Chapter 761: Acting for Others to See

The couple left the Ji Family.

Shi Youxuan threw a tantrum for a long time; she remained angry and complained the entire way, with every sentence revolving around the unfair treatment she received at the Ji Family.

If Sheng Hanyu tried to persuade her, he would also be scolded roundly.

The couple was having a very unpleasant time.

One day after leaving.

In the evening, the group found a hotel to rest.

After closing the door, Shi Youxuan said to her husband, "The fish is about to take the bait; those people following us are staying right next door."

Sheng Hanyu nodded: "From now on, we must be doubly careful; if we reveal any clues, all our efforts will be in vain." That's right, the argument Shi Youxuan had with her aunt in the Bedchamber at the Ji Family was staged for others to see.

Han Yao thought that by disguising herself as Shi Youxuan, she could trick Ji Yingjie into trusting her, but one could only say she was still too naive.

Back at the Wind Clan, from the moment she first saw her, Ji Yingjie knew this woman had an agenda, and the target was herself!

To go to such great lengths to set a trap, there must be someone behind her.

Han Yao was indeed very clever, but it depended on who she was compared to; playing tricks in front of someone like Ji Yingjie, an old fox as cunning as they come, she was seen through at a glance.

She saw through it but didn't expose it, even going so far as to push the boat with the current and bring her back.

Ji Yingjie was playing a very large game, and everything she did had only one purpose—to lure out the person behind her.

The ideas Han Yao came up with overlapped with many of Zhu Yiwen's thoughts from back then; Ji Yingjie was no fool, she was a woman with a very high IQ.

She was one hundred percent certain that Zhu Yiwen was still coveting the Ji Family.

The person behind the scenes at the Wind Clan was also Zhu Yiwen.

She wanted to kill him with her own hands in her lifetime.

So, in order to lure that man out, Ji Yingjie personally directed the subsequent series of events.

She used herself as bait to lure the big fish to take the hook.

This matter was too dangerous, so to be safe, she drove everyone most loyal to her out of the Ji Family, also to preserve the bloodline for the Ji Family.

If she failed, those she drove away could still avenge her.

Han Yao thought she was acting without anyone knowing, but in reality, everything she did could not escape Ji Yingjie's eyes.

Shi Youxuan and her husband coming to the Ji Family was not part of the plan, but their departure now was part of the plan.

Shi Youxuan also turned herself into bait, and a highly poisonous kind at that!

The "fish" indeed took the bait; people had been following them ever since they left the Ji Family.

The couple appeared relaxed on the outside but were tense on the inside; on the surface, they acted as if they knew nothing, but in reality, the strings in their hearts were pulled very tight, and they dared not slacken in the slightest.

Even when sleeping at night, one would sleep first while the other kept watch.

After traveling like this for two days, they discovered that the people following them did not intend to kidnap them.

The couple discussed it.

Sheng Hanyu: "I suspect they want to follow us back to Jiangzhou."

Shi Youxuan:...

"No way? Jiangzhou is a forbidden zone for Zhu Yiwen; he never goes there."

The most cunning thing about Zhu Yiwen is that he knows what can be done and what cannot be done!

He remains rational when doing anything and will not be impulsive.

Zhu Yiwen is very greedy, yet he never takes risks.

He never crosses the line in places he cannot control, which is also the main reason why Sheng Hanyu has always been unable to do anything about him over the years.

But the couple believes that Zhu Yiwen did not take risks because there were no stakes worth him taking risks for.

As long as the stakes are high enough, it is impossible for him not to take the bait.

The two used themselves as bait, wanting to lure Zhu Yiwen to Jiangzhou.

Because when they were at the Ji Family, Shi Youxuan deliberately revealed a bit of the secret about the Treasure in front of Han Yao.

Zhu Yiwen has been coveting the Ji Family Treasure for more than a day or two.

Therefore, she was certain he would take the bait!

Sure enough, the couple was followed immediately after leaving the Ji Family; at first, the two were unsure what these people wanted to do—if they followed them to Jiangzhou, it would be easy to handle, but they feared they might make a move halfway.

This is not Jiangzhou, and they feared that if a fight really broke out, the few people they brought along would not be able to win.

All her confidants and experts were not at the Ji Family; Shi Youxuan worried that her aunt's safety could not be guaranteed, so those four true experts were left by Shi Youxuan at Ji Yingjie's side to protect her.

After two days of tension, it seemed the people following them did not want to be discovered, nor did they show any signs of making a move; the couple breathed a slight sigh of relief, but still dared not be careless.

Noon.

When the couple went to the restaurant for lunch, they were sullen and ignored each other, as if they were having a spat.

Upon returning to their room, the two began to argue; at first, it was a quiet dispute, but gradually the volume grew very loud.

So loud that it could be heard clearly in the next room.

Sheng Hanyu: "Aren't you going too far? After so many years of marriage, you still don't trust me? When has Sheng Hanyu ever been short of money? Would I covet those peanuts and dates from your maiden family? What a joke."

Shi Youxuan shouted in a shrill voice: "Sheng Hanyu, others might not know about your company, but don't I know? It's expanded so fast these past few years that it's long been spending more than it earns; you just want this money, don't think I don't know..."

They argued for a long time, and later the voices gradually died down, as if they were tired from arguing.

Soon, Sheng Hanyu stormed out angrily and had the accompanying staff open another room, so the couple slept in separate rooms.

They ate dinner separately, and when they set off the next day, they were still not on good terms, ignoring each other.

The people following them thought they hadn't been discovered and recorded everything in detail, transmitting it to a mysterious number at any time.

The messages sent back seemed as if the other party hadn't received them; there was no response at all.

No response meant the plan remained unchanged, so they continued to follow.

The last day.

Wang Yong's people returned to L Country, and on the plane back to Jiangzhou, there were only the couple and those people full of malice toward them.

The two pretended to be nonchalant, but they were incredibly nervous inside.

The two of them were now completely exposed to danger; if those people were to suddenly strike at this moment, they would truly have no way to deal with it at all.

For the sake of a realistic effect, the two went all in; they not only became the bait on the hook, but it was even a straight hook!

Fortunately, the journey was safe and uneventful.

When the couple returned to Jiangzhou, they did not go straight home, but instead broke out into another argument at the airport!

People were coming and going at the airport, so being close to each other didn't matter, and it was not easy to be discovered.

The people following them pulled their baseball caps low to cover most of their faces and quietly approached the couple to listen to what they were saying.

Sheng Hanyu: "Shi Youxuan, you need to be reasonable. I have told you about this matter many times; what else do you want me to do?"

"We are a married couple. If you can't even trust me, who else can you trust? Besides, I am the one helping you; without me in that place, there is no way you could do it alone."

Shi Youxuan was unconvinced: "Cut it out. Without you, Sheng the Butcher, would I really be forced to eat a pig with its hair still on?"

"I can move it bit by bit; I don't need anyone else's help..."

Although the two spoke cryptically, the people hiding behind them became happier the more they listened, and several of them winked and gestured, looking delighted.

It was as if the Treasure was already right before their eyes.

The two "argued" for a while, and Shi Youxuan appeared to be persuaded, agreeing with her husband's opinion.