He turned on the living room light and was startled to see Lan Yu sitting silently on the sofa. "Why don't you turn on the light when you're home?" he exclaimed.
Lan Yu looked up at him, her earlier courage draining away. She immediately walked to the door, lowered her head, and went to get him slippers. "I was a little tired, so I leaned back on the sofa to rest. I didn't do anything that required the light."
Xiao Anjing tried to pull her up. "How many times have I told you, you don't need to get me slippers every time. I can change them myself."
But Lan Yu insisted on getting him the slippers and placing them at his feet.
At the Xie family's home, she had been accustomed to their ways. No matter who returned, she would fetch their slippers like a servant, even kneeling to help them put them on.
An Jing forcefully pulled her up, changed his shoes himself, and sat directly on the sofa, leaning back against the cushion tiredly. He said to her, "Since you're tired, why didn't you go to the bedroom to rest?"
"I have something I want to tell you." Lan Yu came to his side.
An Jing looked at her furrowed brow, the feeling of vexation in his heart lingering.
"Go ahead, I'm listening."
Lan Yu gritted her teeth, still unable to speak. It was only now that she realized how much she loved the man before her. The more she loved him, the more she feared losing him.
"You've been busy all day, and you must be tired too. I'll warm you a glass of milk so you can rest early."
As she spoke, she turned to go to the kitchen, but before she could take a step, she was embraced by An Jing's outstretched arms.
He held her waist tightly but said nothing.
Lan Yu froze, her heart aching as if being torn apart. She whispered, "I'm sorry."
"Give me a reason," An Jing said calmly. "Why did you let them leave so easily? Do you still have feelings for Xie Qining from your past marriage?"
Lan Yu immediately denied it. "No, really not! That scumbag only made me realize how blind I was back then."
If only she had met An Jing before Xie Qining in her life.
An Jing asked again, his tone neither light nor heavy, "Then what was the reason?"
Lan Yu thought of Susu's analysis and knew that if she didn't tell An Jing about this, the rift between them might never be resolved.
She closed her eyes. Even if An Jing despised or rejected her, she should still say it.
When she told An Jing the entire story, she waited nervously, afraid to look at him, fearing he would erupt in anger like Xie Qining had.
But An Jing still held her. She could clearly feel his suppressed anger, which made her heart race.
"A woman like me doesn't deserve you. If you want to drive me away or divorce me, I have no objections..."
"Don't worry, I will retrieve those videos and photos from them. I won't let them post them online." An Jing was very angry, but not at Lan Yu. He was angry at the Xie family for being so despicable and shameless.
To deal with a woman with no background, to prevent her from taking any of the Xie family's money, they would sto do such a thing!
They intended to control Lan Yu's life forever!
Lan Yu felt surprised and shocked. She tried to ask softly, "You're not angry? You don't blame me?"
"I am angry, of course, I'm angry!" An Jing hugged her tighter and said indignantly, "I'm angry at Xie Qining. You were tricked by Xie Qining and your best friend."
Lan Yu hadn't expected him to say the same thing as Susu. At the time, she was too caught up in the situation and only felt ashamed and self-reproachful.
"I didn't think much about it before, but now, looking back at the whole process, there were so many coincidences and suspicious points. However, my best friend has disappeared, and questioning Xie Qining is useless. The only person I might be able to inquire with is that tour guide."
"You're right. Tomorrow... no, right now, I'll contact my acquaintances there and have them find out the whereabouts of that tour guide." Saying this, An Jing released her and took out his phone.
But just as he was about to dial, he remembered something and asked, "Which travel agency was the tour group you booked with? What was the tour guide's name?"
Lan Yu told him all of this clearly.
A few days later, An Jing's friend in that location quickly found out that the so-called tour guide was not a tour guide at all. He had only led Lan Yu's group.
This was because domestic travel agencies usually needed to contact a local tour guide when taking a group abroad.
These local tour guides were introduced by local travel agencies abroad. This man, however, had taken Lan Yu's group as a local guide for free.
Naturally, both travel agencies were happy to use him to save costs.
An Jing's friend also found out that this man was actually a male escort and was still working in a well-known nightclub in the area.
They simply had someone apprehend the man and scare him a bit, and he confessed everything.
It turned out that before he took Lan Yu's group, someone had given him a large sum of money with the intention of him sleeping with Lan Yu for one night and taking some photos.
That night, Lan Yu's best friend gave him Lan Yu's room card. He entered Lan Yu's room and found her fast asleep, unable to wake her no matter how much he tried.
As someone in this profession, he only wanted to make money easily. Even though Lan Yu was beautiful and had a good figure, he wasn't particularly interested.
Thinking that it was just him and Lan Yu in the room, and Lan Yu was completely unconscious, he lazily took off Lan Yu's clothes, took a few photos, and then lay down beside Lan Yu to sleep.
Furthermore, he repeatedly denied that the drug in Lan Yu's drink was put there by him. He didn't know who put it there. He was just doing what he was paid for, and it was Lan Yu's best friend who secretly contacted him and arranged everything.
When An Jing heard this, his heart felt a little better. At least Lan Yu had not been truly violated that night.
His friend on the other end asked An Jing on the phone, "We're still holding that guy. Tell us what you want us to do. Do you want us to give him a good beating to vent your anger and make sure he can never work in this industry again?"
"No, let him go. He's no longer needed." That person should be grateful for his laziness, otherwise, An Jing would not have let him go so easily.
"Ah, just let him go..."
"Yes, I don't want you to get into trouble. Thanks." An Jing hung up and immediately transferred a sum of money to his friend. He couldn't let them help him for nothing.
Before the other party could send a polite reply, he sent a message first, "Don't refuse, or you're not treating me as a brother."
As expected, the other party stopped sending any more deferential messages.
After dealing with the matter, he sat alone in his office, constantly twirling the pen in his hand.
The truth of what happened back then was finally clear. He would definitely tell Lan Yu when he got back, so she wouldn't have such a heavy psychological burden anymore.
However, the most difficult to deal with was still the Xie family. If they spread those photos and videos, people online who didn't understand the truth would surely attack Lan Yu fiercely.
He didn't really care about reputation, but he was afraid that Lan Yu would still be hurt.
He still had to think carefully about how to retrieve those photos and videos and truly resolve everything.