Only You: The Billionaire's Obsession-Chapter 206: Sudden Enlightenment

Pei Nianchen looked at the ecstatic Zuo Qianhua and gave a mocking cold laugh, "I still have a mission to execute, so I won’t be staying at home. Tomorrow, please trouble Mom to go to the Qin Family and bring the future daughter-in-law back for her prenatal care."

Zuo Qianhua still didn’t notice the deep emotions hidden by her son and replied with a smile, "Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of the future daughter-in-law and grandson."

Pei Nianchen cast Zuo Qianhua another mocking glance and then left the Pei Mansion.

He wasn’t going to execute any mission; instead, he drove to the seaside on the west side of Shuiyunjian, leaning against the railing, gazing at the villa halfway up the mountain.

There, under dim lights, lived the person he loved most.

He came here almost every night to watch over her silently, leaving only at midnight to drive back to the apartment where he lived alone.

He said he would watch over her silently, and he would do it. Moreover, he would seize any possible opportunity to step Sheng Qianchi beneath his feet and win back the one he loved most.

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Though Qin Zhennan was incarcerated, he never relaxed his grip on outside information.

Learning that Qin Yiheng had finally taken the CEO’s seat, he was pained but not overly emotional. As long as he could get out, one day, he would surely reclaim Twilight.

Knowing that Gu Shaohua would certainly do her utmost to save him, he had no worries, thus calming his mind to think about some matters.

Finally, one morning he awoke with sudden clarity.

He sent a message to Gu Shaohua, asking for an immediate meeting.

As Qin Zhennan said, they were thieves in the same boat—if one got caught, the whole ship would capsize. Upon receiving the message, Gu Shaohua immediately went to see Qin Zhennan.

Because of Gu Shaohua, Qin Zhennan was treated well, and they met in a private room.

Gu Shaohua frowned impatiently, "What is it again? I’ve been working tirelessly to reduce your penalty, and calling me here so often will inevitably lead to trouble."

Qin Zhennan, looking gloomy, didn’t engage in a verbal spar with Gu Shaohua this time, saying calmly, "I’ve recently come to understand some things."

"What things?"

"It’s all Gu Jiayin’s doing."

Gu Shaohua furrowed her brows but said nothing. In fact, she had also suspected this.

Qin Zhennan continued, "She must have learned the secret of the shipwreck years ago and returned for revenge."

Gu Shaohua remained unfazed, seeing it as a minor threat, "Even if she knows, so what? Without evidence, she can’t do anything to us. Anyway, I won’t let her live for long."

Qin Zhennan shook his head, continuing his speculation, "I’m afraid her revenge is only part of it; she has other motives."

Gu Shaohua wore a high-end tailored outfit, her hair impeccably styled, her face adorned with exquisite makeup. While listening to Qin Zhennan, she would occasionally knit her brows slightly but showed no significant emotional fluctuations.

Qin Zhennan remained calm as well.

These two colluders, both very calculated, were indeed formidable when allied.

Qin Zhennan continued, "When the Blood Jade I deposited in Eagle Emperor Insurance Building was stolen, and Dou Chuanyan came to discuss compensation with me, I mentioned using connections to thoroughly investigate and catch the thief, but Dou Chuanyan shook his head with a bitter smile, refusing, saying he deserved it for offending someone he shouldn’t."

"At that time, I wondered what kind of person could make Dou Chuanyan, who had been in the underworld for half a lifetime, so fearful. Thinking it over now, he’s afraid of Sheng Qianchi."

"Sheng Qianchi?" Gu Shaohua frowned in disbelief, "I remember Qianchi’s ancient painting was also stolen. Could it be that he’s overseeing the theft himself to earn that mere billion?"

Qin Zhennan sighed slightly, "You’ve always been clever; why are you confused now? Sheng Qianchi couldn’t be that trivial, but the woman he holds dear might have such interests."

Gu Shaohua’s tightly knitted brows suddenly relaxed, "You mean Gu Jiayin?" Then she seemed doubtful, "Breaking into Eagle Emperor Insurance Building, where lives could be lost at any moment—after following Sheng Qianchi, couldn’t she simply whisper sweet nothings to earn her fortune? Why go to such lengths?"

"That’s why," said Qin Zhennan, "she’s searching for something more important than her life. At that time, she suspected that what I had stored in the insurance building might be what she was looking for."

Gu Shaohua fell silent, frozen.

She suddenly understood the implication Qin Zhennan was expressing.

A chilling wind blew through Baibaihui, piercing straight to her heart.

After a long time, she uncertainly uttered, "Do you think she might be back for the Tear Jade Pendant?" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"It’s possible, but not certain," Qin Zhennan nodded, "But either way, we can no longer underestimate her and must take action."

Gu Shaohua was also contemplative, "Father never revealed the secret of the Tear Jade Pendant. I accidentally stumbled upon it and took it out; Gu Jiayin couldn’t possibly know about it, let alone have any reason to seek it out."

Qin Zhennan, "That remains unclear."

Gu Shaohua, still tense, clenched her fists tightly, "Could it be that the Suri Royal Family is controlling her?"

Qin Zhennan remained calm, "That’s uncertain; after all, we have no knowledge of what she’s experienced over the past seven years."

Gu Shaohua’s face grew increasingly pale, "So what do we do now?"

Qin Zhennan, still speaking as if reciting a segment of documentary prose, remained chillingly indifferent, "First, kill Ye Zhilin."

"What?" Gu Shaohua suddenly looked up, staring incredulously at Qin Zhennan, "She’s your wife, the mother of your four children."

"Ha!" Qin Zhennan sneered, "Don’t speak to me of sentiments. Aren’t you just as ruthless? Didn’t you abandon your own child back then? How can you speak to me of normal human feelings?"

Gu Shaohua had no retort.

Although that child was not what she had hoped for, especially being her child with Qin Zhennan, merely thinking of it made her sick. Still, she was a woman, and that child grew inside her for ten months; she did have feelings.

Only, she never showed those feelings.

Qin Zhennan cast a glance at Gu Shaohua’s noticeably tense face; he, too, was unwilling to mention the child abandoned at birth, whose fate was unknown,

"If my guess is correct, Gu Jiayin will gradually swallow the Qin Family. Kill Ye Zhilin promptly to prevent her from revealing our secrets."

"Additionally," he said, "quickly find a reliable person to make a high-quality imitation of the Tear Jade Pendant. Whether or not Gu Jiayin is back for the Tear Jade Pendant, you can fool her with it if necessary. Moreover, the best course is to dispose of her as soon as possible."

"If she truly is back for the Tear Jade Pendant, then create an opportunity to make it appear as though she and the Tear Jade Pendant were destroyed together. That way, you’ll be safe forever."

Gu Shaohua said nothing more, instead pressing her lips tightly together and looking out of the window, her eyes, stark in contrast, exuding a bone-chilling coldness.

Indeed, she was planning to eliminate Gu Jiayin, but with Sheng Qianchi’s protection, it was proving inconvenient for her.