"I need to consider it!"
Ye Yanran took a deep breath and then got up to leave.
Shi Jun immediately got up to drive Ye Yanran, but Ye Yanran refused.
The events had happened too suddenly, and Ye Yanran could not recover.
Shi Jun looked at Ye Yanran's retreating back, a playful smile on his face.
"You will be my woman, Shi Jun, sooner or later. You can't escape my grasp," Shi Jun murmured to himself.
Shi Jun was not like Liu Tianyu.
What Liu Tianyu had wanted back then was not only Ye Yanran, but also Ye Yanran's company.
But Shi Jun was different; Shi Jun was completely captivated by Ye Yanran!
What he wanted was only Ye Yanran!
As for Ye Yanran's company, Shi Jun couldn't be bothered with it.
Jiang Yi's brow furrowed slightly. The trouble Ye Yanran's company was facing might not have Liu Tianyu as the mastermind behind it.
Liu Tianyu hated himself the most, not Ye Yanran.
Jiang Yi guessed that the mastermind was likely Shi Jun, and Liu Tianyu was merely a scapegoat.
Suddenly, Jiang Yi thought of Huo Lao Liu.
Without time to think further, Jiang Yi left the private room, paid the bill, and then left the teahouse.
As soon as he got outside, he saw Ye Yanran hailing a taxi to leave.
Huo Lao Liu followed all the way to the street but did not continue further. A flash of murderous intent flickered in his eyes before he disappeared into the crowd.
Now Jiang Yi understood that Huo Lao Liu's target was not Shi Jun, but Ye Yanran.
But what puzzled Jiang Yi was why Huo Lao Liu would target Ye Yanran.
Ye Yanran was just the boss of a small company!
Now, only one possibility remained: someone had bribed Huo Lao Liu to kill Ye Yanran.
Huo Lao Liu was currently casing the place, and he would definitely make a move within three days.
Returning to the villa, Jiang Yi went to check on Xiao Xue.
Mei Ling had already given Xiao Xue the medicinal soup.
It was still in the experimental stage, and Jiang Yi was not yet sure if the soup was effective. The results would only be known in three days.
Meanwhile, at the Ye family villa.
Ye's father, Ye's mother, Ye Xiaofeng, and Ye Yanran all wore worried expressions.
Before Ye Yanran returned, she had gone to her company. The company's situation was even worse than the secret techniques had predicted.
Ye Yanran was at her wit's end.
Ye's mother spoke, urging Ye Yanran.
"Yanran, don't just sit there, go find Jiang Yi quickly!"
"Jiang Yi knows President Bai. If President Bai intervenes, he can definitely solve your company's problems."
"He won't help me!"
Yanran said, "My company signed a permanent contract with Tiansheng Group. If Jiang Yi gets involved, he will also be implicated!"
"Then what should we do now? If this matter cannot be resolved, you will definitely go to jail." Ye's mother paced back and forth anxiously.
Ye's father appeared calm on the surface, but he was more anxious than anyone else.
Ye's father usually doted on Ye Yanran, and his doting was mixed with a degree of respect.
It felt as if Ye's father were not Ye Yanran's biological father but her servant.
When she was young, no matter what Ye Yanran asked for, Ye's father would find ways to help her achieve it.
Ye's father's behavior always seemed strange to everyone.
Ye's mother had asked Ye's father about it before, but Ye's father replied that he simply doted on Ye Yanran.
"No, even if I have to risk my life, I cannot let Yanran go to jail."
Ye's father stood up from the sofa.
"I will go to Lidou right now and find President Bai. I will kneel before him and beg him until he agrees."
Ye's father didn't care about anything else, he just didn't want Ye Yanran to suffer any grievance.
"Don't make a fuss!"
Ye's mother scolded him angrily, "Is kneeling and begging useful? If everyone who encounters insurmountable trouble can solve it by kneeling and begging President Bai, then President Bai's doorstep would be crowded with people kneeling."
Ye's mother was right.
Ye's father was making a fuss.
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Ye's father roared.
This was the first time Ye's father had lost his composure like this, startling everyone.
"Dad, you don't have to worry. There is actually another way to solve this!" Ye Yanran said.
"Yanran, what way?" Ye's father asked eagerly, hope rekindled in his eyes.
"I'll marry Shi Jun!"
Ye Yanran said, "If I become President Bai's niece-in-law, President Bai won't stand by and do nothing..."
As soon as she said this, everyone was stunned!
"I need to consider it carefully. Don't worry about me."
After Ye Yanran finished speaking, she returned to her room.
The hall fell silent.
"Yanran marrying Shi Jun, I agree!"
Ye's mother said without a second thought, "Shi Jun is President Bai's nephew. If Yanran marries Shi Jun, she will have endless wealth and honor for the rest of her life, with status and prestige. It's much better than being with Jiang Yi!"
Ye's mother's attitude changed very quickly.
Before, when Jiang Yi founded Tiansheng Group, he had immense connections and became one of the most influential figures in Jiangcheng.
Ye's mother tried every means to hope that Jiang Yi would remarry Ye Yanran.
However, when Shi Jun appeared and she learned that Shi Jun was Bai Zhen's nephew, she wanted Shi Jun to be her son-in-law.
In Ye's mother's heart, whoever was capable could become her son-in-law.
"This won't do!"
Ye Xiaofeng hurriedly said, "I like Miss Dongfang. If my sister marries Shi Jun, Jiang Yi will definitely end up with Miss Dongfang, and then I won't have any hope!"
"Foolish!"
Ye's mother cursed, "What's so good about Dongfang Mei? Once your sister marries Shi Jun, Shi Jun will be your brother-in-law. When you have money and power in the future, you can find any kind of wife you want!"
After speaking, Ye's mother continued, "Besides, Dongfang Mei looks like someone with very high standards. Would she like you? It's your daydream!"
"I don't care, I will only marry Miss Dongfang in this life." Ye Xiaofeng was anxious.
"This is not up to you to decide!"
Ye's mother said angrily, "Dongfang Mei has such high standards; in her heart, you are nothing! You like her, and she might even think it's an insult to her."
To make Ye Xiaofeng give up, Ye's mother belittled him to the extreme.
Ye's father did not say a word.
When he arrived at the study, he locked the study door from the inside and then closed the windows.
Ensuring no one could enter the study, Ye's father took out an old wooden box.
This wooden box was very exquisite, and at first glance, it was no ordinary item.
What was stored inside must also be something very precious.
When Ye's father opened the wooden box, he took out a black and white photograph.
The photograph was of an old man!
The old man was sitting in a chair, holding a dragon-headed cane, exuding an aura of authority, giving off a majestic presence without needing to show anger.
It was clear at a glance that this old man was no ordinary person.
Ye's father placed the photograph on the table and poured out his feelings.
"Sir, it is my incompetence that I could not protect the young lady!" Ye's father said, full of self-reproach.
"Sir, if you knew this in the afterlife, please bless the young lady to overcome this difficulty," Ye's father continued.