Ch. 421..425: Mr CEO Ex-wife Escapes Again Chapter 421-425

Chapter 421: Chapter 421 Twins 2

Two months later, when Chu Yan came back again, he deliberately mentioned that he liked the Imperial City and wanted to spend more time at home.

Xiahou Xiu readily agreed.

He too wanted to stay a bit longer in the Provincial City.

So, that semester, the twin brothers almost spent their days switching places with each other.

And from that semester on, Xiahou Xiu also came to understand Yin Hehe’s situation.

Miss Yin from the Jiangbei Yin Family, as he had expected, did not come from a poor background.

However, she was living an exceptionally hard life, and he had seen her several times without even the money to eat. Later, it was him who secretly found excuses to buy things, claiming he couldn’t finish them all, or asking her to help eat with him.

Only then did she avoid going hungry.

"Hehe, I received a message on my side, saying that the bakery in the school is also hiring part-time workers, do you want to give it a try?"

That day, after Xiahou Xiu coaxed the girl into eating the food he had bought and sensed that the clever girl was harbouring suspicions, he simply took over the bakery in the school.

Yin Hehe, of course, had no idea, and was thrilled to hear about such a job opportunity.

Because of that bakery, Xiahou Xiu and Yin Hehe grew closer, and by the time Chu Yan realized it, the two had already established a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.

"Have you lost your mind? Dating that kind of girl, do you know who she is and who you are?"

When Chu Yan heard that his brother had actually taken a fancy to the humble Yin Hehe, he was immediately furious.

No one knew that in his eyes, for so many years, the Xiahou Family was always a source of his superiority.

Xiahou Xiu, on the other hand, never cared about such things.

"What’s wrong with status? Is the Xiahou Family that prestigious? Why can’t I date her? I’m telling you, as long as I like her, even if she comes from the countryside, I will marry no one but her!"

For the first time, Xiahou Xiu had a fierce conflict with his brother, and afterward, he left the Provincial City.

Chu Yan was fuming to the extreme.

So, the next day, he went to the school and angrily sought out Yin Hehe.

"Yin Hehe, I want to make it clear to you, there is nothing between us. I helped you just because I saw that your family was in a bad situation, you know?"

He bluntly clarified their relationship to the woman.

But to his surprise, after hearing his words, Yin Hehe looked at him with a very perplexing expression.

"Senior Chu, could you have misunderstood? We have only ever had a student relationship!"

She said coldly and turned to leave.

Chu Yan was left standing there, watching her retreating figure without reacting for a long time.

So, it was Xiahou Xiu who had misunderstood? There was never any romance between them, all his wishful thinking!

Chu Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, he was hit with a wave of annoyance.

Because, pretending to be him, Xiahou Xiu had mentioned this woman saying she had never dated him. Wasn’t that the same as saying she didn’t fancy him, Chu Yan?

What was her status anyway?

To think she would look down on him!

From that day on, Chu Yan started to deliberately target Yin Hehe, he drove her out of the bakery, and the job at the library was also given to someone else.

He thought that by doing this, the woman would beg him for mercy.

But Yin Hehe had a rare pride. Without those jobs, she didn’t even ask once.

She just went out of the school and looked for work.

When Chu Yan saw her again, it was her bustling self at the dumpling restaurant at the school gate.

"Waitress, add some cilantro here."

"Waitress, I need some vinegar here, and another order of dumplings."

"..."

"Coming..."

At that moment, Yin Hehe was wearing the dumpling restaurant’s uniform, her black hair neatly tied behind her ears. She tirelessly bustled among the customers’ tables, the thin beads of sweat already covering her fair and pretty face.

Anyone with eyes could see her exhaustion.

Still, she maintained politeness with every customer, her voice soft and gentle when she complied.

Seeing this, Chu Yan suddenly didn’t know what had come over him, but that evening in the dumpling house, he didn’t call her over.

Latter, when he got back to school, he took the initiative to send a student to tell the girl that she could continue working in the library.

However, the student returned and told him that Yin Hehe had declined.

"Senior, Yin Hehe said she has already found a job, and the library work should be given to another student who needs it more," the student relayed.

"..."

For the first time, Chu Yan felt unsettled.

Was this woman holding a grudge? Was she deliberately giving him the cold shoulder?

He thought to himself, a cold laugh escaping his lips, and decided to find this woman himself the next day.

In his view, it was clear that Yin Hehe could not have truly liked Xiahou Xiu; her behavior was purely a ploy, a game of cat and mouse.

And indeed, the next day, Chu Yan found Yin Hehe.

"Yin Hehe, wouldn’t working at the library be better than here? If it’s about the last time I tried to clarify things, I can apologize to you," he said deliberately adopting an apologetic tone.

Regrettably, his effort was met with not even a flicker of her eyelids.

"Senior Chu, you misunderstand, I’m staying here because this dumpling shop pays better," she clarified.

"What did you say? The pay... is better?"

"Yes, if Senior Chu isn’t here to order, then I should attend to the other customers, sorry."

Then Yin Hehe turned and walked away.

Chu Yan, watching from behind, turned shades of pale and finally, shamefaced, had no choice but to leave.

From that day until Xiahou Xiu came to take his place again, he didn’t speak to Yin Hehe again.

And when Xiahou Xiu arrived and learned of the incident, he, in anger, landed a heavy punch on Chu Yan’s face for the first time!

"You’ve gone too far!" Xiahou Xiu bellowed.

Of course, Chu Yan was furious at being hit.

But when he tried to defend himself, he discovered he had nothing to say in his own defense.

After all, he felt guilty about the whole matter.

Xiahou Xiu took over for his brother at the school, and Chu Yan had no idea how he managed to win the girl over.

In any case, by the time they switched places again, Chu Yan found that Yin Hehe was willing to speak to him once more.

"How come you didn’t bring an umbrella today?"

It was a misty rain that day, and when Chu Yan saw her, she even went out of her way to show concern for him.

Chu Yan was somewhat taken aback.

"I... forgot," he said, as if possessed by a spirit.

As soon as the words were out, he saw the cool and detached girl hesitating for a moment before tilting her own umbrella halfway towards him.

"Then let’s walk together."

"Okay."

Chu Yan felt an indescribable joy.

Afterward, the two of them walked to the teaching building under the small umbrella together.

His cooperation that day was merely to avoid getting beaten by Xiahou Xiu again.

That was what Chu Yan thought...

Chapter 422: Chapter 422 Twins 3

Since that day, Chu Yan’s attitude toward Yin Hehe had improved a lot, sometimes even surpassing Xiahou Xiu.

"Is your dad out of his mind? You are his biological daughter, why is he still being so harsh on you?"

That day, upon learning that Yin Hehe had gone home and didn’t get her living expenses, Chu Yan couldn’t help but curse.

Yin Hehe was very embarrassed.

But she still remained strong and simply said, "It’s okay, I can earn it myself."

Then she walked away.

Later, Chu Yan still secretly added money to her campus card.

Regarding this, he had the school announce that it was a scholarship for Yin Hehe.

And this initiative was his first time doing so.

Yin Hehe, unaware of the truth, naturally didn’t refuse the money. However, later on, when Xiahou Xiu returned and learned that his brother had done this for her, he was indeed upset again.

Don’t say a woman’s intuition is always right.

Sometimes a man’s intuition is also very accurate. Xiahou Xiu began to clearly demand that his brother should no longer have such close contact with Yin Hehe.

"From now on, unless I’m here, you can’t keep looking for her at school, nor can you provide her any assistance, do you hear me?"

Xiahou Xiu sternly warned his brother.

Chu Yan, upon hearing this, became annoyed and immediately retorted, "Am I not doing this for you?"

"I don’t need it!" Xiahou Xiu immediately refused.

"I’m telling you, if you keep acting like this, I’m ready to tell her the truth, and we won’t switch back and forth anymore," he left his brother with one last statement.

Then, he went off to school.

Leaving Chu Yan standing behind, gazing at his departing figure, a flicker of coldness suddenly surged in his eyes.

In this world, why do all the good things always become his?

And why does Chu Yan end up with nothing?

Chu Yan also traveled to the Capital.

But what he didn’t expect was that as soon as he returned, his mother, Chu Feng’e, called him into her room.

"You are Yan, right? How long has this kind of exchange between you two been going on? Do you know that doing this is very dangerous? If your father finds out, he’ll beat you to death!"

She locked the room door and then began to question him, both frightened and angry.

Chu Yan, already in a bad mood, felt even colder at heart.

"Why would he want to beat me to death? Am I that disliked by him?"

"No... I didn’t mean that," Chu Feng’e realized she had misspoken.

"Yan, what mommy means is... if you want to come back, you can tell me, and after I discuss it with your father, we can personally pick you up. Wouldn’t that be better?"

She cautiously explained.

As a result, as soon as she finished speaking, her hand, which was meant to console him, was fiercely pushed away by the bitterly disillusioned Chu Yan.

"Discuss? This home is also mine, why should my return need to be discussed? How come he can stay here without any trouble?"

He roared.

Chu Feng’e’s face immediately turned pale. She wanted to explain, but at that moment, Chu Yan had already pushed her away harshly.

And then he ran out.

That very day, Chu Yan left the Capital.

At that time, Xiahou Xiu, still at school, was unaware and was planning how to reveal the truth to Yin Hehe.

"Hehe, are you free this weekend? The milk tea shop where I work needs help, can you come over and help me out?"

It turned out he had put aside his noble identity as the heir of the Xiahou family to become a part-timer, just like Yin Hehe.

Yin Hehe, not knowing the truth, of course agreed.

"Sure, around what time?"

"How about I come to pick you up? I’m afraid you won’t find the place," Xiahou Xiu immediately said happily.

Yin Hehe agreed.

That evening, Xiahou Xiu returned to his dormitory very happily.

But he had not expected that as soon as he returned, he would receive a call from his brother, who demanded in a very abrupt manner that they switch back.

"Xiahou Xiu, that’s your place, I’m not worthy!" Chu Yan roared on the phone, his voice filled with extreme agitation.

Xiahou Xiu: "..."

He had no choice but to hang up the phone.

Later that night, he left school and went to his grandfather’s house.

He had guessed that his brother must have suffered some grievance in the capital. He needed to go back to comfort him properly.

And indeed, when he arrived at the Chu family’s home, Chu Yan was already in a state of complete loss of control in his room.

"Why? Xiahou Xiu, tell me, why?"

He questioned his younger brother like a trapped beast.

What could Xiahou Xiu answer?

Seeing his brother in such pain, the words just came out: "Brother, don’t be like this. We’re brothers. From now on, what’s mine is yours. I won’t leave you behind. I’ll go back and talk to Mom and Dad, asking them to stop treating you this way."

"What?"

That sentence caught Chu Yan’s attention.

He calmed down.

Yes, what belonged to him was his, so why the need to differentiate between each other?

Chu Yan watched quietly as his younger brother left.

The next day, Xiahou Xiu got up early. He was going to the school to pick up Yin Hehe.

"Grandpa, where did this bicycle come from?"

He unexpectedly found a semi-new bicycle in the yard.

The grandfather came out to look and said, not recalling immediately due to his old age, "Could it be your brother rode it back?"

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Xiu didn’t think much of it and simply rode the bicycle away.

"Brother, I’m borrowing your bicycle for a moment."

"..."

After a long while, Chu Yan upstairs seemed to still hear that calling voice.

The call was clear and bright, carrying with it a younger brother’s trust and coquettishness towards his elder brother. It made him close his eyes tightly.

But until the sound of Xiahou Xiu’s bicycle bell disappeared in the alley, he still did not get up to stop him.

An hour later, the grandfather downstairs received a phone call. It was from the police, who said his grandson had been in a traffic accident while crossing the street, due to an unfortunate lack of caution.

"According to the surveillance footage, your grandson crashed while trying to avoid a car and couldn’t brake in time, leading to the accident. Moreover, at the time, he was carrying a girl and to save her, he cushioned her fall, and then the car..."

The policeman on the phone couldn’t even finish the last sentence.

How was he hit by the car?

Chu Yan didn’t dare to go to the funeral home to see his brother that day.

It was only later when his grandfather came back and told him that his brother’s head was half gone, that he slid down the wall upstairs, his entire body leaning against it in defeat.

Half of his head was gone...

His brother, that radiant boy, the one person in this world who had been kind to him, was also gone...

Chu Yan locked himself away in his room for an entire month.

A month later, Xiahou Xiu was buried in the cemetery of the Xiahou family in the capital, and he finally saw his parents come to take her home.

"Yan Yan, your father and I have discussed it. From today onward, that will be your brother, buried in the cemetery, and the one who was Chu Yan."

Chu Feng’e said, holding back tremendous sorrow.

Look, they were finally willing to take him home, but indeed, he had become the brother.

In the end, Chu Yan went home with them, his face expressionless.

Half a year later, while in the capital, he heard shocking news—the girl whom his brother used to like so much, Yin Hehe.

She had dropped out of school to get married.

She married the future heir of Shengshi Group in Jiangbei.

Haha~~

Chapter 423: Chapter 423 Twins 4

"Brother, do you see this? This is what you called true love, and you’ve only been dead for half a year, she’s already married to another man, do you see?"

That day in his room, he smashed everything.

It’s unknown whether it was for the unworthiness of Xiahou Xiu.

Or for himself!

Later, Chu Yan was sent abroad by his parents, as his heart was getting worse and it would be easily exposed without treatment.

Fortunately, once he went abroad, he found the medication that stabilized him.

When he came back two years later, he had completely transformed into Xiahou Xiu, in behavior, speech, and even his dress.

Sometimes, when he looked at himself in the mirror, he even felt that he was Xiahou Xiu.

For this reason, after he returned, he made another trip to his grandfather’s house.

It was from his grandfather that he finally learned why the woman named Yin Hehe had hastily married the future heir of Shengshi Group.

"Xiuxiu’s heart, it was donated to that person, and once that girl knew about it, she married him without hesitation."

"!!!!"

Chu Yan was struck by lightning!

His eyes widened as he looked at his grandfather, and for a long time, his mind was blank.

How could this be?

That woman... was not heartless and unfaithful? Could it be... her devotion to his brother was so deep?

He suddenly felt something stab viciously at the location of his heart, and in an instant, the heart disease that had not acted up in a long time, hurt so much that he staggered in place!

Why?

Why on earth?

He broke down.

No one knew that for those two years, he had actually been sustaining himself on another person’s cold-blooded callousness.

As if, his own ruthlessness and madness had found a partner, allowing him to live in this world with some semblance of peace.

Until now, he realized there was no such person.

The one he thought heartless and unfeeling had long exemplified what it means to be truly compassionate and loyal with her actions.

"Yin Hehe, why did you do this? Didn’t you not love him? Why would you go to such lengths for him?"

That day, he smashed everything in the room at his grandfather’s house too.

The next day, his grandfather came by and said, "You shouldn’t blame your parents for this matter, it wasn’t something they had control over."

"What do you mean?"

It was as if a ray of light suddenly appeared in the abyss of a swamp.

He looked up sharply at the old man.

Yes, why hadn’t he thought of it? Organ donation requires the consent of family members.

But knowing his parents’ character, they definitely would not agree to donate his brother’s heart to someone else.

So who actually agreed to it?

Chu Yan stood up again, and at that moment, it was as if he had found the will to live again.

He had to find out who this person really was!

And that search lasted another five years.

--

When he saw Yin Hehe again, Chu Yan had already entered the Drug Rehabilitation Center.

In those five years, he had ultimately gained Xiahou Yi’s trust, who arranged for him to join the military sector.

Unfortunately, Xiahou Yi only placed him in such a minor department.

It was in that Drug Rehabilitation Center that Chu Yan finally saw Yin Hehe again after seven years without seeing her face.

By then, she had developed a drug addiction and was in the Drug Rehabilitation Center for treatment.

"You’re talking about her, huh? She wasn’t a user by choice; she was injected forcefully, and it was her husband who brought her here."

The people at the research institute briefly told him about Yin Hehe’s situation when they heard his inquiries.

Chu Yan found it somewhat strange.

Because, five years ago, after he found out that Yin Hehe had married into the Sheng Family for Xiahou Xiu’s heart, he went to Jiangbei to look for her.

But she was already gone by then.

It was said that after she married into the Sheng Family, things weren’t good between the couple, so she ran away.

However, what was odd is that after she ran away, Sheng Siyuan didn’t announce their divorce.

And now, five years later, this man had brought her to the Drug Rehabilitation Center as her husband, which made him even angrier.

"They say it was all for Xiahou Xiu, but I think she never changed; she married into the Sheng Family just to cling onto power and status!"

He seemed to have found the reason why he despised that woman back in the day.

Thus, when Doctor Qin from the Drug Rehabilitation Center asked him to develop a new type of drug, he decided to teach her a lesson.

He wanted her to forget everything about this man named Sheng Siyuan.

Then, all she would have in her memory were him and his brother, Xiahou Xiu.

Doctor Qin got the drug, used it without any suspicion, and soon after administration, Yin Hehe really started showing symptoms.

Chu Yan felt a sense of dark joy.

But soon, things took a turn for the worse, as the man called Sheng Siyuan noticed something was off, and his intelligence far exceeded his expectations.

Meanwhile, Yin Hehe finally discovered his and Xiahou Xiu’s secret.

"You’re not Xiahou Xiu, who are you?" She stared at him, her eyes churning with tremendous upheaval as she spoke.

He’s not Xiahou Xiu?

When she asked this question, he even felt the irony!

Yes, he was not Xiahou Xiu, he was Chu Yan, but after so many years, the only person who still remembered that he was not Xiahou Xiu was her.

Did she know who he was?

Chu Yan suddenly felt a bit eager, and he asked, "If I’m not Xiahou Xiu, who else could I be?"

"You’re saying... Chu Yan!"

Then, he finally heard this woman utter that name from her mouth.

Chu Yan laughed.

"How do you know I’m Chu Yan? Is it because you’ve been obsessing over your ex-boyfriend in your heart?"

He asked, with a hint of mockery.

In his mind, however, his memory suddenly went back seven years, to the times when they once were together, and the corners of his mouth curled up with an involuntary touch of delight.

He had not laughed happily in a long time.

But this delight lasted only a few seconds before he saw confusion return to the woman’s eyes.

"No, you’re not Chu Yan!"

"What?"

"You... who are you really? Why do you have a face that looks exactly like his?"

She looked terrified and began to retreat continuously in front of him.

The smile gradually faded from Chu Yan’s face.

This woman didn’t know they were twins, yet she described him with the most soul-crushing words.

Why did he bear a face identical to her ex-boyfriend’s?

Indeed, her ex-boyfriend, with no need for names, whether it was Xiahou Xiu or Chu Yan, just one ex-boyfriend was enough to beat him thoroughly!

Chu Yan eventually fell back into madness.

"Yes, you’re just realizing now? Well, let me tell you, I am the real Chu Yan, the true Chu Yan!"

"..."

Yin Hehe was completely stunned.

Chapter 424: Chapter 424 Twins 5

Seeing Yin Hehe’s expression, Chu Yan felt the pleasure of revenge.

"How about it? Shocked? I am Chu Yan!" He stepped closer to the woman, advancing on her.

Yin Hehe was forced to keep retreating.

It seemed she was trying to process his words, but her brain was badly affected by the poison he had administered.

So, her memory was in chaos.

Seeing this, Chu Yan spoke again in a vengeful tone, "Let me tell you, the person who has always been by your side is my brother Xiahou Xiu. It was he who died; it was his heart, hahaha..."

He threw his head back and laughed loudly in the laboratory.

Yin Hehe saw this and felt as if struck by lightning; her figure even swayed there.

It was at this moment that Sheng Siyuan burst in!

"So, you really are Chu Yan. Then, by poisoning my wife, you were seeking revenge as well?"

As soon as this man entered, it was as if a bomb had exploded in Chu Yan’s ears.

Chu Yan’s laughter stopped immediately.

He had not anticipated that this man had figured out he was behind the poisoning.

"What are you talking about? When did I ever poison her?" Chu Yan reacted and immediately denied the accusation vehemently.

However, Sheng Siyuan promptly threw a vial at him and raised a drug identification report in his hand.

Chu Yan saw this and finally turned pale.

At this time, Yin Hehe also heard it and immediately glared at him, her gaze becoming very cold.

"So, the problem with my memory was your doing!"

Chu Yan’s pupils contracted, and a surge of hatred burst from his heart. He reached out to grab the woman!

"Yes, it was I who did it, Yin Hehe. You don’t like this man, do you? Then why keep his memory? You married him only for Xiahou Xiu’s heart, didn’t you? Have you forgotten him now?"

He gripped her throat, asking venomously and with irony.

Yin Hehe was choked so hard that she struggled to breathe.

In a flash, Sheng Siyuan charged from the doorway, he picked up a scalpel from a table in the lab, took a flying leap toward the man, and stabbed down hard at the back of his hand.

"Ah—" Chu Yan screamed as his arm, pouring with blood, collapsed to the floor.

And Yin Hehe was finally rescued by Sheng Siyuan.

"I’m telling you, Chu Yan, she will always be only my, Sheng Siyuan’s, woman!" In front of Chu Yan, Sheng Siyuan held the frightened Yin Hehe in his arms.

Soon, the two of them left.

Chu Yan witnessed this from the ground. He struggled, howling in rage, wishing he could tear them to pieces.

However, all he received in response was the rapid influx of police rushing through the door.

That day, Chu Yan was taken back to the capital.

"You despicable thing!"

Arriving at the capital, his "loving" father, Xiahou Maolin, slapped him hard across the face upon seeing him.

He did not care at all if his son was injured.

Chu Yan staggered.

"What are you doing? He’s injured." In the end, it was his mother, Chu Feng’e, who couldn’t stand it and came to support him.

But Chu Yan pushed her away forcefully.

"Yes, I’m despicable, but what about you? What have you done? You clearly knew that man had your younger son’s heart, what have you done for him?"

Chu Yan also howled at his father.

Suddenly, as these words fell, the expressions of the couple in front of him changed.

This topic, for seven years, they had never brought up, nor dared to.

But today, their eldest son’s shout tore down their family’s facade like a covering of shame, unavoidably exposed!

"What’s the matter? Lost your voice, have you?" Chu Yan, seeing his parents once again look as timid as mice, wore an even more mocking expression on his face.

Thus, his younger brother Xiahou Xiu really was no different from him, Chu Yan, in this family.

Because when he, Chu Yan, was a child with a heart condition, these parents didn’t dare to bring him home.

Now, faced with Xiahou Xiu’s heart condition, these cowards didn’t even dare to utter a peep!

"Alright, Yan Yan, let’s consider this matter settled. Your dad will take care of it properly. You should go back and rest," she said at last, still coaxing this son to rest.

Chu Yan saw this, didn’t say anything more, and just sneered coldly before going upstairs.

He was actually tired too.

But that very night, when he was asleep, he seemed to hear someone going downstairs and out.

Who was it?

He immediately opened his eyes.

It wasn’t long before, as he reached the window, he saw a silver sedan drive away—it was unmistakably his mother Chu Feng’e.

Where was she going so late at night?

Could it be... Was she heading to the Wangfu?

The question flashed through Chu Yan’s mind immediately, so he quietly followed after her.

However, to his surprise, Chu Feng’e didn’t go to his grandfather Xiahou Yi that night, but to his uncle Chu Fengcheng’s house.

"What did you say? Sheng Siyuan... is Xiahou Maolin’s illegitimate child?"

He leaned against the wall outside and just happened to overhear his mother inside, uttering a phrase in utter shock.

Illegitimate child?

Chu Yan outside felt as if struck by lightning!

He had already known that the heart in Sheng Siyuan was indeed transplanted with Xiahou Yi’s approval back then.

But for all these years, he had thought Sheng Siyuan had some relation to his grandfather.

What he never expected was that it related to his own father!

So that meant, he and that man were also brothers?

Chu Yan returned home in a daze, with no further desire to sleep. He lay in bed with eyes wide open until dawn.

He had lost a younger brother.

But unexpectedly, an older brother had emerged – how ironic!

Chu Yan lay at home for half a month, and once his injuries had mostly healed, he ran away from home again, this time returning to Y City.

Upon his return, the drug rehabilitation center had returned to normal, and the woman he wanted to see, after a medication switch, also seemed much more alert.

So, disguised as a doctor from the lab, he waited for her in the blood-drawing room.

When Yin Hehe entered, he revealed a vengeful mindset, saying to her, "Miss Yin, I’ve recently heard a secret, do you want to know it?"

Yin Hehe suddenly lifted her head, gazing at him as if she had seen a ghost.

"How are you here? Security!" she blurted out, ready to call for security.

Chu Yan noticed but didn’t stop her, simply continuing with a sardonic smile, "I heard that your husband is related to our Xiahou family too, saying he... is actually my biological brother."

"!!!!!"

The woman’s eyes grew wider than bells in astonishment.

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could that be possible?"

"Why not possible? Didn’t he tell you he was going to Chongzhou on a business trip? Let me tell you, my father also went to Chongzhou," he said, his eyes gleaming with excitement like a madman’s at that moment!

Chapter 425: Chapter 425 Twins 6

Yin Hehe eventually went to Chongzhou.

And Chu Yan followed closely behind.

He was eager to see how this farce would end. Would his dear father kill his illegitimate son for the sake of reputation?

However, when he arrived in Chongzhou, he found that things were not as he had imagined.

His father, Xiahou Maolin, did indeed make a ruthless move against Sheng Siyuan!

But sorry, he was too weak, and got killed in turn by this "illegitimate son."

"Eldest Young Master, the situation is very bad. Your grandfather has already found out about this, and he is extremely furious,"

said a subordinate who was quite loyal to him and hurried over to inform him after learning about the incident.

After listening, Chu Yan suddenly fell into deep thought.

Yes, if his father wanted to kill this illegitimate child, why would he deliberately go to Chongzhou to do it?

Did he want his grandfather to know?

Or was he trying to pin this on his grandfather?

His mind began to swirl with confusion.

Until soon after, an even more astonishing piece of news reached his ears.

"Eldest Young Master, they have already arrived at the hotel. I heard something, and it seems that the old master and this Sheng Siyuan are the real..."

The subordinate did not dare to finish the last two sentences.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yan felt as if a bomb had exploded in his head, and for a long time, he was stupefied.

Indeed, he had now realized that he had got some things completely wrong.

If Xiahou Xiu’s heart had truly been needed at that time, why wasn’t it directly given to him, his older brother?

Wouldn’t he have been the more suitable choice?

But no, Xiahou Yi gave it to an outsider.

Moreover, it was done forcefully without seeking any consent from his parents.

Chu Yan felt as if his world was crumbling around him.

Later, he heard that in the hotel, after learning that Xiahou Maolin had almost died in Sheng Siyuan’s arms, Xiahou Yi finally shot Sheng Siyuan.

Chu Yan was immediately thrilled.

But when he rushed to the hotel, he discovered that the old man had not hit Sheng Siyuan’s vital parts.

He had only hit his scapula, merely to teach him a lesson!

Why?

Why was he so lenient, so favoring towards this person?

And yet so harsh to their own family?

Chu Yan finally became furious, took out a gun, kicked open the door with force and decisively shot the man who had not yet died!

"Bang!"

A bullet ruthlessly entered Sheng Siyuan’s left chest.

In that instant, as he saw the blossom of blood burst from his chest, he was excited and agitated.

"Brother, do you see? I’ve avenged you, and I’ve finally taken back that heart for you."

He was like a madman.

But it was in that moment that Xiahou Yi turned around.

His eyes burst with a blood-red fury Chu Yan had never seen before, his hand lifted, and without a moment’s hesitation, he pulled the trigger aiming at Chu Yan’s forehead.

"..."

Chu Yan wavered.

As the bullet pierced through in an instant, he didn’t even feel the pain before he fell straight to the ground.

Fear?

Despair? Sorrow?

No, at this moment, it was as if everything had evaporated like smoke.

There was only an unprecedented sense of relief and liberation.

"Brother..."

He seemed to see that bright boy running toward him, and after so many years, he finally showed him a brilliant smile again.

"Brother, you’ve come." He greeted him happily, and even reached out to pull him over.

Chu Yan also smiled.

Yes, brother, I’ve come.

It’s been seven years, I’ve finally come to atone for my sins...

--

Three months later, order was gradually restored to the Pentagon Building in the imperial capital.

Sheng Siyuan had stayed in this city for half a month and was also ready to return to Jiangbei.

"Young master, don’t worry, I’ll keep watch over the mansion for you. Whenever you come to the imperial capital, there will always be a clean room for you," said the old butler, Zhong Bo, as he sent off this young master. In his affectionate gaze, he clearly regarded him as his own child.

Sheng Siyuan nodded in acknowledgment.

Shortly, the black Maybach weaved through the city’s asphalt roads, and in the golden autumn of October, the warm sun spilled onto both sides of the streets, as if even the trees were tinged with a layer of gold.

"Hold on, go to the cemetery first," said the man sitting in the back, suddenly and softly.

Xu Guannan heard him, looked up at the rearview mirror, and replied, "Okay."

He didn’t ask what his BOSS was going to do at the cemetery but did what a subordinate should do, not asking questions that were not meant to be asked.

Soon, the vehicle diverted towards the cemetery.

The Xiahou family’s Mu Garden, situated in the western hills of the imperial capital, actually had a very good location. Back in those days, because of Xiahou Yi’s influence and power, whether for living or for use, everything was of the best quality.

That, of course, included the family’s burial plots.

Sheng Siyuan got out of the car and looked up at the quiet and solemn cemetery, and put on a pair of sunglasses.

It’s always better to show some respect to the departed spirits.

He then strolled up.

But upon arriving, he saw that there were not many tombstones of the Xiahou family in the cemetery, apart from the best spot of open ground at the top. Below, there were only about a dozen tombstones.

At the very bottom, in an inconspicuous position, it seemed to be where those of lower status were buried. Among them, two of the tombstones were rather new.

Sheng Siyuan walked over. He saw that the first tombstone bore the name Xiahou Shaojie.

Xiahou Shaojie?

Wasn’t he the child of the fourth house who died in the Drug Rehabilitation Center half a year ago?

Sheng Siyuan gazed at it for a moment, then stopped and took out two white chrysanthemums from those he was carrying and placed them in front of the tombstone.

The matter of Xiahou Shaojie, in fact, was more or less related to him.

If he had taken action earlier at that time, maybe the boy wouldn’t have died.

Unfortunately, he hadn’t figured things out at that time.

Sheng Siyuan continued to walk forward, and he saw the second tombstone, which had the name Chu Yan on it.

Chu Yan?

He snorted coldly and without even a glance, he passed directly over to the third one.

This grave was clearly much older, and although the surroundings were neat and clean, the photo on the tombstone had already faded from the sun. At first glance, only the outline of the tomb’s occupant was visible.

But it was clear that he had been smiling brilliantly in the picture.

"Xiahou Xiu..."

Sheng Siyuan stopped, and upon seeing the name on the tombstone, he removed the sunglasses from his face.

If not for the heart of this man in his lifetime, perhaps he would be lying beneath this soil, just like him right now.

Moreover, because of him, Yin Hehe had been brought into Sheng Siyuan’s life.

So, no matter what, this person was his benefactor, Sheng Siyuan’s benefactor.

"Rest assured, I will ensure your father enjoys his old age. As for your mother, I am very sorry," he said.

He squatted down and placed the chrysanthemums in front of the tombstone.

To kill Chu Feng’e had indeed not been his intention. After all, following Chu Fengcheng’s downfall, he had not touched his sister at all.

Unfortunately, Chu Feng’e had sought her own death, coming to Jiangbei. If he hadn’t taken action at that time, the situation would have become very troublesome.