Ni Na, however, was stopped by the bodyguard beside her before she could get close to Ye Zhi.
Ou Minghan, not far away, looked gloomy. Everything about finding Cen Xiucheng was fake; this was actually Ye Zhi's trap to lure them here?!
The next moment, Ou Minghan immediately scanned his surroundings.
Ye Zhi and Qi Xuan had also brought people. Their numbers were roughly equal. If they truly fought, he wouldn't gain much advantage. Moreover, Ye Zhi and the others had arrived earlier, so there might be an ambush here.
Ou Minghan quickly compared the situation between the two sides in his mind. Since he didn't know Ye Zhi's objective, acting rashly was not a good choice, so he decided to wait and see.
"Let me go!" Ni Na, furious, broke free from the bodyguards. She glared at Ye Zhi, "You tricked us into coming here, what do you want? Do you want to silence us by killing us?!"
Ye Zhi was speechless. "Saying that, do you think everyone around you is a lawyer?"
Ni Na was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"It means don't think too highly of yourself," Ye Zhi said indifferently. "You are not worth me breaking the law."
Ni Na immediately became enraged. "Ye Zhi! Don't think I'll believe you're innocent just because of this! Xiu Cheng had an accident, and you even set off fireworks to celebrate. How can you be so malicious?! Qi Xuan, are you blind to fall for this kind of woman?!"
Just as Ye Zhi was about to speak, she saw Qi Xuan's expression darken, and he spoke first, "Mrs. Cen, are the Cen family and the Ye family relatives?"
"Who's related to them!" Ni Na gritted her teeth. "Our Cen family has nothing to do with them!"
"Then are you friends?" Qi Xuan continued to ask.
"No!" Ni Na was furious. "We are dukes, don't think about trying to climb up to us!"
Qi Xuan's eyes turned cold. "Since the Cen family is neither relatives nor friends with the Ye family, let alone your son having an accident, even if your entire family had an accident, what does it have to do with the Ye family? Why can't they set off fireworks to celebrate?"
Ye Zhi looked at Qi Xuan with some surprise. Qi Xuan, who usually seemed so amiable, was actually arguing with someone for her today?
Since Qi Xuan had made a move... or rather, spoken up, she had to cooperate with him!
"That's right. Not to mention we only set them off for one night; even if we set them off for seven consecutive days, why can't we?" Ye Zhi said sarcastically. "Could it be that because of your family's affairs, everyone in our country has to collectively mourn, and we can't even celebrate the New Year?"
"You, you..." Ni Na was both angry and anxious. She wanted to retort but didn't know what to say. She was exasperated. "Ye Zhi, what exactly did our Cen family do to you? We have no enmity or grudges with you. We didn't even hold you accountable for the Ye family mistreating Xiao Ya, and we even paid a sum for child support as you requested! We've done all we can, but why do you keep going against the Cen family?"
Ye Zhi became even more speechless. "Uh, this... your Cen family still exists now, so am I going against you?"
Ni Na was stunned and immediately understood the meaning behind Ye Zhi's words.
Ye Zhi actually dared to look down on their Cen family. Was she implying that if she truly went against the Cen family, the Cen family would cease to exist by now?
"Ye Zhi! How dare you look down on the Cen family?" Ni Na's eyes were red. "To deal with the Cen family, you even killed Xiu Cheng! You murderer!"
Looking at the almost frantic Ni Na, Ye Zhi sighed helplessly. "Who said Cen Xiucheng is dead?"
Ni Na was stunned, but the next moment, she became even more grief-stricken. "You mean, Xiu Cheng is just missing, his whereabouts unknown, right? Ye Zhi, stop speaking sarcastically in front of me! Your Ye family isn't the one who lost a son, right?"
Seeing Ni Na almost losing her mind, Ye Zhi became even more speechless. "Why is it that you, the mother, are more eager for your son to die than others?"
These two sentences almost drove Ni Na mad!
Just as she was about to erupt, Ye Zhi's gaze fell behind her, and she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Ye Zhi pointed behind her, "Look behind you."
Ni Na instinctively turned around and saw the door of the management office being pushed open, and Cen Xiucheng walked in, dust-covered.
Ni Na's eyes widened in shock. She looked at the scene before her in disbelief. The next moment, her eyes couldn't help but water, and tears fell silently.
"Son..." Ni Na looked dazed, as if in a dream, and walked towards Cen Xiucheng.
"Brother..." Cen Ya also showed joy. She instinctively wanted to step forward but was stopped by Ou Minghan, who grabbed her wrist with a grim expression.
Ou Minghan was utterly shocked. Why was Cen Xiucheng okay? How could he be okay?!
A huge sense of crisis, unprecedented, surged into his heart. At this moment, he even wanted to lead his people out of the scenic area immediately and rendezvous with Ou Tiantian's people!
But how could he just leave like this?
While Cen Xiucheng was away these past few days, and with Ni Na's verbal authorization, he had now replaced all the important positions in the entire Shan Jin Group with his own people.
Moreover, Ni Na trusted him so much, and he was about to gain control of the entire Cen family. If he left now, wouldn't all his efforts be in vain?
No, he couldn't panic. This must be Cen Xiucheng bluffing him!
Even if Cen Xiucheng was alive, so what?
Cen Xiucheng might not have found any evidence against him. Even if Cen Xiucheng had a car accident this time, with Ye Zhi as the prime suspect first, and then Wu Yongzhi as the scapegoat, what did it have to do with him?
On his side, he had Cen Ya and Ni Na. On Cen Xiucheng's side, there was only a duke who was bedridden with a serious illness and couldn't even leave Country K. What help could he provide?
From this perspective, the advantage was his! Even if he really fought for the family property with Cen Xiucheng, he might not lose!
Ou Minghan's inner greed finally overcame his fear. He had a grim expression and ultimately did not leave.
Cen Xiucheng saw them and merely nodded slightly. Then, he walked directly past Ni Na and went straight to Ye Zhi and Qi Xuan.
"Ms. Ye, thank you very much for notifying me in time earlier," Cen Xiucheng said sincerely. "Also, I apologize. My mother did many unreasonable things to you just now. I apologize on her behalf."
"You'd better not apologize," Ye Zhi said with a cold laugh. "Lest your mother think I am too excessive and unreasonable, forcing you to apologize."
Cen Xiucheng's expression was somewhat awkward. He certainly understood Ye Zhi's displeasure.
"Mr. Cen," Qi Xuan said coldly, "In the end, this is merely your Cen family's internal family affair, unrelated to the Ye family, and even more so to A Zhi. Why did you have to invite Ms. Ye here to endure your mother's humiliation?"
"I apologize for being late, which caused this situation," Cen Xiucheng apologized sincerely again. "The reason I invited Ms. Ye is because the person I found has a certain relationship with Ms. Ye."