"Mom, where are you going?" Jiang Yi asked.
"I plan to visit Xiao Xin's adoptive parents. I want to personally thank them for raising Xiao Xin all these years!" Li Ping took a deep breath. "I've temporarily handed over the company's affairs to Dong Rui and Chen Kun. They can handle it well. Today, consider it a day off for me."
"You should go see them!" Jiang Yi said.
"Let's go!" Li Ping called out to Shen Lu and left the villa with the items.
After finishing breakfast, Jiang Yi prepared to leave the villa to find Manager Yang at Wanhui Company. Previously, Jiang Yi had agreed to investigate Manager Du with Manager Yang. His task at Wanhui Company was simple: to cause trouble and instigate infighting among the company's high-level executives.
When Jiang Yi reached the villa entrance, he saw Mother Ye and Ye Xiaofeng. Judging by their appearance, they had been waiting at the entrance for a long time.
"Jiang Yi, I've come to ask for your help today!" Mother Ye said to Jiang Yi with righteous indignation. "Yanran is gravely ill, and only you can cure her. Come with me to the Xiao family's old mansion immediately to treat Yanran!"
Mother Ye was very arrogant. Her tone was as if Jiang Yi were begging her, not the other way around. This displeased Jiang Yi. It was the first time he had seen someone ask for a favor in such a manner.
Jiang Yi ignored Mother Ye and prepared to get into his car and leave.
"You stop right there!" Mother Ye walked over and blocked Jiang Yi's path. "You have to go today, whether you want to or not, or I'll never be done with you. If anything happens to Yanran, I won't let you go!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yi became furious!
"You need to understand, it's you who needs me now!" Jiang Yi's gaze fell upon Mother Ye as he spoke calmly. "I have things to do and will not step foot into the Xiao family's old mansion right now. I'd like to see what you can do to me?"
Mother Ye was furious upon hearing this. Ye Xiaofeng, standing beside her, couldn't stand it anymore! He hadn't expected Mother Ye to directly threaten Jiang Yi the moment she spoke, forcibly demanding that Jiang Yi treat Ye Yanran. Anyone in his position would find this intolerable!
Seeing that threatening Jiang Yi was ineffective, Mother Ye immediately changed her demeanor and said to Jiang Yi, "Jiang Yi, regardless of anything else, Yanran is carrying your child. Saving Yanran is like saving the child. You can ignore Yanran, but you can't ignore the child, can you?"
Jiang Yi did not respond to Mother Ye.
"I can save Yanran, but I have one condition!" Jiang Yi stated. "Have Xiao Cuiying personally come to find me. If she apologizes to me in front of everyone, I might consider it. Otherwise, I will not take action. Nothing you say will make a difference."
With that, Jiang Yi prepared to leave.
Mother Ye felt very helpless upon hearing this. In reality, if Mother Ye had spoken to Jiang Yi nicely instead of threatening him from the start, Jiang Yi might have considered it. However, Mother Ye's words had greatly displeased Jiang Yi.
Just then, a car drove towards them. As the car door opened, Xiao Jianren stepped out. Seeing Mother Ye and Ye Xiaofeng also there, he let out a cold laugh.
"Mr. Xiao, you're here!" Mother Ye walked over to greet Xiao Jianren. Mother Ye had always wanted to maintain good relations with the Xiao family members, so upon seeing Xiao Jianren, she proactively greeted him.
However, Xiao Jianren ignored Mother Ye and walked towards Jiang Yi, speaking to him, "Jiang Yi, you played me for a fool before, leading me to this state. I originally wanted to kill you, but now I've changed my mind! If you can help cure Yanran, we'll call it even for all past matters, and I will never trouble you again!"
"What if I refuse?" Jiang Yi asked.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jianren's brow furrowed. Now that Xiao Jianren had nothing, even if Jiang Yi refused, he couldn't do anything to him.
"I'm really unlucky today. I was just threatened, and now you're here threatening me. Do you really think I'm that easy to bully?" Jiang Yi looked at Xiao Jianren and sneered.
Hearing this, Xiao Jianren glanced at Mother Ye and Ye Xiaofeng. Xiao Jianren was very displeased.
"I don't have the time to mess with you all!" Jiang Yi said, then drove away directly!
Seeing Jiang Yi leave, Xiao Jianren's face was filled with helplessness. Xiao Jianren had thought his intervention might succeed, but to his surprise, it was equally ineffective.
"It's all your fault for ruining my plans!" Xiao Jianren said angrily to Mother Ye and Ye Xiaofeng. "If you hadn't come here and made such a fuss, I might have succeeded in inviting Jiang Yi!"
Mother Ye and Ye Xiaofeng were unhappy upon hearing this. They weren't fools and knew that Xiao Jianren was shifting the blame onto them because he failed to get Jiang Yi.
"This has nothing to do with us," Ye Xiaofeng said calmly. "It was Xiao Cuiying who offended Jiang Yi, which is why Jiang Yi refuses to treat my sister. Jiang Yi said just now that unless Xiao Cuiying apologizes to him in front of everyone, he won't treat my sister. If anyone is to blame for this, it's Xiao Cuiying!"
"How dare you speak ill of my aunt! You couldn't get the job done and are just shifting blame. You are truly useless waste!" Xiao Jianren cursed before driving away.
Mother Ye and Ye Xiaofeng were extremely angered, but they were powerless. Xiao Jianren was a member of the Xiao family, while they were nothing.
An hour later, Xiao Jianren returned to the Xiao family's old mansion. Xiao Cuiying was waiting for Xiao Jianren's news on the living room sofa. Seeing Xiao Jianren return without Jiang Yi, she immediately frowned.
"Auntie, Jiang Yi refused to come and treat Yanran. I did my best!" Xiao Jianren said, then continued, "Jiang Yi said that unless you apologize to him personally, he won't treat Yanran!"
"Who does Jiang Yi think he is, demanding an apology from me!" Xiao Cuiying's face was filled with anger.
"Auntie, we have no other options now. Why don't you humble yourself for a moment and apologize to Jiang Yi? Otherwise, no one can cure Yanran's illness!" Xiao Jianren said.
Hearing this, Xiao Cuiying's face darkened. Xiao Cuiying was still hesitating. Apologizing to Jiang Yi now would be admitting defeat. Xiao Cuiying really couldn't bring herself to do it. However, if she didn't invite Jiang Yi, Ye Yanran would surely be in trouble. It was a choice between pride and Ye Yanran. Xiao Cuiying was struggling with how to decide.
"There really is no other way now!" Xiao Cuiying took a deep breath, then gritted her teeth and said to Xiao Jianren, "Go find Jiang Yi again and tell him that I was wrong that day, that I shouldn't have insulted him, and that I hope he can come to treat Yanran!"