Chapter 123 Oppa!

At 6 AM by the Emerald Lake.

Chu Yuxuan, who had never had a habit of sleeping in, strolled downstairs at his usual relaxed pace. Habitually, he called out, "Third Brother, time to get up and take a leak." Little Qing, who was already in the kitchen contemplating what breakfast to make, poked her head out and greeted him with a smile, "Good morning, Young Master!"

"Morning, little girl!" Chu Yuxuan replied with a smile. He then offered three incense sticks to the statue of Guan Yu before turning to make himself some tea.

The Third Brother, still groggy, stumbled out of his room and collapsed onto the sofa like a mountain, grumbling, "Big Brother, your constant shouting is giving me prostate problems. Why don't you shout at Fourth Brother instead? Afraid, huh? Oh, he's not here… Well, there's Fifth Brother! You should alternate your torment!"

Chu Yuxuan smirked, poured the tea, and set it on the coffee table. He sat next to the Third Brother and said, "Feeling unbalanced? Haha... Well, go ahead and call him; he went to bed early last night too."

The Third Brother's wise eyes lit up with realization. He cheerfully said, "Right! That dead hacker was talking nonsense in front of Little Qing a couple of days ago… Big Brother, I'll go wake him up!"

"Go ahead... just don't go too far."

The Third Brother laughed and eagerly ran upstairs.

Before long, sounds from upstairs reached them.

"Hey! This is my room; I don't like others coming in."

"Big guy, what are you doing?"

"Hey… don't get on my bed!"

The Third Brother said, "Know what 'Mount Tai pressing down' means?"

Fifth Brother: "I… ah!!!! F*ck!!"

Chu Yuxuan chuckled, shaking with laughter.

At that moment, Zhao Yanan suddenly called.

It was Saturday, and they weren't working, so she wondered what the call was about at such an early hour.

"Hello, Nannan, why are you up so early?"

"Mm… I've made plans with Ruo Ruo to go hiking," Zhao Yanan paused and added, "She said doing more outdoor activities is good for my health."

"That's great," Chu Yuxuan said with a smile, "Do you need me to join you?"

"No need, you go about your business…" Zhao Yanan declined and changed the subject, "Oh, by the way, I called to tell you that Ye Yongsheng has been arrested."

"Huh? Arrested?" Chu Yuxuan was taken aback.

"I just saw it on the news and thought I'd let you know. No need to worry about him seeking revenge."

Actually, she wanted to ask if it was a trap set by Chu Zhijing, but the question remained unspoken.

After chatting briefly, Chu Yuxuan ended the call and checked online to confirm the news.

Ye Yongsheng had been arrested at 2 AM, and by around 4 AM, reports about him being caught with a gun and killing his wife had started flooding social media. It was obvious that this was the work of Chu Zhijing, aiming to escalate the situation to a point where Ye Yongsheng's connections would not dare to interfere. After reading a few reports, Chu Yuxuan had a good guess about the situation. He now understood the concept of "using a feather to move a mountain." What chilled him, however, was how Chu Zhijing had managed to set up this scheme immediately after seeing Liu Sisi. The level of manipulation involved was truly terrifying.

In the end, Liu Sisi's clandestine activities were unknown to Ye Yongsheng. Regardless of Liu Sisi's involvement, the conflict between him and Chu Zhijing was inevitable. In business, right and wrong are irrelevant; the law of success and failure is the only constant.

Meanwhile, after hanging up, Zhao Yanan went to hurry Zhou Ruo, who was still dawdling in the bathroom.

They had planned to leave at 5 AM to catch the sunrise, and Zhou Ruo had stayed over at Zhao Yanan's house last night for that purpose. However, when they finally woke up, it was already 5:40.

After getting ready, the two of them rushed out the door at 6:20.

Not long after entering the elevator, Fourth Brother emerged from Chu Yuxuan's house. He waited for about half a minute before pressing the elevator button.

In the basement, Zhou Ruo continued the conversation from the elevator, "Did that Korean 'oppa' leave?"

Zhao Yanan replied, "I don't know."

"I hope he's gone; otherwise, I wouldn't dare come to your house recently… such a nuisance!"

Zhao Yanan couldn't help but laugh, "He should be afraid of you."

As they walked and chatted, they neared the Maserati when suddenly, the doors of two Audi Q7s beside them opened simultaneously. Immediately, five or six men in black suits, looking like bodyguards, rushed out and surrounded them.

Zhao Yanan was startled and instinctively tightened her grip on Zhou Ruo's hand.

Zhou Ruo was also frightened by the sudden turn of events but instinctively shielded Zhao Yanan, tremblingly asking, "What… what are you guys doing?!"

Just then, Ye Tianyi also got out of the car. Since the bandages on his face had been removed, Zhao Yanan recognized him immediately.

"Zhao Yanan, you b*tch! It's because of you that my dad got framed by Chu Zhijing!"

At 3 AM, after meeting with his lawyer, Ye Yongsheng had instructed him to arrange for Ye Tianyi to go abroad as soon as possible. The lawyer complied, but Ye Tianyi couldn't swallow his anger. He blamed Chu Yuxuan for his father's arrest and, although the situation was beyond repair, he wanted to take his anger out on Chu Yuxuan before leaving the country.

Zhao Yanan sensed that Ye Tianyi was up to no good and felt a shiver down her spine. Unconsciously, she glanced at her Maserati, wishing that the fat guy would be in the middle of removing her tires.

"Take them both away!" Ye Tianyi gritted his teeth.

The bodyguards wasted no time and immediately went into action.

Zhou Ruo, smaller and weaker than Zhao Yanan, desperately protected her, flailing her arms like an invincible windmill, shouting hoarsely, "Don't touch her! Get away! … Nannan, run! Run!! Don't let them touch you!"

"Smack!" A burly bodyguard swung his arm and knocked Zhou Ruo to the ground.

Zhao Yanan struggled desperately with the two bodyguards in front of her. Due to her psychological condition, she was trembling uncontrollably, and her mind began to flash back to that night ten years ago. Her back stiffened, and she started to feel disoriented.

In her dazed state, she seemed to hear Zhou Ruo shouting at her. Looking down, she saw that Zhou Ruo had blood on her lips and was desperately shouting, "Run! Run fast!"

A bodyguard had already grabbed Zhao Yanan's arm, and she felt a jolt as if she had been electrocuted. She stretched out her other hand toward Zhou Ruo.

Even if she could run, she wouldn't abandon her friend.

Zhou Ruo, realizing Zhao Yanan was having a psychological episode, grew even more anxious and panicked. Despite her own fear, despite her lack of strength, and despite being dragged into this mess by Zhao Yanan, she struggled to her feet, grabbed the hand on Zhao Yanan's arm, and bit down hard!

"Ah!"

The bodyguard screamed and reflexively punched Zhou Ruo.

Zhou Ruo tightly closed her eyes, determined to shield Zhao Yanan.

However, after three or four seconds, the punch never landed on her face.

Confused, she suddenly heard a loud "thud!"

With trepidation, Zhou Ruo opened her eyes to find an incredibly handsome figure standing in front of her.

The bodyguard who had just punched her was now lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth.

"Oppa!"