After understanding animal language, the villainous girl is guaranteed to become a heartthrob.

Chapter 368 Can I keep Auntie company for a bit?
Ye Lan has used many different ID photos.

Each avatar features subtle variations in its face.

Meng Xiaokai scrolled the mouse wheel, and the page stopped on the ID photo from twenty years ago.

When Xiao Xu saw that familiar face, her voice trembled with shock, "It's her! It really is her!"

Meng Xiaokai was completely confused. "What's going on? Xiao Xu, do you know Ye Lan?"

Half an hour later, the conference room was quiet, with only the heavy breathing of a few people remaining.

Meng Xiaokai and the others had worked with Xiao Xu for several years, but none of them knew that she had such an experience.

Xiao Xu said casually, "Actually, after so many years, I'm fine now."

"How could nothing be wrong?" Meng Xiaokai's eyes were a little red. "I feel like this is something I'll never be able to get over in my lifetime."

"Xiao Xu!" Chen Ziqi walked up to her, his eyes filled with heartache. "Can I give you a hug?"

He felt so sorry for her; he had no idea how she had managed all these years.

At the age of eight, he can already remember many things.

When she gets home, how will the adults scold her...?

He Lewei also went over and said, "Xiao Xu, you've worked hard. This isn't your fault."

The two gently embraced Xiao Xu.

Seeing this, Meng Xiaokai quickly went over and said, "Xiao Xu, I also want to give you some strength!"

Jiang Yuan was quite touched; such a harmonious team is truly rare.

Xiao Xu was also very moved, and she, who is usually reserved, burst into tears at this moment.

After her younger sister was taken away by a strange woman, she was indeed blamed by everyone for not taking good care of her sister. Why wasn't it her who was taken away by the bad woman?

Although her parents didn't say many words of blame, they chose to leave her in their hometown when they went out to work.

Later, they had a younger brother, and no one mentioned the younger sister anymore, but Xiao Xu could never let go of the past.

"Thank you all," Xiao Xu said, her voice choked with emotion. "Thank you so much."

After her sister was taken away, no one ever comforted her like this.

She lived in deep self-blame every day.

"Xiao Xu, don't worry, we'll help you find your sister too," Meng Xiaokai said earnestly.

He Lewei and Chen Ziqi nodded solemnly.

"Okay." Xiao Xu looked at the group gratefully, even though she knew it wasn't an easy task and she might never find her sister.

Sixteen years have passed, and she still doesn't know what her younger sister looks like now, or if she's still as chubby as before...

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In the interrogation room.

Si Heng glanced at the woman opposite him, his deep black eyes revealing a sharp glint.

What is your relationship with Ren'ai Maternity Center?

Ye Lan said coldly, "It doesn't matter."

Si Heng asked in a deep voice, "Then why were you able to bring the buyer freely in and out of the nursery at Ren'ai Maternity Center?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Ye Lan slammed her handcuffed hands on the table. "What right do you have to arrest me?"

"Why should I?" Si Heng scoffed. "Don't you know?"

Ye Lan remained expressionless: "How could I possibly know?"

"Why does Ren'ai Maternity Center give sleeping pills to infants?" Si Heng asked.

Ye Lan: "I don't know anything, don't ask me."

Chen Ziqi sat down next to Si Heng, picked up his tablet, and played the video that Meng Xiaokai had recorded with the miniature camera on his button for her.

"Ye Lan, we have gathered sufficient evidence. We suggest that you confess voluntarily and explain all the details of your crimes in order to reduce your sentence."

After watching the video, Ye Lan's face grew even paler and more unsightly.

Her eyes were fixed on the screen, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "Damn it! She deserves to die!"

This was the first time in all her years in this line of work that she'd been arrested and taken to the police station. Ye Lan suddenly became agitated and slammed her head against the tablet.

Chen Ziqi retreated in time and returned to his position.

Ye Lan's face contorted with rage as she said, "Don't ask me anything, I won't say anything!"

Si Heng glanced at her, then stood up after a moment. "Fine, you have the right to remain silent."

Most criminals say this when they are first arrested.

He and Chen Ziqi walked out of the interrogation room, where Jiang Yuan and Xiao Xu were standing at the door.

"Si Heng, can we talk to her?" Jiang Yuan asked.

Si Heng already knew about Little Xu's situation, and nodded: "Okay."

Jiang Yuan and Xiao Xu pushed open the door and entered the interrogation room.

Ye Lan, who was lying on the table, looked up when she heard the sound and said impatiently, "What do you want now?"

Xiao Xu stared at her, hatred surging in his heart, and clenched his hands tightly on his knees.

Jiang Yuan's lips moved slightly, and she said coldly, "Ye Lan, did you go to Anhe Village on August 25th, sixteen years ago?"

"Sixteen years ago? Anhe Village?" Ye Lan frowned, seemingly pondering the question.

Jiang Yuan then asked, "There was a girl playing with her younger sister at the time, and you deliberately approached them and offered them candy, right?"

Ye Lan thought for a moment, then asked suspiciously, "Why are you asking this?"

"You kept praising them for being cute, and you said you wanted to hug the little sister..." Xiao Xu said in a trembling voice, "They thought you were a good person, so they agreed..."

Ye Lan looked at Xiao Xu, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper, "You..."

"Do you remember now?" Xiao Xu stared at her, his reddened eyes filled with resentment. "Ye Lan, you stole my sister, you harmed so many children, don't you have nightmares every night!"

Ye Lan froze, remaining unresponsive for a long time.

She remembered.

Anhe Village, two little girls...

"Where did you sell my sister?" Xiao Xu demanded excitedly. "Give my sister back to me!"

Ye Lan turned her head away, not daring to look at her.

She had just started out in the industry then, and that was the first time she had ever done it herself.

She lingered in Anhe Village for many days, but never had the courage to make a move.

She was short of money at the time and needed it urgently.

But she couldn't get over her mental hurdle and hesitated to do it. Her companions kept urging her, and she was in great pain, squatting helplessly by the roadside and crying.

"Auntie, auntie!"

"Auntie, what's wrong?"

Two childish voices suddenly reached her ears.

Ye Lan looked up and saw two little girls, one big and one small, holding hands, their hair tied into two small braids.

"Auntie, don't cry."

"Don't cry, don't cry."

Two adorable little girls comforted her.

"Auntie, are you lost?" the older girl asked her. "You can go to the village committee office; the adults there will help you."

"I..." Ye Lan was about to speak when her accomplice, who was not far away, suddenly coughed.

She received the hint and said with a smile, "Little sister, I'm waiting for someone here."

"Oh, Auntie, you can wait for us." The girl nodded, glanced at the strange man riding a motorcycle not far away, and pulled her sister to leave.

"Little sister, wait a minute." Ye Lan called out to her, "Could you keep Auntie company for a bit?"

Her accomplice probably sensed the girl's wariness and hid nearby on a motorcycle.

Ye Lan smiled gently: "Little sister, I'm so scared being here all alone. Can you help me?"