Old Mr. Yao saw that Yan Xi did not answer his question, and he understood that Yan Xi had heard everything he just said.
However, he didn't care.
Since he dared to bring Yan Xi back to the capital, back to the Yao family, he never intended to let Yan Xi leave alive.
At least, he could not let Yan Xi leave the Yao family, leave his sight, until he found the formula for the medicine.
So, even if Yan Xi knew, what of it?
Yan Xi would know about this sooner or later.
Thinking of this, Old Mr. Yao sneered dismissively.
"Xi Xi, Mom is truly sorry for you. For all these years, I haven't fulfilled my duties as a mother to you and your brother, causing you to suffer outside."
Yao Wan Qi suddenly grabbed Yan Xi's hand and started playing the filial piety card.
Her performance was very earnest, and her words were very sincere, but Yan Xi felt no maternal warmth from her.
Yan Xi subtly withdrew her hand and ignored Yao Wan Qi.
Yan Xi knew that the Yao Wan Qi in front of her was someone who wanted to kill her, not the real Yao Wan Qi.
The real Yao Wan Qi, although crazy and incoherent, would protect Yan Xi like a mother hen protecting her chicks when Yan Xi was in danger.
She would protect Yan Xi behind her in clumsy ways.
And the woman in front of her, asking Yan Yi questions, was merely probing, trying to find out Yan Yi's whereabouts, and then use Yan Yi.
Yan Xi would not give them this chance.
Old Mr. Yao also knew very well that Yan Xi had heard their conversation.
Old Mr. Yao instructed Yao Wan Qi, "You go out first. I have something to say to Yan Xi alone."
Yao Wan Qi nodded and left the room.
Old Mr. Yao sized up Yan Xi. He said, "I know you heard our conversation just now, and you also know that this woman is not the real Yao Wan Qi. If you want to save Yao Wan Qi, you must do as I say."
"You are truly despicable and shameless. That is your own daughter! How can you treat her like this?"
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes and heard it with her own ears, Yan Xi would never have believed that Old Mr. Yao would do such a thing to Yao Wan Qi.
Looking at Old Mr. Yao, Yan Xi trembled with anger.
However, Yan Xi could do nothing about him.
After all, Fu Yan Ting's whereabouts were currently unknown, and Yan Xi couldn't contact him at all.
Yao Wan Qi was also hidden somewhere by Old Mr. Yao.
Yan Xi did not dare to take any risks.
"Xi Xi, I don't want to be at odds with you. No matter what, you are Wan Qi's biological daughter. As long as you obey, you will always be the young lady of the Yao family. I will announce your identity to the public, let you return to your ancestors, and from now on, no one in Yan City or the capital will dare to provoke you. Even if you cause trouble, I can cover for you."
"No, I'm not interested in anything from the Yao family."
If Old Mr. Yao hadn't used Yao Wan Qi to threaten Yan Xi, and if Yan Xi hadn't wanted to investigate that organization and the drug that controlled people, Yan Xi would never have returned to the Yao family.
Yan Xi had known Old Mr. Yao's true colors for a long time, but for her plan, she had no other choice.
Even though she knew Old Mr. Yao had brought her back with ill intentions, Yan Xi still had to come back.
"Think about it here. There's no need to answer me in a hurry."
After Old Mr. Yao finished speaking, he turned to leave. When he reached the door, Old Mr. Yao suddenly stopped and turned back to look at Yan Xi, saying, "Don't you care about family affection? Xiang Jing Chen treats you quite well. You don't want to see Xiang Jing Chen get into trouble, do you?"
Such a blatant threat made Yan Xi tremble with anger. She looked at Old Mr. Yao's retreating back and shouted, "You are shameless!"
Old Mr. Yao was indifferent to Yan Xi's scolding.
After leaving Yao Wan Qi's room, Old Mr. Yao instructed a servant to deliberately leak Yan Xi's whereabouts in Yao Wan Qi's room to Xiang Jing Chen.
They were the two people Yao Wan Qi cared about the most, and Yao Wan Qi would definitely tell one of them the formula for the medicine.
He arranged this precisely to find out the whereabouts of the medicine formula left by Yao Wan Qi through Yan Xi and Xiang Jing Chen.
When Old Mr. Yao returned to his study, he began to observe Yan Xi and Xiang Jing Chen's every move through the surveillance cameras.
Soon, Xiang Jing Chen came to Yao Wan Qi's room to find Yan Xi.
Seeing Xiang Jing Chen, Yan Xi trusted him one hundred percent. She told him about the conversation she had just overheard between Yao Wan Qi and Old Mr. Yao.
Xiang Jing Chen frowned after listening.
Yan Xi asked, "Jing Chen, do you know about this organization? It's very mysterious and powerful. They developed a drug that can control a person, turning a normal person into a madman overnight."
"I've heard of it, but I don't know if it's true or not."
"Believe me, it's true. My mother isn't really crazy; she's being controlled by this drug."
"Sister, this kind of thing requires evidence. If you don't have evidence, don't speak carelessly."
Xiang Jing Chen also sensed that something was wrong, but in front of Yan Xi, he still maintained his composure.
"Don't you think it's too abnormal? This Yao Wan Qi is not my real mother at all. She's a killer hired by Old Mr. Yao. She even called him master just now. I heard it with my own ears."
Xiang Jing Chen looked up and saw the surveillance camera in the room flashing. He immediately realized that someone was monitoring the room, observing their every move.
Xiang Jing Chen suddenly said in a flippant tone, "Sister, have you been watching too many novels? How can such a fantastical thing exist in this world? It's impossible."
"It's true, Jing Chen, I really heard it with my own ears. Why can't you believe me?"
"Sister, you're too tired. You need to calm down."
Xiang Jing Chen believed what Yan Xi said in his heart, but seeing the surveillance camera now, Xiang Jing Chen knew very well that pretending to be foolish was a way to protect Yan Xi.
Seeing that Xiang Jing Chen didn't believe a single word she said, Yan Xi couldn't help but frown. She wanted to say something more to Xiang Jing Chen, but now that Xiang Jing Chen had made his stance clear, he didn't believe Yan Xi's words. No matter how much more Yan Xi said, it would be useless.
Yan Xi sighed helplessly. Forget it, she would investigate this matter herself.
There was no hope in pointing fingers at Xiang Jing Chen. Xiang Jing Chen hadn't realized that there was something wrong with this Yao Wan Qi at all.
How could he believe what Yan Xi said?
Xiang Jing Chen knew that Yan Xi was telling the truth, but he couldn't cooperate with Yan Xi because their every move was being monitored. Their return to the capital this time was a trap set by Old Mr. Yao.