Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Yan Jinyu wasnât someone who liked to be secretive. Although she had specially hidden her identity for convenienceâs sake before returning to North City, she had never deliberately concealed her true nature. Moreover, she had already revealed an unusual side to Yan Jinyun and Feng Yuan, so why would she avoid the call before them?
âYou got it?â
âYes, I found it. But Beauty Yu, that person⦠canât be an enemy.â
Yan Jinyu knew her very well. If she didnât have full confidence, she wouldnât have said things like âcanât be an enemy.â
âDo you know that person?â
âHeâs the eldest son of the Huo Family, Huo Xuan.â
Yan Jinyu fell silent.
Wasnât Huo Xuan Little Rainâs biological brother?
Little Rain was the eldest daughter of the Huo Family in South City and had been missing for 11 years.
During these 11 years, Little Rain wandered onto Ghost Slaughter Island and finally stood out to become the number four killer âLiangâ on the killer rankings.
The top four killers were âChiâ, âMeiâ, âWangâ ,âLiangâ [1. âChiâ, âMeiâ, âWangâ, âLiangâ are demons, monsters and all kinds of evil spirits that live in the forest.]. Their code names matched the words âGhost Slaughterâ of the Ghost Slaughter Island perfectly.
Before the destruction of Ghost Slaughter Island, they were all under its control. Therefore, even Little Rain, whom her family had not given up on searching for for 11 years, only began to return to the Huo Family after destroying Ghost Slaughter Island.
After all, the Huo Family was the number one family in South City. They were an existence that could rival the top three families in the capital. Unless she was fully prepared, Little Rain would not dare to go back easily because if she was not careful, her identity might be exposed by the Huo Family⦠especially by the current head of the Huo Family, Huo Xuan.
Therefore, after Ghost Slaughter Island was destroyed, Little Rain spent two years preparing before she dared to appear in front of the Huo Family.
Ghost Slaughter Island had been destroyed for three years, and she had spent two years preparing for it. In that case, it had been a year since Little Rain returned to the Huo Family.
âThereâs no special reason for me to let you investigate, Little Rain. Itâs just that I have to stay in North City for a long time. You know that I donât like having too many unknown factors around me, so you donât have to think too much about it. Not to mention that I donât have much contact with that person currently, even if I do, Iâll try my best not to offend him on account of you.â
Yan Jinyu was the number one âChiâ on the killer rankings so she was considered the boss among the four of them. Although the other three were older than her, they usually took care of her.
However, Yan Jinyu was such a person. It was very rare for her to completely acknowledge someone. Once she did, she would be very protective of her loved ones.
âOf course I know. Iâm just⦠Recently, my brother seems to have caused quite a bit of trouble for Yin Jiujin. You should know this too. Yin Jiujin is your fiancé after all. Iâm afraid⦠Beauty Yu, I donât want you to go against my brother one day.â After a pause, she said, âHowever, if we really have to go against each other, Iâll definitely side with you.â
âBut no matter what, heâs still my brother. With me around, at least I can guarantee that he wonât become your enemy⦠Sigh, I donât even know what Iâm talking about. Anyway, I donât want you to become enemies.â
âNo.â
She chuckled, âSince heâs someone you care about, I wonât offend him. At least, I wonât actively offend him.â If Little Rain could choose her between her brother and her without hesitation, how could she not even do such a small thing?
âAlso, Little Rain, youâre underestimating Yin Jiujin too much. He can totally handle an opponent in the business world. Why would I need to help him out?â Even if that person was Huo Xuan from the Huo Family of South City, she didnât believe that Yin Jiujin couldnât handle him.
Compared to the mutual suspicion and deception in the business world, she was better at killing people with her hands. She would let Yin Jiujin, the âGod of Slaughterâ in business, deal with his enemies in the business world himself. If someone wanted to harm Yin Jiujin and the other party was indeed skilled, it wouldnât be too late for her to attack.
Yin Jiujin had only been schemed against by Huo Xuan because he had spent most of his energy on finding her and neglected his business.
However, the premise that she didnât become enemies with Huo Xuan was that Huo Xuan wouldnât have the intention to kill the people she cared about. As for the conflicts in the business world, it was unavoidable for businessmen. As long as it didnât affect Yin Jiujinâs career too much, she wouldnât mind.
Of course, Huo Xuan couldnât offend her either.
If the person staring at her on the track today was Huo Xuan, then Huo Xuan must have noticed her. She hoped that Huo Xuan would be smarter and not take the initiative to look for her.
âBeauty Yu, listen to what youâre saying. Why do I feel like my brother canât be compared to Yin Jiujin in your eyes? In South City, the Huo Familyâs status and accomplishments are almost comparable to the Yin Family in the capital. My brother is the head of the Huo Family after all. Yin Jiujin only has the title of Second Young Master in the Yin Family. The Yin Family isnât controlled by Yin Jiujin.â
âSo what?â She chuckled, âLittle Rain, donât forget that Yin Jiujin is my fiancé. Do you think I will acknowledge him and decide to spend the rest of my life with him if he isnât good enough?â
ââ¦I canât out-talk you, but Beauty Yu, donât underestimate my brother. Since you trust your Yin Jiujin so much, you should know that not everyone can scheme against him, even when heâs busy with other things.â
Yan Jinyu didnât deny it.
âHowever, Beauty Yu, Iâm still a little worried. My brother and Yin Jiujin are considered enemies, and youâre Yin Jiujinâs fiancée. My brother isnât a good person either. Itâs hard to guarantee that he wonât use you to deal with Yin Jiujin. Isnât your birthday coming up soon? How about Iâll take advantage of your birthday to make a trip to North City and find a chance to âget to knowâ you? My brother sees that youâre my friend. Even if he and Yin Jiujin are rivals in the business world, he probably wonât easily start with you.â
âWhy? Are you afraid that I canât handle it?â
âHow is that possible! Iâm just afraid that my brother would offend you and he would suffer⦠Ahem, anyway, itâs settled. Iâll make a trip to North City on your birthday.â
âYou donât have to come over. Someone who can match up to Yin Jiujin wouldnât be so bad as to harm a woman.â Little Rain wanted to return to the Huo Family. How could she let Little Rain go back if she didnât investigate the people in the Huo Family?
Although she didnât know Huo Xuan very well, she knew that he was someone important and not one who would use underhanded methods.
âWe havenât seen each other in a year, Beauty Yu.â
Hearing that, Yan Jinyu was instantly speechless.
âIn order to avoid trouble, you didnât allow us to look for you. Canât we celebrate your 18th birthday in person? Forget about Brother Feng and Sister Fengling. There are a lot of people in the capital who pay attention to them. Iâm different. Iâm still a first-year student and the daughter of the Huo Family. I just want to go to North City and meet you by chance. Itâs completely understandable. No one will think too much about it.â
Taking the opportunity to get to know Beauty Yu so that her brother wouldnât find trouble with Yan Jinyu on her account was just an excuse. The most important thing was that she wanted to celebrate Beauty Yuâs birthday with her.
She was very clear about the Yan Familyâs attitude towards Beauty Yu. She had never believed that the Yan Family would give Beauty Yu a proper coming-of-age ceremony.
In terms of skills and brains, she, Brother Feng, and Sister Feng Ling werenât as good as Beauty Yu, but there was one thing that Beauty Yu couldnât compare toâage.
Beauty Yu was younger than them. They listened to her on important matters, but she listened to them on trivial matters.
They all wanted Beauty Yu to have a perfect coming-of-age ceremony.
The smile on Yan Jinyuâs face froze. After a long time, she replied, âAlright.â
âBeauty Yu, are you agreeing to let me go to North City to look for you?!â
âOnly you.â
âI know, I know. Brother Feng and Sister Fengling are rather famous in the capital. Itâs inconvenient for them to move around. Although they want to look for you, they will hold it in so as not to cause you any trouble. Donât worry.â
âMm-hm.â
âBeauty Yu, you really promised me? You wonât go back on your words?â
The complicated emotions in Yan Jinyuâs heart dissipated after she asked that.
It had only been a year since they last saw each other, but Little Rain had become so naggy.
âYes, I wonât.â
âThatâs great. Iâm going to brag about it to Sister Feng Ling⦠No, no. What if she gets jealous and decides to follow us? Wouldnât that be very troublesome? Iâd better not contact them for the time being so that I donât leak anything.â
âThey donât mess around like you do.â
âThatâs not completely true.â
Yan Jinyu didnât say anything more to her. She chuckled and hung up the phone.
Looking at the doting and sincere smile on her lips, Yan Jinyun pursed her lips.
Even though she did not know who this âLittle Rainâ was, it was not difficult for her to guess that it was a girl, and it was a girl who was not that old.
Ever since she returned to the Yan Family, although Yan Jinyu always had a smile on her face, she knew that most of Yan Jinyuâs smile didnât reach her eyes.
So Yan Jinyu would also smile from the bottom of her heart?
Yan Jinyun didnât want to admit that she was a little envious that the person called âLittle Rainâ could be treated so sincerely by Yan Jinyu. Her top socialite status didnât allow her to envy this kind of âsincere treatmentâ that could be said to be of no benefit to her, butâ¦
Her feelings would still be complicated.
Yan Jinyun couldnât hear what âLittle Rainâ was saying on the other end of the line, but from Yan Jinyuâs words, it wasnât hard to tell that the other party knew about Master Nine and was very clear about Yan Jinyu and Master Nineâs relationship. Not only that, she should also know someone who seemed to be enemies with Master Nine in the business worldâ¦
As for who it was, she couldnât figure it out yet. Based on her understanding, Master Nine was invincible in the business world.
Yan Jinyun wanted to ask, but she heard from Yan Jinyuâs words that she seemed to be asking the other party to investigate someone.
She wondered if Yan Jinyu had encountered some trouble.
However, she still did not ask anything after hesitating for a moment.
However, just as she was hesitating, Feng Yuan, who was in front, asked, âJinyu, is the person who called you⦠your friend from your past?â His tone was a little careful, as if he was afraid that Yan Jinyu would be unhappy if he asked.
Master Nine and even some business rivals were mentioned. Of course, he wouldnât naively think that the other party was just an ordinary friend that Jinyu knew in the past.