Chapter 2851

Lin Wan'er's question made Ye Chen feel as if she were a genius.

Thinking carefully, what Lin Wan'er said made perfect sense. If this was truly a massive plan spanning over 20 years, no one would pin the key point of this plan on an unreliable man.

No one understood how unreliable Xiao Changkun was better than Ye Chen.

Although he was his father-in-law, he could say with great responsibility that if the success or failure of a major event were pinned on him, it would most likely end in failure.

So, he immediately picked up his phone and called his father-in-law, Xiao Changkun, again.

At this moment, Xiao Changkun was lying in his room at Tang Chen Yi Pin, playing with his phone.

Ever since Han Meiqing got together with He Yuanjiang, his life had lost its joy. Coupled with the fact that there was a Ma Lan at home who made him sick to his stomach, the best way for him to pass the time was to hide in his room and play with his phone, going nowhere.

Suddenly receiving a call from Ye Chen surprised him somewhat. After all, Ye Chen had been saying he was out looking at feng shui for clients and hadn't been home for several days, nor had he had any contact with him.

So, he answered the phone and asked curiously: "Good son-in-law, why did you think of calling me so late at night?"

Ye Chen hurriedly said: "Dad, I'm out of town these few days and might not be able to go back for a while, so I'm calling to ask how you and Mom are doing at home."

Xiao Changkun said sullenly: "How else could it be? She and I have nothing in common, so we just live without paying any attention to each other."

Ye Chen smiled and asked with feigned curiosity: "By the way, Dad, do you still remember that Zhou Liangyun from Jiqing Hall?"

"Zhou Liangyun?" Xiao Changkun asked in surprise: "I remember him. Why are you suddenly asking about him?"

Ye Chen said: "My current client is also quite interested in antiques, so we chatted about Jiqing Hall. I didn't expect him to know that Zhou Liangyun too, so I wanted to ask how you got to know him."

Xiao Changkun muttered unhappily: "I met him at Jiqing Hall. At that time, I was quite interested in antique calligraphy and paintings, always thinking about picking up some bargains on the antique street, so I loved running to Jiqing Hall when I had nothing to do. Seeing things there also broadened my knowledge;"

"When this Zhou Liangyun first came to Jiqing Hall as a manager, he was very polite to me. Every time I went to Jiqing Hall, he would take the initiative to receive me, and he even took the initiative to add me on WeChat, talking about 'Mr. Xiao' this and 'Mr. Xiao' that all day long, as sycophantic as could be. As a result, I didn't expect this bastard to turn his face faster than turning a book. That time I accidentally broke that Yuhu Chun vase, he actually slapped me and had his men beat me up. He really is a heartless bastard!"

Seeing that he had taken the initiative to mention the Yuhu Chun vase, Ye Chen followed his lead and asked: "Right, I still haven't gotten to the bottom of the Yuhu Chun vase incident that day. You were looking at things in the VIP room, so how did you accidentally drop that Yuhu Chun vase? I don't think you're the type of clumsy person in daily life..."

Xiao Changkun said sullenly: "Of course I'm not clumsy. You know my financial situation; Ma Lan holds all the money at home. I'm lucky if I can take out ten thousand or eight thousand, so no matter what antique I look at, I'm extra careful, afraid of dropping it or being framed by others..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Changkun said with great depression: "That Yuhu Chun vase that day was also evil. As soon as I touched it, it was as if it had been greased, slipping directly from my hand and crashing to the ground. Maybe that Zhou guy greased it on purpose to frame me."

Ye Chen asked in confusion: "Dad, after that Yuhu Chun vase shattered, I repaired it with egg white. I remember it didn't seem to have any grease on it, and I remember its surface wasn't very smooth because it was a Tang Dynasty artifact, so its glaze was relatively rough, and it had a certain matte feel in the hand. With such strong friction, how could it slip from your hand?"

"This..." Xiao Changkun stammered on the other end of the phone, unable to give a reason.

Ye Chen guided him: "Dad, that matter has already been perfectly resolved, so don't have any psychological burden. We're just chatting, and I'm just curious. Just tell me directly what the situation was at that time."

Xiao Changkun thought to himself: "What Ye Chen says is true. Although I caused a big disaster at the time and even got slapped, fortunately, Ye Chen resolved it perfectly on the spot. Even Song Wanting praised the Yuhu Chun vase he repaired, saying its value had greatly increased, so I don't need to treat it as a burden."

Thinking of this, he sighed and said: "Good son-in-law, it's not that Dad doesn't want to tell you the truth; I was afraid you wouldn't believe me if I told you the truth, and instead think I was talking nonsense."

Hearing this, Ye Chen knew there was a hidden story he didn't know, so he hurriedly said: "Oh Dad, we're just chatting. Even if you told me the bottle jumped out of your hand on its own, I'd believe you."

"Damn..." Xiao Changkun slapped his thigh on the other end of the phone and blurted out: "Let me tell you, Ye Chen, you really shouldn't disbelieve me. The situation at the time was almost exactly as you just said. That damn bottle was like someone had installed a vibration motor inside. I had just picked it up, and it suddenly vibrated in my hand. Just that one vibration made both my hands go numb, and then I couldn't hold it, and it crashed to the ground..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Changkun added: "I told that Zhou Liangyun at the time that there must be something wrong with this thing, like it was having a seizure, but Zhou Liangyun insisted that I was deliberately making trouble, which is why I made up such an unreliable excuse... I saw that I couldn't argue my way out of it, so I thought about running away and letting you help me out."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Changkun hurriedly defended himself: "Good son-in-law, don't misunderstand. I didn't want you to take the blame for me at the time; I wanted you to help me hold the fort there while I quickly found a way to get money to redeem you. I didn't expect you to be so capable that you repaired the Yuhu Chun vase directly."

Ye Chen didn't take his explanation seriously, but asked curiously: "Dad, you said that Yuhu Chun vase suddenly vibrated in your hand. What exactly happened? Did Zhou Liangyun hand the Yuhu Chun vase to you himself?"

"No," Xiao Changkun said: "The situation at the time was that the bastard surnamed Zhou opened the packaging box containing the Yuhu Chun vase directly, then gave me a pair of white gloves and let me take the bottle out to appreciate it myself. I didn't think much of it at the time, so I reached out and picked it up. I was just about to take a photo to post on WeChat Moments when it suddenly vibrated in my hand and fell."

As he spoke, Xiao Changkun cursed: "Now that I think about it, I always feel that this was most likely a trap set for me by that Zhou guy. Maybe the vibration of the bottle was also his doing."

Ye Chen suppressed his surprise for the time being and said to Xiao Changkun with a smile: "Alright Dad, it's been so long, and we haven't lost anything, so don't keep dwelling on it."

As he spoke, he added: "By the way, Dad, I have something to do here, so I won't talk to you for now."

Xiao Changkun hurriedly asked: "Good son-in-law, when are you coming back? I'm bored to death without you at home."

Ye Chen said: "Should be soon, in these two days."

"Good," Xiao Changkun said: "When you come back, let's find a place to have skewers and beer."

"Okay."

Ye Chen agreed and said goodbye to Xiao Changkun on the phone.

After hanging up, he asked Lin Wan'er in front of him: "Miss Lin, what do you think?"

Lin Wan'er said: "I think your father-in-law shouldn't be lying, and what he said just happens to match my guess."

As she spoke, Lin Wan'er added: "I think your father likely started preparing for you to obtain the 'Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra' more than 20 years ago. Through your father-in-law's account, it can be seen that the Yuhu Chun vase shattered on its own, and it's very likely that the vibration he mentioned originated from the 'Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra' itself;"

"Therefore, I speculate that it's not that whoever obtains the Yuhu Chun vase can obtain the 'Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra', but that this person must meet the requirements of the 'Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra' and reach the qualifications to open it before the 'Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra' will actively appear;"

"You had just escaped your predicament as a dragon, meeting the requirements to open the 'Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra', so when your father-in-law took out the Yuhu Chun vase in the VIP room at Jiqing Hall, the 'Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra' inside sensed you, so it broke free from your father-in-law's hand to lay the final groundwork for you to obtain it."

Ye Chen sighed: "What you say makes sense. Just like the ring you gave me, when I first got close to you, it would vibrate inexplicably in my pocket. It's just that I didn't know the reason for its vibration at the time. So, when my father-in-law said the Yuhu Chun vase vibrated in his hand, I didn't doubt it at all."

Lin Wan'er couldn't help but sigh: "Looking at it this way, your ability to have everything you have today is by no means due to luck; it is all destined by fate."

Ye Chen said: "It can't be considered destined by fate, can it? After all, looking at it now, it's very likely that it's all a path paved by my father for me."

Lin Wan'er shook her head and said: "Everything your father did for you is certainly important, but this is not the only reason you obtained the 'Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra'. Perhaps in this world, you are the only one who can trigger the 'Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra'. Even without your father's arrangement, you would definitely have encountered that Yuhu Chun vase by accident at some point in time."

As she spoke, Lin Wan'er sighed: "If we could find this Zhou Liangyun and ask him in person, that would be even better."

Ye Chen said firmly: "Find him! We must find him! I plan to go to the United States in the near future to find this antique shop!"

Lin Wan'er reminded: "Before you go to the United States, do you want to have a good talk with Butler Tang? He was arranged for you by your father, and Zhou Liangyun is the same, so they might know each other!"