With his personal judgment made, Di Mingjue no longer tried to extract more information from Di Jianhan and went upstairs.
Jiang Ziyu had been waiting in the room. Seeing Di Mingjue arrive, she quickly stood up and asked, "How was it? Any leads?"
"Do your parents have a bad relationship?" Di Mingjue began his inquiry. xxs1
After a slight pause, Jiang Ziyu nodded. "Yes, ever since I can remember, they haven't slept in the same bed, nor have they eaten together. Later, as I grew older and became more aware, I learned from the servants that Jiang Wenbin had another family outside."
She paused at this point and looked into Di Mingjue's eyes. "I know what you're going to say. I've always suspected that my mother's death was a deliberate act by Jiang Wenbin and Xu Jingya. But there was never any evidence. However, I personally witnessed how they harmed my maternal grandmother. Even without concrete proof, they cannot escape suspicion."
Di Mingjue had already ordered an investigation into Jiang Ziyu from the very beginning and was aware of the hardships she had endured. Now, hearing her speak of the Jiang family matters with such sadness, he affectionately put his arm around her shoulder. "Don't worry, I will uncover the truth behind your mother's death and I won't let any wrongdoer get away."
"And if it really was your mother?" Jiang Ziyu looked up, wanting to see Di Mingjue's choice when it came to family matters.
Facing her burning gaze, Di Mingjue stroked her back. "Then I will personally apologize to your mother."
Personally?
A bad thought suddenly surfaced.
"No, you can't repay the grudges of the past with your own life." Jiang Ziyu grabbed his hand.
Di Mingjue couldn't help but chuckle. He playfully tapped Jiang Ziyu's nose and teased, "Don't worry, I won't do anything foolish."
"You!" Jiang Ziyu felt she was being toyed with and pushed Di Mingjue away angrily. She had kindly shown concern for him, and he was deliberately trying to amuse himself at her expense.
Seeing her anger, Di Mingjue quickly apologized. "I was wrong. I shouldn't have treated your sincerity as a joke. How about you hit me? Or perhaps you can punish me?"
Di Mingjue circled around Jiang Ziyu, bending and moving beside her. Jiang Ziyu acted as if she couldn't hear him, avoiding his words.
...
The Ye family in Sijiu City.
A luxury car crushed the fallen leaves by the roadside, the kicked-up leaves soaring into the air before descending again. Running through four or five red lights consecutively, the luxury car stopped outside an ancient mansion.
"Fourth Master is back!"
Before he even reached home, the news had spread through the household via the servants.
"Hey!" Ye Chenhan took off his sunglasses with a roguish air, leaning against the doorframe and greeting the people inside with a greasy smile.
Besides the servants, there was no one else in the living room. The servants covered their mouths, happy but trying not to show it too much. Seeing that his enthusiastic greeting received no response, he dejectedly walked to the sofa. "Get me a glass of orange juice."
"Yes, Fourth Master." A young servant immediately headed for the kitchen.
Ye Chenhan glanced around, then looked upstairs. "Are my brothers not home?"
Just as the servant was about to reply, footsteps and a voice echoed from upstairs.
"So, you brat finally decided to come back?"
"Big Brother is home. I thought no one was here."
Ye Chenhan turned to look at Ye Shaoting, who was descending the stairs. As the eldest son of the Ye family, Ye Shaoting was just like his name, exuding an air of authority. Among the four sons, he was not only the eldest but was also being groomed by Ye Qianzhi as his successor due to his capabilities in handling affairs.
Ye Shaoting approached Ye Chenhan and appraised his gaudy attire. "Before Father returns, you'd best change your clothes."
"It's fine, the old man has seen me like this before." Ye Chenhan grabbed Ye Shaoting's hand, clinging to him and probing for gossip. "Big Brother, does Father really have an illegitimate daughter out there?"
It was precisely because he had heard rumors that he had specifically returned.