If Yan Xi hadn't mentioned Yao Wan Qi, Mr. Yao might have doubted the sincerity of Yan Xi's words.
But now that Yan Xi had brought up Yao Wan Qi, Mr. Yao knew very well how important Yao Wan Qi was to Yan Xi.
With Yan Xi's words, he no longer doubted Yan Xi's motives.
Mr. Yao left satisfied.
It seemed that using Yao Wan Qi to control Yan Xi was the rightest decision he had ever made.
Yan Xi was indeed a child who valued family.
Thinking of this, Mr. Yao felt quite pleased with Yan Xi.
Although Fu Yan Ting appeared unfathomable, he was also blinded by love. He listened to whatever Yan Xi said. Therefore, Mr. Yao was very confident that he could control Fu Yan Ting.
After Mr. Yao left, Yan Xi told Fu Yan Ting all her doubts. After listening, Fu Yan Ting nodded and replied, "I've already guessed all these things you've mentioned. Moreover, Mu Jing Chen and Mr. Yao have a very close relationship. I used to object to you interacting with Mu Jing Chen, not out of jealousy, but mainly because I was worried you'd be deceived by him."
"Don't worry, Mu Jing Chen can't easily deceive me, and I'm not that foolish."
In the past, Fu Yan Ting had indeed thought Yan Xi was foolish, getting so close to Mu Jing Chen despite knowing his intentions were not pure. But now, Fu Yan Ting was no longer worried about Yan Xi at all.
"Fu Yan Ting, I'm sorry. I didn't expect to implicate you in this. In fact, I already knew five years ago that your becoming a vegetable was related to Mr. Yao. I didn't want him to use me to harm you, so I forced you to sign the divorce papers."
"Do you think I'm that incompetent in your heart?"
Fu Yan Ting glanced at Yan Xi indifferently. If Yan Xi hadn't told the truth, Fu Yan Ting might not have been so angry.
But hearing Yan Xi say this, Fu Yan Ting not only wasn't moved but became even angrier.
In Yan Xi's heart, was he such a spineless person?
Did he need a woman to protect him?
Every time he thought about this, Fu Yan Ting felt stifled to the extreme.
Yan Xi sensed Fu Yan Ting's displeasure and pouted, "I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking clearly at the time. I just wanted to protect you, and I was afraid to tell you, fearing you'd blame me for it."
"The Yao family is the Yao family, and you are you. I can distinguish what's more important. Besides, with your intelligence, you wouldn't be able to do so many things. Why would I blame you?"
Yan Xi didn't want to discuss this topic with Fu Yan Ting anymore. She looked at him, silent for a moment, and then said, "By the way, Xiang Jing Chen is still in Mr. Yao's hands. I'm worried they might harm him. Let's split up and search for his whereabouts before escaping."
"Don't worry. Xiang Jing Chen has backing. Mr. Yao wouldn't dare to do anything to him. If he did, he wouldn't have kept him until now."
Hearing Fu Yan Ting say this, Yan Xi tilted her head and asked, "How do you know everything?"
Fu Yan Ting had always been aloof. So many women admired him and wanted to be with him, but he had refused them all.
But at this moment, Yan Xi looked at him with such an admiring gaze, and he felt a sense of superiority he had never experienced before.
Just as Fu Yan Ting was about to show off in front of Yan Xi, his phone suddenly rang.
Fu Yan Ting walked to a corner, avoiding the direction of the surveillance cameras, and pressed the answer button.
The person on the other end said something to Fu Yan Ting, and Fu Yan Ting looked up at Yan Xi, his face turning extremely grim.
Seeing Fu Yan Ting's expression, Yan Xi had a premonition that something had happened.
Yan Xi couldn't help but ask, "Did something happen?"
"Xi Xi, there's something I don't know how to tell you."
Fu Yan Ting's selfish desire was not to let Yan Xi know this news, but he also knew very well that if he didn't tell Yan Xi, she would hate him forever when she found out later.
After careful consideration, Fu Yan Ting decided to tell Yan Xi the truth.
Fu Yan Ting paused for a moment, looked at Yan Xi, and said, "Mu Jing Chen is dead."
Yan Xi thought she had misheard. She looked at Fu Yan Ting, and after a long while, she regained her senses. Yan Xi asked incredulously, "Fu Yan Ting, what... what did you just say?"
Yan Xi knew that her acquaintance with Mu Jing Chen was a conspiracy. Mr. Yao knew about Yan Xi's background, so he had Mu Jing Chen deliberately approach Yan Xi.
However, Yan Xi had never thought of wanting Mu Jing Chen to die.
Regardless of whether Mu Jing Chen approached Yan Xi with ulterior motives or not, it couldn't be denied that Mu Jing Chen had genuinely treated Yan Xi well in the past.
Now, Yan Xi no longer wanted to dwell on those details. She considered the bond between her and Mu Jing Chen broken.
But Yan Xi had never thought of wanting Mu Jing Chen to die.
Hearing Fu Yan Ting say this, Yan Xi still couldn't accept it.
"Xi Xi, I know you're sad, but my subordinate just called to say they found Mu Jing Chen, but it was a corpse."
Yan Xi shook her head desperately, seemingly unable to accept the reality.
Fu Yan Ting knew that Yan Xi didn't believe Mu Jing Chen was dead.
Fu Yan Ting also didn't quite believe it, but this was the fact.
"Husband, I want to know what exactly happened."
Although the past affection between Yan Xi and Mu Jing Chen was gone, Yan Xi couldn't let Mu Jing Chen die without understanding why. She wanted to find out what had happened.
"If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Yao must have sent someone to kill Mu Jing Chen. I told you before that Mu Jing Chen was in league with Mr. Yao and that mysterious organization. Mr. Yao even held a very important position in that organization, but Mu Jing Chen wasn't as influential. Mu Jing Chen never had much say in that organization, and he didn't even have direct contact with it. He had always been working for Mr. Yao. Now that we've become suspicious and started investigating that organization, they must have Mu Jing Chen killed to divert our attention."
Yan Xi felt a chill down her spine upon hearing Fu Yan Ting say this. Although Mu Jing Chen had done many heinous things, he had been loyal to that organization and Mr. Yao.
Now, to divert attention, they had killed Mu Jing Chen. They were simply too outrageous.
Thinking of this, Yan Xi clenched her fists tightly, anger consuming her entire being.
Yan Xi had always known Mr. Yao to be ruthless, but she never imagined he could be so cruel to someone who had remained loyal to him until death, resorting to such a vicious act.