Wen Estate
It had already been a whole morning since Qi’er had taken Ji Yunshu’s belongings away in the early hours. Luo Yang was now anxiously waiting at the Wen estate, but even at this time, there was still no news whatsoever.
In the end, he really couldn’t sit still anymore. Looking at Wen Che and Wen Yu who were sitting calmly and composedly in the room, he said, “What’s the situation? Can you find out or not? It’s already this late!”
How could Wen Che not be anxious?
But given the current circumstances, they could only wait. After all, the person who took Ji Yunshu away was none other than that person from the Su family.
Just as he was about to speak—
Shu Tian came in from outside.
As soon as he saw him, Luo Yang grabbed his arm and hurriedly asked, “How is it? Is she at that person surnamed Su’s place or not? Is she alright?”
Shu Tian pulled his hand back and walked before Wen Che to report. “Young Master, we’ve already sent people into the Su estate to look, but Miss Ji is not at the estate. This subordinate also sent people to investigate multiple times and confirmed that Miss Ji truly is not there!”
Luo Yang pressed on, “Did you really search thoroughly? The person who came to the courtyard this morning was from the Su estate—I couldn’t have seen wrong. The other party didn’t speak wrong either. Shu Tian, go search properly again.”
“If Miss Ji were truly at the Su estate, there wouldn’t be not a single trace. So she’s definitely not there.”
“That’s impossible!” Luo Yang scratched his head, pondering. “That woman was clearly the maid by that person surnamed Su’s side. She clearly said Miss Ji was at the Su estate, which is why she came to get her things. That can’t be wrong. How could…”
Shu Tian’s gaze immediately fixed on him, saying, “You must have gotten it wrong. Early in the morning, you probably weren’t even awake yet, so your ears were blocked too. You caused such a big commotion, making everyone busy all morning, and in the end we found nothing.”
Luo Yang’s mind was full of thoughts about Ji Yunshu right now—how could he understand that Shu Tian was indirectly cursing him!
Wen Yu had also been worried all morning. Now seeing that it appeared to be a false alarm, he stood up and walked before Luo Yang, saying, “I think you’re just spouting nonsense, deliberately making us busy ourselves for nothing. What exactly are your intentions? I know now—you’ve always resented that we didn’t fulfill our previous promise, so in your heart…”
“A’Yu!” Wen Che scolded in a heavy voice, his expression extremely serious.
Wen Yu immediately closed his mouth and looked back at Wen Che. “Big Brother!”
“Young Master Luo would never joke about such a matter. If we’re talking about who cares most about Miss Ji here, it must be Young Master Luo! For you to say such words is truly excessive.” Wen Che actually lectured his own younger brother.
Originally, Luo Yang had been very angry after hearing Wen Yu’s words, but now he suddenly felt vindicated. He glared hatefully at the unwilling Wen Yu. “Some people have dark hearts themselves, so they always think others are the same way.”
Veiled insinuation!
Wen Yu’s face flushed red. Too angry to speak, he could only swallow this grievance back down. After all, he was very worried about Ji Yunshu, so in his momentary anxiety he had spoken such words.
Seeing him retreat to the side, Wen Che said to Luo Yang, “I believe what you said, and I believe what you saw. Miss Ji must have been taken away by people from the Su family.”
Shu Tian hurriedly reminded, “But Young Master, the people we sent wandered around the Su estate and didn’t see anyone. Moreover, I also inquired around—there was nothing.”
“Even so, that doesn’t represent anything.”
“This subordinate doesn’t understand.”
Wen Che’s expression was somber. “If Su Ziluo is determined to do something, he definitely won’t let us find any traces. I’m afraid he already guessed we would go to the Su estate to search for her, which is why he’s making it impossible for us to find anything.”
“Young Master means Miss Ji is still at the Su estate now? Then should I go search again?”
“No need. Su Ziluo is such a clever person—he won’t leave the door wide open for you to search. If my guess is correct, Miss Ji has already left the Su estate. Perhaps Su Ziluo has already arranged for her to be somewhere else, with the purpose of preventing us from finding her.” Wen Che analyzed it this way, having grasped about seventy to eighty percent of the situation.
He knew very clearly what kind of person Su Ziluo was. He never did things that would give others a handle against him. If he truly intended to take Ji Yunshu away, how could he really hide her at the estate? He must have transferred her somewhere else. He just couldn’t understand why Su Ziluo would take Ji Yunshu away—what mystery lay behind this?
However, thinking about it more carefully, regarding this matter at Ning’an Manor, anyone with eyes could see that this affair wasn’t just Luo Yang and that Miss Zhu helping in secret. There must have been an expert strategizing behind the scenes. And if even he, Wen Che, could guess this expert, then Su Ziluo probably guessed it too.
Could it be… that Su Ziluo wanted to recruit talent, which is why he took Miss Ji away?
This possibility wasn’t impossible either!
After hearing his words, Luo Yang said worriedly, “Then will Miss Ji be in danger? What on earth is that person surnamed Su up to? If he dares do anything to Miss Ji, I’ll definitely skin him alive and pull out his tendons too.”
“Miss Ji won’t be in danger.” Wen Che said with certainty.
“Why not? The person has already been taken away. How do you know nothing will happen? What if those people devour others without spitting out bones—what do we do then? Go collect Miss Ji’s corpse?”
“…” The others were speechless.
“Miss Ji is your Wen family’s benefactor. You must ensure she’s safe.”
Luo Yang was truly anxious to the point of madness.
Wen Che sighed and told him in a calm tone, “I can assure you that Miss Ji will definitely be fine. If something really happened to her, the Su estate’s people wouldn’t have gone to collect her things—wouldn’t that be superfluous? Perhaps she’s been hidden away by someone now. To find her won’t be accomplished in just a short time.”
Put this way, it did make some sense!
Luo Yang felt slightly reassured. After a brief silence, he said, “Then what do we do now? Just wait like this? If you don’t want to search, then I’ll go search myself!”
“Of course we’ll search. You go back and wait for news. If there’s any situation, I’ll have Shu Tian go tell you immediately.” Wen Che’s gaze indicated Shu Tian beside him.
Shu Tian said, “Young Master, rest assured. As long as we confirm Miss Ji is still in Yanjing City, this subordinate will definitely find her. As soon as there’s news, I’ll return immediately to report.”
Luo Yang seemed unwilling to give up, feeling the other party was unreliable!
Deep in his heart, he still had some doubts.
Wen Yu, who had been silent for quite a while on the side, seemed to see through his thoughts and spoke up: “Miss Ji saved me twice. I, Wen Yu, will risk my life to find her. Moreover, the Su family actually snatched someone from us, the Wen family—naturally we won’t let this go.” His tone contained considerable anger. He continued, “I think you should listen to my big brother and go back to wait for news first. You can’t help with anything staying here anyway.”
It wasn’t meant as disdain, but Luo Yang was like a grain of sand in Yanjing City—without power or status, knowing barely anyone. He truly couldn’t help with anything.
Luo Yang let out a stifled breath and could only nod in agreement.
Wen Yu deliberately reminded him, “Oh right, one more thing—you absolutely must not run to the Su estate, lest you provoke trouble. After all, Miss Ji truly isn’t at the Su estate. If you go and can’t find her, you’ll be the one at a disadvantage, and you’ll implicate us too.”
Luo Yang rolled his eyes at him. “I don’t need your reminder. This young master knows what’s important.”
“…”
After Luo Yang left, Wen Yu finally exploded in temper. He slammed his palm on the table and said, “What exactly does Su Ziluo want to do? Opposing us again and again!”
It was indeed true—Ji Yunshu was after all the Wen family’s lifesaving benefactor and also a guest of the Wen brothers. Yet this time, their mortal enemy Su Ziluo stuck his foot in and even snatched the person away. Originally, before this, the two families had been fairly courteous to each other, with neither openly moving against the other. Now with Su Ziluo’s action, wasn’t this equivalent to open provocation?
Moreover, along the way Wen Yu had encountered multiple attacks. Although there was no evidence directly proving it was Su Ziluo’s doing, in Wen Yu’s heart he was clearer than a bright mirror.
Su Ziluo, again and again, using underhanded tactics both openly and secretly—which ordinary person could swallow this grievance?
Wen Che glanced at Wen Yu, then instructed Shu Tian, “First send people to search quickly. You must find Miss Ji as soon as possible. No matter what, bring her back. The cold syndrome in her body also can’t continue to be delayed.”
“Yes, this subordinate will go now!” Shu Tian received the order and withdrew.
Only the two Wen brothers remained in the room.
Wen Yu’s face was flushed with anger as he asked, “Big Brother, even at this point, are you still going to sit by and watch? That Su Ziluo is already bullying right to our doorstep. If we don’t do something, we’re going to be devoured alive by Su Ziluo!”