CHAPTER 162: CHAPTER 162: HEARING HER SAY SHE LOVES HIM

Ye Ningwan was lost in the land of tenderness, so naturally, she didn’t receive Wu Taotao’s call.

It was also three hours later when she saw Wu Taotao’s message.

She widened her eyes in horror and hurriedly said to Zhan Hanjue, "No, I have to go back quickly before we get found out."

The man frowned, pulling her into his arms and holding her tightly, "Since we’ve been found out, just come back to me. Do you think I would let you go back again?"

"I can come back to you, but do you have a way to convince your grandma?" Ye Ningwan turned her head, smiling sweetly as she asked.

The man’s body stiffened, his face unsightly.

Ye Ningwan pushed him away, "See, you can’t even convince your grandma to accept me. If I come back to you, are you going to hide me away like a precious secret?"

"So are you going back to him?" Zhan Hanjue asked with a somber look in his eyes.

Ye Ningwan said, "His illness is cured, but I still need to monitor him for a few months to ensure nothing goes wrong. It’s my master’s last wish; I must comply. I’m a doctor, and he’s just a patient. That’s all there is to it."

"But he doesn’t see it that way," the man said, full of worry.

Ye Ningwan reached out to gently stroke his face, "Don’t you trust me? How he thinks has nothing to do with me. All you need to know is how I think."

"Besides," Ye Ningwan changed the subject, "I haven’t even questioned you about your engagement with Leng Linglong, and you’re already jealous of me."

"I told you, the engagement with her was to force you out. I was desperate without any news from you, and Grandma was pressing hard. If you mind, I’ll break off the engagement with her immediately," the man promptly said.

Ye Ningwan said, "No rush, Jue, was the car accident involving you and your father back then really an accident, or was there another reason? Have you thought about it?"

The man frowned.

"Of course, I’ve thought about it, but the car exploded, and my father’s body was never found, so there’s no way to investigate."

"My parents’ car accident was manipulated by Fu Wenfang. I always worried that perhaps our car’s brake failure caused your car to roll down too," Ye Ningwan said with deep concern.

Zhan Hanjue shook his head, "No, we weren’t in the same accident, just happened to crash in the same place."

"Then can you tell me what your situation was like at that time?" Ye Ningwan asked.

The man looked at her with furrowed brows, "Why are you asking this?"

Ye Ningwan lowered her eyes, "I saw Fu Wenfang before, and she deliberately led me to believe that our family’s accident implicated yours, which led to both accidents. I already suspected this, but after she said it, I didn’t think the two were related but didn’t dare to ask you, so I had someone investigate. Although there aren’t many clues, there are some threads. I also heard from Grandma before that you and your father were going to see your mother at that time, right?"

The man’s face became gloomy, his eyes as deep as a cold abyss.

He couldn’t help clenching his fists as if the word ’mother’ pierced him, causing him to shiver with cold.

Indeed.

Ye Ningwan reached out and gently touched his face, "Jue, can you tell me what really happened back then?"

Perhaps it was her gentle voice that drew Zhan Hanjue back from his painful abyss.

The coldness in the man’s eyes gradually thinned out. He took a deep breath, raised his hand to hold hers, and spoke in a hoarse voice, "It’s all in the past. I’ve been investigating for so many years, and there are no clues. There’s no need to look into it anymore."

Ye Ningwan frowned, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Are there really no clues?

In just a few months, she found some clues.

And given Zhan Hanjue’s capabilities, it’s impossible he found nothing after all these years.

Unless, he doesn’t want to investigate.

What would cause him not even to want to investigate?

"Why do you want to investigate this matter?" Zhan Hanjue asked.

Ye Ningwan laughed bitterly, "Before, I was afraid that my parents’ accident really was the reason that implicated yours. So I wanted to investigate it to ensure there are no gaps between us. Now, I want to investigate it clearly to give Grandma an explanation. Perhaps she will forgive me."

"I’ll handle things with Grandma. I’ll also announce the dissolution of the marriage contract with Leng Linglong soon. Don’t worry, just wait for me to pick you up," the man lightly pinched her cheek, making a solemn promise.

Ye Ningwan nodded.

At this time, her phone rang again.

She picked it up and saw it was Tingyu calling.

Actually, there had been several calls before, but she didn’t get them.

"I have to go now, we’ll stay in touch. By the way, why didn’t you reply to the message I sent you earlier?" Ye Ningwan asked.

Zhan Hanjue took out a new phone, "Grandma had my phone tapped, so I couldn’t reply to your messages. However, this is a new phone, and Grandma doesn’t know about it. From now on, call or text me on this phone."

Ye Ningwan quickly saved his new number, mumbling as she did, "The old lady is quite up-to-date, even knows how to tap phones."

After mumbling, she remembered something else and reminded Zhan Hanjue, "Are you really going to keep Jin Yingzi by your side? That girl is not simple."

"I know," the man said, "but the old lady likes her, she takes good care of her, and even her years-long insomnia has improved. So, for now, I can’t send her away."

"Alright, we’ll keep in touch if anything comes up."

After saving the number, Ye Ningwan quickly put on her delivery driver’s helmet.

The man frowned, "Do you really have to wear that? It’s so hot, just take it off."

"You forgot, there are still people at your door. If someone sees me coming out of your office, your grandma will know immediately."

Man: "..."

"I’m leaving, love you."

Ye Ningwan made a heart shape with her fingers, strutted away with her helmet on.

The man was overjoyed to hear her say she loved him, unable to stop himself from smiling.

However, her hand gesture was a bit odd, leaving him puzzled about its meaning.

Once she had left, he called Chen Tan in.

Mr. Chen, dozing outside, suddenly saw a female delivery driver seemingly come out of the CEO’s office.

He quickly rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things.

Chen Tan received a call from Zhan Hanjue and was about to enter the office.

When he passed by Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen called him.

"Special Assistant Chen, did I just see a delivery driver come out of the CEO’s office? Is the young master ordering delivery?"

"Mr. Chen, you’re quite the joker. The boss is human too and needs three meals a day, especially when he’s so busy; he needs various ways to relieve stress. What’s wrong with ordering delivery?"

Mr. Chen shook his head, "Of course, it’s fine, but it’s strange. If the old lady knew the young master was ordering delivery, she’d surely be heartbroken."

"So Mr. Chen, there’s no need to tell the old lady about this little matter. The child has grown up, having some small secrets occasionally is quite normal." Special Assistant Chen patted Mr. Chen’s shoulder.