A few rejoiced, a few grieved.
Tao Qiyue, who should have been the happiest, couldn't muster any joy. Especially when she immediately called her grandfather and father after the incident, but for some reason, they never answered.
Tao Qiyue broke down in tears.
Who would have thought it would escalate to this situation?
"Grandpa, you lied to me..." Tao Qiyue choked back sobs.
After seeing off Yu Wendong, Chen Jinzhao walked to Tao Qiyue's side and gently patted her back to comfort her, "It's alright, you have to be strong."
Tao Qiyue suddenly felt alone and helpless. Without a word, she hugged Chen Jinzhao's neck and sobbed, "Why did it turn out like this? Grandpa and them could have lived very well, why did they have to get involved in this? Were they forced?"
Chen Jinzhao did not answer.
The facts were already clear: Tao Qiyue's grandfather and father were not clean.
He let Tao Qiyue hug him without struggling. Tao Qiyue was at her most lonely and helpless right now and needed company. Otherwise, with her personality, she might even take her own life.
After crying for a while, Tao Qiyue's mood gradually calmed down.
The incident had already happened. All she could do was accept it, not bury herself in tears. That would be the act of a coward.
Just then.
Wang Zhenliang also walked over.
He sighed, "Qiyue, you should explain what you need to explain, then come back with us for a thorough investigation."
Tao Qiyue actually had nothing to explain. After bidding farewell to Chen Jinzhao, she got into Wang Zhenliang's car, awaiting a series of interrogations.
However, she had a clear conscience, and these things wouldn't trouble her.
Yu Lingxiao had already been handcuffed and was standing not far from Chen Jinzhao. Seeing this, Chen Jinzhao walked over and offered the old man a Bai Sha cigarette. If it were before, Yu Lingxiao would have certainly disdained it.
This time, however, he accepted it calmly and asked Chen Jinzhao to light it for him.
"It's been a long time since I've tasted such a cheap cigarette," Yu Lingxiao sighed. He knew that once he went in, he likely wouldn't come out alive. Even if he wasn't sentenced to death, someone would want to kill him.
His fate was already sealed.
Chen Jinzhao smiled faintly, "Do you regret it?"
Yu Lingxiao puffed out smoke and said, "Regret? Perhaps, but I had long foreseen this day. I just didn't expect it to come so soon."
After saying this, Yu Lingxiao suddenly glared at Chen Jinzhao with sharp eyes.
"I'm just very unwilling. Why did I have to lose to you?"
"You even killed assassins from Shadow. You can't be an ordinary security guard. So, who exactly are you?"
He desperately wanted to understand this matter.
Otherwise, he would die with regrets.
Chen Jinzhao smiled, "If it were before, I might not have told you. But now, it doesn't matter anymore."
"Old man, have you heard of the Candle Dragon Special Forces?"
Yu Lingxiao pondered for a moment, then his expression changed drastically.
"You... You are the successor that Xu Hanchen trained? Old Tao mentioned you to me back then!"
"Wait, did Old Tao already know your identity back then, which led to the annulment of the engagement?"
Yu Lingxiao muttered to himself, not needing Chen Jinzhao to speak. He had already pieced together the entire sequence of events and finally let out a mournful laugh, "So that's how it is. Your background is actually so terrifying. No wonder Qin Fengwu meant nothing in your eyes! True, Qin Fengwu is very capable, but your ability far surpasses his."
"But I still don't understand. With such a formidable background, why were you willing to be a security guard wasting your time? Also, if you had told me your identity, how could I have broken you and Meng Zhi up?"
Chen Jinzhao smiled faintly, "That's not something you need to know. Behave well once you're inside, and no one will dare to make a move against you."
Yu Lingxiao was led away in a daze.
If he had known Chen Jinzhao's identity back then, he would never have stopped his granddaughter from being with him. Instead, he would have strongly encouraged it.
In that case.
Not only would he not have ended up in prison, but the Yu family would have also reached new heights.
Alas.
Yu Lingxiao had taken the wrong path from the very beginning, and there was no medicine for regret in this world.
The blue and red police lights disappeared at the end of the winding road. The Yu family manor regained its former tranquility, but it was an unnerving tranquility. From bustling with voices, it had become utterly silent.
Chen Jinzhao walked into the living room. Yu Mengzhi was still lost in thought.
So many things had happened tonight that Yu Mengzhi couldn't quickly process them, her mind was still a mess.
Seeing Chen Jinzhao return, Yu Mengzhi stopped thinking about those things. "How is Officer Tao?"
Chen Jinzhao shook his head, "She needs to find her own way out of it."
Yu Mengzhi fell silent, not dwelling on the topic. She said with a dejected expression, "Do you think I'm the culprit behind the Yu family's downfall? If it weren't for me, the Yu family wouldn't be shattered."
"This was bound to happen, it has nothing to do with you. You merely accelerated the progress of this event," Chen Jinzhao said.
Yu Mengzhi took a deep breath, "You're right, I should look forward."
Chen Jinzhao smiled, "Now that's the Ms. Yu I know."
"If there's nothing else, I'll head home now?"
Yu Mengzhi suddenly grabbed Chen Jinzhao's hand. "Don't go!"
Huh?
Chen Jinzhao looked down and met Yu Mengzhi's eyes. He could clearly see the boundless tenderness in her gaze. Could any man resist such an offensive?
Even Chen Jinzhao almost succumbed.
He quickly turned his head away, averting his gaze, and coughed dryly, "Ms. Yu, do you have any other instructions?"
Yu Mengzhi bit her lip. The moment she decided to betray Yu Lingxiao, she had made another decision: to be with Chen Jinzhao. She didn't want to miss out again!
"Can you stay?" Yu Mengzhi asked directly.
Chen Jinzhao's head ached. He had no idea how to respond. "This isn't very appropriate, is it? If it got out, it would be bad for Ms. Yu's reputation."
Yu Mengzhi retorted, "Don't you understand? I don't care about my reputation, I only care about you!"
"Chen Jinzhao, I like you."
Chen Jinzhao was stunned.
The current Yu Mengzhi had shed the constraints imposed by Yu Lingxiao and had completely returned to herself.
He recalled the moments they had shared.
It was a beautiful past.
As Chen Jinzhao hesitated, Yu Mengzhi stood up and hugged him from behind. Chen Jinzhao did not refuse. Leaning against his broad back, Yu Mengzhi quietly poured out her heart to Chen Jinzhao.
"I used to waver between family interests and you. Back then, I chose family interests, and since then, I've felt like a bad woman, like I didn't deserve you. I hope you can give me a chance."
Chen Jinzhao, who could withstand gunfire on the battlefield, couldn't resist the pull of 'love.'
"Ms. Yu, don't say that."
"People living in this world are never absolutely free. We are inevitably bound by this or that interest. I won't blame you for making that decision, and there's no question of right or wrong between us."
"You're wrong," Yu Mengzhi shook her head.
"I care about you, I like you, so I feel I've wronged you and feel guilty."