"Living?"
Qin Yiyu frowned, not quite understanding.
Ye Cangtian revealed a bright smile, "The word 'living' contains infinite possibilities. There's living day to day, living humbly, living a life worse than death. Of course, there's also living happily, living while striving for dreams, and living joyfully because of something meaningful!"
"Something meaningful..." Qin Yiyu murmured to herself.
"Yes, for example, if you are a genius at stock trading, you can earn a lot of money. Your goal might be to become a powerful businesswoman who rivals a nation. You will live for this dream."
"For example, if you are kind-hearted, you like to take in small animals, and you like to help children who don't have parents, then you will live for these meaningful things."
"Of course, perhaps you will find someone you like in the future, you will get married and have children, and so you will also live happily!"
"Everyone is trying their best to live in this world. Some have lost loved ones, some have become disabled, and some are experiencing hardships, but everyone has a goal to keep living."
After Ye Cangtian finished, he smiled and said, "So, no matter what happened before, since we are alive, we must live happily and meaningfully."
Qin Yiyu's body trembled slightly, and she fell into silence.
After an unknown amount of time, she raised her head again and looked at Ye Cangtian, saying, "You're right, we must live meaningfully! Brother Ye, thank you for today!"
Up to this moment, her mindset had changed. Some long-standing knots that had suppressed her for years were finally untangled.
She was, after all, a girl not yet twenty years old, merely masked by a cold, unapproachable exterior. Now, a smile appeared on her face, and soon she was playing with the stray cats.
Ye Cangtian lit a cigarette, slowly let out a sigh of relief, and secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead.
His ability to speak nonsense without batting an eye still needed improvement!
Fortunately, this girl had come to her senses, otherwise, he wouldn't have known what to say next.
...
Daybreak came!
Tang Xinwan had just gotten up when she heard movement outside. When she went downstairs, she saw Aunt Zhang bringing Ye Cangtian and Qin Yiyu in.
"This is..."
"Miss Qin encountered some danger last night. She couldn't stay at the hotel anymore, so she's staying here for a few days!" Ye Cangtian said. Su Dan Novel Network
Encountered danger? Tang Xinwan's expression changed slightly. She then took a deep breath and looked at Qin Yiyu, "Then Miss Qin can stay at my place. Treat this as your own home. Aunt Zhang, please take Miss Qin to tidy up her room."
"Thank you, Sister Xinwan!" Qin Yiyu nodded and followed Aunt Zhang upstairs.
Tang Xinwan was a little surprised. She turned back and looked at Ye Cangtian, whispering, "What's going on?"
In her impression, Qin Yiyu had always been cold, rarely even speaking. Yet, just now, the other party had called her Sister Xinwan.
Ye Cangtian plopped down on the sofa and chuckled, "She's just a girl not yet twenty years old. This is good. It would be abnormal for her to be cold and aloof all day long!"
Tang Xinwan looked puzzled but didn't dwell on it. Instead, she asked, "You just said she encountered danger last night, what's going on with that?"
She had been in a good mood yesterday, so she slept early and didn't know what had happened overnight.
After hearing Ye Cangtian's explanation, her expression changed slightly, "Miss Qin was kidnapped? Who would kidnap her?"
Ye Cangtian sneered slightly, "In the past two days, whose existence would be most uncomfortable with Miss Qin's presence?"
Tang Xinwan frowned, then thought of something and blurted out, "He Corporation? How dare they do such a thing?"
Ye Cangtian smiled helplessly.
There are many things you don't know! What wouldn't the He family dare to do?
Hiring assassins, employing traders to target Haitian Pharmaceuticals, haven't they done enough ruthless things?
Seeing the worried look on Tang Xinwan's face, he couldn't help but comfort her, "Don't worry. With such a major incident, He Corporation will have its hands full and won't have the energy to deal with us anymore."
Last night, he had given the copied surveillance footage to Xu Weiwei. While he was rescuing Qin Yiyu, Xu Weiwei had already taken people to the He family's residence.
As he was thinking about this, his phone rang.
It was Xu Weiwei calling.
"Ye Cangtian, I'm sorry, I let someone escape!" Xu Weiwei said apologetically on the phone.
She explained everything that happened during the arrests last night, including how Butler Zhong had taken He Changsheng hostage and then escaped.
Not only that, but although He Changsheng was later taken to the police station to assist with the investigation, there was no evidence to prove that he was the mastermind behind the kidnapping.
Especially with Butler Zhong holding him hostage and escaping, after this commotion, He Changsheng had completely cleared his name.
"So, because our police evidence is insufficient, He Changsheng left this morning," Xu Weiwei sighed.
Although she had surveillance footage and the confessions of the four kidnappers, all the evidence pointed to Butler Zhong. However, he had escaped in the end, leaving no other leads for the case.
Ye Cangtian smiled helplessly after hearing this, "It's fine, I expected this. I just didn't expect that old fox to be so cunning and clear his name so easily!"
"I... I'll go to He Corporation again tonight!" Xu Weiwei gritted her teeth.
"Don't bother. They aren't stupid. If they had left any traces, they would have already erased them."
"Then what do we do? We can't just let this guy get away with it, can we?"
"Don't worry. As long as he has done something illegal, no matter how careful he is, he won't be spotless!" Ye Cangtian said with a mysterious smile.
...
Qin Yiyu temporarily stayed in Tang Xinwan's villa. To protect the safety of the two women, Ye Cangtian also lingered there.
After a night of turmoil, Ye Cangtian was exhausted. He took a shower and returned to his room to get some sleep.
However, before getting his rest, he made a phone call.
The call was answered after only two rings, and a surprised voice came from the other end, "Boss, are you coming back?"
"No!"
"Boss, you can't abandon us! The brothers are starving. The Saudi royal family has completely blacklisted our team just to make the boss show up." the person on the other end complained pitifully.
"I can't do anything about that!" Ye Cangtian pouted.
"That's your old flame. As long as the boss shows up, she won't trouble us brothers anymore."
"What old flame? I have a wife, don't spout nonsense!"
Ye Cangtian rolled his eyes and then said, "Stop yapping. Hack into a certain company's network for me and find some information!"
The person on the other end was called Viper, a member of his mercenary team, specializing in intelligence gathering and behind-the-scenes command.
Moreover, Viper was best at network intrusion, being a genuine top hacker.
This guy was once ranked first on the hacker list. Perhaps for a thrill, he had actually infiltrated the network of the American intelligence agency and was subsequently wanted globally, almost getting caught.
It was Ye Cangtian who saved this kid and brought him into the mercenary team he had just established.