She couldn't save Ye Yu Zhe from the original plot, but she could try her best to prevent the same thing from happening.
As long as she gave Cen Xiu Cheng a hint, he was a smart person and would know what to guard against.
"Alright, leave it to me," Zhan Ruo Qing agreed. She said with emotion, "Having a brother like Cen Xiu Cheng is truly Cen Ya's good fortune. It's just a pity to have a sister like Cen Ya... Heh, I'm afraid Cen Ya is apologizing to her precious Ou Ming Han on behalf of Cen Xiu Cheng right now!"
"Very likely," Ye Zhi nodded.
After chatting for a few more sentences, the two hung up.
Just as Zhan Ruo Qing guessed, after Cen Xiu Cheng left, the beaten Ou Ming Han was ostentatiously admitted to the hospital.
In a single room, Ou Ming Han clamored to have his injuries examined, to call the police, and to have Cen Xiu Cheng locked up in the police station.
Cen Ya stayed by his side, meekly apologizing for Cen Xiu Cheng and begging him not to pursue the matter.
Of course, Ou Ming Han didn't really intend to pursue it; he just wanted to use this incident to control the Cen family.
He naturally wouldn't accept Cen Ya's apology. He demanded that Cen Ya go find Cen Xiu Cheng, and that Cen Xiu Cheng must personally come to his sickbed to apologize.
Cen Ya was driven to the brink of collapse by him. She cried aggrievedly, "Ming Han, why are you making things so difficult for me? You know very well that my brother won't listen to me. If you really call the police and have my brother locked up, my mother will definitely resent me! My mother already has an opinion of you today, do you want to push my mother to my brother's side?!"
Ou Ming Han sneered and said disdainfully, "Hasn't your mother always stood by her own son? Look at her, she believes whatever her son says, and doesn't believe anything I say. Does she even have you, her daughter, in her heart?"
"If you want my mother to believe you, then produce some evidence!" Cen Ya became even more aggrieved. "Why does my brother have your contact records with the satellite company, clearly stating that the satellite cost five million!
Also, the fabric my brother brought was indeed what you purchased for my studio. Why does the fabric you bought for me feel so different from the real fabric?!
Ming Han, I trusted you so much, why did you lie to me?"
As she spoke, Cen Ya burst into tears.
Ou Ming Han's face turned extremely grim. He hadn't managed to get a piece of the Cen family yet, and Cen Ya was already arguing with him? This woman was truly annoying! Couldn't she always be on his side, believing whatever he said?
"Ya Ya, let me explain..."
"I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen!"
Seeing Cen Ya about to run out crying, Ou Ming Han became even more agitated.
He grabbed Cen Ya's arm and threw her onto the hospital bed. As Cen Ya tried to get up, Ou Ming Han directly choked her and pinned her down on the bed.
Cen Ya's eyes were instantly filled with terror, and the memories of being locked up in the Ou mansion became incredibly clear.
Ou Ming Han immediately realized he had been too rough, but he directly ripped open Cen Ya's clothes.
...
Ou Ming Han successfully "convinced" Cen Ya. Holding the exhausted Cen Ya, he lay on the hospital bed and began to brainwash her.
"Ya Ya, if it weren't for my love for you, would I have called the police long ago and tolerated all of this?" Ou Ming Han put on an even more angry and sad expression and directly accused Cen Ya, "It's for you that I'm willing to give the Cen family a chance, and yet you doubt me and don't believe my sincerity towards you?!"
"But my brother's evidence..." Cen Ya hesitated.
"That evidence is of course fake! I can find someone to photoshop ten thousand such chat records for you! Think about it, if I really cared about money, wouldn't I just not send the satellite?
As for the studio's fabric, you know I don't understand this industry, and I leave it to the procurement department. I suppose the procurement manager got incredibly bold and, taking advantage of my ignorance about fabrics, used this method to get kickbacks! Ya Ya, don't worry, I will definitely fire him and give you justice!"
Cen Ya lay there silently.
She really wanted to believe Ou Ming Han, and was willing to believe him, but she just couldn't convince herself.
After hesitating for a long time, she finally spoke, "Ming Han, let me tell you the truth, my family is in trouble."
"Hmm?" Ou Ming Han's eyes narrowed; his first reaction was disbelief.
"My brother, in order to save our family, even actively pursued a princess he didn't like, and only then resolved the crisis. That's why my brother is so eager to take me and Mom home," Cen Ya said, looking at him uneasily. "Ming Han, if I truly had nothing left, would you still love me?"
Ou Ming Han became even more certain of his guess: it was fake! This must be another tactic by Cen Xiu Cheng to take Cen Ya away; he wouldn't fall for it!
Cen Xiu Cheng married a princess, which means the Cen family has a marital relationship with the royal family and their status is even more secure! Did they think they could trick him with such a small ploy?
"Ya Ya, what are you talking about! Even if you truly had nothing, I would still love you!" Ou Ming Han began to make all sorts of vows, moving Cen Ya to tears.
Seeing that Cen Ya finally believed him, a grim look flashed in Ou Ming Han's eyes. He continued, "It's just that, Ya Ya, I don't understand. Since the Cen family is in trouble, shouldn't you, as the darling of the Cen family, be kept here to avoid the strife affecting you?"
Cen Ya was stunned. She said hesitantly, "It should be because the problem has been resolved, and my brother wants to take me back so he can protect me more easily..."
"If the problem is resolved, then they should definitely let you stay here! Or could it be..." Ou Ming Han grabbed Cen Ya's hand and asked with great panic, "They actually want to trick you into returning and use your identity as a Duke's daughter for a political marriage?"
"No... that's impossible," Cen Ya's eyes widened, and she shook her head in disbelief. "My father and my brother wouldn't do that to me..."
"How is it impossible?" Ou Ming Han sneered. "How long have you been reunited with them? Even if they dote on you, how much affection can they have? Also, since Cen Xiu Cheng doesn't like princesses, and he's such a proud person, how could he actively pursue a princess? I think they just plan to trick you back for a marriage alliance, and they most likely intend to send you to the royal family to become the King's concubine!"
"I don't want to!" Cen Ya cried out in alarm. "Ming Han, I don't want to go back. The King of Country K is over fifty years old! He's particularly ugly, and he already has more than ten concubines. I am your wife, I don't want to become his concubine..."
"Don't worry, Ya Ya, even your relatives won't be able to take you away from me!" Ou Ming Han promised.
Cen Ya cried in his arms, moved.
Ou Ming Han finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed Cen Ya was completely on his side this time and wouldn't stand with the Cen family anymore.
However, he had to do something to ensure Cen Ya would always harbor doubts about the Cen family.
Soon, Ou Ming Han's actions of sending Cen Ya a scaled-down satellite and inferior fabric made it onto the trending searches.