"By the way, Da Bai, I left something under my pillow."
"If you like it, you can try it. If not, burn it."
"Also, all the family's businesses are now yours. You must assist Zhang Yang and take care of Xi Yao during these six months."
Li Jiangshan's voice drifted in from the doorway.
Li Dabai stared at Li Jiangshan, who had already disappeared, and felt a great sense of dejection.
What kind of farewell was this?
Was this how one said goodbye to their son?
It felt as if Li Jiangshan had just thought of it on the spot.
"Zhang Yang, how should we deal with all these bodies?"
Li Dabai shook off his dejection and asked.
"Burn them. We don't need this Han family anyway. Destroying the evidence will save us from explaining." Zhang Yang thought for a moment and said solemnly.
Li Dabai nodded, turned, and instructed the bodyguards beside him to do as Zhang Yang said.
Ten minutes later, a large fire suddenly erupted at the Han family's residence.
Zhang Yang also called Qi Dalei, asking him to handle the aftermath of the incident.
...
After leaving the Han family, Zhang Yang took Han Xiyao back to the villa where she lived.
Zhang Yang used his internal energy to help Han Xiyao reduce the swelling and redness on her body.
Finding that she was not seriously injured, but merely exhausted and unconscious, he finally felt relieved.
Han Xiyao slept for a full half-day.
When she woke up, it was already evening.
Opening her eyes, Han Xiyao found herself back in the villa.
Recalling the events that happened at the Han family's residence that day, her heart suddenly fluttered with panic.
"Zhang Yang!"
"Zhang Yang! Where are you..."
Han Xiyao stumbled out of bed, not even bothering to put on her shoes, and kept calling out for Zhang Yang.
When she ran out of the room and saw the figure busy in the kitchen, her worry finally disappeared.
Zhang Yang was fine, he was right by her side.
Just then, Zhang Yang walked out of the kitchen carrying a pot of porridge.
He placed the pot on the dining table and smiled at Han Xiyao.
"Xiyao, you're awake. How are you feeling? Is anything uncomfortable?"
"I'm fine. Thank you for saving me again." Han Xiyao said gratefully.
"Didn't I tell you? You don't need to be so polite with me." Zhang Yang smiled.
If she hadn't heard this sentence, it would have been fine.
As soon as she heard it, Han Xiyao immediately pouted and burst into tears.
She looked as if she had suffered immense grievance.
She rushed directly into Zhang Yang's arms and hugged him tightly.
This sudden action caught Zhang Yang off guard.
However, after a moment's thought, he also hugged Han Xiyao tightly.
Their embrace lasted for a long time, until Han Xiyao realized something was amiss.
She then shyly pulled away from Zhang Yang's embrace, her face flushed red.
Having not eaten all day, her stomach was empty.
While eating the porridge Zhang Yang had cooked, she listened to him recount what happened after she had fainted.
"So Uncle Li was helping me all along. But what exactly does he want to do?" Han Xiyao was also very curious.
She remembered Li Jiangshan coming out to support Han Wenkang when she had tried to force him out earlier.
Was there something else she didn't know about this?
As for Zhang Yang, he was even more confused.
No one knew what Li Jiangshan was planning to do.
However.
There was less than half a year left until Han Xiyao's twenty-eighth birthday.
The mystery would likely be revealed then.
After dinner.
Zhang Yang was worried that the day's events might have a psychological impact on Han Xiyao.
Therefore, he stayed to chat with her for a long time.
Suddenly, Han Xiyao's phone rang.
As soon as she answered, Han Xiyao exclaimed in shock.
"What? My father is missing? How is that possible! He was fine, how could he suddenly disappear?"
Half an hour later.
Zhang Yang accompanied Han Xiyao to the hospital.
Glancing at the bodyguards pacing anxiously by the ward door, he hurried into the room.
At this moment.
The ward was empty.
Han's father, who had been lying in the hospital bed, was gone.
After observing the ward, Zhang Yang found no signs of a struggle.
"Are you sure no one entered the ward?" Zhang Yang asked.
"No, we are on a twenty-four-hour shift every day, and we are absolutely certain no one came in." the bodyguard replied.
Zhang Yang was slightly suspicious.
These bodyguards were left behind by Han Xiyao's father.
Their loyalty was very reliable. After all, Han's father had been unconscious for so many years.
If the bodyguards had truly wanted to betray him, they would have done so long ago.
They wouldn't have waited until today.
But...
If no one came in? Then how did the person disappear out of thin air.
Suddenly.
Zhang Yang noticed the talismans he had posted on the four corners of the ward a few days ago.
The talismans were now gone, turned to ash and fallen on the ground.
Seeing this, Zhang Yang fell into thought.
He had a guess, and then walked to the ward window to look out.
"Xiyao, your father wasn't kidnapped. He should have left on his own."
Zhang Yang stated his conclusion.
This...
"You're saying my father is awake? And he left on his own?" Han Xiyao was somewhat disbelieving.
If her father was awake, why didn't he contact her or call her?
Regarding this point.
Zhang Yang was also puzzled, and he couldn't explain it.
But for some reason, Zhang Yang suddenly recalled the aura that had appeared with the abbot of Lingtai Temple, hidden in the shadows, when he was at the Han family's old residence today.
Could it be...
That this person was Han Xiyao's father?
"Your father likely left on his own. All four of my talismans have become ineffective, which means the malevolent energy in your father's body has been cleared."
"Furthermore, based on the bodyguards' accounts and the surveillance footage, there's no other explanation than him leaving on his own."
Zhang Yang thought for a moment and added his explanation.
This...
Han Xiyao was a mixture of joy and sorrow.
She was happy that her father was finally awake.
But sad that since her father was awake, why didn't he contact her.
And why did he disappear immediately?
Could it be...
That there was something else she didn't know about this?
Zhang Yang understood Han Xiyao's feelings, and he didn't know how to comfort her in such a situation.
Suddenly.
Zhang Yang's gaze fell upon the pillow on the hospital bed. Under the pillow, there was a piece of paper.
He quickly stepped forward and took out the paper.
"Xiyao, we can confirm that your father really left on his own. This should be a letter he left for you."
Han Xiyao, who was on the verge of breaking down, quickly stepped forward.
Looking at the content of the letter, her face was once again filled with worry.
The letter was not long.
On one hand, it asked Xiyao to take good care of herself.
On the other hand, it contained words for Zhang Yang.
In fact, Han's father, who was in a coma, had always been aware of the outside world.
He thanked Zhang Yang for using talismans to clear the malevolent energy in him, allowing him to wake up sooner.
Moreover, in the letter, Han's father also mentioned the cause of his and Han Xiyao's comatose symptoms.
It was not caused by the malevolent energy jade pendant.
But he didn't specify what it was.
He only said that everything would return to normal after six months.
He would return on Han Xiyao's twenty-eighth birthday.
"Why twenty-eight again? What are they trying to do?" Han Xiyao was perplexed and worried.
Both Han's father and Li Jiangshan had mentioned the matter of turning twenty-eight today.
So...
Were they doing the same thing?
"Zhang Yang, do you think they might be in danger?" Han Xiyao asked worriedly.
"Probably not." Zhang Yang shook his head.
"Didn't they both say they would return on your birthday? You'll be able to see them in another six months."
Hearing this, Han Xiyao felt a little more at ease.
Afterward, the group left the hospital.
Since Han's father was no longer in the hospital, these bodyguards were naturally no longer needed.
Zhang Yang sent Han Xiyao back to the villa and exchanged contact information with the bodyguards.
After reminding them to protect Han Xiyao and call him immediately if there were any problems, he left.
However.
Zhang Yang did not go home. Instead, he went to the Shanhe Club under the cover of night.
Last time he went to the Shanhe Club during the day to find Chen Xiong, he didn't find him.
Moreover, he was framed and almost successfully framed by the patrol division.
Chen Xiong was definitely involved in this matter.