[Yao Clan Estate, Night]
A storm was brewing—metaphorically and literally—as Yao ChengYao Longyuan
Cheng’s cheek was still swollen.
Yao Longyuan
(voice cold and sharp)
“One girl… and you couldn’t even hold your position?”
Yao Cheng
“It was Ye Hann! He humiliated me! He even—”
Yao Longyuan
“Ye Hann?”
He leaned forward.
“The same discarded heir who vanished from the Hann main branch two years ago?”
Cheng nodded.
Yao Longyuan turned to a shadowed figure behind him.
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Yao Longyuan
“Send someone to verify his recent activities. If he’s made allies or gathered resources, I want to know.”
“If not… we clip his wings before they grow back.”
[Ye Hann’s Residence, Later That Night]
Ye Hann sat with a dossier open. Inside were names, movements, and photos—the Yao Clan's business fronts
He tapped one photo.
Ye Hann (thinking)
“Yao Pharmaceuticals… they were working with shady suppliers even in my past life.”
“Back then, they crushed three rival families overnight. I’ll make sure history doesn’t repeat.”
A knock.
It was Uncle Wei
Uncle Wei
“Word is, the Yaos are pissed. You hit a nerve.”
Ye Hann smiled slightly.
Ye Hann
“Good. Let them come. I’m done being polite.”
[Ruoqi’s Apartment, Quietly Watching the News]
Ruoqi saw the headlines scrolling across the TV:
Her eyes widened.
“Did… Ye Hann do this?”
Her grandmother chuckled in the background.
Grandmother
“The boy fights with swords and silence. Clever one, that Ye Hann.”
Ruoqi’s grip on her tea tightened.
“I want to help him. But how?”
[Hann Family Manor, A Hidden Room]
Hann Jianxun
Xian Yue
Xian Yue
“He’s not reacting. He’s initiating.”
Jianxun
“The fool became a player. We need to accelerate our plan.”
A voice from the corner—Elder Hann Yuan
“Let him stir the pot. The more enemies he exposes… the easier it’ll be to crush him.”
