After mourning for a long time, Ye's father put away the photos again.
In this wooden box, there were two more black and white photos.
One was a group photo of Ye's father and the old man, with Ye's father standing respectfully on the side.
It was evident that Ye's father was the servant or subordinate of the old man.
The other was a childhood photo of Ye Yanran.
Ye's father pondered for a long time in his study and decided to find Jiang Yi.
Although Ye Yanran said that Jiang Yi could not help, Ye's father still wanted to try.
At this moment, in Jiang Yi's villa.
Jiang Yi was sitting on the sofa in the living room, looking at Huo Lao Liu's information.
"Why don't we help you check it!" Dongfang Mei said.
"No need!"
Jiang Yi refused.
Dongfang Mei had helped him a lot, and he didn't want to owe Dongfang Mei any more favors.
If he owed too many favors, he would never be able to repay them.
If Dongfang Mei made any excessive demands later, it would be difficult for him to refuse.
Just then, a servant ran into the living room and told Jiang Yi that Ye's father had arrived!
"Please come in quickly!" Jiang Yi said.
He was very welcome to Ye's father's visit.
Ye's father was the only person in the entire Ye family that he had a good impression of.
Soon, Ye's father entered the living room with the servant.
When Jiang Yi saw Ye's father's absentminded look, he guessed that it must be about Ye Yanran.
He came to find him to ask for help for Ye Yanran.
"Jiang Yi, I have something to tell you!" Ye's father said.
"Mm!" Jiang Yi nodded.
Ye's father glanced at Dongfang Mei, and his brows furrowed slightly.
"This matter is of great importance, and I can only tell you alone! Please have everyone go outside to the courtyard. The living room should only have the two of us."
Jiang Yi was a little curious, wondering what Ye's father wanted to tell him.
If he was asking him to help Ye Yanran, there was no need to be so secretive.
Ye's father would not joke.
Jiang Yi guessed that it must be something big.
"All of you, go out!" Jiang Yi called out.
The servants responded and left the living room.
Dongfang Mei glanced at Ye's father and also left the living room.
Ye's father was still not at ease. He directly went to close the living room door and locked it from the inside.
Jiang Yi was stunned!
Ye's father's demeanor made it seem like a state secret.
"What exactly do you want to tell me?" Jiang Yi asked.
"I want to tell you a secret related to Yanran."
Ye's father said, "I know that when our family kicked you out, and Yanran forced you to divorce, you must still hold a grudge, but now I have no choice but to beg you!"
Seeing Ye's father like this, Jiang Yi felt a pang of sympathy.
Back then, his parents and sister were brutally murdered, and it was Ye's father who took him in.
Jiang Yi had not yet repaid this great kindness.
If Ye's father asked him to help Ye Yanran, he would definitely help and would not dwell on past grievances.
Besides, it was not Ye's father who had kicked him out of the Ye family.
At that time, Ye's father had strongly opposed Ye Yanran's divorce from him.
Jiang Yi remembered all the kindness Ye's father had shown him.
"Don't worry, I will find a way to help Ye Yanran!" Jiang Yi said.
Hearing this, Ye's father felt a little relieved.
"You go back first! Wait for my good news. Don't worry, I will handle it," Jiang Yi comforted him.
"I have one more thing to ask for your help!" Ye's father said.
"Whatever you need, just tell me. I will do my utmost to help," Jiang Yi said.
"Promise me you will protect Yanran!"
Ye's father said, "Yanran is not my biological daughter..."
This statement stunned Jiang Yi!
"What is going on?" Jiang Yi asked.
"Yanran's surname is not Ye, but Xiao. She is the eldest daughter of the Xiao family!"
"More than twenty years ago, I was one of the many stewards by the head of the Xiao family. On the night the Xiao family's young madam gave birth, the Xiao family compound caught fire, and a group of assassins broke into the Xiao family compound. The Xiao family was in chaos. These assassins were targeting Yanran..."
"Why would they want to kill Ye Yanran?" Jiang Yi couldn't help but interrupt Ye's father.
"It was a power struggle, I don't know the specifics," Ye's father said.
"Continue!" Jiang Yi looked at Ye's father.
"The head of the Xiao family never imagined that a single word of his would put Yanran in danger. For the young lady's safety, the old man told me to take Yanran away from the capital!"
"So I secretly took the swaddled Yanran back to Jiang City. Coincidentally, my wife also gave birth, a baby girl. But my wife's child stopped breathing just a few hours after birth..."
Jiang Yi nodded, signaling Ye's father to continue.
"I came up with a solution: to use Yanran to replace my daughter!"
Ye's father said, "I bribed a nurse to swap Yanran's identity with my daughter's, and Yanran became my daughter."
"Who else knows about this?" Jiang Yi asked.
"No one knows except me. Even my wife doesn't know. She always thought Yanran was her biological daughter. Even Yanran herself doesn't know about this," Ye's father said.
"What about the nurse you bribed? That nurse might say something," Jiang Yi asked.
"That nurse is dead," Ye's father said.
Jiang Yi was stunned again!
"You silenced her?" Jiang Yi asked.
He didn't expect Ye's father to be so ruthless that he would kill a nurse to keep the secret.
"I didn't kill her. That nurse died in a car accident," Ye's father quickly explained.
After listening for so long, Jiang Yi basically understood the whole story.
However, there was still something Jiang Yi didn't understand.
"Didn't the head of the Xiao family come to get Yanran back?" Jiang Yi asked.
"No!"
Ye's father took a deep breath.
"The head of the Xiao family was the only one in the entire Xiao family who knew Yanran's identity, but on the night of the incident, he became paralyzed and a vegetative state. No one else knows this secret except me."
"Another question... why are you suddenly telling me such a big secret?" Jiang Yi asked.
"Because of Shi Jun!"
Ye's father said, "The Shi family is a third-rate family in the capital and a lackey of the Xiao family's enemies."
"Shi Jun suddenly came to see Yanran. I'm worried that Shi Jun has some unspeakable motive. I can't protect Yanran alone." Su Dan Novel Network
"Jiang Yi, you are the only person I trust, and you are now a prominent figure in Jiang City. Although you don't have as much influence as Shi Jun, you can at least protect Yanran's safety."
Jiang Yi understood!
Ye's father told him all this and revealed such a big secret because he wanted him to protect Ye Yanran.
"Aren't you afraid I won't agree?" Jiang Yi asked.
"I know you, you will definitely agree!"
Ye's father said with certainty, "Although you divorced Yanran, you are not such a heartless person, and you will not stand by and watch Yanran die at the hands of her enemies."