"No matter what you do, I still say this: you must always be cautious, prioritize the bigger picture, and it's best to consult with the old man before you act. After all, we're at his service now."

"Okay, I'll talk to him about it."

"Then that's settled, let's wait for now. I guess they should be back soon, and by then, there should be a meeting with the old man to discuss the plan of action, and after that, the old man will probably share the plan with us. We can make further arrangements then."

Just at that moment, the room door was suddenly knocked on, and after a look at Li Fu, Li Fu nodded, then Ye Chen went forward to open the door.

He saw Ada standing outside, looking utterly panicked.

Ye Chen didn't understand what had happened, but he guessed that it probably wasn't anything good.

"Uncle Ada, why did you come all of a sudden? Isn't the old man meeting with the U12 members? Don't you need to be there?"

"We received a photo, so I wanted you to confirm who this person is."

"What photo? For me to confirm? What do you mean?"

Ye Chen was confused. How did their business relate to him? So, he really didn't understand Ada's request.

"Don't worry just yet, confirm for me, is this her?"

As he spoke, Ada took out his phone and presented a photo to him.

As soon as Ye Chen saw the photo, he frantically grabbed it and looked over it again and again, without a doubt, the person was Lin Yaru.

Lin Yaru was bound tightly and from the looks of it, she seemed to have fainted and was lying on a cold ground.

"What's the situation? Where... where did this photo come from?"

When he saw Lin Yaru's photo, Ye Chen was at a loss for words and began to panic and speak incoherently.

"It's from Yang Da, and, I just wanted to confirm if it's really her?"

"Does the old man know about this?"

"Right now, the old man is in a meeting with the U12 members, so he hasn't been informed yet. I came here to confirm first."

"Damn it, I never expected they would target Lin Yaru; no wonder when I tried to call her earlier, I couldn't get through at all. It turns out she's already in trouble."

"Alright, I know. Don't panic, let's figure out a way to rescue Miss Lin."

"No, even if we do rescue her, I have to be the one to do it. I'm supposed to protect Miss Lin, and now this accident has happened; it's a major failure of my duties."

Ye Chen could feel his heart bleeding as he spoke these words.

The time he had spent with Lin Yaru recently had always been harmonious.

And under his protection, Lin Yaru indeed had not experienced such an accident.

But he never imagined that while he was busy with other things, he had completely overlooked Lin Yaru's situation.

The main point was, Ye Chen never thought that Yang Da would use Lin Yaru as a pawn.

Now that he thought about it, Yang Da was truly too cunning and deceitful.

"Ada, are you sure about this news? And are you really sure it came from Yang Da?"

Li Fu suddenly came forward and stared at Ada in disbelief.

After all, Li Fu was also commissioned by Lin Group; if something untoward happened on their end, he would not only have to explain things here but, more importantly, he wouldn't be able to justify it to the higher-ups.

"Yes, I'm sure, it definitely came from Yang Da's end, and the purpose was to let us know."

"Damn, to actually overlook this point, and how could he control Lin Yaru? Besides, strictly speaking, he shouldn't know about Yaru's background."

"Exactly, because we thought he didn't know, we placed Miss Lin in a dangerous environment without any awareness."

"Ye Chen, don't panic just yet, this isn't just your problem, but I believe that if he knew Miss Lin's background, then he wouldn't dare harm her easily."

"How can you be so sure? And now these people have become totally malicious. If they really want to harm Lin Yaru, how should we explain to them afterward?"

"Don't worry, they won't, even if he's malicious, he must retain a bit of sanity. If he doesn't want the Yang Family to be utterly destroyed, then he'd better not lay a finger on her, otherwise, he'll regret it."

"Enough, don't talk about that now. Since we can confirm all this here, I'll go consult with the old man later to see what can be done about this matter."

"Can't we speak to the old man right now?"

Ye Chen was extremely anxious; he felt that every minute of waiting was an agonizing ordeal, so he didn't want to continue waiting here.

"When the old man holds a meeting with the U12 members, no one is to disturb them, no matter how big the issue is. This rule cannot be broken; it has become a habit over the years, so we still need to patiently wait."

After hearing Ada's explanation, although Ye Chen could barely contain his rationality, under the current circumstances, he didn't know what to do.

"I really can't wait here any longer; I must go outside and look around. If I can find her, I will rescue Yaru as quickly as possible. Anying, come with me."

Ye Chen couldn't bear the torment after just a minute of staying here.

"Stop, what are you going to do?"

Li Fu suddenly stood up and then shouted loudly towards the door.