Mr. CEO, Spoil me 100 Percent! - Chapter 520

Chapter 520: Narrow-Minded Xi Mubai (End of the Foreign Country Arc)

 

Munan told her suddenly, “Big Sister Xia, she’s not going to get away.”

Saohuang’s crime was definite, Lin Yun who cooperated with him must be involved in some way. Eventually, her connection to Saohuang would be revealed!

The Xi family would also do their best to uncover her sins. After so many things that had happened, the Xi family and the Lin family had made each other their nemesis.

Furthermore, it was obvious that the Lin family had evil intentions towards the Xi family, so they wouldn’t stop even after this cooperation with Saohuang had failed.

…

Xinghe and Munan were given temporary release. Even though Saohuang was now in custody, their charges hadn’t been completely cleared. Regardless, that was only a matter of time. Basically, everyone knew they would be given an innocent verdict.

Grandfather Xi and Jiangnian left early to not disturb the youngsters and their celebration.

Xinghe left the courthouse escorted by her admirers, Munan and the rest. Mubai, who waited at the entrance, saw Xinghe from afar being surrounded by the group of guys. They chit chatted happily among themselves, but their gaze had never once left Xinghe. Xinghe maintained a light smile, replying only when she was addressed.

For some reason, she radiated a strong allure that even outstanding bachelors like Munan was attracted to her. Their eyes on Xinghe were full of admiration and adoration.

This annoyed Mubai who was standing close by. Of course, he wouldn’t verbalize or showcase it.

He walked forward with an attractive smile and took Xinghe’s hand proprietarily. “Everything went well?”

Xinghe nodded. “Yes, it was successfully.”

Mubai caressed her hair happily. “Wonderful, let’s go home, you must be tired.”

“Okay.” Xinghe nodded again and allowed herself to be pulled towards the car.

Mubai opened her with the door personally. He got in after her and then… he slammed the door shut and asked the driver to drive away!

He had zero thoughts for Munan who’d just been released!

“Hey, Big Brother…” Munan waved his hands at the car that sped away. Big Brother, haven’t you forgotten something or someone? How can you leave me behind like this?

“So that’s Boss’ big brother, Xi Mubai,” Yan Li said with admiration. “He looks the same as the one on TV.”

Isn’t that a given?

Gu Li asked, “Boss, didn’t you say the two of you are like siblings, so why…?”

Did he leave you behind? It seems like he’s purposely ignoring you.

Gu Li didn’t finish his sentence but everyone else got the gist of it. Suddenly, the gaze from Gu Li and Yan Lu became a lot more curious. Even Munan was confused. Why would his big brother ignore him? Theoretically speaking, he should be happy for him. So where was the problem?

To smoothen the atmosphere, Yan Lu laughed. “But looks like he has a good relationship with Miss Xia. However, didn’t you tell us they are divorced?”

“That’s it!” Munan yelped suddenly. He finally realized why he was left behind. It was because of jealousy!

Xi Mubai, as an older brother that was born a few years ahead of me, do you need to be so narrow-minded‽

Inside the car, Xinghe reminded a certain someone kindly.

“You seem to have forgotten Munan.”

“Is that so?” Mubai said with a straight face, “That’s alright, he can walk home on his own.”

Chapter 521: Only Daughter-in-Law

 

“…” Xinghe.

Your poker face could do with a bit more work.

…

If that day was going from heaven to hell for Saohuang, then for the Xi family, it was the other way round. They’d finally found the evidence they needed to clear their charges.

Even Munan was home. The Xi family was submerged in an atmosphere of happiness. Even Old Madam Xi was beside herself with joy.

Mrs. Xi had a large dinner prepared to celebrate; she even had Mubai invite Chengwu and Xia Zhi.

Chengwu and Xia Zhi heard everything from Xinghe that morning. They were shocked because Xinghe had been in such dangerous situations for the past month. Thankfully, she was back safe and sound and everything was well!

She contributed the most to getting the Xi family over this hurdle. At the dinner table, every Xi family member showered her with appreciation and praises.

Mrs. Xi raised her wine glass and told Xinghe, “Xinghe, can you forgive me for what I did earlier? I used to think that you were not good enough for Mubai, but now, I realize how wrong I was. I raise this glass to you as my apology.”

Mrs. Xi downed the glass of wine afterwards. Everyone was shocked. Mrs. Xi was a prideful woman. Her prejudice towards Xinghe had disappeared a long time ago, but this was the first time she’d officially apologized to Xinghe. They didn’t expect her to go so far…

After all, it was hard for an elder to apologize to her junior, especially in a Chinese family that heavily valued family hierarchy.

Xinghe accepted her apology instantly. “Mrs. Xi, that’s right. I’d forgotten about that a long time ago.”

Mrs. Xi broke into a smile and added, “Xinghe, from now on, you’re the only daughter-in-law that I’ll accept! I know you might not want to marry into our Xi family again, but I will accept no other daughter-in-law other than you.”

Xinghe was shocked, her emotions were a confused mess. Previously, she was the only one Mrs. Xi wouldn’t accept, but now she had become the only candidate she would accept…

She didn’t expect such a drastic change.

“That’s right, from now on, we will only accept you as our daughter-in-law!” Jiangsan said with a laugh, “If you don’t marry Mubai then we will forbid him from marrying.”

“You’re going to make big brother die old and alone,” Munan joked.

Grandfather Xi and Old Madam Xi laughed happily. Grandfather Xi’s mood increased greatly witnessing his ex-wife enjoy herself.

He said with a good mood, “Maid, get me the thing I’ve prepared.”

The maid quickly returned with a box. Grandfather Xi accepted it and opened it while showing it to Xinghe, “Xinghe, this is my present for you, you must accept it.”

The maid took over the box and set it in front of Xinghe. Inside the box was a house property certificate.

Mrs. Xi took it out and said happily, “Xinghe, this is a house given to the Xi family by the country years ago. It is at City A’s Hills Residence; from now on, it is yours.”

Xinghe was astonished, even Xia Zhi and Chengwu were stunned beyond words. The whole Hwa Xia knew that Hills Residence was the most prime real estate in the country. It was not somewhere you could move in with money, you needed to be of a certain stature as well. In other words, the house there was priceless, because it was beyond pricing.

She didn’t expect Grandfather Xi to give her something so valuable.

“I really can’t accept this…”

Chapter 522: Kindness

 

Before Xinghe could finish, Grandfather Xi interrupted her, “You must accept it because I’ve already changed the name on the deed to yours. You have to accept this no matter what.”

“But…”

“Just accept it, this is grandfather’s kindness,” Mubai said dotingly. Xinghe wanted to say, Isn’t this a bit too kind?

“Xinghe, I also have a present for you,” Mrs. Xi suddenly said. She had someone bring it over and needless to say, it was something extraordinary as well. It was a set of valuable, antique jade accessories!

Mrs. Xi explained, “This is a set of jewelry passed down from European royalty. It is one of a kind in this world. I used three hundred million to win the bid several years ago. Now, I give it all to you.”

“Three hundred million‽” Xia Zhi gulped unconsciously, this was worth more than him. Mrs. Xi was definitely generous. Naturally, Xinghe tried to reject her gift but it was to no avail.

After that, Jiangnian and even Munan gave her presents. Even Old Madam Xi prepared one for her…

The dinner suddenly became like Xinghe’s birthday party. A bunch of extremely valuable presents suddenly piled up before Xinghe. She was at a loss facing all of the presents. Even Xia Zhi and Chengwu were speechless. This was especially touching for Chengwu; he felt his heart skipping several beats from sheer joy for Xinghe.

“This is everyone’s kindness, you have to accept it all,” Mubai told Xinghe with a smile.

Xinghe replied with some difficulty, “This is too much.”

“Mummy, this is not much, you deserve more,” Lin Lin who sat beside her said with a huge smile. He was very happy because everyone liked her mummy.

“Lin Lin is right; you deserve all this and more. I’ll have the maids take these away for now, you can go through them later,” Mrs. Xi ordered the maids to keep the presents and proceeded to put food on Xinghe’s plate. “Here, eat some more, look at you, you’ve lost so much weight.”

Flustered, Xinghe stood up and excused herself by saying, “I’m sorry, I have to use the bathroom.”

She turned but left through the front door!

Xinghe didn’t know how to deal with everyone’s kindness so she chose to evade for now.

Outside, the night was cold. Xinghe walked to the garden and sat down inside an alcove.

“Sis.” To her surprise, Xia Zhi followed her. He sat down opposite her and asked, “Are you unhappy?”

Xinghe shook her head. “No, I’m fine.”

“Then, you must be overjoyed since you’ve won over the whole Xi family.”

“Not really.”

She was just overwhelmed by their enthusiasm.

Xia Zhi was relieved noticing she was still her old self. After that, he smiled. “Honestly, I was surprised by their kindness towards you; this is something I couldn’t have imagined would happen.”

“Me too.”

Xia Zhi said happily, “But you deserve such good treatment. Sis, you’re really formidable now, so formidable that I feel like you’re not my sister anymore.”

“Why would you think that?” Xinghe looked at him curiously.

“Because you’re too good. How can someone as normal as myself be your brother?”

Xinghe didn’t know to laugh or cry. “But only you are qualified to be my little brother.”

Xia Zhi was touched when she said that.

Chapter 523: Love to Be Slapped by You

 

Xia Zhi smiled proudly. “That is the greatest pride of my life. Sis, thank you for being a part of my life.”

Xinghe looked at his smiling face but said no words. Xia Zhi held her eye contact and sighed. “This time last year, we were still struggling with life. I really didn’t think so many things would change in a year. Sis, this is all thanks to you. You’ve impressed everyone and have put those that dared to bully and look down on us in their place. You’ve face-slapped everyone that did us wrong…”

Xinghe though apologized. “If I had recovered my memory earlier, then you and uncle wouldn’t have suffered so much.”

“That’s fine, it’s all worth it in the end. I’m very satisfied with how things worked out. Sis, how about you, are you happy?”

Xinghe nodded. The only thing she asked for in the world was for the people she cared about to be happy, she didn’t yearn for anything more beyond that.

“Sis, I’ll be going,” Xia Zhi said when he saw Mubai walking over. He stood up and left, giving them some privacy. Mubai walked over with a smile and took the place Xia Zhi had vacated.

“Your brother is right; you did face-slap everyone that dared to defy you,” he said with a wicked grin as he sat down.

Xinghe said softly, “Actually, that was not my intention to begin with.”

“I know, nobody would like to go around raging war for no reason, but it is undeniable that you’ve impressed everyone.” Mubai’s pair of passionate eyes looked at her. He was over the moon because his family had finally accepted her.

“You’ve face-slapped me as well,” he added with a grin.

Xinghe raised her brow. Mubai took her hand and said devilishly, “But I don’t mind, even if you slap me to death, I won’t mind.”

“You like to be slapped so much?” Xinghe asked purposely.

Mubai nodded. “Only if it’s you who does the slapping because I love everything you do.”

“Actually, I don’t think I’ve face-slapped you.”

She had taken her revenge against everyone that hurt her and her family but him. This was because she knew his part in it all was unintentional, and, regarding matters of their relationship, she was partially responsible as well.

Mubai smiled wickedly. “Why don’t you do that now?”

He then grabbed her hand and slapped his own face. Xinghe retracted her hand quickly. “Stop joking.”

“I’m serious.” Mubai looked into her eyes. “Feel free to slap me if you hate me.”

“I don’t hate you.”

“This means you like me?”

“…”

Mubai came to his own conclusion. “Alright, now I know you like me.”

Just as Xinghe was going to retort, he added, “But I love you!”

Xinghe swallowed her words. Mubai looked deep into her eyes and repeated slowly, “Xia Xinghe, I love you, I will only ever love you.”

“…” Can you please talk about something else?

He knew she was uncomfortable in that kind of situation.

Thankfully, Xinghe was a master of changing the subject, “By the way, did you have someone check out the relationship between Saohuang and Lin Yun?”

Mubai chuckled, he knew she was evading. He didn’t put her on the spot but nodded and said, “Naturally. Not only that, we have to check out the Lin family as well. Their attitude towards the Xi family is too suspicious.”

“They’re trying to bring the Xi family down?” Xinghe asked directly.

Mubai retracted his levity and nodded somberly. “I think so.”

Xinghe narrowed her eyes.

Chapter 524: Feng Saohuang Wants to See Her

 

She felt indebted to the Xi family, so she wanted to guard it as well. She wouldn’t allow others to bring the Xi family down.

“Feng Saohuang will be our opening,” Xinghe suggested. Mubai hummed slowly before nodding. “You mean to have him sell out the Lin family?”

“That’s right. Saohuang will have the dirt on Lin Yun. Going through him is our best course of action.”

Mubai nodded, agreeing with her analysis.

“But he might not cooperate. He might be banking on the Lin family saving him.”

Xinghe chuckled. “No one will be able to save him.”

Mubai nodded. Indeed, no one would be able to save Saohuang. One, his crime was too huge. Two, the evidence came from Country Y’s president, so this is already an international crisis. Three, the Xi family will try their best to punish him. Four, his crime was exposed at the trial. If he was pardoned, it would cause a public riot.

Therefore, no matter from which angle, Saohuang was a dead man. Even if he had leverage on the Lin family, it was useless because the Lin family wasn’t powerful enough to pardon a sin as big as war crimes.

“Right, we should start with him,” Mubai said with determination; he was the key to get to the Lin family.

…

To everyone’s surprise, before they reached out towards Saohuang, the next day, he actively demanded to meet Xinghe.

Xinghe was curious. “He wants to meet me?”

But why? There should be nothing to discuss between us.

The officer that came to inform her replied, “That’s right, he said he will only confess after he talks to you. Miss Xia, why don’t you go with Mr. Xi Mubai to meet him. If he is willing to confess, it’ll save everyone a lot of time and trouble.”

Some people still found Xinghe and Munan suspicious, if Saohuang was willing to admit that it was he who framed them, then they would be cleared instantly.

Xinghe nodded easily. “Fine, I will go meet him.”

Mubai worried about her so he accompanied her to the detention center. However, Saohuang would only meet Xinghe alone, so he had to wait for her outside.

Xinghe was brought to an interrogation room. This was the second time she had been in this place. Last time, it was to visit Ye Shen, now to visit Saohuang.

The irony of Saohuang being Ye Shen’s murderer was not lost on Xinghe.

Saohuang seemed to have gotten a lot more haggard even though it had only been one day.

His uniform had been removed and he wore a messy plain T-short. Stubble had grown under his chin. There were dark circles under his eyes, indicating a sleepless night.

The only spirited thing about him was his pair of eyes. However, his gaze was not as sharp as before, rather it had gotten more reserved.

After she walked in, Saohuang said softly, “Sit, don’t worry, I won’t harm you.”

There was a partition between them. Xinghe smiled. “How could you harm me?”

She sat down calmly and confidently opposite him. Saohuang laughed at his own words. He’d forgotten that the woman opposite him was not your run of the mill woman. She was brave enough to expose him in front of the court, so she was definitely not afraid of him.

“A woman such as yourself is definitely one of a kind. I’ve met one before, actually you reminded me of her,” Saohuang commented while staring at Xinghe.

Chapter 525: One and the Same

 

Xinghe wasn’t led on by him. She said softly, “Tell me, why did you ask to see me?”

Saohuang gave a wicked smile, “Because I knew you would want to see me.”

“…” Saohuang predicted we would need his cooperation.

“Actually, there’s a question stuck in my mind, but I cannot figure out the answer on my own, so I wanted to ask you in person,” Saohuang said.

Xinghe played along, “What question?”

“Do you know Xia Meng?” Saohuang asked directly. Xinghe was a bit surprised by this question.

“What if I do?”

“According to what I’ve found out, Xia Meng’s life didn’t cross path with yours, but for some reason, she was heavily related to Xi Mubai for a sudden, albeit brief, period of her life, so I was curious. Furthermore, the two of you share the same family name and you two have the same aura about you,” Saohuang stated as he stared closely at Xinghe, as if trying to read something from her unconscious movements.

Xinghe smirked. “You’re curious? I’m also very curious as to why you would know so much about Xia Meng. Her life didn’t cross yours as well.”

“You don’t need to know why I’m familiar with her, you only need to answer my question.” After a pause, Saohuang’s lips curved into a smile. “Of course, in exchange, I will provide you with the criminal evidence on Lin Yun.”

This man was clearly no fool; it was no wonder he could corner the Xi family. He had a good sense of the situation and could predict his enemy’s next step; alas, he still lost to them.

“She once came to me for help,” Xinghe said with a straight face. “I’m sure you know about her disability, so she came to me asking for an artificial leg to help her regain a normal gait. That was how we met and became friends.”

“But Xi Mubai seems to treat her as more than friend.” Saohuang was incredulous. “So, your relationship must go deeper than what you’re telling me. Xia Xinghe, if you don’t tell me the truth, I don’t think we can work together.”

Xinghe smiled. “Then what kind of truth do you want? Ask me directly.”

“Do you know Ye Shen?”

“He’s Xia Meng’s husband.”

“Are you two plotting to take something from Ye Shen?” Saohuang asked directly. Now Xinghe understood what Saohuang’s plan was. He still hadn’t given up on the energy crystal. The thing must hold much importance to him since he was still so hung up on it even though he was on death row.

“What could he have that would require us to plot against him?” Xinghe asked in return. Her face was placid, completely unreadable. Even for someone as astute as Saohuang, she was a closed book.

“You’re indeed one hard to read woman,” Saohuang commented with a smile. “It’s so hard to get any information from you.”

“What do you want to know? Ask and I will answer if I can,” Xinghe said generously. Just like that, she gained the upper hand in their negotiation.

Saohuang thought the initiative would be his, but evidently, he was not her match. She was too special; no matter what she did, she was a step ahead of everyone else. Her nonchalant tone and clear eyes were unique as well.

Saohuang sighed once more, “You really do mirror Xia Meng, so much so that I have the sneaking impression that you two are one and the same.”

“Don’t simply come to your own conclusion, how much do you really know about Xia Meng and me?” Xinghe retorted directly.

Saohuang nodded. “You’re right, all I have is my gut feeling.”

“So, tell me, what do you want to know?” Xinghe asked.

Chapter 526: Avoid the Death Penalty

 

She didn’t mind sharing information about energy crystal with Saohuang because she needed his information as well. She needed to give in order to take. However, the trade wasn’t in her favor because it turned out Saohuang knew less than she thought.

He said directly, “I don’t have many questions; I’m just curious why you two approached Xia Meng. If there is indeed a motive, I’m pretty sure our target is the same. That thing is very special, but I have no idea what its real usage is, maybe you know.”

“What thing?” Xinghe asked.

Saohuang looked at her and laughed. “Are you really that dumb or do you think I’m that dumb?”

“I can’t control what you think.”

“Xia Xinghe, I’ve already lost to you, won’t you tell me the truth as charity?”

Xinghe stared at him and said, “If you want the truth then you have to trade with truths.”

Saohuang groaned helplessly, “I’ve given you everything I know about this thing that I am talking about.”

“Fine, then let me ask you, what is this thing you talk about?” Xinghe asked directly. Unlike Saohuang, she had the upper hand in this negotiation. If Saohuang wanted to know the truth, he needed to cooperate with her.

“It’s a type of black metal, but what kind I have no clue,” Saohuang told her. “However, I hear it is very valuable, I’ve just not come across one before.”

“What else do you know about that thing?”

“I know that many different parties are searching for it and know its location. If you want it, then let’s make a deal.”

This was his purpose. He suspected Xinghe knew about the energy crystal and leaked some information to her to test out her knowledge. If he saw Xinghe show comprehension of the topic then he could be certain she was also looking for the energy crystal. Then he could demand for a deal in exchange for the information he had.

“What kind of deal?” Xinghe didn’t continue this dance with him but cut to the point.

Saohuang shrugged and said, “Help me stay off the death row, that’s all I ask.”

Xinghe raised her brow. “Shouldn’t you ask the Lin family for that?”

Saohuang chuckled darkly. “I should consider myself lucky that the Lin family hasn’t had me assassinated.”

“You knew that working together with the Lin family was like asking a tiger for his skin. You deserve the fate that you have today.”

Saohuang nodded. “I know, which is why I will admit my sins, I will confess everything. I have nothing to request other than avoiding the death penalty.”

“You don’t look like someone who is afraid of death,” Xinghe observed acutely.

Saohuang smiled. “Who isn’t afraid of death? After death, all hope is lost.”

“Your crime is too big; the Xi family can’t do anything. Furthermore, it’s useless to make this deal with me, you should have gone directly to the Xi family.”

She couldn’t represent Xi Family.

Saohuang shook his head and stared deeply at her. “My instinct tells me, dealing with you is better than with Xi Family. Plus, I will only believe your promise.”

“You believe me?” Xinghe felt like laughing. They were on opposing ends, why he believe her?

“That’s right. Even though we might be enemy, but you’re worth believing in,” Saohuang said seriously, “In fact, if we’re not enemies, I don’t mind being your friend.”

“I do mind being your friend.”

“Well, consider that I’ve misspoken then,” Saohuang smiled lightly. “So, what do you say, do you want this deal?”

Xinghe gave a vague answer, “Like I said, your crime is too big, we can’t promise you anything.”

Chapter 527: Dirt on Lin Yun

 

“As long as you try your best then I’m sure you can at least suspend the execution of sentence by five years.”

For several reasons, Xinghe felt there was a bigger reason behind this, however that had nothing to do with her anymore.

“You will also provide the evidence on the Lin family, right?” Xinghe checked. Her meaning was clear; she was willing to take him up on the deal.

Saohuang nodded with a smile. “Of course. I have the dirt on Lin Yun. If you promise me, I will cooperate in any way I can.”

“Alright, I will try my best; that is the most I can promise.”

Saohuang nodded vigorously. “That’s more than enough.”

Xinghe observed, “You are also one hard individual to gauge. I had a hand in sending you in here, but you choose to believe me while I fully expected you to hate me.”

“Beggars can’t be choosers. Since I’ve lost, why still hold on to hatred?” Saohuang admitted openly. “We might be from opposing camps, but if you can help me, I don’t mind working with you.”

“If you didn’t pick the wrong path, I believe you would have ended up with a glorious future.”

Saohuang laughed. “You’re flattering me.”

“I’m just telling you the truth. Now that I’ve accepted your condition, tell me everything you know.”

And that was what he did.

“The thing I mentioned is a black metallic energy crystal; it can store an indescribably large amount of energy, but no one has seen one before. The only exception is the IV Syndicate’s leader because he has one. That’s all I know, you’d better not let slip that you also have the thing on you or that would be like asking for death.”

The news that Xinghe went to Country Y was a secret to everyone outside of the Xi family. Of course, Philip wouldn’t sell them out either. Therefore, Saohuang had no idea it was her who destroyed the IV Syndicate. She had even taken the energy crystal there.

“This information is pointless to me because I have no such thing,” Xinghe lied easily. “That’s all the information you can provide?”

Saohuang shrugged. “That’s right, I didn’t think it would be so useless to you.”

Actually, it had some uses. At least she knew she needed to be more careful in the future.

“So, what is the dirt on Lin Yun?” Xinghe jumped to the next question.

…

It was almost an hour before Xinghe came out of the detention center. Mubai had been waiting for her outside the entrance the whole time.

“What did you two discuss?” he asked as Xinghe got near.

“Let’s get in first, we have somewhere to go to.”

“Okay.” Mubai nodded and helped her with the door. After they got in, Xinghe gave the driver an address for a storage facility. The dirt that Saohuang spoke of could be found there. On the way there, Xinghe outlined her conversation with Saohuang to Mubai.

She apologized, “I took the initiative to take his deal. I will figure it all out so don’t worry.”

Mubai merely smiled. “It’s not that big of a deal pardoning him from the death penalty, after all, he did cooperate in the end. Furthermore, you only promised that you would try your best, you didn’t promise him that you can definitely get him away from the noose.”

“But he has framed your family again and again, we cannot let him off so easily.”

Mubai smiled thinly. “But, do you know? For people like him, death is not the best punishment. Living in humiliation will be his biggest torment.”

Xinghe couldn’t help but laugh, because that was her philosophy.

Chapter 528: Arrest Her Immediately

 

Unlike most of her opponents, she didn’t like to resort to murder. Making them pay with a life of misery was better. Death was too good of an ending for them.

“It’s good that you’re not angry. Now we will go get Lin Yun’s proof of criminal activities; it’s her turn now!” A brutal expression flashed across Xinghe’s face as she said so. It was time for Lin Yun to pay for her sins.

“Perfect!” Mubai cheered with a smile and asked the driver to step on it. Following Saohuang’s directions, they soon retrieved a memory card that he’d kept hidden. Xinghe slotted the card into her phone and realized there was a voice recording within.

It was the recording between Lin Yun and Saohuang. It could attest to the fact that it was Lin Yun who ordered Saohuang to assassinate Munan. In the recording, Lin Yun admitted that it was the Lin family who wanted Munan dead and not Saohuang. The assassination was her idea. Xinghe was surprised that the proof would be so hefty.

Mubai smiled wickedly. “The Lin family has been hounding us non-stop with a fake crime, so now, let’s see who will crumble and fall!”

Xinghe asked, “Should we call the cops now?”

“Naturally.”

Mubai immediately called Chief Zhang, but Chief Zhang told him, “Lin Yun? She’s left the city, she was picked up by the Lin family’s people a moment ago.”

“How long ago?”

“Not long, she is probably still on the road.”

“Arrest her immediately, Xi family is suing her!”

“Alright, I will mobilize my men now.”

After he hung up, Mubai told Xinghe with a dark expression, “Lin Yun is on the run. We cannot let her run back to City A or it will be out of City T’s jurisdiction.”

Xinghe knew what he meant. The Lin family had powerful influence in City A. If Lin Yun managed to return there, making this stick to her would be extremely difficult. Therefore, they couldn’t let her escape, they had to charge her while she was still in City T.

“Let’s go, we’ll go stop her now!” Mubai came to a decision instantly. Xinghe hopped back into the car after him. The quickest way for Lin Yun to leave City T was to take a plane. Therefore, they needed to block her on the way to the airport.

Proving their point, Chief Zhang called them back to inform them that Lin Yun was indeed heading towards the airport.

The storage facility was close to the airport, so they would arrive before the police.

…

At that time, Lin Yun still had no clue she was going to be arrested.

Inside the car, she was happily chatting with the man beside her. “Third Brother, why is it you who came to fetch me? When did you return from overseas?”

The man beside Lin Yun was about 28. Despite his age, he emitted a regal aura. His handsome face was almost always decorated with a crooked half-smile, giving him the bad boy appearance.

He was Lin Yun’s cousin, the third eldest among their generation. His name was Lin Xuan. He was the smartest in the Lin Family, but for some reason, he was also the most difficult to approach.

Lin Yun might have been a spoiled brat but even she didn’t dare to act out in front of him. Lin Xuan smiled lightly. “I just came back from overseas. I heard you were in some kind of trouble, so since I was on the way home, I decided to drop by to check on you.”

Lin Yun felt guilty knowing Saohuang still had something on her. However, she didn’t dare to bring it up because she knew she would be punished.

Chapter 529: We Have the Evidence

 

“Third brother, it’s not anyone’s fault; it’s just that Feng Saohuang was simply too unlucky. Who could have known that he had secret dealings with IV Syndicate and the organization was just destroyed? It just so happened that the evidence of his crimes was discovered and given to the Xi family, giving them the perfect chance to launch a counter attack. This is all luck’s fault.”

Lin Xuan’s reserved gaze darkened but its meaning unreadable. “That’s right, it was too unlucky that IV Syndicate happened to get destroyed…”

“That’s right, so this is not my fault,” Lin Yun said endearingly. “Third brother, you won’t be mad at me, right?”

Lin Xuan looked at her and smiled. “Of course not.”

“Third brother, you’re the best!” Lin Yun offered up a smile, but her smile was faltering. God, I hope they never find out about that thing or there will be hell to pay!

Suddenly, the driver said, “Third young master, there’s a car chasing us!”

Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes and he turned back to look together with Lin Yun. Just as the driver had reported, there was a sports car tailing them. Through the wind screen, Lin Yun saw Mubai that was in the driver’s seat. She yelped, “It’s Xi Mubai!”

Lin Xuan ordered the driver, “Stop by the side of the road.”

“Yes, sir!”

The moment they stopped, Mubai’s car caught up to them. They all got out of their cars. When Lin Yun saw him and Xinghe, she asked with dissatisfaction, “Why were you two tailing us?”

Xinghe glanced at Lin Xuan before replying coldly, “Why? That is our question for you. Your suspicion hasn’t been cleared yet, so why are you running away?”

Lin Yun flared up instantly. “What suspicion? Feng Saohuang is Feng Saohuang and I am me. I might know him, but it doesn’t mean that I was cooperating with him in his illegal activities.”

Mubai smiled. “We will know that after you follow us to the police station.”

An ominous feeling rose up within Lin Yun.

“Why should I follow you to the station?” she scoffed. “I’m from the Lin family; I can leave whenever I want, what right do you have to stop me?”

“Naturally, it’s because we have evidence of your crimes,” Xinghe said slowly.

Lin Yun’s gaze flickered with anxiety, but she hid it well.

“Xia Xinghe, you have to have proof before you go around accusing people. You have something on me? That’s laughable, what kind of proof?” Lin Yun retorted confidently. She didn’t believe that Saohuang would sell her out because she thought he still needed the Lin family to save him. After all, Saohuang wouldn’t be so stupid to hand over his leverage over her and, by extension, the Lin Family to law enforcement.

However, she was too conceited to realize Saohuang’s crime was too huge for even the Lin family to pardon. Therefore, why would he go threaten the Lin family for no reason? At the end of the day, Saohuang didn’t trust the Lin family. Pressuring them would only get him assassinated.

Since begging the Lin family would also lead to death, he made the better choice of aligning himself with the more honorable Xi family by handing them Lin Yun’s criminal evidence. The Xi family might hate him, but at least they would honor a deal.

Lin Yun thought she was so clever but when it came to planning schemes, but she was clearly less able than Feng Saohuang.

Xinghe looked at her and smiled. “What kind of proof? Naturally it is the proof of you collaborating with Feng Saohuang to frame the Xi family! You know what I’m talking about, right, Miss Lin?”