Chapter 50

Mu Youyu looked at the message that came again from opposite, her light pupils lifting, 'It's Yu Cheng.'

'I knew it!'

Yu Ci slammed the hospital bed rail, 'I didn't want to say anything about his sneaky moves before, but now he dares to lay a hand on A Nan's head! Does he think I wouldn't dare to do something to him?'

Even lying there after being hit by a car, he can't stay still!

Jiang Liangjin's eyes flashed with cold intent as he asked, 'Yu Cheng has never held real power in the Yu family, so how could the account of that shell company be in his hands?'

That hit the nail on the head.

Yu Ci's anger eased a bit, then he gritted his teeth and said, 'It must be that my dad earlier handed over management of a few fringe companies to him for practice!'

That bastard puts on a good‑boy act on the surface, but who knows what nasty scheming he's hiding behind the scenes!

The more he spoke, the angrier he got, reaching for his phone: 'I'll call my dad right now and have him drag that bastard in for questioning!'

Gu Xingnan set down his water cup, grabbed his wrist, and said, 'A Ci, don't get worked up yet—nothing's certain.'

Though he said that, the chill in his eyes didn't lessen.

If Yu Cheng were really after the Yu family's power and aimed his scheme at him, that would be downright stupid.

Jiang Liangjin's people had also found it; he opened a screenshot of the transfer record on his phone and handed it to the others, 'The chance that this is a mistake or not Yu Cheng's doing is slim.'

Mu Youyu thought the same.

Jiang Liangjin slid his finger across the screen and said frankly, 'The rent was paid yesterday afternoon.'

Mu Youyu lifted her gaze to Jiang Liangjin and voiced her thought: 'If Yu Cheng wanted to hire someone to do the deed, why would he pick such an unprofessional person?'

Jiang Liangjin is sharp‑minded; his tone turned thoughtful: 'There's a possibility that Yu Cheng wanted exactly an unprofessional person.'

Hire out‑of‑town thugs, put them up under fake IDs—if they're caught, he can just say the thugs randomly accused him to smear him.

Using the Yu family's shell‑company account to pay the rent is deliberately leaving a loophole.

If they can't trace it to him, at most Yu Xing would think the company account was stolen.

If they do trace it, he could pose as a victim, claim the account info was leaked, and wash his hands clean.

'That's too dark!' Yu Ci also realized.

Mu Youyu began to feel something was off, 'He's just trying to compete with A Ci for the inheritance—does he really need to lay hands on A Nan?'

The more we talk, the more confused it gets.

She could be sure it was indeed linked to Yu Cheng, after all, her brother's people are generally reliable, and besides, Jiang Liangjin had people look into it.

But why would Yu Cheng only hurt Gu Xingnan?

Moreover, just now Yu Ci said those thugs grabbed Gu Xingnan and started beating him, then after beating him they regretted it and spouted some nonsensical words.

……At first they suspected Leng Yueyue.

Mu Youyu hesitated, 'Maybe Yu Cheng and Leng Yueyue are secretly colluding—one wants to use a knife to suppress A Ci, the other wants revenge on A Nan.'

She always felt Leng Yueyue couldn't be unrelated.

'How did they get involved?' Yu Ci frowned tightly, not understanding why she thought that.

How dare Yu Cheng collaborate with someone from the Leng family?

Besides, that Leng family person likes A Nan—how could they agree?

Gu Xingnan spoke slowly, 'They're in the same class.'

Suddenly the relationships got all tangled.

'……'

A moment of silence.

Jiang Liangjin's eyes flickered slightly, and he didn't respond.

Yu Ci jumped up from the bed, he couldn't care less why Yu Cheng was targeting him and Gu Xingnan, and just let out a cold snort.

'Yu Cheng will do anything to oppose me! If my dad found out, he wouldn't be laughing!'

Saying that, he picked up his phone intending to call.

Gu Xingnan paused, seeing that Yu Ci looked like he was about to go tell Uncle Yu right away, and said, 'A Ci, we only have an account link now, no direct proof that he ordered it……given Yu Cheng's nature, he'll just whine that we're misunderstanding him.'

Yu Ci stared, his anger flaring again, 'Are we just supposed to let it go? He had people beat you! Even the young master got his face ruined! If it weren't for A Jin……'

Did he even whine about it?

After a silence, Gu Xingnan sighed first, 'Let's head back first, go find Uncle Yu.'

Given how Uncle Yu dotes on Yu Ci, if there's even a bit of evidence pointing to Yu Cheng, he'll keep investigating.

Mu Youyu also said, 'A Ci, you go back first.'

Jiang Liangjin lightly patted his shoulder, waved his phone, 'Keep in touch if anything comes up.'

After Mu Youyu left school and said goodbye to the others.

She received a message from Liu Wanwan: 【Yoyo, when you see this, I'm already on the car back to A City】

【Father's orders, this young lady also has to go confront the dog‑traitor, don't worry!】

She lowered her eyes to the words on the screen, couldn't help chuckling, and typed a reply.

Mu Youyu had originally planned to let Lin Ning and Liu Wanwan meet again after school, since they knew each other.

She hadn't expected Liu's father to return home so quickly.

Thinking of that, Mu Youyu opened Lin Ning's chat: 【Ningning, I'm out】

After sending it, fearing she might seem cold, she also sent a sticker.

Milk tea shop.

'What did you do! You spilled all the coffee on this young master's clothes—can you afford to pay for them?'

Lin Ning heard the sound, rose from the sofa, and looked toward the next table.

A girl in a service uniform fell to the ground, the scene chaotic; her eyes held a hint of speechlessness as she faced the boy whose clothes were stained with coffee.

The girl wore her hair in a bun, and even her black service uniform could not hide her beauty.

Her face was fresh and makeup-free, with fine eyebrows, bright eyes, a high nose, tender lips; when angry, shallow dimples appeared, making her look exceptionally pure.

Hearing the boy's shout in front of her, she stood up.

"Sorry… uh, Young Master An." Her voice suppressed anger.

"You little beauty! Is a mere 'sorry' enough? You couldn't pay for this outfit even if you sold yourself!"

"..."

"Just now you deliberately twisted your ankle to spill coffee on my clothes—are you trying to get my attention this way?"

"I have to say, you did very well—you really did catch my attention! I, the Young Master, give you a chance to become my woman."

Xia Shi stared in disbelief at An Sheng, whose clothes were stained with coffee.

Hearing his words, she was even more speechless.

A week ago, An Sheng came to the milk tea shop and told her to be his woman.

"...?"

Hey hey hey, she's only in middle school.

She refused, but he had been coming to the milk tea shop to harass her for a whole week straight.

What just happened was that An Sheng deliberately stuck out his foot as Xia Shi passed by.

This caused Xia Shi to trip accidentally, and then he shamelessly said those words.

Thinking of this, Xia Shi lifted her head, revealing her fair, delicate face, and gritted her teeth.

I can't take it—she couldn't bear it any longer!

"What's wrong with you! You shout 'Young Master An' and actually act like the Young Master, really thinking you're the legitimate heir of the An Family? You're just an illegitimate child of the An Family!" Xia Shi shouted.

"An Sheng, don't be shameless!"

More and more people gathered around, all coming to watch the spectacle.

"Which illegitimate child of the An Family is this?"

"How is he making things difficult for a girl?"

"Tsk tsk, the An Family head fools around, producing many illegitimate sons and daughters— which illegitimate child is he?"

"Hey, none of the An Family's illegitimate sons and daughters are any good—just look, this scene shows that illegitimate child causing trouble!"

"An Sheng? He's the Third Young Master of the An Family."

An Sheng's expression turned to shock—how could this server know his name?

When he came, he only said his surname was An, after all, being an illegitimate child is not glorious.

An Sheng realized what was happening, his expression shifting to angry embarrassment—"You! It's clearly you who wanted to draw my attention!"

As the words fell, he jumped up, bent down to pick up a glass cup from the ground, and threw it at Xia Shi.

"How? The little third young master is angry with embarrassment?" Xia Shi dodged quickly, emphasizing the words 'little three'.

"Really laughable—why would this Miss attract the attention of an illegitimate child?"

"You!" An Sheng spat out a single word, his face flushed, his expression turning ferocious as he drew the small knife he carried and lunged at Xia Shi.

"Holy crap, he still has a knife?"

"Call 110!"