Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

Tiss Underground Wine Cellar

The six people were beaten so badly that their faces were swollen like steamed buns, but they didn't dare to cry out in pain.

Lu Jinnan and Han Yue were playing cards, both with cigarettes dangling from their mouths, smoke curling upwards. Lu Jinnan spoke up, "A pair of Aces, anyone? If not, I'm leaving."

Immediately afterward, Han Yue silently threw out a pair of 2s, completely crushing Lu Jinnan, who was furious and grumbling, "Damn it, you clearly had the cards but you looked like you were constipated, were you trying to trick me?"

Han Yue said dismissively, "Why not play cards without knowing the cards? What does your poor judgment have to do with my expression?"

Just as Lu Jinnan was about to retort, he heard the sound of leather shoes hitting the ground at the bottom of the stairs. They knew who it was without even turning around.

Who else could it be but Ji Hancheng?

Han Yue didn't even look up, and teased, "You're here so early, are you suffering from kidney deficiency?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jinnan stopped playing his cards and turned to observe Ji Hancheng's expression. Finding no signs of being drained, he bluntly asked, "Young Master Ji, did your sister-in-law not allow you to sleep with her?"

By sheer chance, Lu Jinnan's prediction came true; they got into bed, but he wouldn't let her have sex. A cold knife flew towards Lu Jinnan: "You're very free."

Judging from that expression and tone, what else is there to misunderstand? It just didn't work out. Based on their understanding of Ji Hancheng, if they had succeeded, wouldn't they have been smug?

Lu Jinnan's temper has been getting worse lately. Ji Shao went after his wife himself, leaving him to be squeezed out of his time. This is going too far. "Can't you see whether I'm free or not? You're the one with more free time."

Judging from your expression, you're sexually frustrated. Perfect, I'm sexually frustrated too, and I'm staying in a hotel, feeling sullen.

Ji Hancheng glanced at the six people who were tied up on the ground, walked over and kicked Lu Jinnan's chair, "You want a beating, huh?"

Lu Jinnan replied, "My whole body is itchy, why don't you scratch it for me?" The itchiest place for him was his heart, who could understand?

Han Yue had no interest in playing cards with this idiot, so he threw down his cards, glanced at Lu Jinnan with disdain, and then raised an eyebrow at Ji Hancheng, "Why don't you two go outside and help each other out before coming back?"

The image instantly flashed through Lu Jinnan's mind: he helped Ji Hancheng, and Ji Hancheng helped him. It was a bit of a mess. He shook his head and cursed Han Yue, "Damn, you're a pervert."

Ji Hancheng didn't respond to Han Yue's comment. His eyes changed, concealing his secret. Lu Jinnan had exposed his affairs as soon as he arrived, and now Han Yue had brought up the embarrassing matter he had handled on his own that morning. He absolutely couldn't let these two know about this.

If the house hadn't belonged to Tang Junyao, he would have suspected that those two had installed cameras in his house, and he would have been right every time he said that.

I was incredibly annoyed. I pulled up a stool and sat down by the long bar counter. The Tiss wine cellar was huge, with rare wines from various eras lined up to the top of the shelves, and a very long bar counter in the middle.

He took Han Yue's cigarette case from the table, pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and held the cigarette butt between his slender fingers. As the thin smoke curled upwards, he parted his lips slightly and said, "What did you confess?"

Han Yue casually tossed the documents on the table to him and said sarcastically, "The person behind it all is your ex-wife's stepmother, but the people she hired were replaced because they thought her price was too low. So, the person who led the connection just randomly found a group of people to fill in, and the money in the middle was embezzled."

Hearing such a bizarre deal for the first time, he snorted disdainfully and asked, "How much did you offer? What kind of people did you originally intend to hire?"

Han Yue yawned, tears welling in his eyes from the yawn. "One million. You want to hire mercenaries to kill your ex-wife?"

Han Yue leaned back lazily in his chair, opened his eyes, yawned repeatedly, and was extremely sleepy. "These prices are from decades ago. However, the murderer who killed your son is not them. That lead has been temporarily cut off. The truck driver was an orphan. The other party did a very clean job and left no trace. It will take a little more time."

Seeing Lu Jinnan's mocking look, Han Yue said directly, "I am a human, not a god, and certainly not Erlang Shen who opens his third eye when something happens."

That's true. After all, the police need to slowly find clues when investigating a case. Besides, the other party did such a clean job, it will take some time.

Lu Jinnan thought it made a lot of sense and began to scoff at Chen Lan, "You have the heart to kill, but you're all talk and no action. You don't understand the principle that you can't catch a wolf without spending money." He clicked his tongue for a while.

Ji Hancheng flicked his cigarette ash, his eyes darkening completely. He glared at Lu Jinnan, as if to say, "Who are you trying to trick? Who are you trying to trap?"

Lu Jinnan quickly said, "I didn't mean my sister-in-law is a wolf, I was just using a metaphor, why take it so seriously?" He couldn't even say a word against her; this was serious favoritism.

He ignored Lu Jinnan's words and said coldly, "Dare to touch my people in broad daylight? Do you think they're the first offender? At least it's not the first time; they must have succeeded at least once."

Fighting off sleepiness, Han Yue couldn't help but remind him, "So it seems they want your son's life. Who do you think your son's existence threatens?"

He paused for a moment, then asked, "You'll have to clean up the mess yourself. Are you planning to send these people to the police station or to your ex-wife?"

His ex-wife was genuinely uncomfortable with this, and he retorted with a hint of smugness, "She's my girlfriend now. I'll call and ask."

Lu Jinnan's mouth was agape in astonishment. Ji Shao had already caught up with his sister-in-law? Wasn't he moving faster than him? Did he have a trial period?

She felt very resentful, but when she looked up and saw Han Yue, she felt much better. She said cheekily, "Young Master Han, do you feel envious seeing us together like this?"

Han Yue rolled his eyelids upwards, and in just a second, he spat out a knife, stabbing straight into Lu Jinnan's heart, "Are you envious that you can't go home, or are you envious that you're staying in a hotel and still on probation?"

"Damn, that's too much." What hurts people is often not a lie, but the straightforward statement of the truth.

That hurts, that really hurts.

Ji Hancheng went outside and dialed Tang Junyao's number. After waiting for several seconds without an answer, just as he was about to hang up, the call was answered, and a voice that made his heart flutter came through: "Feed."

Ji Hancheng's lips curled into a smile. "What are you doing?"

Tang Junyao wanted to say that he was asking a question he already knew the answer to, but the words that came out were still, "Is there something you need?"

Without batting an eye, Ji Hancheng said, "I missed you."

Tang Junyao was caught off guard by the sudden teasing, her heart skipped a beat, and she remained silent for a while. Ji Hancheng took off his phone and glanced at it, seeing that the call was still going on. He said jokingly, "I'm not teasing you anymore. I really miss you, but I also really have something to do. The person we arrested last night was ordered by Chen Lan. What do you plan to do? I'll listen to you."

Tang Junyao's tone was filled with hatred as she firmly stated, "I want her to pay with her life."

Ji Hancheng said, "She didn't instigate the car accident; there were other people involved. But the people from last night were hired by her."

Afraid she would worry, he added, "Don't worry, I'll investigate. I'll also strengthen protection for our son. Leave everything to me."

"After get off work, take him to the Tang family. I want to settle accounts with Chen Lan in person." It's time to settle all the scores from all these years. Now is the perfect time to settle both the old and new scores together.

A smile flickered in his eyes, a smile that was either smug or doting. He liked this vindictive nature of his; he loved it just the way it was. "Okay, I'll pick you up after get off work."

"Didn't you bring me a car this morning? Is it just for show?"

"I just miss you and want to see you as soon as possible. Leave the car there for Xu Mingkai to drive back."

After Tang Junyao agreed, she hung up the phone, saying she had to go into the operating room and wouldn't talk to him anymore. He didn't press her further, though he wanted to chat for a few more minutes, but his girlfriend was too busy with her career.

The word "girlfriend" is quite pleasant.

After hanging up the phone, he was in high spirits and strode into the wine cellar, his face beaming with love and excitement. "Take him to the Tang family after work. Keep investigating over there; there will always be clues."

Han Yue reminded him, "Okay, you can go now. I don't want to die suddenly. Let me catch up on some sleep. Keep an eye on your son's safety."

If the other party's target is his son, then even if this attempt fails, there will be another one. It's better to be safe than sorry.

Ji Hancheng: "Hmm."

Lu Jinnan was a little curious. No one outside should know that the child was Ji Shao's. Everyone thought that his sister-in-law was a twin. If his father hadn't insisted that he do a paternity test, he would have thought so too. "How did the person behind the scenes know that the little guy is your son? Your sister-in-law shouldn't be a talkative person."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Han Yue and Ji Hancheng both turned their gazes to Lu Jinnan, making him feel uneasy. He cursed, "Damn it, what are you thinking? I didn't say anything to anyone."

People are actually starting to doubt him. Is he really that loose-lipped?

Seeing his serious expression, Ji Hancheng didn't press the matter further. He extinguished his cigarette and said calmly, "I'm going back to the Ji residence this afternoon. Please keep things tidy for me."

Han Yue was right. Their son was Yao Yao's life, and also the apple of their grandparents' eye. They absolutely couldn't let anything happen to him.

Lu Jinnan suddenly remembered something important, "Wait, have you found that unfamiliar number yet?"

Regarding this, Han Yue guessed that it was probably related to the people involved in the car accident, but the purpose was unknown. "The location was an open-air toilet in a slum in H country, with no surveillance cameras, no witnesses, and the surrounding area was inhabited by elderly people. This was premeditated."

There's no doubt the card is in the cesspool. Even if we manage to retrieve it, it'll be a black card.

Lu Jinnan was so angry that he scratched his head. It just so happened to be H country. Regardless of whether it was Xu Man or not, he cursed her a hundred times again.

Ji Hancheng licked his back teeth, paused for a moment, and strode towards the door. "Let's go."

Lu Jinnan suddenly said to Han Yue, "Is Young Master Ji trying to quit smoking? I think he only smoked one cigarette just now." Judging from his usual amount, it should be more than one cigarette, at least three.

Han Yue didn't answer Lu Jinnan's foolish question. He glanced longingly at the door and then said to him, "Let's sleep together for a while."

Lu Jinnan no longer wanted to know the answer, nor did he want to discuss whether Ji Hancheng had quit smoking or not. He quickly got up and said, "Goodbye, don't even think about me. I have a girlfriend."

Han Yue: So everyone's showing off their girlfriends in front of him, and he's the only one without one? He doesn't want to find one, not that he doesn't have one.

Not wanting to look and not having are two different things, okay?