maybe one day, medical science will advance enough to cure her."

She didn’t know what the woman wanted her father to do, but her gut told her it wasn’t anything good.

She didn’t want this. Her father was a good man; he shouldn’t become a villain because of her.

"Dad... let... me... die..." Qin Yaya looked at Qin Song again with pleading eyes.

Qin Song’s eyes instantly reddened. He struggled to hold back tears, pretending not to understand his daughter’s words as he clumsily cleaned up the spill. "Don’t be scared, Yaya. Dad has found a miracle doctor; she can cure you."

"No... use... Don’t... waste..."

After uttering just those few words, she exhausted her strength. Her vision darkened, and her eyelids fluttered shut uncontrollably.