Chapter 538: Chapter 536: Shi Ying Slips Up

When she supported him, there was physical contact, and her hair probably got left behind then.

Shang Wan was a person who knew her limits, and during her week of working at Yan’s, she had always been the first to arrive in the morning and the last to leave at night.

Beyond work-related interactions, he and she had no private dealings.

At first, he also suspected that she was Xia Yiwan, but later, he realized that her personality was not the same as Xia Yiwan’s.

Yanxi didn’t want to argue with Shi Ying, he explained himself.

Shi Ying was half convinced, half doubtful.

The next day, she personally made a trip to Yan Corporation.

Seeing Shang Wan working as a secretary in the president’s office, her emotions could no longer be controlled.

She charged into Yanxi’s office, her face ashen with fury, and demanded, “Yanxi, what are you trying to do, letting Shang Wan work in the company?”

The office door wasn’t closed, and many people looked inside.

Yanxi stood up and closed the door.

Lately, his craving for cigarettes wasn’t as strong, and he seemed to be more relaxed.

Looking at Shi Ying in a temper, he felt a sense of strangeness.

In his conception, Sister Shi Ying was delicate, beautiful, gentle, and understanding.

But now, she was furious, roaring, and fierce.

Was this still his fixation?

“Sister Shi Ying, she was hired through a proper application process,” he said.

Shi Ying sat down on the sofa, her pretty little face pale with rage, “I don’t care, fire her right now.”

Firing a secretary wasn’t difficult.

But she hadn’t done anything wrong, and besides, she was Madam Shang’s daughter, firing her outright would leave him open to criticism, would it not?

An expression of difficulty appeared on Yanxi’s face.

“Sister Shi Ying, please don’t be unreasonable!” he said.

Seeing Yanxi not complying, Shi Ying’s eyes showed a trace of coldness, “Yanxi, do you not wish to treat me well anymore?”

In the past, even if she wanted the stars in the sky, he would have found a way to get them for her.

Yanxi remained silent without saying a word.

Shi Ying walked to the desk and saw that the ashtray did not contain many cigarette butts; she frowned slightly.

Lately, Yanxi hadn’t come to her for cigarettes; could it be he had discovered something?

No, impossible!

After so many years of smoking, he couldn’t possibly have quit!

Shi Ying took out a cigarette and offered it to Yanxi, but he did not take it, waving his hand, “I haven’t been wanting to smoke much recently.”

A sense of alarm went off in Shi Ying’s heart.

Could it be related to that Shang Wan?

Shang Wan must be Xia Yiwan, right?

Facing this unknown situation, Shi Ying didn’t press Yanxi further to dismiss Shang Wan.

“Yanxi, don’t be mad at me, I act like this only because I care about you too much…” Shi Ying stepped forward, wrapped her arms around Yanxi’s neck, and sat in his embrace.

Xia Yiwan just happened to come in delivering a document.

Seeing the affectionate couple in the office, her pupils shrank, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to disturb you.”

She quickly exited.

Yanxi came back to his senses and pushed Shi Ying away.

“Sister Shi Ying, I have work that needs to be done, you should go back first!” he said.

Shi Ying looked at Yanxi’s expressionless face, and she felt a surge of teeth-grinding resentment.

As she walked out of Yanxi’s office, Shi Ying cast a glance toward Xia Yiwan in the president’s office.

Though she was still wearing a veil, Shi Ying was almost certain that she was Xia Yiwan.

She had come back this time to snatch Yanxi away from her!

Or perhaps, she was here for revenge!

A cold smile played around Shi Ying’s lips.

She couldn’t outplay her four years ago, so what made her think she could now, after four years?

Shi Ying left Yan Group.

She made a phone call, ready to meet someone.

The car was halfway to its destination when she received another call from that person.

“Do you not realize that someone is secretly following you?”

“What?” Shi Ying immediately glanced at the rearview mirror.

She didn’t notice anything unusual.

“Where?”

“Heh, your abilities have really regressed over the years.”

Chills ran down Shi Ying’s spine.

“You know where the person following me is? Please help me!”

“I’ll help you this time, but don’t contact me recently, you’ve been targeted!”

“Okay.” A cold light flashed in Shi Ying’s eyes, “I want to meet the person who’s been following me!”

If she guessed correctly, the one stalking her must have been sent by Xia Yiwan.

…

Shi Ying disappeared.

Yanxi returned to the seaside villa, called her and got no answer; he had been unable to contact her for two days.

A living person couldn’t just vanish without a reason.

Yanxi immediately sent people to search the entire city for Shi Ying.

Yanxi’s people quickly discovered that Shi Ying had been kidnapped.

Two days earlier, she had gone to a shopping mall, and as she reached the underground parking lot, a van drove by, and a man, wrapped up tightly, abducted her into the vehicle.

The van had a fake license plate and disappeared after entering an alley.

Yanxi was frantic with worry.

Two days had passed, and if anything happened to Sister Shi Ying, what would he do?

Meanwhile, Xia Yiwan realized that her bodyguard Ah Cheng had also vanished.

She tried calling him but couldn’t get through.

Yanxi hadn’t come to work these past two days, and she faintly felt something was off; now that Ah Cheng had disappeared too, could something have happened?

Xia Yiwan immediately made a call to Zhou Hengnian.

…

As evening approached, Yanxi received a call suggesting Shi Ying might have been taken to the outskirts of the city.

Yanxi drove hurriedly toward the outskirts.

There was an abandoned factory on the outskirts, and Yanxi’s people had found out that Shi Ying was likely inside.

Yanxi got out of the car and strode toward the abandoned factory.

Just as he was about to push the door open, suddenly it was opened from the inside, and a slender figure burst out.

Upon seeing the woman who collided into his arms, Yanxi was shocked.

The woman was Shi Ying. She was beaten up with a bruised nose and swollen face, clothes in disarray, and her delicate skin showed blotches of blue and purple.

Her eyes were moist with tears, looking pitiful and dejected.

“Sister Shi Ying!”

The woman was emotionally agitated. Upon seeing Yanxi approach, she backed away from his embrace, “Don’t touch me, I’m so dirty…”

She retreated, slamming herself against the wall.

“Wuuu, why did they do this to me?”

Seeing her about to hit the wall, Yanxi quickly wrapped his arms around her from behind.

“Sister Shi Ying, what exactly happened?” As he asked, Yanxi took off his suit jacket and draped it over her barely covered body.

Shi Ying cried bitterly, her voice hoarse, “You wouldn’t believe me if I told you…”

“Tell me, what happened exactly?”

“It’s Xia Yiwan, she’s not dead, she’s come back to take revenge on me.” Shi Ying pointed, trembling, at the man in the corner, “She sent that man to follow me, and had him abduct me. These past few days, that man did things to me, worse than animals, wuuu, I might as well be dead…”

“First her father, now she’s let another man violate me!”

“If I hadn’t fought back fiercely and knocked him out when he wasn’t paying attention, I might have continued to suffer!”

Yanxi’s eyes reddened with anger; he walked toward the man, ready to stomp on his lower abdomen. Suddenly, a crisp and cold voice came, “Back then, is this how you framed my father?”

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