Chapter 417: She had to find another way to flip the chessboard

By the time Jiang Ye returned, it was already the early hours of the morning.

The staff on duty was already snoring at the counter, completely undisturbed.

Jiang Ye lightened his footsteps, walked up to the third floor with ease, and unlocked the room door.

Inside the room, the sound of his wife's steady breathing was incredibly healing to his ears.

Wasn't his hard work outside all for the sake of his wife and children being able to live a safe and happy life?

"Wife, I'm back. Unlock the door."

"Ah, you're back? I'll come unlock it right away."

Shen Man woke up in a daze, hurriedly got up to put on her shoes, and reached out to turn on the light.

"Click."

After the crisp sound of the door lock disengaging, the door opened.

"Meow."

Master, I'm going into the space first to take care of the little masters. See you tomorrow.

Tangyuan wasn't the least bit sleepy at this moment. Knowing it shouldn't disturb its master and the big boss, it leaped a few times and vanished from the master's side, entering the space.

Jiang Ye had seen this many times, so he wasn't surprised.

He had already transmigrated with his memories intact; it was no surprise that his wife possessed such a miraculous treasure as a space.

It could only be said that they were a match made in heaven.

Having spent the time climbing trees and rummaging through cabinets, he felt sticky, sweaty, and covered in dust. With his obsessive cleanliness, he certainly wouldn't get into bed like this.

While taking off his clothes, he said to his wife:

"I'm going to take a shower and will be back in bed immediately. You go ahead and lie down to sleep; I won't bother you tonight."

It wasn't that he lacked the strength to bother her, but seeing the dark circles under his wife's eyes, he finally showed some humanity. He would let her off the hook tonight; there would be plenty of time in the future.

Shen Man glanced at the man, yawned, returned to the bedside to lie down, and lost consciousness the moment her head hit the pillow.

Bother her? She was exhausted!

In her final moment of consciousness, she felt she had forgotten to ask the man something.

Forget it, forget it. She wouldn't think about it; asking tomorrow would be the same.

A good night's sleep.

Unlike the couple who slept soundly, Gu Tingchen did not sleep all night. His eyes were bloodshot, and his whole body reeked of a heavy tobacco smell.

The Public Security Bureau had pursued the suspected shooter, but they had lost the trail and had no leads whatsoever.

His father-in-law's body was still at the restaurant, and the person in charge of the restaurant was negotiating compensation matters with him.

His mother-in-law had fainted from crying several times and was completely incapable of presiding over major affairs.

The wife was also immersed in grief, unable to pull herself out of it.

Fortunately, there was Wangjie; the daughter was being cared for meticulously by Wangjie, which meant he didn't have to worry too much.

Damn it, a perfectly good birthday banquet turning into a funeral—it infuriated him!

However, it wasn't without any gains.

Some of the Ye family's relatives had already submitted their pledges of allegiance.

The implication in their words was that the Ye family's future would depend on the arrangements of this son-in-law—oh, the person in charge.

He had never thought of giving up on the fat piece of meat that was the Ye family from the very beginning.

What belonged to his wife was his, wasn't it?

In the hotel guest room, with no outsiders present, the Ye mother and daughter stopped their grieving act.

"Meiqin, now that your father is gone, everything in the Ye family will belong to us mother and daughter. When do you plan to take over the Ye family's industries?"

Mother Ye's grief was half-real and half-fake, but her love for her daughter was absolutely beyond doubt.

Her husband had been playing around outside all these years and had secretly kept people, but none of them had given birth to a son or daughter.

Therefore, she wasn't afraid at all that her husband would have some illegitimate son or daughter come to fight her daughter for the inheritance.

Everything in the Ye family would only belong to her daughter; it would not belong to any outsiders!

"No rush. Let's first see Tingchen drag out the murderer who killed Dad."

Ye Mei Qin rested her head on one hand, while the fingertips of her other hand tapped lightly on the tabletop.

She was very surprised—who would kill her father on his fiftieth birthday?

Murder was generally for nothing more than money, or perhaps, a crime of passion.

Perhaps that Miss Huizi, whom her mother cared so much about, would be one of the key suspects in her father's murder.

"Mom, that Huizi you mentioned, which unit is she from?"

"What do you mean?"

"My intuition tells me this woman is a major suspect."

"It seems she is a primary school teacher at Yizhong. Let Tingchen investigate her background. If it really was this woman who killed your father..."

A cold glint flashed in Mother Ye's eyes. If this woman really was the one stirring up trouble, she absolutely could not be left alive!

Otherwise, their entire Ye family would be doomed and dragged into the water...

Seeing her mother's expression change, Ye Mei Qin felt increasingly restless.

The Ye family had always had secrets. Although her father hadn't explicitly told her how the Ye family had made its fortune, she had some guesses based on the flow of financial funds.

Just sit here and wait for death, waiting for someone to come and blackmail them, repeating her father's predicament?

No, she wouldn't!

She had to find another way to flip the chessboard!

"Mom, do you know something?

If you don't tell me now, by the time I hear things from someone else's mouth, our Ye family will truly be finished."

She was hinting, hoping her mother could tell her something.

"Meiqin, there are some things Mom cannot say. Mom must let them rot in her stomach and take them into the grave.

Only then can you and Nannan be safe and sound, and not get dragged into this."

Mother Ye was very tight-lipped, earnestly admonishing her daughter with these heartfelt words.

"If one day something happens to me, then remember: do not investigate, do not pursue it. I have opened an account for you and Nannan at the Swiss Bank; the password is your birthday.

If one day you cannot stay in China and have no one left to worry about, then you go to another country..."

Parents who love their children plan far ahead for them.

Mother Ye had also racked her brains for her daughter.

She knew that as long as she guarded the Ye family's secret and didn't speak of it to outsiders, the people hiding in the shadows would not deal a lethal blow to her daughter.

But once she exposed the secret and let a third person know about this matter, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Ye Mei Qin's heart sank. Even at this point, her mother was still so cautious, not daring to tell her the secret behind it.

It showed how massive the secret involving the Ye family was; it had to be silenced, or else would she be the one to die?

Apart from her, she didn't believe there was anyone else in this world who could make her mother lose her composure and guard a secret at the cost of her life.

"Alright, I won't ask anymore. I won't force you."

No matter when it was, she firmly believed that her mother loved her the most.

Then why should she get to the bottom of it and force her mother?

"Alright, let's not talk about it. Get some good rest."

Mother Ye put away her thoughts and urged her daughter to rest.

"Mm."

Ye Mei Qin was indeed tired. Having not slept all night, her head was filled with messy matters, along with the pain of her father's sudden passing.

She thought she should get some good rest.

Outside the window, a light breeze blew, drifting in a faint floral scent.

A hidden shadow, however, quietly left in a corner that no one noticed.

When the dark shadow turned, its wrist refracted a dark glint against the glass...

Those who know the secret must die.

Those who do not know the secret may live.

The pieces on the Go board are destined to be captured.