Chapter 111 Zhang Yan and Shen Mingyue are cousins.

Chapter 111 Zhang Yan and Shen Mingyue are cousins.

"Clang!"

With a crisp sound, a delicate white porcelain teacup shattered into several pieces at the bodyguard's feet.

Tea splashed onto his trouser legs, and he left, thoughtfully closing the heavy study door tightly behind him.

In an instant, only the two of them remained in the room.

Before Yun Yang could react, Fu Xiaoting grabbed her wrist.

The force wasn't great, but the grip was very tight.

Fu Xiaoting's bloodshot eyes were filled with terror and panic, and he could no longer pretend to be mute.

"Are you crazy?!"

His voice was hoarse, with a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.

"I was already dead."

"You don't need to go to this lengths for me."

He stared intently at her, his handsome face revealing a vulnerability and fear that Yun Yang had never seen before.

Seeing his nervous expression, Yun Yang felt a pang of tenderness in her heart, but she maintained a nonchalant facade.

Stop being so vain.

She shook off his hand.

"For you? You're overthinking it."

"I'm doing this for myself, so I can get out of this awful place as soon as possible!"

Yun Yang met his incredulous gaze.

"Think about it, if you die, the world will collapse. What will I do then? Will I be trapped here forever?"

"I won't do it!"

As she spoke, she gestured.

"At worst, I'll just take the knife and go find Zhang Yan right now."

"If that damn system doesn't roll into my head, I'll chop off one of its hands so it won't be able to wipe its butt after it poops!"

Yun-Evil-Yang, venting his anger online.

Fu Xiaoting was stunned by her fierce yet somewhat nonsensical words.

He looked at her, the storm in his eyes gradually subsiding, but his emotions grew increasingly complex.

Just as Yun Yang was about to say something more to prove her selfishness, she was suddenly enveloped in a tight embrace.

Fu Xiaoting held her tightly, his strength so great that he almost wanted to meld her into his very bones.

His chin rested on her shoulder, his warm breath spraying onto her neck, carrying a scalding temperature.

"Why……"

His voice was muffled, with a heavy nasal tone.

"Why are you so good to me..."

Yun Yang's body stiffened for a moment, her raised hand paused in mid-air, and finally gently landed on his broad back, patting it lightly.

"I already said it wasn't for you."

Her voice softened, carrying a hint of helplessness and doting that she herself didn't even realize.

"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid."

"I overheard the system saying that if something happens to a regular employee like me and it's considered a work injury, it'll be hard for them to explain."

"So, it will definitely protect me and prevent anything from happening to me."

These words were half true and half false, but they were the only words that could comfort him at that moment.

Fu Xiaoting didn't say anything, he just hugged her even tighter.

His chin rubbed against her shoulder.

After a long while, he spoke slowly and deliberately, word by word.

"With me here, you're not allowed to go anywhere!"

"Otherwise I'll dock your pay, dock it all! You'll be penniless when you go back."

Yun Yang: "!"

How vicious Xiaoting is.

Helpless, seeing his expression, Yun Yang could only nod in a perfunctory manner.

"Fine, fine, I won't go then. Just let go of me, you're choking me."

Fu Xiaoting reluctantly let go of her, but his hand remained tightly holding hers, as if afraid she would disappear at any moment...

Nine o'clock.

The bodyguard who was impersonating Hamburg is back.

Yun Yang blocked the person outside Fu Xiaoting's study.

"I'll go and talk to the gentleman."

Yun Yang looked at him and spoke concisely.

"You don't need to worry about anything, just do as I just said."

"Remember, hand over the person at 3 a.m.

The bodyguard was taken aback.

The core bodyguards of the Fu family all know that Mr. Fu has been listening to Butler Yun a lot lately.

But the gentleman's reaction just now... clearly indicated that he disagreed.

He hesitated.

Yun Yang noticed his hesitation and added a sentence in a low voice.

"If you don't want anything to happen to you, do as I say."

Her tone was calm, yet left no room for argument.

The bodyguard's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately lowered his head.

"Yes, Manager Yun!"

Having dealt with the bodyguards, Yun Yang immediately turned around and prepared to go find Zhang Yan.

Regardless, let's force the system out first.

She had just reached the corner of the corridor when an electronic voice suddenly rang in her mind.

No need to go, I'm here.

Yun Yang paused in her steps.

[Oh, you came pretty fast.] She sneered inwardly.

The system said helplessly, "I didn't expect you to actually be willing to take the risk."

Yunyang: [Everyone should live life to the fullest at least once. I used to live too cautiously. But when you do something you're afraid of, you'll find it's not so bad after all.]

System: [What are you most afraid of? Tell me, so I can figure you out.]

Yun Yang smiled and said, "I'm most afraid of money."

System: [...Did you forget to say 'no'?]

Yunyang: [No, no, no, because what I feared most came to pass.]

system:【……】

Yun Yang raised an eyebrow: "But you came so readily; I seriously suspect you're up to no good."

"What can I do?" the system's voice sounded even more helpless. "Is the plot just stopping? I'm just an employee too!"

After saying that, he even kindly added: "Be prepared, they'll take you to a deserted island."

Yunyang: [Is it cold on that island?]

[...] The system paused for two seconds, then said, "Nonsense, it's a deserted island, at sea, in the dead of night, how could it not be cold?"

Put on the thermal pants the male lead gave you.

Yunyang: [That's exactly what I was thinking.]

She turned and went back to her room, pulling out thermal pants from the closet.

Then, he carefully pried off the pink diamond from the necklace and sewed it into the lining of his pants pocket.

Perfect.

After doing all this, she slowly asked the system in her mind.

[The plot should be explained as needed.]

The system remained silent for a moment.

It seems to be hesitating, struggling.

Finally, it spoke.

Zhang Yan is Su Linzhou's long-lost illegitimate son.

Yun Yang: "..."

What?!

This melon doesn't look like it was grown scientifically.

She sorted it out: Shen Mingyue's mother was Su Wanqing's older sister, and Zhang Yan's father was Su Wanqing's older brother.

So, Zhang Yan and Shen Mingyue are cousins.

[Is this reasonable?] Yun Yang asked herself this soul-searching question. [Shen Mingyue and Su Wanqing, they've both met your dear host, haven't they? Didn't a single one of them notice that he looks like Su Linzhou?]

"He looks like his mother," the system quickly explained.

Yun Yang's lips twitched.

Well, that's a very powerful explanation.

Following the typical plot of novels, Su Linzhou likely deceived the naive girl at some point in time and place.

The girl was heartbroken when she learned that he was married, and ran away with her child.

Later, he was killed by Su Linzhou's enemies.

Only Zhang Yan remains, wandering alone in this world.

[Then how did he become Dr. Zhang's son again? Speaking of which, Dr. Zhang disappeared after he appeared. Were you behind this?]

System: [It's you, it's you, it's definitely you! No doubt about it! Have you forgotten Gu Yan? Originally, the host could have stayed by the male lead's side as Gu Yan, but it was you, you, you!!!]

[What does this have to do with me? He's the one who can't handle Fu Xiaoting.] Yun Yang sneered inwardly. [Perfect, I'll take him to find Daddy right now…]

"...Can you sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...? No."

system:【……】

"Perfect timing! My host can use the antidote immediately!" The system said excitedly, ignoring Yun Yang's neuroticism.

Yun Yang stopped arguing with it and turned to walk towards the basement where Zhang Yan was being held...

The basement was dark and damp.

Zhang Yan huddled in the corner, still wearing that white lab coat, though it had become dirty and wrinkled.

He closed his eyes, his long eyelashes casting shadows beneath them, making him look fragile and pitiful.

Yunyang walked over, said nothing, and took out her phone.

With a "crack" sound.

The flash of the camera illuminated his pale, gaunt face clearly.

Zhang Yan was startled by the bright light and suddenly opened her eyes.

Upon seeing that it was Yun Yang, he seemed to want to say something, and his lips moved slightly.

But Yun Yang had already put away her phone, turned around and left, not even giving him a second glance.

She walked to the basement door and gave instructions to the bodyguards guarding there.

"Keep a close eye on Dr. Zhang. Don't let him get away, and don't let anything happen to him."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

All that remained was a system filled with question marks in my mind.

【？？？】

What are you doing? Weren't you going to take him away?

Yun Yang rolled her eyes inwardly.

Do you think I'm stupid?

[You only have this one trump card left, and you expect me to just hand it over to him? Dream on.]

The fact that you agreed so readily and so excitedly just now proves that the antidote, or rather, the core thing related to the antidote, really is in that godforsaken place.