Chapter 927: Even the Female Tyrant Has a Soft Side

"Bastard, ungrateful wretch, ungrateful wretch who can never be tamed..."

After venting her anger on the guards, Ji Yingjie finally shifted her fury onto Nianyin.

The Heir she had personally groomed had actually run away for a man, and even taken the Ji Family's hope—Meiyin—with her.

Ji Yingjie was furious and personally assigned the tasks.

"Nianci, you take a group of people immediately, go toward Jiangzhou to kidnap Lao Qi's parents, force them to show themselves, and bring everyone back to me."

"Elder Lian, you take your subordinates to the United States. If you find traces of Lao Qi, kill without mercy, and bring those other two traitors back."

"Nianying..."

She sent out the Ji Family's most capable people to hunt down Lao Qi and search for Nianyin and Meiyin.

But the wedding matters still had to continue.

The private plane from Jiangzhou arrived, and only Sheng Hanyu and Shi Youxuan stepped off the plane.

Ji Yingjie greeted them personally, but seeing the people who stepped off the plane, her expression was displeased: "Why is it only the two of you? Where are the others?"

Shi Youxuan: "My sister caught a chill last night, she has a cold and fever, and her husband is at home taking care of her, so they didn't come."

"Wan'er is at home taking care of the children and can't get away, and A Ning has to accompany Wan'er, so he can't get away either, which is why only the two of us came."

"Hmph! Excuses."

Ji Yingjie was very unhappy; she had wanted to use Shi Yuke as a hostage to force Shi Yucheng to submit.

Now that the "hostage" hadn't come, could she still threaten Shi Yucheng?

Sheng Hanyu and his wife were arranged to stay in a room and were not allowed to walk around the Ji Family estate at will.

There were guards at the door; they were called protection, but in reality, they were monitoring the two of them.

Outside, it was lively and decorated with lanterns and streamers, but Shi Youxuan still keenly sensed something unusual amidst the bustle.

The couple couldn't get out, so they discussed countermeasures in the room.

Shi Youxuan: "Husband, I feel like something isn't right."

Sheng Hanyu: "Mm, I feel the same as you."

The couple discussed in low voices for a while and came up with an idea.

She opened the door and said to the guards outside: "What time is it and you still haven't brought food? Do you want to starve us to death?"

"I'm sorry, Miss, it was our negligence. Please wait a moment, it will be here immediately."

Very quickly, the meal was delivered.

The meal was very rich, with plates and bowls filling the table; although it had all sorts of delicacies, it was very sumptuous, but there wasn't a single dish that the two of them liked to eat.

The guards at the door were also all new faces; there wasn't a single familiar face!

Shi Youxuan was certain: "Something must have happened in the clan. Usually, Nianci and Nianyin personally receive us. Today, not only are they not here, but even the capable people around them are not here. Tell me, if I ask to see my father now, will my aunt agree?"

Sheng Hanyu: "One hundred percent, she will not agree."

From the food delivered, the two judged that something had happened in the clan, and neither Nianci nor Nianyin were in the clan.

If they wanted to know more, they had to stir up some other trouble!

"Clang!"

"Crash—"

Hearing the sound of plates and bowls shattering, the guards hurriedly pushed the door open to enter.

Shi Youxuan flew into a rage: "You have such nerve, actually trying to harm me in broad daylight? Knowing full well that I am allergic to mangoes, you still serve mango pie? What are your intentions?"

"I'm sorry, we didn't know."

The guards knelt on the ground to apologize.

"Nonsense, this isn't the first or second time I've been here. The first time I came, I told Nianci, and Nianci always remembered to instruct the kitchen. How could you not know?"

Guard: "Elder Nianci is not here; we really didn't know."

Shi Youxuan and her husband exchanged a glance and said: "Nianci is not here, but Nianyin and Elder Lian also know. Don't tell me they aren't here either."

Guard: "You guessed right, they are indeed not here."

"Where did they go?"

"Please don't make things difficult for us. We cannot say where they went. If the Clan Leader finds out, none of us will survive. Please, Miss Xuan, be magnanimous and let us go."

Shi Youxuan: "Fine, go and change the table of food for us. This request isn't excessive, is it?"

"Yes, your subordinates will go do it immediately."

The new meal was brought, and this time there was indeed no mango in the dishes, but Ji Yingjie also came over, and the two's performance did not escape her eyes at all.

"You little devil, I am already overwhelmed, can you not cause me any more trouble?"

Her niece didn't have any food allergies; when the guards reported it, she immediately knew these idiots had been tricked.

Since they were easily tricked into revealing information, there was no point in hiding it anymore.

So she came over personally to prevent those idiots from saying anything else they shouldn't.

Shi Youxuan helped her aunt sit on the sofa and said with a cheeky smile: "Aunt, let's talk about some private matters. Can you let him go outside for some air?"

Ji Yingjie was not a guard; when her niece made the request, she immediately realized: "You want him to go find Shi Yucheng, right? Don't waste your effort. He is being well protected by me. Don't even think about seeing him before the wedding."

"You're forcing a marriage?"

Ji Yingjie frankly admitted: "So what if I'm forcing a marriage? As long as it's a man I, Ji Yingjie, have taken a fancy to, there isn't one I can't get."

Shi Youxuan: "So, is this the reason why none of your men last long?"

Ji Yingjie:...

She now regretted sending an invitation to her niece; the people who should have come didn't, and the ones who shouldn't have come did.

"I want to see my father."

"No."

"Even if you don't let me see him now, I will see him on the day of the grand wedding. If I don't understand the situation by then and end up doing something irrational, it will be a loss of face in front of all the clanspeople and the surrounding Elders."

This was a naked threat, but it was effective.

There was no other way, so Ji Yingjie had no choice but to arrange for the father and daughter to meet.

They hadn't seen each other for over two months; her father had lost a circle of weight, but unexpectedly, he seemed much more spirited and looked younger as well.

"Dad, what has happened during this time? Tell me about it. Is this grand wedding something you are willing to do?"

Shi Yucheng told her about being forced to do manual labor in the Ji Family and being pressured into marriage by Ji Yingjie, but he did not mention being locked in the Bedchamber and watching those men fight for favor.

He talked about how Ji Yingjie was overbearing, tyrannical, and unreasonable, but he didn't say a word about anything that would make Ji Yingjie lose face; it was unclear whether this was an oversight or intentional.

"Xuanxuan, take me away from here. I've lived for more than half my life as a grown man, with one foot already in the grave. In the end, I've become a kept man living off a woman; I can't afford to lose face like this."

"Bang!"

The door was kicked open, and Ji Yingjie walked in from outside: "Shi Yucheng, put your hand on your heart and tell me, am I the same to you as I am to other men?"

"I have never been married in my entire life. Now I am willing to have a grand wedding with you and let you become a man who can stand on equal footing with me. What else are you dissatisfied with?"

Shi Yucheng: "Why are you eavesdropping on our conversation?"

Ji Yingjie: "Stop changing the subject. I had no choice but to eavesdrop on your conversation. I'm afraid you'll run away. The people closest to me have all run away; they don't want me. If you run away too, I'll be all alone, without a single person close to me, boo-hoo-hoo-hoo..."

Shi Yucheng:...

Shi Youxuan:...

The father and daughter looked at each other, their gazes toward Ji Yingjie as if they had seen a ghost.

She could actually cry?

And she could show a weak and helpless side?

This version of Ji Yingjie was simply too shocking for the two of them; not to mention Shi Yucheng had never seen it, even Shi Youxuan had never seen her vulnerable side despite having been in contact with her aunt for so long.