By concealing it, everything would not seem so earth-shattering. Everything would not be so hard to understand.
At this moment, she finally experienced first-hand Ye Chen’s long-standing situation and feelings. The bit of resentment buried deep in her heart vanished in an instant, leaving no trace.
After leaving her parents’ room, Xiao Churan found Sun Mengmeng and told her her thoughts.
Sun Mengmeng also felt that Xiao Churan’s way of handling it was actually more appropriate than being completely honest.
Being honest would still test human nature.
What if the old couple were dead set on finding Ye Chen, that golden son-in-law? They could not watch them all the time, but in a state of high vigilance, with the other side desperate to break through the defences, it would be like prisoners and guards in a jail, constantly wary of each other. That would tire both sides out and make mistakes more likely.
But with Xiao Churan’s approach, the old couple would not have the mindset of being imprisoned. They would see the staff as a protective umbrella safeguarding them. They would be eager to hide under that umbrella at all times. Then, all the work could proceed more smoothly.
So, she immediately reported the matter to Sister Sun. Sister Sun consulted An Chengxi.
When An Chengxi heard the situation, she was initially a bit stunned. But soon she smiled and said to Sister Sun, “To know one’s father and mother is best done by the daughter. Just follow Xiao Churan’s line of thinking!”
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Ye Chen in Melbourne had no idea that in the eyes of Xiao Changkun and Ma Lan, he had gone from being the good son-in-law before to now a source of dread.
The old couple who used to call him a good son-in-law with every breath now wished never to see him again for the rest of their lives.
After meeting, Ye Chen synchronised the situation with Li Yalin. After listening, Li Yalin sighed and said, “Young Master Ye, let me speak from the heart. Since Madam Ye left you willingly, that means first, her safety is definitely not a worry. Second, she definitely does not want to be found by you. If Madam Ye had been abducted, finding her might be a bit easier. But since she is in a cooperative relationship with the other side, the difficulty is too great.”
With that, Li Yalin said seriously, “I think you should not focus your energy on this matter. This requires peeling back layers like drawing silk from a cocoon. It is slow and meticulous work, not something where brute force brings miracles. It might take as little as one or two years, or as long as three to five. If you throw yourself entirely into this, you will delay too many important matters. If you trust me, hand this over to me with peace of mind. You go on with your revenge plans. After all, Madam Ye left you hoping you could focus better on this. What do you think?”
Ye Chen felt a mix of emotions and sighs in his heart.
He also knew that finding Xiao Churan was far from simple.
Even if the other side stopped moving her, it would take at least one or two years for Li Yalin to sort out these clues bit by bit. If midway the other side sensed something amiss and played the same trick again, the timeline would extend even further. If he devoted himself fully to the search, it would indeed waste too much time and energy.
Moreover, Xiao Churan might not even want to see him. If she was determined to hide from him too, finding her would only be harder.
Xiao Churan had left him not out of anger or lack of love. She did not want to hinder his revenge. If one day he avenged himself successfully, perhaps Xiao Churan would return. Perhaps that mastermind behind the scenes would surface too.
But if he delayed his revenge, if his true identity remained hidden from the world, Xiao Churan, knowing his great vengeance was unfulfilled, would surely choose to continue hiding. He might end up delaying both his revenge and the search for Xiao Churan.
To reach where he was today, aside from his parents’ secret support, it was inseparable from Ye Chen’s own decisive and straightforward style of action.
Now, with Xiao Churan’s departure a done deal, no matter how heartbroken he was, he could not just collapse. He must make a rational decision to achieve the best outcome.
So, he said to Li Yalin, “Inspector Li, I am putting the He family members and the Ito family’s ninjas under your command. I will also draw a hundred elite soldiers from the Wanlong Hall for you. The entire AI model is at your disposal too. Please use the fastest speed possible to find Churan’s whereabouts.”
Li Yalin immediately said, “No problem, Young Master Ye. I will start from Australia, from Tang Sihai’s clues. On the China side, I will arrange for people to track these vehicle details first. Once I finish up in Australia, I will head to China right away to continue the investigation. You do not need to waste time in Australia.”
“Good.” Ye Chen sighed and said, “Then I will head back to Jinling first. The search is in your hands, Inspector Li.”
Though Ye Chen said this, he had another thought in mind: returning to Jinling to see Lin Wan’er.
Unlike Li Yalin’s methodical, layer-by-layer detective approach, Lin Wan’er’s cleverness lay more in unexpected moves and thinking outside the box.
Back then, when she came to China, she found his hidden true identity just based on his name. If Wu Feiyan had half her intelligence, she would have found and killed him long ago.
So, he wanted to meet Lin Wan’er and see if, with her experience and wisdom, she could give him some useful pointers.
