"I'll think about it again." Di Mingjue got up and walked outside.
This action completely ignited an unknown fear in Chen Han's heart.
"When will you be willing to let me and my daughter go? As long as you promise to let us leave Sijiucheng safely, I'll do anything!" Chen Han excitedly stood up from his chair. The ropes binding him were now useless.
Ye Chenhan, standing nearby, was completely bewildered, his eyes darting between them.
Di Mingjue still did not respond. He pushed open the door and left the office.
*Bang*
The chair landed firmly on the floor. Chen Han looked at the office door with a look of despair and helplessness.
Was this retribution? Had all the bad deeds he'd committed over the years now fallen upon his daughter?
Shen Lin walked silently to Aqiang's side, tore off the tape in his hand, and then led Ye Chenhan away from the office.
"What exactly happened?" Ye Chenhan grabbed Shen Lin's arm and asked urgently.
He had asked the same question inside the room, but neither Ye Ziyu nor Di Mingjue had responded. Shen Lin dared not reveal anything casually.
"Fourth Master, I'm truly sorry, but I cannot say," Shen Lin said apologetically.
Fine, if he wouldn't say, would he still be unable to find out?
Ye Chenhan rolled up his sleeves and, huffing with indignation, chased after Di Mingjue, who had not yet walked far.
"He dares not speak, but you can tell me, right!" Ye Chenhan grabbed Di Mingjue's arm, putting on a stance as if he wouldn't let him leave until he explained everything.
Di Mingjue looked back at him expressionlessly. He raised his hand and flicked off Ye Chenhan's touch from his arm. "It's nothing. I just caught the person who kidnapped Xiao Ran and Xingxing."
Kidnapped?
Ye Chenhan's eyes darted back and forth. "When did this happen? How come I didn't know?"
"You were busy with your romance, so it's normal you didn't know." Di Mingjue continued walking forward.
Ye Chenhan felt a jab at him and, unresigned, followed behind him. "You can't say that. I was pursuing happiness. Besides, such a big incident happened at home. I am, after all, a member of this family. Even if I wasn't home, you could have arranged for someone to call and notify me. It's not enough that you didn't do your part, but now you're blaming me for being in love?"
Listening to his unreasonable defense, Di Mingjue stopped responding.
They arrived at the conference room, where Ye Ziyu was playing with dolls with Nuannuan.
"How is it?" Ye Ziyu looked up at Di Mingjue as he entered.
Di Mingjue reached out, pushed Ye Chenhan towards Nuannuan, and had him swap places with Ye Ziyu.
Was he being used as a tool?
Ye Chenhan watched Ye Ziyu and Di Mingjue standing close together, whispering secrets to each other.
Nuannuan, standing beside him, tugged at his arm and obligingly offered him the doll she was holding.
"I don't like it, you play by yourself." Ye Chenhan perfunctorily pushed the doll back and quickly moved to Ye Ziyu's side.
Regarding the kidnapping of Xiao Ran and the others, he was already slow to get information. Now that he had appeared, there was no reason he shouldn't know the subsequent events.
Forcing his presence upon them, Ye Chenhan cupped his ear to listen.
"Let him stew for a while. Once his mental fortitude collapses, he'll confess everything," Di Mingjue said.
With them in the advantageous position, they were not afraid of Chen Han causing trouble behind their backs.
Seeing them fall silent and stop talking, Ye Chenhan excitedly pressed, "That's it? That's all?"
He hadn't heard anything. Was he too slow again?
Ye Ziyu was amused by his demeanor and shook her head helplessly.
"Ziyu, please just tell me. Otherwise, I'll feel restless," Ye Chenhan pleaded with Ye Ziyu.
The fewer people who knew some things, the fewer troubles there would be. Ye Ziyu trusted Ye Chenhan, but she didn't want to drag too many people into it.