Chapter 700 - 703: Temper

Chapter 700: Chapter 703: Temper

Seeing Yang Chen suddenly break in, Luo Cuishan didn't show much surprise. She calmly put down her gun, turned around, and said, "You came faster than I expected. It seems you've already discovered this place."

Xue Minghe, seeing that Luo Cuishan didn't continue shooting, finally relaxed his tightly wound nerves. Surviving a near-death experience brought him little joy, and he instinctively retreated to a slightly distant spot, nervously observing everything in front of him.

Yang Chen walked to the center of the hall, coldly looking at Xue Minghe. "Hiding there, thinking it will solve anything? Get up. I promised Ruoxi I wouldn't kill you for now. Go to the police station and confess everything." Upstodatee from n(0)/ve/lbIn/.(co/m

Xue Minghe's pupils contracted. Hearing that Lin Ruoxi wanted to spare him, a violent look appeared on his face. "Hmph, I don't need that woman's pity! She and her mother are both hypocritical and venomous! If you want to kill me, do it. I'm afraid of death, but I won't accept your so-called mercy!"

"Weren't you just begging this crazy woman for your life? Now that you're given a chance to live, you act fearless?" Yang Chen frowned. "Even if it means dying, you won't accept leniency. Is your hatred for Ruoxi really that deep?"

Xue Minghe snorted heavily, turning his head away with a defiant attitude, refusing to yield.

Luo Cuishan laughed sharply, "It seems you only know a fraction of the past events. Do you not know what 'good deeds' your mother-in-law, Xue Zijin, did back then?"

"What do you mean?" Yang Chen's face grew serious. The reason he hadn't acted immediately was that he didn't fully understand the events of the past.

Using global intelligence from Haiying, Yang Chen found out within hours that Li Minghe was actually Xue Minghe, who had changed his identity multiple times and moved overseas from Yanjing. It was difficult because someone had manipulated his records, making it hard to trace him. Yang Chen only knew that Xue Minghe was Lin Ruoxi's cousin and that the Xue family had some connections with Yang Ye, the former head of the Yang family, who had supported their rise.

Luo Cuishan twirled the gun in her palm. Despite being a politician, she was clearly skilled with firearms, indicating she wasn't content with being an ordinary woman.

"Since things have reached this point, I might as well tell you everything. After you hear it, you can ponder over it," Luo Cuishan leisurely sat on the sofa, crossing her long legs. "Do you know who originally founded Yulei International?"

Yang Chen didn't expect this sudden question. "Wasn't it Ruoxi's grandmother who established it after returning from studying abroad?"

Thus, the target became the Xue family, and it was best for the Xue family to leave Yanjing or even Yanxia altogether. The Xue family's only support, the Yang family, was in trouble at that time and couldn't protect them. Helpless, the Xue family left Yanjing in a short time. Meanwhile, the Luo family's elders manipulated the situation, retaining a large portion of the Xue family's assets in the country to prevent them from ever bouncing back with vengeance in mind.

Despite this, Xue Zijin stubbornly refused to go abroad with her family. She was determined that even if she died, she wouldn't leave her homeland and the man she loved.

Amid this mess, Lin Zhiguo of the Lin family, to elevate his lover's status, made a deal with the Xue family. After negotiating several conditions, the Xue family relinquished their last domestic asset, Yulei International, to Lin Ruoxi's grandmother.

Lin Ruoxi's grandmother, who already had close ties with the Xue family, was perceived as a relative by the outside world. Combined with her abilities, everything proceeded smoothly.

The crucial condition for the Xue family to hand over Yulei International was the old Xue patriarch's wish to ensure his beloved daughter Xue Zijin could live safely in Yanxia. Even though most Xue family members hated Xue Zijin, blaming her stubbornness for their downfall by the Ning and Luo families, the old patriarch insisted on protecting his daughter.

Thus, Lin Ruoxi's grandmother and Lin Zhiguo protected Xue Zijin, who married Lin Zhiguo's illegitimate son, Lin Kun. They left Yanjing and spent the rest of their lives in Zhonghai.

Hearing all this, Yang Chen's emotions were tumultuous. He could sense Luo Cuishan's lingering hatred towards Xue Zijin, likely because Ning Guangyao still loved her.

However, this cleared up some of Yang Chen's doubts. Why did Xue Zijin, far away in Yanjing, suddenly marry Lin Kun in Zhonghai? It was too abrupt. It didn't make sense for the old president to go out of his way to find the isolated Xue Zijin as a daughter-in-law!

Moreover, the rapid development of Yulei International was too swift. The old president's family had no significant reputation, making their sudden rise questionable. If the Xue family initially laid the foundation, it made sense.

Furthermore, the Xue family's long-term relocation overseas and lack of contact with Lin Ruoxi also became understandable. Except for the old patriarch, likely no one liked Xue Zijin and her daughter, who caused their exile.

Reflecting on his mother-in-law Xue Zijin's personality, Yang Chen didn't know whether to admire or shake his head at her stubbornness. For the sake of Ning Guangyao, who had abandoned her, she was willing to do anything. This obstinacy seemed to have been inherited by Lin Ruoxi.

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