Chapter 645 - Grave News

"Ah! The dish!" 

Xiong Zhi immediately pushed Linfeng away, ran to the stove, and turned off the fire.

Linfeng: "..."

The heat in his body and the temperature of those warm and moist lips were still lingering. But when his rationality returned to his mind, he realized the situation he was in. 

He froze. As if a bucket of cold water was thrown over his head, the heat went away.

Did he just almost make out with his Young Miss in public?! 

Linfeng's sharp eyes immediately zeroed in on the pinhole cameras in the kitchen. 

Whoever was in the security room, he better be not watching this.

Xiong Zhi sighed in relief as she covered the pot with the lid.

"Thank goodness, only the edges are slightly burnt, it is still good overall. I almost burned it. I should have turned off the fire a while ago." She turned to look at Linfeng accusingly. "You should not suddenly attack me while I am cooking."

The man coughed. "My bad, I'll remember next time."

However, the next moment, a pair of slender white arms sn.a.k.e.d around Linfeng's neck. 

"Now, let's continue from where we left off."

Linfeng: "..."

The man glanced up again at the hidden monitoring and gave a quick kiss to Xiong Zhi.

"Let's continue later, Zhi'er. You cooked this especially for me. I want to eat first while it's still warm."

Xiong Zhi made a 'hmph' sound. But she also agreed. 

Linfeng had just come back from a long flight and went directly to the company. He must be terribly hungry.

Since Xiong Zhi 'cooked' the dishes, she also assisted in preparing the utensils.

The VIP Linfeng was pushed to sit freely in front of the table and watched his girlfriend busying around with a smile on his face. 

It felt good to be served and cared for by the person he loved.

***

After the couple ate a hearty lunch, they went to Xiong Zhi's study, much to Xiong Zhi's disappointment. 

She thought that she could at least go to Linfeng's room and accompany him to rest. She had wanted him to take a brief nap to unwind from the jet lag.

She would be satisfied with just that, watching him sleep peacefully and staying by his side.

But obviously, the man had important matters to tell her.

Xiong Zhi looked at the file that Linfeng handed to her with curiosity. She opened the file and saw a picture of a scrawny young boy. The boy's golden eyes seemed familiar to her. 

It gave off an unpleasant feeling.

"That's Gunan," Linfeng spoke.

"Gunan?" 

Xiong Zhi turned to the next page in surprise and saw another picture of a healthy little kid. 

She immediately noticed the resemblance and difference between the first picture and the second picture.

The files had medical records of the two children. 

"This is the real Guan Gao Huan. The first child in the picture replaced the real Guan Gao Huan. The exchange happened when the real Guan Gao Huan was seven years old."

Xiong Zhi's eyes turned somber as she read each page and listened to Linfeng's words. 

She inhaled a sharp breath.

So that son of a bitch was named Gunan. 

It was not like she was happy knowing his name. But now, she could curse him in his real damn name and not through the name of an innocent victim.

"....Where is the real Guan Gao Huan?"

"The child died while in a coma. He never woke up and his heart just stopped beating one day due to his chronic heart illness."

Xiong Zhi saw the proof of the real Guan Gao Huan's death, as well as reports on how his body was disposed of after his sudden death. 

A cold and clammy feeling rose in her back.

'...'

She put down the file after reading and was silent for a long time.

...How would the Guan family feel if they discovered that their Third Young Master Guan had died a long time ago, with his remains thrown over somewhere? 

She closed her eyes. 

If Guan Gao Huan was replaced since long ago, it means the enemy had been preparing ever since. That's why digging the enemy's information took them so long. It would be really a tough fight.

"Did you find out Ming Zhi Yi's involvement with this? It is impossible for Gunan himself to plan all this when he was only seven years old. Likely, he is also a pawn. Someone who knows the Guan family very well and saw Gunan should be the start of this."

They looked at each other. 

"And it is most likely Ming Zhi Yi." Xiong Zhi added.

"That's my theory as well. However, I am still looking for Ming Zhi Yi's traces. I got the decisive evidence that Gunan is a fake Guan Gao Huan thanks to Doctor James' father, one of the attending doctors of the real Guan Gao Huan during his coma. But it will take time and more investigation to get evidences of Ming Zhi Yi's hand in this. He is a very cautious man. For sure, he had covered up his traces.

"But even erased traces would have its scraps. My men are currently digging for it."

Xiong Zhi nodded. Getting Ming Zhi Yi's information would be quite hard. 

"Then... Have you found out Gunan's true identity? Where did he come from? Why does he have such an uncanny resemblance with Guan Gao Huan? I have suspicions, but I hope I'm wrong..." Xiong Zhi asked, her expression serious. 

Linfeng handed to Xiong Zhi the second file. "It's a bit complicated."

Xiong Zhi opened the file and read it with a frown. Her eyes turned wide, then became grim.

Linfeng started to explain. "After I found Gunan's existence, I soon was able to trace his background through the underground network. He is one of the kids in the slum area of a foreign country, where kids like him usually get recruited to become slave soldiers of underworld kings, if not trafficked. I think that's where Ming Zhi Yi found him, since that year also coincided with the time of one of Ming Zhi Yi's travels in that country with his son Lu Jin."

"That's more likely it."

"However, like you, I have speculation as well about Gunan's origin. But it was too long ago and it's difficult to get information from the slums, because people disappearing there without warning is common. The investigation is still ongoing, but we will hear from them soon since we already got the perfect leads. It is only a matter of time."

Xiong Zhi nodded. Her eyes settled on the pictures again.

No matter what Gunan's origin was, the fact that he deceived the Guan family and pretended to be the Third Young Master Guan was an unforgivable sin for the Guan family. If what she and Linfeng's speculation had the possibility of truth, Gunan could not ask help from the Guan family anymore.

With the added irreconcilable vendetta Xiong Zhi had with him from her previous life, they would not let this man off after everything that he had done. 

"It is a good thing that we now have proof that the current Guan Gao Huan is not the real person. With this, we can make sure that he will never be able to inherit the Guan Empire," Xiong Zhi firmly vowed as she stared coldly at the precious files.

It was then.

"Young Miss!"

There was a frantic muffled shout from the door followed by hurried knocks.

Xiong Zhi frowned when the important conversation was suddenly disrupted. 

Linfeng stood up and opened the door of the study. 

"Calm down. Why are you being so frantic?"

The butler outside had a grave expression. His tone was urgent as he bowed deeply. 

"Mr. Linfeng, Headmaster is currently asking for Young Miss's presence in the Central Wing. The head butler advised to prepare to go out immediately. This is an urgent matter. I apologize for my rude behavior."

Linfeng's face turned serious as he nodded. 

Something terrible must have happened.

"I will escort the Young Miss immediately. Do you know the reason why the Young Miss is being summoned right away?"

"Yes. The Headmaster of the Guan Family suddenly passed away."

!!!!

Sharp intakes of breaths sounded.

Linfeng and Xiong Zhi turned to look at each other in shock, their eyes wide.