Chapter 1133

News about Su Shoudao instantly dominated the headlines of all major and minor media outlets.

Su Zhiyu and Su Zhifei were extremely angry about this, and Su Zhifei even tried several times to go confront their grandfather, but Su Zhiyu stopped him each time.

Su Zhiyu clearly understood in her heart that her grandfather was deliberately trying to protect himself and sacrifice her father, so going to confront the old man now would only make him angry.

Rather than that, it would be better to stay silent and honestly follow the plan to accompany her mother to Jin Ling early tomorrow morning.

As for how to help her father turn things around, Su Zhiyu had already made her own plans in her heart.

However, she still needed to patiently wait for the right opportunity.

At the same time, the He family secretly withdrew all their experts from the Su family overnight.

He family patriarch He Hongsheng, who was also Su Ruoli's maternal grandfather, directly issued an internal order that, before the Su family gave a clear explanation, He family members were not to work for the Su family anymore.

At the same time, he also called Su Chengfeng, demanding that the Su family give him a clear explanation.

Su Chengfeng gave verbal assent, but in reality he did not take him seriously at all.

Right now he only wanted to preserve his own reputation; as for whether the He family would turn against him, he no longer cared at all.

After all, once his cooperation with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces was exposed, he knew that regardless of whether he or Su Shoudao took the blame, the He family could never again serve the Su family.

If that was the case, why continue wasting energy on the He family?

That night.

Su Ruoli, under surveillance and residing at the Buckingham Palace Hotel, was unaware of everything happening outside.

She lay on the soft, luxurious large bed at the Buckingham Palace Hotel, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, her mind filled only with the image of Ye Chen.

She could not understand why this man possessed such immense strength.

Even more puzzling, why would this man save her life?

"After all, I originally went to kill him, yet he not only did not retaliate against me, but instead saved my life—could this be what people mean by repaying hatred with virtue?"

"Thinking about it this way, that man truly is extraordinary..."

The next morning.

A private plane landed at the tranquil ancient city of Jin Ling.

This plane was the private jet of Du Haifeng, the eldest son of the Du family.

Du Haiqing was unwilling to take the Su family's plane anymore, so her elder brother Du Haifeng arranged his own plane to bring her here.

After the plane came to a stop, the nervous Du Haiqing, accompanied by her two children, walked down the spiral staircase.

In her heart, she had been thinking about this place, Jin Ling, for nearly twenty years.

Twenty years, she had been silently reciting the name Ye Changying before sleep each day; thinking of Ye Changying, she could not help but think of Jin Ling.

Ye Changying was her one true love in life.

Back then, Ye Changying died in Jin Ling, and now she finally had the chance to come here to remember him; naturally, her heart could not be calm.

As the family of three had just arrived at the airport arrival hall, an elderly man respectfully stepped forward and said, "Second Miss, you have had a hard journey."

The speaker was an old butler of the Du family in Jin Ling.

This old butler, Du Haiqing had seen when she was young; for the past twenty or so years, the old butler had been maintaining the old residence in Jin Ling, and since Du Haiqing had married into the Su family, the two had not met again.

Nevertheless, Du Haiqing recognized him at a glance and said respectfully, "Uncle Wang, I hope you have been well!"

After speaking, she quickly instructed the two children beside her: "Zhifei, Zhiyu, quickly call him Grandfather Wang."

Su Zhifei and Su Zhiyu hurriedly said respectfully, "Hello, Grandfather Wang!"

The old butler hurriedly bowed and expressed his thanks, then, somewhat flattered, said to Du Haiqing: "I never expected Second Miss to still remember me..."

Du Haiqing smiled and said: "How could I not remember? You used to be in charge of the residence next to the Prince Gong's Manor in Yanjing, and later my father donated that residence to the state as a museum, after which you came to Jin Ling."

The old butler nodded repeatedly, feeling emotional: "Since I came to Jin Ling, I have returned to Yanjing twice each year to report work to the old master, but each time I went in a hurry, finished reporting, and rushed back, so I have not seen you again until now."

Speaking, he couldn't help but sigh: "Ah, Second Miss, you also haven't come to Jin Ling for over twenty years, have you? I remember that before you married, you would come every year with the old master and lady to look around, but after that you rarely came again."

Du Haiqing nodded and said: "Since Changying died in Jin Ling, I have not come back."

Upon hearing this, the old butler's body trembled slightly, and he could not help but sigh with emotion: "You speak of Young Master Changying... alas... truly, heaven envies talent..."

Du Haiqing asked him: "By the way, Uncle Wang, Young Master Changying was in Jin Ling before his accident—do you know anything about what happened back then?"

The old butler said with a look of regret: "Back then, when Young Master Changying came to Jin Ling, the old master once informed me, saying that Young Master Changying had arrived, possibly due to some family disputes, plus the great pressure from Yanjing, so he came to Jin Ling to relax; he asked me to find Young Master Changying and invite his family of three to stay at the old residence for a few days, and also told me to say to Young Master Changying that, if he were willing, his family of three could always live in the old residence and treat it as their own home..."

Du Haiqing hurriedly asked: "Then what happened? Did they come?"

The old butler shook his head and said: "Young Master Changying himself came once, but he only came to pay a visit, asked me to convey his thanks to the old master, yet he did not agree to stay."

Du Haiqing asked again: "Then did he say anything else?"

The old butler thought for a moment and said: "At that time, Young Master Changying said he himself had encountered some matters and did not want to cause trouble for the Du family, so after expressing his thanks, he left..."

Du Haiqing nodded somewhat dejectedly, her expression for a moment filled with sorrow.

At this moment, the old butler hurriedly added: "By the way, Second Miss, we shouldn't stand here talking—the car is waiting outside; let's go home first!"

Du Haiqing nodded and said: "Alright, Uncle Wang, let's go home first."

Outside the airport, three Hongqi-brand sedans were parked side by side.

Du Haiqing said to Su Zhifei and Su Zhiyu: "Zhifei, Zhiyu, you two take the rear vehicle; I will take the middle one, and incidentally chat with your Grandfather Wang."

The two siblings naturally agreed and got into the rear Hongqi.

The old butler then opened the rear door of the middle Hongqi for Du Haiqing; after she got in, he himself sat in the front passenger seat.

The motorcade drove away from the airport, and Du Haiqing asked the old butler: "Uncle Wang, I want to ask you something..."

The old butler hurriedly said: "Second Miss, please ask away!"

Du Haiqing said: "Uncle Wang, I heard people say that back then, Young Master Changying came to Jin Ling with his wife and children to settle down; since he was unwilling to live in our family's old residence, where did he end up living?"

The old butler explained: "Young Master Changying also very much liked the old residence; at that time, he also asked me to help him find a place, so I asked friends to help him find an old residence that was somewhat remote."

"That residence used to be the mansion of a prominent figure from the Military Intelligence Bureau; after he fled, it was handed over to others to manage, and over time, the residence fell into disrepair..."

"However, the Young Master liked it very much, so he rented it and personally renovated it once..."

Du Haiqing suddenly became somewhat excited and said: "Uncle Wang, could you take me to see it?"