Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 94 His Appearance Has Changed
"But what?" Du Lianshuang and the others, who had finally managed to relax, were suddenly on edge again because of this turn of events.

Yin Bailu didn't know how to explain to Du Anrao and the others, so she simply led them to Liao Yuqian's ward.

As soon as they entered the ward, they were all stunned.

Liao Yuqian's ward was much larger than Du Lianshuang's, as it was a double room. In addition to Liao Yuqian, there was another unfamiliar man lying in the room.

"This is..." Although Du Lianshuang was familiar with Yin Bailu, she might not recognize all the people around Liao Yuqian.

"This is Zou Heng, the department manager of Yuqian's company, and also his good brother. Yuqian's relationship with him is just like your relationship with me."

Du Lianshuang understood the analogy made by Yin Bailu.

Thinking back to that person's name, wasn't he the villain who took his anger out on Liao Yuqian because of his sister's death?
Du Lianshuang's expression froze. She glanced at Liao Yuqian, then at Zou Heng, and after a long while, she finally said, "Then what are they doing...?"

Mentioning this, Yin Bailu couldn't help but feel a lingering fear: "Early this morning, Yuqian went to the south of the city for an on-site inspection. When he arrived, he found that there was road construction there, blocking the passage. Going around to another place would take a long time, so he thought he might as well walk there. Unexpectedly, he was surrounded by people as soon as he got out of the car."

Upon hearing this, Du Lianshuang's heart skipped a beat: "And then?"

“Those people came with ill intentions. I thought it was just an ordinary inspection. Yuqian didn’t bring many people with him, only five in total including the driver. How could they be a match for those desperate criminals, not to mention that they also brought… guns.”

"A gun?!" Du Lianshuang's voice rose instantly.

It's no wonder she lost her composure; after all, this kind of thing is forbidden here. Just who are these people who are causing trouble for Liao Yuqian, that they would have such a thing?

A knowing glint flashed in Du Anrao's eyes. No wonder Liao Yuqian had been caught off guard; his enemies really wanted him dead.

"So how...how were they rescued?"

Yin Bailu looked at Zou Heng with a complicated expression.

Liao Yuqian was quite pleased and, lying on the bed, laughed, "Thanks to Aheng, he used to fight in boxing matches and knows some martial arts. Although there were many people surrounding us, he still managed to hold them off for a while. People nearby heard the commotion, realized something was wrong, and called the police. The police arrived quickly and scared them away."

Liao Yuqian touched his sprained ankle and continued, "It was also because of Aheng that I barely escaped with my life. Those people panicked when they heard someone was coming and fired a shot at me. Aheng was standing right next to me at the time and quickly pushed me, but he couldn't completely avoid the bullet. As a result, I was fine, but he injured his shoulder."

Only after hearing this did Du Lianshuang and the others belatedly realize that Liao Yuqian was completely unharmed, except for his feet which were wrapped up like steamed buns.

In contrast, Zou Heng's forehead and mouth were covered in bruises, and his hand was in a sling. You could still see the blood seeping from the edges of the bandages. He looked much worse than Liao Yuqian.

However, this man, who had kept his head slightly lowered and remained silent since Du Anrao and the others entered, suddenly spoke up when Liao Yuqian soothed Yin Bailu by holding her hand and indicating that they should all thank him.

Zou Heng's voice sounded somewhat hoarse and low, with a hint of suppressed emotion: "No need to thank me, this was originally my fault. I just didn't expect them to be so well-informed. As soon as they knew I wanted to back out, they immediately found someone else and moved the plan forward, catching us off guard."

It turned out that after Du Anrao talked with Liao Yuqian and his wife that day, Yin Bailu hurriedly invited Zou Heng to her home and explained to Liao Yuqian the matter of Zou Shan from five years ago.

Zou Heng was stunned after hearing this. His hands trembled as he picked up the small pregnancy test report, staring at the name of his younger sister and the ultrasound image of the fetus at two months old. He felt as if struck by lightning. Liao Yuqian had accidentally found this information later when he was looking for the bidding documents in Zou Shan's room. In addition, there was also surveillance footage of Zou Shan stealing the bidding documents from Zou Heng's room.

To prevent Zou Heng from knowing the truth, Liao Yuqian had all the backups of these things deleted afterward. However, for some reason, the originals, including Zou Shan's recording before her death, were left behind.

Don't ask him why he had the recording. The answer is that when he saw Zou Shan was about to die, he took out his phone to call Zou Heng but couldn't get through, so he simply started recording.

Thinking that Zou Heng might regret it for the rest of his life if Zou Shan had any last words, he decided it was better to record them.

Unexpectedly, this recording eventually became the key evidence to prove his innocence.

After learning the truth, Zou Heng remained silent for several days before finally accepting reality. He then went to Liao Yuqian and confessed the rumors that Liao Yuqian's nemesis had spread about him, as well as the things the other party had asked him to do.

He then apologized to Liao Yuqian and submitted his resignation, but Liao Yuqian did not accept it, and it dragged on until today when the two of them got into trouble.

When Yin Bailu first heard Liao Yuqian say that, she remained expressionless and indifferent.

Upon hearing Zou Heng's words, his face darkened instantly: "You don't need to take all the blame on yourself. This has nothing to do with you."

Zou Heng's eyes widened in surprise: "Sister-in-law?"

Meeting her husband's smiling gaze, Yin Bailu pinched him in a fit of embarrassment and anger: "No, I'm still angry about what happened before, I don't deserve to be called sister-in-law by you. But one thing at a time, what your brother just said is right, we owe him a lot for this incident, otherwise he would definitely have another hole in his body, we really should thank you."

Yin Bailu herself became awkward at the end of her speech, but Liao Yuqian, who knew her best, ignored the pain in his arm and laughed even more foolishly.

“You’ve already acknowledged that I’m his brother, so why would you expect him to call someone else ‘sister-in-law’? Don’t be an idiot. Don’t you know your sister-in-law? She has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She’s still angry. You should be more careful and obediently let her calm down.”

Zou Heng was stunned. How could he not understand that Liao Yuqian was trying to keep him? But he simply couldn't bear to stay under Liao's command any longer.

"Brother, sister-in-law, I really..."

Before she could finish speaking, Yin Bailu's sharp gaze shot over: "I really don't understand you grown men. Why do you always like to fuss over trivial matters and waver? This matter ends here. All past ties are severed. If anyone dares to bring it up again, don't blame me for turning against you."

"Yes, yes, you're right. Did you hear that? Don't bring up these things again, and don't upset your sister-in-law."

Zou Heng looked at the couple who were singing in harmony, and he understood their good intentions perfectly.

Well, he has no other relatives anyway. Now that things have come to this, he can atone for his sins by living a quiet and law-abiding life for the rest of his days.

Du Anrao had been closely watching Zou Heng's changing expression, and suddenly his eyes widened in surprise.

[Huh, his appearance has changed.]

(End of this chapter)