Yan Xiuyuan no longer had his arrogant demeanor; instead, there was more fear and disbelief. His body trembled and his eyes, as he looked at Yan Han, were filled with terror, as if he were looking at a demon. In fact, Yan Han had always been cold and distant since childhood, with eyes that were grim and dark, giving off an eerie feeling like he was possessed by a ghost.
After the accident, he became even more terrifying—cold and ruthless, with an overwhelming aura and a personality that was hard to predict, making him even more intimidating. Yan Xiuyuan hated and despised him, but also feared him.
When Yan Han was angry, his gaze alone was enough to freeze anyone in place, making it hard to escape.
Just like now, Yan Han’s face was unnervingly calm, his eyes cold and terrifying like the depths of hell. The words he spoke seemed to rip Yan Xiuyuan’s heart out.
Yan Xiuyuan was so scared he nearly wet his pants, his face ashen, and his lips devoid of color.
“A few years ago, the car accident on Airport Road was not an accident. It was all planned by you.” Yan Han threw a stack of evidence and documents at Yan Xiuyuan’s pale face. The papers scattered on the ground with a rustling sound, spreading out in the dim light, barely legible. Yan Han gave a glance. A burly man next to him brought an oil lamp to Yan Xiuyuan’s feet to help him see better.
In his fear, Yan Xiuyuan uncontrollably glanced at the papers. Indeed, they were evidence.
He thought he had done everything perfectly and for years Yan Han hadn’t found out, believing the incident would remain buried forever.
Yan Han’s company had grown larger and larger, expanding into various fields, surpassing the original Yan family business. His father was unwilling to accept it, and Yan Xiuyuan was jealous. He secretly took advantage of his family status to do many things. Finally, when Yan Han had to go abroad for business, he found an opportunity and put his plan into action.
He tampered with Yan Han’s car and bribed the driver. Everything was set up. He wanted Yan Han dead. However, Yan Han’s reflexes were too sharp. At a critical moment, he grabbed the steering wheel and survived, only ending up with his legs broken.
But that was enough to turn Yan Han into a cripple. Yan Xiuyuan couldn’t have been happier.
During Yan Han’s coma, he sent the bribed driver to another hospital, healed him, gave him money, and sent him abroad. They hadn’t been in contact for five years. Yan Xiuyuan had almost forgotten the man.
Yan Han wasn’t unprepared for this; he just didn’t expect that his own nephew would want him dead. How much hatred must one feel to do this?
Yan Xiuyuan was so scared that he couldn’t speak.
“What’s wrong? Are you scared?” Yan Han looked at Yan Xiuyuan with disgust. He only dared to act behind the scenes, never facing him head-on in business competition. On the surface, he was polite, but in reality, he was extremely jealous and arrogant, and after being exposed, he turned into a coward. “If you dare to do something, you should be prepared to be discovered. The person you sent abroad has already been found by me. You’ve committed attempted murder. These pieces of evidence are enough to send you to prison.”
It wasn’t that the past five years were peaceful, but rather, Yan Han had spent those five years gathering evidence. He had suspected Yan Xiuyuan long ago. They had been pretending to be close family members until the evidence was irrefutable.
Now, with the evidence clear, one strike was all it took, leaving no chance for Yan Xiuyuan to escape justice.
Yan Han was even more terrifying than he had imagined.
Yan Xiuyuan’s body shook uncontrollably. He didn’t even dare to look at Yan Han. “Grandfather will protect me. We’re family. You can’t do this.”
“Family? You’ve never treated me as family.” Saying this now was simply ironic and laughable.
“Did you ask the Yan family before trying to harm me?” Yan Xiuyuan, unrepentant, hardened his resolve.
Yan Han didn’t speak, just stared at him intently. This made Yan Xiuyuan panic completely.
“You… Uncle, I was wrong. I was just confused for a moment. I can’t go to prison. Please, spare me. If I go to prison, I’ll have nothing left. Uncle, as long as you don’t send me to prison, I’ll do anything. I swear, please, Uncle, spare me…” Yan Han was serious; he really intended to send him to prison.
Could grandfather really protect me?
No, grandfather doted on Yan Han a lot. After Yan Han’s legs were injured, he had even searched for the best doctors for him. If he knew that Yan Han’s legs were ruined by Yan Xiuyuan’s design and that the original plan was to kill Yan Han, his grandfather would definitely not stop Yan Han from taking action.
It could even implicate Yan Tong. Then the Yan family would truly belong entirely to Yan Han.
Yan Xiuyuan and his father’s efforts would have been in vain.
At this moment, Yan Xiuyuan was only thinking about preventing Yan Han from taking control of the Yan family’s wealth, not about truly regretting his actions.
Yan Han, of course, understood this. “You’re really willing to do anything?”
There was a glimmer of hope. Yan Xiuyuan froze, then quickly nodded, willing to do anything as long as he didn’t end up in prison. But he soon realized that things weren’t so simple. How could Yan Han let him off so easily? “W-What do you want me to do?”
Yan Han flicked a small red booklet from his pocket, unfolded it, and handed it to Yan Xiuyuan. Yan Xiuyuan thought it was some hidden weapon and stepped back in fear, but Yan Han ordered, “Look carefully!”
Yan Xiuyuan didn’t dare disobey and stared intently. It was the marriage certificate between Yan Han and Pei Lang. “This is…”
“Look at the date carefully. He’s been mine for a long time. If you dare show him any disrespect again, just wait to end up in prison.” Yan Han finished speaking, took back the marriage certificate, and carefully placed it back in his pocket, treating it like a precious item.
The once terrifying uncle was now gentle and careful with a marriage certificate, a stark contrast in demeanor. Yan Xiuyuan’s first reaction was that Yan Han truly loved Pei Lang.
Then, Yan Han spoke again. “Marry Pei Ziqing within half a month, no matter if you still love him or not.”
Between marrying Pei Ziqing and going to prison, Yan Xiuyuan knew which option he should choose. He quickly agreed, too afraid to question Yan Han further, almost ready to kneel and thank him. “I’ll do as you say.”
“In a few days, there will be public discussions about your relationship with Pei Ziqing, mainly promoting that you both are deeply in love. Whether it’s true or not, you just have to endure it.”
Yan Xiuyuan was now both terrified and confused. His uncle had uncovered his crimes, but instead of sending him to prison, he was helping him promote a love story and was even concerned about his marriage. This didn’t seem right.
He didn’t know what hidden plans were behind this, but compared to going to prison, Yan Xiuyuan had no choice but to comply.
As if understanding Yan Xiuyuan’s confusion, Yan Han coldly explained, “Your uncle only knows you’re crazy, he doesn’t know what you did to me. To get rid of you, he hopes that your marriage to Pei Ziqing goes smoothly. They’ve already allied and plan to use public opinion and the internet to get you both married as soon as possible. During this time, you just need to cooperate.”
Yan Xiuyuan and Pei Ziqing had previously used the original Pei Lang to hype up their relationship, and the online audience had been moved by their love. Now, with the engagement, they were just one step away from marriage. So, the current campaign of promoting their love was to prevent Yan Xiuyuan from backing out of the marriage.
If he tried to back out, he would face the wrath of the entire internet. The public outcry would be huge.
However, this plan also came with risks. Although Yan Xiuyuan wasn’t as powerful as Yan Han, he still had influence and could easily find out who was behind this.
Yan Han could have directly arranged for Yan Xiuyuan to marry Pei Ziqing. However, in order to make Pei Lang happy and allow him to experience personally sending Yan Xiuyuan into marriage, Yan Han decided to make Yan Xiuyuan cooperate.
Revealing this on purpose was meant to hurt Yan Xiuyuan’s pride, making him realize his position. Indeed, Yan Xiuyuan deeply regretted his actions, but he was powerless. It seemed like he had been making mistakes ever since he was young.
After saying all that, Yan Han left, leaving the rest of the matter to others.
As he exited the abandoned warehouse, Su Jia and another person were waiting outside. The man was about the same age as Yan Han; he was Qi Shaoheng, who looked quite good with a rebellious, carefree charm. But Qi Shaoheng seemed displeased. “You’re just letting him go like this?”
“My father’s health isn’t good. I don’t want to upset him,” Yan Han replied briefly, getting into the car.
“When did you become so merciful? He ruined your legs and he hasn’t shown any remorse,” Qi Shaoheng said, sitting in the front passenger seat while Su Jia drove. The area was far from the city, with few streetlights. The surroundings were very dark.
“If my legs were intact, maybe I wouldn’t have had to deal with him.” It was precisely because of his disability that, under his father’s superstitions, he was forced to marry Pei Lang—who turned out to be a treasure. “Letting him marry Pei Ziqing is his wish. I’m just helping him fulfill it. Besides, with leverage in hand, I’m not afraid of Yan Xiuyuan disobeying. There will be plenty of chances to use him later.”
Yan Han was certainly not being merciful. His disability was already a done deal. Even if he sent Yan Xiuyuan to prison, his legs would still not work. Gaining the entire Yan family’s wealth wouldn’t make him happy.
It was better to use this leverage to control Yan Xiuyuan and do more things beneficial to himself. His father was old, and there would come a day when he would pass away. When that day came, Yan Han wouldn’t have to worry about anything. If Yan Xiuyuan didn’t listen, he could still send him to prison.
Of course, it was still painful.
Yan Han had always known that Yan Xiuyuan didn’t like him as an uncle, but he never imagined that one day Yan Xiuyuan would try to kill him. From suspicion to certainty, it had taken a long time. Every time he thought about it, Yan Han would feel melancholic. However, most people wouldn’t notice. If Pei Lang were here, he would definitely see how the little chibi on Yan Han’s shoulder was crying, seeking comfort from the little fox.
Yan Han’s explanation was reasonable. Since Qi Shaoheng didn’t have anything else to add, he didn’t say more.
It had taken so long to find the driver abroad. After locating him, Yan Han quickly brought him back. Now this matter was finally coming to an end. He could finally get some rest.
“Welcome back to the country. You’ve worked hard,” Yan Han said, adjusting his mood and speaking in a calm tone.
“It was pretty exhausting. I’m here to demand compensation,” Qi Shaoheng said, and Yan Han responded immediately.
“The money has already been transferred to your account.”
“Of course, I’ll take the money, but I’m more curious about what my sister-in-law looks like.” Qi Shaoheng was quite intrigued. What kind of celestial beauty had captivated someone like Yan Han? He had stayed up for two consecutive days several times just to complete the task as quickly as possible to return to the country.
When Pei Lang was mentioned, Yan Han fell silent and shot a cold glance at Qi Shaoheng. Despite his fearless nature, even Qi Shaoheng couldn’t help but flinch slightly at Yan Han’s icy stare.
It seemed like he wouldn’t get any answers from Yan Han. So, Qi Shaoheng turned to Su Jia. “Xiao Su, who’s your boss’s wife?”
“Night roads are dangerous. I need to focus on driving,” Su Jia replied with a smile. Asking the boss directly for information was a risky move, especially when the boss himself wasn’t revealing anything.
Unable to get an answer, Qi Shaoheng settled back into the passenger seat, reclining and closing his eyes to sleep.
Meanwhile, Yan Han took out his phone and sent a message to Pei Lang. At this hour, Pei Lang was still shooting a night scene, skillfully performing a series of high-difficulty martial arts moves while working with wire effects. His graceful and beautiful movements were accompanied by his long hair and flowing clothing. A multitude of cameras captured every stunning moment.
