Chapter 450: 450: It's My Turn to Protect You

“Returned to the Bai family.”

Yao recalled the incident from the past, “Mr. Bai was Sir Bai’s favorite son. Upon hearing the news of his death, Sir Bai personally came to Fico City and transported the body back to the Bai’s residence for burial.”

“Dan Hanjie agreed to this?”

“Yes, Mr. Jie was fully focused on searching for Miss Bai at the time, he had no objection to the Bai family taking back the body.”

“…”

Qin Youxuan lapsed into silence.

That being said, everything seems clear now.

Dan Hanjie witnessed Bai Huo’s death with his own eyes, so he doesn’t believe that Bai Huo is still alive.

The man in that photograph…

“Who else knows about Dan Hanjie’s relationship with the Bai family?” Qin Youxuan’s eyes suddenly shone as she blurted out.

“Miss, are you suspecting that someone is using Mr. Bai’s death to target Mr. Jie?”

“Yes, if it’s confirmed that Bai Huo is really dead, then the person appearing now can’t possibly be the real Bai Huo. The news about the unfortunate death of the eldest son of the Bai family back then, even if they wanted to cover it up, they couldn’t fool those who want to know. Among those who knew about this back then, might there be any enemies of Dan Hanjie?”

Qin Youxuan excitedly stood up from the sofa, “And those who wanted Dan Hanjie dead at that time. I remember him saying that the murderer was never caught, could they be making a comeback now!”

If that’s the case, given Dan Hanjie’s current condition, it could be highly dangerous.

Qin Youxuan turned pale, wishing she could smack herself hard.

Why is she venting her spleen at Dan Hanjie at a time like this?

“I understand, I will immediately re-investigate the past incident.” Yao’s face took on a serious expression as he stood up from the sofa and headed out.

“Beep Beep–”

Her phone rang. Qin Youxuan, immersed in her self-blame, hesitated for several seconds before reaching out to pick it up.

After clicking open the message and reading its contents, she was stunned for a few minutes, unable to respond.

The phone slipped from her hand and fell to the ground.

The screen flickered, but remained lit.

On it was a long message from Ning Yanan.

“[Xuan, I’ve thought about it and I think you should know. When you went missing on the island, Mr. Jie thought you had run away and he had a gun pointed at me demanding your whereabouts. I was so scared I forgot to explain myself. In the end, Mr. Jie didn’t kill me, worried that you would be in danger if you left alone, he even begged me in front of Jiang Jinchen…]”

She couldn’t read any further.

Her eyes were fixed on the phone screen.

Ning Yanan said that Dan Hanjie begged her.

For her, the proud Dan Hanjie begged Ning Yanan…

Qin Youxuan’s heart felt as if it was being forcefully squeezed, making it hard for her to breathe.

She reached out for her phone, but stumbled and fell to the ground. Tears blurred her eyes and kept falling down.

She sat there for over ten minutes before getting up and running upstairs.

She slowed down as she pushed open the bedroom door.

She had added something to the Soothing Fragrance, and he was still asleep.

Qin Youxuan walked to the bed and sat down gently.

Seeing his clearly exhausted face, tears uncontrollably filled her cheeks.

“Dan Hanjie, I’m sorry…”

She had promised him to put the past behind, but she didn’t.

She thought that by giving him the silent treatment she was only punishing herself, but she didn’t realize that her every action affected his judgment.

She made him worry about internal turmoil while facing external enemies.

Qin Youxuan grabbed his hand and gently placed it on her stomach.